![]() ![]() She even flew the entire Pretty Mess Krewe (as they are known) first class to Dubai for her debut season’s cast trip, which became a major talking point among the cast and fans. Before her highly publicized divorce, and subsequent legal and financial issues, Jayne confessed to spending $40,000 a month on clothes, hair, and makeup. We would see the painstaking planning and mood boards that went into creating her looks for performances and cast events. Jayne’s “glam squad” quickly became a recurring character too. In previous seasons of Housewives, the hot-headed chefs, meddlesome facialists, and eccentric party planners who worked for the women were often brought into the fold, adding color to their world. On the show, the line between her stage and personal personas was often thin - and glam was a huge part of both. The offstage looks she created, particularly in her confessionals, were often character based, inspired by references from classic Hollywood, cult films, and pop culture. She arrived in season six, flying between gay bars on private jets and gyrating across the sticky stage floors in bejeweled catsuits. ![]() Then came Erika Jayne, a famous lawyer’s wife turned dance-pop siren turned Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. Still, even then it was pretty rare to see the ’wives getting their hair and makeup done - whenever we did, it was usually a special occasion, like a doomed vow renewal. From around the third season onward, when the cast had cemented themselves as “celebrities,” the looks became gradually more extra. Real Housewives of Atlanta, the first show to feature a predominantly Black cast, began to elevate the show’s hair and makeup standard. Confessional interviews were often filmed in real time, to capture an instant reaction - no time for hair and makeup touch-ups. Then came the Real Housewives of New York City, where Manhattan’s high-flying business “mavens,” like Ramona Singer, claimed to be proof that women can “have it all.” (Marriage, family, career, and beauty.)Īt the start, the cast mostly did their own makeup. When the first show in the franchise debuted in 2006, Bravo’s cameras took us behind the gates of Orange County’s wealthiest communities, where women were willing to do anything to look perfect. Glamor, beauty, and the pursuit of youth have always been central to the Real Housewives. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photos: Bravo ![]()
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