The 1960s - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
With the pill being brought about women felt sexual and social liberation. More independence meant that women were off to work and meant more financial independence too. With this new found liberation and independence, women burnt their bras to ash. Makeup was more creative and individualistic. Hippie ideology spread amongst western culture. This spiralled into a mass use of recreational drugs. Flower power and anti-government, hippies were all for the peace movement. Planning to disrupt te distribution of nuclear weapons by laying on the road and living in tents. So despite creativity stretching far, living in tents meant that makeup was quite messy.
The 1970s - Punk Decade
The makeup looks ultra daring and dramatic yet being non-conformists, turning heads was exactly what they wanted to achieve. Being anti-establishment and rejecting anything mainstream, spikes and black, bold eyes were a must have. Anti-authority ideologies showed through their makeup in order to represent the rebellious persona that punk culture wanted to achieve.
The 1980's - Cyndi Lauper
"I splash my cash to look flash." In this decade, makeup was art for both genders to play with. This is arguably the birth of guyliner and it was fashionable for guys to wear crop tops. Gender roles weren't strict in fashion, woo! New romantics was in full swing and fabulous. Makeup was available in an abundance of vibrant colours.The brighter the better!
The 1990s - Courtney Love
With the birth of grunge music thanks to Nirvana, makeup joined the bandwagon of grunge. The appearance of your makeup being slept in was very much desired. If it looked kinda dirty then it was perfect, Grunge was commonly associated with shooting up heroin alongside with a devil may care attitude.
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