"What Can I Do With My Hair?" Sandra Dee's Hair Secrets - July 1959 Photoplay
If you’re like lots of girls, you pass up hairdos you’re dying to try because you are convinced your hair looks well only when it’s long. Or only when it’s short. Not Sandra Dee. She’s discovered what top hair stylists confirm, that when it comes to hair, a girl can go to any lengths.
From the July 1959 issue of Photoplay
Sandra’s favorite long hairdo and short cut for her latest picture, “The Wild and the Innocent” can flatter almost any shape of face or feature. So that you can copy them yourself, cutting and setting instructions have been provided by Larry Germaine, head of Universal-International’s hair dressing department. If you’re handy with scissors — go ahead. Otherwise, take directions to your local hair dresser.
Instructions needn’t be followed too rigidly. Hair may be trimmed a bit longer or shorter without
changing the finished results. Same goes
for setting. Follow placement and direction
of curls exactly. But number of curls will
depend on amount of hair and the size of your head.
Both styles need hair with plenty of body and some curl. If this doesn’t sound like you, give yourself
a good home permanent. For curls that are
soft, yet firm and long-lasting, use a rod-type kit with large- size curling
rods.
Because freshly washed hair looks twice as thick and fluffy, Sandra shampoos every third day, finishing with a crème rinse. And because hair tends to become dry and dull when allowed to remain damp and rolled up over a long period, she uses a home hair dryer. With daily brushing and a cream treatment every ten days, her hair is always in good condition, lustrous, springy and easy to manage herself.
Sandra’s loose, casual hairdo seems to just grow that way. It doesn’t—quiet. Her hair is trimmed once a
month: crown and sides about eight inches
long, bangs three to four inches and hair at neckline three inches. While still damp after shampoo, non-oily hair
dressing is smoothed over crown, distributed evenly by brushing. Hair is then parted on right. Bangs are set on medium rollers, from right to
left. (If your hair is parted on the left, reverse the direction of your
bangs.) Jumbo rollers are used on crown of head, medium-size for sides and
back. Curls are wound away from part on top
and sides, toward neck in back. In front
of rollers, three flat pin curls are wound toward face on each side. When dry, hair is brushed briskly, combed into
place and sprayed lightly to stay that way all day.
When Sandra is in a short hair mood, she loves a frothy,
bubble hairdo. Like most girls, she takes
a dim view of styles that need lots of fussing and primping. “For me,” Sandra admits, “constant worry takes
the joy out of the most becoming hairdo.” Nicest thing about her bubble cut, is that she needn’t be concerned about
its “coming down.” Short hair, she’s discovered,
eliminates most of the “straggly ends” problem.
For girls who need the flattery of softness around the face, Sandra’s
hairdo also provides plenty of fullness. More even than most longer hair
styles.
So, you can copy her bubble cut, Larry Germaine tells exactly how it is done: Hair is cut in layers, three to four inches long on crown and sides, graduating to 1/2 inches at nape of neck. (While Sandra’s hair is trimmed every two weeks, this hairdo looks well at in-between lengths, too, can be trimmed as infrequently as once a month.) To set, all hair is wound on medium-size rollers.
Like most girls, Sandra’s hair frizzes when it’s curled tightly and frizz straightens out fast…placement of rollers—crown and back, away from face; sides down toward ears. For extra fullness at sides, set rollers in diagonal direction, from eyebrow toward ear. Any stray wisps around ears and neckline are set in large, flat pin curls. After rollers are removed, Sandra’s hair is brushed briskly for extra sheen and fullness. Hair is then combed back and waves pushed forward with side of hand. Small tendrils around face and on crest of waves are pulled loose with fingers. To give rounded look, hair on crown of head is back-combed slightly.
screenshot by me
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