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…
Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
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…
A few weeks ago, I was walking among the tables at one of my favorite auction houses, not finding too much that struck my fancy. Then, on a far table I saw a box of…
I was standing over a group of greeting cards on a table at auction this week and separating out the ones celebrating new births when my auction buddy Janet walked by. “Those are so cute,” she…
Ebony makes greeting cards? That was my first reaction when I spotted them while walking past the card section of a local Target a few weeks ago. They must be new, I surmised, because I…