Frosted lipstick was a huge makeup trend in the 1990s and 2000s.
Although pearly lips haven’t been super popular in recent years, makeup artists are predicting their return.
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For a while, rich matte lipsticks were the standard. Then lip glosses moved in, evoking feelings of nostalgia with their mirror-like, high-shine finishes. We’ve resurrected a handful of other ’90s and Y2K beauty trends over the last few years – french manicures, graphic eyeliner, and claw clips – but there’s one beauty trend that’s stayed comfortably in the past until now: frosted lipsticks.
“Frosted lipstick was the hottest trend among Hollywood’s It girls,” New York City-based makeup artist Ehlie Luna tells POPSUGAR. “From pop stars to supermodels to socialites, it was the look.”
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The Return of Frosted Lipsticks
Though frosted lipsticks haven’t made their way back into the mainstream just yet, the metallic, pearl finish has started to influence other areas of many beauty routines, like the “angel eyes” makeup trend. Many makeup artists have argued it was only a matter of time before frosted-lip formulas became the preference once more.
“Y2K fashion is having a moment, so I think it has a lot of people feeling nostalgic about the glam, too,” Luna says.
Don’t let the pearlescent finish scare you away from trying the trend out in your everyday-makeup look. “As long as there’s a lip liner involved, I think anything goes,” Luna says. However, if you’re afraid of looking like you’re trapped in a 2000s music video, she has a tip: “I do love layering a gloss on top to modernize it a bit.”
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