“The odors of perfume were fanned out on the summer air by the whirling vents of the grottoes where the women hid like undersea creatures, under electric cones, their hair curled into wild whorls and peaks, their eyes shrewd and glassy, animal and sly, their mouths painted a neon red.” WomenPerfumeHairstylesSalonsMake UpBeauty ParlorsHairstyling Book:The Illustrated Man Source: The Illustrated Man
“Stupid women were lured into it and assured they would become young and beautiful if they let themselves be pummeled and pounded and smeared with sticky creams, and have their faces lifted and their stomachs flattened. They paid a lot of money to Madame Olympia, who would put a little bit of magic into the creams and ointments that she used so that at first they did look marvelous. But it was the kind of magic that wore off very quickly, leaving the women even uglier than before so that they would rush back to her and pay her more money and the whole thing would start again.” BeautyMakeupWitchcraftFoolsTrickeryAppearancesDecietSwindleBeauty Parlors Book:Which Witch? Source: Which Witch?
“The woman was finally done, and Beatrix reached for a magazine. There were always German magazines lying around here, Vogue was extremely rare; who wanted to read German magazines, anyway? Twin Murders in Stuttgart. Certainly an awful place, it even sounded like murder. Sex in Germany. That was probably even worse.” SexMagazinesGermanyBeauty ParlorsStuttgart Book:Simultan. Erzählungen Source: Simultan. Erzählungen
“Ruby's was where I'd long picked up delicious bits and pieces of small-town troubles, and of course, Ramona Jean was my very best source.” GossipSouthern FictionBeauty Parlors Book:Fly Away Days Source: Fly Away Days