How to Do Makeup in the Style of the Early 1960s

Complement your 1960s outfit with a bold makeup look.

Before you grab your go-go boots and bell-bottoms, you’ll need a proper makeup look to unleash your inner Twiggy. With a few expert beauty tips you can travel back in time with swinging '60s makeup that is goof-proof and gorgeous. If you are looking for a bold makeup look for a Halloween party or a retro event that has a 1960s theme, you can paint on a pretty and perfectly mod look in under 15 minutes.

Things You'll Need

• Moisturizer
• Liquid foundation
• White eye shadow
• Eye shadow brush
• Black liquid eyeliner
• Eyelash curler
• Black mascara
• Nude lip pencil
• Nude lipstick
• Facial tissue
• Lip gloss
• Translucent powder
• Large makeup brush
• Eyebrow pencil

Instructions

1. Moisturize your skin with a liquid or cream product formulated for your skin type. Even out your skin tone with a few dots of liquid foundation applied with a cosmetic sponge. Blend the makeup with your fingertips.

2. Sweep a matte white eye shadow across your lid. Use an eyeshadow brush to deposit the shadow into the crease and across the entire eyelid.

3. Apply a thin layer of liquid black eyeliner across the top lid. To make the line smooth and seamless, create a dotted line of eyeliner across your upper lid. Trace the line with the liquid liner to give the eye more definition.

4. Curl lashes with a metal eyelash curler to define lashes. Starting at the base of your upper lashes, apply the curler to the base of the lashes and squeeze the curler for two to three seconds. To enhance lashes, work the curler up your eyelashes until the ends are curled.

5. Coat top and bottom lashes with two swipes of black mascara. To complete the 1960s look, press a few lashes together with the mascara wand to create individual spikes. Repeat applying mascara on the bottom and top lashes to coat the hairs and create a spidery effect.

6. Line your lips with a nude lip pencil. Layer on the lipstick from the tube. Blot with tissue. To add definition and shine, swipe on clear gloss to complete the groovy, mod-inspired look.

Tips & Warnings

• To create 1960s-inspired strong and sexy brows, fill in any sparse hairs with an eyebrow pencil. Darken eyebrows with a color that matches your hair color perfectly. Set this mod makeup look by dusting your face with a fluff brush dipped in translucent powder.

References

• College Fashion: Beauty by the Decade: The 1960s
• Maybelline: Doll House