When
Whispers first encountered the amiable make-up supremo
Napoleon Perdis many moons ago it was at the opening of his Parramatta salon on a Thursday afternoon. A small coterie of locals had gathered by the red carpet to watch the celebrations including 2 senior citizens who politely inquired of us whether the 2 tall elegant ladies ascending the salon stairs were "soapie stars". Alas we didn't have the heart to inform them that were actually drag queens, albeit fairly glamorous ones.
Napoleon has risen to giddy heights of stardom with salons all over the world including Beverley Hills (California!) where he is in huge demand especially by movie stars on the night of the
Academy Awards but now he has turned his back on "
high maintenance celebrities " according to
this article.
Fortunately our home grown celebrities are still in favour as evidenced by society favourite, hair dresser
Joh Bailey who wore what was acclaimed as the most superb mask of the evening created by Napoleon for the
Silver Ball last week at
John Symonds' Point Piper house.
A Tale of Two Cities:
Our favourite, sometimes loathed (it's really the very
best & worst of the tabloids in the world) the UK
Daily Mail and
Mail Online has differing thoughts for each country where it appears. Thus the terrible aeroplane accident involving superstar
Harrison Ford was reported somewhat differently in the UK and Australia. Perhaps they perceive us colonials are made of sterner stuff when they described Ford's injuries as
"moderate" in the UK but
"serious" in Oz!
