Coming of age in the 1990’s means I will always have a deep-rooted love for Sabrina the Teenage Witch, butterfly clips, ying yang jewelry and live in a constant state of sadness that I have yet to meet my Corey Matthews. What is achievable however is 90s beauty, which I’m happy to report is rapidly coming back in vogue. I’ve been longing for 90s fashion to emerge again, and lucky enough in the past few years its slowed gained traction into the mainstream.
Some 90s beauty and fashion will most likely stay in the past (hello white eyeshadow and hair bandannas) but the resurgence of brown and mauve lips is everywhere! After lusting after this bold statement lip colour seen on celebrities and beauty blogs everywhere, and made desirable thanks to Kylie Jenner (who I don’t think was even alive in the 90s!?) I decided to try this look IRL.
The Inspiration:
Though I guess I shouldn’t expect 1.2 million likes
The Product:
I decided upon using a MAC product because who’s not obsessed with MAC? Also I think this colour is something that should be used via lip pencil for maximum pigmentation. I read that Kylie used “Stripdown” by MAC for the bottom photo but I found the colour too light for the kind of dramatic look I wanted. I tried several brown shades and could have bought them ALL– Ii think it’s important to try different colours and choose the one that best suits you. I settled on Chestnut.
For the maximum look pair with minimal eye makeup or stick to brown earthy tones. Use concealer over your lips to hide your nature lip line and make the lip colour pop. Sometimes I find just lip liner a little drying so I’ll dab on some Vaseline or a brown lipgloss for some sheen. I like this Urban Decay plumping one in Strip
The Verdict:
I’M OBSESSED. I bought this at the MAC store at my local mall and was so eager to try it I went into the bathroom and put it on. The colour is perfect, it’s so rich and creamy and builds extremely well and works great for over-exaggerating your lip line (no injections for me yet). I strutted around the mall with a new confidence and got quite the looks. Some were people looked puzzled, others looked envious, I got tons of compliments and a few “Hey Girl” catcalls.
I never use makeup or clothes as a way to please others, so truthfully I don’t necessarily care what the general mall population thinks, but it was nice to be noticed and noticed for standing out.
Have you tried this colour? What did you think?
Stay Beautiful, xx
Modern Lamb 