I would pronounce it Dietrij it's like the J in Spanish but stronger. I guess in English, I would like the H sound at the beginning of some words. It's so confusing, but once you learn it in german, it's super easy!
I think I read in her daughter's book that to make her body look "snatched" she had a full length nude body suit that basically "sucked" in everything. It was long sleeved, came up almost to her neck, and ended at her ankles. Although she kept in reasonable shape and was seriously disciplined about her diet, this supposedly kept things from "wobbling."
Ok so I def have to read that book! I was worried it was more about how she was. A bad mother but if I can get some snatched beauty secrets I’m reading the whole thing haha
She also says in this book that Marlene literally pinned her skin back behind her ears, under her hair. As she got older, she did this more and more to the point of bleeding. She never had surgery, but she should’ve considering the enormous pain she must’ve been in. Add to this, the dresses she wore in her performance in her later years was around 60lbs due to the make of the dress. Ms. Dietrich was a damn masochist.
I was trained by a French Master Hair Colourist who worked with Dietrich. He was 75 in 1984 when I trained under him. We worked side by side for 8 years. His name was Pierre Tessier. He never once told how to do hair. He allowed me to observe and assist. Always said that we can steal with our eyes. I never asked questions. He was that good. Taught me cotton highlights which no one does anymore. Cannot get highlights closer to the scalp. I have that knowledge. It ends with me. His tutelage. Anyway, he told me that when working with her in Paris that they sprinkled gold “dust” into her hair . At the end of a day she would turn her hair over and finger brush flecks onto black silk. Apparently it was easier to see under the lights. They reused it day after day. Scandalously she actually stitched her own face behind her hairline at the temples only at that time.This was before the rubber bands. I wish he had left a memoir. He started as a wig maker for the Garnier Opera in Paris as a wig maker. I believe he was born in Aix au Province around 1909.
That is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that. I also did an apprenticeship although mine does not sound as fabulous as yours was. I absolutely loved reading about yours, the products and techniques were so different back in the day and it was the absolute best. I wish they would bring it all of it back but sadly it is a lost art and the products can be duplicated but no one sees the value in that. I for one love all of the protein (animal based) and amino acids in the conditioners and face creams. It would not fly today but they truly worked. Sadly most everything has plant based protein and cheap emollients like dimethicone in their formulations. Your post gave me the butterflies that I used to get when I started in the beauty industry years and years ago that I haven't felt for quite some time. It was lovely....
I am so unbelievably glad you're filming longer content regularly. You have such profoundly engaging, informative, well researched videos and I always feel as though every one is time very well spent to watch.
I’m really trying to get on a schedule because I was struggling to do short form and longform but have to say I’m loving the longer videos 😊 thanks for your nice comment!
Under her stage dresses she wore flesh coloured Spandex neck to ankle and sometimes flesh coloured latex again neck to toe. The latex pulled her body in where she wanted it to. So it acted as a full body corset! She loved using a spotlight with a lavender gel for her theatre tours as it was the most flattering. Dita Von Teese has adopted the use of the lavender light for her shows. Pete Burns from Dead Or Alive used to watch his mother apply her makeup and she used to do the carbon tip for her crease. She was German and some of her family worked at Babelsberg studios and there's a photo of her with Marlene.
Fun fact: The use of lavender to set off the warm toned light dates back even further: Virginie Gautreau, best known from the painting "Madame X" done by John Singer used this trick to make her skin look radient in evening outings. Her using the lavender powder and Singer using a different light for the modelling, making her incredibly pale-looking in the process, was part of the scandal that the painting caused.
Why don't you tell us the rest of what she.... I mean HE kept hidden under HIS dresses? For example, a penis. Marlene was a man, not a woman. And I apologize if that offends you, but some of us are called to stand for Truth.
@@Zara-zj1yt Boots No7 in the UK used to do a lavender face cream to prep your skin for make-up. It was amazing - even coverage and gave a flawless skin tone. Wonder if they still do it.
Freddy Mercury has replica pics of him doing the same poses as Marlena. The photos are stunning and are also featured in the Bohemian Rhapsody og vid, and also a spread of the same poses with Freddy in all white. He was a huge fan of hers.
They all had nicknames. He was Melina, Peter Freestone was Phobe, I’m rusty and need to google the other friends. And I have the shirt with that pose and I love wearing it. RIP Freddie 😢
I would love to see you deep dive into ethnic beauty through the ages, I think that would be super cool! Diving into Asian, African, Celtic, Polynesian, etc beauty standards ❤️❤️
Ooh, yes! Can I request Jewish beauty standards, too? Both diasporic and Judean/Samarian, if possible. (We never left the homeland, and have been the Jerusalem majority for several millennia, so there's more there than you'd think.)
I have on my Tiktok, unfortunately shorts over here only allow for a minute - but I am working on something , will def take some research but it should be a good one! 🤗
This is the most informative, interesting makeup content on the whole of RUclips. Amazing historical content - like the Karina Longworth of makeup. Would love a whole series on historical actresses make up regimes. Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Veronica Lake and so many more would be so amazing ❤
Erin, your passion for vintage makeup, hairstyles, wigs etc is so wonderful to watch. You explain things in such a user friendly way...oh and by the way you look stunning as always!
As someone who used to do her own makeup every single day for her profession, only to lose my job due to illness, and then the isolation of Covid combined with starting a new work-form-home job... I've barely done any form of makeup in three years. But discovering you through your shorts and then your channel has been an absolute blessing, and reignited my passion for makeup! You are so educated and engagingly informative; I'm always so excited to see a new video from you! So thank you so much for being so wonderfully you, and all the joy you bring for all of us!
Marlene used to live in the vintage Hollywood building that I now live in. I feel a little magic when I go in her unit. There is a built-in vanity, and I always imagine her sitting there preparing that beautiful face. I love your channel and your excitement of vintage beauty. ❤
Did anyone ever see the ABFAB when Patsy used face tape for a photo shoot and she pulled her face so tight but in different directions? Core memory just unlocked! 🤣
I used to know a fabulous bartender in a very upscale bar, she was friend of friends. This is decades ago now, She claimed to have known the makeup artist (not sure which one but I think Wally Westmore). I recall distinctly as it was told to me because it was so shockingly extreme. This is how it was done: the tiny plaits were made and then pulled back and embedded in the scalp with surgical needles, Can you imagine how horrifically painful that must have been. Apparently she spent a lot of time with medical alcohol so the wounds did not become infected. After the prelim hair work was done, the makeup artist started by gluing a very fine, tissue like layer of silk over her face before starting work. I mean, I believe it. The lengths she went to for her appearance were incredible. By her Las Vegas era it was ALL artifice. In your defense I believe she must have had a facelift. There's only so much you can pull manually. Joan Crawford had a facelift and boob job in the 1950s and Vanity Fair reports that Edith Head had several, up to ten by the end of her days! So more commonplace back then than one would think. It seems apparent that Marlene had rhinoplasty work as in the early days she had quite a thick bulbous nose and again there's only so much you can do with contour and lighting. Of course this is technically third hand information but I don't think it's that far fetched?
OMG no wonder she was always looking so serious in her pictures it was the PAIN i believe everything, these are people where their faces and body were worth millions right? im sure they tried it all
@@gildamunoz8090 I really don't know. I am pretty sure some celebrities have had multiple lifts. They only really hold up for 5-10 years tops. Madonna is know to have had 3 at this point. I think others have had more. Vanity Fair is a fairly reliable source, I mean their reportage was considered top quality. Don't know about now but then it was held to a pretty high standard so I don't think they just pulled that bon mot out of nowhere. But yeah it sounds like somewhat of an exaggeration, I think. Just not probably realistic.
I loved you before today…but after hearing your issues with CPTSD, like myself, with severe social anxiety & anxiety in general…I admire your work & you, even more. Thank so much for sharing that today.
Erin I follow you religiously on all platforms. I ADORE your thin eyebrows! My hair is so similar to yours, you've inspired me to shave my eyebrows off for the first time and do them ultra thin. I love it. Thank you for being iconic
Mae West used to do the tight braids to snatch back her face too. I absolutely loved watching this and I love how you pull bits and pieces from your research to 'solve the mystery' of how a star came up with their various looks. Big hearts, Erin!!!
Erin, between you and Lisa Eldridge I have such a wealth of makeup and beauty history content. It warms the cold dead cockles of my heart to watch your new videos. Always engaging, interesting and so well researched. Love love love your content. Thank you so much for your efforts to entertain and educate us!
You are the David Attenborough of make-up! I recently found you and I'm amazed and fascinated with make-up in a way I never thought possible. Thank you for being amazing and educational and fun to watch! I could watch you for hours.
I never realised that the history of makeup could be so interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I’m really getting into this and love seeing the different techniques used 😊
As someone who loves old movies and history, you are amazing ! Your knowledge and confidence in front of the camera , your a natural. Your a great historian, you need your own television program. 😊
you were always already so mesmerizing and sweet backstage at the shows with Pat, but im so happy you truly find your light! you are truly an expert, and the way the camera loves you. so happy for you and Thank you for sharing , love Dom
My personal book recommendation: "My Mother Marlene" by her daughter Maria Riva. It's marvelous!!! And both biography as well as autobiography. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!" ❤
You are actually a form of therapy for me. I am a makeup fanatic and i absolutely love how you really delve into the history of makeup. It is so fascinating to me. I love your channel! You are one of my favorites! You are stunning! 💕
My husband was watching this with me and when you said “Im in my 20s again” he said, “Shes not?” I told him youre in your 40s and he said, “I dont think thats right.”
Hi Erin! My mom and I absolutely LOVE your content. We're obsessed with all things vintage beauty and the way you present everything is just so friendly, uplifting and relaxing. Would it be possible to do an episode on how you select your wardrobe/pieces? We are obsessed with your look and style, it's so unique and beautiful. Thanks for all you do!❤
Absolutely LOVED this! Such a great video! And it couldn't have come at a more perfect times since I just finished reading her book. I'm talking 789 pages of it, written by her daughter FILLED with anything and everything and some things you didn't know to know about this fascinating woman and honestly I was obsessed! A couple of things your mentioned that I learned the truth about from the book. 1. Gold in her hair. - This was actually NOT true. It was created by the publicity department due to a rumour that was going around. I think it actually was an article in a paper. Marlene loved this story and never denied it letting the false claim run free. The glow of her hair was actually very specific lighting created by the great Josef von Sternberg (the director and collaborator of her early films..and lover too!) Her hair was very thin and she felt lifeless and his lighting made her hair appear thicker and glossier. The man was a lighting genius. 2. Her fabulous body later in life - This was due to a product she designed that was kinda like the first spanx. Talk about snatched! She called it her "foundation" and apparently it was super painful and took an incredible amount of effort to get in to but Marlene was a BOSS! Lol. It completely molded her figure, and was seamless under her dresses (she camouflaged it by wearing bold necklaces so it would cover the seam that went just below her neck) It shaped everything, particularly her breasts that she always was self conscious about because to her they hung very low. This and her hands were one of her biggest complaints about her body. And speaking of her body she was bulimic and sometimes ate nothing (to very little) when she was working on a film. A couple of other things I found fascinating about her beauty regime. 1. She always made up standing up - she would never sit down when preparing for her shows 2. You are correct about the lashes. Her daughter was in charge of them and did the cutting of them 3. She created her own eyebrow look for ..I think it was "Devil was a woman". She felt something wasn't right in the makeup tests and it bothered her for days then inspiration struck she went to town on them 3. She collaborated with the costume department in all her films coming up with gown designs, she knew exactly how the neck line, hats and scarves would frame her face to give it the shape she wanted. I could go on. She was ahead of her time!
So glad I found Erin here. I first started watching her on FB and then POOF! she was gone. I loved her ancient cosmetic experiments and her vintage beauty product collections. Yay!
Oh Marlene was one of a kind. so are you Erin. I have read the book by her daughter a few times and love it every time. Over twenty years ago I purchased a shift dress donated to charity by Marlene as she is such an icon I couldn't pass up the chance. Another great video, thank you!!!!!!
I’ve been recently diagnosed with c-ptsd. And I just want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for talking about it, thank you for being vulnerable and thank you for making me feel less alone. It’s a very difficult diagnosis to deal with so kudos to you for being such an awesome role model.
I’d I’m honest, my hands started to shake in my 40’s. I didn’t understand it. Finally I was diagnosed, the body really does hold the trauma. I hope you’re doing better 🥹🫶 I just take it day by day and try to find the good in small moments. And I’ve def found an outlet here on RUclips 🤗
@@erinparsonsmakeup wow, I’m so sorry. Mine began with automutilation now in my mid 30’s. I’m leaving in a month for an intense treatment program and hoping that I’ll gain some normalcy after. I hope you continue to find your healing and that you keep making videos, because you’re part of my healing process. ♥️🙏 thank you Erin 🫶
I remember many years ago, I found that Marlena Dietrich concert on Bravo. I wasn't really familiar with her at the time, so I stopped to watch a few minutes. Well I watched the whole show. It was filmed in London, 1972, so she was 70 or 71. The woman was absolutely gorgeous. Flawless. The hair was perfect, her face was perfect, her dress and stoles were perfect. She was just mesmerizing. When she died, I read an article about how she used her face pully system to smooth her skin and her sequined, sheer top dresses with their internal structure to give her a youthful figure. The lighting, the makeup, the poses, the way she floated across the stage was all in synch. She was a master of illusion.
Your combination of knowledge, experience, and passion plus charisma, beauty and grace make this channel such a joy and highlight! As a fan of fashion, make up and old Hollywood, this is a bright spot each time you post. Thank you for sharing!
This was so insightful and filled with so much information. I never knew that they did contouring or had face tape back then. And Marlene's wig look so incredibly good. I am amazed at the hairline.
Okay, first, I adore you. Second, I watched Cleopatra from 1963 and the gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor’s face makeup is flawless! Can you do a video on her? Don’t forget her purple eyes!
Would you ever do a makeup history book using your collection? That video of your makeup FASCINATES me, also your stories...do a coffee table book of your collection with descriptions of products and short stories ❤❤❤
I’ve been absolutely obsessed with you since I first found you on Instagram. And I absolutely love how passionate you are about makeup. After being diagnosed with epilepsy back in December I sort of lost any motivation to do my makeup but you’ve slowly brought my love for makeup back 🖤
I loved this video. I think it’s one of my favorites of yours. I salute your commitment to recreating Marlene’s look and the result is dazzling! Thanks for all that you do! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
So happy you did a video on Marlene! I always think she is one of the most underrated movie stars. She was so poised, so glamorous, as well as quick witted and smart.
First, I only have a few RUclips subscriptions that I get notified of all new posted videos. Yours is definitely one channel I never want to miss. Second, I have to say, I thought I’d just watch a couple minutes of this, but I get SO SUCKED IN! You make this all so freaking amazing and interesting. I wish I was as beautiful and glamorous as you! Thank you for another fabulous story!
You videos are so informative and fun. As someone who loves makeup and glamour; you are the real deal. Also, what an absolutely pleasant and comforting voice to listen to tutorials and history from. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I bought my first two art deco vintage compacts thanks to you, and appreciate my makeup and it's history a lot more. Cheers 👏
Erin, I’m a HUGE beauty enthusiast, and always get excited when you post a new video. I can’t get enough! Your content is always top notch, and I appreciate all the effort you put into it. Anxious to see what’s next…… 😬❤️
Your channel is the make up version of Tasting history with Max miller, I love it so much. Almost 1 mill too! Thank you for sharing your knowledge on make up and the historical background, it's fascinating.
Wow. Just wow. Another beautifully researched and presented video…or should I say, history lesson? You are so fascinating! Thank you for taking us along for the journey. -Kelly
I love your content Erin. The best makeup content on this platform. Thanks for uploading your TikToks to RUclips shorts. I am not a TikTok fan, so I appreciate them more than you know❤
I enjoyed your clip here. I know you are offering tips for full-color. In reading about lighting for black and white film, the make-up for B&W was not at all pretty as it had to conform with the black and white medium. von Sternberg had used the overhead 11 o'clock lighting and silk mesh filters. I heard that often what was later the white line down the nose was originally a silver color for B&W and contour blush was more of a blackish powder to create an intense jawline and deep cheek angle. If you saw previous silent films Marlene appeared, she had fuller cheeks and it was reported she had the "buckle" of removing molars to give her more of an enhanced angle. Not that she did not have good bones; she found out how to make it work to her advantage.
I stumbled upon your Instagram and was so excited to learn you had a RUclips channel! I had no idea there was so much to learn about the history of makeup ♥️♥️
0:30 the actual German Pronunciation of "ch" in "Dietrich" is still different though :D. To us Germans it is very natural of course. I've heard that English speakers find it easier to understand the German "ch" when they pronounce the "h" in the word "huge". That's probably the closest instruction I can offer :D! Great video content
i know having a very 'snatched' fox eye look is very popular right now but personally i can't wait for tastes to change and a rounder eye look to come back into fashion (mainly because that's what i have!)
I like having all options though 😆 makeup really lets you do both, my eyes are quite round so it’s fun to play with different shapes. But I agree with the below, East Asian makeup is def more about round :)
@@erinparsonsmakeup IKR? It' s the "Hey, mirror, mirror,... What are we in the mood for? Wich shape and color I feel my brows, eyes and lips to be TODAY" for me🤔💁🏻♀️🤗 (Thinks while combing the wig☺️) 🧛🏻♀️🖤
watching your videos really is like therapy to me. You look somewhat like my ex gf, and seeing you talk "to me" with such a calming reassuring voice helps me heal a lot . thank you for that Erin
Ugh, this channel is a blast! Thank you for speaking about escapism. I’ve never really been able to put a word to it, and now I can. You’re so beautiful and eloquent, and I can’t wait to see more content from you 🖤
Maria Riva in her book about her mother Marlene said that she did use this technique in later years for her cabaret shows. The skin however did become thin and would rip like you said. Didn't bother Marlene in the least. She would simply add antibiotic cream to the areas and down a few painkillers with a stiff drink. The show must go on!
Erin, please don't promote Better Help, they've been proven multiple times to be scammy, exploitative and dangerous. You are a person known for doing their research when you make videos, you should know how bad BH is!
Actually it’s pronounced deetrish the German ch in that case turns into a kind of a sh spoken on the back of your tounge
Oh no 😂 I can’t get it right no matter what lol!
@@erinparsonsmakeupnot to worry German is a hell of a language to learn 😆❤️
No the ch is actually pronounced like H in hair or in how. It’s not a “k” sound nor a “shh”. The “sh” is pretty close though.
@@Juliette5044 seit wann wird ch wie in Hair ausgesprochen soll man das ch dann hauchen oder was 🤣🤣🤣
I would pronounce it Dietrij it's like the J in Spanish but stronger. I guess in English, I would like the H sound at the beginning of some words. It's so confusing, but once you learn it in german, it's super easy!
Erin's serving us evaporated tea. I'm so here for it.
STOOOP that's so good I'm gonna use it from now on
That's hysterical, I love it!😂❤🎉
I think I read in her daughter's book that to make her body look "snatched" she had a full length nude body suit that basically "sucked" in everything. It was long sleeved, came up almost to her neck, and ended at her ankles. Although she kept in reasonable shape and was seriously disciplined about her diet, this supposedly kept things from "wobbling."
Dolly Parton has the same thing, but allegedly it’s to cover up tattoos! Haha. I think it’s for the same reason as Marlene, personally.
Ok so I def have to read that book! I was worried it was more about how she was. A bad mother but if I can get some snatched beauty secrets I’m reading the whole thing haha
Weebles wobble but they don't fall down. Lol.😉
@@Batmanslovechild Dolly's is because she has plaque psoriasis.
She also says in this book that Marlene literally pinned her skin back behind her ears, under her hair. As she got older, she did this more and more to the point of bleeding. She never had surgery, but she should’ve considering the enormous pain she must’ve been in.
Add to this, the dresses she wore in her performance in her later years was around 60lbs due to the make of the dress. Ms. Dietrich was a damn masochist.
Can we all just acknowledge how stunning Erin is? Without face tapes? 😊
Even without eyebrows, great bone structure. ❤
Wow I’ll take it!
Right? Beautiful woman.
Thats what i thought! I really dont see a dif in her b4 n after lol
Hell yeah! Utterly divine 💕💕💕
I was trained by a French Master Hair Colourist who worked with Dietrich. He was 75 in 1984 when I trained under him. We worked side by side for 8 years. His name was Pierre Tessier. He never once told how to do hair. He allowed me to observe and assist. Always said that we can steal with our eyes. I never asked questions. He was that good. Taught me cotton highlights which no one does anymore. Cannot get highlights closer to the scalp. I have that knowledge. It ends with me. His tutelage.
Anyway, he told me that when working with her in Paris that they sprinkled gold “dust” into her hair . At the end of a day she would turn her hair over and finger brush flecks onto black silk. Apparently it was easier to see under the lights. They reused it day after day. Scandalously she actually stitched her own face behind her hairline at the temples only at that time.This was before the rubber bands.
I wish he had left a memoir. He started as a wig maker for the Garnier Opera in Paris as a wig maker. I believe he was born in Aix au Province around 1909.
That is fascinating! You should write a book. We would all read it. ❤
That is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that. I also did an apprenticeship although mine does not sound as fabulous as yours was. I absolutely loved reading about yours, the products and techniques were so different back in the day and it was the absolute best. I wish they would bring it all of it back but sadly it is a lost art and the products can be duplicated but no one sees the value in that. I for one love all of the protein (animal based) and amino acids in the conditioners and face creams. It would not fly today but they truly worked. Sadly most everything has plant based protein and cheap emollients like dimethicone in their formulations. Your post gave me the butterflies that I used to get when I started in the beauty industry years and years ago that I haven't felt for quite some time. It was lovely....
And now... I want you to do my hair
You should do RUclips tutorials on the techniques you’ve learned so they’re not lost🥰
Since he did not leave a memoir, maybe you should? 😉
I am so unbelievably glad you're filming longer content regularly. You have such profoundly engaging, informative, well researched videos and I always feel as though every one is time very well spent to watch.
I’m really trying to get on a schedule because I was struggling to do short form and longform but have to say I’m loving the longer videos 😊 thanks for your nice comment!
Definitely 2nd this all the way! You have become my top fave makeup channel to watch
same.... love it
Same!!!!
Here here! I feel entertained and informed and left in awe at the techniques at the same time and those are totally the best videos. Imho. 😊😊😊💄💋
Under her stage dresses she wore flesh coloured Spandex neck to ankle and sometimes flesh coloured latex again neck to toe. The latex pulled her body in where she wanted it to. So it acted as a full body corset! She loved using a spotlight with a lavender gel for her theatre tours as it was the most flattering. Dita Von Teese has adopted the use of the lavender light for her shows. Pete Burns from Dead Or Alive used to watch his mother apply her makeup and she used to do the carbon tip for her crease. She was German and some of her family worked at Babelsberg studios and there's a photo of her with Marlene.
Fun fact: The use of lavender to set off the warm toned light dates back even further: Virginie Gautreau, best known from the painting "Madame X" done by John Singer used this trick to make her skin look radient in evening outings. Her using the lavender powder and Singer using a different light for the modelling, making her incredibly pale-looking in the process, was part of the scandal that the painting caused.
omggg I love this!
Why don't you tell us the rest of what she.... I mean HE kept hidden under HIS dresses? For example, a penis. Marlene was a man, not a woman. And I apologize if that offends you, but some of us are called to stand for Truth.
@@Zara-zj1yt Boots No7 in the UK used to do a lavender face cream to prep your skin for make-up. It was amazing - even coverage and gave a flawless skin tone. Wonder if they still do it.
?? What do u mean carbon tip for her crease??
Freddy Mercury has replica pics of him doing the same poses as Marlena. The photos are stunning and are also featured in the Bohemian Rhapsody og vid, and also a spread of the same poses with Freddy in all white. He was a huge fan of hers.
They all had nicknames. He was Melina, Peter Freestone was Phobe, I’m rusty and need to google the other friends.
And I have the shirt with that pose and I love wearing it. RIP Freddie 😢
I would love to see you deep dive into ethnic beauty through the ages, I think that would be super cool!
Diving into Asian, African, Celtic, Polynesian, etc beauty standards ❤️❤️
🎉 I love when she covers ancient make up and tips from other cultures.
Ooh, yes! Can I request Jewish beauty standards, too? Both diasporic and Judean/Samarian, if possible. (We never left the homeland, and have been the Jerusalem majority for several millennia, so there's more there than you'd think.)
I have on my Tiktok, unfortunately shorts over here only allow for a minute - but I am working on something , will def take some research but it should be a good one! 🤗
@@erinparsonsmakeupThat is very exciting to hear! I’m very interested in this also!!
@@erinparsonsmakeupdo you think you could do anything Mediterranean?
This is the most informative, interesting makeup content on the whole of RUclips. Amazing historical content - like the Karina Longworth of makeup. Would love a whole series on historical actresses make up regimes. Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Veronica Lake and so many more would be so amazing ❤
Thanks for the recommendation
Erin, your passion for vintage makeup, hairstyles, wigs etc is so wonderful to watch.
You explain things in such a user friendly way...oh and by the way you look stunning as always!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it too! I live for finding these fun beauty facts 😝
Ich kann dem nur zustimmen, sehr beeindruckend!!! LG aus Germany/Berlin
As someone who used to do her own makeup every single day for her profession, only to lose my job due to illness, and then the isolation of Covid combined with starting a new work-form-home job... I've barely done any form of makeup in three years. But discovering you through your shorts and then your channel has been an absolute blessing, and reignited my passion for makeup! You are so educated and engagingly informative; I'm always so excited to see a new video from you! So thank you so much for being so wonderfully you, and all the joy you bring for all of us!
I hope makeup is fun for you now 🤗 I actually hate when it feels like a burden, for me if it doesn’t create the fantasy I’ll just go bare faced 😂
@@erinparsonsmakeup Exactly!! I guess if anything, it gave my skin a nice, long break. Now if only I was good with my skincare.. 😅
Marlene used to live in the vintage Hollywood building that I now live in. I feel a little magic when I go in her unit. There is a built-in vanity, and I always imagine her sitting there preparing that beautiful face. I love your channel and your excitement of vintage beauty. ❤
You are UNIQUE AND UNMATCHED.
🤷🏽♀️
Words cannot describe how amazing you are.
This is some "Death Becomes Her" level of face taping 😂Love it.
I’m a guy, a costume designer, don’t use makeup but I find your channel so interesting . Thanks it’s good history.
Did anyone ever see the ABFAB when Patsy used face tape for a photo shoot and she pulled her face so tight but in different directions? Core memory just unlocked! 🤣
😂 I have to see this!!
😂 Classic! French and Saunders also did an incredible Marlene spoof.
I used to know a fabulous bartender in a very upscale bar, she was friend of friends. This is decades ago now, She claimed to have known the makeup artist (not sure which one but I think Wally Westmore). I recall distinctly as it was told to me because it was so shockingly extreme. This is how it was done: the tiny plaits were made and then pulled back and embedded in the scalp with surgical needles, Can you imagine how horrifically painful that must have been. Apparently she spent a lot of time with medical alcohol so the wounds did not become infected. After the prelim hair work was done, the makeup artist started by gluing a very fine, tissue like layer of silk over her face before starting work. I mean, I believe it. The lengths she went to for her appearance were incredible. By her Las Vegas era it was ALL artifice. In your defense I believe she must have had a facelift. There's only so much you can pull manually. Joan Crawford had a facelift and boob job in the 1950s and Vanity Fair reports that Edith Head had several, up to ten by the end of her days! So more commonplace back then than one would think. It seems apparent that Marlene had rhinoplasty work as in the early days she had quite a thick bulbous nose and again there's only so much you can do with contour and lighting. Of course this is technically third hand information but I don't think it's that far fetched?
Joan Crawford looked scary ugly and face lifts were not as safe to get back then as they are nowadays
I doubt your face, skin & muscles could withstand 10 facelifts. The amount of scar tissue & thinning skin would make it impossible
OMG no wonder she was always looking so serious in her pictures it was the PAIN
i believe everything, these are people where their faces and body were worth millions right? im sure they tried it all
@@gildamunoz8090 I really don't know. I am pretty sure some celebrities have had multiple lifts. They only really hold up for 5-10 years tops. Madonna is know to have had 3 at this point. I think others have had more. Vanity Fair is a fairly reliable source, I mean their reportage was considered top quality. Don't know about now but then it was held to a pretty high standard so I don't think they just pulled that bon mot out of nowhere. But yeah it sounds like somewhat of an exaggeration, I think. Just not probably realistic.
I loved you before today…but after hearing your issues with CPTSD, like myself, with severe social anxiety & anxiety in general…I admire your work & you, even more. Thank so much for sharing that today.
Erin I follow you religiously on all platforms. I ADORE your thin eyebrows! My hair is so similar to yours, you've inspired me to shave my eyebrows off for the first time and do them ultra thin. I love it. Thank you for being iconic
The great thing is they’ll grow back if ya want them too, will just take about a month 😝 but I’m loving the skinny brows too! Welcome to the club!
Mae West used to do the tight braids to snatch back her face too.
I absolutely loved watching this and I love how you pull bits and pieces from your research to 'solve the mystery' of how a star came up with their various looks. Big hearts, Erin!!!
You need a show on the History channel! You make learning fun. I think you would have been a great History or even a Chemistry teacher.
_Vintage Make Up Secrets Gossip_ is a whole new YT video genre and I' m living for it🙆🏻♀️🤩
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Erin, you have become one of my top favorite youtube creators. Your videos are so educational and fun. Thank you!
Erin, between you and Lisa Eldridge I have such a wealth of makeup and beauty history content. It warms the cold dead cockles of my heart to watch your new videos. Always engaging, interesting and so well researched. Love love love your content. Thank you so much for your efforts to entertain and educate us!
Erin always makes my day when she posts a new video.
You are the David Attenborough of make-up! I recently found you and I'm amazed and fascinated with make-up in a way I never thought possible. Thank you for being amazing and educational and fun to watch! I could watch you for hours.
I never realised that the history of makeup could be so interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I’m really getting into this and love seeing the different techniques used 😊
Ikr?! This is truly awesome ❤
As someone who loves old movies and history, you are amazing ! Your knowledge and confidence in front of the camera , your a natural.
Your a great historian, you need your own television program. 😊
you were always already so mesmerizing and sweet backstage at the shows with Pat, but im so happy you truly find your light! you are truly an expert, and the way the camera loves you. so happy for you and Thank you for sharing , love Dom
Omg hi Dominique!! 🤗🫶!
My personal book recommendation: "My Mother Marlene" by her daughter Maria Riva. It's marvelous!!! And both biography as well as autobiography. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!" ❤
Wow so basically she was face taping 😮😮😮❤❤❤
U Literally LOOK the SAME WITH no face tape! You are perfect and a wealth of beauty knowledge!❤💜
I feel genuinely blessed when you post a yt video. Such informative and amazing videos. Never stop posting plz ❤❤
Thankyou so much! I seriously wish I could post more consistently because I love it too 🤗!
@@erinparsonsmakeupyou're a dream, honestly ❤
As a licensed esthetician, I am fascinated by your videos. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You are actually a form of therapy for me. I am a makeup fanatic and i absolutely love how you really delve into the history of makeup. It is so fascinating to me. I love your channel! You are one of my favorites! You are stunning! 💕
My husband was watching this with me and when you said “Im in my 20s again” he said, “Shes not?” I told him youre in your 40s and he said, “I dont think thats right.”
Hi Erin! My mom and I absolutely LOVE your content. We're obsessed with all things vintage beauty and the way you present everything is just so friendly, uplifting and relaxing. Would it be possible to do an episode on how you select your wardrobe/pieces? We are obsessed with your look and style, it's so unique and beautiful. Thanks for all you do!❤
Absolutely LOVED this! Such a great video! And it couldn't have come at a more perfect times since I just finished reading her book. I'm talking 789 pages of it, written by her daughter FILLED with anything and everything and some things you didn't know to know about this fascinating woman and honestly I was obsessed! A couple of things your mentioned that I learned the truth about from the book. 1. Gold in her hair. - This was actually NOT true. It was created by the publicity department due to a rumour that was going around. I think it actually was an article in a paper. Marlene loved this story and never denied it letting the false claim run free. The glow of her hair was actually very specific lighting created by the great Josef von Sternberg (the director and collaborator of her early films..and lover too!) Her hair was very thin and she felt lifeless and his lighting made her hair appear thicker and glossier. The man was a lighting genius. 2. Her fabulous body later in life - This was due to a product she designed that was kinda like the first spanx. Talk about snatched! She called it her "foundation" and apparently it was super painful and took an incredible amount of effort to get in to but Marlene was a BOSS! Lol. It completely molded her figure, and was seamless under her dresses (she camouflaged it by wearing bold necklaces so it would cover the seam that went just below her neck) It shaped everything, particularly her breasts that she always was self conscious about because to her they hung very low. This and her hands were one of her biggest complaints about her body. And speaking of her body she was bulimic and sometimes ate nothing (to very little) when she was working on a film. A couple of other things I found fascinating about her beauty regime. 1. She always made up standing up - she would never sit down when preparing for her shows 2. You are correct about the lashes. Her daughter was in charge of them and did the cutting of them 3. She created her own eyebrow look for ..I think it was "Devil was a woman". She felt something wasn't right in the makeup tests and it bothered her for days then inspiration struck she went to town on them 3. She collaborated with the costume department in all her films coming up with gown designs, she knew exactly how the neck line, hats and scarves would frame her face to give it the shape she wanted. I could go on. She was ahead of her time!
So glad I found Erin here. I first started watching her on FB and then POOF! she was gone. I loved her ancient cosmetic experiments and her vintage beauty product collections. Yay!
Oh Marlene was one of a kind. so are you Erin. I have read the book by her daughter a few times and love it every time. Over twenty years ago I purchased a shift dress donated to charity by Marlene as she is such an icon I couldn't pass up the chance. Another great video, thank you!!!!!!
Oh I could listen to you talking about makeup for hours 😮💨 best makeup teacher ever. I just love when acknowledged people talk about their topic 🤌🏼✨
The things you do for your videos! Thank you for being such a dedicated and passionate beauty historian! ❤
You’re the most alluring woman that graced the current beauty world❤️❤️❤️
I absolutely love your channel! Thank you for all your hard work💖💖💖
You’re so welcome and Thankyou for such a sweet comment 🤗!
Erin, I love your content and storytelling. But I super appreciate you speaking about CPTSD which I am also healing from. Keep on being awesome 💛
I’ve been recently diagnosed with c-ptsd. And I just want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for talking about it, thank you for being vulnerable and thank you for making me feel less alone. It’s a very difficult diagnosis to deal with so kudos to you for being such an awesome role model.
I’d I’m honest, my hands started to shake in my 40’s. I didn’t understand it. Finally I was diagnosed, the body really does hold the trauma. I hope you’re doing better 🥹🫶 I just take it day by day and try to find the good in small moments. And I’ve def found an outlet here on RUclips 🤗
@@erinparsonsmakeup wow, I’m so sorry. Mine began with automutilation now in my mid 30’s. I’m leaving in a month for an intense treatment program and hoping that I’ll gain some normalcy after. I hope you continue to find your healing and that you keep making videos, because you’re part of my healing process. ♥️🙏 thank you Erin 🫶
I remember many years ago, I found that Marlena Dietrich concert on Bravo. I wasn't really familiar with her at the time, so I stopped to watch a few minutes. Well I watched the whole show. It was filmed in London, 1972, so she was 70 or 71. The woman was absolutely gorgeous. Flawless. The hair was perfect, her face was perfect, her dress and stoles were perfect. She was just mesmerizing. When she died, I read an article about how she used her face pully system to smooth her skin and her sequined, sheer top dresses with their internal structure to give her a youthful figure. The lighting, the makeup, the poses, the way she floated across the stage was all in synch. She was a master of illusion.
Your combination of knowledge, experience, and passion plus charisma, beauty and grace make this channel such a joy and highlight! As a fan of fashion, make up and old Hollywood, this is a bright spot each time you post. Thank you for sharing!
Her beauty secrets was ahead of time like wow
I audibly gasped when Erin put herself in the old film filter! So beautiful WOW 🥹🖤
This was so insightful and filled with so much information. I never knew that they did contouring or had face tape back then. And Marlene's wig look so incredibly good. I am amazed at the hairline.
Okay, first, I adore you. Second, I watched Cleopatra from 1963 and the gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor’s face makeup is flawless! Can you do a video on her? Don’t forget her purple eyes!
Erin, you are my hero. Thanks for all the amazing content! ❤
So glad you enjoyed 🤗!
Would you ever do a makeup history book using your collection? That video of your makeup FASCINATES me, also your stories...do a coffee table book of your collection with descriptions of products and short stories ❤❤❤
This is was so interesting. Ms Parsons makes history so engaging and fun.
I’ve been absolutely obsessed with you since I first found you on Instagram. And I absolutely love how passionate you are about makeup. After being diagnosed with epilepsy back in December I sort of lost any motivation to do my makeup but you’ve slowly brought my love for makeup back 🖤
I loved this video. I think it’s one of my favorites of yours. I salute your commitment to recreating Marlene’s look and the result is dazzling! Thanks for all that you do! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I’m so happy you loved it! I had so much fun!trying these techniques! Loved finding the gossip in the newspaper 😆
Girl. Every video just gets better and better. You are fabulous.
So happy you did a video on Marlene! I always think she is one of the most underrated movie stars. She was so poised, so glamorous, as well as quick witted and smart.
First, I only have a few RUclips subscriptions that I get notified of all new posted videos. Yours is definitely one channel I never want to miss. Second, I have to say, I thought I’d just watch a couple minutes of this, but I get SO SUCKED IN! You make this all so freaking amazing and interesting. I wish I was as beautiful and glamorous as you! Thank you for another fabulous story!
Well that’s very sweet, but Ofcourse my physical beauty is all fake and man made 😝
@erinparsonsmakeup would you ever be willing to show us pictures of you through the years?
Inner beauty doesn"t change. We are all beautiful in our own way but are judged on outer beauty. Many thanks ❤ for inspiring me to look better!
Leave it to Erin to uncover all these amazing secrets! Great video as always 🙌
You videos are so informative and fun. As someone who loves makeup and glamour; you are the real deal. Also, what an absolutely pleasant and comforting voice to listen to tutorials and history from. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I bought my first two art deco vintage compacts thanks to you, and appreciate my makeup and it's history a lot more. Cheers 👏
I was starting to miss your vintage makeup conent, then this poped up on my feed :) ...I just love everything that you post!!!!
I’ve been trying to get in more short form too! Haven’t had much time to film but this one is a good one :D
So fabulous! And that trick with the lighter and teapot lid is free eyeshadow! How cool. Can't believe you have Mae West's lashes.
Erin, I’m a HUGE beauty enthusiast, and always get excited when you post a new video. I can’t get enough! Your content is always top notch, and I appreciate all the effort you put into it. Anxious to see what’s next…… 😬❤️
On a side note, i would love to see a tattoo tour. They look awesome.
Your channel is the make up version of Tasting history with Max miller, I love it so much. Almost 1 mill too!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on make up and the historical background, it's fascinating.
I love Max!
I've seen A LOT of yours short over the years and you're so beautiful so well-spoken extremely kind and intelligent I need to subscribe!!!!
Back at again with the absolutely coolest content, Erin you’re a national treasure 👏🏼🩷
PLEASE please continue to do these videos ❤ as a former make up artist in a past life, I love these so much
Wow. Just wow. Another beautifully researched and presented video…or should I say, history lesson? You are so fascinating! Thank you for taking us along for the journey.
-Kelly
I love your page so much!!!! I love history and makeup! You just do it so well! You feel the love through the camera.
Thank you for another wonderful makeup history lesson and for introducing Marlene Dietrich to a whole new generation 😊
I love your content Erin. The best makeup content on this platform. Thanks for uploading your TikToks to RUclips shorts. I am not a TikTok fan, so I appreciate them more than you know❤
As always, a brilliant look back into makeup history Erin ! Thank you Doll! ❤
I enjoyed your clip here. I know you are offering tips for full-color. In reading about lighting for black and white film, the make-up for B&W was not at all pretty as it had to conform with the black and white medium. von Sternberg had used the overhead 11 o'clock lighting and silk mesh filters. I heard that often what was later the white line down the nose was originally a silver color for B&W and contour blush was more of a blackish powder to create an intense jawline and deep cheek angle. If you saw previous silent films Marlene appeared, she had fuller cheeks and it was reported she had the "buckle" of removing molars to give her more of an enhanced angle. Not that she did not have good bones; she found out how to make it work to her advantage.
I love your videos so much they bring me such joy
Erin’s content is literally my Midnight watch therapy! I just love her😌❤️
Love how you make makeup and beauty videos so educational and fascinating!
I stumbled upon your Instagram and was so excited to learn you had a RUclips channel! I had no idea there was so much to learn about the history of makeup ♥️♥️
Girl there is NO loose skin to pull on you! Gorgeous!
You only get the good angles in good lighting 😆
@@erinparsonsmakeup too modest!
That's what I was thinking lol
This was one of the best makeup videos ever!!!
0:30 the actual German Pronunciation of "ch" in "Dietrich" is still different though :D. To us Germans it is very natural of course. I've heard that English speakers find it easier to understand the German "ch" when they pronounce the "h" in the word "huge". That's probably the closest instruction I can offer :D! Great video content
I could watch your videos all day! You def inspire me to try new (well old) tips and tricks!
i know having a very 'snatched' fox eye look is very popular right now but personally i can't wait for tastes to change and a rounder eye look to come back into fashion (mainly because that's what i have!)
It is back, especially in East Asian makeup!
It is!!🎉 The _Puppy Eyeliner_ goes downwards, actually. And _Doe Eyes_ are here to stay. 🧛🏻♀️🖤
I like having all options though 😆 makeup really lets you do both, my eyes are quite round so it’s fun to play with different shapes. But I agree with the below, East Asian makeup is def more about round :)
@@erinparsonsmakeup IKR? It' s the "Hey, mirror, mirror,... What are we in the mood for? Wich shape and color I feel my brows, eyes and lips to be TODAY" for me🤔💁🏻♀️🤗 (Thinks while combing the wig☺️)
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I hate women's faces and bodies being trends so I'm not waiting for anything nor should anyone. Do what you like at all times.
Amazing and perfect video. All the informations are priceless 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My grandmother* (*may she Rest In Peace) looked like her a lot; her hair, eyes, eyebrows, jawline, except her nose wasn’t quite as broad but close.
She must have been quite a beauty!
watching your videos really is like therapy to me. You look somewhat like my ex gf, and seeing you talk "to me" with such a calming reassuring voice helps me heal a lot . thank you for that Erin
For sure Marilyn Monroe learned some secrets from this goddess. ❤
Another amazing, detailed, and well-researched video. So much fun to watch! Thank you 💖
This reminds me of face taping. Fun learning how she used this to make her face look snatched.
Ugh, this channel is a blast! Thank you for speaking about escapism. I’ve never really been able to put a word to it, and now I can. You’re so beautiful and eloquent, and I can’t wait to see more content from you 🖤
Marlene was so stunning. There’s a reason her face launched a thousand Drag Queens! Great job Erin!
Maria Riva in her book about her mother Marlene said that she did use this technique in later years for her cabaret shows. The skin however did become thin and would rip like you said. Didn't bother Marlene in the least. She would simply add antibiotic cream to the areas and down a few painkillers with a stiff drink. The show must go on!
Ok so I skimmed her book but now I definitely have to read it! That is fascinating!
@@erinparsonsmakeup Keep me posted.
Erin, please don't promote Better Help, they've been proven multiple times to be scammy, exploitative and dangerous. You are a person known for doing their research when you make videos, you should know how bad BH is!
There’s no other creator quite like you, Erin!! Please keep these amazing videos coming
Please consider using sponsors that don’t sell the fact that you are looking for help with mental health third party advertisers :(
Wonderful tutorial. The trick with taking lashes beyond the eye is a great one for hooded eyes. Thanks for your artistry