Many of our current beauty trends can be traced back to Pamela Anderson. She was the OG OTT ’90s beauty fanatic. She over-lined her lips with brown liner way before Kylie Jenner was doing it; she gave good tan; and let’s face it, she made skinny brows happen. With her platinum blonde hair and lithe body (it took Lily James five months to get into shape to play her), she was the bombshell of her generation.
Her antics with ex-husband Tommy Lee and generally tumultuous love life were well documented back then (much to her chagrin, as the world is learning thanks to her memoir and documentary), but Pamela has always understood the power of her sensuality – and used it.
Playing up to her public image, she once said that “natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror”. Anderson has always been refreshingly honest about the time it takes to look “low-maintenance”. And for that, we salute her.
As her documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, is released on Netflix, we take a look at some of her best vintage beauty moments.
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Originally published in Vogue.co.uk