It's time for this week's installment of Bella Donna, in which I profile beauty icons throughout the ages. This week's woman is a change from the beauties we've highlighted before. Though Joan Jett is an attractive woman, she isn't what you'd call a classic beauty—she's just got too much attitude for that.
Joan burst onto the music scene as a teenager as part of the all-girl punk band the Runaways. Their snarly hit, "Cherry Bomb," nudged Joan toward stardom, but it was with her later band, the Blackhearts, that she became a superstar. "I Love Rock and Roll" was one of Joan's nine Top 40 hit singles, and with the growth of MTV, it wasn't long before teenagers were mimicking the hot tough-girl style shown in the video.
To find out how to get the quintessential Joan Jett look, and to see her iconic video, read more
If you want to look like Joan, your best bet is as follows: Try a tousled shoulder-length shag with bangs, heavy black eyeliner paired with a smoky eye (here's a how-to if you need it) and an understated, matte lip. As far as the skin-tight leather pants are concerned, you're on your own—and considering the fact that Joan is now a vegan, you might want to skip them anyway!
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did i tell you how much i love this feature? thanks again for another inspiring non-model example of unconventional but also timeless beauty.
1get me my black kohl pencil!
2What a great person to pick for this feature. Joan is fabulous!
3I love her so much! She's such a badass and she never seems to age!
4Love her! Joan just proves that attitude is everything!
5Joan Jett was on Henry Rollins' show a few months back. She is still rockin'!
6she is still so sexy.
7My parents took me to see her when I was about 8, and she was AMAZING. I think she is completely gorgeous - what a wonderful choice!
8I LOVE Joan Jett and Rock and Roll. Yay! Good choice.
9Snaps to Bella for picking a cool and unique Bella Donna this week
10Joan is a sexy little vixen..I will also give props for this. I love non-Barbie beauty.
11Such a cool woman; she's not your average beauty icon.
12This woman has character indeed.
13seriously stylish
14She's stylish and has the most beautiful eyes EVER!!
15Love Joan Jett. What a great icon for this. Love her smokey eyes.
16Love her! Awesome pick this week. I'll have to break out the black eyeliner this weekend.
17Joan Jett is amazing! Gorgeous *and* rocks like a bad ass! I have a Blackhearts guitar pick from a show I attended in the 80's and its a prized possession. YAY to Bella Sugar for choosing someone less mainstream!
18IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THIS LOOK LIKE KEIRA KNIGHTLY IN THAT PIC??
19she's aight i guess.
20Loooveeee her rock and roll style!!
21She's GORGEOUS.
22And I love that they're focusing on someone who, like they said, isn't a "classic beauty". It's great to see how her passion is her beauty. Thanks so much for the unconventional choice! It's really what we love, seeing role models instead of unrealistic expectations of beauty.
she sort of looks like Kiera Knightely on the big photo for the post. Yes?
23how about Aishwarya Rai, Natalie Portman, or Ursula Andress the first bond girl. they are all gorgeous.
24Can I just BE Joan Jett? Is that too much to ask? (Sigh...)
25I love her! She was just here in concert a month ago. Classic Rocker Chic
26I thought that was kiera knightly for a minute there. She looks simular to kiera when she had her hair cut short
27sigh. so beautiful. i love that old school one of her up top. she makes me wanna dye my hair dark. plus i think she and carmen electra are the hottest couple going.
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