She is the best person to own Marilyn’s stuff because she actually honors her and wants to put it on display and let it live on

“I’m never gonna swatch Marilyn’s makeup” you’re the perfect person to have it, I’m so happy you’re preserving her items

Erin being the best investigator, in the pursuit for that lipstick more more than a decade, GETTING THE ACTUAL LIPSTICK, and then sending to a museum <3

I'm a dude I don't care about make up but I'm interested in old Hollywood and this was one of the most fascinating videos I've ever seen in my entire life.

Not even a makeup buff - I just love a good story and nerdy enthusiasm. This is awesome!

Now, Max Factor needs to create a Merilyn Monroe dedicated line or limited edition where they recreate her lipsticks :)

Thank you so much Erin for your love and respect for Marilyn's items and preserving them for future generations. Unlike someone who shall remain nameless's selfish desire to wear that iconic dress, once so precious, now ruined.

Wow--such a masterclass in makeup, makeup history, Marilyn and her artistry . . . . This is also a master class in how undertones and skin color affect the way lipstick looks.on our skin. I have similar coloring to Marilyn's and orange/pink lipsticks work much better than pure red--but they read as "red" on my skin. Fascinating!

As someone who tried to help her grandmother (born 1901) find her discontinued red lipstick, I know the pain. Everything that I brought to her was "too blue." I don't think we ever found the color she was searching for, but it was an adventure nonetheless. When I was a teenager in the 70s I read about 'prolonging your lipstick' by mashing the remainder of the lipstick from the tube with Petroleum Jelly. So, I took the rest of her original lipstick and mashed it with petroleum jelly and presented it to her as a lipstick. She was so happy even though I don't think she ever wore it. By then she had switched to a new shade with brown. Great video and thank you for the timeline!

Honestly, Marilyn would be so proud that someone like you is respectful of her things. Great video!

My mums 95 and she always wore that orange lippy.. she would also use Henna for her red hair .. she loved Elizabeth Arden.❤️ your channels, outstanding thank you for what you’re doing. I love it…

I was going to say I know haha!!! It’s why people get weirded out when they see the original Wizard of Oz Red Ruby Slippers, they aren’t red at all but an orange brownish tone for the technicolor film. Colors register differently on film and lights used. So those juicy red Ruby slippers looked orange when they used a “red” color. Why films and photos need to always test that makeup and costumes used.

It was very clever from Marilyn’s team to go for an orange. It is impossible to make a red very vibrant without adding other colors and mixes to it, and orange seems like the perfect vibrant shade of red anyone could wish for

Holy.. The idea that she walked around with an orange pout instead of red is quit the adjustment to the picture I have memorised of her in my mind! Simply fascinating!

That part about the auction broke me out in a cold sweat, even though it was long after the event. A huge outlay for a single lip-stick but it might be worth 10 times that amount in another 60 years. My feeling is that Marilyn is going to be remembered for millenia, in the same way as Cleopatra and for similar reasons. For her charisma, beauty, extraordinary intelligence and her courage and creative genius.

When I first opened this video I was like how is she going to use 27 minutes to explain this lipstick.... Well, I was wrong! That was a ride! I'm so glad that she owns this and respects it. 💄

Waiting for Erin’s vintage makeup line!!! Please make it happen Erin!!

My grandmother's favorite lipstick was called "24karat orange " by Max Factor. Going through her estate, I found several originals unused because she stocked up when the company discontinued this color. Lipstick cases used to be works of art!! I am now collecting vintage makeup too.

It was such an interesting story. I'm so happy you got the one you wanted! I remember Lisa Eldridge saying in video that MM used to layer different colors to get her iconic shade, so maybe she first used a red or hot pink and the layered the orange on top or something like that. Also the saturation of color is important and could change the color. My skintone has a strong yellow undertone and it's astonishing to me how lip colors show up differently on me that on the models in ads. Maybe with her features orange showed up more reddish.

The colour is so fascinating. If someone had told me that her lips were "orange" I don't think I would have believed them. I would have said, no it's bright red! Such a great video. Thank you for all of the research that you do xx