BlackBeautyArchive

Archiving, Preserving, and Celebrating the History of Black Beauty Culture 💄Curated By Archivists + Beauty Pros🗞 Oprah Daily, InStyle, CNN & HollywoodReporter

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

Throughout it's 75-year history, Johnson Publishing Company showcased makeup, hair, skincare, fashion design & style in Black culture.

NOV 7, join our founder Camille Lawrence, @RikkiByrd & @ActiveArchiving for a conversation about the rich legacy of JPC https://t.co/47Ck9PX6N1

[Jess🦋 @jessbffr]

Just a few slides from this awesome and informative thread by @BLKBARCHIVE (via instagram) on the Black history of nail art 😍

[Getty @GettyMuseum]

The Johnson Publishing Company Archive sheds light on key moments and figures in the history of the United States, and Ebony and Jet magazine were driving forces of culture for Americans. [THREAD]

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

#NYC join us this Thursday at @nyuniversity's @Hemisferico for an informative and empowering conversation titled "How Did We Get HAIR? Black Hair, Artistic Practice & The Performance of Citizenship"
Click the link below to register! link🔗 https://t.co/IWWZQuhd6N

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

Happy #WorldBarbersDay !
Today we celebrate the artistry and legacy of barbering. 💇🏿💈Slide through to see some legendary male barbers that have inspired us to dream and aspire to greatness within the industry and our communities.

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

Have you signed up for early access to Black Beauty Archive yet? Discover the history of our beautyand gain access to hundreds of digitized primary sources! Our collections spans from 1941-present day. Visit https://t.co/Q6JbnogdiH for more info!

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

@MsJeaCoRay Most of our updates are shared on Instagram/TikTok but we’ll be sharing more updates on Twitter this year! 🖤

[⧉ @NASTlESTONE]

lil' kim on set of a photoshoot for nylon in 2003.

[John Gotty @JohnGotty]

Sean Paul, Lil Kim + Beenie Man at the Dutty Rock release party at the Sound Factory, c. November 2002

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

@InStyle ‘How Hip-Hop's '90s and Y2K Beauty Trends Helped Shape Its Legacy’ featuring @BLKBARCHIVES materials! Article Link In Bio ⬆️ #BlackBeautyArchives

[Simone Tisci 🛸 @SimoneTisci]

Close ups 🎃 #gracejones #simonetisci

[Becca 🎧 @BeccaRBRoyalty]

Whitney Houston, Naomi Campbell, Janet Jackson, and Tina Turner by make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin, 90s/00s.

[jaya. @jayacancook]

I just found over 20 packs of braiding hair in my closet. About 12 packs haven’t even been opened yet.

Black girls who can relate, lemme hear ya! lol

[Naima Cochrane @naima]

The Wiz's Emerald City sequence.

400 dancers.
3 costume changes each.
Designs by Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Mary McFadden, Ralph Lauren, Halston & Norma Kamali.
22 playback speakers.
385 crew members.
4 nights of shooting.
1 piano-playing Quincy Jones (The Wiz was the beginning of Q and Michael's relationship).
Appx 10 mins.

[🇨🇩🇸🇩🇵🇸 @WinnyMelanin]

We don’t talk enough about these three black creatives who were behind some of the iconic looks served by Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige

This is a thread of appreciation for the ORIGINAL Glam Squad before the term even existed.

Nzingha Gumbs, Misa Hylton and,
Dionne Alexander

[BlackBeautyArchive @BLKBARCHIVE]

@beauty2streetz @unileverusa Congratulations!!!!! So happy to see you reaching new heights with your work! 🖤 We’re so grateful for all that you do!

[Kellon Deryck @KellonDeryck]

I am Kellon Deryck born in Boston, Mas and this is my ART!