Marilyn Monroe was an iconic beauty.
Since she passed away back in 1962, the legendary Hollywood actress has gone down in history for her signature short curly blonde locks, red lipstick and flawless skin.
Until this day, the star’s beauty tips are still followed the world over, with her iconic usage of Chanel No.5 to bed still quoted by fragrance fanatics.
And while we love every aspect of the actress’s Hollywood look, one thing that we can just never get over is her amazing glow.
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In every clip and every photo we see her in, Marilyn gives off the most incredible glowing complexion.
And now one of her close acquaintances has revealed the star’s top skincare secret.
But it’s a bit of a weird one we have to admit.
Oscar-nominated actress Renée Taylor, who attended classes with Marilyn, spoke out about the star earlier this week.
The actress was making a speech at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.
When speaking at the event, she spoke about Marilyn’s radiant beauty, saying, “Marilyn Monroe had the most luminous skin I ever saw”.
Renée continued, “She came into class with Lee Strasberg one day and I just had to ask what she did.
“Marilyn told me, ‘I rub my entire body down with Vaseline and then get into a three-hour hot bath every morning. It gives my skin a shiny glow.’”
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The actress then joked, “So I tried that. I almost drowned”.
The star also reportedly used a cohort of other hero skincare products, with Vogue claiming that she relied on Pond’s cold cream cleanser, Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Cream and olive oil for maintaining a healthy glow to her skin.
Marilyn also reportedly kept her skin out of the sun because she preferred her glow without suntan.
Aleesha is digital shopping writer at woman&home - so whether you're looking for beauty, fashion, health or home buys, she knows all the best places to splash your cash. She earned an MA in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2017 after graduating from University of Leeds in 2014 with a BA in English and Spanish (which took her to Madrid for a fun Rioja and tapas-packed year). Aleesha has worked for woman&home since 2019, when she joined the team as their digital news writer. A year on the news team gained her quick and reactive writing skills and a love for breaking stories, invaluable insight into where to get the best lifestyle releases first, an AOP awards nomination and the nickname ‘crazy watch lady’ after she became so obsessed with the royals that she followed breaking news alerts on her Apple Watch.
Before joining the woman&home team, Aleesha wrote for their sister site GoodtoKnow, where she covered celebrity news, health advice and where to snap up the cheapest lifestyle buys. With a background in beauty, Aleesha has also written for Stylist and Women’s Health where she developed an understanding into what makes a stellar product and which brands are worth paying attention to. She never leaves the house without a slick of lip balm and a good slathering of SPF, cannot live without an eyelash curler by her side and is always on the hunt for new lipsticks to add to her ‘Lipstick of the Day’ Instagram story highlight (and color-coordinated collection).
But it’s not just beauty buys Aleesha can help you with. Social media savviness, strong PR relationships and a need to stay in the know mean she’s all about the latest fashions, clever gadgets and reliable lifestyle buys too. She loves indulging in an interior craze (with a bedroom drowned in prints, plants and pink), is a regular visitor to the Missoma and Edge of Ember 'New In' pages and can’t resist the allure of a kitchen gadget—just ask her three coffee machines.
When she’s not playing around with new products and testing anything she can get her hands on, Aleesha spends most of her time with her head in a current bestseller, catching up on the latest Netflix craze with her sister, trying out new recipes, drinking wine with her bestie and (in non-COVID times) has been known to be a bit of a jetsetter amongst her friendship group. Oh and she makes the most of her Disney+ subscription by watching the Marvel films on repeat (definitely not just for Chris Evans...).
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