To maintain an impeccable hairstyle in all circumstances, Lady Diana called on a young chemist to create a tailor-made hairspray. Discover all the secrets hidden behind this exceptional hair product.
In an interview given to Page Six on October 12, the former cosmetics chemist told how she created a unique lacquer allowing Lady Diana to wear her tiara without damaging her jewelry and to keep an impeccable cut when leaving the helicopter.
Helicopter Hairspray created for Lady Diana
Since her tragic death on August 31, 1997, Diana Spencer, known as Lady Di, has become a timeless icon, adored for her fashion looks and sumptuous beauty creations. To ensure a always perfect short cut, the princess called on a young chemist to invent, especially for her, a foolproof hairspray. It was Sheree Ladove Funsch, current CEO of the cosmetics company LaDove Inc, who was contacted when she was just entering her twenties. “I worked closely with her and her hairdresser at the time [Richard Dalton]“, she confided. The goal of this beauty cooperation? Avoid Lady Diana having “helicopter hair”. “When she got off the helicopter, the blades spun and spun and her hair flew in all directions. Her beautiful, cute little hairstyle was going crazy.” she explained.
To counter this problem, the chemist created a lacquer called “helicopter hairspray”with a strong hold but which still remained light. “We found this gum resin from a tree and that’s how we were able to create this formula“said Sheree Ladove Funsch.
Lady Diana had a special hairspray for her tiara
Sheree Ladove Funsch, whose daughter created the hair brand The Cleanest Lab, created a second version of this hairspray for Lady Di. This one was specially designed for hairstyles with tiara worn by Harry and William’s mother.
“There were two versions. There was the helicopter and there was the jewel version. Because when she wore a tiara, we’re talking about millions and millions of dollars worth of jewelry on our heads.”, said the business family. This second formula avoided leaving hair product residue on the princess’s tiara, which she notably wore during her marriage to Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. The ex-chemist specified that this royal hairspray did not never been marketed. Damage !