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The most difficult problem for any TV (or GG for that matter) is to properly and realistically evaluate herself in terms of face, figure and type. What hairstyle? What makeup? What clothes? What are my good points to emphasize? What should I play down? Glorea's answer to these questions, new for "DREAM" "74, was to schedule a series of private "personal critiques" for every TV and GG, with the talented experts on her staff. It opened a whole new world to us.

ITEM: Hairstyling-Patti is not only a talented hair stylist, she is also a tall, beautiful blonde. As Glorea says, Patti would look gorgeous in a gunnysack. Patti looks at your face. "Your face shape is rectangular, especially with a square chin. Your flip style giving width at the sides is good, but the crown has been teased too much. If your wig shop does that again, just push it down firmly to flatten the top. Your bangs are good, but they should start higher on the head for a more natural look." All the time Patti's comb is flicking quickly through your hair, combing and arranging. When she has finished, it looks marvelous. You learn a new trick: if your wig has not been com- bed out on your head - as it should be- and the sides stand out from your cheeks, just apply a spot of eyelash adhesive, about the size of a quarter, high up on each cheek and hold the hair against the spot until it adheres for a more natural look.

ITEM: Makeup-Tyrone is a makeup artist in the Portland vicini- ty. He carefully looks at you: "Your best feature is your eyes which are very large, and you have a nice, upswoop to your eyebrows. However, you should square off the inner corners of your eyebrows and extend the outer ends well beyond your eyes. Yo ir most is your least attractive feature, so you shouldn't wear such bright lipstick. Reduce the size of your upper lip- make it thinner--and enlarge your lower lip, it's more feminine. You need more coverage on your nose, it's inclined to be red. (On my mother's side I am distantly related to Sir John Barleycorn!) For that I suggest a green toner. Your nose is also a trifle broad, so I suggest a white streak on the bridge of the nose blended well with your foundation base, then dusted with powder, to highlight the bridge and bring it forward." As he talks, Tyrone works deftly with eyebrow pencil and foundation creams. The improvement is immediately apparent.

ITEM: Voice-Penny teaches voice. She is five foot tall on the out- side and nine foot tall on the inside. The range of her voice scares you- all the way up to a piping cherub, then down to a drill sergeant. She has a technique for teaching feminine voice to TVs. It isn't easy. It

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