Gen Z Is Obsessed With Recreating Makeup Looks From the Year They Were Born

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This year, we’ve seen tons of past trends resurrect and pick up serious steam on TikTok. From ’90s brows to smudged indie sleaze eyeliner, it’s safe to say Gen Z is obsessed with beauty looks of the past. And just recently, a brand new trend emerged on TikTok where users began recreating iconic makeup looks from the year they were born. Even though seeing people recreate makeup from 2008 is making me feel super ancient, I couldn’t be more on board with paying homage to past decades of makeup. And thankfully for all the 2000s babies, there’s no shortage of Y2K makeup trends to draw inspo from.

Everyone knows that Gen Z has a thing for nostalgia—even if that means romanticizing a time before they were born. And it seems like lately everyone on TikTok has been especially infatuated with makeup from the ’90s and 2000s, so this birth year makeup trend makes total sense. Past beauty icons like Christina Aguilera and Drew Barrymore have supplied us with some incredible looks over the years, and they’re seriously inspiring us to break free from the shackles of clean girl makeup. Plus, with how fast beauty trends are cycling in and out—even a full face of trends from 20 years ago can look super current.

So in honor of the Y2K renaissance, I put together some inspo of all the best nostalgic beauty trends of the last 30 years. Whether you’re a Gen Z’er wanting to try out the TikTok trend or just looking to update your usual makeup routine—take note of these iconic beauty looks.