Is it strange that one of my favorite things to do is put on makeup? There is something so calming, so spiritual, so superficially life-affirming about the process that I quite enjoy. It's lovely to see dolly girls that I love who enjoy the process of primping themselves in front of a mirror as wellThese two models admire their own reflections with fab updos and great cat eyes (I'm digging the white cat eye on the left!)Known for her gamine gorgeousness, Audrey Hepburn had the best eye makeup in the history of all of Hollywood (at least, according to me)The fabulous makeover scene in Vertigo takes Kim Novak from dowdy brunette to blonde bombshellBrigitte Bardot knows what to do to perfect her sex kitten lookA Playboy Bunny from the '60s knows the perfect compliment to bunny ears is heavily lined eyelidsCatherine James, muse extraordinaire, paints her eyes (also, can you spot those Edie-inspired shoulder dusters that she's wearing? Must be during her Factory days)Donyale Luna gets some assistance from a fellow modelAmerica's original sweetheart Doris Day always kept her makeup sweet and simpleEdie Sedgwick was known for her obsession with makeup - taking hours every day to contour her cheeks and define her doe eyesElizabeth Taylor adjusts what looks to be some pretty killer glitter eye makeupNatalia Vodianova for Guerlain's Fall campaign last yearHere the 1944 Rockettes are caught primping in front of their mirrorsJane Birkin fixing her appearance both offscreen and on (in Wonderwall)The fabulous Miss Faithfull on the set of The Girl on a Motorcycle, in a magazine spread, and backstage at Saturday Night LiveThe ultimate bombshell Marilyn Monroe appreciated the beauty and femininity of cosmetics, oftentimes being photographed applying themNatalie Wood enhances her already amazingly wide eyes with coats of mascaraMischa Barton pencils her eyelid as Rachel Bilson looks on in The O.C.Pattie Boyd several times did spread for magazines documenting her famous dolly lookThe Shrimpton girls always looked camera ready Sue Lyon on the set of The Night of the Iguana Sylvie Vartan admires her own appearanceHere all of the Polly Maggoos ready their looks in the famous film It's easy to see why Sophia Loren attracted the likes of Cary Grant and Carlo PontiThe women of The Women primp themselvesI love everything about this look - from the perfect cat eye to that dark red lipA young pre-Marilyn Norma Jeane smiles as she puts on her 'stickModern day dolly Drew Barrymore puckers up
Title: from "Atlantic City" (Bruce Springsteen)