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JULY 2019 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM
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UMMER HAS NEVER BEEN my grandmoth-
er’s best friend. She doesn’t like going to
the beach or sitting by the pool, and she
has always avoided the sun like the plague—
which is not easy to do in Memphis, where
she raised three kids. This is a rare photo
of her enjoying the beach at Sea Island,
Georgia, in 1965 while hiding behind sunglasses, a
head scarf, and a favorite straw hat. “Other people get
a nice glow, but all I ever do is get red,” she says—a
typical Heloise zinger. Wickedly funny, stylish, and
quick to laugh, she has always taken care of herself,
which is perhaps why she’s still so beautiful at age 96.
—SID EVANS
BEAUTY SECRETS
My Grandmother,
the Beauty Icon
This natural stunner always knows how
to be ready for beach days
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HECTOR MANUEL SANCHEZ
HELOISE
MCKEE
Sea Island, GA,
circa 1965
“The wind ruins my hair—
blows it all out of place!” she
says. Just a spritz of hair spray
can fix that. Garnier Fructis
Style Full Control Anti-
Humidity Ultra Strong Hold
Hairspray, $3; target.com
Never a fan of manicures,
Heloise always uses some-
thing simple for her nails.
Inner Strength Nail & Cuticle
Renewal Drops, $20;
barefootscientist.com
“A bath was her do-not-disturb-
me time,” says her daughter
Marion. She uses a Clinique
cleanser, one of her all-time
favorites, with a soft washrag.
Facial Soap, $15; dillards.com
The night cream she liked
best came from a drugstore in
Montgomery, Alabama, where
she grew up. Our editors sug-
gest this new mask for a similar
effect. Jet Lag Mask, $48;
summerfridays
.com å
“Anybody with skin as fair
as mine—I mean, it’s almost
blue—needs to cover up with
something,” she says. EltaMD
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum
SPF 46, $35; dermstore.com
