The Chicago Daily News ran this article about Margaret Finnegan on August 9, 1972, on page 24, "Glamor Clinic: This teacher wins an A," by Ruth Wessman, with a before and after picture of Margaret. "Second-grade teacher, Mrs. Margaret Finnegan wanted a back-to-school fashion and beauty plan."
Second graders don't miss a thing. Mrs. Margaret Finnegan found this out last spring. She had her hair frosted, and when she appeared at school the next morning, her young students asked, "What happened? You turned gray overnight." School bells will be ringing soon, so Marg decided it was time to get help from our Glamor Clinic experts. She wanted a new back-to school fashion and beauty plan that would meet with her students' approval. Marg was looking for an "in-between hairstyle" to help her through the growing-out process, while she goes from shag to longer hair. Monique at the Howard Alberta Salon agreed that a longer hair look - with a rounded silhouette, she added – would be good for our subject.
THE HAIR WAS dried out from the frosting and a too-curly permanent that Marg had late last winter. A good conditioning treatment restored the sheen to her hair. A light frosting is good – to give the hair the body it needs. But our stylist didn't think that Marg needs a permanent or body wave. She trimmed the hair, rounding the hairline to frame the face. Broken ends of damaged hair hinder the growth process and need to be cut off, she explained. A cut opens the hair, and it grows at a faster rate to seal the cut. Then using a blower and brush, Monique brushed the hair up and under to give fullness to Marg's new Isadora coiffure, a style that would be super, too, when Marg's hair gets long. When she washes her hair, Marg can use a couple of large rollers on top and comb the rest of the hair around in the direction it grows, securing it with tissue. After it dries, she can brush up and under. Or, for a change, the curl could flip up.
"I DON'T WEAR ANY makeup- because I don't know what to do," explained our subject, who was anxious for a cosmetic lesson from Jennifer Anderson. "We'll create a healthy, outdoorsy look for you," explained our beauty expert. She began by shaping the brows. Marg's combination skin is in good condition so she needed just a light covering of base. Gel was smoothed on top (It gives a tanned look – or a glow to an existing tan.) Gloss was blended in high and outside on the cheeks and also on the mouth. To accent the eyes, blue shadow was used on the lid and pale pink high on the bone area. False lashes were applied and mascara was brushed on Marg's own lashes. The false lashes are the only contrived part of our subject's natural-look makeup – and they are a super accent. To frame her eyes, we found jazzy new specs at Almer Coe. The gold almost-round frames are a fun and up-to-date look for our teacher.
THEN THE FASHION experts at Branson showed Marg how to start off the school year in fashion. The dress they suggested spans the seasons and is perfect for a dinner date with her husband as well as for class. The long sleeves give cover-up for the coldest day this winter. Yet the coloring – rust and purple plaid on the palest gray – and the soft wool fabric are fine for fall. We added rust shoes and a bag from Joseph's. And our teacher is guaranteed to make the grade with her second-graders.
Have you ever had a glamor makeover?
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