Talk About Classic

The word is over-used, but not when Sophia Loren is in the house.


Via Suicide Blonde.

It's Pro Time

Hey, amateurs are great and all, but sometimes you need to professionalize, you know?

Today we're starting the week with a real pro: Sophia Loren.

Mama mia.

Nine Equals Four Minus Two

Yeah, so we didn't major in math, big deal. But we're right about this headline. How so?

The feature film Nine debuts soon and we previewed the trailer. The plot: All That Jazz meets A Chorus Line. It included the names of at least three stars we've featured on Blu's Eyebrow Blog before. Between the six ladies, four eyebrow are strong, but two are missing. Hence our math.

First, sub-mental conspiracy theorist Marion Cotillard appears, with the brows looking comme çi–comme ça:



Next, ever-browful Penelope Cruz appears:



And finally, stalwart icon Sophia Loren beams and gleams – but her once-proud eyebrows are no longer in evidence. She still has more x-factor (if less Max Factor) than the rest of the cast combined.

A Look Back at Loren

That whole amateur thing made us feel dirty. Oops indeed.

We need to class up. So here's Sophia Loren.

From the Archives: Sophia Loren

Seeing Audrey Hepburn in her kitchen the other day reminded us how much goodness there is in the archives.

Here's Sophia Loren. She may not be baking, but she's cooking with gas.

Lest We Forget: Sophia Loren

As much as I love the edgy modern look of contemporary models and their photographers' work, looking at it makes me want to get a periodic dose of old school eyebrow glamour too.

So....Sophia Loren:

Sophia Loren, Kickin' it Ol' Skool

Sometimes you just have to sit back and revel in those who have come before. Like Sophia Loren.

(How did we get from this white silk scarf to that fuzzy white boa the other day?)

Kickin' It Ol' Skool With Sophia Loren

Grrrr.....

Loren Looks Lovely

Even when the hair stylist tried to make Sophia Loren look all disheveled, like in this scene (which I think is from Two Women), she still looked amazing. Rock on, Sophia:


Scroll-down viewing instructions: Click it to see those paint-enhanced brows close up!

Saturday Evening Brows: Sophia Loren

Much that is great here.

Obviously, there's Sophia Loren and the POST version of her eyebrows. Also, a Kim Philby reference, and a story by the author of The Cruel Sea, a great WWII naval novel.

Did I just say "naval novel"?

Anyway, if you believe in memes, this one involves 1964.


Scroll-down ruminant rumination: Do we think the "famous writer" in favor of hunting would be Hemingway? What an asshole. The hills look like white elephants. Whatever!

Loren Looks Lovely

As seen before, Sophia Loren. She really knows how to bring it!

Sophia Loren with a Silk Scarf

Is it all about the eyebrows? Or the eyes?

Or the mouth. Those lips.

Or the scarf....

You decide.

Vintage Sophia Loren

Back in August we visited with Sophia Loren. It's time for another vintage flyby of this Italian beauty.


Scroll-down compromise bonus: What's the compromise? Well her brows are over-plucked, but the rest of her makes up for it. Click for the rest:

Icon: Sophia Loren

You don't need to give a damn about symbolic use of color in Antonioni's post-war oeuvre to appreciate the rock-solid sex-bomb of an actress Sophia Loren. You just need to shut up and watch.

This is the first in a series of occasional posts highlighting Loren's eyebrows and other prominent characteristics. Even when heavily painted, her brows are built on a very real foundation that speaks for all Italian brunettes.

Mi piace!


Center-of-attention bonus: In a famous snapshot, Sophia is jealous that Jayne Mansfield is out-poking her. Don't worry Sophia - Jayne's eyebrows are terrible!