As a “tweenager,” the shiny footage of Seventeen journal, motion pictures like “She’s All That” and clothes catalogues like Alloy and Delias had been my guides to what as cool in 1999. Properly, that and no matter my older sister stated was cool. In the event you’re round my age, you would possibly keep in mind these tendencies fondly, like me, or look again on them in horror, like me additionally. Here’s a listing to look again and cringe upon.
Lip Smackers
Bonne bell’s Lip Smackers had been important for any preteen. My favorites had been the jumbo-sized variations with glitter specks. Glitter apart, the largest promoting level for these balms had been the loopy flavors. We’re speaking Kool Help, Dr. Pepper, Starburst, Cotton Sweet and even birthstone impressed flavors. For these of us who had been too younger to put on lipstick, Lip Smackers had been our go-to magnificence device that stayed with us wherever we went.
Glow-in-the-Darkish Nail Polish
I want so badly that I might keep in mind the precise model I first used as a child. The concept of enjoying Bloody Mary in a darkish toilet with luminescent arms appeared like simply concerning the coolest factor on this planet. Enchanting as this polish was, it had a horrible chalky texture that felt terrible when it rubbed towards something.
Glitter gel for eyes
With the millennium approaching, all tween ladies seemed to the long run and imagined what dazzling alternatives awaited us within the yr 2000. In preparation, we wore celebratory glitter. Glitter remains to be standard, as long as it’s worn in excessive moderation, however the sort I, and so many others, used to put on was something however user-friendly. The gel would separate the glitter items so that you just ended up with a whole lot of goop and no sparkles. The gel would take hours to dry and sadly you by no means seemed just like the pop stars you aspired to be.
Butterfly Hair Clips
If there was one hair accent you owned in 1999 moreover elastics, it was butterfly hair clips. They got here in all completely different colours and had been primarily mini ornamental claw clips. They had been primarily nice at sectioning off tiny items of your hair, as terrible as that sounds, however what’s worse is that most individuals wore them alongside mini buns. This specific look was cute and playful on a baby, however lets not faux we by no means noticed full-grown girls sporting this look too.
Plastic Tattoo Chokers
Sporting these drove me nuts. As quickly as I might put one on, I used to be itching to get out of it. It didn’t matter that these seemed nothing like tattoos, they had been a HUGE development. These might need been extra standard than puka shells necklaces, multi-colored rubber bracelets and toe rings. Although these might need been the quintessential jewellery of selection for tweens of the late 90’s, my favorites had been BFF bracelets and temper rings.