These ’80s Makeup Trends Are Making a Comeback for 2025 — Se…

The Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil comes in over 30 shades, enabling you to line your eyes in almost any color your heart desires. If you’re looking to cover your whole lid, reach for the Danessa Myricks Colorfix Multi-Use Eye, Cheek & Lip Waterproof Liquid Pigment, which also comes in a wide range of shades including bright pinks, blues, and greens.

To pull the look together, she recommends keeping your base makeup fresh and minimal and your lip color neutral so there’s no over-competing.

Elevated grunge

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Cher’s ever-evolving beauty looks established her as a style icon of the ’80s, and one of the trends she kept going back to was a glam-grunge feel. Since then, Waugh notes, the look itself has evolved and the modern smoky eye has taken over. To replicate a look similar to Cher’s, Waugh suggests using a pigmented black gel liner like the Inglot AMC Eyeliner Gel, which allows for hyper-precise application and long staying power. For an easy, dark, smoky eye, we love the oh-so-convenient About-Face Smokestick in Smoking Gun, which features a thick, creamy black crayon on one end and a sponge packed with gray shadow on the other.

Metallic shine

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Metallic finishes were a major moment in the ’80s, whether on lips or eyelids. Correa points out that the trend used to have a grungier feel, but now it has evolved into something more elevated. Instead of looking for harsh, high-contrast finishes, he says, look for multiuse formulas with reflective particles that enhance your overall look. They’ll help you embrace the metallic trend in a more elegant manner. We love the e.l.f. Duochrome Liquid Eyeshadow for its long-lasting pigment and subtle chrome finish. For a metallic lip, try the Isamaya Metal Lip Balm, which comes in eight shades, all with shimmering metallic flecks.

Pink-and-purple combo

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The pink-and-purple combo was a big hit in the ’80s. “Wearing defused pink or purplish highlighter over blush at the highest part of the cheekbone and brushing up to the side of the temple gives an instant ’80s feeling,” says makeup artist Kanako Takase. “Also, layering a purplish pearl or sparkle on the eyelids can shift the look to the ’80s.”