I absolutely love looking back into the past because I believe that it helps us do two important things:

1. Assess how far we've come in our society

2. Understand a little bit more about our future

The beauty industry has been widely known to be dominated by a particular standard of beauty. However, during the decades of the '60s and '70s, because of successful African-American publications such as Ebony magazine, more beauty brands began using African-American models and celebrities to promote their products.

Here is just a small compilation of those gorgeous beauty advertisements from our history.

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