Article: Hair apparent: Leonor Greyl's hair-care line, now helmed by daughter Caroline, is French understatement at its best.(Beauty Flash)(Leonor Greyl Institute)(Company overview)

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette was a bubbly blond until the eve of her execution. It was only upon learning of her dire fate, the story goes, that her hair turned dusty gray--and it did so literally overnight. It may sound far-fetched, but Caroline Greyl, the CEO of hair-care company Leonor Greyl, has no trouble believing the tale. "When there's a catastrophe," says Greyl, 39, who has spent the past 16 years developing the line founded by her parents, Leonor and Jean-Marie, "horrible things happen to your hair."

She should know. These days, when tresses turn tragic, those in the know turn to Leonor Greyl. Hairstylist Odile Gilbert, for example, recently used ...

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