Blue rinse

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A blue rinse is a dilute hair dye used to reduce the yellowed appearance of grey or white hair. [1] [2]

The blue rinse gained popularity after Jean Harlow's appearance in the 1930 film Hell's Angels . [1] [2] Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother also contributed to the popularity of the blue rinse in the 1940s, [1] [2] as well as East German leading politician Margot Honecker in the 1970s and 1980s, who was considered a fashionable feminist trendsetter for many women in the Eastern Bloc. Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu uses this style. [3]

In British politics, the term "Blue Rinse Brigade" has been used to refer to affluent older women involved in conservative politics, charity work, and committees. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cunningham, Erin (9 July 2014). "Tangled Up in Blue: Young Stars and Their Blue Rinses". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Waite, Alicia (26 October 2011). "Welcome to the new blue-rinse brigade". Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. Steinberg, Jessica. "Because you're worth it, Bibi". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. "End of the blue rinse". The Daily Telegraph. 21 April 2006.