Chapter 19 - Vacation Hairdos

Half the fun of seeing Europe is doing what the natives do. But if you'd avoid an out-dated Brigitte Bardot cut in Paris, or frizz just about everywhere, take the first ladies' hairdressers route wherever you go and you'll have an exciting new hairdo as well as French perfume to bring through customs.

If you'd follow in the footsteps of Mrs. Kennedy, make an appointment, if you can, with Alexandre in Paris. The brilliant young stylist made headlines the world over when he created Mrs. Kennedy's regal coiffure on her first state visit to France.

In London, make a date with Rene, Princess Margaret's favorite hairdresser. The Kenneth of the British nobility, his salon is a constant beehive of activity.

And when in Rome, visit the Excelsior Hotel beauty salon, favorite of the international set.

If you're looking for adventure as well as high style, there's a salon called Delilah's Place atop Mt. Carmel in

Israel. Veteran travelers have their hair styled at least once when on the high seas. And just as Asia has adopted American baseball, jukeboxes and jive talk, it is also frankly "crazy about" American hair styles.

Beauty parlors in Tokyo are as popular as pizza parlors in New York, and the brother of the jazz-playing king of Siam was a recent student here at the Charles of the Ritz school.

Eastern stylists are often women; Americans who have had their hair done in the Orient marvel at the speed and precision with which local operators work.

Many visitors returning from Hong Kong recommend Antoine's in the fashionable Kawloon section. A Pan American World Airways travel expert was a little alarmed at first when a checked tablecloth was thrown around her neck and she was given an egg shampoo—sitting up. "They actually cracked the egg on my head."

Having her hair rinsed at the only sink in the establishment didn't exactly increase her expectations. And when an operator pointed to a picture of Kim Novak in a Chinese movie magazine and then went methodically to work, she had just about given up all hope.

However, it turned out to be one of the best settings she'd ever had.

"And it only cost 35 cents. I felt so munificent tipping a whole half-dollar."

If you're Orient-bound, send for a free copy of "Beauty in Any Language," published by the Civil Air Transport, Taipei, Taiwan. The multi-language booklet prepared by CAT'S women's editor is available upon request to Public Relations, 46 Chung Shan Rd., North, Second Section, Taipei, Taiwan. It contains a list of recommended beauty shops in Seoul, Tokyo, Naha, Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila and Bangkok.

Services offered by these salons are listed in English, the phoneticized local language and in local language characters or ideographs. Many of the English beauty terms, it is interesting to note, have been picked up nearly intact in many Asian languages.

If you're Europe-bound, TWA's "Passport to Beauty" (free) is invaluable. Pocket-book size, it assures your of getting exactly the hairdo you are looking for in four languages: French, Italian, German and Spanish.

For example: if you want an egg shampoo in Rome, venture, "Vi prego di usare uno shampoo all'uovo."

For a French twist in Munich, insist on, "einem schragen Wirbel."

For bangs in Paris, say, "Je veux une frange."

And if you don't want your hair cut too short in Seville, demand, "No demasiado corto."

If you're language shy, smile politely, and Just point to the proper phrases.

Fortunately, chains like Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden have salons almost all over the world. In fact, with Elizabeth Arden's Beauty Passport you can have your identical hair style copied in Melbourne or The Hague.

You're bound for a foreign port? Here are a few names to put in your little black book of beauty.
 
Argentina Buenos Aires
Helena Rubinstein
Santa Fe 867

Australia Sydney
Elizabeth Arden
109 Elizabeth St.

Helena Rubinstein
82 Castlereagh St

Melbourne
Elizabeth Arden
Buckley & Nunn, Ltd.
310 Boukrest St.
 
Belgium Brussels
Elizabeth Arden
65 Boulevard de Waterloo

The Hague
Charles of the Ritz Elizabeth Arden
Pfatz 24

Brazil Rio de Janiero
Helena Rubinstein
Avenido Rio Branco

Canada Montreal
Elizabeth Arden
Robert Simpson, Ltd.

Toronto
Elizabeth Arden
Robert Simpson, Ltd.
 
Denmark Copenhagen
DuBarry
23 Bredgade Street
 
Egypt

Cairo
Socrat
Kasr El Nil

Francois
Soleiman Pasha

Ambiance
Soleiman Pasha

England

London
Rene

Martin Douglas
Da vies St.

Helena Rubinstein
3 Grafton Street.

EHzabeth Arden
25 Old Bond Street

Antoine
38 Dover Street
Charles of the Ritz

France

Paris

Elizabeth Arden
7 Place Vendome

Helena Rubinstein

Rue Faubourg St.
Honore 52

Guillaume
5 Rue Matignon

Antoine
5 Rue Cambon

Alexandre
Rue Faubourg St.
Honore 120

Michel Kazan Carita
Charles of the Ritz

Biarritz
Elizabeth Arden (summer only)
Place Bellevue

Cannes
Elizabeth Arden
Residence Medecis
Rue Frederic
Amouretti

Greece

Athens
George Karatsanis
7 Kanari Street (near Constitution Square)

Germany

Berlin
Paul Nieswandt

Frankfurt
Hans Wachter

Dusseldorf
Karl Gegenhart

Cologne
Mergest (three time German hairdressing champ)

Munich (the German Hollywood)
Gumel

Hawaii

Honolulu
Liberty House
1032 Fort Street

4211 Waialae Ave.

Elizabeth Arden
115 Kaiulani Ave.

Italy

Rome
Elizabeth Arden
Plaza di Spagna 51

Excelsior Hotel

Milan
Elizabeth Arden
Monte Napoleone 2
 
Spain

Madrid
Elizabeth Arden
Plaza Independencia

Helena Rubinstein
Alta Belleza Adelfas

Rose Zabala
Plaza de las Cortez

Sweden
Stockholm
Carl Lundh (clients include Ingrid Bergman and other Swedish movie stars)
Almlosagatan 3

Switzerland

Zurich
Elizabeth Arden
Bahnstrasse No 1

Turkey
Istanbul
Hilton Hotel

The International Beauty Appointment Service introduced by Scandinavian Airlines System and Helene Curtis enables you to make all your European beauty appointments at the same time as you make your jet reservations. Helene Curtis and SAS teletype each salon and make definite appointments. This service takes in 34 major cities in 17 countries.

Every minute of your European voyage is so precious, you don't want to waste a second in a beauty parlor?

Make sure your hair is ready to see the world by having it permanented and then colored or retouched before you board your plane or ship.

Be sure you pack a good comb, brush, crayon for emergency touchups, hair pampering shampoo, color rinse in capsules, spray, bobby pins, rollers, hairnet, water softener, shampoo in tiny packets (if you're really traveling light), hairpieces or entire wig for happy travel insurance, and a tiny portable hairdryer with converter for foreign current.

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