I have been fascinated by Josephine Baker since Jr. High. I first really started to know about her when I read her obituary when she died. Wow... what a amazing life. I read everything I could find about her. My goal was to get to Paris and walk the same streets she walked. I finally did make it to Paris( many times) I was exhilarated just to be in her city, but also disappointed that there isn't really anything there left of her. She has a street corner(Place Josephine) and a swimming pool named after her. I was looking for more a museum or something. Due to my research I was able to walk past her old apartment on the Champs-Elysees, her night club and the Bobino the final venue she preformed at before her death.
I wanted some way to honor her. So with my business Calabar Soap I designed a commemorative soap box feathering Josephine as a Show girl.
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| Josephine Baker Soap Box |
* RASPBERRY LEMON BUBBLE BATH 8oz A refreshing blend of muddled raspberries with lemon, sugar and vanilla.
* VANILLA NOIR LOTION BAR 2oz. A hypnotic blend of dark vanilla bean, black amber and exotic spices
* CHOCOLATE BANANA BODY BAR 4oz Creamy Cocoa and Shea Butters make a yummy banana cocoa soap.
* AVOCADO BASTILLE FACIAL BAR 4oz Olive and Avocado oils a treat for your face.
* MAD MELON LIP BUTTER STICK .15oz Juicy trio of juicy cantaloupe, green honeydew and sweet red watermelon.
* PARIS PERFUME ROLL 15ml Hyacinth, jasmine and iris with a hint of sparkling citrus.
SHE WASN'T JUST A SHOW GIRL.. 1906- 1975
Josephine Baker-first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture, Zouzou(1934),to integrate an American concert hall & to become a world-famous entertainer. Also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement(she was offered unofficial leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, but turned it down),for assisting the French Resistance during World War II & for receiving the French military honor, the Croix de guerre. A mother of 12 adopted children from all over the world. A beautiful spirit, she embraced all colors, rejected racial segregation and pushed the limits during a time when black women had few options or no opportunities.
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