The Hollywood Look
GIRL NEXT DOOR
Doris Day . . . the kid everyone knows cute and friendly sometimes fresh. She comes clean . . . flaunts her freckles, and gives her mouth a casual swipe of lipstick. Frankly herself, she wears the Look in dungarees or diamond.
GIRL FROM OUTER SPACE
Audrey Hepburn . . . the elf A from everywhere. So very lovely and just a bit frightening. She achieves the Look with wit and sophistication. Deliberately theatrical, she fools no one—and never herself
THE SPRITE
Janet Leigh . . . fast-moving youngster, always ready for a party or for a hayride, or anything that’s bright and gay and a little crazy. She could have been just another pretty girl . . . achieved a luminous beauty because she cared enough to work at it
THE SOPHISTICATED
Lana Turner . . . serene, poised, worldy, eyes a mirror of trouble past and problems solved, secure in the knowledge of her God-given loveliness and the mature beauty reflected by happiness found at last
DORIS DAY is just about the scrubbingest girl in Hollywood. “Cleanliness is a fundamental of glamour,” says Doris, “and anyhow I enjoy it.” She uses a light cleansing cream to remove make-up but always follows with soap and water. She takes two, sometimes three, baths a day, usually showers. Doris never wears obvious make-up because she feels that it’s artificial and aging, especially to her type. She keeps her nails short and uses a clear polish. Doris says her style just growed. “After all there’s no absolute definition of beauty!”
AUDREY HEPBURN doesn’t consider herself beautiful, but Hollywood likes the way she looks. She’s the same girl she was before Roman Holiday, except for an accentuated “gamin cut.” Smart Miss Hepburn long ago realized that her huge eyes and mouth were her most expressive assets. (They are for any woman, she thinks. ) She never thins her eyebrows, just keeps them in shape and touched up lightly with pencil. No make-up base, rouge, powder. But lipstick—boldly applied. Says Audrey, “Real beauty, whatever the type, is Beauty Within.”
JANET LEIGH keeps herself meticulously groomed but not untouchable. Janet believes beauty begins with cleanliness. No smeary make-up, every hair in place, carefully manicured hands, spotless clothes. She depends on bath oil, a favorite brand of lanolin-base soap, a cleanser called Violet Pore Wash to keep clean and fragrant. She prefers light make-up, keeps her toenails trim and polished. She exercises regularly, eats for energy, takes diction and singing lessons. And believes, “Real beauty is a matter of character and personality.”
LANA TURNER always looks divine on parade or in private. She enjoys looking dramatic but keys make-up to the occasion, the lighting and her costume. She likes being tanned and prefers being a brunette (her natural color). Have you ever noticed Lana’s hands? Fine, strong and well groomed, thanks to soap and water, the daily use of hand lotion and no tension. Lana thinks beauty is every woman’s business. She’s spent years experimenting with her style but confides: “When I am happy, I always know I’m looking my best.
It is a quote. MODERN SCREEN MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 1955
