The Beauty Throwbacks We're Still Obsessed With

The Dream Matte Mousse Foundation will forever be a product that every girl will remember from her Year 9 makeup bag. The little tub of whipped, creamy goodness was our holy grail, and while we may have worn a shade (or four) darker than needed, it never failed us.

That being said, it's a little tricky to find these days. However, we could always rely on the liquid counterpart to supply the same light coverage for a wallet-friendly price.

Once we had laid our dreamy base, we loved to give our lashes way too many coats of the Maybelline Colossal Go Extreme Mascara Black. We still adore this budget-buy mascara as it really does do wonders for even the shortest lashes. However, we've learned that just one or two coats does the trick. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, eh?

Back in the day, a fragrance collection wouldn’t be complete until Red Jeans arrived. It’s fair to say that this one was of our first ‘grown up’ perfumes. Just one spritz of the clean and crisp fragrance brings back all the memories from school halls and summer holidays.

Once we had eased ourselves off the Dr Pepper and cotton candy lip smackers, we moved on to Stila Lip Glaze. Although it felt like goeey cement back in the day, these beloved lip balms could be found in the pockets of school blazers, at the bottom of handbags and stocked in lockers.

Safe to say the formula has come a long way since then and we're still guilty of picking up the shade Kitten in every beauty haul.

You might be wondering why we’ve included basic, everyday tweezers in our throwback haul. The fact is, we’re still traumatised that there was once a time we thought thin, over-plucked eyebrows were a look (yes, I’m talking to you, mum).

Thankfully, as we grew some sense and our eyebrows grew back, we learned how to use tweezers properly. Now, they're the multi-functional tool that help us with everything, from plucking stray hairs to applying false lashes.

From Britney to Tyra Banks, crimped hair was the 90s beauty trend that we all got on board with. Whether your style was to crimp your entire head or pull out strands to frazzle between the hot plates, this look was undoubtedly the go-to for school discos, holidays and weekends at the shopping centres.

While we never thought this one would make a comeback, the likes of Khloe Kardashian and Shay Mitchell have reignited our obsession by proving that it could be a look once more.

And what better way to keep those crimps in place than to smother them in this cult-favourite hairspray? From our curls to our high ponytails and emo-sweep fringes, this hairspray gave us the crispy, crunchy strong hold that we longed for back then.

When we were finally able to dabble in the world of makeup, glitter was most definitely our first port of call. Wherever it could go, it went; eyelids, lips, cheekbones, hair...you name it.

Thanks to the likes of Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera, chunky coloured highlights were all the rage throughout our teen years.

From neon pink to bright red and blue, the Crazy Color Semi Permanent Hair Colour Cream allowed us to turn our hair every colour under the sun. Simple, easy to apply and only lasting a few washes – which our parents thanked the Lord for – they were the quick fix to being bang on trend.

And nothing has changed. With pastel and rose gold hair now the must-have, Crazy Color have come through once again to help us keep up with the fashion.

A spritz of this and you're instantly transported to the school changing rooms, post PE class. A bottle of this - or ten - rolling around at the bottom of your school bag was nothing but a rite of passage, and therefore holds a special place in our heart.