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Valmy was a member of many boards of different groups. She was also a trustee of Famous People and People International, an organization founded by President Eisenhower to promote friendship and understanding in the world. She took part in the functions of the American Beauty Association (ABA), and acted as a chairperson of a politically active ...
The history of cosmetics spans at least 7,000 years and is present in almost every society on earth. Cosmetic body art is argued to have been the earliest form of a ritual in human culture. The evidence for this comes in the form of utilised red mineral pigments ( red ochre ) including crayons associated with the emergence of Homo sapiens in ...
Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone (August 9, 1877 [2] [3] – May 10, 1957) [4] was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. [5] [6] In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women.
Cosmetology (from Greek κοσμητικός, kosmētikos, "beautifying"; [1] and -λογία, -logia) is the study and application of beauty treatment.Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as waxing and sugaring, and permanent hair removal processes such as electrology and intense pulsed light (IPL).
A caricature of the Académie de Coiffure founded by Legros de Rumigny. This is a list of notable hairdressers."Hairdresser" is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image.
Marjorie Joyner (née Stewart; October 24, 1896 – December 27, 1994) was an American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist.Joyner is noted for being the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine. [2]
Richard Alexander Hudnut (June 2, 1855 – October 30, 1928) [1] was an American businessman recognized as the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. [2]
In 1927, László opened his first institute in Budapest with his brother, William Laszlo, the dr. Med. László Institute for Scientific Cosmetology. [2] He achieved fame when he created a special foundation cream for Princess Stéphanie of Belgium who lost her self-confidence due to an acute case of acne.