Swift as Liz, the daughter of the man who has been murdered, is a surprising, yet exciting addition to the ensemble cast. "She was so committed to this character," says Fischer. So committed, that she, too, let them pluck her real eyebrows into that ultra-thin half-moon shape. "I powdered [her] face quite a bit, so everything looked really matte," says Fischer. "And then the lips just really pop out because they're so shiny. So, they look like glass." Her eyes received the "Marilyn Monroe look" to give them a romantic, sleepy feel — this included soft brown eyeshadow, a flick of liner, and layers of waterproof mascara. "She actually cries a lot," Fischer says.
The hair departments used Swift's real hair in the film. "We thought that the color and the tone and the shape of her hair could do a great look for a '30s feel, and we didn't want to do anything too different," says McCoy-Bell. "We wanted her to be recognized for who she was." To keep the star's hair in great shape, they used the Hask Keratin Protein All-in-1 Leave-In Spray ($8).
We see her chignon hairstyle change ever so slightly throughout the day. When she's first introduced in the funeral home, her hair is styled neatly. At the end of the very tumultuous day, it has more flyaways. "Some of the hair pieces have fallen down from that," says McCoy-Bell. "That shows some time had gone by."
