‘Natural artistic sense,’ training help Salon Margrit owner thrive in Palm Beach

Margrit Bessenroth has been turning heads on the island of Palm Seaside since her arrival in 1965.

She and her husband, Udo, had been dwelling of their native Germany after they determined they needed to maneuver to a hotter local weather. Her husband had traveled all through the States and thought Palm Seaside was the most effective place to stay, she mentioned.

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“I grew up in Bremerhaven, Germany in a working-class household. My father was a fisherman,” mentioned Bessenroth. “My highschool days had been spent selecting a profession. I had good arms, a pure creative sense and expertise for working with hair. By the point I got here to Palm Seaside, I had had three years of intensive coaching in chemistry, pores and skin and hair plus 5 years of sensible expertise.

“Elizabeth Arden employed me. I used to be terrified. I couldn’t communicate a phrase of English, however I realized. The next yr I took the (state cosmetology) check, certified and began working the season in Palm Seaside from Nov. 15 to Could 15, and the remainder of the yr in New York. I used to be doing as much as 60 shoppers a day. It was the most effective life. There have been events three and 4 occasions per week.”