A makeup company gets a facelift

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Apr 13, 2022•25 min•Ep. 337

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In the 70s and 80s, Fashion Fair was an iconic cosmetics company designed to create makeup for Black women of all shades. This is the story of that company's meteoric rise, its slow decline, and the two women who think they can resurrect it once more.

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