Marilyn liked the volume and length of fake eye lashes, but she also wanted to look natural. She managed to achieve the best of both worlds by cutting fake eye lash strips in half and only applying them to the outside corners of her eyes.
To create the perfect eye shape, Marilyn cut her lashes in half. Then, she placed these half lashes towards the outer corners of the eye. This gives the eyes some extra glamour, but looks surprisingly natural. This is a great trick if you don't love the look of false lashes, but you'd like a little extra volume.
Cut Lashes to Extend Eye Shape. Once again, Marilyn loved full voluminous lashes so Whitey would cut falsies and only apply them to the corners of her lashline.
A small container of Elizabeth Arden “Pat-A-Crème” Fashion Makeup, an Elizabeth Arden eyebrow pencil in black, and an Elizabeth Arden mascara wand in dark brown.
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She was also a fan of cold cream, like Pond's, and other iconic products we still use today, including Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream and Nivea Creme, and even olive oil, which she also reportedly applied to her skin to offset dryness.
To avoid washing it too much (which can affect the colour), she swore by a makeshift dry shampoo – Johnson's Baby Powder – applying every two days to keep her hair looking fresh.
Marilyn Monroe famously told interviewers that she wore Chanel No. 5 to bed (and nothing else), but it wasn't her only favorite. Like millions of other women, Monroe was a fan of Chanel No 5. However, in 2002, it was revealed that she also had a secret penchant for Floris Rose Geranium.
Hollywood icons Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor used a common grooming tool to battle unwanted facial hair: a razor. Aesthetician Kate Somerville tells Style.com that the stars shaved their faces in order to obtain completely bare skin with the added bonus of exfoliation.
The classic red shade Marilyn so often wore on her nails was revealed to be the Revlon colour 'Cherries a la Mode' which the brand has since sadly discontinued.
Marilyn Monroe's signature red lips were famously achieved with five coats of Guerlain's Rouge Diabolique lipstick. Although the original lipstick is no longer sold, many people report this red beauty from Besame to be a pretty close dupe. You'll find it to be a flattering shade of red for you too.
Marilyn's famous beauty mark was on her right cheek above her lip. She used to highlight the mole slightly with makeup. While she was alive and thriving in Hollywood, all the young girls and women of America went crazy following the beauty trends she set.
Monroe's famous sleepy bedroom eyes are actually a makeup trick, using eye shadow and white eyeliner to elongate the lower lash line to help eyes appear bigger and brighter.
A frequently asked question in 2012 is, “Was Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark real?” Most reports say it was a natural feature on her left cheek but she covered it up early in her career.
Yes, celebrities with eyelash extensions are common, which shows you that anyone can benefit from a natural & low effort service that creates an amazing, beautiful, and red-carpet ready look!
Marilyn Monroe had bilateral upper eyelid levator dehisence ptosis. This gave her a very long upper eyelid and a hollow upper eyelid sulcus. She actually needed upper eyelid reconstruction but did not live long enough to get it.
Artificial Eyelashes Are Patented
According to the New York Times, Nessler advertised his services as “a guard against the glare of electric lights.” It wasn't until 1916, during the filming of the movie, Intolerance, that artificial eyelashes began making waves.
Marilyn Monroe's bespoke skin-care routine from March 1959. Starting from the top, Marilyn's morning skin routine began with cleansing using Erno Lazlo Active Phelityl Soap and warm water.
Marilyn ate plenty of meat and vegetables and was fond of raw eggs. In an interview with Pageant magazine in September, 1952, Marilyn Monroe revealed some of her self-described ''bizarre'' eating habits. Her morning breakfast routine: a glass of warm milk with two raw eggs beaten into it.
Marilyn may have had a milky complexion, but every skin tone can benefit from avoiding the sun's harmful rays. “I'm personally opposed to a deep tan because I like to feel blonde all over,” Monroe reportedly once said.
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on 1 June 1926 at the Los Angeles General Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe), was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to a poor Midwestern family who migrated to California at the turn of the century.
For her face, Monroe used a natural hormone replacement, Active Phelityl Cream. Although it helped to improve her skin, it also caused her to grow blonde peach fuzz all over her face—which she shaved off (more on that in the next slide).
Marilyn was devastated. One of her greatest fears—that of disappointing those she loved—had come true. His betrayal confirmed what she'd “always been deeply terrified” of: “To really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really,” as she wrote in another “Record” journal entry.
She had a passion for reading.
Over her lifetime, the blonde bombshell had a library of over 400 books. She would often travel to bookstores, read a random book and if she liked it, it was hers. Monroe considered reading her favourite hobby.
When asked what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe famously replied, “I only wear Chanel No. 5.” The quote originates from a retelling by Monroe to Life Magazine in April 1952.