Love 1990s hair and makeup? 10 Beauty Panel tips for trying the ’90s beauty trend

by FASHION Staff April 4, 2013

In case you missed the memo, the 1990s are back in a big way. Minimalist and grunge designs have dominated the catwalk for spring (and fall!) and unsurprisingly this trend has crossed over into beauty as well. 1990s beauty is tricky in that it can easily go from relaxed to messy. So how do you try the 1990s beauty trend without looking like Courtney Love’s darker days?

We posed the question to our Beauty Panel this week and they came back with some surprising and innovative tips for the ’90s trend. From statement lips to smoky eyes, our Beauty Panel bloggers had lots of interesting makeup ideas to share.

Challenge 5: 1990s beauty is on trend for spring. How are you incorporating the ’90s look with your hair and makeup? See the answers now! »

To avoid going overboard, most of our beauty bloggers focused either on accentuating their lips or eyes. Emily Chan of THISWASFOREVER opted to go with the former, trying a dark, sultry lip colour that was inspired by Victoria Beckham during her Spice Girls days. Andrea Victory-LaCasse from Shop Pretty adopted the pale skin and bright lips combination as seen on the Dries Van Noten Spring 2013 runway. She achieved the look by mixing two lipstick shades for the perfect hue. The soft, stained lip look was another highlight, as seen on the Bunnie Hole’s Gerry Xun. She applied red lipstick with her fingers for an effect that is perfectly in tune with 1990s grunge chic.

Other bloggers turned their attention to the eyes for a laidback, sexy ’90s look. Alicia Gilby of Funny Face Beauty went with a smoky eye with heavy black liner that she paired with a matte face and light beige lipstick. Gaby Fauchon, the author of Gaby’s Beauty Blog, also did a smoky eye. She used her fingers to apply light brown eye shadow to the lid as well as adding a darker shadow on her upper and lower lash line.

Have a beauty question you want to see the panel answer? Send it our way at beautypanel@fashionmagazine.com. Read on for the answers to this week’s challenge and for more goodness, get to know all contributors on our Beauty Panel hub page.

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