Pearl The Observation Car - Wigs and Make-Up

Wigs and Make-Up

Pearl usually has a pink wig, but there have been instances (Reva Rice on Broadway, Lovette George in Bochum) where she either hasn't had a wig at all, or it has been black.

Lovette George's wig was the standard style of topknot with braids and a huge fringe, and great long curls, with lots of sparkly bits pinned in, just made up of black hair rather than pink. Reva Rice originally had no wig at all, which had the unfortunate effect of making the back of her black hair disappear into the background, making her head appear to be about half the size of everyone else's. She also had her hair styled into a bun, presumably to give the look of a ballet dancer, rather than a top-knot. After Broadway, though, she wore a pink wig like everyone else.

In the London production, Pearl's pink wig had a topknot style with a clip behind it. In America, she had a "chimney" styled accessory which made her topknot stand up. In Bochum, she has a topknot with a tiara round it. Now it is a pink/ purple with black streaks. In Starlight on Ice, she had a simple ponytail style. She had, rather than pink hair, blonde hair in that production.

Until recently, with the above exceptions, Pearl has always had a variety of pink hair styles. For the recent US and current UK tours however, the delicate pink wig has been removed in favour of a dark beige blonde colour, which ends just at her shoulders.

Pearl's Make-Up follows a colour scheme of pink and white, and occasionally purple or blue in her eye shadow. She wears pink lipstick that is (in some productions) slightly glittery.