Baby boomer beauty: Is that ad real or “too good to be true?”
It’s always mystified me that mascara print ads show models who are obviously wearing either a strip of false lashes or individual false lashes. Go it one better, when graphics departments digitally enhance lashes to make them look long and lush and, amazingly, just like the lashes we all want to have, too. P&G’s Cover [...]
Baby boomer beauty: Hair yesterday, gone today, my extensions
They’re “everywhere” on TV. When you see those long, curved strands of hair on celebrities, anchors and contestants, you can be pretty sure they’re not real—just like some other physical attributes! I watched George Lopez’s new dating show on Fox, “Take Me Out,” and estimated that approximately 80 percent of the 30 women had hair [...]
My tribute to Mike Wallace
The first time I meandered into the CBS cafeteria at 524 W. 57th St. in Manhattan, I bumped into someone. As I ordered my usual tossed salad, an accompanying producer told me my unintended target had been Mike Wallace. He was headed for the line with his legendary producer, Don Hewitt, and 60 Minutes colleague, [...]
