90s Makeup on a woman in her mid 20s with medium skin, hazel eyes and freckles
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90s · Retro · Everyday

90s Makeup

The supermodel decade: a matte base, warm brown eyes smudged with brown liner, and the famous lip of dark brown liner with a cinnamon-brown lipstick.

When to wear it

Wear it to work, a dinner or a 90s-themed night, when you want matte, brown, grown-up makeup with no shimmer. It is for you if you like a defined lip with dark liner. The pictures show it on medium skin with hazel eyes, on a woman in her 60s with glasses and on deep skin.

Shades

  1. Lidmatte warm brown
  2. Linersmudged brown
  3. Contourmatte bronzer
  4. Lipscinnamon brown, dark liner

How it's done

A matte, full-coverage base with a warm matte bronzer under the cheekbones, a little soft brown-rose blush and no shimmer anywhere. Brows groomed, filled in a soft brown and set. A matte warm brown shadow across the lid and crease, and a deeper brown smudged along the upper and lower lash lines as a soft liner. Black-brown mascara. Lips lined in a dark brown liner, filled with a matte cinnamon-brown lipstick and blotted, with a touch of clear gloss in the centre of the lower lip.

Questions

How do I do the 90s brown lip?
Line the lips in a dark brown pencil, fill them with a matte cinnamon-brown lipstick and blot with a tissue. Finish with a small dab of clear gloss on the centre of the lower lip only.
Can I wear 90s makeup to work?
Yes. Everything is matte and brown, with no shimmer, glitter or wing. For a softer edge in the office, swap the dark brown lip liner for one closer to the lipstick.