Why 80s Goth Makeup Is So Iconic & How to Get the Look

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Makeup trends come and go, but 80s goth makeup remains as popular and relevant now as it was when Robert Smith first sang of being lost in a forest. With just a bit of black lipstick and a bold smokey eye effect, you can conjure up a look that’s guaranteed to dazzle the living and undead alike. So what makes this classic style so iconic? How 80s Goth Makeup Came About In 1956, in his Los Angeles apartment, Bela Lugosi died. Twenty-three years later, four lads from England released the bats from the bell tower with their song “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” And just like that, the creepy tune became the dark Pied Piper anthem of a movement. As if eyeliner and hairspray materialized from the ether, young and old alike rode the sound waves into a new era. Long before
Makeup trends come and go, but 80s goth makeup remains as popular and relevant now as it was when Robert Smith first sang of being lost in a forest. With just a bit of black lipstick and a bold smokey eye effect, you can conjure up a look that’s guaranteed to dazzle the living and undead alike. So what makes this classic style so iconic? How 80s Goth Makeup Came About In 1956, in his Los Angeles apartment, Bela Lugosi died. Twenty-three years