Roosevelt.
otherwise known as pancake make-up.
Factor prided himself on developing
something he called Color Harmony,
featuring varying shades of his products which would ideally compliment a
women’s coloring. He had four unique
rooms inside the building to provide the
optimum surroundings to apply these
cosmetics. There was a room just for
Blondes, one for Redheads, another for
Brunettes, and the fourth for Brownettes.
The walls of each of these rooms were
painted specific colors, such as a soft blue
for the blondes and a mint green for the
redheads. Just imagine Lucille Ball, with
her famous red tresses, sitting at the vanity as Max Factor applied her make-up.
Clearly, Factor took his make-up artistry
very seriously, and nothing illustrates that
On Hollywood Blvd with Neil and Petri Byrd (aka. officer Byrd from Judge Judygood friend and classic movie lover)
more than something called The Beauty
Calibration machine. The only one in
existence sits in a corner of the museum,
and looks more like a medieval torture
device than a beauty aid. It was designed
to fit over the face and head with metal
strips, conforming to various features.
The strips are held in place by setscrews,
which allow for up to 325 potential
adjustments. It allowed for analysis of a
woman’s physical flaws, which would then
be corrected with make-up. Ouch! What
price for beauty!
Walking around the festival can be tiring,
and cooling my heels at the historic
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was ideal. The
hotel serves as film festival headquarters
and is the home to Club TCM. Built in
1927 in Spanish Colonial Revival style,
the hotel has beautifully t