If you're looking for some good make up tips, you don't need to look any further than your favorite fashion magazine. Like clothes, different shades of make up have different seasons, and there are different ways to apply it that are in style. It's very similar to hair styles...remember when the mullet was en vogue? Like the business in the front, party in the back days of hairdos, make up has gone through many different phases. In the 1970s, there was a push for more natural looking faces. Eyeshadow was kept to a minimum and eyeliner was conservative, with mascara light and eyelashes wispy. Then came the 1980s, and much like the outfits with huge shoulder pads and shiny fabric in bright colors, the make up matched.

Back then, the make up tips the magazines gave readers encouraged them to keep the eyeshadow heavy and in dark brown or metallic colors. The eyelashes were coated in tons of layers of mascara, because the thick and clumpy look was in. Delta Burke was the hot woman of the day and ruled on Designing Women. The natural look was out, the made up look was in. Hair was teased and sprayed within an inch of its life, sequins and poufy sleeves were standard fare.

Thankfully, if you read a women's magazine today the make up tips tell you that less is more. Nobody wants to look like a drag queen and you'll be hard pressed to find anyone to tell you to go out and spend a ton of money on metallic shades. Sparkles are reserved for New Year's and Halloween, exclusively. It seems as though the new millennium is bringing back the natural look, and I couldn't be happier. You can spend less time in front of the mirror each morning and save money on designer hues. What's not to love about that?