I imagine one day only thirty years ago. . . in a makeup chair far far away, Grayson Hall, tired and irritated and hot (New York summer) slaps away large hands holding a huge tube of liquid eyeliner, and yells, Let me do IT!
Hence, Julia has a "new look". . . as a stage actress I'm sure she often did her own makeup. Even today (or really 15 years ago when i watched daily) if you notice a particular actress or actresses has good makeup on a soap, I'd read that they applied their own. . .