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African american hair products
Annie T. Malone begins selling hair products specifically formulated for African american women. One of her first products was a liquid shampoo, but Malone was particularly interested in finding a way to straighten hair that didn't damage the hair follicles. At the turn of the century, women often used bacon grease, heavy oils, and butter to straighten hair. Some also used a mixture of lye and potatoes. Link text -
Hair Dye
Eugene Schueller invented synthetic hair dye. He was a French pharmacist and entrepreneur who was the founder of L'Oréal, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty. He was one of the founders of modern advertising. Link text -
Mascara
It was in 1913 when French chemist and perfumer Eugène Rimmel devised first industrial made non-toxic mascara. This product was not perfect, it was messy and inconsistent, but it managed to become insanely popular across the Europe, where several countries still call mascara products as “rimmel” Link Text. -
Mannequins
Mannequins was made of papier-mâché, and was made in France. Mannequins were later made of wax to produce a more lifelike appearance. In the 1920s, wax was supplanted by a more durable composite made with plaster. Link text -
First studio
Opened the first makeup studio in Los Angeles. Max Factor is a line of cosmetics from Coty, Inc. It was founded in 1909 as Max Factor & Company by Maksymilian Faktorowicz, a beautician from Poland Link text -
First 'cake'
Created the first cake makeup specifically for emergence of color films. Also made by Max Factor. Link text -
Body makeup
During the war women use gravy browning to darken their legs and create the illusion of unaffordable nylon stockings. The Parisian brand Guerlain creates Terracotta Teint Doré, a liquid body make-up, to do the job without the roast-dinner smell
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Smear proof lipstick
In the late 1940s, Hazel Bishop, an organic chemist in New York and New Jersey, created the first long lasting lipstick, called No-Smear lipstick. With the help of Raymond Specter, an advertiser, Bishop's lipstick business thrived.Link text -
Eyelashes
The brothers David and Eric Aylott create the first commercially available false eyelashes for their brand, Eylure. Eylure was well on it's way opening the world's first mass production eyelash factory in Cwmbran in 1960. Soon after the likes of Twiggy and Dusty Springfield wore the false lashes in VOGUE advertisements Link text -
Hair Spray
Aerosol Hairspray Was Invented in 1948. Hairspray became common after the patent of the aerosol process and the making of the aerosol spray can during the 1940s. It was first packaged in 1948, as the beauty industry saw that the aerosol cans used in WWII for insecticides could be used as a dispenser for hairspray. Link text -
Why Was nails created
In 1954, Fred Slack, a dentist, broke his fingernail at work, and created an artificial nail as a realistic-looking temporary replacement. After experiments with different materials to perfect his invention, he and his brother, Tom, patented a successful version and started the company Patti Nails. Link text -
Mary Kay
Mary Kay is founded by Mary Kay Ash, creating what has become the an enormous market for the direct, in home sales models. The company now boasts over 5000 employees and revenues of $4 billion. Link text -
Idea of the sunbed
While studying how ultraviolet light can benefit athletes, the German scientist Friedrich Wolff notices a side effect: tanned skin. He takes the concept to America and paves the way for the first sunbeds Link text -
Colored contacts
The colored contact lenses are created by Ciba Vision Company in 1981. It was promoted by the development of soft contact lens during 1975 to 1980. The colored contact lens can satisfy people's needs that change the color of the eyes physically to present a better performance. Link text -
Eyebrows
The beauty industry focuses its attention on brow-enhancing products, with a new trend for dark, defined brows pioneered by the women of Liverpool, as seen on the reality show Desperate Scousewives Link text
