How do they stay so well groomed?

Ever wonder how so many women in T V westerns stay so perfectly groomed no matter how rough a time they've been put through. And something else, usually the main male character's shirts never have one wrinkle, in spite of his washing it by hand?

No. When I wake up in the morning I am already perfectly groomed like Cary Grant was in his movies. And my PJs are never wrinkled.

Also, on the cowboys that have driven cattle or been on the dusty trail for days always seem to look like they just stepped out of the shower and maybe they did, but no one ever has any perspiration stains on their clothing and their hair is never out of place even though they just got off their horse.

Hmmm, come to think of it, if those westerns were as true to life as could be created, I'd hate to have smellavision.

Elsie said:

Ever wonder how so many women in T V westerns stay so perfectly groomed no matter how rough a time they've been put through. And something else, usually the main male character's shirts never have one wrinkle, in spite of his washing it by hand?

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TV westerns, total fantasy production. In between 'takes' the makeup artists freshen up the actors back to perfection.

I think it can be rather difficult to separate the reality of the old west from what we see in films. Some form of cosmetics has been around in crude forms since the time of the Egyptians, I'm sure the "Painted Ladies" of the old west did use makeup, and probably a fair portion of them had some natural beauty. Even today some are better at makeup than others, so it was probably the case there as well.

Elsie said:

Ever wonder how so many women in T V westerns stay so perfectly groomed no matter how rough a time they've been put through. And something else, usually the main male character's shirts never have one wrinkle, in spite of his washing it by hand?

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yes I've always noticed that... thanks Hollywood... in reality this is what they looked like....

The upper classes NYC 1890

Elsie said:

Ever wonder how so many women in T V westerns stay so perfectly groomed no matter how rough a time they've been put through. And something else, usually the main male character's shirts never have one wrinkle, in spite of his washing it by hand?

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Nope, never wondered. If old westerns had been done accurately, then no one would watch them.

hollydolly said:

The upper classes NYC 1890

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The dresses of upper class woman look very uncomfortable, but at least they cover private parts, unlike expose all you can get away with nowadays.

You doubters! This is how women looked in the old west, even after a hard day of travel and nagging!

Elsie said:

The dresses of upper class woman look very uncomfortable, but at least they cover private parts, unlike expose all you can get away with nowadays.

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well the Upper class victorian and Edwardian women of the uk, were even more uncomfortable.. they wore all sorts of uncomfortable underwear.. as well as layer and layers of top clothing...







whereas the poor could hardle afford any clothing at all..

One of my great aunts. Women back then, helped with the cattle and also kept the house.
She got away to read on occasion. It was impossible to get much reading time with a large family.

Years ago I watched a reality T V show called something like Fronteer Living. 3 couples, two with children had to live in cabins with few amenities but what they came up with. After a time, one (well off) husband worried that he'd lost too much weight & so was checked by a doctor who told him his weight was what it should be. lol The one single guy built his own cabin with the help of his father. He married his fiance there.

One thing that touched me deeply was after the show one 7(?) year old boy was asked what he learned at the time & he grinned and said, Imagination. Beautiful! No electronic toys to entertain him, he thought up games on his own. Another thing, the wives wore no makeup and looked great. Especially one wife, she looked naturally beautiful. After the show & she was back in her expensive home, she was back to wearing makeup and to me she looked artificial & her natural look of beauty was gone. And that boy was often back cooped up in his room playing with some electronic toy.

I remember Frontier House, Elsie! I remember how much wood the young man had to chop and it still wasn't enough to last through the winter. His fiance said her whole day was spent over the stove. They really gave us all a clue about how hard life would have been on the frontier.

It's the Wild West, not the Mild Mess. Apparently, tumbleweeds mess up everything except laundry and hair. Must be magical frontier fabric softener and salon-grade cactus conditioner. So riddle me this … were they all packing heat and hot rollers? Did they duel at dawn, then dash off for a blowout and a starch press? Because I’ve seen less grooming at a royal wedding and those folks have teams. Meanwhile, Miss Kitty just survived a stampede and still has perfect bangs. Explain that, science ?!?!?!