Modern Beauty

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Defining each decade by its beauty trends yields cat eyes, bouffants, Twiggy lashes, glitter, crimped strands, and grungy blunt bangs—or at least that's how the Improper Bostonian recreated looks from the 50s through the 90s in its latest editorial. Dive into the colorful spread, full of hair products from the likes of Living Proof and tons of jewelry from Wicked Peacock. [Improper]