Joan Jett, the Queen of Punk and Rock n’Roll had a definitive look in the 1970s that was brought back into vogue by the film The Runaways.  This look entails having the blackest hair that you can possibly can. For many this means dying it. You then have to find a hairdresser who is going to be willing to cut your locks into a mullet-style with their being short cropped hair on top and long tendrils that reach below your shoulders.

Joan Jett never wore a lot of foundation but she did have very perfectly plucked arched eyebrows framing her face.  She had a natural pallor that she sometimes augmented by wearing a bit of apple-colored blush swept across her cheeks.  Jett also had a next to perfect complexion so you might want to achieve that by applying some concealer over any ruddiness you have in your skin.  Some women get the natural yet covered look by using a product like Blur or by mixing a bit of foundation with moisturizer. You can also buy the combination of moisturizer and foundation commercially; a relatively new innovation in foundation this type of makeup is called BB foundation.

The main focus of the Retro Joan Jett look was definitely the eyes, which were rimmed with greyish black eye shadow on the lower lids and on the entire upper lid.   A great deal of shadow was applied in the outer crease of the eyelid and edged to be a little thicker along the upper and lower lids. There were no wing- shaped type eye shadow touches to her look (that kind of look was left for Siouxsie of Siouxsie and the Banshees) but she wore a great deal of mascara. The idea at the time to look a little raccoon-like and a little pale, but not too sepulchral – like a healthy heroin addict.

Joan Jett never wore lipstick or liner, instead preferring to leave her lips bare.  She only very occasionally wore bright red glossy lipstick’; she wears it in the video “I Love Rock n’ Roll.”

To really achieve this type of look you should also try to wear a choker.  A dog –collar style with little studs is perfect Joan Jett was also famous for wearing a leather motorcycle jacket and tight leather pants with a tight, bright red shirt. Another way to describe that look is like a young punk Elvira.