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By Erin Vanderhoof
Although Princess Diana’s taste was simple from a distance, she enlisted the help of a team of good-looking professionals, including stylist Richard Dalton, who worked with her for more than a decade. According to cosmetic chemist Sheree Ladove Funsch, Dalton took wonderful care to make sure Diana’s hair looked good, which involved requesting a traditional hairspray formula.
Now CEO of her family-owned cosmetics production company, LaDove Inc. , Ladove Funsch was in her early twenties when Dalton shared Diana’s specifications. She didn’t need anything that would make her hair look glued together because she was so young and so beautiful,” he told Page Six. “She didn’t need. . . a kind of helmet-like look. “
Diana, Dalton and Ladove Funsch wanted to design something with a strong fixation that would leave a slight tip in their feathered hair, and it required a bit of clinical ingenuity. “We discovered this gum-resin from a tree and that’s how we were able to create this formula,” he said. “I’m literally in [the lab] formulating, to figure out what the melting point of this resin is, how do we get it not to be so sticky and sticky?How can you ensure that it does not harden? After some “trials and tribulations,” the trio called the final product “helicopter lacquer,” because the burst of blades wouldn’t spoil their style.
Then, Ladove Funsch would make another edition of the lacquer for the princess, this one specially formulated to leave residue on the jewels, adding tiaras, which she could use on a special occasion. “When you wear a tiara, it’s millions and millions of dollars worth of jewelry on your head,” she said. “We needed to create something that wasn’t as tough as hairspray, but still gave it a little staying power. “
Ladove Fusnch also spoke to Page Six about the only meeting she and Diana had at Kensington Palace. “It was in England and it was amazing. He gave me a big hug and it was just magical. And there’s no press, so it was a lovely experience. “moment,” he said. The first time, you feel very intimidated. Meet this American businesswoman. . . that goes into [her career] and is so welcoming, so reassuring, so loving, so kind.
Stylist Dalton, one of three who worked with Diana during her time in the public eye, also opened up about his technique for running with the princess and her famous hair in a 2018 interview with Town.
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