Croydon facelift

In English slang, a Croydon facelift (sometimes Essex facelift, Council facelift or, on Merseyside, Scrawped) is a particular hairstyle worn by young women. In a Croydon facelift, the hair is pulled back tight and tied in a bun or ponytail at the back. The supposed result is that the skin of the forehead and face are pulled up and back, producing the effects of a facelift.

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English - Slang - Merseyside - Hairstyle - Women - Bun - Ponytail - Skin - Forehead - Face - Facelift

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This hairstyle is particularly fashionable among certain young women in England, and is portrayed in the media as belonging to young women from the lower social classes, particularly the so-called chav culture. Hence the term is considered derogatory because it portrays people from Croydon as being lower class. Croydon can be replaced by the name of any unfashionable residential area.

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Media - Social class - Chav - Croydon

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The actress and singer Marlene Dietrich was known to use this technique underneath her wig to combat the appearance of wrinkles on her forehead.

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Marlene Dietrich - Wig

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