Here’s some inspiration for Your 80s Alterego Contest! :)

The 80s, also known as the decade of decadence, were the time when looking festive on a daily basis was the norm. This quintessential 80s look combines all major makeup trends from the era – the intensity of colors, eyeshadow up to the brow, strong contouring, bushy eyebrows and, of course, frosted lips! Can you imagine rocking this look every day??? (I bet your parents did!)


INGREDIENTS

  • Eyeshadows: Pompadour, Poodle Pink
  • Eyes: eyeshadow primer, black liquid eyeliner, black pencil liner, black or blue mascara.
  • Lips: light-pink OR nude lipstick + Crystal Ball for frosted effect!
  • Face: Foundation Primer in Twinkle-Twinkle, concealer, foundation, bronzer and dark blush

Eyes
Apply eyeshadow primer all the way to the eyebrows. Pack Pompadour onto the top lid with a short-bristled brush as bright as you can, than wing the color alllll the way out with a medium-sized brush. Using a larger brush, sweep Poodle Pink across the brow bone, blending into the blue. With a smaller brush, apply Pompadour onto the lower lid. Line the eye with a black pencil under the lower lashes. Wing out your eyes with liquid liner (optional) and fill the waterline with black pencil (also optional). Apply 2-3 coats of black OR blue mascara.

Face
Moisturize skin. Apply Foundation Primer in Twinkle-Twinkle, to give your skin a bit of a sparkle (remember, this is the 80s – every day is a holiday!). With a wedge sponge, apply your favorite foundation all over the face, starting with the area under your eyes and around nose and working your way to the rest of the face. Apply concealer where needed.

Suck in your cheeks (“the fish face”) and fill in the hollow parts with bronzer (use a shade darker than your normal shade, remember, you want it to be dramatic!). Apply dark-rose (or almost brick-red, whatever you’ve got) blush on the apples of cheeks.

Eyebrows
In the 80s, they didn’t have tweezers, so women wore their eyebrows really bushy. (Haha, ok tweezers did exist, they just weren’t getting a lot of use. ;)) Chances are, your eyebrows are properly groomed, so we’ll have to fake the ‘bushiness’ with a pencil. Brush your natural brow hairs up and seal with eyebrow gel. This will be your guide as to where your eyebrows should be/ Starting at the beginning of the brow, draw quick, short lines with a sharp pencil, imitating hair. Drawing outside the lines (i.e. your natural eyebrow shape) is not only permitted but encouraged! When your eyebrows start to look like they could give Hermoine Granger a run for her money, you did a good job!

Lips

As far as lip products go, frosted lipstick was an 80s staple! You’ll have a hard time finding a properly frosted lipstick these days, but it’s easy to make with one of my lip-safe magic eye dusts. Paint your lips with a light-pink (or nude) lipstick.  Pick up some Crystal Ball onto a brush and pat it on the lips. Mix with a lip brush or finger. Now you’ve got a perfectly frosted pout – rock on!!!