7 bizarre beauty secrets of old Hollywood legends
<p>The word “timeless” gets bandied about a lot when talking about the glamorous screen queens of days gone by. Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Rita Hayworth – all of them conjure images of effortless perfection on screen and off. But in reality, many of these stars and their contemporaries followed unusual beauty regimens to maintain their signature looks.</p>
<p><strong>1.<span><strong> </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.thehairpin.com/2011/12/scandals-of-classic-hollywood-rita-hayworth-tragic-princess/" target="_blank">Rita Hayworth</a></span></span></strong> dyed her hair and underwent hairline electrolysis to raise her hairline in an effort to look less “ethnic”. Hayworth’s real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino, and she was of Spanish heritage.</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/a14813/audrey-hepburn-mascara-trick/" target="_blank"><strong>Audrey Hepburn</strong></a></span> attained her signature doe-eyed look by applying a layer of mascara, and then having makeup artist Alberto de Rossi separate each lash using a pin.</p>
<p><strong>3.</strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/joan-crawford-beauty-routine" target="_blank"><strong>Joan Crawford</strong></a></span><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/joan-crawford-beauty-routine" target="_blank"> </a>swore by boric acid to make her eyes sparkle. The trick, she shared, was to place pads soaked in boric acid or witch hazel over closed eyelids before washing it away with cold water. </p>
<p><strong>4.</strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9141077/Marilyn-Monroe-The-star-with-marbles-in-her-bra.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Marilyn Monroe</strong></span></a></span> applied five different shades of lipstick and lip gloss to contour her lips for the perfect look. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9141077/Marilyn-Monroe-The-star-with-marbles-in-her-bra.html)"><br /></a></p>
<p><strong>5.</strong> <strong>Frances Starr</strong> attributed her good looks to gardening and eating “plain foods”, and aided her body’s cleansing by doing 20 somersaults before bed each night. She reportedly told <em>Harper’s Bazaar,</em> “Now that my liver has turned over 20 times it will behave”.</p>
<p><strong>6.</strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11059785/How-Judy-Garland-was-forced-to-starve-herself-for-the-screen.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Judy Garland</strong></span></a></span> was reportedly put on a diet by MGM executives, who insisted that she lose weight. Garland’s directors and the studio’s producers would talk amongst themselves about how “fat” Garland was getting, and gossiped about what she ate each day. Eventually, she was put on a diet of chicken soup and black coffee, while also encouraged to smoke 80 cigarettes per day to quell her appetite. All this before Garland had left her teens. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11059785/How-Judy-Garland-was-forced-to-starve-herself-for-the-screen.html)"><br /></a></p>
<p><strong>7. </strong> <strong>Marlene Dietrich</strong> made her hair sparkle on camera by having them dusted with real gold. The compressed gold, which cost US$60 per ounce was sprinkled on to each of Dietrich’s wigs to ensure they caught the light from every angle.</p>
<p>What’s a crazy beauty trick you’ve tried? Let us know in the comments below!</p>
