8 Retro Beauty Trends Made Modern

By Andrea Cheng, Refinery29
Just like fashion trends, beauty trends come and go...and come back again. While we hope some will always remain buried (cough, scrunchies), many of the ghosts of hair and makeup's past have been brought back to life to haunt the red carpet, the catwalk, and everything in between - to alluring effect.

Ahead, we've picked out eight of our favorite back-in-the-day beauty looks and shown you how to resurrect them for modern times. Who knew recycling could be so much fun?

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Photo by: Everett Collection/Rex USA, Maria Valentino/MCV Ph
Rimmed Eyes

Women used to believe that black liner could make their eyes look more pronounced, and while that's true in some cases, it actually has the opposite effect when you cake it on top and bottom lash lines. It may have worked for Brigitte Bardot, but for the rest of us mere mortals, it can make eyes look small and raccoon-like. Not sexy.

Take inspiration from the makeup at ... more
Photo by: Everett Collection/Rex USA, Maria Valentino/MCV Ph
Rimmed Eyes

Women used to believe that black liner could make their eyes look more pronounced, and while that's true in some cases, it actually has the opposite effect when you cake it on top and bottom lash lines. It may have worked for Brigitte Bardot, but for the rest of us mere mortals, it can make eyes look small and raccoon-like. Not sexy.

Take inspiration from the makeup at Marios Schwab and break up the lines with cat-eye inspired strokes. This geometric style not only introduces drama, but widens and elongates the eyes as well. Score!

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