Beauty

[Toots711]

[FranandZoe]

I loved Barbra Streisand's '60s eye makeup.

[Bookplate]

When I was in high school I used to draw the Twiggy undereye lashes (I was as mod as it was possible to be in suburban NJ).  Decades later, when I was in my sixties, I met up with a class member who expressed surprise that I wasn't drawing the lashes on anymore!  I pointed out that I wasn't wearing go-go boots or mini-skirts either.

[SilleeMee]

The worst decade for makeup. Blue eyeshadow and pale lips came from the '60s.

[shoekitty]

@SilleeMee . Well, having gone through that decade I will say. I don't think we knew any better.  Make up wasn't as specialized as now. Most of us bought make up at drug stores. Colors were limited, blue, lilac,silver, violet , white, ( deep scream here), and green. And those colors were primary colors, no shades.  There was cream shadow mainly, powder came later.  Foundation was basic, and all of it was toxic as heck.   lol.  There were department store cosmetics but older people,shopped there mainly .  Teenagers didn't often have money to do that.  Sept store colors were limited as well.   

[Sooner]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

The worst decade for makeup. Blue eyeshadow and pale lips came from the '60s.

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@SilleeMee I think today's bizarre eyelashes and over-done eye makeup compete quite nicely with the 1960's for worst makeup.  But that's just me.  Red eye makeup?  Really?  A lot of that and the deep grays look like you have been in a bar fight.  

[shoekitty]

I had that Twiggy look omg for about 10 years, from 1966-at least 1977 I wore fake eyelashes, everyday. Never went anywhere without them. Got the Same brand all the time in drug store.  They were a more natural length and thickness.  I would get dark brown, and use a little mascara to blend them in.    They still sell them today.  They were like 50 cents when I started , lol. For a while I wore bottom Twiggy lashes. They looked good.  I look at old photos, and I did them pretty well. I wore a eyeliner lightly over the lash band.  But I don't remember wearing a lot, or wearing shadow.  .  I remember the late 70's and 1989's for the horrible blue, reddish, and thick, eyeshadow. Sort of like Working Girl, Joan Cusak. I didn't , but I wore Elizabeth Taylor god awful blue for a while. lol. Women were wearing three colors, thick on lids. Omg, with padded shoulder clothing polyester like crazy, and , red, or darker lios. Magenta was popular in mid 80's.  lips were often kewpies. ....not a good era for fashion, IMO

[SilleeMee]

The '80s makeup was pretty bad, too. Some say it was the worst decade for makeup trends.

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I was too young to be wearing mu in the '60s. But I remember seeing my mom with the bright blue eyeshadow, thick false lashes and pale frosty white lipstick...ugh.

[shoekitty]

@SilleeMee  yes bad make up, hair style...permed or big hair, shoulder pads, polyester clothes, huge door knocker shoulder duster earrings. Dark lips, often magenta, or red, heavy Hair spray lol. Bold prints 1980's, 

[smoochy]

frosted white lips which i loved, to match the frosted white nails. We bought both at a store called American Discount on the main street. Under a dollar for each item.