5 Timeless Beauty Lessons from Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn is a classic fashion icon. Her beauty is remembered and appreciated years after her death. In honour of her birth anniversary, MyGlamm lists some lessons we learned from the Fair Lady.
Less is more- Audrey’s look was always clean, chic and minimalist. Her makeup was never too much. Her style was always effortless.
Audrey in a publicity photo for ‘Funny Face’, 1957. | #AudreyHepburn A photo posted by Audrey Hepburn (@ms_audreyhepburn) on
Grace before fashion- Audrey Hepburn’s easy grace and charm made even a bare face or short hair look ultra-feminine on her. Not all of us are trained ballerinas like Audrey but the correct posture and etiquette can go a long way.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-version="6"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"></div><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE60VDXheuB/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A photo posted by Audrey Hepburn (@ms_audreyhepburn)</a> on <time style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" datetime="2016-05-02T20:55:02+00:00">May 2, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p><script src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" async=" defer=" defer="defer">
Be your own person- She managed to create her own unique style persona and will forever be known for her long eyelashes, dewy skin and Parisian style.
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker for publicity still for ‘Sabrina’, 1954 #AudreyHepburn #BudFraker #sabrina A photo posted by Audrey Hepburn (@soaudreyhepburn) on
Don’t be scared of androgynous style- With confidence a woman can make short, boyish haircuts look cool rather than frumpy.
Break the mould- She wasn’t scared to be different from conventional actresses and stick to her own style- be it full eyebrows or over-lined lips.
Audrey with the cat Orangey photographed by Howell Conant, 1960. ? | #AudreyHepburn #Orangey #HowellConant A photo posted by Audrey Hepburn (@ms_audreyhepburn) on
