Eunice Johnson

Before there was MAC, there was nothing for Black.
No Bobby Brown for a night on the town.
No Maybelline to add glamour to the scene.
No Revlon to don between sips of Perignon.

There was nothing for the richer hues
but pancake mix and flour and other items bakers use.

No Smashbox or Make Up Forever
Just random potions invented by the clever
Girl or woman with the IT factor
... that really can't be bought from Max Factor.

But along came a queen
A fashion icon with a dream...
of a spectrum of color schemes
For all women of color to look their best when seen.

Eunice was the most Fashionable of all Fair Ladies
Who knew the beauty of Black...the power of pink
And the science of supply and demand
that made the entire industry stop and think:

Black is beautiful and Black women are worthy of the finest cosmetic products the industry has to offer.

Thank you, Eunice Johnson for your vision of Fashion Fair Cosmetics, for your boundless philanthropy and for your light.

 

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Comments

[esmerelda99]

11:08 AM on 01/05/2010

In the days before supermodels like Beverly, Naomi and Tyra, the only place to see black models who were strutting their stuff on the runways was in EBONY magazine. When Ebony Fashion Fair came to town, everyone who could afford it went so that they could see some of the best runway models ever (who happened to be black) wearing some of the most amazing clothes from Europe and New York. When Fashion Fair Cosmetics went national, everyone who could afford it bought something--a lip gloss, a blush-- because it was exciting to support a cosmetics range made exclusively for darker skin tones. Regardless of any criticisms that people may have about Mrs. Johnson, Fashion Fair cosmetics or the traveling fashion show, the entire world of fashion and cosmetics owes her a world of gratitude for all that she did to show the world that beauty and style comes in all hues.

[Zondra Hughes]

05:19 PM on 01/05/2010

Esmeralda99,

You are so insightful. Her accomplishments are indeed historic and should be recalled.
Thank you!