By Kate Sullivan
Lighten Up
While we reject entirely the idea that brunettes are mousy or that gentlemen prefer blondes, we do have to concede that going platinum made Monroe's career. She lightened her brown hair early in her modeling days and never looked back. Pearl Porterfield, the colorist behind Monroe's platinum curls (and Jean Harlow's before her), used old-fashioned peroxide to make the actress stand out on- and off-screen.
Get Glowing Skin
Monroe's face always seemed lit from within. Her secret: facial hair. For real. It was a thin layer of downy peach fuzz on her cheeks that caught the studio lights just so—and she refused to wax it off! No need to grow a beard, though: You can mimic Monroe's luminosity with well-placed highlighter.
Moisturize
Maintaining her gorgeous skin was essential to the star. She moisturized night and day, and her product picks are even still on the market.
Wing It
Monroe accentuated her heavy lids with a distinct strip of eyeliner. To create her cat-eyes, she kept Elizabeth Arden Show Stopper pencils in black and brown in her makeup kit.
Enhance Your Eyelashes
In 1999, Christie's auctioned off a makeup bag Monroe once owned for $1 million dollars. In it were some of her makeup favorites, and a set of Glorene of Hollywood false eyelashes.
Try Red Lips
Monroe was pretty in pink, but the lipstick we associate with her most is certainly a classic red. To honor the actress 50 years after her death, M.A.C. is launching a limited-edition line of products this fall, including red lipstick.
Claim a Signature Scent
When asked what she wore to bed, Monroe once quipped: "Five drops of Chanel No. 5." She even reportedly spiked her bathwater with the scent.
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