When Beauty was Effortless

Here's a look at vintage, effortless beauty.

Take away the lace fronts, sew-in's, pinched noses, botox, MAC makeup, you name it.. do you think the starlets of today could hold a candle to these ladies?

Before Photoshop, and all the enhancements mentioned above, this is natural beauty at it's finest. Ladies who made it work with what God gave them.

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Ms. Lena Horne. (This photo inspired the entire post.) Most of us remember her as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz or when she appeared on Sanford and Son to visit "little lame Lamont."

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Lola Falana. Another of Fred G. Sanford's "crushes."

Dianne Carroll. Known for great theater work, but I loved her as Julia and even more as Whitley's mama on A Different World.  The flower scene with Patti LaBelle, hilarious.

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Sister Sledge.  Song played at every family reunion, class reunion...

Beyonce'. No, just kidding. Vonetta McGee from "Blacula" and "Shaft Goes To Africa".

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Teresa Graves.  Get Christy Love. "She's One Bad Mamma Jamma," that's what the movie poster said.

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The Three Degrees. Long before Destiny's Child. Also, made an appearance on Sanford and Son.



And there you have it. My little tribute to beauties from back in the day. Now, let me go get my Forrest Gump run on so I can pull off one of those little halter top numbers.



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