Forgive me, but the return of the original 1990s supermodels – Linda, Christy, Naomi and Cindy (the fifth, Tatjana Patitz, sadly died earlier this year) – has unleashed my inner 15-year-old obsessive fangirl. And what inhaling Linda Evangelista’s new book and Apple TV+’s The Super Models series has done is made me fall in love anew with the 90s makeup look made iconic by the fab five. And with a lighter touch, the neutral palette and clear lines of the 90s feel absolutely right for the 2023 aesthetic.
Consider my Mac Spice Lip Pencil duly sharpened. Linda Evangelista was said to routinely sneak into the backstage ladies’ room to add this flat, reddy-brown pencil to her outer lipline, regardless of a catwalk show’s exacting theme. Against a paler-toned lipstick it gave the illusion of fullness and still holds up now, when matt, nude lipstick dominates (Maybelline’s outstanding Matte Ink in Driver or Poet, £9.99, gives 1990s realness with 2023 comfort and staying power). Though smudging the line a little with your little finger to blend liner into the lip shade looks more natural and modern.
