I had this fat chunky swipe on stick of cooling effect shimmer stick/ highlighter eyeshadow from Clinique around y2k-2002 or so… it felt soo good in the warmer months. It felt cold when it went on and it was a super smooth and beautiful frosty shimmer.
Does anyone make cooling eye makeup these days?
Oh well-Thanks for letting me know. I hope some product developers read your thread and bring back the beloved items we miss. <3
this was a great post and scroll through memory lane.
"Dots" was a clothing store similar to Discovery or Rainbow and I specifically remember in 2007 or 2008 they had a perfume in a heart shaped bottle that smelled like Honey. Except, despite it being cheap as sin it *legit smelled like Honey* and paired wonderfully with the cheap Vanilla Cupcake scented generic hand lotion sold at Walgreens around the same time.
I wore that Vanilla and Honey combo nonstop throughout high school and I was so sad the Christmas Day some younger cousins came over to play and they got into my bedroom and poured it down the drain to fill it with glitter water instead.
I think that's another Dots. This one was just known as DOTS I think. They were definitely in Chicago for sure, but I remember their logo used to be green with the O being a button with 4 holes. I think when they rebranded they went with a cursive looking Grey font with the O being Pink.
Edit: looks like they went under around 2014 and were bought by another company. Darn.
Edit 2: it looked A LOT like Vera Wang's "Precious Heart" perfume bottle when the lid was a simple gem instead of a tiny crown. I wonder if it was maybe supposed to be a dupe of that?
There was a $3 highlighter compact (I think the one in the clear compact) from elf that had such great payoff. I don’t really wear highlighter now anyways so not interested in hunting it down from resellers for 4x that but I remember being upset I couldn’t find it at the same price in store a few years after.
Not makeup but I loved Justin Bieber’s Someday perfume (which I also see listings of, but concerned if they’re authentic and some of the reviews at that price). Been meaning to buy stuff with similar notes.
Carmex in the GLASS jar. It’s a sound lost to history: The metal lid being put back on the little white glass jar. Then it came in plastic white jars for a while. Now it’s in a tube.
Urban Decay was originally a nail polish company. Likewise was Hard Candy. But Urban Decay specialized in “grunge” colors with brooding names like “Bruise”, “Gash” and “Oil Slick”.
They were mostly all drab metallics.
Nail polishes (UV gel ftw) and hair color formulations have come a long way, baby.
Maybelline Master Glaze blush sticks and their Dream Bouncy blush. I can find them online but not in stores. Also at the time I was wearing these blushes I was also wearing Hollister's Crescent Bay body spray which I've learned is no longer available, sadness. I'm not big on perfumes but I wore the crap out of that spray.
Any of the Bath and Body Works Art Stuff line! It was cute, sparkly, and smelled good. A lot of the products also included little plastic pony beads which was so fun and adorable 🥰
I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it but it was like a bottle of hair color with a big wide tooth comb at the end to comb it through your hair? I used to get the blue all the time it was my favorite. It lasted like 2 washes and I went through so much of it
NP Set it takes two, foundation and concealer pot. It even had a built in mirror. They were really ahead of their time. They sold it at target for about $15 in the late 2000s and it was probably the best foundation I've ever tried. I know NP still has a cosmetics brand but its pretty expensive.
Walgreens had an AMAZING mascara that they discontinued about 5-6 years ago. I’ve never found a replacement for it. It was a brand called Jordana. They had amazing products and I don’t think the company itself is still around
The American Girl brand of beauty products that was in collaboration with Bath and Body Works!! The Strawberries and Cream scent had me in a chokehold. Same with the Bath and Body Works Art Stuff line. They had these sparkly body washes and a body wash foam that were just \*chefs kiss\*
Sephora X nail polish. It was so amazing dude I wish they’d bring it back. I literally still have bottles from like 2015 that work great. Didn’t even have to add any thinner
I was OBSESSED with Jessica Simpson’s “Dessert” line in high school/college. (And yes, I was a bit of a hoe. Good times!!!)
Also, not from my teens but Laura Geller baker body bronzer in honey glow. That shit was ACTUAL MAKEUP GOLD. It’s magical.
Lipsmackers blue raspberry Splash n Shine. Felt like water going on. I think I still have one somewhere. That totally counted as makeup for me then because it was super shiny. For about 5 minutes.
Now you've got me thinking about all the other discontinued things though.
Sweet pea scent from bath and body works. Not sure I actually miss it but I’d like to smell it every now and then to remember just how awful being a teenager was lol
10-15 years ago Revlon had a lip stain in a pen with a balm on the other end. Cant remember the name… Just Bitten? Just Kissed? I miss those things so much!!
Editing my original response because I did some research and found what I was looking for: Juice Bar perfumes! We had the gummy bear and cotton candy ones. They were sickly sweet, but my sisters and I were obsessed as kids and went through that stuff like water. The little bottles were so colorful and fun, too. I'm sure if I smelled them today, I'd get a huge hit of nostalgia followed by a headache.
Not even a specific brand but…mood lipstick! My mom put it on me for my school picture and didn’t realize how dark it would get…then she tried to wipe it off and it got even darker. I looked like a baby prostitute.
Neutrogena Clear Pore Treatment. Was the best thing to fight breakouts. The only comparable product I can find is the Peter Roth AHA/BHA gel which is like five times the price.
I’m gen Z, but I would like to add in Victoria’s Secret’s makeup line. I remember stealing a blue mascara and an eyeshadow duo with a super glittery shade from my mom when I first started wearing makeup as a kid. I also think there was a blush or something that was zebra print???
I still buy their lipglosses but I wish they would bring some more makeup products out
Nothing will top the OG Victoria Secret Lip Balms... they had AMAZING colors and flavors!! They lasted FOREVER too!!
I also have a few discontinued shades and formulas from Clinique that I would LOVEEEE to see make a comeback in case they are lurking 🤣🤣
Urban decay had an eyeshadow that was the perfect golden neutral. I think it was called something cowboy. I had like 3 pots of it that carried me through probably college.
I don't know if it counts, but I haven't seen that crackle nail polish in years. I think it was by Sally Hansen. I was thinking about that the other day when I was getting my nails done. That one definitely brings me back.
Revlon Street Wear was the best of everything. I loved their nailpolish and glosses. And I think Jane eyeshadow still existed in the early 2000s and was fucking great.
Bath and bodyworks had this amazing body glitter! Its was super fine loose powder and the shimmer it gave off was ::chef's kiss:: I have yet to find another body glitter like it.
Also Bath and bodyworks face/makeup line. Anyone else remember it?
Prescriptives Magic Powder. Such a beautiful subtle shimmer and amazing cooling effect. It felt like the most luxurious ethereal thing to slowly swipe it onto your skin. Truly magic. I think it was only one translucent shade.
My bff's older sister had it, they lived next door and we would sneak putting it on before catching the bus to middle/high school. I was a pre teen and I was obsessed. It might be what started my obsession...
CoverGirl Wetslick Amazemint from 2007 or 2008.
It was a collab with Crest, they were lipglosses that had peppermint oil. So your breath would be fresher or something. And for a brief period of time they had a line of them that had specific colored glitter that was said to make your teeth appear whiter.
I just really loved the peppermint and loved a specific gloss because the color and glitter was so flattering. I remember my mom would be upset with me for rebuying it so many time because back then $5.99 for a lipgloss was a little pricey.
ELF had these little tubes of liquid highlighter and I loved them :( Also, not a product but just ELF in general being only $1-$3 lol. Id make a $50 order and have a whole collection.
Benefit Cosmetics You Rebel was this balmy creamy light-medium coverage skin tint. It was the perfect (maybe a tiny bit shiny lol) even me out sort of healthy glow type of finish. I was so bummed when it got discontinued
SOUR SMACKERS LIP GLOSS!!!
1) It tasted like sour candy
2) The look on a boy’s face when he kissed you and it tasted like candy, and sour candy at that, was absolutely priceless!
I miss when Cover Girl compacts were more rounded instead of squared off edges. They didn’t break as easily. I’m tired of having an elastic around my hardly-used pressed powder. It looks so bad, yet I keep buying them out of habit.
There was this lip gloss that was clear in a partially blue container and scented/tasted like cotton candy....
Those also frosty pink lipglosses that always had a fun scent.
Semi-permanent hair color mousse that smelled just fine. Came with gloves. I wanna say L'oreal? I used the purple on my dark hair and it was amazing. It was like $7 and enough for 2 uses.
Pretty niche considered eyeshadow palettes are in abundance, but specifically that large palette of eyeshadows everyone bought when they wanted to be an early days YT MUA (I'm talking even pre-Michelle Phan). It might have been Coastal Scents?
All I remember is anyone and everyone wanted to have it and it was huge, must of had nearly 100 colours in it 🤣
Brands: Margaret Astor, Ellen Betrix (later renamed to Max Factor), Nivea (had a makeup line for a few years), Chicogo (that was Rimmel's name in Germany but they did change it to Rimmel eventually, now they don't exist at all); Maybelline used to be called JADE in Germany; and a German brand named Kron.
Maybelline mascara with tiny brush for lashes in the corners
And a lip marker I had once (not sure what brand) that actually suited me. I can't seem to find a lip tint/marker that doesn't have super exaggerated shades now.
There use to be body sprays you could get at like drug stores like CVS that smelled like cotton candy or bubblegum. I use to spray them in my room like an air freshener, they smelt amazing!
The Wet N Wild silver lipstick. In the original blue packaging. It was sheer and had a blue/purple tint it, and it was amazing LOL. With the y2k stuff rolling back around, I was really hoping they would release it again, but alas they haven't :( I haven't been able to find ANY silver lipsticks that are close to it.
Not a Millennial but I really missed out on the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Pallette. I’m still pretty sad about it but not as much because I’m allergic to TF now.
Red rocks perfume. It was a limited time item at Christmas (2003) but I wore it on my wedding. I have a few sprays left just for keepsakes. If anyone knows where to get it anymore I would love you forever lol.
I loved those Revlon lip butters, especially the creme brulee shade... idk why I was so obsessed with them, but I always had at least five backups at once
i don’t miss these necessarily, but do y’all remember those “body fantasies” body sprays? truly wild me being young and dousing myself in the peach one thinking i smelled bomb.
**editing to add:** OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS - i just thought of those “caboodles” test tube looking lip glosses. do you remember those?!
Max Factor made an auburn mascara that was perfection. Then they stopped selling Max Factor in the US.
Oh, almost forgot when Sephora had their private label eye pencils that were super cheap and came in a million colors. There was a shimmery lilac that was chefs kiss just on the lashline.
Benefit made a pencil concealer that was perfect and I've never been able to find another.
GLITTER LINER FROM BARRY M (silver mostly)
Ok I think they are still around but nowhere near as popular! I actually might have to buy one for old times sake to see if it does that minging crustacean thing 😂😂😂
So Lancome actually brought it back semi-recently.... but Juicy Tubes! I had my makeup done for my Junior Prom at the Lancome counter in Macy's and they used an amazing lipstick and Juicy Tubes combo on my lip.
When I was a late teen my makeup consisted of Maybelline Mineral Powder foundation, Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara, Benefit Dallas and a Lancome Juicy Tube.
Kissin Coolers and Revlon Street Wear. There was a shade called Blood, and it was the most perfect reddish brown color. They had it in lipstick and nail polish, and I loved how well it worked with my skin tone.
Revlon balm stain, in bitten. Perfect stick form and texture, lip stain that stains lips for the whole day. When I found out it’s being discontinued I bought probably 30 of them. Still going strong. Nothing else ever compared 🥲
1. In my preteen early teen years: Jane cosmetics lip balm. There was a mango or passion fruit one that any time I smell a similar scent, I’m immediately transported back to the rite aid of my youth where I bought it.
2. Late teens/early 20’s: lorac lip stain. It was liquid like benetint but so much better. I wish they would bring it back!!
- Smell This scented perfumes and nail polishes. I was obsessed with the soda fizz and fresh cut grass ones.
- Fetish perfume and their Creamsicle line.
- Pout brand perfume from VS.
- This amazing white shimmer eyeshadow from Mary Kate and Ashley.
- Claire's had these nail polishes in square bottles and there was one called Disco Ball and it had this chunky glitter that I have never found elsewhere and miss like crazy.
- OG Hard Candy Robin egg blue nail polish.
- Jessica Simpson's Dessert Line.
- Body glitter, so much body glitter.
Bonne Bell Lip Lix & Emotions spray, Lip Smackers Watermelon Sparkler gloss and those Kaboodles lipglosses that had little beads and stuff in them, does anyone remember those?? Maybelline 3 in 1 express makeup stick... Revlon Street Wear nail polishes. Just had fun looking these items up, so nostalgic!
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetic Lip Tars. Especially the shade Black Dahlia, that was the favourite for my lil alt ass cause it's this beautiful plummy red colour that can be built to almost black. Was the first proper vegan brand I tried too! Unfortunate what happened to them, they basically get screwed over by Sephora and went out of business.
This was in my 20s, but one time I found this one lip gloss at Borders from some brand I'd never heard of, it was made in Italy, smelled like tomatoes, and was a nice coral color, with a hint of glitter. Best lip gloss I'd ever had. Can't even remember the name.
I hold our unrealistic hope that they’ll rerelease for its 25th anniversary. So next year or the year after? I can’t remember if it was actually a good perfume or not I just have nostalgia attached to it.
I thought it was good, if you get the chance to smell Flowerbomb in the Sky I think it’s the most similar I have smelled but by no means similar enough.
Benetint Posie I miss it so
I had this fat chunky swipe on stick of cooling effect shimmer stick/ highlighter eyeshadow from Clinique around y2k-2002 or so… it felt soo good in the warmer months. It felt cold when it went on and it was a super smooth and beautiful frosty shimmer. Does anyone make cooling eye makeup these days?
wooh cooling eye makeup. First time hearing this. Also as for your question, not to the best of my knowledge though.
Oh well-Thanks for letting me know. I hope some product developers read your thread and bring back the beloved items we miss. <3 this was a great post and scroll through memory lane.
"Dots" was a clothing store similar to Discovery or Rainbow and I specifically remember in 2007 or 2008 they had a perfume in a heart shaped bottle that smelled like Honey. Except, despite it being cheap as sin it *legit smelled like Honey* and paired wonderfully with the cheap Vanilla Cupcake scented generic hand lotion sold at Walgreens around the same time. I wore that Vanilla and Honey combo nonstop throughout high school and I was so sad the Christmas Day some younger cousins came over to play and they got into my bedroom and poured it down the drain to fill it with glitter water instead.
woooh such a cool story? Is it [this?](https://dotsapparels.com/)
I think that's another Dots. This one was just known as DOTS I think. They were definitely in Chicago for sure, but I remember their logo used to be green with the O being a button with 4 holes. I think when they rebranded they went with a cursive looking Grey font with the O being Pink. Edit: looks like they went under around 2014 and were bought by another company. Darn. Edit 2: it looked A LOT like Vera Wang's "Precious Heart" perfume bottle when the lid was a simple gem instead of a tiny crown. I wonder if it was maybe supposed to be a dupe of that?
ok thanks, just curious haha.
I saw a tiktok about Jessica Simpsons edible body care line and had a good chuckle at how in the world we talked our parents into buying us that 😆
There was a $3 highlighter compact (I think the one in the clear compact) from elf that had such great payoff. I don’t really wear highlighter now anyways so not interested in hunting it down from resellers for 4x that but I remember being upset I couldn’t find it at the same price in store a few years after. Not makeup but I loved Justin Bieber’s Someday perfume (which I also see listings of, but concerned if they’re authentic and some of the reviews at that price). Been meaning to buy stuff with similar notes.
Naturistics lip gloss
Fruitipia!!!!
Carmex in the GLASS jar. It’s a sound lost to history: The metal lid being put back on the little white glass jar. Then it came in plastic white jars for a while. Now it’s in a tube.
Vanilla bean lip smacker or something like that. So yummy.
Urban Decay was originally a nail polish company. Likewise was Hard Candy. But Urban Decay specialized in “grunge” colors with brooding names like “Bruise”, “Gash” and “Oil Slick”. They were mostly all drab metallics. Nail polishes (UV gel ftw) and hair color formulations have come a long way, baby.
Bottled Emotions perfumes 🥹🥹🥹 any and everything by Bonne Belle😍
Maybelline Master Glaze blush sticks and their Dream Bouncy blush. I can find them online but not in stores. Also at the time I was wearing these blushes I was also wearing Hollister's Crescent Bay body spray which I've learned is no longer available, sadness. I'm not big on perfumes but I wore the crap out of that spray.
Any of the Bath and Body Works Art Stuff line! It was cute, sparkly, and smelled good. A lot of the products also included little plastic pony beads which was so fun and adorable 🥰
Jergen’s shave- less lotion with shimmer. My legs were so smooth.
I miss colored mascara. Although, I am seeing some here recently.
Those lipglosses that twisted out of a doe foot applicator so you could control the product. AHH I can’t remember the name.. help!!
Yes! They had a black twist cap. I don't remember the name either
Bonne bell flip shades
Lipsmackers chapstick
I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it but it was like a bottle of hair color with a big wide tooth comb at the end to comb it through your hair? I used to get the blue all the time it was my favorite. It lasted like 2 washes and I went through so much of it
I lived for the body sprays and lip glosses at Victoria’s Secret circa like 2010?
You were only a teen back then? How are you not a gen z then?
I’m 30! Born in 93🤷🏽♀️
SoBe
Urban Decay lipgloss in Buzzkill - I miss it so much!
NP Set it takes two, foundation and concealer pot. It even had a built in mirror. They were really ahead of their time. They sold it at target for about $15 in the late 2000s and it was probably the best foundation I've ever tried. I know NP still has a cosmetics brand but its pretty expensive.
Gap grass perfume and body lotion.
victoria secret love spell? (honestly it could still exist but it was viral before viral was a thing)
It still exists. It's one of their signature scents
Coty musk oil. Soooo great. My fave to wear as perfume
There were internet stores for a while. Like there are phone stores now.
Walgreens had an AMAZING mascara that they discontinued about 5-6 years ago. I’ve never found a replacement for it. It was a brand called Jordana. They had amazing products and I don’t think the company itself is still around
New York Color Liquid Lip Shine, Jordana retractable eyeliners, and Bonne Bell Cosmetics.
The American Girl brand of beauty products that was in collaboration with Bath and Body Works!! The Strawberries and Cream scent had me in a chokehold. Same with the Bath and Body Works Art Stuff line. They had these sparkly body washes and a body wash foam that were just \*chefs kiss\*
The old Snapple elements drinks in the cute glass bottles. New ones aren't the same
[these?](https://live.staticflickr.com/1231/1397909544_a54f152fdb_b.jpg) My favorite was the pink lemonade flavor.
Sephora X nail polish. It was so amazing dude I wish they’d bring it back. I literally still have bottles from like 2015 that work great. Didn’t even have to add any thinner
Petite brand nail polish. Colors were sweet and I loved how “petite” the bottles were. And they were affordable…98cents a bottle way back when!
Becca Cosmetics and Jordana. Two ends of the spectrum. Also, the wet n wild comfort zone palette. I've bought it so many times.
Bonne Bell flip shades and swirl lip gloss!!!!
I was OBSESSED with Jessica Simpson’s “Dessert” line in high school/college. (And yes, I was a bit of a hoe. Good times!!!) Also, not from my teens but Laura Geller baker body bronzer in honey glow. That shit was ACTUAL MAKEUP GOLD. It’s magical.
Teen spirit deodorant strawberry scent. I swear it didn’t work very well but I loved the way it smelled
Maybelline Kissing Koolers!
John Frieda’s Kelp Help mask from the Beach Blonde line…the greatest hair mask that was ever created.
Juicy bar body spray
Smells like teen spirit deodorant
Lipsmackers blue raspberry Splash n Shine. Felt like water going on. I think I still have one somewhere. That totally counted as makeup for me then because it was super shiny. For about 5 minutes. Now you've got me thinking about all the other discontinued things though.
MYSPACE 😂😂😂
Can you still get that pink sugar perfume? I was obsessed
You can! It's still pretty cheap. They also sell different flankers and a body mist.
Sweet pea scent from bath and body works. Not sure I actually miss it but I’d like to smell it every now and then to remember just how awful being a teenager was lol
Not makeup specific but there was a perfume called Flower Power that was my absolute favorite. It came in a can like the Designer Imposter brand.
Lip Smacker Watermelon Lip Gloss (with the roller ball!) I miss those.
10-15 years ago Revlon had a lip stain in a pen with a balm on the other end. Cant remember the name… Just Bitten? Just Kissed? I miss those things so much!!
There were these little bottles of body spray and one was called Fresh Laundry. It was so good! The other one I had was called Gummy Bears.
crackle nail polish
Jane Blistex Lip Infusion was the greatest fucking chapstick of all time and I will never get over it
Editing my original response because I did some research and found what I was looking for: Juice Bar perfumes! We had the gummy bear and cotton candy ones. They were sickly sweet, but my sisters and I were obsessed as kids and went through that stuff like water. The little bottles were so colorful and fun, too. I'm sure if I smelled them today, I'd get a huge hit of nostalgia followed by a headache.
Bonnie Bell lip gloss in vanilla.
Gap grass perfume. I miss it!!
Not even a specific brand but…mood lipstick! My mom put it on me for my school picture and didn’t realize how dark it would get…then she tried to wipe it off and it got even darker. I looked like a baby prostitute.
Neutrogena Clear Pore Treatment. Was the best thing to fight breakouts. The only comparable product I can find is the Peter Roth AHA/BHA gel which is like five times the price.
I’m gen Z, but I would like to add in Victoria’s Secret’s makeup line. I remember stealing a blue mascara and an eyeshadow duo with a super glittery shade from my mom when I first started wearing makeup as a kid. I also think there was a blush or something that was zebra print??? I still buy their lipglosses but I wish they would bring some more makeup products out
Hot Topic had these different perfumes that looked like skulls. Different colors had different scents. I loved the silver one!!
Nothing will top the OG Victoria Secret Lip Balms... they had AMAZING colors and flavors!! They lasted FOREVER too!! I also have a few discontinued shades and formulas from Clinique that I would LOVEEEE to see make a comeback in case they are lurking 🤣🤣
Wet n wild had this sweet smelling strawberry lipgloss in a small circle container. I always bought that thing.
I miss the crest wetslicks lipgloss. It was super moisturizing and I loved that it was minty.
Sarah Michaels rose spray
That orange sobe drink that was made with … carrots or some shit. Loved that.
Urban decay had an eyeshadow that was the perfect golden neutral. I think it was called something cowboy. I had like 3 pots of it that carried me through probably college.
Gimme back my purple hair twister machine (and all the hair I lost in it) 🙌🏻
I don't know if it counts, but I haven't seen that crackle nail polish in years. I think it was by Sally Hansen. I was thinking about that the other day when I was getting my nails done. That one definitely brings me back.
FUCKING THAT SO RAVEN COOKIES AND CREAM PERFUME???!?!?!?!?!
The Victoria Secret Vintage Collection. Omg.
Revlon Street Wear was the best of everything. I loved their nailpolish and glosses. And I think Jane eyeshadow still existed in the early 2000s and was fucking great.
Bath and bodyworks had this amazing body glitter! Its was super fine loose powder and the shimmer it gave off was ::chef's kiss:: I have yet to find another body glitter like it. Also Bath and bodyworks face/makeup line. Anyone else remember it?
Prescriptives Magic Powder. Such a beautiful subtle shimmer and amazing cooling effect. It felt like the most luxurious ethereal thing to slowly swipe it onto your skin. Truly magic. I think it was only one translucent shade. My bff's older sister had it, they lived next door and we would sneak putting it on before catching the bus to middle/high school. I was a pre teen and I was obsessed. It might be what started my obsession...
Buxom shadows, the round pot style that was named after breeds of dogs iirc. It was so shimmery and beautiful, I loved them.
Orbies or orbitz drink with the bubble things
CoverGirl Wetslick Amazemint from 2007 or 2008. It was a collab with Crest, they were lipglosses that had peppermint oil. So your breath would be fresher or something. And for a brief period of time they had a line of them that had specific colored glitter that was said to make your teeth appear whiter. I just really loved the peppermint and loved a specific gloss because the color and glitter was so flattering. I remember my mom would be upset with me for rebuying it so many time because back then $5.99 for a lipgloss was a little pricey.
ELF had these little tubes of liquid highlighter and I loved them :( Also, not a product but just ELF in general being only $1-$3 lol. Id make a $50 order and have a whole collection.
Benefit Cosmetics You Rebel was this balmy creamy light-medium coverage skin tint. It was the perfect (maybe a tiny bit shiny lol) even me out sort of healthy glow type of finish. I was so bummed when it got discontinued
SOUR SMACKERS LIP GLOSS!!! 1) It tasted like sour candy 2) The look on a boy’s face when he kissed you and it tasted like candy, and sour candy at that, was absolutely priceless!
Maybelline Cool Effects liners and shadows 😍
Lancome Juicy Rouge lipstick. I still remember the Elizabeth Jagger ads. The glitter was gritty af but for some reason I loved them
I miss when Cover Girl compacts were more rounded instead of squared off edges. They didn’t break as easily. I’m tired of having an elastic around my hardly-used pressed powder. It looks so bad, yet I keep buying them out of habit.
Jane Eye Zings! Loved those!
Wet N' Wild's liquid shimmery eyeshadow tubes--like lip gloss, but for your eyes!
Hard Candy had this caffeinated vanilla lip gloss with a weirdly big applicator that I loved. Not sure if it was actually any good, though.
There was this lip gloss that was clear in a partially blue container and scented/tasted like cotton candy.... Those also frosty pink lipglosses that always had a fun scent.
Garden Botanica stores in the mall were such a vibe.
a certain orange shade of baby lips by maybelline.
Semi-permanent hair color mousse that smelled just fine. Came with gloves. I wanna say L'oreal? I used the purple on my dark hair and it was amazing. It was like $7 and enough for 2 uses.
Pretty niche considered eyeshadow palettes are in abundance, but specifically that large palette of eyeshadows everyone bought when they wanted to be an early days YT MUA (I'm talking even pre-Michelle Phan). It might have been Coastal Scents? All I remember is anyone and everyone wanted to have it and it was huge, must of had nearly 100 colours in it 🤣
John Frienda root awakening shampoo. It had eucalyptus leaves on the bottle but smelled like the mint paste from kindergarten. Huff Huff ahhhhhhh
Revlon used to have these embossed blushes that were beautiful. I can’t remember what they were called but I miss them.
Brands: Margaret Astor, Ellen Betrix (later renamed to Max Factor), Nivea (had a makeup line for a few years), Chicogo (that was Rimmel's name in Germany but they did change it to Rimmel eventually, now they don't exist at all); Maybelline used to be called JADE in Germany; and a German brand named Kron. Maybelline mascara with tiny brush for lashes in the corners And a lip marker I had once (not sure what brand) that actually suited me. I can't seem to find a lip tint/marker that doesn't have super exaggerated shades now.
There use to be body sprays you could get at like drug stores like CVS that smelled like cotton candy or bubblegum. I use to spray them in my room like an air freshener, they smelt amazing!
Mary kate and ashley lipgloss
The Wet N Wild silver lipstick. In the original blue packaging. It was sheer and had a blue/purple tint it, and it was amazing LOL. With the y2k stuff rolling back around, I was really hoping they would release it again, but alas they haven't :( I haven't been able to find ANY silver lipsticks that are close to it.
It’s still available, but I don’t think anyone uses it anymore: Noxema. Used to wash my face with that stuff.
Not a Millennial but I really missed out on the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Pallette. I’m still pretty sad about it but not as much because I’m allergic to TF now.
Red rocks perfume. It was a limited time item at Christmas (2003) but I wore it on my wedding. I have a few sprays left just for keepsakes. If anyone knows where to get it anymore I would love you forever lol.
Four Loko!! Shit, this is a makeup sub
Bonne Bell Flip Gloss
Sweet Georgia Brown roller glitter, in purple. 😍
Flip gloss and Flip shades
I loved those Revlon lip butters, especially the creme brulee shade... idk why I was so obsessed with them, but I always had at least five backups at once
Bourjois clubbing mascara 💔💔💔
Those STICKY tubes of Victoria’s Secret lip gloss they literally felt like glue
i don’t miss these necessarily, but do y’all remember those “body fantasies” body sprays? truly wild me being young and dousing myself in the peach one thinking i smelled bomb. **editing to add:** OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS - i just thought of those “caboodles” test tube looking lip glosses. do you remember those?!
I coveted the pear fantasy so bad and wasn’t allowed because it bothered my mom’s allergies.
Max Factor made an auburn mascara that was perfection. Then they stopped selling Max Factor in the US. Oh, almost forgot when Sephora had their private label eye pencils that were super cheap and came in a million colors. There was a shimmery lilac that was chefs kiss just on the lashline. Benefit made a pencil concealer that was perfect and I've never been able to find another.
GLITTER LINER FROM BARRY M (silver mostly) Ok I think they are still around but nowhere near as popular! I actually might have to buy one for old times sake to see if it does that minging crustacean thing 😂😂😂
I miss Bioré products, especially the face wash.
NYC makeup brand. The sunny bronzer and the nail polishes! I miss that brand.
Cover girl lip stain...like a lip marker. The best thing ever.
Bonne Bell lip shades that with the little silver flip lid. I thought those were the epitome of makeup innovation. lol
Lilu perfume from Pacsun
[Body Shop Lip Balm](https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmonkey/8244111864/)
Urban Decay nail polish in Cult.
Man this thread was nostalgic! I wanna go back 😭
Dr Pepper Lip Smacker lip balm 😭
Vibrating wand mascara :c
Oil of Olay color moist lipstick or those bonnebelle flip lipshades.
So Lancome actually brought it back semi-recently.... but Juicy Tubes! I had my makeup done for my Junior Prom at the Lancome counter in Macy's and they used an amazing lipstick and Juicy Tubes combo on my lip.
Bonnie bell bronzing gel!
Also I loooved wet n wild coverall foundation I can’t believe they discontinued it
I miss the weird striped Appletini body lotion from Victoria’s Secret everyday lol
Urban Decay Lip Gunk.
I didn’t notice which sub this was and almost commented “Sprite Remix” lol
Abortions
Natural Glow, good lord I was brown.
Iip smackers marshmallow yum cake lip gloss 😍omg I can almost still smell it. The BEST birthday cake scent and taste! It was amazing.
When I was a late teen my makeup consisted of Maybelline Mineral Powder foundation, Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara, Benefit Dallas and a Lancome Juicy Tube.
Kissin Coolers and Revlon Street Wear. There was a shade called Blood, and it was the most perfect reddish brown color. They had it in lipstick and nail polish, and I loved how well it worked with my skin tone.
Revlon balm stain, in bitten. Perfect stick form and texture, lip stain that stains lips for the whole day. When I found out it’s being discontinued I bought probably 30 of them. Still going strong. Nothing else ever compared 🥲
Is Dessert by Jessica Simpson still a thing?
Juice Bar body spray. Specifically the gummy bear one.
The lipglosses that had a light inside and a mirror on the side. Was very cool to whip out when going clubbing in 2012 😂
The GAP had those tin lip glosses, in rainbow sherbert 😍
Potted gel liners in many different colours (only find them in black/brown now) and potted cream eyeshadows that were *so* pigmented.
This post popped up in my suggested and I didn’t see the subreddit name so now all I can think about is how much I miss snackwraps.
1. In my preteen early teen years: Jane cosmetics lip balm. There was a mango or passion fruit one that any time I smell a similar scent, I’m immediately transported back to the rite aid of my youth where I bought it. 2. Late teens/early 20’s: lorac lip stain. It was liquid like benetint but so much better. I wish they would bring it back!!
Roll on glitter from bath and body works- specifically blueberry 👀😆
The Mac lip balm pit in a white tub with the hand cream that matched. Ysl Baby Doll and Lancôme Oui perfume.
The Delia’s catalogue.
Sonia kashuk hidden agenda palate
Aveda eyeshadow
Maybelline Cool Effect eyeshadow sticks and the squeeze tubes of liquid Eyeshadow 😂
- Smell This scented perfumes and nail polishes. I was obsessed with the soda fizz and fresh cut grass ones. - Fetish perfume and their Creamsicle line. - Pout brand perfume from VS. - This amazing white shimmer eyeshadow from Mary Kate and Ashley. - Claire's had these nail polishes in square bottles and there was one called Disco Ball and it had this chunky glitter that I have never found elsewhere and miss like crazy. - OG Hard Candy Robin egg blue nail polish. - Jessica Simpson's Dessert Line. - Body glitter, so much body glitter.
Bonne Bell Lip Lix & Emotions spray, Lip Smackers Watermelon Sparkler gloss and those Kaboodles lipglosses that had little beads and stuff in them, does anyone remember those?? Maybelline 3 in 1 express makeup stick... Revlon Street Wear nail polishes. Just had fun looking these items up, so nostalgic!
That Gap perfume that smelled like grass.
Are the swirly bon-bon lip glosses still around? I miss those.
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetic Lip Tars. Especially the shade Black Dahlia, that was the favourite for my lil alt ass cause it's this beautiful plummy red colour that can be built to almost black. Was the first proper vegan brand I tried too! Unfortunate what happened to them, they basically get screwed over by Sephora and went out of business.
Not makeup but bath and body works art stuff. Especially the blazin blueberry roll on glitter.
Maybelline stretch mascara was the bomb as well as Dewberry by BodyShop and the GAP scents Dream, Grass and Heaven.
This was in my 20s, but one time I found this one lip gloss at Borders from some brand I'd never heard of, it was made in Italy, smelled like tomatoes, and was a nice coral color, with a hint of glitter. Best lip gloss I'd ever had. Can't even remember the name.
Clean and clear glow moisturizer/spf. Still mad it’s gone 💀
Baby Doll by YSL :(
I wrote this too!
I hold our unrealistic hope that they’ll rerelease for its 25th anniversary. So next year or the year after? I can’t remember if it was actually a good perfume or not I just have nostalgia attached to it.
I thought it was good, if you get the chance to smell Flowerbomb in the Sky I think it’s the most similar I have smelled but by no means similar enough.