Ana de Armas’ Platinum Hair Transformation Into Marilyn Monroe for 'Blonde' Was a 'Massive Undertaking'
teamed up with Rob Pickens from Wig Maker Associates. They ended up creating two wigs for de Armas to wear as a young Norma Jeane , and three wigs for her Marilyn era. “We only had two creamy blondes at different lengths and one platinum. We all know how many different styles, shades of blonde, and lengths Marilyn had throughout her life, so that proved to be incredibly challenging,” McIntosh shared.
Prepped as the might, Armas' transformation into Marilyn still had to be done on a time crunch—two hours to be exact. “I would prep Ana’s hair under a flesh-toned wig cap, then Tina [Roesler Kerwin], the makeup artist, would apply custom-made silicone flesh toned pieces to cover Ana’s own hairline at the front so her hairline wasn’t visible,” McIntosh explains.
When it came to the actual hair styling products used on set, McIntosh took a less is more approach. “Whenever you use too much product in a wig, the life and movement stops and they become dull, so I avoid using too much of anything,” she explains. She did however use the L’Oréal Tecni Pli Setting Lotion to set the wigs in rollers, as well as the TRESemme Tres Two Unscented Hairspray and René Furterer Shine Mist for added glossiness.
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