Scarlett nails the 40s look

She's spent the last few years desperately trying to escape the look that was made to be hers by changing her appearance from white blonde and tanned to brunette and ghostly pale. But last night at a Mango party in Madrid, Scarlett Johansson showed us a picture perfect example of how to do 40s glamour.

By ELLE UK and NonePublished: 12 November 2009

<p>With rich strawberry-blonde hair - waved a la Veronica Lake - a slick of liquid eye-liner, porcelain skin, a dab of blush and true-red lips, Scarlett was the living embodiment of what <a href="http://www.elleuk.com/catwalk/collections/dolce-gabbana/spr

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With rich strawberry-blonde hair - waved a la Veronica Lake - a slick of liquid eye-liner, porcelain skin, a dab of blush and true-red lips, Scarlett was the living embodiment of what Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin and Bottega Veneta meant by forties and fabulous. If you find a winning signature style, why change it? Here's looking at you, kid.

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