friday, december 21, 2007
Becoming Marilyn...
It was said that it took Marilyn Monroe took 8 hours to get ready for any event. She was infamous for taking hours to prepare for any event. But who wouldn’t want to look like this salacious beauty icon? Good news ladies, we can do a Marilyn look without the hours of prep! Check out these four essentials that defined her look:
LINE LIDS
With a black liquid eye liner, lightly pull the eyelid and draw a line as close to the lash line as you can. Start the line with the inner corner and extend the line a ¼ past the end of the lash line. The line should be become thicker as it extends past the center of the eye lid. This cat-like effect creates a sultry eye that has a “come hither” look.
DEFINE EYES
Take a matte trio palette of neutral colors to create a defined eye lid. Brush the lightest color, such as a bone color, and apply from the brow bone to the lash line. Using a medium shade, like a light brown, and apply to the crease of the eyelid to enhance the slant of the lid. Extend the color slightly past the crease and blend back into the lash line. Take the deepest shade, like a coffee brown, and add to the crease for more depth. Now curl and mascara those lashes!
CONTOUR CHEECKS
Take a taupe or peach blush to create the contour of the cheeks. Contouring doesn’t mean to we have to mimic the 80’s striped blush. The easiest way to contour is to make a fish-face by pouching your lips. Then softly tap your blush, using a blush brush, just below the check bone and blend it out so that there are no harsh lines.
LUSCIOUS RUBY LIPS
A Marilyn look is not complete without her signature Ruby Red lips that seemed to hypnotize every man she encountered. Achieving a long-lasting berry lip is something every woman desires. You can do so by applying a light coat of foundation over your lips that will act as a primer for the lipstick to adhere to. Line your lips with a nude lip liner and slightly draw above the natural lip line. Fill your lips in with the lip liner. This makes lipstick last for hours. Then coat your lips with a ruby red lipstick using and lip brush. Now for the luscious part; apply a dab of gloss in the center of the bottom lip and on the cupid’s bow of the upper lip. This will make your pout look plumper.
Now take a look in the mirror! With a simple wink, you are ready to reel in some handsome gentlemen in old Hollywood glamour style.
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