The 80s makeup is one of the most distinctive styles that amuses and amazes us even in today’s times. Read the lines below to know more.

80s Makeup

Make up in the 80s era was bold, bright and big. Stars like Brook Shields, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and Joan Collins were excellent icons of the 1980s fashion and style. The television shows of the 1980s era like ‘Dallas’ were fun to watch. The runway shows at Dior, Prada and Marc Jacobs were genuine tributes to the hardcore 80s glamour and punk style. If you have lived through the 80s era you might be familiar with the 80s look. The makeup of eighties era was bold, fun, exciting and full of delight.  80s makeup seemed trendy and normal at that period of time but differs in the natural look of the present times. Everything big, bold and bright was in thing whether be hair styles, clothes or makeup. Makeup in the 80s factually involved painting faces. Bold, dark and dramatic eyes with highlighted cheekbones were most important part of makeup. Eyes were colored in bold shades of eye shadow in dark hues of blue, green, purple, and layers and layers of eyeliner was applied. Women of the 80s loved to put on lipstick that popped in bright shades. Makeup was incomplete without mica, a shimmering and shining metallic powder used on the eyelids and other parts of the body. If you want to experiment with 80s style makeup, go ahead and do it. You don’t have to be 80s rock stars to have fun with these intensely colorful ideas and 80s makeup style. Read the article to know more about it. 
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1980s Makeup Style
The adage goes that everything that is old eventually becomes new again and it holds true for 80s makeup too. 80s makeup is making a comeback that is modernized to suit the present times. Eighties makeup symbolizes everything that is big, bold and bright. 

Bold Colors
Women avowed their audacity in the eighties era with lot of pride. Bold and dark colors were the trend. The color palette ranged from blues, greens, fuchsia, orange, reds, and mauve. Women in eighties wore their makeup on the lips and eyes with heavy liners in bold colors, and carried them well. 

Big Exaggerated Makeup
Women in the eighties era carried their makeup into their workplaces as part of the growing power look. The makeup was exaggerated, huge and bold. Makeup was complemented with big hairstyle on large shoulders. The common style was applying heavy mascara and liners, eye shadows in bright tones of greens and blues, and heavily lined lipsticks in bold colors. This also made a statement of power, self-respect and being taken seriously at the workplace. 

Bright And Dark Makeup
Women in their eighties were leaving their hesitations and were blossoming up into their own individualities. They became more sophisticated and powerful. This confidence and power spread through in their makeup styles and their clothing. Women clothing was now more about power suits and was complimented by bright makeup. Among the many bright colors used blue, fuchsia and turquoise tones were very popular with the women of eighties. The cosmetic companies also came out with bright color palettes, especially for night time makeup.  

How To Apply Eighties Style Makeup 

Ingredients Required

  • Eyebrow pencil
  • Black eyeliner
  • Black mascara
  • Eye shadow
  • Lip liner
  • Lipstick
  • Pressed or loose powder 
Instructions
  • You can start with cleansing and moisturizing your face. Applying liquid foundation will smoothen out your complexion by hiding dark spots and blemishes if any. 
  • Makeup in eighties stressed matte foundation that matched the tone of the skin leaving no line of differentiation. Bronze was a popular color tone. For a tanned appearance bronze is brushed over the foundation.
  • Once the foundation is done, apply loose powder to set on the makeup.  
  • Line your bottom and top eyelids with a black eye liner in huge amount. Apply corrections required for the eye areas including the skin right under your eye. Curl your eyelashes and apply mascara.  
  • Put on lots of dark colored eye shadows like the blues, purples, greens or any bright color on to your entire eyelid starting from brow line to the lid line. To make things more interesting you can apply a secondary bold color.
  • Now work up on your cheekbones by applying bright blushes along cheekbones to give it a heavy look. You can apply pink rouge to the cheeks to highlight your cheek bones.
  • Line the lips with bright colored liner in compliment with the color of the lipstick. Finish off the look on the lips with a matching bright colored lipstick. Bright reds were favorite among women in the eighties era.

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