We’ve seen a lot of Old Hollywood-inspired hair and makeup looks recently. To make this Halloween a little more glam than usual, why not doll yourself up and be a ’40s movie star? (Note: we have another how-to if you’re looking specifically to do a Marilyn Monroe Halloween costume.) Here’s how to get your hair and makeup pretty as a black-and-white picture:
Step I: Old Hollywood Hair
- Start by parting your freshly washed, still damp hair way to one side at the very top of your temple. Apply a shine-enhancing hair product like Aveda Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener.
- Blow-dry hair straight, then push all your hair over one shoulder.
- Use a large-barrel curling iron (at least 1 1/2 to 2″ ) to curl wide sections, with the iron barrel pointing vertically—that’ll give you those big, springy curls a la Veronica Lake. Don’t brush out the curl; just gently twirl pieces with your fingers to style and add a fine coat of flexible hairspray to keep curls in place.
Step II: Old Hollywood Makeup
- Apply a light gold eyeshadow (we like BareMinerals Glimmer Eyeshadow in True Gold) on the lids. Use a matte light brown shadow in the crease, winging only slightly out on both sides toward the end of your eyebrows.
- Wing out your black liquid liner on the top lash line only, then dab a bit of the same golden shadow along the lower lash line. Eyes will really pop if you leave lower lids bare except for a little shimmer of golden shadow.
- Finish the look with lots of mascara (we’re talking two and a half, three coats!) and a shiny raspberry-colored lipstick.
- Need a costume, but no ball gown handy? Try a sexy vintage-looking bustier (read: one of those corsets you bought last year at Charlotte Russe) and you’ll be the belle of any Halloween ball.
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