Let's Talk Retro Makeup!

[Candy O]

Let's talk about retro make up here :) List your inspiration, tell us your favorite looks, and post your own photos!

 

Below is Twiggy with "mod make-up"! She has on false upper lashes, drawn on bottom lashes, bright blue eyeshadow, a dark liner in her crease area, and pink lips!

[Candy O]

Crazy enough this is my own photo of me with make up on! I call this "1960s Cotton Candy Dream!"

Click here for the Gif version ~~~> http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1082/h87.gif

[Candy O]

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Here is my pin-up eye make up look... ~^_^* I call it "Pin and Roll Up"

[60s Fan]

Aww those are cute pictures, Candy O!

Here's some pictures of my eyeshadow experiments...

 

[60s Fan]

[60s Fan]

I wish I knew how to make a "GIF" like you, so I wouldn't have to post all those pictures separately. LOL!

You can click to enlarge. :-)

Eww, I think I look like a dead corpse in those pictures. That's why I covered my face with a mirror. Lmao my favorite is the second one, which is a "sunset" look and the last one which is a "fuschia magenta" look. :-)

[Candy O]

Wow, Pretty! I really like the last one too! It matches your mirror! :) I also like the next to last one also. I like all of them! Even including the black glittery one! Awesome eyeshadow pics, Sadie! ^_^

[Candy O]

It's really easy to make a gif - just search "gif maker" and you'll find lots of them online.

I went ahead and made a GIF out of your eyeshadow photos ~~~

[60s Fan]

OMG!!!!

Thank you so much for creating that animation for me, BeatleGirl!

It's awesome! And I'm glad you enjoyed all of the pictures!

Some of them were sadly deleted by accident. So I had a few more. But those were the best ones!
I used CoverGirl eyeshadows which are my favorite.

I don't think Beatlebob will be joining in on this discussion. LMAO!
But that's okay. It's for girls only. He can leave his opinion though. LOL!

[60s Fan]

^^^ These two pictures are not my eyes, by the way!

But I thought the "rainbow" multi colored look is beautiful!

It's a real challenge to try though!

I advice you to do it with colored eyepencils or creamy shadows, but not powder shadows because they blend easily, and with this effect each color is supposed to stand out on it's own, not mix together.

So pretty and retro!!! :-)

[Candy O]

Super Cool! Now I'm excited to try to do the rainbow eyeshadow challenge! :D I will try it with colored eyepencils. I know what you mean by eyeshadow colors blending easily...I bought the Wet n Wild "I'm Feeling Retro" eyeshadow trio. (I made the "Cotton Candy Dream" look out of it.) The magenta pink blended with the blue made it look like I had purple eyeshadow on instead of blue! It's probably supposed to happen on purpose. :)

[60s Fan]

Cool! I love Wet N Wild's trio eyeshadow palettes too! That one is beautiful! And it's ironic how the name of it was "I'm Feeling Retro"! LOL!

Some of their names are so funny! The one I tried was called "Spoiled Brat" and had 3 totally different colors that I don't even think are meant to be mixed together? Pink, silver, and black. LOL! That dosen't sound like a good combination to blend! But I really liked the way all three of them looked separately!

I like Wet N Wild because it's cheaper than other makeup brands. So is LA Colors and NYC.

I do use Covergirl, Maybelline, L'Oreal Paris, Rimmel London, Jane, MAC Cosmetics, etc... sometimes too! But they are more pricey!

Some of my favorites...

Covergirl Eyeshadows... Lime Alive, Kaboom Kelly, Aqua Paradise, Turquoise Tempest, Shimmering Onyx, and more!

[Candy O]

Yes! As soon as I read "retro" on the label, I knew I had to get it! I love the colors as well. They're bright and cheery.

You tried "Spoiled Brat"? That was among the Wet n Wild trios I was looking at, and I almost got it! But I already have black with glitter, and pink. Plus, silver doesn't suit me at all. I also think it's an odd eyeshadow combination.

I've heard all of those make up brands. The majority of the ones I've used to experiment though are: NYX, Sigma, thebalm, and now Wet n Wild. My brushes are from TooFaced. Eyeshadow primer from UrbanDecay. I'm willing to try more brands and see how they all compare :)

That's interesting that you like using light green and blue eyeshadows. I gravitate towards pink for some reason. Although I think matte browns suit me more, but I think brown is so boring. I want to go wild with colors and use bright ones!

I think my next Wet n Wild trio buy would be "We're Blasting Off!" Again, it has the pink I love!