The Maybelline Story Blog

Maybelline, Vampires, werewolves and monsters.

Known for having "The most beautiful eyes in Hollywood," Lenore Aubert, appeared in this beautiful color, glossy, autographed Maybelline ad, in 1948, as well as popular Vampire movies.

Lenore Aubert, was born in present-day Slovenia, at the time still connected to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (her French name was pure Hollywood hokum, designed to make her background more exotic - though she did live for some time in Paris). Eleanore Maria Leisner was the daughter of an Austrian general and spent her formative years in Vienna.

, Lenore Aubert, played many a mysterious foreigner or femme fatale: she was at her slinky best in

the 1948 horror comedy, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

Poster for, Vampires, werewolves and monsters movie, featuring Lenore Aubert.

Frankenstein, Lenore Aubert and Count Dracula.

Abbott and Costello with The Wolf-Man, Count Dracula and Frankenstein.

Trailer for Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein - Movie CLIP - Do You Believe Me Now? (1948) HD. Staring, Lon Chaney Jr., Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert.

Who's On First? Abbott and Costello greatest skit.

Vampire, Werewolves and monsters have come a long way since 1948. Special effects have made them blockbusters, with the highest paid Stars ever. Though, Lenore Aubert was a glamorous, mysterious, actress in her day, she pales in the shadow of Breaking Dawn's Kristen Stewart. Check the trailer for Breaking Dawn and see what a difference 63 years of cinema can make!

Breaking Dawn, the movie, with modern day Vampires, werewolves and monsters.

PS, I loved the movie!!!

Maybelline's, Yankee Doodle Dandy!!!

Yankee Doodle Dandy Star,
Joan Leslie, with James Cagney.

Joan Leslie, appeared as James Cagney's wife, in
Yankee Doodle Dandy!!!!

James Cagney and Joan Leslie, in
Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is one of Hollywood's greatest, grandest and slickest musicals. The nostalgic, shamelessly-patriotic, entertaining film also supported the war effort as it paid tribute in its mostly fictional story to a popular Irish/American entertainer and the grand American gentleman of the theatre in the early 20th century.

click video to see a trailer of Yankee Doodle Dandy.

James Cagney, spent several weeks touring the US, entertaining troops with vaudeville routines and scenes from Yankee Doodle Dandy.

James Cagney with Joan Leslie, Loby Card.

In September 1942, he was elected president of

the Screen Actors Guild.

Joan Leslie has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.

Joan Leslie video.

Adorable Vintage Hollywood, Movie Star make-up bags.

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Ever had trouble looking for your lipstick within your handbag? Well worry no more. With this mini-bag you can tuck away your Maybelline for quick-easy-access.

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Illustration of Clara Bow.

Lois Collier.

Joan Crawford.

Hedy Lamarr.

Lois Collier

Illustrtion of 1925 Louise Brooks ad.

Merle Oberon

Alice Faye

Viola Dana, Lash-Brow-Ine ad, 1920.

Rita Hayworth

Betty Garble

1932 Art Deco Maybelline ad.

Gloria Swanson Lash-Brow-Ine 1920 ad.

Elyse Knox, 1943 Maybelline ad.

1917 Maybelline, original box.

•Made from durable 600d polyester fabric
•Genuine leather outer layer for added protection
•Double sided printing
•Wristrap handle for easy carrying
•Approx. Dimensions: 4" diameter x 1.5" height.

If you have a favorite I will make it up for you. Pay with Pay Pal.....$30.00.

This is a conversation piece, and a slice of nostalgic old Hollywood history, especially for collectors. The bags will be made in limited quantities, so if you have a favorite, let me know.

Thank you so much for following my blog, and don't forget to order your signed copie of The Maybelline Story.

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Maybelline's Wonder Woman, Linda Carter.

Provocative and Sexy Maybelline's

Super Hero!!!

best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series, The New Original Wonder Woman (1975–77) and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1977-79).

Maybelline's Wonder Woman, 1984.

Wonder Woman is a warrior Princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and was created by Marston, an American, as a "distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men."[2] Known in her homeland as Diana of Themyscira, her powers include superhuman strength, flight ( even though the original Wonder Woman did not have this ability), super-speed, super-stamina, and super-agility. She is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat and in the art of tactical warfare. She also possesses an animal-like cunning and a natural rapport with animals, which has in the past been presented as an actual ability to communicate with the animal kingdom. She uses her Lasso of Truth, which forces those bound by it to tell the truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in some stories, an invisible airplane.

Click on Video to see Linda Carter, Wonder Woman in a 1984, Maybelline commercial.

Click video to see Wonder Woman in action.

Maybelline's Supermen save the Planet!!!

And so..... Once upon a time, in America, Maybelline - Super Heroes, lived to make the world a better place.

Reading from the Maybelline Story, to an audience of Super Heroes - Author Sharrie Williams, tells them how it all began.

Superman, Captain America, Spider-Man, Bat Man, the Hulk and many other Super Heroes, were fascinated by the feats of Maybelline Heroes, who used their super-imagination's to create a more beautiful face for the Universe.

Stay tuned tomorrow to meet, Maybelline's original Super Hero, Wonder Woman, the warrior Princess of the Amazons!!!

Read about the Maybelline Super Heroes, in The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind Them. Signed copies for gift giving, available at www.maybellinestory.com

Hedy Lamarr, vintage makeup bags, on their way!!!

Maybelline Heir - RACE CAR DRIVER - Jerry Westhouse and the Indy 500 .

Like Grandfather like Grandson! Jerry Westhouse loves anything with wheels.

Eva and Ches Haines, with their first grandchild, Jerry Westhouse, in the 1970's. Ches continued his love for beautiful automobiles until the end of his life and passed on his legacy to his grandson, Jerry. After the Maybelline company sold in 1967, Ches bought matching Rolls Royce's for Eva and himself, with vanity plates that said, Eva and Ches. Now that's true love!!

My cousin, Jerry Westhouse racing dirt bikes, in the 1970's, aspired to be a race car driver!!

Jerry Westhouse today.

Jerry Westhouse, still has the racing spirit, and parlayed it into a career, after meeting Paul Newman, the actor and racing enthusiast, in the 1970's. My cousin Jerry has worked for Paul Newman and Newman/Haas racing for years, and is one of the team players, who helps build Indie 500 race cars.

Newman Haas Racing - Car 2 - Oriol Servia - Las Vegas Parade 2011 - In-Car Video

Paul Newman

Jerry Westhouse

Once the car was completed, Westhouse was chosen to drive the new ride, which was shaken down with conventional bodywork. (click below for full story.)
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Lola T210 Sportscar.Lola Cars 50 Years Celebration Parade On The Streets Of Huntingdon October 12th 2008

Read more about Jerry Westhouse's grandfather Ches Haines, who passed on his love for cars to his grandson in, The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It. Get signed copies for the Holidays at www.maybellinestory.com.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex was built in 1909 as a gravel-and-tar track and hosted a smattering of small events, including ones for motorcycles.

Maybelline Super Heroes and Alphas.

No wonder I've always been attracted to dynamic, Charismatic men. I grew up surrounded by Super Heroes and Alphas!!!!

Sharrie Williams with her great uncle, Ches Haines, 1965.

Between my own Grandfather, Preston Williams, (whom I never met, but know he was a major-Alpha,)

my father Bill, a Super-Alpha,

my great-uncle Tom Lyle, well, I rest my case on him, what more can I say about Super Heroes!!!

My great uncle Noel, a Super Hero, among

Super Heroes, and my two great uncle's

Chet Hewes and Ches Haines, both over the top, Sparkling-Super-Hero-Alphas, it was hard to accept anything less than perfection....

These men set the bar so high, nobody could ever really live up to them. So bitter-sweet as it was, being surrounded by such dynamic, charismatic giants, the only thing I could do, was tell their story, bring them back to life and hope my readers might feel their magic too. May they inspire you to never give up on your dreams.

We all have the Super Hero, Alpha-gene, in us, if we just believe!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my followers in America, and thank you to the 95 countries around the world, who check into the Maybelline Blog everyday. I hope getting to know my family, touches your lives and gives you the will, to make your dreams a reality. Happy Holidays one and all.

Don't forget to listen to my Super Hero-Alpha, great uncles, Tom Lyle and Ches Haines, recording a vintage Maybelline commercial in 1947.

ALPHAS trailer.

Maybelline Men and their obsession with style.

Part of the American Dream was owning a beautiful Automobile and for some that became a life long affection.

Eva Williams-Haines in the the family's new 1930 Pontiac Sedan. Proud Papa Ches - with his Kodak camera - took this picture of the family, with their daughter's June and Marilyn eagerly looking out the window in the back seat.

Here is Ches Haines with his new, 1940, Pontiac Sedan, now big enough to carry three or four kids in the back seat. A car like this was a mark of success and while Tom Lyle owned custom Packard's,

Ches Haines was a true, Pontiac man.

Just Married in 1924, Eva and Ches began a life together that would span over 50 years. During those years, Ches continued his love for beautiful automobiles and by the 1960's, bought a new one every year or two.

Eva and Ches Haines, in 1940, now had three kids; June, Marilyn and Bobby. Life was good. Maybelline continued skyrocketing to the moon - providing security and prosperity, at the end of the Great Depression.

Eva and Ches in 1952, with their first grandchild, Jerry Westhouse, Marilyn's son. Jerry grew up, influenced by his grandfather's enthusiasm for beautiful automobiles, and would eventually race them in the 1970's, and is still part of the racing world, through Newman/Haas Racing.

Read more about Eva and Ches in, The Maybelline Story, and be sure to scroll down and listen to Ches Haines sing with his brother in law, Tom Lyle Williams, in a pretend broadcast, of The Maybelline Hour, presenting "Penthouse Serenade."

Also don't forget to try Eva's Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler, (look under Past Events, for video of Sharrie making it on AZTV.) The recipe is at the bottom of this web page, just scroll down.

Signed copies of The Maybelline Story available at http://www.maybellinestory.com/ in time for the Holidays.

Hedy Lamarr vintage makeup bags coming soon.