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Today I will be sharing Marilyn Monroe's favorite red Lipsticks you can still buy today.
The following is an excerpt from Red Lipstick: An Ode to a Beauty Icon by Rachel Felder.
A crimson mouth was an essential component of Marilyn Monroe’s bombshell identity; her pursed, full lips and the soft, sulky voice that emerged from between them oozed appeal and a magnetic, ultrawomanly allure. Along with her platinum blond hair, red lipstick was the cosmetic equivalent of the slinky, lowcut dresses and high heels that were her sartorial trademark.
But it was more than that: red lipstick served to enhance many of the characters she played. In roles like Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Chérie in Bus Stop, red lipstick was the ideal accessory to underscore her characters’ femininity and seductiveness.
The application of red onto Monroe’s lips on film sets was methodical and strategic: her makeup artist, Allan “Whitey” Snyder, used several shades of the color at a time, with a darker iteration near the edges of the lips and lighter versions toward the center to create an intensely accentuated pout. But the actress’s seductive persona wasn’t limited to just her movie roles: even o duty, a staple of her look was a liberal application of her favorite shade, Max Factor’s Ruby Red. Although that brand is no longer available in America, it’s still popular in Europe, where four wearable versions of red were introduced in 2016 as the Marilyn Monroe Lipstick Collection. One of the options is her beloved Ruby Red.Bus Stop, red lipstick was the ideal accessory to underscore her characters’ femininity and seductiveness.The exact red lipstick shade Marilyn Monroe wore is still available today!
Max Factor
The Marilyn Monroe ™ lipstick collection
Marilyn Ruby Red
https://rstyle.me/+fU2I2huXxkZGn8tulA...

Revlon's Bachelor's Carnation (according to Revlon's brand reps, the closest match available today would be their Super Lustrous Lipstick in the shade Love That Red

Guerlain's Rouge Diabolique (supposedly this is now available as Insolence de Rouge a.k.a. Red Insolence in the KissKiss Range
https://rstyle.me/+kCrLM9EY0IsUsB02Nu...
Coty New York Lipstick in Vibrant
Revlon Certainly Red Lipstick
https://rstyle.me/+nESbHKRz92b5rLQYpL...
Revlon Hot Coral Lipstick
https://rstyle.me/+lnyWak6M2vWg9yfOXv...
Revlon Kiss Me Coral (supposedly the orange red in Something's Got to Give
https://rstyle.me/+Pt7aJfO4BwcphQiiRC...
Revlon Blase Apricot Lipstick
https://rstyle.me/+V_u_9A30dtHMXGnRbt...
Vintage Doll Cosmetics
https://vintagedollcosmetics.com/prod...

Foundation:
https://rstyle.me/+vtSYqZw06Zrallc4cT...
Concealer:
https://rstyle.me/+Hb87f3CxlqYrYmyU_4...
Blush:
https://rstyle.me/+KYH4D0SkQHyR15Psti...
Face Cream:
https://rstyle.me/+lRZTEZ03lnSJtGkXJb...
Eye Cream:
https://rstyle.me/+MNbbCiTVK2I4Fh03X6...
Mascara:
https://rstyle.me/+HzfwDuFuyIq9ygo0EW...
Powder:
https://rstyle.me/+fjrN7W3wkbGB6ndR7...
https://rstyle.me/+sePSf4cOM01KBGUThG...
Perfume:
https://rstyle.me/+3_vGYpeaHTV41IdVs_...
Earrings:
https://rstyle.me/+FSFqMp3aSmoRzZ89HR...
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