"We dotted the powder foundation all over the face until we had a perfect blend. Then using the techniques popularized by the studios we pressed powder very firmly and methodically all over the face until you had a perfect, flawless-looking makeup. Of course you didn't have the range of colors available then in the way of eye makeup. We only had four shades of eyeshadow: gray, brown, blue and green, and only two colors of eyebrow pencils: brown and brownish/black; plus two colors of mascara, one shade of rouge and four shades of lipstick."
~ Eve Gardiner (1916 – 1992); Legend: Jan/Feb 1986.

In 1974, Oppenheim went off to Versailles, France to attend the Skin Care Congress held there annually by the father of modern aesthetics, Humbert Pierantoni …"When I saw those three ballroom-sized floors filled with hundreds of exhibitors, and when I saw the huge auditorium filled with thousands of aestheticians watching audio-visual presentations which were translated into five languages, I felt I had discovered a new world." He brought as much as he could of this world back to his seminar held in New York.
~ Robert Oppenheim; Legend: Mar/April 1986.

Seen as a man who loves his work; the many voluntary hours of preparation for conventions and congresses, it is clear that Robert Diemer made the status of the American aesthetician his life time goal. "We no longer have to rely upon a European approach to aesthetics! The American aesthetician has taken the best of Europe and incorporated that knowledge with American technology and understanding to produce a new philosophy in aesthetics."
~ Robert M. Diemer; Legend: May/June 1986.

"When it comes to beauty and cosmetics, THEY (women) WANT IT ALL, the technology, the realism, the education to use the products we provide … and yes, the glamour that fits today's lifestyle…. Today's glamour figure works up a sweat playing tennis, works as a mother, and works and plays equally hard, and to win. Women do want it all … to look like a vamp, and to live like a top executive. Let's face it … most of today's women still want to look like Cosmopolitan cover girls even thought they're faithfully reading MS and baking their own bread."
~ Adrien Arpel; Legend: July/August 1986.

“Professionalism is not only a worldly attitude, it is giving unselfishly of oneself and with concern for others. As professionals, we have a responsibility to the public, not only for aestheticians to conduct themselves as professionals, but to continue to educate themselves, and others in the profession so that the entire industry will progress. Individually, we can do little – but together, we can accomplish a great deal. Today, we are great … tomorrow we will be even greater.”
~ Luella Bailey; Legend: Sept/Oct 1986.

After leaving Romania, Christine Valmy emigrated to the U.S. in 1961 arriving as so many other immigrants, penniless and unable to speak the language. As soon as she arrived in this country she realized that the main purpose of cosmetics here was to cover up skin imperfections, an antiquated approach when compared with the standards of Europe.
 ~ Christine Valmy; Legend: Nov/Dec 1986.

Mr. Gerson says, “In order to be successful in the field of aesthetics, you must put your creative imagination to work, visualize your goals, then work in that direction, love what you are doing and dare to be different.”
~ Joel Gerson; Legend: Jan/Feb 1987.

“It’s your attitude toward beauty that’s so important,” says Grey. “It’s like the positive and negative of a picture. A smile can transform the plainest face to radiance and a frown robs the most beautiful soul. That’s the important lesson I try to teach the women I work with, whether they come into the studio, are one of the mail order customers we see only once a year, or are in a hospital or a prison. Anger is the enemy of beauty; anger is a useless emotion, it’s a double-edged sword that wounds at both ends. That is my first beauty lesson to any woman, no matter where she is.”
~ Aida Grey (1911 – 1994); Legend: Mar/Apr 1987.