A Glamtastic Flashback: Iman

Iman circa 1984

Pick any style in any era and Iman rocked it. Thank you for being an inspiration!

The New and Improved Fashion Fair Cosmetics Brand

One of Fashion Fair Cosmetics latest advertisements.

Fashion Fair Cosmetics has named Sam Fine as their newest Creative Makeup Director and I'm sure he's got great ideas in store for the brand. Like I said before in a post about Fashion Fair Cosmetics, I still buy the brand because it works for me and I buy them all from Chanel on down because each brand has something that I like. For Fashion Fair it's their cream to powder and lip sticks. Most younger women prefer brands like MAC and so on, but since my skin is richly hued I find the best products in IMAN Cosmetics, Cover Girl Queen Collection and thre Black Radiance Collection. I've got to give it to Linda Johnson Rice for having her best friend on board the JPC,  because Desiree Rogers is a marketing genius. 


Photo: Fashion Fair Cosmetics
Source: PR News Wire

Fashion Fair Cosmetics Reclaims It's Territory On The Cosmetics Landscape

It's great to see Fashion Fair Cosmetics re-establishing their brand and hopefully finding a newer audience for their products. I'll never forget one time when I was on Twitter and we were talking about cosmetics and I mentioned Fashion Fair and a make-up artist totally dissed the company. She said they had no market presence and that they were no longer relevant. 

I kept playing that Twitter exchange in my head over and over and in a way she was right because they hardly did any more advertising or promotions. I asked her what would she do differently if she was named creative director? No exchange there because she said it wasn't important. It also left me thinking is this what happens to all minority owned products? No presence. No relevance. No appeal to a younger consumer?

Even in a world full of several brands of cosmetics to choose from, I still support the brand even though I buy what appeals to me from CHANEL on down. I learned a very, very, very long time ago that I don't have to spend tons of money on cosmetics when all I need is a touch of color. Their sable pressed powder has never let me down and I also noticed that ESSENCE and even O-Magazine still feature Fashion Fair products in their cosmetics articles. 

Fashion Fair was and still is a high-end cosmetics brand created specifically for women of color when no one else was catering to us and they still are a high quality product worthy of a second look by all women regardless of your hue.

Fashion Fair Cosmetics

Macy's Celebrates Fashion Icon: Eunice W. Johnson and The Ebony Fashion Fair

From January 27, 2011 through February 28, 2011 Macy’s will honor Eunice Walker Johnson for Black History month by showcasing select pieces from the legendary Ebony Fashion Fair collection in display windows at 10 select Macy’s locations.

Join Macy's Department Store in celebrating the legacy and contributions to fashion of Mrs. Eunice W. Johnson, co-founder of Johnson Publishing Company, Fashion Fair Cosmetics and the EBONY FASHION FAIR, the worlds largest traveling fashion show. At select Macy's, haute couture from Mrs. Johnson's extensive archives will be on display in special exhibitions. This is a not to miss event for all fashion lovers.