Maybelline founder Tom Lyle Williams

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 "Spirited" is putting it mildly
Sharrie Williams has written an incredibly entertaining and spirited book about a exciting, complex and spirited family that gives you the roller coaster ride of your life. This book grabs you from the get-go and won't let you go or let you put it down. It has EVERYTHING! And I mean everything you could want in an epic novel. This book should definitely be turned into a mini-series or feature film. I enjoyed every morsel in this delicious and tasty book. Besides all the yuminess you will also come away with valuable life and business lessons. There is alot packed into this one book but Sherrie does it masterfully. And now because Sharrie Williams has now shared this story with the world we will be able to benefit from the insight, inspiration and magic that is THE MAYBELLINE STORY.

Another great review of The Maybelline Story. 118 reviews on Amazon.

A Compelling True Story of Success
and Intrigue


By Kate Farrell of Kates Reads
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“The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Dynasty Behind It”, by Sharrie Williams is a gripping memoir of the cosmetics company and her own family.  It is vintage Hollywood, with all of the glamour, greed, passion and intrigue you would expect.


Tom Lyle, the company’s founder and patriarch of the family, discovers the idea for mascara from an incident with his sister, Mabel.  He turns the idea into a business venture and begins a successful mail-order marketing campaign.  He names the company Maybelline in honor of his sister.  Over the years the business will grow and then reach the brink only to be brought back to success by Lyle’s business and marketing savvy.  He was truly an entrepreneur.

The extended family is filled with interesting and colorful personalities.  Most of them are involved in the company in some shape or form; or at least dependent on their share of the family fortune. How they interact with each other and get tangled up in drama makes for titillating reading.  The author does not seem to have left any skeletons in the closet or stones unturned.


This is a very engaging memoir.  Williams’ writing brings all the players to life and makes the reader anxious to know what happens to them next.  It has all the ingredients for a great piece of fiction but is even better when you realize it all really happened.  A great read!

Ladies in Woodland Hills, CA, can't put the Maybelline Story down!



Lauri's first mistake was bringing a book for her hairdresser, now everything came to a stop.


She tried to pay for her hair, and the ladies at the desk couldn't but the book down to take her money.


Even at the Farmers Market, she had to know what happened next while trying to fill her bag with organic fruit.


Three hours in her cabana by the pool, she kept reading, barely able to take a phone call as they came in.


Finally she and a friend, late for the theatre  had to grab one last paragraph before running out the door.


It's not surprising that 105 countries have checked into the Maybelline Blog, the nostalgia, the vintage pictures and Maybelline ads bring back memories of the way it used to be in America when life was a little slower and the world was wide open for young entrepreneurs to make their dreams a reality.  

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The Maybelline Story reads like the best fiction but with real characters and plots that take us on an American dream wild ride.

From the Midwest through Chicago and Hollywood, we follow a path strewn with scandals, jealousies, triangles and betrayals. Throw in arson, a still-unsolved murder and even the Feds and Mafia and you have an exciting and bumpy journey that leaves more than one casualty in its wake. And Maybelline was along for the ride. 


The characters seem larger-than-life yet somehow remain vulnerable and sympathetic This is a family that continually grasped at the shiny ring only to discover that it might be no more than their own reflections staring back, sometimes accusingly, in the mirror. 

The legacy is in good hands with Ms. Williams. She's a true storyteller and writes with passion and candor while bluntly sharing her own resolve to rise above her 

family's lifelong mantra of money, beauty and the search for perfection. It's a critical but tender tale of redemption that displays an understanding, compassion and love for her family. She never gave up on her dream to tell this story and literally braved fire and fury to share it with the world. It's a book that you really can't put down, a true page-turner and I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. 


You'll never look at a Maybelline ad again without feeling a tug of empathy for these characters and the struggles and determination of one man's effort to capture beauty on a brush and change forever the color palette of the world.      Amazon.com

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Latest Amazon reviews


April 29, 2019
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I enjoyed this book so much. I am a sucker for how items came to be, how they were marketed and
how they survive in changing times. I also love beauty, so how could this miss? (Well, it could if
 another book of the same type is any indication...) While I know there are said to be three sides to
 every story, and in the middle lies the truth, I think the author did a wonderful job of bringing her
 family (warts...lots of them...and all) to life. I especially loved the parts about the history of 
Maybelline and the heart that was put into the products. This is the story of hard work, how family
 can help you, hurt you, or both. I loved the photos and the website Sherrie has. But, don't just rely
 on the site...there is a BIG story told here...you won't be sorry.

April 14, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Fascinating story about a company I have supported since my teens. The product development, the love, the loss and the family drama creates a page turner.


March 11, 2019
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I accidentally came across this book when I was searching though biographies and the synopsis
 drew me towards it. It is wonderfully written and is keep u hooked wanting to know more about what they did next.
Until this book, Maybelline was just a name for me now I feel like I am a part of their history.
A great inspirational read of how an accidental idea became a worldwide phenomenon. I would
have liked more pictures included in the book.


February 20, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
I absolutely loved this book. The most entertaining book I have read in a long time and was never
bored which is rare for me. A wonderful look into the amazing lives of the rich and their journey from
 beginning to end. I enjoyed every minute of this book and think you will too. It was like watching a
 soap opera except it was all real.

June 14, 2018
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I could not put this book down, a story of Maybelline make-up, the family that started it but what
money will do, the grandmother Evelyn I'm sorry to say had issues unhappy woman it seemed again
what money will do, really terrible, sad way to die, she trusted the wrong people it's a shame the
got away, I would definitely read any more books by this author, more on the family, it was a very
good book

July 1, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition  Verified Purchase
Highly recommend this book. It is an easy read primarily about the sister-in-law of the founder of the
cosmetic company. I would have enjoyed reading more about the founding of the Maybellne
Company and how it conquered the cosmetic industry. However, this book provides a rudimentary
outline of their fabulous success and fortunes amassed. The story of Evelyn Williams is spellbinding 
and reads like a novel. This is a must read on the consequences of too much money and how it
affects a family from Kentucky.

November 1, 2018
I like to read real history and being an entrepreneur myself I found this so close to home. You have
 all and lose it, have it again and lose it, but win at the end. The win does not come without the family
 dynamics and issues that face the every day family. An interesting read, but so many good lessons
 to be taken from the advice and knowledge of Lyle.



7 Newest Amazon reviews for the Maybelline Story out of 100

The Maybelline Story: And the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It

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