Hair Care - The sixties way ....
Finding the right hairdresser is still a very real problem for most women and until they strike lucky, it can be a demoralising and expensive search. Trying out a new salon needs enough iron nerve to insist on finding out what the cost will be at the time of making the appointment so that there are no unpleasant shocks later
It is no good being told that trims are from 5/6d., restyles from 1gn., and so on. You must know the maximum as well as the minimum prices. And you must know what you want before getting into the chair, otherwise it is easy to be lead into all kinds of expensive extras.
The important thing to realise about hairdressing is that a good cut is the basis of everything. Search until you find a hairdresser who knows how to cut your hair so that it practically falls into shape of its own accord, then never let that hairdresser out of your life.
Once he has got your hair into shape – and this might take several months until it has grown to a workable length – go to him every three weeks for a trim, because no matter how good your hairstyle is, it won’t last if their hair is not well shaped.
A quarter of and inch too much can ruin the line completely, and since hair grows at the average rate of almost half an inch a month, hanging on for an extra two or three weeks before having a trim can make all the fatal difference.
John of Knightsbridge, who designed an easy to wear day into evening style especially for this book, says fine and thin hair should be kept as short as possible, but never layered, or it will look even thinner.
It should be clubbed, which is cut straight across, and kept fairly long on top and the sides. Only coarse or thick hair should be razor cut.
He uses light ale as a setting lotion, especially for fine hair, because it gives body without being sticky. He also recommends a lotion that coats the hair with a plastic solution and is made in three strengths for fine, dry or oily hair.
For hair that gets greasy quickly, he says the only remedy is frequent washing, twice or even three times a week if necessary, and this means choosing a hair style that you can set yourself in between visits to the hairdresser.
Reproduced from: The Daily Telegraph Beauty Book circa 1967
Author: Winifred Carr
Whoa! Who would have thought that the lovely, helpful and well-spoken Winifred would have turned into a hairdo-nazi? And as for John of Knightsbridge, well, I think the less said about the “easy to wear day into evening style” that demands three sizes of roller, setting lotion, two mirrors, three pairs of hands and seemingly, eyes in the back of your head to do, the better. Light ale! Cheers!
It is no good being told that trims are from 5/6d., restyles from 1gn., and so on. You must know the maximum as well as the minimum prices. And you must know what you want before getting into the chair, otherwise it is easy to be lead into all kinds of expensive extras.
The important thing to realise about hairdressing is that a good cut is the basis of everything. Search until you find a hairdresser who knows how to cut your hair so that it practically falls into shape of its own accord, then never let that hairdresser out of your life.
Once he has got your hair into shape – and this might take several months until it has grown to a workable length – go to him every three weeks for a trim, because no matter how good your hairstyle is, it won’t last if their hair is not well shaped.
A quarter of and inch too much can ruin the line completely, and since hair grows at the average rate of almost half an inch a month, hanging on for an extra two or three weeks before having a trim can make all the fatal difference.
John of Knightsbridge, who designed an easy to wear day into evening style especially for this book, says fine and thin hair should be kept as short as possible, but never layered, or it will look even thinner.
It should be clubbed, which is cut straight across, and kept fairly long on top and the sides. Only coarse or thick hair should be razor cut.
He uses light ale as a setting lotion, especially for fine hair, because it gives body without being sticky. He also recommends a lotion that coats the hair with a plastic solution and is made in three strengths for fine, dry or oily hair.
For hair that gets greasy quickly, he says the only remedy is frequent washing, twice or even three times a week if necessary, and this means choosing a hair style that you can set yourself in between visits to the hairdresser.
Reproduced from: The Daily Telegraph Beauty Book circa 1967
Author: Winifred Carr
Whoa! Who would have thought that the lovely, helpful and well-spoken Winifred would have turned into a hairdo-nazi? And as for John of Knightsbridge, well, I think the less said about the “easy to wear day into evening style” that demands three sizes of roller, setting lotion, two mirrors, three pairs of hands and seemingly, eyes in the back of your head to do, the better. Light ale! Cheers!
posted by Unknown at 3:34 PM
4 Comments:
twice or even three times a week if necessary?! Hilarious.
Beer in the hair isn't sticky? He's obviously not been to enough dodgy club nights. Which reminds me - clubbing your hair sounds very painful
A haircut every three weeks sounds like some sort of madness. We would all be bankrupt within a year. Although I guess the twice weekly washing would result in some savings on the cost of shampoo.
I get my hair cut twice a year whether I need it or not.
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