Toyah - The 80s Make Up extraordinary

The 80s were all about excess as far as fashion and make up went. It was clearly not a time for wallflowers because the bold hues and colouring that did not stay within the lines was anything but sophisticated or demure. Make up trends were very like the Brit music scene really-over-the-top and louder than ever! And one of the finest examples of this was Toyah with her eyes and lips that were often as bright as-if not brighter-than her hair!

Mastering Toyah's look which truly is the height of 80s make up is simpler than it appears to be and we're going to show you that here with a few simple steps. Add this make up look to any of the cool 80s costumes here and you'll be prepared to wow at your 80s dressing up party.

Get Toyah's Look

Getting Toyah's look is a matter of experimenting a little and being ready to step out of your comfortable area and push the bounds. The best example would be her look on the cover of her 1982 single Brave New World, where her eyes seemed to take on a sky theme with tiny little birds coming off the sides and down to her neck. Here's how it's possible to get the look :

Start off with foundation and a sprinkling of a pale face powder as your base.
Dip a brush in blue shade and sweep along your lids as well as along your lower lash line. From there, extend the blue up and out past your eye and to your hairline, stopping an inch or two above your forehead.
Take a shimmery shadow in white or light silver and with short strokes over the blue, add just enough to give the blue a 'cloudy' effect. Yes, just like the sky.
Next, use a darker blue liner along the interior edge of the lower lash line and mix along the higher lash line as well ensuring to remain as near to the lashes as practicable. Top off with mascara-lots of it.
the finishing touch for the eyes involves drawing on your little birds which are truly just minute'V's'. And since 80s fancy dress is all about having a great time and experimenting, I recommend changing the birds to other shapes, like stars or hearts which are also very 80s and will go just as well with any if the 80s costumes you are considering.
use a bold blush under the cheek bones as opposed to on the apples of the cheeks like you would for today's make up looks.
To set your look, dust a touch more face powder of your whole face.
Top off the look with a bright and glossy red lip and you've mastered the ideal make up for 1980 fancy dress a la Toyah!
Remember that 80s fancy dress permits you to push the envelope with your look that means using the brightest colors in any fashion that tickles your fancy just like all the 80s icons-like Toyah-did.

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