JUNGLE RED LIPSTICK OF THE FIFTIES!!

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in "Love that Red"

Red lipstick, its probably one of the hardest colors to wear for a lot of us! I've been wanting to go a little more retro with my look lately.... I have a vast collection of pinup books, Marilyn books, and Jayne Mansfield books! Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield both look so good in that jungle red lipstick of the fifties! Right? Is it their blonde hair?  Is it the clothes they are wearing?...I need to find a red lipstick that is just my color. I went to the drug store the other day to pick up a couple of things, and I found 2 shades of red lipsticks. They are both Revlon Color Lustrous Lipsticks in "Love That Red", and "Really Red". I put them on and wow! The colors are both so bright on my lips! I tried MACS lipstick in "Kinda Sexy" but that's more of a coral color and I need a good strong shade of  red... Any Suggestions??? I know I'll probably wind up doing a video about jungle red lipstick because its such a tricky color to nail! So feel free to leave some suggestions because I need a second opinion.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in "Really Red"

Talk to ya soon!


X Heather

Travilla and His Special Client...

I simply had to know who designed Marilyn Monroe's clothes, because back in the golden age of Hollywood each costume designer was under contract to design all of the costumes for a certain star. Then I discovered him! William Travilla originally started out designing costumes for burlesque theater, and then worked his way up to Hollywood. When he got assigned to Ms. Monroe, she was still an unknown starlet. Travilla next to Edith Head is probably one of the luckiest costume designers who ever lived! He certainly made history..In a lot of Marilyn's dresses he put in built in bras so that she looked fabulous!, and boning as well. In the 7 year itch dress the bodice has heavy foundations in it, lots of padding and under wires to hold Marilyn up. lol, Without those foundations Marilyn had fit issues as you can probably imagine. (lol) In her " Happy Birthday Mr. President" Dress. She was literally sewn into that dress! How they pulled that one off I'll never know..Travilla and Marilyn were a design match made in heaven. The perfect dresses for the perfect woman to wear them..

Marilyn's Bare Essentials: All ya need is a pair of Delmans and a spritz of no.5...

She wore no other shoe but Delman! and no other perfume but Chanel no. 5. These are Marilyn's Bare Essentials.It's interesting because in a way we all have our personal style bare essentials. It could be your favorite shampoo, I-pod, drink, shoe, bra, stuffed animal.. whatever! I know my bare essentials that I can't live without are my flip flops and my fluffy pajama pants! lol