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Vikki Dougan photoshoot for the Nugget Pinup Magazine, 1957.

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Marlene Dietrich at Columbia Records studio, New York, 1952; photo by Eve Arnold.

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Audrey photographed in 1958.

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Aishwarya Rai - Devdas, 2002.

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From the bee-stung red lips to her trademark platinum curls, Marilyn Monroe was – and still is – the ultimate bombshell and beauty icon, who had a penchant for glamour that resonates with so many of us today.

On what would have been her 97th birthday, we take a look at the star’s Old Hollywood beauty routine.

She stayed out of the sun

“I’m personally opposed to a deep tan because I like to feel blonde all over,” explained Monroe of why she stayed out of the sun – despite the fact it was in “vogue in California.”

Forget the bronzers and fake tans many of us swear by today, she was all about the alabaster look.

She liked a very specific shade of blonde

If you’ve ever wondered what hair hue Monroe requested when she graced the colourist’s chair, you probably wouldn’t guess it was “pillow case white.”

According to the author Pamela Keogh, Monroe had her hair bleached every three weeks with a roster of hairstylists including Pearl Porterfield (who also tended to Jean Harlow’s pale blonde hair) and Kenneth Battelle.

To avoid washing it too much (which can affect the color), she swore by a makeshift dry shampoo – Johnson’s Baby Powder – applying every two days to keep her hair looking fresh.

A nifty makeup artist’s trick for plump lips

How to create the full, pouty lips Marilyn was so well known for? A clever use of lipsticks, no less.

Her make-up artist would apply up to five different red hues – darker, plummy reds on the outside, and lighter towards the inside – to create the illusion of dimension and plumpness.

A clever tip that many makeup artists still use today.

She knew the importance of sleep

A woman who enjoyed her sleep, Monroe took between five and 10 hours of shut-eye a night in a wide single bed.

"On Sunday? It’s my one day of total leisure. I sometimes take two hours to wake up, luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness,” she said in an interview with Pageant magazine.

What she wore to bed

Monroe famously wore five drops of Chanel No.5 to bed, a perfume that she is also said to have added into her ice baths.

Yes… ice baths

While Wim Hof and numerous athletes have since popularized ice-cold showers and baths, Marilyn was well ahead of the curve.

It is said that she used to take ice-cold baths to keep her skin firm and tight.

How she looked after her skin

Monroe joined the likes of Audrey Hepburn in regularly seeing Hungarian dermatologist, Erno Laszlo.

Suffering from dry skin (she is rumored to have obsessively washed her face up to five times a day to ward off breakouts), Laszlo prescribed the actor a rigorous skincare routine, which differed depending on the time of day and occasion.

Her evening skincare routine began with an oil cleanse, using the Erno Laszlo Active Phelityl Oil, then she applied the Active Phelityl Cream and washed it off.

She finished with the Controlling Lotion.

All of these products are still available today.

Get the Monroe glow

While today we go wild for highlighter, Monroe got her glow in another, perhaps less tempting, way.

Deploying the K-beauty trend for “slugging,” she would apply layers of Vaseline under her foundation to help skin catch the light.

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.

She wasn’t a natural exercise fanatic

“I don’t count rhythmically like the exercise people on the radio; I couldn’t stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it,” said Monroe about her approach to working out.

Many of us will relate. Instead, she enjoyed a “simple bust-firming routine,” which involved lifting two, five-pound weights above her head 15 times, moving from a “spread-eagle arm position.”

She would do it bedside until she was tired each morning.

Originally published in Vogue.co.uk

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CHELSEA CHARMS (2010) | Marc Quinn

Marc Quinn’s sculpture Chelsea Charms is part of a series of works that depict people who have undergone extreme body modifications, such as plastic surgery, tattoos, and piercings. The sculpture is a life-size marble representation of Chelsea Charms, a pornographic actress who has the world’s largest breasts due to polypropylene breast implants. The sculpture raises questions about the boundaries between nature and culture, art and pornography, beauty and grotesque.

Quinn’s sculpture can be seen as a critique of the unrealistic and oppressive beauty standards that women face in contemporary society. The sculpture exposes the harmful effects of plastic surgery, which can cause physical and psychological problems for women who seek to conform to an idealized image of femininity. The sculpture also challenges the male gaze, which objectifies and commodifies women’s bodies as sexual fantasies.

Quinn’s sculpture can also be interpreted as a celebration of diversity and individuality, as it shows a woman who has chosen to transform her body according to her own desires and preferences. The sculpture can be viewed as a statement of empowerment and agency, as it expresses a woman’s right to control her own appearance and identity. The sculpture can also be seen as a form of art, as it transforms the human body into a sculptural object that invites aesthetic appreciation and admiration.

Chelsea Charms (born March 7, 1976)[1] is a former American big-bust model, internet model, and stripper who is famous for having extremely large breasts.

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Artwork: Marc Quinn

Artwork photos: ©Marc Quinn

Text: Bing AI

Prompt: Dom Barra

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Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold.

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Audrey photographed by Bud Fraker for Funny Face, 1956.

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Adriana Lima - CBS interview, 2010.

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