80s makeup

80s makeup

So your'e going to a party and looking for ways to do 80s makeup? Well you came to the right place.
I graduated high school in 1982, and then went to cosmetology school. So I know a bit about the 80s makeup AND hair styles! ( I actually modeled in a hair/makeup show...ha ha) My hairstyle was pretty much exactly like this, but tri-color..light red in front to darkest in back.

Back to the 80's makeup.
Lets begin..first thing I remember is everyone at some point tried to look good with blue eyshadow on. Now we didn't have the beautiful irridescent blue shadows of today. We had ugly blue.
Just have a lookie at these side by side beauties. One from 1982 and the other from 2011.
Now ya get what I'm saying?

Note the flat, chalkey...okay HIDEOUS blue eyeshadow on this otherwise really cute lil blonde...why oh why did we think that looked good?
Now note the deep blue, irridescent looking shadow on the girl on the right. It's stunning...while I think it's still a little too much on her...as in too big of an area covered in blue, the color has definitely come a VERY long way!

Another predominant boo boo in the world of 80's makeup looks was putting blush right on the apples of the cheeks...like in the picture above. Cute if you are going as a clown to a kids birthday party. Not so cute for your everday look.

So lets dig up some more of the everyday girl 80s makeup looks shall we? 

Here's a girl that tried her best, bless her heart. This I believe was an attempted Farrah Fawcett look.

So speaking of Farrah...oh yeah...freaking EVERYBODY at my Junior high had hair cuts like Farrah. We called them "wings"...the brushed back part of the side of the hair.

Heck...I still think it's pretty, and I'd totally rock that look if I didn't have super curly hair like Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing

Everyone that came of age in the 80's of course remembers the curly locks and innocent good looks of Jennifer Grey (hey I loved her...I have poofey curly hair like that and I could identify with this chick....I could so NOT do the Farrah Fawcett look)


And yes Sheena Easton was our hero too...her short hair and dramatic 80s makeup just made us want to spend hours in front of the mirror. So we could look like this:

 Really...she did kinda good replicating Sheena Easton

Check out this look sported by Joan Collins. Yes folks...glamours puffy hair was ours to strive for. We just knew that if we could tease it and spray it enough we could ALL look this glamourous!

Well maybe not....

Some of us just needed to comb that shit out and put it in a pony tail.
Ahhh the joy and simplicity of a ponytail. Wait...hold up...in the 80s we could bastardize any makeup or hairstyle.

The 80s pony tail look:

Oh yes she did...and posed for her school picture too!

and don't pass up on those highly overblushed cheeks too :)

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Neon Eye Products and Other FDA VIOLATIONS!

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I'm writing this post in response to a lot of bad press lately for some cosmetic sellers that are selling eye makeup products that include unsafe ingredients.

The FDA regulates the cosmetic industry, and manufacturers are required to comply with the regulations, and why not? It's for everyone's safety! However, it seems there is a TON of confusion and misinterpretation of products, ingredients, and the FDA regs.

1. Neon eye shadows are very popular, believe it or not. Yet there are NO FDA approved neon (black light responsive) ingredients. The ingredients required to glow in the dark are not eye safe, and can cause eye irritation, swelling and loss of vision. Dyes are responsible for this effect. There is only 1 dye per color group that is FDA approved for eye use: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, D&C Black No. 2 & 3 (subject to limitations). Please refer to this handy FDA chart. Mineral colorants are not considered dyes. They are in a separate section of the chart.
   
2. Multi Minerals or Pigments sold by very popular HUGE companies are often used for the eye area although not approved for the eye area. People assume that these pigments are eye safe and a great deal. Read the ingredients and READ THE INSERT! It is not very well displayed and often overlooked.
3. If the company you are buying makeup from does not declare the ingredients for each shade of every product they carry....BUYER BEWARE! The FDA requires ingredient declarations either on the product, the outer container, beside the product on the display, or displayed online or by request via the mail.
4. Per FDA regs, a company can use the "may contain" clause for similar products whose main ingredients are the same, and the colorants vary. I'm sure you've all seen products labeled with that clause. There are a few reasons manufacturers do that: it protects their formulas from being duped, it reduces the cost of labeling in some cases. However, as a manufacturer, we choose NOT to do this. Why? Well were not that worried about our shades being duped, and haven't found a savings in the label since the color name changes. The biggest reason? WE WANT YOU TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THE PRODUCT! If you happen to be allergic to XYZ ingredient, why would we want you to wonder if it's in all of our products if its' only actually in a few?
   

It's not just small companies that violate the labeling laws on a daily basis. Take a walk through your local drug store and pick up a few eye pencils or lip products. Chances are there are no ingredients listed or displayed. So you are virtually trusting the company for your safety and compliance with the law. You should be able to trust. But unfortunately there are many companies out to just make money and don't really care about the customer.

At L.A. Minerals we declare every products ingredients in the "details and enlarge" link beside every product. The only exception is our sample page, where the customer is referred to the main product page for that info.

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay Beautiful :)

~Lorraine
Founder & CEO
L.A. Minerals