Let’s go back to the 90s with ELLE and take a look at the makeup trends that have made waves from then until now.
Y2K eyeshadow
Eye makeup styles from the 90s have left their mark on the beauty industry, featuring blue eyeshadow combined with lots of shimmer.
With the revival of the Y2K trend, the makeup trend of matte metallic eyelids in blue, pink and silver is now back and is loved and promoted by many beauty enthusiasts.
Brandy Norwood with y2k eye makeup at the Grammy awards ceremony.
Christina Aguilera is also an icon with y2k eye makeup of the 90s.
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Dark brown lipstick
Going back to the 90s, you will notice that it seems like every lady favored dark lip colors.
Pop princess Britney Spears of the 90s wore deep brown lipstick that had a bit of shine but stuck to her lips.
Jennifer Lopez with dark chocolate brown lips and a bit of lip gloss to make her lips more plump and sexy.
Actress Drew Barrymore is charmingly beautiful with earthy brown matte lipstick – a makeup trend of the 90s. Photo: Schweizer Illstrierte.
From Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman to Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, dark brown lipstick was considered a signature symbol, a fashion statement of the 90s era at that time.
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Lip gloss
Clear lip gloss was popular in the 90s, but back then the lip gloss formula was very sticky.
Rihanna is gorgeous in lip gloss.
With the no-makeup makeup trend, a clear lip gloss is just what you need to add to your `rare:` beauty arsenal.
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Eyebrow waxing
Moving forward in time to the 90s, the trend of eyebrow waxing rose again.
Madonna was one of the first IT Girls to promote bleached eyebrows.
Model Linda Evangelista with bleached eyebrows.
Lady Gaga in a strange look with bleached eyebrows.
Katy Perry appeared in public with bleached eyebrows.
Eyebrows are the highlight that separates the forehead bone and eye sockets on the face.