Move over baby pink and butter yellow…it’s time for a new pastel hue to have its time to shine. Reimagine 60s makeup with Vintage Mint — a modern take on minty hues of pastel greens and blues. This mint revival focuses on the eyes using eye shadows and liners in green and blue pastel tones for a nostalgic look that was made for today. Unlike other pastels, this shade is versatile. You can wear it all over the lids, on your waterlines or as winged liner. “Mint is like the perfect vintage blue-green colour, and you can do so much with it,” says Makeup Artist Alexandra French. Gen Z is all over the minty madness too – with mint eye shadow and eyeliner looks claiming fame on TikTok.

We’ve even spotted today’s take on the retro hue on our favourite pop culture icons. Get the look yourself using our brand-new shade of M·A·C Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eye Liner in Minty Fresh or our must-have Eye Shadow in Mint Condition. What’s more? According to French, the pastel pop of colour works on all skin tones: “It looks good on everyone across the board,” she says.

HOW TO GET THE VINTAGE MINT TREND

LOOK 1:  Revamp 60s makeup with this modern mint twist - featuring retro shades of pastel green.

1. Line the upper lash lines, and inner and outer corners with M·A·C Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eye Liner in Minty Fresh, leaving a negative space on the centre of the lower lash lines.
2. Tap Eye Shadow in Mint Condition on top of the liner and on the inner and outer corners.
3. Define upper and lower lashes with MACStack Elevated Mascara, then pinch together with tweezers for a doll-like lash look.
4. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Plum and fill in with Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Gloss in Aesthetic.

LOOK 2: Re-imagine 60s makeup with this modern mint twist - with a pop of pastel green across your lids. 

1. Prep lids with concealer and tap Eye Shadow in Mint Condition on top.
2. Line upper and lower lash lines and rims with Pro Longwear Fluidline Eye Liner And Brow Gel in Blacktrack.
3. Define lashes with MACStack Elevated Mascara.
4. Line lips with Lip Pencil in Stone for medium skin tones and Lip Pencil in Chestnut for deep skin tones.
5. Then fill in your lips with Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Simulation for medium skin tones and Lower Cut for deep skin tones.