Sunday, October 26, 2025

Plenty of Pincurls

a glamourous pic of Shelley
from 1986

Shelley experienced a career upswing in 1986. Her third TV series, Jack and Mike, was doing fairly well and getting decent ratings. And after a first order of a pilot and 12 episodes, the ABC network ordered five more episodes in 1987. Naturally, Shelley was featured in many newspapers and magazines (as promo for her new TV series). And since she was one of the more glamorous stars in Hollywood at the time, writeups about her looks, hair, and style would also crop up. In February of 1987, she appeared on the cover of the Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide magazine, as well as on a spread within its pages. Two of Shelley's latest hairstyles were featured on the spread. "A Natural Favorite" was one. "Plenty of Pincurls" was another. These hairstyles were favored by Shelley because they allowed her natural waves to shine. "My favorite way to wear my hair is naturally wavy... the way my hair goes by itself," Shelley confided at the time. She saw her stylist every six weeks to trim her highlighted dark blonde hair, which she conditioned after every shampoo. The mag showed readers how to achieve Shelley's waves and recommended what products to use to achieve her look. And to achieve her cover girl complexion, Shelley's advice was to, "Moisturize! Cleanse! Stay out of the sun!"

Shelley in a mag clipping
from the Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide,
Feb 1987