Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Beauty Products, furniture, and Style
At auction, I’ve stumbled across vintage hair dryers, straightening combs, curling irons, and even plastic curlers for a doll’s hair. Blow dryers, too, end up on the tables from time to time. But at auction over…
Posted in Beauty Products, and Books
The three books were in a box of other books under a table at the auction house, their spines upright and pointed towards me. They were dog-eared, as if someone had read them quite often and had barely put them…
Posted in Beauty Products, Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Greeting cards
I was watching television one night recently when on screen popped Beyonce in a L’Oreal Paris commercial. Her lips were fire-red, and the lipstick seemed to be applied thickly, as if smeared on. Did her lips…
Posted in Beauty Products, bottles, and collectibles
I don’t wear perfume but I do love the bottles they come in. Many of them are works of art, as refined as some of the fragrances they hold. I’ve found a few in box…
Posted in Beauty Products, and Personal items
I carry a compact in my purse, a plastic one, peach colored with white swirls. The Fashion Fair label on it wore away years ago, and I only use it in the summer time to…
