While 2022 beauty trends might seem galaxies away from the sort of stuff we were doing in the early naughties (crazy blush! frosty everything! glossy lips!), you can't deny that these nostalgic styles are behind some of the biggest trending looks today.
Heavily influenced by beauty icons of the late 90s and early 2000s like Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson - these makeup trends walked so Y2k trends could run.
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Because while Y2k is a fun new trend for some of us, for others (like you and me) it's like catching up with an old mate and re-discovering something you once loved.
That's why we've pulled together nine very specific Y2k beauty trends that are making a comeback.
Glitter me up and let's go.
Shiny, glossy lips.
If you grew up in the late 90s/early 2000s, one day you would've found yourself graduating from Lip Smackers to a Lancome Juicy Tube lip gloss. You did, didn't you? That's just how it went.
These cult glosses were an absolute staple for everyone who had a face - whether you were a tween who was just getting into makeup or a twenty-something-year-old getting ready for a night out.
There were so many colours. So many scents. So much hair-to-lip stickiness.
If you're anything like us, you might've even gone on to dabble in the glossy delight that was the iconic MAC Cosmetics Lip Glass.
While the hype around these cult glosses eventually died out (sad!), there's no denying the coveted high-shine look that absolutely *owned* the naughties is now making a strong comeback.
When it comes to lips, it's all about the high-shine, glossy lip look right now. The biggest rule to remember? More is more.
My recommendation for a 2022 Y2k lip gloss vibe: Clarins Lip Comfort Oil in Pitaya (which is honestly just a fancy name for bubble gum pink IMO).
Roll-on body glitter.
If there's one great signifier of the 2000s, its excessive glitter - face, hair, body, the whole show. Like, you were either covered in glitter, or you were doing it wrong.
And the choices! Goodness, there were so many choices.
It either came in a roll-on stick, a squeezy gel-type tube, a handy spray, or those teeny stackable pots. And it almost always, *always*, had some kind of fun, extremely artificial scent.
And in 2022, it looks like Y2k has a fresh take on the trend.
At the recent Grammy awards Doja Cat, Billie Eilish and Tia Tia all wore spiked-up hairstyles - it was unexpected but kinda awesome.
Face-framing tendrils.
Two single strands. So much power.
Pulling out a coupla these bad boys on either side of your face and burning them flat with a hair straightener was the ultimate way to transform your look in the 2000s - especially if you didn't have curtain bangs.
Usually teamed with a slicked-back ponytail, crimped strands or a half-up half-down style, you could either opt for one tendril or go all out with two.
Today, we're seeing tonnes of celebrities rocking the old tendrils (lookin' at you Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner), and we're here for it.
The best part about this style? Whether you opt for baby braids or two simple strands of hair, any type of hair texture can rock tendrils. Yes, even yours!
Butterfly clips.
Ahh the beloved butterfly clips. If you didn’t have a head full of butterfly clips and crimped hair, did you even 90s?
Every girl donned at least two thousand of these on her skull at some point or another, because they were the epitome of style, and the *best* way to finish off a 'do.
Popularised by celebs such as Kirsten Dunst, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Britney Spears, butterfly hair clips were THE hair accessory.
The only drawback? Bumping your head on something. God bless.
Along with bright scrunchies, colourful claw clips and headbands, it looks like butterfly clips are popping back up in the best possible way.
So, call your mum and get your old box of bold hair accessories - because they're officially a thing again!
...but if she can't find them, my recommendation for a 2022 Y2k butterfly clip vibe: Dazie Butterfly Hair Clips 3-Pack.
Face jewels and space buns.
Two words: Gwen. Stefani.
Before space buns and face jewels were all over Euphoria, Gwen was rocking both of these beauty trends in her No Doubt days. She's 100 per cent the OG Gen-Z.
See? Told you.
These days the trend behind face jewels and space buns has been reignited by - you guessed it - cultural movements like Euphoria, simply becoming another retro beauty trend that has crept back into style.
My recommendation for a 2022 Y2k face jewel vibe: Blue Mermaid Face Jewels.
What do you think of the above trends? Were you ever a fan of them in the 2000s? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.
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