The 90s were a time of great change. The internet was still in its infancy, and the world was just beginning to feel the effects of globalization. It was also a time when the fashion industry was finding its footing, and beauty products were starting to become more accessible. As a result, there are many different types of makeup out there from this era. Here are some of our favorites.
Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 1614981
Color: Golden Almond (W-088) - dark brown with golden undertones for dark skin
$76.00
I have a moisturizer and sunscreen that I like already, so I don't need/want my foundation doing that job especially if the ingredients aren't stable together (like in conventional liquid makeups). This foundation glides beautifully on well-moisturized skin, I just draw a few lines all over and use my real techniques expert face brush in downward strokes to even it out on my face. ...I personally use the beauty blender or a makeup sponge. It blends very easily. I am pretty oily so I can put a finishing powder on top, but I think someone with dryer skin wouldn't need one.
What it is: A foundation formulated with a unique transparent base and that’s expertly calibrated to your undertone to even out and correct the complexion.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Stick
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. This product is also gluten-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Featuring a blend of emollients like olive extract and shea butter, the formula moisturizes wherever skin is dry. It delivers medium to full coverage and is water-, sweat-, and humidity-resistant.
Size: 0.03 oz/ 0.9g·ITEM: 2390284
Color: Red 0 - true red
$54.00
The 90’s wants their brick lipstick back...Beautiful sophisticated packaging The matte cream formula stays put A little goes a LONG way The Cons: The shade isn’t really a “true red”. It’s more of a 1990’s brick red. For vintage makeup enthusiasts, It resembles an old Sebastian Trucco color called “blood” (red). ...This is that lipstick your mother would have loved back in the 90s that got her hooked. My mother keeps asking me to buy her more.
What it is: Hourglass introduces Red 0, a 100% vegan special edition shade featuring its namesake ingredient.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Red 0: A patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Hourglass is proud to introduce Red 0, a patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine (the beauty industry’s go-to red pigment produced from crushed female insects). Red 0 gives this lipstick its brilliant red hue.
Size: 0.10 oz/ 3 g·ITEM: 2512747
Color: L'avenue - berry brown
$38.00
1990 : It’s a Mood and I’m feeling Moody...I’m African American and I have a two toned lip which can get challenging to dress sometimes, and I can wear this color 1990....1990 is also such a beautiful 90’s shade. looks amazing wth a dark brown lip liner.
What it is: A lightweight lipstick that has a non-drying formula for buildable color that feels like nothing on the lips.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps and locks in moisture for long-lasting hydration.
- Sesame Seed Extract: Smooths and conditions lips for all-day comfort.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight lipstick provides buildable color that feels like nothing on the lips. The non-drying formula features hyaluronic acid to smooth and lock in moisture and sesame seed extract, so lips stay soft and comfortable all day. It's lipstick you can li
$33.00
I don’t WANT a huge, contrasting line around my lips like it’s 1990. Give me sheer and subtle. Incredibly smooth....Stunning 90s Lip Liner Shade...Goes perfect with any nude lipsticks. Very 90s vibe!
What it is: A nondrying, buildable lip liner that creates soft definition or sheer, all-over color for comfortable, hydrated, and natural-looking lips.
Formulation Type: Lip Liner
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Complex: Supports skin barrier function for smooth, healthy-looking lips.
Size: 0.5 oz/ 15 mL·ITEM: 2355972
Color: 05 Marshmallow Electro - sugar pink with rose gold shimmer
$35.00
Really wanted to love this product since it’s such a 90s beauty staple, but it was really tacky and sticky was not a fan of the texture did smell sweet though! ...Tacky like the 90s!(Imma 90s kid so I can say it!)
What it is: An original juicy lip gloss with ultra-high shine for a fuller lip effect- the perfect cushiony texture keeps lips hydrated for up to four hours.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin E: Hydrates and softens lips.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This ultra-shiny lip gloss drenches lips in a nourishing formula for a fuller lip effect. Every press of the tube tip applicator delivers moisturizing gloss with a long-lasting glossy lip shine. Lips are left feeling lusciously juicy with up to four hours of lasting hydration.
$215.00
Goodbye, 90’s brows...I found it quite effective at repairing my 90’s-over-plucked eyebrows and giving my super-blonde and super-short lashes a boost of confidence. 5 stars!...My eyebrows are a product of the 90s. This serum has helped make them fuller. My lashes I do a minor change in the length.
What it is: A two-in-one solution for long, lush lashes and full, face-defining brows.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- TFC8: Helps guide key nutrients and powerful natural ingredients to the skin cells.
- Roselle and Safflower Extracts: Encourage regrowth and decrease triggers of hair loss.
- Biotin: Supports increased natural hair growth and improved hair health and strength.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: The Eyebrow & Lash Enhancing Serum uniquely helps to nourish, support, and revive th
Size: 0.04 oz / 1.41 g·ITEM: 2072403
Color: 506 Endless Cacao - Cool Taupe Brown
$35.50
90s lip liner of my dreams...Perfect staple for my makeup kit/purse and is love lasting.
What it is: An iconic, bestselling lip liner you know and trust to effortlessly shape and enhance lips with a richly pigmented, blendable formula.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: The creamy, soft-matte texture blends easily and feels weightless on lips. The precise tip guarantees perfect definition and a smooth application with no feathering. Add a subtle sparkle to your favorite nudes with new shimmery finishes in the same comfortabl
Size: .16 oz / 5 mL·ITEM: 2532588
$18.60
My lashes are short and sparse and my eyebrows have been over plucked (thank you, 1990’s) and this does seem to help both. My lashes seem noticeably longer after just using it for a short time. ...Magic, I recommend this for anyone that over plucked out brows in the 1990’s. In 4 weeks I’ve grown in sparse areas I thought I’d lost forever
What it is: A lightweight serum designed to enhance the appearance of thickness and fullness for healthier-looking lashes and brows in as little as four weeks.
Formulation: Lightweight Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3 in combination with Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract: Supports hair density and thickness.
- Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Panthenol: Supports hair density and thickness.
- Combination of Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, and Zinc Chloride: Supports hair density and thickness.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phtha
Size: 0.04 oz / 1.2 g·ITEM: 2871036
Color: 06 Rosewood Mood - matte rosewood nude
$18.00
Cinnamon brown reminds me of the actual 90s cool spice that I remember, frappacino is a lot like rare beauty wise. ...Top to bottom swatches (or left to right depending on how i post it) perfect beige, Frappuccino, soft suede, cinnamon brown (this one reminds me a lot of OG 90s Mac spice! )
What it is: A pigmented matte lip liner with a creamy, nondrying texture and transfer-proof color that lasts up to eight hours.
Formulation Type: Lip Liner
Benefits: Long-wearing
What Else You Need to Know: This high-impact liner makes it easy to redefine your lip contour.
Size: 0.12 oz / 3.5 g·ITEM: 2837391
Color: Peachstock - warmed tone- light medium peach
$34.00
What a great addition to my makeup routine!...90s Lip Must Have...Honestly so good for a 90s lip with a dark lip liner. Super creamy and the colour is unique.
What it is: A sleek satin lipstick with full-coverage, pigment-rich color in a comfortable formula that hydrates lips for eight hours.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing, Plumping
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This satin lipstick delivers bold, pigment-rich color with a creamy glide and polished finish. It hydrates for 8 hours with comfortable wear that visibly smooths fine lines and creates fuller-looking lips. It can also be applied to cheeks for a monochromatic pop of color.
