7 Beauty Lessons We've Learned from the First Ladies

Kate Sullivan, Allure magazine

For the most part, we Americans take our style, beauty, and fitness cues from the worlds of fashion and celebrity, not politics. But these six First Ladies-including Jacqueline Kennedy and Michelle Obama-have us pledging a new allegiance.

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HAVE A SIGNATURE COLOR

Yeah, yeah, change is good. But so is repeating a favorite. Mamie Eisenhower's signature pink also had some haters, but it flattered her skin tone and made her feel good. Eisenhower's custom-made baby pink inauguration dress, shown above, was embroidered with 2,000 rhinestones, and it brought down the ball. The shade was soon referred to as "Mamie pink." (You might recognize it: The shade is ... more
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HAVE A SIGNATURE COLOR

Yeah, yeah, change is good. But so is repeating a favorite. Mamie Eisenhower's signature pink also had some haters, but it flattered her skin tone and made her feel good. Eisenhower's custom-made baby pink inauguration dress, shown above, was embroidered with 2,000 rhinestones, and it brought down the ball. The shade was soon referred to as "Mamie pink." (You might recognize it: The shade is popular in bathrooms of any house last renovated in the 1950s.) All of Eisenhower's favorite things were pink-from her hair-dryer to a decorative fly swatter. Hey, if you're gonna go, go all the way.

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