Hepburn herself stated that Givenchy "gave me a look, a kind, a silhouette. He has always been the best, and he stayed the best. Because he kept the spare style that I love.
For lovely lips, speak kind words. For a loving gaze, look for the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
The Untold History of Audrey Hepburn's Favorite Beauty Products
What perfume did Audrey Hepburn wear?
A declaration of love from Hubert de Givenchy to his muse, L'Interdit, a heady powdery bouquet, remained Audrey Hepburn's exclusive scent until it was marketed two years later. Legend has it that the perfume owes its name to the actress' protest when Hubert de Givenchy told her he wanted to market it.
As well as ensuring she was well hydrated from the inside, Hepburn said that she used “a lot of moisturisers and oils, because I have rather a dry skin”. As well as these two skin saviours, she also applied yoghurt to her face, leaving it for half an hour, before washing it off.
She did not wear watches, because she didn't like the sensation of cold or weight against her skin. Her serious jewelry was pearls, either pearl earrings or the pearl necklace Ferrer had given her, because pearls are warm. Her favorite color was cyan—a light blue, says Luca—and her favorite flower the white tulip.
Another trick Audrey used was applying white eyeliner on the lower lid to widen the eyes. For the ultimate Audrey look, shape your eyebrows and define with a brow filler.
Audrey's skin tone was usually pale and she didn't load her face down with heavy makeup. Try a tinted sunscreen or a sheer coverage foundation. BB creams and tinted moisturizers are also great options for light coverage.
As one of the most famous and beautiful women of the era, Hepburn was continuously photographed wearing her Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses, whether on or off set. Fashion forward yet always elegant and classic‚ to this day, she remains a style icon.
no foundation. It isn't a question of wanting to look the same; I prefer an un-made look simply because it's better for me.” “For myself, I never put on makeup base, never powder. I just makeup my eyes, and then in the winter, if I'm feeling a bit green, I'll use a little rouge.
Audrey Hepburn was a fashion icon of the 1950s and 1960s, and her collaboration with Chanel helped to solidify the brand's place in pop culture history. Hepburn's classic style, epitomized by her role in “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” included the iconic little black dress designed by Chanel.
Although Audrey Hepburn looked great with short hair, she grew her hair long to play flower seller Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (1965). Doolittle scrubbed up good and this elaborate up-do made her look like royalty. With a hairstyle like that it's no wonder people thought she was an aristocrat.
' Like fellow film star Grace Kelly, who was fifth, Hepburn never had plastic surgery. In later life, she campaigned tirelessly for children's charities and was a Unicef ambassador. She died in 1993 aged 63.
In 1980, Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn met the last great love of her life: Dutch businessman and actor Robert Wolders. And though Hepburn's love life had had it's fair share of ups and downs, heartbreaks and disappointments before that fateful meet-up, Hepburn and Wolders connection stood the test of time.
“I believe in using a simple product like Pond's Cold Cream. It's been around for so long, and it really works,” Hepburn also shared of the product. Dermatologist tested, Pond's Cold Cream Cleanser dissolves all traces of makeup and moisturizes for soft radiant skin.
Hepburn was a massive fan of Estée Lauder products, writing in a letter, “I start and end my day with you.” One of the baby pinks Hepburn wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's was rumoured to be a Lauder shade— either the now-discontinued Mocha Pink, or the above lipstick in colour 260, Eccentric.
All she really wanted was to be loved and to find love. Have you ever wondered what is behind the seemingly idyllic life of Audrey Hepburn? She was, and continues to be, an inspiration. A beautiful, modest actress, and Ambassador of UNICEF.
