How do you get that classic beauty look?

[Opheliasgoldenwine]

How do you do a classic beauty look such as Scarlett O'Hara etc?

I don't literally mean her makeup look specifically, I mean that classic beauty in general

Have amazing genes?!

I guess you just have to look like that naturally.

Be born like it

Make up your mind to be born a true classic beauty. Just takes a bit of forward planning prior to your actual conception.

@ShizzleYoDrizzle

Be born beautiful

Know how to style your hair in 1860's slash 1940s waves, usually achieved by setting rollers

Arch your brows into dainty semicircles

Perfect shaping the perfect cupids bow with your lipstick. This is almost as important as the lipstick itself.

Have a tiny waist and wear clothes that show it off.

Most of it is good genes/good luck but the rest is styling. If Scarlett was here today she could look like a typical celebrity with dip-dyed, razor-chopped hair, the thick brows, contouring etc. and wouldn't make you think "classic beauty" in the way that the old-fashioned styling does.

Killer eyebrows, natural bb cream, red lippy, blusher, eyeliner, and lots of powder. Oh and you probably need to cleanse and tone with ice water twice a day then at night slather on the midnight oil/vaseline. That’s what my gran used to do - every damned day.

Watch all of Lisa Eldridge's YouTube tutorials, then watch them all again.

I don't know what you mean op, if you don't mean her make up, can you explain more?

If you want to copy Vivien Leigh's look, it's features defined but not lots of obvious colour - pale matte base, blusher under apples of cheeks and swept up and back to hairline, eyeliner and mascara, but not a lot of obvious eye shadow, and strong lips.

Er, say what?

Raving - urgh Vaseline on face every night! It might (possibly) help moisturise but it's too heavy for most faces - blocked pores ahoy!

'Scarlett O'hara was not beautiful but men seldom realised it when caught by her charms.'
Margaret Mitchell 'Gone with the Wind'

Probably not helpful but interesting - well at least I think so.