Today in retro beauty: "It takes a little effort to look natural. It takes a little makeup too."

I'm a little obsessed with these how-to videos from '80s TV actress Donna Mills. When she played Abby Ewing on Knot's Landing (a show my mother and I watched obsessively), Mills wore the most elaborate, multi-colored, over-the-top eye shadow combinations I've ever seen. In this particular segment from her 8-part series, she gives PBS-like (the little happy clouds of cosmetics) instruction on how to create a "natural", "pretty," "outdoor" appearance, you know, like for a picnic-and puts more stuff on her face than I wear in maybe a year.