loving-lucy:

She was preparing for that [screen] test when a momentous decision was made. It would enhance her professional life in more ways than she could count, though at the time she regarded the alternation as a nuisance. Sydney Guilaroff, Metro’s chief hair stylist, took a look at the newest addition to the stable and and proclaimed, “The hair is brown but the soul is on fire.” Accordingly, he had Lucy’s hair dyed “Tango Red,” a shade between carrot and strawberry. 

Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball

[the dying of Lucy’s hair her famous shade upon arriving at MGM in 1943]

(via historicalawesomeness)

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