"I Dream of Jeannie" Inspired Makeup

I may only be 30 years old, but I'm an old soul at heart.  One of my favorite (quite possibly my #1 favorite) TV shows is I Dream of Jeannie.  You might have just made the connection--my blog, "I Dream of Makeup," is named after this show.  When I was a kid, my brother and I used to watch Nick at Nite.  Jeannie was one of the shows regularly on that channel, as well as other classics such as I Love Lucy and Bewitched.  I loved them all, but Jeannie was always my favorite.  I loved Jeannie and Tony and their budding romance.  I loved her tricks, her bottle, her pink harem outfit, her "regular" clothes that she'd blink into, and it was no secret that she was beautiful.  Even at a young age, I was in love with the 60s clothes, hair, and makeup, and that still holds true today.

This summer, I re-watched the entire series, and it was just as funny and magical as I remember it being.  I was inspired to recreate Jeannie's makeup.  I noticed that throughout the series, her look changed.  Her iconic winged eyeliner (and a classic trait of 60s makeup) was there from the very first episode, but during the first season, it looked to me like she wore very little shadow on the eyes with a pretty clean bottom lashline.  In seasons 2 and 3, she wore more eyeshadow with more definition on the bottom lashline, and seasons 4 and 5, she wore the shadow a bit heavier in a cool-toned steel gray.  Her lip color changed throughout the series as well; it had more of an orange tone at the start of the series and gradually transitioned to more of a pink nude (my favorite).  The inspo for the look I created was the last two seasons, as that is the look that comes to mind when I think of Jeannie.

Products Used

Eyes
-Milani Eye Primer
-LORAC Pro Palette: Cream (all over), Taupe (crease/transition shade and also used to soften bottom lashline), Sable (crease and used to start building depth on outer portion of eye to create the winged/lifted look), Espresso (layered on top of Sable to build the depth and accentuate the winged shape more and also used on bottom lashline) Slate (lid into crease), Black (winged liner)
-The Balm Mary Lou Manizer highlighter for brow bone and inner corner
-L'Oreal Voluminous mascara
-Ardell Wispies false lashes

Lips
-Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk
-Bare Minerals Gen Nude Liquid Lipstick in Swag

The great thing about 60s makeup is that it's still very relevant and "in" today.  I don't ever see winged eyeliner going out of style.  I love how classic and glamorous it is.  Typically when I do a winged liner, I wear little or no eyeshadow--I like to let the liner shine on its own.  However, I will admit that it was a lot of fun to go all out with the shadow and channel my inner Jeannie.  Obviously, I had to wear a pink top too so I could get the full experience.

As always, thank you for reading!  I hope you try this out if 1) you're looking to be Jeannie for Halloween 2) you want to look special for an evening out 3) if you want to--you really don't need a reason!

xoxo,