The recipe is not for everyone: the New York Museum of Make-up told how Marilyn Monroe looked after her skin
'16.05.2020'
Source: Medialeaks
The Instagram account of the New York Museum of Make-up showed how a 1950s screen star Marilyn Monroe looked after her skin, and it seems that the celebrity’s secret is not so complicated. A well-known cosmetologist of those times helped to keep the actress young, and now everyone can take his advice. True, you have to spend a lot of time and even refuse chocolate, writes Medialeaks.
As part of the Pink Jungle: America's Makeup of the 1950s exhibition, the New York Makeup Museum shared the secrets of beauty Marilyn Monroe. The actress, singer, model and just a sex symbol of the last century used the advice of Dr. Erno Lazlo, a popular cosmetologist of those times.
The glory of the doctor brought the creation of a special foundation for the Hungarian princess, who lost confidence because of the extremely large amount of acne on her face. Erno Lazlo, together with his brother and colleague, even founded his own institute, which specialized in the production of face care products and cosmetics.
Many doctors of the 17th century resorted to the services of this doctor, and Marilyn Monroe was no exception. The New York Museum of Makeup shared a letter in which Erno Lazlo told the actress how she should look after her skin. The message is dated March 1959, XNUMX, and Marilyn Monroe Miller is indicated as the addressee (then the actress was married to the writer Arthur Miller).
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In the letter, the doctor described in detail what Marilyn should do in the morning.
“Wash your face and neck with warm water and Active Phelityl soap in the following manner: fill a basin with warm water, wet your face and neck, and rub the soap into your skin to create a lather.”
The woman had to do the same procedure with her own hands, and then she had to wash it all off with soapy water from the basin and wipe her skin with a towel.
Then came the turn for a moisturizer, which had to be shaken well before use. This tool was applied to Marilyn with a cotton cloth on the entire face, except for the areas under the eyes. To care for this area of the skin, the actress needed a special tonic cream for the area around the eyes, which she applied pointwise.
Then Marilyn dabbed her face with a cloth and proceeded to use the powder. It had to be applied to the face and neck for one minute, and then brush off the remaining powder with a piece of cotton cloth. The doctor painted for the star and evening skin care. Before dressing up, Marilyn had to repeat the morning procedure.
Before formal events, the actress should have changed her care a little.
“After applying moisturizer and blotting your skin, apply the toning cream all over your face, including under the eyes, neck and décolleté. Blot with a cloth. Apply powder. "
Before going to bed, the actress again had to go through a skin care procedure. This time, she should moisturize her face and neck with oil, and then cream. The next step is to use the lotion, with the only difference being that it should not touch the lips and the area around the eyes. And, having thoroughly wet her face with a towel, the actress could go to bed.
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Patricia Schuffenhower, chief biography researcher Erno Lazlo, explained why the doctor came up with such a skin care regimen for Marilyn.
“He personalized the instructions for each client, and Marilyn Monroe was one of those with dry skin, so all of these products were supposed to help moisturize her skin,” the woman was quoted by Fox News.
In addition to performing all the procedures prescribed by the cosmetologist, the actress had to slightly limit her diet. She should have given up eating any nuts, chocolate, and oysters. Perhaps the secret of beauty and popularity of Marilyn was not only genetics, but also proper skin care.
