LetzMakeup Blog: Iconic 1970's Makeup Look; Debbie Harry Inspired Tutorial! ('Beauty Through the Ages' // Youtube Collaboration)

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Iconic 1970's Makeup Look; Debbie Harry Inspired Tutorial! ('Beauty Through the Ages' // Youtube Collaboration)

Hey Everyone!!!!

Today's video and post are part of a huge Youtube collaboration called 'Beauty through the Ages' where myself and seven other Youtuber's were each allocated a decade (in this announcement video) spanning from the 1920's up to the 90's, and of course we had to come up with a look inspired by the decade.

I got the 70's which is a cushy one as there was so much going on then makeup wise!!! There was 70's glam, disco, punk, the Charlie's Angels beachy look, it would definitely have been a fun time to be young!!

I drew my inspiration from one of the biggest icons of the decade... Debbie Harry of Blondie.

Blondie was formed in 1975 when Debbie Harry was 30 and her look during that time was a little softer than what she was like later in the 80's where the punk influence was stronger.

Here are a few of the images of the singer from that time...

Debbie Harry on the cover of Cosmopolitan in December 1978

I also looked at some other makeup images from the decade to see where it was at in terms of colours etc... They sure loved their shimmer finishes back then!!!

And the look I came up with was influenced by all of the above, but mostly by Debbie. Though darker skin was preferred as can be seen in the last picture above, I stuck with a paler face ála Blondie and used bronzer and blush to warm up the complexion.