Make-Up - 80s

We met with Olivia to discuss costumes and make-up for our video. After discussing what we thought would work for each era, Olivia showed us how to do make-up for the 80s era. We drew inspiration from Madonna, who usually had bright eyeshadow with pink or red glossy lipstick, such as the image on the right.

We also chose between two blusher styles - the harsh line on the left, or the softer, higher line (that goes into the hairline) on the right. In the end we chose the style shown on the right, as it was less dramatic than the harsh line.

We chose a lighter lipstick shade as it fit with the light eyeshadow colours (yellow, green and blue). Olivia showed us which order to apply the eyeshadow in - lighter on the inside to darker on the outside.
We also learnt what style of eyeliner to apply - thin line with a pointed wing. We were all happy with the overall look of the makeup, and we think it resembles the makeup that Madonna and other 80s pop stars had in that era.


I tested this style at home, so as to practice applying this make up myself - below is the finished look, and the make up I used. However, due to a change in costuming, we decided that more subdued, less colourful make-up would fit better - much like the character Allison Reynolds from The Breakfast Club, who we also based the female costume on.