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VIDAL SASSOON, GENIUS OF HAIR!

Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:35:24 GMT

Innovative British hair stylist, died on this day in 2012. Had a revolutionary effect on how hair was viewed, treated and manipulated in the Fifties, Sixties and beyond. Suddenly there were precision, geometic cuts, and you could run your fingers through it! Part of the British "youthquake" in Britain in the Sixties, that included designer Mary Quant.

Remember Mia Farrow's famous crop cut?

Born into the most impoverished circumstances in London, abandoned by father, consigned to tenement living and then an orphanage for years, he found a way out. His ideas and his wits created a great entrepreneurial empire out of nothing.

There's too much fascinating detail to squeeze in here-- have to resort to Wikipedia!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidal_Sassoon

I'm sure that somewhere on youtube there are those inconic Sassoon commercials, in which the soft-spoken Vidal is expounding in his lovely accent, about "haih" and all it can do...

Re: VIDAL SASSOON, GENIUS OF HAIR!

Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:51:05 GMT

Ha, @Sweet_Serenity, I didn't know he was responsible for "the Farrah" as well!

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:56:23 GMT

@Oznell

He wasn't...when I think of the 70's Farrah's iconic style is what comes to mind. She was a natural beauty! Love the picture: Lee Majors and Farrah.

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Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:57:34 GMT

I know, what an adorable couple they were, @Sweet_Serenity....

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:00:42 GMT

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:04:38 GMT

@Oznell

Mia, Ethereal pixie! Incredible beauty. Ronan Farrow looks like her.

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jackthebear — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:14:41 GMT

there is a wonderful documentary about Vidal, it was on Nfilx.

If it is available you should see it

https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Vidal-Sassoon-The-Movie/70137777

Re: VIDAL SASSOON, GENIUS OF HAIR!

Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:54:44 GMT

@Oznell

Believe owe you an apology, Should have kept my comments on Vidal Sassoon. Lost in space! This morning, Fasting yesterday for blood work earlier today.

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Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:11:18 GMT

No apology required, of course-- I always love your contributions and pictures, @Sweet_Serenity, whether they go hither or yon! Computers are baffling...

Best of luck on tests!

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 13:34:09 GMT

@Oznell

Diabetes runs in my family, annually have blood-sugar levels tested. So far no issues, implement preventive measures, diet moderate exercise. Thanks! 🌹

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cimeranrose — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:00:47 GMT

According to Wiki, one of his great quotes is: "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." That is brilliant!

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Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:20:31 GMT

Wow, @cimeranrose, great quote-- and he really lived it out, too!

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:35:25 GMT

@Oznell

Is there anyone today on the level of Sassoon? He really was amazing!

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Oznell — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:57:10 GMT

Gosh, that is such a good question, @Sweet_Serenity. I'm trying to think of anyone who might have had the innovation, the breadth of influence, that he had, and am coming up empty. At his height he was absolutely a household name, and was widely quoted and interviewed constantly.... People in the beauty world seem to all know him and pay tribute to his accomplishment.

Part of his revolution seems to be that prior to him, people depended so much more on going to the hairdresser, having a "set", getting a comb-out, getting the hair teased into desired shape, etc.

Of course that still went on, but now people had the extra option of his trademark precision cutting that allowed more wash and wear hair. It wasn't just the short geometric cut that he developed, he also revived and revitalized the bob, and just had a whole new attitude toward hair.

His wife Beverly had the trademark Sassoon cut, and looked so chic!

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Sweet_Serenity — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:02:33 GMT

@Oznell

Brilliantly explained! Indeed so true, My hairstyle version of the bob, beauty is wash and wear. Omy, couldn't deal with being a slave to my hair.