Hi dolls!
Today we will travel back to the 1970's era and
recreated another historically accurate makeup look.
First I will give you a little background information about
characteristics of this era.
This period is a time of contrasts. The main impact on
the trends in fashion and make- up was a music. The enormous popularity had a
disco and bands like ABBA - so it seems natural that women wanted to be like
their musical idols, and show up at a party in the phenomenal outfit. On the
other hand, for the entire Western culture it has become an important hippie
movement, which put on the wildness, naturalness and pastel colors. So there
was two main trends makeup in the 70's.
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| Steve Nicks |
The disco style glamour, for fans of "Saturday
Night Fever" characterized by a lot of gloss, energy and crazy colors and
of course the tan was very fashionable.
After
application of the foundation in natural color, the pink shimmering blush was used
to emphasize them. For eyes there were used very strong colors (pinks, blues or
purples) and a lot of shimmer. The mascara was used applied very heavy. Natural
eyebrows were thick and underlined with brown pencil. The lips should be
visible, the best color was intense pink with shine.
The second trend was called hippies and in this image
was no focus on makeup. They preferred girly, very soft and natural makeup
look. The hippies had attached more importance to colorful dresses and long
hair.
The icons of this era include: Lauren Hutton, Stevie
Nicks, Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere), Diana Ross, Farrah Fawcett.
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| Cher |
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| Diana Ross, 1976 |
The features of the 70s makeup look:
1. Face- kept very light, dewy and natural;
2. Eyes- there were three main eye look: neutral
barely bare, smoky look or bold; the popular eye shadows include: blues, greens
and purples and other neutral colors; the eye shadows came in different
formulas like pressed powders, liquids and creams; different colors of mascara:
raspberry or lavender; the mascara was used very liberty or barely at all;
3. Brows- there was two different way to wear the
eyebrows: the first it just to keep them natural, brushy; the other way that
they were done they was kept on the thinner side and more of the curve;
4. Lips- the lips colors consisted of pastels, peaches
or pink were also popular with the natural look; they were not heavily draw
with the pencil; the lipsticks with shimmer and gloss were very fashionable.
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| Farrah Fawcett, 1977 |
Here is the
list of used cosmetics to create this 1970s makeup look:
1. Expose,
Summer Bronze, Self Tanning Mousse (mixed with moisturizing cream and put on
the face about an hour before put on the makeup. I used L'Oreal, Revitalift,
Advanced Anti- Ageing Moisturiser).
2. Garnier,
BB Cream, Miracle Skin Perfector, Light/ Medium.
3. Essence,
Stay All Day 16h Concealer, 20 soft beige (only a bit under the eye and on the
eyelid)
4. Rimmel London, Stay Matte, Long Lasting Pressed
Powder, 001 transparent.
5. Avon,
Arabian Glow, Bronzing Pearls (gently pressed with kabuki brush all over the
face to create this glowing bronze effect).
6. Makeup Revolution London, Ultra blush palette,
sugar and spice.
7. MUA, Makeup Academy Professional, Ever After, Matte
Palette (dark bronze in the eye socket).
8. Makeup
Revolution London, Eyes Like Angels, 32 Ultra Professional Eyeshadows (color
Cream applied on the all eyelid).
9. Max Factor, Eyebrow Pencil, 2 hazel.
10. L’Oreal Paris, Color Riche Le Khol, 102 pure
espresso (along the line of the upper eyelashes and a bit on the lower lash
line and blended).
11. Max Factor 2000 Calorie, Dramatic Volume, black.
12. Makeup Revolution London, Give Me more Power, can't
escape me.
13. Sleek, Pout Paint, Lip Stain, 161 minx.
14. SalonSystem, Individual lashes.
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| The cosmetics used for the 70s makeup look. |
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| Expose, Summer Bronze, Self Tanning Mousse and my moisturizer. |
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| Makeup Revolution London, Ultra blush palette, sugar and spice. |
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| Makeup Revolution London, Eyes Like Angels, 32 Ultra Professional Eyeshadows. |
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| MUA, Makeup Academy Professional, Ever After, Matte Palette. |
Here is my interpretation of the 70's
makeup look (inspired by Farrah Fawcett ):
I have to admit that it was very difficult for me to do hair similar to Farrah because my hair is very thin. ;) Anyway I hope you like it.
