Maybelline founder Tom Lyle Williams

RETRACTION: A behind the gate look at Jennifer Aniston's Bel Air property in the 1960's, when it belonged to Maybelline founder, Tom Lyle Williams

Tom Lyle Williams at the gate at 900 Airole Way,
 Bel Air California

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Driveway up to the house.

The front of the house.
The open garage with Tom Lyle Williams , Every Shaver and Arnold Anderson's automobiles.
Tom Lyle Williams with Sparky

The Statue ASPIRATION, inside the entrance..























THE BACKYARD



















































INSIDE THE HOUSE....

My cousins, Chuck and Nancy Williams with Ann Williams-Corbett and her dog Frenchy


























































Tom Lyle Williams in his livingroom.


Tom Lyle Williams with his niece, Annette Williams Corbett.


Donna and Sharrie Williams sitting on the ottomans
My grandmother, Evelyn Williams
 with Mabel and Chet Hewes

My sister's, Donna and Billee and my
 brother, Preston Williams


THE VIEW FROM THE BEACH IN SANTA MONICA,
 TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELS


Tom Lye Williams with his sister Eva Williams Haines on the left and her daughter Marilyn Haines Westhouse-Gary.



























Tom Lyle Williams with his sister's, Eva Williams Haines, on the left and Mabel Williams Hewes,  ( Maybelline's namesake) on the right.




















Left to right, Mabel Williams Hewes, Arnold Anderson, Eva Williams Haines and Emery Shaver.




















Mabel, Tom Lyle and Eva with Sparky and Snoopy.



















When the Hollywood Freeway took Tom Lyle Williams, beloved Villa Valentino, in the Hollywood Hills, he bought this private estate,  (second to top of the hill in Bel Air,) in 1950.  His friend, Arnold Anderson's brother was the Architect who built this ultra modern steel and glass home with sweeping 180 degree views of Los Angeles. The view was even more spectacular at night with all the twinkling lights of the city.Today this property is owned by the Movie Star, Jennifer Aniston.







This property is the backdrop for many of the stories I write about in my book, The Maybelline Story.  Purchase a signed copy from me today, by just clicking on the picture of my book. 


Thank you to my cousin's Ann Louise Williams Corbett and Andrew Westhouse for sharing these wonderful pictures.


My Publicist Shannon Donnelly at LCO, will be sending Jennifer Aniston a copy of The Maybelline Story, with a personal note from me enclosed.


RETRACTION: Jennifer Aniston's Bel Air Estate, originally owned by Maybelline Founder, Tom Lyle Williams, then Roman Polanski, followed by Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham.

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Jennifer Aniston's Bel Air Estate.The pristine 8,500-square foot four-bedroom was designed in 1965 by noted Los Angeles modernist architect A. Quincy Jones; 



I'm Sure A. Quincy Jones was the Architect of this beautiful ultra modern Estate, but he sure didn't build it in 1965, as this article states. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/jennifer-aniston home_n_1228537.html#s263709


Tom Lyle Williams with his niece Annette Williams Corbett,
 1962, at the gate of 900 Airole Way.
The 3 acre Estate at 900 Airole Way, in Bel Air California, was owned by my great uncle Tom Lyle Williams, founder of the Maybelline Company, between 1950 until his death in 1976.  He built it after losing the Villa Valentino to the Hollywood Freeway in Eminant Domain.


  The property was sold after his death to Polish Film Director, Roman Polanski,


 then to Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, who remodeled it in 2005.



Jennifer Aniston, paid 21 million for the Estate in 2012. 




All the Changes Jennifer Aniston is Making to Her Bel Air House  Wednesday, June 12, 2013, by Adrian Glick Kudler.  http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/all_the_changes_jennifer_aniston_is_making_to_her_bel_air_house.php


Now for the wedding! Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux complete renovations on $21m Bel-Air mansion 




Jun 11'13
Jennifer Aniston’s new Bel Air mansion has a margarita fountain & a chicken coop

http://www.celebitchy.com/303458/jennifer_anistons_new_bel_air_mansion_has_a_margarita_fountain_a_chicken_coop/

Sharrie Williams Summer Fashion Picks - Understated Glamour, my Favorite Look. What's yours, tell me about it.



LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SUMMER LOOK.

A Chambray Shirt over white tank and skinny jeans is understated chic in any language.  I'd add an over-sized bag, movie star big-sunglasses and 1970's platform sandals to finish my perfect look.  Also a messy haircut and Maybelline blue nails adds to my quirky glamour.   

Here are 6 of my favorite can't live without beauty products...

1     A brush for wet hair is priceless - The Wet Brush.

2     Blotting Papers keeps me looking mat perfect click here.
3     On the go, quick fix Benefit beauty kit.(Rich is Back.)
4     Maybelline Great Lash is the love of my life. click here.
5     Sally Hanson's Salon Insta-Gel Strips gotta have it. click
6     Maybelline blue polish French Manicure just do it. click

So that's my Summer Hot Picks.  What's yours ?  If you'd like to be a quest blogger and rave about your favorite products just email me at www.maybellinebook.com.  I love hearing from you and would love to post your story.

Review of The Maybelline Story by Jan Antaya... "This is very easy reading for me and I love the many chapters and photos."

Evelyn Williams
Hi Sharrie...So far I am feeling connected to Evelyn in this story...for different reasons......many of my own sad experiences.  I know first hand what your grandmother went through in her marriage... I'm on page 138 now and loving it...Oh I loved how you put it when you wrote that she would "throw up" in the morning.....It was so visual.....not funny I know but still...So use to hearing "morning sickness"...You say it like it is.......keeps us reading..

Pauline Williams
Not too happy with Evelyn at the moment!! Poor Pauline...I felt like pulling the rug right out from under Evelyn's feet! What an attitude she had... OUCH! 







Tom Lyle Williams
Tom Lyle seemed like a nice man...He tried to do the best he could for those he loved. Can't wait to read more tonight. I think I left off at the petroleum rationing...What a nightmare that must have been before The Maybelline Company got the OK from the US Government, to use what they needed.

Pauline Williams
Sharrie, OH NO! What a sad twist in the story...: (  Your poor mom! I was shocked to see the story take a twist like this. I couldn't stop reading but I had to get some sleep for there is no rest for me on Sunday's either....

Sharrie, the place which your grandmother invested in with the bumper cars etc. Did it ever get any bigger?? Is there another place just like  it now? What about Studio 54? Any connection there?  I can't believe the amount of zest Evelyn had ..I wonder what gave her the energy...I suppose when you have money then you feel things are possible in the first place..I really wish she had lived long enough to have seen more of her growing family.  (Although, I bet she does see this even now).

I am telling everyone I know about your book.........I found it to be a very good read! A wonderful summer time book....whether  read by the water,  on a boat, or at camp or at your timeshare..you WILL enjoy this...If anyone uses Maybelline then they will certainly appreciate it a LOT more when they are done reading this story..


The rivalry between Evelyn Williams and her daughter-in law, Pauline, defy's imagination and ends in tragedy for both women.  Sometimes the desire to be recognized as a great beauty can become a lethal dose of vanity.

Buy a signed copy of my book and enjoy this riveting story.


Maybelline Heir Bill Williams 1961 Cadillac Limo, at Casa De Guillermo's, in Palm Spring California.

Sharrie with her daughter Georgia and her brother Preston Williams at Casa De Guillermo's
One of the most fun car's in my dad's collection was his 1961 Cadillac Limousine - he said had belonged to President Ford - a Palm Springs resident himself.  The Limo had holes to put two little American Flags on the hood, so on Memorial Day and the 4th of July, Dad had the flags flying, while we cruised out of the gates of Casa De Guillermo's and downtown to Palm Canyon to celebrate with the crowds.




Happy 4th of July to all my followers from around the would.

Check out Bill's 1977 Series 1, number 13 on Clenet Corner.
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HER BROWS WERE ALWAYS IGNORED...My daughter's makeover at the benefit brow bar at Macy's


With a 116 degree heat last Saturday, what better place
 to have a 20 dollar eyebrow wax then Macy's.  




I had fun playing with my camera while my daughter, Georgia had her brows waxed.  You can download the Paper Artist app on your smart phone for free and create watercolor pictures that look like art.




























Georgia let her eyebrows grow out before having them shaped and filled in with benefit's 
smokin' eyes sexy eye and brow makeover kit
















I guess, if eyes are the mirror of your soul, then the
 brows are the frame and there is no better way to frame
 a gorgeous work of art, than with perfectly
 manicured eyebrows.

I love Maybelline the best of course, but benefit's

 brow kit is magic.  Go see for yourself and let me
 know what you think.  Oh, and get the
 Paper Artist app as well.....