Silver Screen Seduction
These Hollywood beauties have have had us awestruck for decades. And their loveliness refuses to fade away with time. With an arsenal of tricks and the right products, you can get the classic looks of these screen goddesses, too.
MARILYN MONROE Signature look: Luminous skin, fluttering lashes, bright pout.
Why it’s a classic: Radiant skin will never go out of style. And those lashes make for a potent weapon.
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Work it: Prep your skin with a combination of two parts Chanel Vitalumiere foundation and one part Dior Hydra Life BB cream, to even out and hydrate skin, so it looks dewy. Make sure you apply evenly: Blending everything seamlessly is key when it comes to glowing skin. For just a wash of colour, use Smashbox Blush Rush in Flush, a shimmery, cool pink on the apple of your cheeks.
Create the illusion of limpid eyelids with NARS Matte eyeshadow in Biarritz, a bone coloured neutral. White adds depth and is a great foil for what comes next... A very thin line of YSL Noir Liquid Eyeliner. Stick close to the lash line, and flick out and up at the end, for a subtle cat eye. For those incredible Monroe lashes, turn to falsies from Shu Uemura. Top off with a sweep of Diorshow Mascara, for extra length and an inky black colour. And don’t forget your brows! Groom them with Clinique Superfine Line for brows, along your brow line, for even, thicker eyebrows. For the lips, first create a base to get deeper, longer-lasting colour: Outline and fill in your lips with MAC Redd. Slick on MAC Russian Red, a perfect blue-red. Pronounce your pout with a dot of the clear, but super shimmery, Chanel Levres Scintillantes gloss in Sparkle D’or to the centre of the lower lip. The twist: Shake things up with an orange lip. Try YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis A Levres glossy stain in Orange de Chine. GRACE KELLY Signature look: Defined, elongated brows, defined features, creamy skin. Why it’s a classic: Because it’s always impeccably refined.
Work it: Focus on creating flawless, matte skin with Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet Plus foundation. Contour your features with MAC Sculpting Pro Powder Palette – use a colour slightly darker than your skin tone to mimic natural shadows in the face. Shade lightly along the hollow of the cheekbone, curve towards the temples and then dust lightly along the ridges of the jawline. Set it with a light dusting of Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Powder and a natural pinkbrown blush like Bobbi Brown Desert Rose on your cheeks, for a soft matte colour. AUDREY HEPBURN Signature look: Almond, cat eyes with winged eyeliner and thick, dark brows. Why it’s classic: The look is inherently endearing and timeless.
Work it: For satiny skin, apply very little Kevyn Aucoin The Liquid Airbrush Foundation. Top off with Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer, especially under your eyes. Contour the sides of your nose and along your cheekbones with MAC Sculpting Pro Powder Palette.
Shape and define your brows with Anastasia Brow Wiz and thicken them with Anastasia Brow Powder Duo. Apply Estee Lauder’s Pure Eyeshadow in Sugar Biscuit on the eyelid. Pump up your lash volume with Shu Uemura Black Velvet Feather eyelashes and Benefit They’re Real mascara. Define your eyes with Max Factor Masterpiece Glide & Define Liquid Eye Liner, tilted up and extended towards the end, making a slightly thicker cat eye. Open up the eyes with Maybelline Vivid And Smooth Color Eye Pencil in Metallic Silver, applied to the waterline. Smear a pop of Stila’s Yumberry Crush Lip and Cheek Stain on the cheeks. Outline your lips with Chanel’s Lip Liner in Framboise and fill your lips with Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet L’Exuberante. The twist: Instead of your regular black, winged outliner, have some fun with another colour. Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Radium, a bright blue, is a great option. For the eyes, go for neutrals like Dior’s 5-colour eyeshadow palette, Incognito 030, brushing the matte beige over the eyelid and the matte peach into the eye socket. The brown shimmer goes just along the lower lash line with a flat brush. Finish with a sweep of Lancôme Hypnose Doll Eyes mascara. For the brows, try Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil to elongate and shape your eyebrows.
Line your lips with a lipliner close to your original lip colour and fill in with a matte coral colour like YSL Rouge Pur Pure Lipstick in Rosy Coral.
The twist: Go slightly Goth with a deep plum or oxblood lipstick. We recommend NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Volga, a dark aubergine.
FARRAH FAWCETT Signature look: Healthy, golden, perfect skin. And those famous hair flicks!
Why it’s a classic: The look is bronzed, healthy and oh-so-sexy.
Work it: The focus is golden skin. Of course, it works best if you already have a tan, because a bronzed face and a white body will always look a little off. Get that sunkissed look with Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser in Golden Radiance mixed with Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder, applied over your face and neck. Use a lighter shade of the bronzer on your eyelids. Curl your lashes followed by multiple coats of Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara. Feel free to go to town with it. Curl your eyelashes again. Apply a thin line of Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow in Beige on the lower lash line, with a flat brush.
For your cheeks, dust NARS Orgasm over your cheekbones. Keep the lips nude, with Tom Ford Lip Color in Blush Nude, and add just a hint of shine with a clear gloss like Smashbox O-Gloss. For a bronzed body, rub on the shimmery version of Nuxe Huile Prodigeuse.
The twist: Try a white shimmer on the eyes, like Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in Tattle Tale, a rich buttercream all over the eyelid and along the lower lash line. One swipe of Benefit They’re Real mascara, and you’re good to go. Or, amp up your lips with Giorgio Armani’s Lip Gloss Lip Shimmer in Peach.
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