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Did Elizabeth Taylor really have lilac eyes and eyelashes that grew in two rows? and got the best answer
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Is it true!
Elizabeth Taylor's beauty was recognized as a mutation
March 29, article
Famous actress Elizabeth Taylor grew up on film sets. The future star received her first film role at the age of nine in the film “Lassie Comes Home.” The producers were impressed by little Elizabeth's face: alabaster skin, an ideal profile and, most importantly, huge eyes with a purple tint, covered in long eyelashes.
Actor Roddy McDowall, who starred with Taylor in this film, recalled that during the casting, the producers looked at the girl and exclaimed: “There’s too much makeup on her face. Wipe off the mascara.” Stylists ran up to Taylor and began rubbing her eyes with a damp cloth.
It soon became clear that the young actress did not have any mascara on her eyelashes. It's just that Elizabeth Taylor was born with double rows of eyelashes. This is a genetic mutation that has the scientific name - distichiasis. “Of course, the girl with double eyelashes should have just become an actress!” McDowell exclaims.
Answer from Diam[guru]
Of course not, but the woman was charming. 
Answer from Oliya Nizamova[active]
No. but my sister has exactly those eyes
Answer from Elizaveta Danilova[guru]
The eyes had a violet tint, and the eyelashes actually grew in two rows. The growth of eyelashes in two rows is a genetic mutation and is called “distichiasis”.
Answer from Nina Ponomareva[guru]
My eyelashes also grow in 2-3 rows, this is the first time I found out that this is a mutation. It is impossible to line the eyes, it turns out to be a thick stripe, vulgar. Everyone has their own shortcomings.
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14.04.2011, 12:58
Scientists came to this unexpected conclusion. Elizabeth Taylor, who broke men's hearts all her life, was UNUSUALLY beautiful in the full sense of the word.
Let us remember that the actress began her journey to the screens long before the fashion for plastic surgery. Of course, some actresses were already doing them then, including Marilyn Monroe. However, compared to today, those operations are crude, clumsy work that solves the simplest problems. Monroe had her breasts enlarged and her nose reshaped, but back then they could only dream of Botox, collagen and eyelash extensions.
Nature generously gifted Elizabeth Taylor. Her parents were shocked when a baby with long eyelashes was born, and they grew in two rows. This mutation is extremely rare and is called distichiasis. However, this genetic anomaly was only beneficial for the girl and allowed her to save on cosmetics. In those days, super-voluminous mascara had not yet been invented, and other Hollywood beauties had to use false eyelashes to create an alluring, languid look.
Because of her peculiarity, one day an incident occurred with Elizabeth Taylor. When an unknown young actress came to the casting for the film “Lassie Comes Home,” the producers attacked the girl, demanding that she immediately remove the provocative makeup. Imagine their surprise when it turned out that Taylor didn’t have an ounce of makeup on. By the way, she got her role in this film by playing the charming Priscilla.
Long and thick eyelashes are not the only abnormality. A few months after Elizabeth was born, her frightened parents took her to the doctor. The fact is that Taylor had an unusual eye color - purple. This iris color is also a rare genetic mutation. The doctor explained to the parents that there was nothing to be afraid of and with such eyes their daughter would grow up to be a rare beauty. And so it happened.
Unusual violet eyes framed by fluffy eyelashes have captivated millions of fans. The actress was surrounded by male attention until her death.
However, the outwardly beautiful body contained many diseases. One can only marvel at the unprecedented courage of this woman. For 79 years, she found the strength to withstand pain and terrible diseases, while managing to maintain beauty and good spirits.
Elizabeth Taylor about her illnesses:
“My body drives me crazy sometimes. There are few people in the world who suffered as much as I did,” the actress recalled. – Countless pneumonias, operations on the back, eyes, knees and feet. My tonsils and appendix have been removed. I had a caesarean section three times and a tracheotomy once. My uterus has been partially removed. I was sick with measles and dysentery. Not to mention treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction. I had brain surgery two years after having artificial joints implanted in my hips. And then they operated on to correct the implants. But I believe in life. And I will fight for it,” Taylor said.
Unusual facts about Elizabeth Taylor
1. Elizabeth Taylor was married 9 times. Her last boyfriend was 29 years younger than the actress. And she married her colleague Richard Burton twice. He became husband No. 5 and No. 6.2. in 1960, the actress was “buried” by the press. The fact is that during the filming of the film Butterfield 8, Taylor became so seriously ill that information about her death appeared in the media.
3. For the role of Cleopatra in the film of the same name (1963), she received a then-record fee of $1 million and became the first such highly paid actress.
4. In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor earned more than the President of the United States. Taylor's annual income was about $2.3 million, while the highest paid business manager received $650,000 per year and John Kennedy received $150,000 per year.
5. In 1990, Elizabeth Taylor wanted to return to the film business, but admitted that no film company would take on her insurance: the actress had a benign brain tumor. In addition, Taylor broke her back four times, which left her unable to stand or walk for long periods of time.
6. Taylor has appeared on the cover of People magazine 14 times.
7. It is officially recognized that film academics gave the actress an Oscar for her role in the film Butterfield 8 (1960) because of sympathy. Taylor lost her husband and also became seriously ill. She had an operation called a tracheostomy. Actress Shirley MacLaine, who was hoping for an Oscar for her role in The Apartment (1960), once said: “I lost to a tracheostomy.”
7. A street in Iowa City, Iowa is named after Elizabeth Taylor.
8. Taylor has played 70 film roles
9. She overcame alcohol addiction, a brain tumor, and skin cancer.
10. Although the actress’s life is a ready-made script, she categorically forbade making a film about herself, saying: “No one will play the role of Elizabeth Taylor except Elizabeth Taylor.”
11. The actress was a close friend of Montgomery Clift and later saved his life. Taylor was the first to arrive at the scene of Clift's car accident. Not afraid to get into the wrecked car, she managed to pull the actor’s broken teeth out of his throat, thereby saving him from suffocation.
12. After the death of her friend Michael Jackson, in June 2009, Taylor was admitted to the hospital with severe stress. In the same year, the actress underwent heart surgery - surgeons fixed the heart valve by installing a special microdevice.
Elizabeth Taylor
Men leave, but jewelry remains forever. Elizabeth Taylor, who would have turned 83 on February 27, knew this better than anyone else. Numerous spouses and fans of the Hollywood diva adored her and literally showered her with luxurious jewelry, which made up the world-famous “Elizabeth Taylor Collection.” Today we are looking at a photo album" Elizabeth Taylor eyes and beauty's jewelry"
Elizabeth Taylor said that when she was born, she did not open her eyes for eight days. But when she did, the first thing she saw was her mother's engagement ring.
From her youth, Elizabeth Taylor was fond of collecting jewelry with keychains telling about some memorable events in her life. On this gold bracelet you can see a keychain in the form of a movie clapper in memory of the film "The Taming of the Shrew", as well as a sphere with four medallions inside, on which are written the names and dates of birth of her children
Historical, iconic, legendary and even epochal are just some of the words that can be used to describe the jewelry that makes up Elizabeth Taylor's luxurious collection. The main Cleopatra of Hollywood was called a collector not only of precious stones, but also of the husbands who gave her these stones.
Without a doubt, one of the most generous donors was Richard Burton, whom Elizabeth Taylor married twice! It was this actor, whom our heroine met on the set of the film “Cleopatra”, which made her famous, who presented her with a 69-carat diamond ring as a gift. The gem, called "Taylor-Barton", is still considered one of the largest in the world.
Elizabeth Taylor conquered the hearts of men who were ready to lay all the jewels of the world at her feet. Like this diamond ring dubbed "Taylor-Barton"
The famous Taylor-Barton diamond weighs just over 69 carats, the history of which dates back to 1966, when a rough diamond was found in South Africa. Jeweler Harry Winston made a pear-shaped diamond from it, which Richard Burton soon bought
While working on Cleopatra, Richard showered his Elizabeth with emeralds. The stunning Bulgari set was a reminder of a wonderful time in their lives. It was then that Barton uttered the phrase that became famous: “I introduced Liz to beer, and she introduced me to Bulgari.”
Elizabeth Taylor with her most generous husband, Richard Burton
Let's remember that Barton and Taylor's romance began on the set of the film "Cleopatra"
“Cleopatra's Mirror”, created by Bulgari jewelers specifically for the filming of the film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Made of gold and turquoise, it became one of the unique items in the actress’s collection.
Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in the film of the same name
An emerald Bulgari necklace that was part of a set given to Taylor by Barton in memory of her filming of Cleopatra.
Taylor wore this necklace to the 1967 Oscars. It became happy for her: the actress received the coveted golden statuette for her role in the film “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Diamond brooch with emeralds and sapphires, given to Taylor by Barton in 1965. According to Elizabeth, this piece of jewelry from Tiffany&Co forever remained for her a symbol of the first stormy days of her marriage to Richard.
An indicator of Richard's enormous passion for Elizabeth was another impressive diamond (this time weighing 33 carats), named after the actress. She received it from her husband on Valentine's Day in 1968. This sparkling piece of jewelry was one of Taylor's favorites. She did not part with him until her death in 2011.
The Krupp diamond ring that Taylor received from Barton for Valentine's Day in 1968
“This ring brings me the most amazing feeling of beauty,” Taylor loved to say.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
In 1971, in honor of the birth of Elizabeth Taylor's first grandchild, when she was 39 years old, Richard Burton gave her a Van Cleef & Arpels set with the words "You are so beautiful that no one will believe that you are a grandmother."
Many ill-wishers claim that Barton tried to make amends for his betrayal with such generous gifts. Whether this is true or not, no one will know, but we must pay tribute to the actor - he gave not just jewelry, but a whole story. Like, for example, the Taj Mahal diamond, which the actress received for her 40th birthday.
Elizabeth Taylor wearing the Taj Mahal diamond pendant
It takes your breath away not so much from its beauty as from its “biography”. As the name makes clear, the stone is associated with one of the new seven wonders of the world - the mausoleum built in memory of his young wife by Emperor Shah Jahan. It was he who presented this diamond to his beloved Mumtaz Mahal four years before her sudden death.
A sapphire sautoir from Bulgari in the Art Deco style was one of Richard's gifts for Elizabeth's 40th birthday. A little later she complemented it with the same ring
The story of the famous “wandering” pearl Peregrina is also fascinating. As legend has it, the 55-carat mother-of-pearl stone was found in the 16th century and subsequently became part of the Spanish crown, in which Queen Isabella posed for the legendary Velazquez. Having acquired “the most flawless pearl in the world” (with the help of Barton, of course), Taylor handed it over to the jewelers of the House of Cartier, who made a luxurious pendant out of it.
In this form, Barton presented Taylor with Peregrine's legendary pearl. A little later, she ordered a frame decorated with rubies for her from Cartier
The legendary "wandering" pearl of Peregrina
Taylor called the “wandering” pearl the most perfect in the world
The saying “Men go, but the jewelry stays” was, to some extent, the definition of Taylor’s entire life.
Elizabeth Taylor
The actress adored diamonds for the shine they gave to her look.
Elizabeth Taylor's special relationship with jewelry is also characterized by the fact that she wrote her most famous book specifically about jewelry. In it, the actress talked about how she was a queen for all her husbands. It’s not for nothing that Mike Todd, the star’s third husband, presented her with an ancient diamond tiara with the words “You are my queen!” It was in it that she shone at the Oscar ceremony in 1957.
Elizabeth Taylor with Mike Todd, who presented her with a vintage tiara with the words “You are my queen” as one of the gifts
The same diamond crown made in 1880
In August 1957, Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd (her third husband) were vacationing in a villa in France. Elizabeth was swimming in the pool when Mike unexpectedly presented her with three red boxes with the Cartier logo, inside of which was an amazing ruby set
Elizabeth Taylor
Cartier ruby set
However, from time to time the actress presented such generous gifts to herself. For example, she once ordered sapphire clips from French jeweler Joël Arthur Rosenthal. They were made using stones of different shades to convey the special shade of Elizabeth's eyes. “She told me that her eyes were blue, like mine, sometimes green, but to everyone else they seemed purple,” the designer recalled.
Those same earrings from the French jewelry house JAR, conveying the subtle shade of the actress’s eyes
Elizabeth Taylor parted with her jewelry as easily as she accepted it. “I know that there is a certain amount of magic in my jewelry, and I hope that it will be transmitted to other people, to store and protect those who will possess them, because we are all just temporary guardians of this beauty,” the actress admitted in recent years own life.
Elizabeth Taylor
At an auction held after the death of a Hollywood star, her jewelry collection was sold for a record amount of $119 million.
Taylor wore almost all her jewelry until the end of her life.
During the auction in 2012, later called the most extraordinary, the starting price of 20 million dollars (this is the amount the star’s collection was valued at) was exceeded almost 6 (!) times. All proceeds were donated to various charitable organizations, as Taylor herself wanted.
Maybe it was for such a big heart, and not just for her beauty and sensuality, that she was so loved by these generous men?
Hollywood is rich in talent; in the vastness of Beverly Hills, stars quickly light up and illuminate people with their creativity and beauty for a long time. One of the most famous and legendary actresses, who is still idolized all over the world, was Elizabeth Taylor. Men admired her appearance, and women envied and imitated her. His passionate nature captured the hearts of millions from an early age until old age. This is a unique person who can draw you into his network with just one glance. It was in her gaze that the mystery lay hidden. Fluffy eyelashes were one of the secrets that made Elizabeth famous.
She remained the standard of beauty even when her brightness faded. Rare women manage to achieve such heights; films with Taylor's participation have become part of the golden classics of cinema.
She is a queen, but not by blood, but by her proud nature. This is a legend for centuries for many reasons: for a huge number of memorable roles, including the image of Cleopatra, for the craving for expensive jewelry, for the love of men and for the attractive, mysterious look.
She lived a beautiful and long life, in which there was a place for tragedy and happiness. Having become famous in childhood, she boldly walked through life, which with enviable consistency subjected her to difficult trials. While filming The Velvet Champion, young Taylor fell from a horse and suffered a serious spinal injury that haunted her until her death. Throughout her life, she has undergone 5 back surgeries, had hip joints implanted, a brain tumor removed, and much more, including plastic surgery.
By the age of sixteen she was already wildly popular and known all over the world. But along with her career growth, Elizabeth’s demands also grew; she was late for meetings, feigned illness and constantly threw tantrums. But against all odds, Time magazine called her a promising Hollywood star and called her a “magnificent jewel.”
For more than half a century, the famous actress entertained the tabloids with her antics, numerous novels and marriages, whims, luxurious jewelry and eccentricities.
What is the secret of an attractive look
Elizabeth Taylor's eyes still raise many questions to this day. Their color and fluffy eyelashes were truly wonderful that it was difficult to pass by. The color of the iris is purple. This is a rare phenomenon in medicine, and the doctors were excited when such a child was born and immediately predicted a great future for the girl.
The prophecy came true. As a small child, Elizabeth was called a beauty. She played her first film role at the age of 9.
The star herself said that she did not know the time when she was a simple girl; it seemed to her that fame was born with her.
The role that opened the doors of Hollywood for the girl was played in the film “Lassie Come Home” in 1943. The first day of filming was memorable for everyone present on set - the director decided that the young actress had applied an excessive amount of mascara to her eyes and ordered her to wash her face. But nothing came of it, because there was no decorative cosmetics on her face, and the volume of her eyelashes was a natural gift of beauty. The hairs grew in 2 rows. It was this double volume that gave the eyes incredible seriousness, expressiveness and mystery.
Elizabeth Taylor's double eyelashes - what's the reason?
The Hollywood star was the envy of all the women of that time; they wanted to have such beautiful, lush eyelashes and they tried to do it with mascara. But, perhaps, the fans’ fervor would have faded if they had learned that the secret of splendor lies in a congenital mutation.
An extra row of eyelashes is a side effect of a genetic disorder that often causes health problems, complications and pain. Hairs can line up not only behind the usual frame, but can also go towards the eyeball and irritate it.
In rare cases, eyelashes grow into the cornea, and patients experience hellish pain, as if millions of needles are piercing their eyes.
When the girl was born, her parents were shocked by the appearance of her eyes. Distichiasis is extremely rare and few people knew about this disease. In addition, the color of the eyes was a surprisingly dark blue. The baby looked at the world with an adult, conscious and incredibly beautiful look.
Fortunately, Elizabeth Taylor avoided such complications, and her mutation became a calling card and a pass to Hollywood. After all, back then there were not so many cosmetic procedures, and only natural beauty could help in career growth.
How to achieve the same eyelash effect as a Hollywood actress?
Elizabeth Taylor's genetic disease can be called one of the cutest. But not all women are naturally blessed with voluminous eyelashes and violet eyes. You can change the color of the iris using colored lenses, which can be purchased at any optician, and you can add a second row of eyelashes using eyelash extensions. Although many Hollywood stars imitate Taylor using false eyelashes, this is not entirely convenient for daily wear.
You can add volume using different extension techniques. Particularly popular is the classic method, in which tufts or single hairs are attached to natural hairs. Also, many bright ladies choose 2D-5D techniques, Hollywood look, etc. In this case, it all depends on the client’s personal preferences. A lash maker with extensive experience can create absolutely any effect. Cosmetology is regularly updated with new technologies and it is possible to create not only a black frame for the eyes, but also attach hair with rhinestones, pearls, colored buns, etc.
Eyelash extensions will help you forget about mascara and always stay on top.
Photos of Elizabeth Taylor and her eyelashes haunt you? Then quickly go to an eyelash extension specialist and change your look. Lush volume, extreme length and charming curve will give you confidence in your image and will make others pay attention to you. It is important for a woman to feel irresistible, so do not deny yourself this pleasure. Strive towards your dreams boldly, as the Hollywood star, Queen Elizabeth Taylor, did in the 50s of the last century. You can enjoy the benefits of the beauty industry at an affordable price. Today you are a sly fox with long eyelashes along the edges, and tomorrow you are a languid beauty. The main thing is to choose a good craftsman and quality materials.
Do you want to know the answer to Elizabeth Taylor's incredible look? It often happens that in a movie or on stage we see the image of some actress, and we like it so much that we try to repeat it. Some films in this regard generally set fashion trends in makeup for many years.
So, after the release of the film “Cleopatra” with Elizabeth Taylor, men all over the world were amazed by the actress’s unusually seductive and bright eyes, and women decided to adopt “Egyptian” makeup, and expressive black eyeliner came into fashion.
However, Elizabeth Taylor's eyes have a special secret, which I will tell you about today.
A recognized beauty with a bright, unusual destiny and the same original appearance, a talented actress who was called the “Queen of Hollywood” and who received three Oscar awards. Needless to say, her personal life itself may well form the basis of a fascinating melodrama film, because Elizabeth married eight times, twice to the same man.
Elizabeth Taylor's parents literally immediately after her birth noticed something unusual in the baby's appearance - her eyelashes were too thick.
The frightened parents even showed the girl to the doctor, but the doctor reassured them, saying that the whole reason was a genetic mutation, as a result of which the eyelashes of the future Hollywood star grow not in one row, like most people, but in two. This anomaly, which has become one of the winning features of the actress, is called distichiasis. She gave Elizabeth's eyes incredible expressiveness.
By the way, once at a casting, a very young Elizabeth Taylor was urgently asked to remove makeup from her eyes, since it seemed that she had applied several layers of mascara to her eyelashes.
Imagine the surprise of the directors and others present at the screen tests when it turned out that there was not an ounce of makeup on the girl’s eyes, and she had such eyelashes by nature.
However, two rows of eyelashes- this is not the only feature of Elizabeth Taylor’s appearance, which will subsequently conquer men’s hearts and win tens of thousands of fans around the world.
Still very tiny, Liz's eyes changed color at the age of six months and acquired a very rare shade - purple. So, Elizabeth Taylor became the owner of violet eyes, which were again the result of a genetic mutation.
But not only her amazing bright appearance, but also real acting talent helped Elizabeth Taylor become the queen of Hollywood. She began acting in films at the age of 10.
Her first Oscar was won by the film Butterfield 8, where she played the elite prostitute Gloria Vandrose. The actress received this award in 1960, and literally 6 years later she earned a new statuette for best actress in the film “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, playing the vulgar, scandalous Martha.
By the way, for this role, Elizabeth had to gain as much as 15 kilograms.
Elizabeth Taylor received her third honorary Oscar in 1993 for her humanitarian work.
In the actress’s personal life, everything was never smooth; the actress needed bright emotions and passionate feelings like air. That is why she walked down the aisle eight times.
She first got married at a very young age - only 18 years old, then her husband was a young representative of the Hilton dynasty. He was rich and gave his beautiful wife a diamond, which marked the beginning of her future famous jewelry collection.
But, despite the fact that the marriage was for love, it was not destined to last long; a year later Nick and Elizabeth divorced.
I will not describe for a long time all the relationships and marriages of Elizabeth Taylor, but her greatest love and the main man of her life (whom she married twice) is the actor Richard Burton, whom she met on the set of the film “Cleopatra.” In this film he played the role of Mark Antony, and Elizabeth played the main role of the great Egyptian queen.
For her role in this film, Elizabeth Taylor asked for a huge fee at that time - $1 million. And she received this money! At that time, no other actor had ever been paid that kind of money. At the same time, another 200 thousand dollars were spent on 65 historical costumes - magnificent outfits of Cleopatra.
It was in this film that Elizabeth Taylor appeared with long black arrows, which instantly became the number one trend. Many women have tried to replicate this stunning image and it is still capable of causing admiration.
Is it possible to recreate the captivating look of Elizabeth Taylor? Today we have all the possibilities for this.
It is unlikely that anyone will be lucky enough to get such lush eyelashes from nature, but thanks to modern extension technology, you can achieve the same incredible expressiveness and seductiveness of the look.
After all, there are different effects of extensions; each natural eyelash can have one artificial eyelash, two, and, if desired, even three, depending on the result you want to get.
Most often, one artificial eyelash is glued to one natural one, but to imitate the legendary captivating look of Elizabeth Taylor's eyes, two artificial eyelashes can be glued to one eyelash.
If you want to completely replicate the actress’s unique eyes, you can also use purple contact lenses.
Today, girls have many ways to change their appearance and create the image they want. And I’m always ready to help you with this when it comes to eyelashes.
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