What makeup would of been worn by 80s female punks?

'80s female punks wore what the'80s boy punks did, only they did it better, being more experienced with makeup in the first place. Dead white foundation—if you can't find any theatrical supply stores, you can buy some zinc oxide diaper ointment to get the same effect. Black eyeliner pencil does nearly everything else. You can use it for lipstick, sculpting harsh edges around your lips—think points interrupted by flat lines, not curves. Line upper and bottom eyelids, thinly, and don't smudge or blend—you're looking for a crisp harshness.

If you're looking for a sexier punk fashion, add some mascara to your look. Give yourself long, thick lashes, but make them look as natural as possible, because the idea is to look sexy without anyone thinking that's what you were trying for. Punk is a highly ambivalent style: who else but a punk would spend so much time on their looks while trying to look bad? If you want to look punk but don't want all your looks destroyed by the black-and-white theme, you can cheat. Use deep blue around your eyes instead of black (but really midnight blue). You can't substitute a nicer lip color for black without it being noticeable, but you could try white—the contrast can look nice—sort of ghoul next door.


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