Vaseline- Marilyn used Vaseline head to toe before getting into a hot bath in the mornings for smooth and skin.
Red Lips- Monroe would use 5 different lip hues. Darker reds on the outer lips, lighter hues on the inside, This would create an incredible dimension
Ice baths- She had ice baths to keep her skin tight and firm
Chanel n.o5 - Marilyn famously said she wore 5 drops of chanel n.o5 perfume to bed and nothing else.
Peach fuzz-Marilyn refused to remove hair on her face, saying that when the light hit the facial hair it would cause her face to have a soft glow creating an almost blur effect.
Erno Laszlo products- Dr Laszlo treated Monroes skin throughout her career, Her evening routine consisted with an oil cleanse- Erno Laszlo active phelityl oil and the active phelityl cream and she washed it off. She then finished with the controlling lotion product.
3 eye liners- For her upper lid she used black liner, brown liner for her lower lash and white on her water line for an illusion.
Sleep- Marilyn took 5-10 hours of sleep a night. Particularly on Sunday where she'd stay in bed for 2 hours in the morning ''luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness''
Blush as contour- She would use blush to define her face shape and sculpt her cheekbones adding blush on the tips on her nose aswell.
Cold Creams- She was a fan of cold creams including the classic Ponds , Nivea and Elizabeth Ardens eight hour cream.
Hair colour- Marilyn was a natural redhead but she kept bleaching her hair ''pillowcase white'' for the rest of her career every three weeks and used baby powder on her roots as dry shampoo every 2 days.
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