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The Luster Family Story– 60 Years of Black Beauty History, Made in Chicago

June 2, 2017 by afrobella 7 Comments

The Luster Family Story– 60 Years of Black Beauty History, Made in Chicago

Black Beauty History is an ongoing series here at Afrobella – click here to read some previous installments. Think back to the very first black hair product you may  have ever heard of – the first product you knew was intentionally made for our specific hair needs. For me, I believe that product was Luster’s Pink Oil….

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Filed Under: Featured, Hair, Issues Tagged With: afrobella interview, black beauty history, black hair, black hair history, Hair, hair product ingredients, interview, Luster, Luster family, Luster's Pink Oil, natural hair, pink oil

Madam C.J Walker Beauty Culture – An Intentional Tribute to the Original Hair Care Millionaire

March 3, 2017 by afrobella 2 Comments

Madam C.J Walker Beauty Culture – An Intentional Tribute to the Original Hair Care Millionaire

(Photo Credit: Madam Walker Family Archives) In many ways Madam C.J Walker is a patron saint and guiding light for the natural hair industry. Respected as an entrepreneur, activist, philanthropist and innovator, she became known as the first black woman millionaire in America. Her “Walker system” of anti-hair loss products was all homemade, made for…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair, Issues, Life Tagged With: black beauty history, Madam CJ Walker, Madam CJ Walker Beauty Culture

Black Beauty History–See The Valmor Products Exhibit + My Panel On Friday July 24!

July 22, 2015 by afrobella 6 Comments

Black Beauty History–See The Valmor Products Exhibit + My Panel On Friday July 24!

  This week has been exciting and busy, and I feel like I’m almost experiencing a full circle moment in my blogging career. In 2013, I wrote a blog post about Black Beauty History, focusing on these products of yore — click here to check that out. Back in 2013, I did a lot of…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Events Tagged With: Beauty, beauty history, black beauty history, Events, Valmor, Valmor Products

Defining Moments in Black Beauty History – The TV Edition

February 10, 2014 by afrobella 12 Comments

Defining Moments in Black Beauty History – The TV Edition

In 2013 I got ambitious for Black History Month, and decided to kick off a month-long series on black beauty history. I titled it 28 Moments in Black Beauty History, intending there to be a new post every day. Things were going great at the beginning. I wrote informative, research-heavy posts about Josephine Baker and…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Hair, Issues, Life, Pop Culture, Style Tagged With: beauty icons, beauty influences, Black Beauty, black beauty history, celebrities, chaka khan, Denise Huxtable, Diahann Carroll, diana ross, Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Life, Lisa Bonet, naomi campbell, Pop Culture

Fashion Fair’s 40th Anniversary Collection — All Pink Everything

April 30, 2013 by afrobella 8 Comments

Fashion Fair’s 40th Anniversary Collection — All Pink Everything

  For 40 years, women of color have known and loved Fashion Fair Cosmetics. The venerable beauty brand based in Chicago was a staple in my formative years and I know I’m not the only one who remembers that familiar pink marbleized compact being on their mother’s dresser. The brand has been through so many…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Beauty, beauty history, Black Beauty, black beauty history, brand history, Fashion Fair, legacy brands, makeup

Whitney Houston, Beauty Icon

February 11, 2013 by afrobella 4 Comments

Whitney Houston, Beauty Icon

  Do you remember where you were, when you found out? I do. I was standing backstage at Texture On The Runway, such a fabulous New York Fashion Week event. I was waiting to be interviewed by Corynne Corbett for Essence, when Dickey of Hair Rules came backstage and said five words I won’t ever…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: beauty inspiration, Black Beauty, black beauty history, Featured, full-pic, icons, Pop Culture, RIP, whitney houston

Moments in Black Beauty History – Our Makeup History

February 3, 2013 by afrobella 14 Comments

Moments in Black Beauty History – Our Makeup History

This month, I will feature snapshots of black beauty history. Expect to see images, products, tastemakers, artists, models, and films that have shaped our world in terms of fashion and beauty today. Most casual students of black history know about historical hair product impresarios and entrepreneurs – women like Madame C.J Walker, Annie Malone and…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Randomness Tagged With: black beauty history, black history month, Featured, full-pic, history, makeup

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