Word: revlon
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...Campbell was among the first models of any race to be anointed a "supermodel," and African-American models Beverly Peele, Karen Alexander, Tyra Banks and Veronica Webb all worked consistently. In 1992 Webb became the first black model to win a major cosmetics contract when she was signed by Revlon, but she faced many of the same hurdles as Iman. "There was never the possibility that there'd be someone on a shoot who looked like you," she says. And Webb never went on a job without bringing her own foundation and having her hair done beforehand...
...every product placer gets such a high profile. Jinx won't walk around with a Revlon sign to let us know who made her makeup, and Bond won't have a Brioni tag hanging off his tux. But the firms hope for gilt by association--and the chance to slap a 007 seal of approval on their ads. Bollinger champagne can freshen its traditional image with the help of the "debonair and charming James Bond," says president Ghislain de Montgolfier. "What could be more stylishly up-to-date...
That would be Democratic fund raiser and serial billionaire-dater Patricia Duff and her daughter Caleigh by ex-husband Ron Perelman, chairman of Revlon. Then there's the Stewart entry, followed by: "2:07 Could Alan have your Knicks tickets?" No word yet on who Alan is or if he got to the game...
...chagrin, that my skin tone did not fit in the usual “pale” to “caramel” range that most make-up lines feature in their ads. One would assume that with the advent of honey-hued Halle Berry in almost every Revlon ad, make-up companies would do a better job of advertising foundation and other make-up products in a wider variety of colors. But it seems that caramel is pretty much the only sweet to make it main stream…I suppose the big wigs haven?...
That old biddy CINDY CRAWFORD was finally put out to pasture last week by the folks at Revlon. Crawford, 34, thanked the cosmetics company for 11 years of lucrative employ but expressed dismay at the undercurrent of her parting. "They don't want the story out there that they're firing me because I'm too old," Crawford told USA Today. "That will alienate a lot of customers." Revlon has had recent financial problems, and Crawford's large annual salary hasn't helped matters. Neither has a promotional campaign that makes that fabric-softener bear look cutting edge. "I agree...