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.
Get the Monroe glow
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.
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.
An Emilio Pucci bag, another one of Marilyn Monroe's favorite brands. The famous perfume associated with Marilyn Monroe is Chanel No. 5… and it really was one of her favorites!
Marilyn Monroe's Personal Erno Laszlo Beauty Products
From the estate of Marilyn Monroe, this collection includes one container of Erno Laszlo cream, one container of Erno Laszlo face powder, one container of Erno Laszlo 'blush' cream and a bottle of Erno Laszlo fluid.
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.
Her favourite shade of blonde
According to Vogue, the author Pamela Keogh noted that Monroe had her hair bleached every three weeks and swore by dry shampoo— baby powder on her roots.
Marilyn Monroe's Scarlet Stories
Guerlain's Rouge Diabolique and Max Factor were among Monroe's go-to brands for her textured, siren red lip.
Lamb. These Marilyn-approved lamb chops are marinated with an extremely flavorful medley of juices and herbs. Lamb was frequently enjoyed by the star. She would even broil the cuts herself in her hotel room with an electric oven.
More importantly, Monroe's appearance in Levi's® jeans helped popularize the denim pants — women wanting to dress as Marilyn bought their own blue jeans.
To get her signature on-camera glow, Monroe would apply thick layers of Vaseline or white Nivea Creme under her makeup, while dermatologist Erno Laszlo kept her well stocked in his Phormula 3-9—a reparative botanical balm, specially created to heal a scar of hers—and Active Phelityl Cream, an all-purpose moisturizer.
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.
Revlon Cherries-a-la-Mode Nail Polish. Elizabeth Arden Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Autumn Smoke. One unidentified white product tube. Anita d'Foged Day Dew "Creme Makeup"/Foundation in Ivory Medium (supposedly available here)
Instead of opting for the best restaurant in town, she'd stop at a market near her hotel for steak, liver, or lamb chops, which she'd broil herself using an electric oven. On the side, she'd eat raw carrots. And when she wanted to treat herself, it was all about an ice cream sundae.
Trivial details may help humanize larger-than-life personalities, but does knowing Marilyn Monroe snacked on gazpacho, veal parmesan, meatballs and taco dip as her last meal make her seem that much more human? There's no business like show business.
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.
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.
Ripley's also stated that Kardashian did not pay to wear the dress, nor did the museum franchise pay her. Instead, Kardashian made a charitable donation to two organizations in the greater Orlando area, where the dress is usually displayed, "on behalf of the company."
Although her birth certificate gives her name as Norma Jeane Mortensen, she was later called Norma Jeane Baker. Many people do not know Monroe actually had naturally curly red hair.
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.
Five Shades of Lipstick
Marilyn famously used five lip products to create her signature pout. Using darker colors towards the edges of the lips and lighter colors in the middle created a contoured effect. Then, she'd finish with a bit of white highlight in the middle of the lower lip and a coat of gloss.
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.
Myrrh, olive oil, cinnamon, and cardamom formed the basis of the scent, and it would have been worn as a thick, resinious oil.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but Marilyn Monroe's favorite fragrance costs much less. The star famously swore by a spritz of Chanel No. 5, a scent that's proven almost just as iconic as the actress herself.
Jeans might seem like no big deal today, but back in the 1950s, Monroe set trends with everything she wore. "She was among the first to wear jeans," film producer Sam Shaw writes in the 1987 book Marilyn Among Friends.