The hair and makeup process took hours each day — and two of the toughest components to nail were eyebrows and lips.
are the ones responsible for transforming Ana into Marilyn. Everything from perfecting the signature blonde wigs to re-creating Marilyn's brows and red pout on Ana was done by this talented duo.and behind-the-scenes beauty — including how they hid Ana's dark hair under the wigs without using bald caps, what specific foundation was used on set, the challenges they faced, and more.
. There's not only the lights that we're shooting with, but all her costumes and her action and all that kind of stuff, and then having a wig on top of it is a lot," Jaime Leigh said.So having her scalp be able to breathe a little bit more was a big thing for us and for her to just be comfortable that she didn't have a crazy amount of layers on her head," she said.""Jaime Leigh would prep her hair by pulling it back and putting on a wig cap and do her process.
. So her morning was often just [getting into character] with hair, makeup, costumes, the whole line," she added.Tina used specific makeup techniques on Ana's lips and lashes to make her look more like Marilyn.Ana’s lips and Marilyn’s lips don't have the same shape. So we definitely redrew her lips to make them look similar
. Jaime Leigh, Ana, and I were just all helping each other find the best thing that works. I'm grateful for the team that we have," she said. "I think some of the biggest challenges is trying to. At the very beginning, when we were testing some of the things that are the techniques that Marilyn would use, they didn't really work that well on Ana," Tina said.Initially, we knew we were going to have to minimize her brows and dye her brows.
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