The 36 Hottest Makeup Trends From the Year You Were Born Until Today
Warning! Major throwbacks ahead.
Warning! Major throwbacks ahead.
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1982: All-Over Pink
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In the early '80s, there was no such thing as too much blush. Debbie Harry's faux flushed look goes from apples to cheekbones and even up to her temples.
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1983: Purple Lips
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Madonna was all kisses for the lip shade of the year: muted purple.
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1984: Full Brows
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Brooke Shields's naturally bushy brows inspired women to put down the tweezers.
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1985: Neutral Lips
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Vanessa Williams's glossy, neutral lip color was the go-to hue.
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1986: Colorblocking
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"Understated" was not a word in Cyndi Lauper's 1986 vernacular. Here, she's seen wearing yellow eye shadow, bluish-green liner, and a bold red lip.
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1987: Brick Red Lips
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In the late '80s, brick red (like Molly Ringwald's lip shade) was the only red that mattered.
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1988: Blue Eyeliner
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Even though she was royalty, even Princess Diana played with color in '88.
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1989: Brown Lips
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Bold colors gave way to neutral everything as the '90s approached. Clearly Kim Fields was on board.
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1990: Contoured Eyes and Cheeks
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Sculpted shadow and contour (yes, it existed even back then!) was Michelle Pfeiffer's go-to.
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1991: Rosy Lips
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Sarah Jessica Parker rocked the 1991 version of a neutral lip.
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1992: Pencil-Thin Brows
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For Drew Barrymore, the thinner the brows, the better ... at least in 1992.
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1993: Exposed Lip Liner
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Janet Jackson stuck to the '93 rule of thumb: Your lip liner should be three to four shades darker than your lip color.
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1994: No-Makeup Makeup
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Liv Tyler's natural makeup was the look of the year.
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1995: White Eye Shadow
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Stark white shadow swept across the entire eye (like Claire Danes's look) was everything in the mid-'90s.
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1996: Frosty Lips
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A frosty lip look (see Winona Ryder) was the only accessory you needed.
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1997: Metallic Shadow
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This was the year to pack on a lavender shimmery shadow from lash line to brow bone, like Jennifer Lopez did here.
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1998: Bronze Eyes and Lips
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Golden skin, eyes, and lips (Hey, Tyra Banks!) were a '98 summer staple.
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1999: Smoky Eyes
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Pamela Anderson's black and gray smoky eyes finished out the '90s.
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2000: Blue Shadow
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Gwen Stefani's teal shadow welcomed back bright color!