They were big, they were brash, they were bold ... some of that purple eye shadow was cringe-worthy, but mostly the 80s was a lot of fun! Nowadays the glam decade is far enough away that you can go for an 80s retro look while clubbing in London without simply getting kicked out of the line ... just make sure that you are smart about your makeup method, or you'll look more clownish than vintage cool. Here we have some tips for your 80s inspired makeup looks for nightclubs in London.
Use a couple of focal points
Instead of drowning the entire face in color, as was popular during the 'decade that fashion forgot but is now remembering' (!), choose a couple of focal points. For instance, do your eyes and eye brows, or your cheeks and lips, or your lashes and lips ... but not all five of these points!
Colorful eye shadow
If you want to make it plain that you're going for an 80s glam look (and let people know that you haven't just failed to look at fashion for the past 15 years!), colourful eye shadow is the way to do that. And we mean really colourful - think yellow, vibrant greens, and bright ocean blues.
Eyebrows
Bushy eyebrows were in during the 80s. Can’t bear looking like some sort of monkey for weeks before you go to your fave London nightclub? Just fake it with a bit of extra eyebrow pencil.
Fluorescent
Match your makeup looks to your clothing, and think fluorescent! Fluoro colors look pretty out there nowadays ... but there is no denying that they give you more than a little mood lift.
Dark and frosty
Sounds like an 80s cocktail ... but it's actually what you should be thinking when doing your lipstick for London nightclubs. If you are doing the lips, do them right - that means matt shades should be applied either very dark or very bright, and frosted shades should be very frosty! You might want to look a little further than your local pharmacy for these lipstick shades ... there are relatively few ordinary makeup stores that stock them nowadays.
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