N.Z. MODELS ARE POPULAR

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31942, 20 March 1969, Page 2

N.Z. MODELS ARE POPULAR

Models who had reached the top of their profession in New Zea- ; land are doing well in ■ Australia, according to; Mrs Maysie Bestall- 1 Cohen, director of the ( June Dally - Watkins < model school in New i Zealand. ■ She attributed the success of the models partially to I their good nature. i “There are hundreds of 1 beautiful girls wanting to be i models over there, but New i Zealand girls are known for < their versatility. As a rule, they are also easy going and 1 very co-operative," Mrs Best-1 all-Cohen, who is well known 1 as a model and compere in i New Zealand, said in Christ-1 church yesterday. Each year, about 12 expert- i enced models went from her 1 agency to work in Australia, i she said. Mrs Bestall-Cohen returned I

to Auckland recently afteri her annual visit to Sydney. Make-up had to change with fashions in clothes, and the| new look Australians were adopting was the “natural look,” she said. “Eye-liner is completely out of fashion and is going to be for at least a year. Eyes are emphasised by false upper and lower eyelashes and soft, brown shading.” Coloured eye shadow could be worn to match clothes, achieving an “over-all look.” Eyebrows were soft and natural and plucking was acceptable, as long as the whole eyebrow was not removed. “Make-up, on the whole, has a gleam. Although the face has a sheen, it is not greasy. It is necessary to get a good mat colour to suit your skin,” said Mrs Bestall-Cohen. It was important for wo-li men to keep up with new i trends in make-up as well as , clothes. i “Do not stagnate and keep i the same make-up for years, i

I What was in yesterday is outi today,” she said. 1 Informal long evening wear a was popular in Sydney earlier |s c

i Since coming to New Zealand from Dublin nine years ago, she has established her[self as a successful model, compere and business woman. . She and her husband are ■ responsible for a hair-dress- I ing salon with a difference in I Auckland. The “Vogue Nou- I veau,” which was opened a I month ago, was designed to I pamper women. Clients can I relax and “feel feminine,” she I said. The decor had a look of I luxury and soft music played | in the background while clients had their hair styled. . Coffee or a pot of tea was served on a tray and snacks were available, a service appreciated by working girls with lunch-hour appointments. ■ In spite of its “exclusive I air,” the salon was aimed at I women from all sections of | the community who wanted to be “treated like women,” said Mrs Bestall-Cohen. Prices were the same, or in some cases below, those of other Auckland salons.