7 vintage beauty secrets
– Hollywood stars reveal –
When you think of Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, you think glamour and style. Diving into the beauty secrets of these ladies, we can certainly say that you will encounter tips for a perfectly glowing skin, always excellent makeup, and a look that is always good.* Sometimes a bit on the strange side, but hey, if it works…
Marilyn Monroe had an incredibly good figure and was especially known for having all her curves and all her shapes in exactly the right place. It must be said that she owed this in part to a special morning ritual. “Before I take a morning shower, I start the day with a cup of warm milk. When it’s really well heated, I break two raw eggs into the milk and mix everything with a fork. I drink it while I pull myself into a nice dress.”
If anyone was known for a heavy eyeshadow and huge wing, it was Elizabeth Taylor. Through the film ‘Cleopatra’, this also became her signature look. That Elizabeth was a real Cleopatra became clear when she revealed that she preferred to be in charge of her own beauty routine. She preferred to cut her own hair and do her own makeup. But she further said: “You can do your eyes very heavily, but without beauty sleep you still look like hell. So just make sure to get a good night’s sleep.”
Sophia Loren might have the most perfect skin of all the ladies in this list. Not because she was applying a lot of cream, but more because she regularly bathed in pure olive oil. She believed that the environment and water dried out the skin quite a bit and that olive oil helped to keep everything smooth. Well, and when we see photos of Sophia now; we have to agree with her.
Audrey Hepburn's doll-like eyes were thanks to her strong eyebrows. They made her eyes look even more beautiful. But a good mascara helped with that too. To ensure that every little lash was well separated, her makeup artist used a safety pin. With that, every hair was perfectly directed the right way. Whether you should try it at home… I doubt it.
Since hands are the first to reveal your age; Grace Kelly slathered herself with lotion.
We can hardly imagine it, but in the thirties it was quite in to go for a thin eyebrow. In fact, better nothing at all; thin eyebrows were a gift from nature. Additionally, the eyebrow pencil was introduced and Marlene Dietrich embraced it with love. She shaved off the little eyebrow she had to create a perfect line. Everything for the best result.
* The look that is always good is, of course, really not applicable nowadays when we talk about overly thin eyebrows.
You already knew that feeling good in your skin does wonders for your appearance. And Ingrid knew that too. You hardly ever saw her outside the film sets with makeup on her face, because she credited her good looks to good genes. And her idea of beauty had everything to do with ‘inner wellness’. She didn’t even make much time for it, it was in the little things. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator or just walking long distances.
Source: Huffington Post
