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Remembering the makeup we used to love in the 60s and 70s!

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Do you remember Pan Stik and Pond’s? Makeup has changed so much over the years!

Tonight let’s take a look back at the makeup we used to love wearing as teenagers and young women, and also the iconic styles we wore such as winged eyeliner, bold lips and heavy mascara.

Which look did you love as a young woman?

A more natural look was favoured – no contouring or bronzer in sight!

We would slather on the mascara….

All these amazing famous women showed the varying styles of makeup we loved in the 60s and 70s

Do you remember shadow creme?

Face kits changed how we applied makeup

Twiggy defined the Mod era with her doe eyed look!

The big hair, the pouty lips, the big eyes – how 60s is this?!

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