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Paris Hilton Looks Like a Different Person in This Marilyn Monroe Bob

The 2000s pop culture icon looked as if she stepped straight out of the 1950s in this photo shoot. 
headshot of paris hilton with lightly curled hair styled with a side part and glam makeup
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Pop culture icon Paris Hilton sat down with Vogue Arabia to chat about her newest fragrance launch, Ruby Rush. "Fragrance is very important to me," she told Vogue Arabia. "Growing up, I would always go into my mother's boudoir and try on all of her fragrances. It was one of my favorite things to do as a little girl." In addition to discussing the launch, she channeled Marilyn Monroe for the photo shoot with platinum-blonde, Old Hollywood waves.

Hilton wore a robe with lavish jewelry in every black-and-white photo. In one, she's looking off to the side with her voluminous curls just touching her shoulder. To mimic Monroe's look, Dubai-based hairstylist Ivan Kuz curled Hilton's blonde hair and left a piece falling to the side of her face, which you can see below. Despite the photo's lack of color, we can see some details of her makeup, which was done by Los Angeles-based makeup artist Steven Tabimba. Hilton has a subtle cat eye and matte lipstick. We can't identify the exact shade, but our guess is a bright red, which is key to re-creating Monroe's look. 

Photographed by Abdull Artuev. Fashion stylist: Amine Jreissati. Hair: Ivan Kuz. Makeup: Steven Tabimba.  Location: Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre. Interview: Michaela Somerville.

In the photo below, Hilton still has the Marilyn Monroe bob, but she's wearing more elaborate jewelry framed by a robe that hangs off her shoulders. Hilton's makeup is similar to the look above, but we noticed her glossy lips, which might be red but could even be something close to a nude shade

Photographed by Abdull Artuev. Fashion stylist: Amine Jreissati. Hair: Ivan Kuz. Makeup: Steven Tabimba.  Location: Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre. Interview: Michaela Somerville.

The rest of the photos from the shoot were just as glamorous. The Y2K pop culture queen confirmed  on her Instagram that she was referencing Monroe in the shoot when she posted a few photos with the caption, "Channeling my forever icon #MarilynMonroe." And we say Hilton surely succeeded. 

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