The Best '90s Beauty Icons

By Alexandra Tunell

Time and time again backstage at the Fall 2015 shows, hairstylists and makeup artists referenced the nineties as their inspiration for the beauty looks they were sending down the runway. Thankfully, lipliner and hard-to-wear shades of brown were nowhere to be found; instead it was all matte skin, brick-red lips and unstyled hair with cool, tomboyish charm. In honor of the decade, we’re looking back at the iconic supermodels, actresses and singers who have come to represent it.

Claudia Schiffer

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Blonde hair, blue eyes and the brightest smile made Schiffer the ultimate model-next-door.

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Kate Moss

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The Brit singlehandedly changed the modeling world when she came on the scene in the early ‘90s with a waifish frame and completely different look.

Gwen Stefani

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The No Doubt singer has given up the club kid hairstyles and ultrathin brows while staying true to her signature platinum color and bright red lipstick.

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Naomi Campbell

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Each time Campbell comes back to close a show, we’re reminded why she’s been the reigning queen of the runway since the '80s.

Elle Macpherson

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Dubbed “The Body,” Macpherson frequented the pages of Sports Illustrated, Playboy and just about every high fashion magazine during her time.

Winona Ryder

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Ryder was a sort of manic pixie dream girl for the grungey, goth set during the decade in which she dated Johnny Depp, starred in a series of cult hits and had the coolest cut around.

Uma Thurman

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A black wig and dark lipstick transformed the actress for her breakout role in 1994’s Pulp Fiction.

Jennifer Aniston

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Things haven’t changed much since the Friends days, when Aniston had the haircut just about every woman in America wanted.

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Cindy Crawford

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The supermodel balanced out the heroin chic trend of the '90s with her athletic build, bronze tan and major blowout.

Tyra Banks

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Banks’s curves and sultry smize made her one of the most memorable Victoria’s Secret Angels.

Gwyneth Paltrow

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Proof that the actress is totally qualified to dole out beauty advice on goop: She’s managed to keep her skin just as flawless and her hair just as effortless as it was 20 years ago.

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