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How do you do Marilyn Monroe's makeup? In this tutorial I'm showing you step by step how to create her iconic signature look - the "sleepy eyes," perfectly defined red lips, sculpted brows and camera-ready contour that defined 1950s Hollywood glamour. This timeless Marilyn makeup look, so deeply embedded in popular culture as the ultimate bombshell aesthetic, was honed and perfected throughout her career.
Pinpointing exact products is tricky since her makeup artist -the legendary Allan "Whitey" Snyder - never revealed all her secrets. Many of his techniques were specifically designed for the lighting, film stock, and camera lenses of the era. But I've always found it fascinating to research the tricks behind Marilyn's makeup, and you can still see manifestations of these techniques in modern beauty trends today.
In this tutorial, I've created an illustrative guide to Marilyn's makeup techniques, inspired by her most glamorous red carpet moments.
This is just a bit of makeup history fun, and I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it!
Love, Lisa Xx
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Marilyn Monroe's skin prep routine, including her famous Vaseline trick for achieving a soft-focus glow
- Marilyn Monroe's eye makeup technique: brown eyeliner application, false lash placement, and the clever shading method that created her signature "sleepy eyes"
- Subtle eye-brightening details she used to define her eyes, including an unexpected red dot placed in the inner corners
- Contouring and highlighting techniques that sculpted Marilyn's features for film lighting
- How to apply Marilyn Monroe's classic red lip, featuring one of her favourite lipstick shades and her signature layering technique
The products I've used in the film are:
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Bobbi Brown - Long-Wear Cream Shadow: http://lisae.me.uk/2941-21757
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MAC - Paint Pot: http://lisae.me.uk/2942-21757
Guerlain - Lipstick: http://lisae.me.uk/21761-21757
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MAC - Brush: http://lisae.me.uk/3042-21757
Shu Uemura - Eyelash Curlers: http://lisae.me.uk/2925-21757
Suqqu - Eye Shadow Brush: http://lisae.me.uk/3021-21757
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FAQs
What lipstick did Marilyn Monroe wear?:
She was known to wear lipsticks from Max Factor, Revlon, Coty and Elizabeth Arden, amongst others. For more glamorous looks, she'd often apply up to five layers of lipstick to amplify fullness, finishing with a dot of white eyeshadow on the centre of her lower lip for a three-dimensional effect.
For that iconic Marilyn Monroe Hollywood red, I love using my Lisa Eldridge True Velvet Lip Colour in Velvet Ribbon or Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick in Ribbon—both are classic pillar-box reds that suit absolutely everyone.
What makeup products did Marilyn Monroe use?:
Like all good makeup artists, Allan Snyder kept many of Marilyn Monroe's products a secret, but we do have some historical insight into her go-to formulas:
-Vaseline for dewy, luminous skin (for a modern alternative, try my Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow Highlighter—it creates a believable glow that looks flattering in all lighting)
-Max Factor and Anita of Denmark foundations for base
-Coty, House of Westmore, Max Factor, and Elizabeth Arden lipsticks in various shades
These products, combined with Whitey's expert techniques, created her iconic 1950s Hollywood makeup look.
Did Marilyn Monroe wear eyeliner?:
Yes, Marilyn Monroe wore eyeliner - but contrary to popular belief, it wasn't black liquid liner. Allan Snyder used a brown pencil eyeliner, tracing it along the upper lash line and flicking it at the outer corners for a subtle lift. It wasn’t a classic cat eyeliner look, the shape went up to a point in the centre and down. The liner pulled down and out this way which creates that sleepy look.
On the lower waterline, Marilyn wore white pencil eyeliner to brighten her eyes and balance the heaviness of her dramatic false lashes.
What was Marilyn Monroe's "sleepy eyes" technique?:
The "sleepy eyes" effect was inspired by Greta Garbo and was created by applying darker eyeshadow in the crease and keeping the lid relatively light, combined with a half set of false lashes at an angle to create her trademark sultry eye sultry look.
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