I absolutely love looking back into the past because I believe that it helps us do two important things:
1. Assess how far we've come in our society
2. Understand a little bit more about our future
The beauty industry has been widely known to be dominated by a particular standard of beauty. However, during the decades of the '60s and '70s, because of successful African-American publications such as Ebony magazine, more beauty brands began using African-American models and celebrities to promote their products.
Here is just a small compilation of those gorgeous beauty advertisements from our history.
Photo: Noxema
Brands such as Noxzema and Maybelline were on board with targeting women of color.
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Our black has always and will continue to be beautiful.
With Grace,
D.
Dannette Genell. I am enthusiastic about beauty, books and living the most gracious life possible. I am a beauty and lifestyle blogger from the Bay Area. personal blog – www.dgenell.com – twitter – instagram