Makeup Mondays–Lana’s Look

For today’s vintage beauty breakdown, we’ll take a look at the lovely Lana Turner. With her smoldering eyes and luscious tresses, it’s no wonder Lana made the perfect femme fatale! Here she is on the cover of a 1945 Movie Life, in full vintage glamour!

To recreate this look, apply a foundation of your choosing, stippling on a thin, even layer. Set with a colorless or translucent powder, such as Ben Nye Neutral Set or Coty Airspun. Then, apply a warm rosy pink blush to the cheekbones—La Femme Pink Velvet or MAC Pink Swoon are good choices. Contour the cheekbones with a shade of powder or foundation slightly darker than your skin tone.

For the eyes, apply a sheer wash of soft white or cream shadow to the lid and brow bone—a shimmer shade, such as MAC Vapour or Joe Blasco Pearl, would work well for this very clean look. A slightly darker pinkish beige shade—La Femme Beige Pink, MAC Malt, or Joe Blasco Isis–can then be applied to lightly contour the crease. Using a soft brown or charcoal shade of liner (pencil or cream formula will work—try Revlon Colorstay liner in Black Brown, L’Oreal HIP Cream Liner in Brown, MAC Fluidline in Dipdown, or Joe Blasco Ultamatte in Medium Gray Brown or Dark Gray), work the color into the base of the lashes to create a lush fringe. Apply false lashes if desired,and top with 1-2 coats of mascara. For the brows, use a neutral brown pencil, such as Shu Uemura Hard Formula in Seal Brown or Maybelline Expert Eyes in Light Brown, to fill in and define your brows into thin, rounded arches.

For the mouth, line and fill the lips with a true red shade, such as Rimmel Red Diva or MAC Russian Red. Then fill in your mouth with a creamy lipstick to match—good choices include Revlon Love That Red or Certainly Red, Julie Hewett Femme Noir, and MAC Red or Russian Red.

And there you have it—the face of Lana Turner!