History's wealthiest women used gold dust leeches and sulfuric acid to style their hair!
“For the Victorians, long hair was the epitome of femininity and the longer, the better,” says Gibson. “Despite this, 'respectable' women wore their hair up in public, with their magical long hair reserved only for their husbands in the boudoir.”
This rule was broken by the Seven Sutherland Sisters, who Gibson likens to the Kardashians -- “at least in terms of their press and notoriety.”“The combination of seven sisters, the 37' of hair they supposedly had collectively, and it all being on display to the world made the Sutherlands a sensation,” says Gibson, “and they made appearances across their country for women admirers who envied them and pervy old men alike.
“In England, Raymond Bessone is widely regarded as the first 'celebrity' hairdresser,” says Gibson. “In 1965, he made headlines when actress Diana Dors flew him to America for a shampoo and set at a cost of £2,500 .
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