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Title: Stylists to passe Sarah Palin: Let your hair down
Source:
Boston Herald
URL Source: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2 ... 8&srvc=2008campaign&position=8
Published: Sep 4, 2008
Author: Lauren Beckham Falcone
Post Date: 2008-09-04 18:39:55 by A K A Stone
Keywords: None
Views: 687
Yes, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has a lot on her plate: a pregnant teen daughter, a son on his way to Iraq, an infant with Down syndrome and a looming national election. But must her hair suffer? With her long, straight, often pinned-up locks, Palin looks one humid day away from fronting a Kiss cover band. “It’s about 20 years out of date,” said Boston stylist Mario Russo of the Alaska governor’s ’do. “Which goes to show how off she might be on current events.” For readers who are rolling their eyes about this nonissue - get real. People talk about hair - from Mitt Romney’s perfectly sprayed coif, John Edward’s Breck do, McCain’s unfortunate combover and Barack’s No. 3 buzz cut. We know the former Miss Alaska runner-up’s stance on on stem cells and teaching creationism in schools, but what’s her position on scrunchies vs. banana clips? Palin herself told Vogue magazine, “A reporter once asked me about it (her appearance) during the campaign, and I assured him I was trying to be as frumpy as I could by wearing my hair on top of my head and these schoolmarm glasses.” “The color’s not bad,” Russo offered. “But I did see a picture of her showing up someplace with a fried-out perm. I was like, whoa.” Whoa indeed. The 44-year-old Palin’s pulled-back, I’m-too-busy-for-blowouts-and-a-blunt-cut look says more than Joe Biden on the Senate floor. “It gives me the impression that she just washed her hair, pays attention to the front and throws up the back in a bun,” said Belmont stylist Leon De Magistris. “She’s disheveled. It’s way too long,” he added. “She needs a cut.” In fact, some argue Palin might be a little too long in the tooth for such tresses, sparking another squabble: to cut or not to cut after hitting 40. Yes, long hair evokes youth, but long hair after 40 can flirt with desperation. Marco Evangelisti, owner of I Soci Salon on Newbury Street, said Palin needs a style update, but offered some age-old advice for now. “Let your hair down,” he said.
Poster Comment: What? This dog face giving Palin Beauty tips. lol 
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