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Audrey Hepburn Beauty Routine Breakdown

Diet, Workout, Make-up, Skin & Hair Care Secrets

Updated Biography and Stats

Name: Audrey Kathleen van Heemstra Ruston

Born: 4 May 1929, Brussels, Belgium

Died: January 20, 1993 (age 63 years), Tolochenaz, Switzerland (Cause of Death: Abdominal Cancer)

Ethnicity: Dutch, English, Irish; Czech, Ashkenazi Jewish

Languages Spoken: English, Dutch, Spanish, French, аnd Italian.

Big 3 Astrological Sign : Taurus – Sun, Pisces- Moon, Aquarius – Rising

Occupation: Actress, humanitarian

Years active: 1948–1989

Hight: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Weight: 103 lbs (47 kg)

Measurements: 34-20-34 in or 86-50-86 cm

Hair and Eye Color: Brown, Hazel

Net worth: $55 million (= $100 million today)

Diet Routine 

Mediteranian Diet 

Audrey was really about drinking a lot of water and eating a lot of vegetables. According to her son Luca Dotti she bought her veggies at local farmers markets and her described potatoes being her “bread and butter”. She also ate small amounts of meat.

She was never partial to dieting and loved Italian foods. She was a great fan of grains, meat, and every available food.

Audrey Hepburn Inspired Diet

Breakfast: Brown bread with jam.

Lunch: Lean meat or pasta with fresh produce from her garden

Dinner: Chicken soup with vegetables.

Snacks: Audrey liked to indulge in baking chocolate, eating it and having one or two fingers of Scotch after her dinner.

Monthly Detox

She did it once a month, but usually to get over a jet lag, because you feel bloated after many hours sitting on a plane.

Workout Routine

Audrey was a very talented ballet dancer. She started dancing when she was 5 years old.

She didn’t have a specific workout routine. She liked to go for walks either alone or with family and friends. A dear friend of hers recalled that when she was walking, she decided on a number like she had to walk 5 miles that day and stuck to it. According to Wolders, the stunner had a healthy metabolism and yet she was not excessive.

Extra: Audrey Hepburn and Her Passion for Ballett 

Skincare Routine

Glowing from the Inside Out

“Good health is the key to good skin; if your skin isn’t good, it’s a signal that something is wrong.”

Essentials

“Working in the theatre, I’ve seen what not removing make-up well can really do to the skin, so I’m very careful about that.” She reffered to her self of being a “acqua e sapone” beauty.

She was very strickt about wearing SPF. She also made sure to stay out of the sun as much as possible. She regularly used hats and umbrellas to shield her skin.

DIY Masks

Her DIY face mask: Greek Yoghurt. She would leave it for 30 minutes before washing it off.

Embrace Your Flaws To

“Don’t you dare touch any one of those wrinkles, I earned every single one of them” is what she said to a photographer who wanter to use photoshop on her face.

Extra: Audrey’s Beauty Essentials

Skincare and makeup products Audrey Hepburn swears by and uses regularly.

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Her Signature Makeup Staples

Eye Make-up: Doe Eye

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Full Brows – Fill Them Out

Hepburn, whose thick arches were immaculately groomed using a dark brown eyebrow pencil.

A Subtle Natural Blush

For a natural flush, she used a soft pink blush on her cheeks, taking it right from the top of the cheekbone downwards.

Audrey Hepburn: A Style Guide

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing. My appearance is accessible to everyone. With hair tied in a bun, big sunglasses and black dress, every woman can look like me,

Wardrobe Essentials: Must Waves To Recreate Her Outfits

Tops: Boatneck Blouse, Body-Skimming Black Separates, Peter-Pan Collar, Striped Top Basics, Black Turtleneck Long Sleves

Bottoms: Cropped Trousers/Cropped Cigarette Pant, Midi skirts, Micro shorts

Accessoires: Vintage Silk or Cotton Headscarf, Oversized Black Sunnies, Statement Earrings, Bellts, Hairbands, Pearl Necklace

Shoes: Loafers or Ballet Flats

Other Essentials: The Classic Little Black Dress, Trench Coat

Audrey preffered flats over heels and she always made sure to emphacise her figure by accentuating her waist.

She prefered pearls over diamonds. Her favorite piece was a pearl necklace given to her by her then Husband Mel Ferrer.

Fashion Designer

Hubert de Givenchy and Audrey met each other when Audrey was looking for dresses for her upcoming movie “Sabrina”. Since they became close friends and his muse. He created a personal scent for Audrey. The perfume has a delicate, floral, powdery aroma.

Her Color Palette

Cold color pallet: Audreys costume designers felt like cold and intense colors suit her best. She wore the same colors also in her private life. The colors she wore off and on screen is best reflected by the “true winter” color palett according to the seasonal color guide.

One of her favourite colors was white and according to her son Luca Dotti in a Vanity Fair article, her favorite color was cyan.

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