Stars’ distinctive beauty marks
Makeup has become specialized since it was first considered an essential part of theater. In the beginning, make-up merely tried to approximate aspects of nature. Sound and make-up were strongly patterned after animals hunted by tribes.
Later, women became the symbols of what’s beautiful, and beauty marks like moles became vital. The location of a mole could mean that the girl is a flirt or a woman of the world!
Meaning
Cultures differ in the meaning they ascribe to a mole’s location. For example, some imply that a mole by the side of the lips means that the girl is a gossip.
Most beauties are remembered for their facial moles. The most beautiful actress in the Technicolor era was Arlene Dahl, who had a prominent mole, as did Elizabeth Taylor and the ethereal Ilona Massey.
Actresses are remembered for their facial “trademarks.” Fans of vintage films remember the specific attributes of Ava Gardner, Veronica Lake, Dorothy Lamour and Jane Russell. Gardner had a distinctive cleft chin, while Lake is remembered for a sultry hairdo that covered half her beautiful face.
Lamour always wore the sarong—which, in the Philippines, was also worn by Rosa del Rosario, Leila Morena and Tessie Quintana. And, you think of Russell, Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Brigitte Bardot when you talk about buxom actresses!
A trademark associated with Norma Blancaflor was her widow’s peak. Another entertainer remembered for the distinctive tonsorial feature is Kuh Ledesma. It remains a symbol of beauty—so, some celebrities even “paint” a widow’s peak on their forehead when it pleases them, like Rosa Rosal! Would you?
