The Untold History of Audrey Hepburn's Favorite Beauty Products

Audrey Hepburn was more than just a pretty face she was an icon and her beauty secrets were closely guarded in this video I'm going to share with you the untold history of Audrey's favorite beauty products hello lovelies my name is Laura and in this video I am going to reveal some of the most closely guarded secrets of Audrey Hepburn's Beauty routine most people don't know that she was actually quite particular about her skin care and makeup products so sit back and relax as I take you on a journey through time to uncover the Hidden Treasures

of Audrey's Beauty routine Audrey Hepburn was one of the most influential actresses of her generation born in 1929 she Rose to prominence as a leading lady in the 1950s and 1960s Audrey was known for her elegance and Grace both on and off the screen she was also an outspoken advocate for humanitarian causes using her platform to promote peace and understanding Audrey Hepburn's life was one of immense talent and compassion she will be remembered as an icon of Cinema and an enduring symbol of beauty Audrey Hepburn was a world famous actress known for her elegance and

Grace she started her career as a model and dancer but it was her work in film that made her a household name Audrey Hepburn's first Big Break came in the film a Roman Holiday where she played the role of a runaway princess the film was a huge success and Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance she went on to star in Classics like the nun story Breakfast at Tiffany's and my fair lady Audrey Hepburn's film career spanned three decades and she is widely considered to be one of the greatest actresses of all time Audrey

Hepburn was one of the most glamorous and iconic actresses of her generation and yet despite her Fame and Fortune she always remained down to earth in fact her beauty routine was surprisingly simple Audrey Hepburn believed that less is more when it comes to makeup she once said I have no Illusions about myself I never did and makeup is okay for the stage but wearing too much is a destructive affection Audrey Hepburn's natural beauty Shone through in her films and she remains an inspiration to women all over the world Hepburn employed a second technique in addition

to the feline flick to achieve her well-known doe-eyed appearance before and after applying mascara she and her makeup artist Alberto de Rossi would painstakingly separate each of her individual lashes using tweezers Alberto was renowned for creating the classic doe eyes of Audrey Hepburn the dramatic eyes of Elizabeth Taylor and Cleopatra and was Ava Gardner's preferred makeup artist in the Italian city of Rome Alberta de Rossi was born he painted in his own time and fantasized about turning it into a career de Rosie would reminisce about how his family struggled financially while he was growing up

forcing him to start working at an early age to support them his father Camilo de Rosie is recognized as Italy's first makeup artist for motion of pictures at the age of 14 he started working as his father's Apprentice to learn the skills of makeup application Alberto de Rosie's proficiency with a paintbrush and understanding of color theory were certainly helpful to him and his work as a makeup artist despite the fact that he never pursued a career as a painter although he would continue to paint as a hobby for the remainder of his life with a

common sense approach to Cosmetics he thought the setting dictated the kind of makeup a woman should wear he cited the contrast between a lady on the tennis court and a woman going out to dinner to make his argument he emphasized the need for natural looking eyebrows and cautioned when plucking them always giving room for natural development and never shaving them off entirely he believed that makeup used in both fashion and movies was too excessive to be imitated in daily life he thought that rather than following Trends women should grasp color Harmony or which Hues complement

their particular skin tone and eye color most people associate his most well-known makeup technique with Audrey Hepburn Sean Ferrer Audrey Hepburn's son described a Rosie's a method as a laborious procedure of applying mascara and then detaching each eyelash with the safety pin in his book Audrey An Elegant Spirit Audrey Hepburn understood the strength of a strong eyebrow a dark brown eyebrow pencil was used to perfectly groom Audrey Hepburn's thick eyebrows who doesn't want eyebrows like Audrey hepburns her style continues to inspire a ton of how-to videos even today Audrey stressed the value of drinking water

and being hydrated according to her son Luca Dottie in his book Audrey at home memories of my mother's kitchen she really advocated for consuming lots of water and vegetables the author noted it had to do with how she had been raised Hepburn claimed that she used a lot of moisturizers and oils because she had rather dry skin in addition to making sure she was properly hydrated internally she added yogurt to her face in addition to these two skin saving remedies let it sit for 30 minutes and then washed it off lactic acid which is included

in fresh Greek yogurt helps to hydrate the skin while gently exfoliating it Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn shared the same dermatologist Audrey Hepburn visited Erna Laszlo a Hungarian physician whose skin care products are still available today alongside celebrities like Marilyn Monroe Grace Kelly Ava Gardner she famously remarked I owe 50 of my beauty to my mother and the other 50 to erno Laszlo Dr laszlo's pioneering skin care discoveries may be the foundation of erno laszlo's reputation but the patient has always been at the center of his life-changing treatments erno Lazlo has always championed bright personalities

empowering us all to express our real Shine from Dr laszlo's first discovery a solution for a princess acne to his work with the most renowned faces in Hollywood to Modern Beauty rituals adored by fans all over the world a master of Medicine Dr erno Laszlo developed a number of groundbreaking treatments and offered particular formulations to treat diverse skin diseases being a Pioneer himself the doctor introduced cleansing oils and bars as the double cleanse we are familiar with today and pioneered the idea of our ritual skin care practice with prescriptions for his patients in 1927 he

established his first clinic in Budapest which featured a lab for inventing specialized therapies and formulating customized medications such as the formula 3-1 developed especially for Princess Stephanie of Hungary to cure her severe acne after relocating to New York Dr Laszlo established the first Institute at 677 5th Avenue in 1939 Greta Garbo and and Catherine Hepburn were among his first clientele many of the most recognizable faces in the world turned to the doctor as their go-to skin care specialist the doctor's pioneering dermalogical discoveries and tailored treatment continue to influence all we do leaving ernel Ozil brand

still popular today Dr Liza was adored by Audrey Hepburn years of wearing a lot of makeup for movies helped her realize that having bad skin is a clue that something is wrong she always took off her makeup completely Hepburn described herself as a soap and water girl with a few Lazlo skincare products thrown in saying working in the theater I've seen what not removing makeup effectively can really do to the complexion so I'm very careful about that while using soap is no longer advised at all using a good cleaner every morning and night is Audrey

Hepburn would use the famous hair mask elasticizer by Phil Philip Kinsley it was initially developed for Hepburn after they first met in 1974 as a healing hair mask that infuses moisture directly into the hair cuticle making it lustrous silky and bouncy she reportedly often had big tubs of it curried to her because she enjoyed it so much it still tastes just as excellent today as it did back then with an A-list clientele that included Audrey Hepburn Lawrence Olivier Jane Fonda Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall Mr Kinsley opened up his first clinic in London in 1957

and is second in Mid Town Manhattan 20 years later the most well-known of several products created by Mr Kinsley and sold under his name was elasticizer a pre-shampoo hair mask he created this Rich treatment to repair Hepburn's hair which she said had been harmed by excessive style and coloring when Robin and Marion 1976 was being made she liked eating a healthy diet surprisingly potatoes were her bread and butter according to her son in addition to a lot of fruits and vegetables that she purchased from neighborhood markets Heparin consumed very little meat as well and she

also loved pasta she treated her skin holistically Hepburn followed the very modern Maxim that excellent health is the key to good skin if your skin isn't nice it's a clue that something is wrong by getting plenty of fresh air getting plenty of sleep and limiting her time in the Sun and svf was a must for beauty Hepburn avoided the Sun as much as possible but she was devoted to using SPF because it's necessary for healthy skin Shivan chisela and their tea which was developed specifically for Audrey Hepburn in 1957 is still a famous amount of

day is still a famous perfume today by receiving a makeover in 2018 the fragrance which compromises notes of orange blossom tuberose a vetiver and Patchouli was made by Francis fabron on Hubert de javonte's behalf La ante which is what Audrey Hepburn gave the name of the perfume because Givenchy wanted to make it available to the public not just for her and Audrey Hepburn said it's forbidden Francis fabron was the nose and perfumer of this feminine floral scent Audrey Hepburn was the only person to wear the perfume which was made in a 1954 given to her

as a gift by givanchi who had dressed her for many films for this he contacted Tron Dupont a laboratory in Grass who began with an Adelaide Foundation from there they used the juices of the scents of the functional Universe when compared to today when the notes are more linear those years saw perfumers using bouquets of smells more frequently tonka bean is thus included in the base note of Le hair Duty when givanchi planned to sell the perfume in 1957 Audrey Hepburn rebuffed him and said but I prohibit you finally lifting his embargo the celebrity takes

part in naming the scent with 4 000 sales in France in the first days a promising number at the time when there is no distribution outside of France the perfume was a huge success and another fragrance Audrey Hepburn loved is kriegler English a Promenade 19 perfume this floral Citrus fragrance takes its cues from the Italian Riviera this was an early version of Hepburn's distinctive smell which she wore while filming in Monte Carlo it's a lovely scent that's ideal for spritzing on every day with notes of orange flower Oriental Neroli and fresh grapefruit and Audrey Hepburn

also loved the perfume Creed spring flower in 1951 the perfumer Creed created the Muskie yet fresh flirtatious spring flower scent especially for the actors it wasn't available for the general purchase until 1996 so it was basically hidden all that time and now let's start talking about the different lipsticks that Audrey had from and more and the famous quote hand me my purse will you darling Holly Golightly says interrupting Paul a girl can't read that sort of thing without her lipstick we will never forget this iconic scene from Breakfast at Tiffany's where Holly Golightly who was

grieving was applying her signature salmon pink lipstick in the back of the taxi cab if you enjoy Breakfast at Tiffany's or Audrey Hepburn in general you already know that Holly golightly's lipstick in that film has generated a lot of discussion bloggers and Reddit threads have spent a lot of time attempting to identify the manufacturer and color of her distinctive salmon pink lipstick worn in the film as a curious fan I also searched the internet for the lipstick and discovered various Hues that were comparable to Holly golightly's lipstick that she wore in the movie so I've

broken down the argument and compiled a list of the best Hues when you search on Google the lipstick that comes up the most is pink in the afternoon noon by Revlon but a lot of people still question whether or not this is the correct shade and let me explain to you why you can tell that pink in the afternoon isn't nearly as peachy or salmon as golightly's color from just one glance but even that isn't the main issue with its mystery Audrey Hepburn's gold Cartier a lipstick case was purchased by uk-based beauty artist Lisa Eldridge

at a Christie's Auction one of the final lipsticks Hepburn had ever used was still in the case when she purchased it Eldridge applied her own batch of the lipstick and described it as a genuine salmon pink drawing comparisons to a Breakfast at Tiffany's moment that was cut Lisa Eldridge declares in her video introducing the lipstick holder that the shade is not from a company beginning with the letter R and makes a promise to carry the Shea's name and creator with her throughout eternity and I feel like maybe it is a Revlon one she just doesn't

want to admit it because then if people knew they wouldn't want to buy her lipstick and I was definitely about to give up on my search at this point but then things got a little more complicated in 2019 Revlon shared a picture of Audrey Hepburn wishing Richard Avedon the photographer who took most of the 1980s Revlon lipstick advertisements a happy birthday on Facebook when a fan inquired about the allegations surrounding revlon's pink in the afternoon and a comment on the post the Revlon account replied the rumors are accurate could Lisa Eldridge be using a different

shade of lipstick from Audrey Hepburn's what are your thoughts in the comments below you can also discover more Reddit threads that claim pink in the afternoon was released in the 1980s a long time after Breakfast at Tiffany's was made additionally it is mentioned that revlon's lipsticks come in a Black Bullet well Holly golightly's lipstick tube was gold after doing more research I discovered that Audrey was featured in an advertisement for revlon's 1980s super lustrous lipstick while wearing a pink in the afternoon a comment at the bottom of the advertisement confirms the color of her lips

and nails was in fact pink in the afternoon whether or not Holly Golightly actually wore pink in the afternoon the fact that Hepburn did at one point in her life means you can still get this lip color and wear a lip color that Audrey Hepburn actually wore whether or not it is the shade she wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's and if you want to know some other Revlon lipsticks that Audrey Hepburn worn especially in the film funny face you might be excited to know that the lipstick she wore in a funny phase is a well-known

affordable lipstick shade and here is everything you need to know about this renowned lipstick Hue which captures classic glamor and a single bullet funny face frequently referred to as a film in love with fashion shows the start of Audrey Hepburn's romance with Givenchy funny faces undone probably the most stylish film even though Breakfast at Tiffany's sometimes receives all the accolades for being on one of Hepburn's most well-known films this 1950s movie exudes Immaculate Splendor at every turn giving you the impression that you're traveling through the history of fashion although Audrey's performance and Breakfast at Tiffany's

is undoubtedly her most well-known performance many of her devoted fans and followers regard funny face as their favorite movie Hepburn plays an unconventionally attractive bookish type of girl who meets a photographer moves to Paris and eventually transforms into a stunning model wearing the most Exquisite designer clothes her 1950s inspired makeup in the movie is very vintage but it still has a modern feel her red lips are thick and she has Lush natural looking brows and lashes she's sporting revlon's Fire and Ice lipstick this lipstick was was one of the most well-known Shades in the 1950s

and is still on the market today thanks to a significant advertising campaign the versatility of this bright red lipstick is what makes it so remarkable fire and ice can seem like a light Coral pink or a warm Red Tomato depending on your skin tone and natural lip color on others the lipstick has a more pinkish tone rather than a vivid red that it does on Audrey Hepburn so it really Alters depending on your skin tone and basically responds the pH balance in your natural lips so it's almost like a chameleon lipstick during the height of

the Great Depression on March 1st of 1932 Jewish American Brothers Charles and Joseph rebson and chemist Charles lachman formed a Revlon in New York City Charles lachman provided the L in the company's name the three founders began with a single product a novel kind of nail enamel and pool the resources to create an original manufacturing method instead of using dies Revlon created a selection of new nail enamel Hues using pigments Revlon began selling the polishes at pharmacies and department stores and 19 37 the business grew to be a multi-million dollar Enterprise in just six years

by 1940 Revlon had a full line of manicure products and had also introduced lipstick in its line Revlon produced cosmetics and Associated items for the American Army during World War II and in 1944 the company received the Army and Navy e Award of Excellence Revlon was the country's second largest Cosmetics manufacturer by the end of World War II to increase his capabilities the business acquired grave and Schmidt a Cutlery producer that had been taken over by the government in 1943 due to its connections to German companies with this acquisition Revlon was able to manufacture its

own manicure and pedicure tools rather than obtaining them from other suppliers the majority of revlon's magazine advertisements prior to the 1940s were hand drawn in black and white Revlon started running full color picture adverts and major Publications and shops Across the Nation in 1945 with unusual and distinctive names Revlon offered matching nail paint and lipsticks the best fashion photographers of the time including Richard Avedon Cecile Beaton and John Rawlings were responsible for the advertisements some of these advertisements were for Paint The Town Pink and Dorian Lee's 1945 film fatal Apple Revlon debuted a bachelor's Carnation

in 1947 and sweet talk in 1948. the where's the fire red nail polish and lipstick were first released by Revlon in 1950 later the company ran Fire and Ice advertisements Dorian lay one of the earliest supermodels in history appeared in some of revlon's most enduring commercials for ultraviolet 1946 Dorian was draped in a light purple sheet and decorated with purple flowers Dorian had an appearance in fashion plate in 1947 she had an appearance and cherries in the snow in 1953 at the age of 36. later the same year she had an appearance in the renowned

Richard avadon shot Fire and Ice commercial Dorian initially showed up wearing a tight Crimson wraparound dress with silver beading her hands which had long red nails were in front of her breasts and her black hair had a silver swirl in it avadon's initial advertisement was deemed too sexual by Charles rebson she held One open Palm in front of one hip and the other in front of her cheek as they re-shot the advertisement because of the full page quiz next to the central advertisement the advertisement became a Madison Avenue Legend nearly 50 years later in November

2010 Revlon announced that they were releasing a limited edition Fire and Ice lipstick and a nail color under the name lips and tips recreating the 1953 Fire and Ice magazine ad with actress Jessica Beale Susie Parker a redhead 15 years younger than Dorian also appeared in numerous Revlon magazine advertisements in the 50s Susie and Charles revson who at the point wanted to wet Dorian hated one another he once stopped hiring Susie after she complained about the peanut pay she was getting from Revlon however after photographing other models for a specific Revlon advertisement Richard avadon would

abruptly and occasionally late at night bring in Susie to do retakes with them this happened with the famous stormy pink commercial which Susie shot on the water with a wild White Horse extremely late at night revsen would subsequently here from avadon the model and the advertisement wasn't Susie but rather bubbles or another fictitious name in a letter Audrey Hepburn expressed her love for Estee Lauder saying I start and end of my day with you it was rumored that one of the baby Pink's hepburned wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's was an Estee Lauder lipstick color perhaps

now discontinued mocha pink or the lipstick shade 260 eccentric Hepburn says if I had a beauty secrets I'd make a fortune but I don't know what helps Health lots of sleep lots of fresh air and a lot of help from Estee Lauder when it came to her beauty routine Audrey Hepburn was fairly secretive she was not known to divulge much though it is rumored that she was a devotee of the cult Cosmetics company Estee Lauder even on a postcard Audrey once told Este I start and end my day with you since 1950 6. the re-neuttrieve

line has been a staple and possibly Audrey Hepburn's favorite one of the best components are used in the incredibly luxurious Goods collagen is added to the ultimate Diamond transformative energy cream to create smooth Contours while Black Diamond truffle adds vitality and Radiance to the Skin's appearance for a beautiful complexion use it both day and night and this is definitely a vintage face cream Este began her career as a skin care and makeup saleswoman in salons where she would demonstrate her Goods on customers as they sat beneath hair dryers she and Jose Lotter formally established the

business in 1946 and a year later they received their first significant order from Saks Fifth Avenue for items valued at eight hundred dollars Este was a natural salesperson and marketer who had a keen sense of what ladies desired she thought that in order to close a deal you needed to touch the customer demonstrate the effects on her face and describe the merchandise that marked the beginning of the business's High touch individualized service she invented the gift with purchase concept to the point that it is now an accepted business practice widely used today Audrey Hepburn's Beauty

routine was always shrouded in mystery was she born with Perfect Skin did she use some sort of magical potion the truth is we may never know but one thing is for sure Audrey Hepburn a new thing or two about beauty products her favorite beauty products for the most part were kept Under Wraps but we have managed to uncover some of her best kept secrets from her mascara technique some of her favorite moisturizers these are the products that helped Audrey Hepper maintain her Timeless Beauty the world lost a legend when Audrey Hepburn passed away in 1993.

she was a style icon who inspired generations with her classic Chic look but what many people don't know is that Audrey Hepburn's favorite beauty products were surprisingly simple she once said I'm an angel and I don't wear perfume instead she preferred to keep her skin clean and natural using only a few basic products for example she was a big fan of Cold Cream which she would use to remove makeup and moisturize her skin Audrey Hepburn was also known for her signature cat eye look which she achieved with the help from a simple eyeliner and her

makeup artist even today beauty lovers continue to be inspired by Audrey Hepburn's timeless style and her favorite beauty products are still popular today proving that sometimes less is definitely more though she is no longer with us her influence on the world of fashion and beauty is still felt today she was a true icon and her timeless style will continue to inspire generations to come thank you for watching and don't forget to check out all my other Audrey Hepburn videos see you guys soon bye