We know some opportunistic types have been trying to capitalize on the magnetism of the iconoclastic updo of our favorite she-mav, Sarah Palin. But the true story of that hairstyle's humble beginning will move you. According to The New York Times, "The ballerina-pink Beehive, in a 1,400-square-foot ranch house, is a cut-and-color shop. A haircut is $30, discounted to $20 if you get the $95 color treatment. In a downstairs nursery, the stylists' babies play with mannequin heads. In a phone interview, Mrs. Steele, 37, described a kind of "Steel Magnolias" on permafrost, featuring Ms. Palin as a recurring presence." What follows is a heartwarming and utterly pointless tale of one woman and the fact that she has a hairdo: "With more-established salons throughout the valley, the Beehive would seem a surprising choice for Wasilla's then-mayor. Mrs. Steele started the salon in 1997 when she, a recently separated mother of two, put a salon chair in her garage and painted the interior Barbie pink. The two experimented with full bangs, side-swept bangs, clips, curls, twists and blond streaks. "We just kept polishing her look," Mrs. Steele said. "We would try more warm, red and coppery highlights or more of a contrast with pale highlights, not to be severe but just more striking." Super. I hope the didn't fly anyone to Alaska to cover this. [NYT] (Also, hairdressers are detectives. They know when you're knocked up, even when seemingly no one else in the state does. "She kept it quiet," Mrs. Steele said. "But I remember her hair was acting different. And I thought, 'Something is going on!' ")
The Roots of Sarah Palin’s UpDo
We know some opportunistic types have been trying to capitalize on the magnetism of the iconoclastic updo of our favorite she-mav, Sarah Palin. But the true story of that hairstyle's humble beginning will move you. According to The New York Times, "The ballerina-pink Beehive, in a 1,400-square-foot ranch house, is a cut-and-color shop. A haircut is $30, discounted to $20 if you get the $95 color treatment. In a downstairs nursery, the stylists' babies play with mannequin heads. In a phone interview, Mrs. Steele, 37, described a kind of "Steel Magnolias" on permafrost, featuring Ms. Palin as a recurring presence." What follows is a heartwarming and utterly pointless tale of one woman and the fact that she has a hairdo: "With more-established salons throughout the valley, the Beehive would seem a surprising choice for Wasilla's then-mayor. Mrs. Steele started the salon in 1997 when she, a recently separated mother of two, put a salon chair in her garage and painted the interior Barbie pink. The two experimented with full bangs, side-swept bangs, clips, curls, twists and blond streaks. "We just kept polishing her look," Mrs. Steele said. "We would try more warm, red and coppery highlights or more of a contrast with pale highlights, not to be severe but just more striking." Super. I hope the didn't fly anyone to Alaska to cover this. [NYT] (Also, hairdressers are detectives. They know when you're knocked up, even when seemingly no one else in the state does. "She kept it quiet," Mrs. Steele said. "But I remember her hair was acting different. And I thought, 'Something is going on!' ")
