Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Don't Do It Rita!!!







Every time I've ever read about this historic cut and color job that Orson Welles cooked up for Rita Hayworth before beginning "Lady From Shanghai", invariably it is mentioned that makeover was done without the knowledge of Columbia Pictures President Harry Cohn and he was furious.

Now I've spent the last few years researching and getting to know ol' Harry and I can say, with reasonable certainty, that no event with this kind of press coverage happened on Harry's lot without him knowing about it.



Saturday, July 14, 2012

Claudine Longet


One time wife of Andy Williams, singer, French balladeer and marksman.

Vive la Frenchy!

Happy Bastille day.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Thursday, July 12, 2012

"Caption This" contest!

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The Pooch Pouch

If you don’t have a pooch, you need a shoulder-tote, right?


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A beach bag?

A thing to keep curlers in?

It’s yours for $3.50 and a box-top from Nice ‘N Easy.

It’s wetproof inside!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Seniors Day

Ask for our can curlers special...



Homecoming Hair


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Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

45 Years Ago Today.......



Miss Bobbie Gentry


Walked that guitar


And that hair



And that Sass


Into the studio in the basement of the Capitol Records Tower on Vine Street in Hollywood and laid down the best damn country/pop crossover hit ever....
"Ode To Billy Joe".


Thank you Fancy girl.

Ask yourself, is your beehive high enough?

Or wide enough?

Should Women Be Spanked?

Let’s ask Frank Desiderio, a Brooklyn barber…


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Friday, July 6, 2012

vroom, vroom!

The bouffant bikini bikers are coming to your town.

I'll Have a Shirley Booth Please...

Vacation Hair.

Miss Kansas

Miss Kansas 1968 (Jane Kathryn Bair) uses Keotane…


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With that much hairspray, we recommend standing far back from the gas pump.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In honor of the fourth

everyone gets a makeover!

Heat Wave = High Hair

"That tape on her knuckles is from knocking out the last person who made a comment about her hair."

[photo and caption via Vintage Toys. I was going to write, "The higher the temperature, the higher the hair..." What? It's f'in hot outside. At least I'm posting.)]

Seniors Day on the Glorious Fourth



Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Monday, July 2, 2012

Happy Birthday Norma Desmond!


Happiest of birthdays to our own Norma Desmond.  Norma was out all last night celebrating, and yet he found time to get this Glamour Shot made to mark the occasion.  Note that Norma is working the boa, the pearls and the off the boob look so popular in all glamour shots.

Again, Happy Birthday, dear Norma.

Next on Maury:

tackling the hard hitting controversial issue of today.

Glamour Shots


Make the most of your Glamour Shots appointment with these very helpful styling tips

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Waves


Indeed.


Head model

As you can see, the Farrah styling head is in the dishwasher, so I've been trying some new looks on our resident professional head model, François here.  Which look do you prefer?

Friday, June 29, 2012

Staffing Announcement

Mistress MJ is going on holiday.

In my absence, feel free to book an appointment with any one of our other fine stylists…


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Slips On, Off...


Just think . . . all that glamour for just $1.19. 

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Flowbee
















Our new Flowbee vacuum hair cutting system has just been installed. Stop by the barber wing of the salon to try this new and exciting service and receive a free manicure from Norma.

Monday, June 25, 2012

The Lord is everywhere

a message from yesterday's Sunday services.

A Mental Storehouse of Styles


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From The Art and Science of Barbering by L. Sherman Trusty, 3rd ed., 1960.