REIMAGINE 60S MAKEUP
WITH THE VINTAGE MINT
MAKEUP TREND
May 6, 2025 by Amanda Etkind
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 eyeshadows 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 eyeshadow 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 Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Minty Fresh or our must-have Eyeshadow 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.
Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner
£22.00
A waterproof, highly pigmented gel pencil eye liner that wears for 24+ hours on lids and 12 hours on waterlines.
Serve 60s vibes on eyes with M·A·C mint must-haves.
HOW TO GET THE VINTAGE MINT TREND LOOK
LOOK 1: Reimagine 60s makeup with this modern mint twist – featuring retro shades of pastel green.
- Line your upper lash lines, and inner and outer corners with Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Minty Fresh, leaving a negative space on the centre of your lower lash lines.
- Tap Eyeshadow in Mint Condition on top of the liner and on the inner and outer corners.
- Define your upper and lower lashes with MACStack Elevated Mascara, then pinch together with tweezers for a doll-like lash look.
- Line your lips with Lip Pencil in Plum and fill them in with Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Gloss in Aesthetic.
Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner
£22.00
A waterproof, highly pigmented gel pencil eye liner that wears for 24+ hours on lids and 12 hours on waterlines.
MACSTACK ELEVATED MASCARA
£27.00
A mascara powered by a unique curved, precision-tip brush and buildable formula. The result? +165% instant lash lift* and defined, lightweight lashes.
*Clinical testing on 32 people.
*Clinical testing on 32 people.
Lip Pencil
£20.00
An ultra-precise lip liner with a creamy formula in a wide range of shades, designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Gloss
£23.00
A non-sticky, high-shine lipgloss that hydrates lips all day with light-as-air wear and nourishing care.
Sadie lines lashlines with Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Minty Fresh.
Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner
£22.00
A waterproof, highly pigmented gel pencil eye liner that wears for 24+ hours on lids and 12 hours on waterlines.
Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner in Minty Fresh makes eyes pop with pastel green colour.
Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eyeliner
£22.00
A waterproof, highly pigmented gel pencil eye liner that wears for 24+ hours on lids and 12 hours on waterlines.
LOOK 2: Reimagine 60s makeup with this modern mint twist – with a pop of pastel green across your lids.
- Prep your lids with concealer and tap Eyeshadow in Mint Condition on top.
- Line your upper and lower lash lines and rims with Pro Longwear Fluidline Eyeliner And Brow Gel in Blacktrack.
- Define your lashes with MACStack Elevated Mascara.
- Line your lips with Lip Pencil in Stone for medium skin tones and Lip Pencil in Chestnut for deep skin tones.
- Then fill in your lips with Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick in Simulation for medium skin tones and Lower Cut for deep skin tones.
Pro Longwear Fluidline Eyeliner And Brow Gel
£20.00
A long-wearing gel liner that applies with a brush for foolproof application.
MACSTACK ELEVATED MASCARA
£27.00
A mascara powered by a unique curved, precision-tip brush and buildable formula. The result? +165% instant lash lift* and defined, lightweight lashes.
*Clinical testing on 32 people.
*Clinical testing on 32 people.
Lip Pencil
£20.00
An ultra-precise lip liner with a creamy formula in a wide range of shades, designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
Lip Pencil
£20.00
An ultra-precise lip liner with a creamy formula in a wide range of shades, designed for shaping, lining or filing in lips.
Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick
£22.00
Looks like a lip balm. Shines like a gloss. Explore lustrous pops of sheer colour with our plumping gloss stick. This non-sticky, lightweight formula nourishes lips and glides on to create a glossy, wet-lip look.
Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick
£22.00
Looks like a lip balm. Shines like a gloss. Explore lustrous pops of sheer colour with our plumping gloss stick. This non-sticky, lightweight formula nourishes lips and glides on to create a glossy, wet-lip look.
Aslay wears Eyeshadow in Mint Condition all over the eyes for a statement-making mint look.
Eyes meet vintage glam with Eyeshadow in Mint Condition's soft blue-green hue.
