Johnson Publishing Company, LLC Email Format

Personal Care Product ManufacturingIllinois, United States51-200 Employees

Johnson Publishing Company, LLC owns Fashion Fair, a cosmetics brand created to meet the needs of women of color. The initiative began when Eunice W. Johnson observed Ebony Fashion Fair models blending foundations to match their skin tones. After testing formulas with a private lab and applying them on models, a mail-order line was introduced in 1969, which led to the launch of Fashion Fair Cosmetics in 1973—named after the fashion show that inspired it. 

The collection later broadened to include skincare, fragrance, and hair care products that address the specific concerns of Black women. Distribution has extended through upscale department stores and across the United States, with the brand also present in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Africa, and the Caribbean. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Fashion Fair operates as part of a personal care product manufacturing company focused on serving its named market.

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