90s hair: the period of bobs, high tails and hair clips
A must of the 90s hairstyles is the bob: a short cut with zero texture, simply straight. You don't need experience in knowing how to manage it and it requires very little maintenance. It's back on the heads of some celebrities and we have a feeling it won't go away anytime soon, do you know why? Makes you chic effortlessly! If you opt for this cut remember to give it some volume; watch the video to understand how.
The beauty look of the 90s
On girls of thirty "years ago, colored hair clips, butterfly or click clack hair clips, streaks of various colors, bronzers and brick-colored lipsticks were popular.
All framed by high-waisted jeans, thin-shoulder crop tops, wedges (see Fornarina) and oversized blazers. Sound familiar to you? It should, as many of these trends have come back into fashion in recent years! The charm of the Nineties has in fact bewitched today's teenagers and some nostalgic adults, including some of the most famous celebs, making it a current style again.
The 90s are the period of Beverly Hills 90210, of Friends and of Non è La Rai with Ambra Angiolini. And these are just some of the iconic TV shows that have marked an "entire generation of young women.
Just to give you an idea of how much these programs have shaped us, did you know that at the time of Friends the protagonist Jennifer Aniston launched the trend of the legendary haircut The Rachel? A voluminous and slightly disheveled bob, very cool.
We also remember the very young Olsen twins, with their high tails fixed by endless scrunchies and hair clips, but also Kate Moss, the Spice Girls, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell ...
In short, all very famous names that take us back in time to those glamorous years where minimalist and pop hairstyles reigned.
Let's see together the most beautiful cuts, hairstyles and accessories of the 90s, who knows if you don't want to dare for this summer!
Hair trends of thirty "years ago: from wet hair to The Rachel scaled
The hairlooks of the 90s can be recognized immediately because we have seen them in fashion magazines and on the instagram posts of some models or influencers.
Those were the years of the supermodels and between the tops there was either the wet effect with hair combed back or the fluffy hair with raised roots. The first hairstyle was masterfully used by Kate Moss and Chrissy Turlington, super models of those years; the latter was chosen by less androgynous figures like Cindy Crawford, to accentuate an already sensual body of hers.
However, the most loved hairlook of the 90s among mere mortals was The Rachel, copied by all the girls and young women who were in their prime in this decade. It is the same bob sported by Jennifer Aniston in the world famous series. Friends. The Rachel cut has been renamed with the name of the character of this program due to its enormous success.
Let's face it, it's a very nice look to look at, but not quite down to earth. In fact, it seems that the same actress admitted that such voluminous, layered and highlighted hair was difficult to manage without the help of a hairdresser.
On the other hand, if you were a fan of Beverly Hills 90210 you were more likely to show off a long, straight hair, with the iconic Brenda Walsh bangs.
The Nineties' haircut: with bangs or super short
Just the bangs is one of the 90s cuts that still really like. It never goes out of fashion, because we have seen it in many versions, from the disheveled to the short, long or combined with bobs of different lengths.
A must of the time was definitely the hair-dryer fringe of Brenda or Kelly from the show Beverly Hills 90210, to be worn combined with long smooth hair. Easy to replicate even at home with the use of a round brush and a hairdryer.
On the podium of 90s hairstyles to remember there is the pixie cut and all straight hair with upturned tips.
The pixie cut was worn by Demi Moore and Winona Ryder (at the time very young) with ease and made you want to try it to get rid of the long hair that had instead characterized the previous decades. Ideal for changing hairlook and to give a "wave of" freshness to your style. The short cuts can in fact be worn both parades or a little "more" round, or with a nice scaling behind; they are strategic to immediately give volume to even the thinnest hair.
The advertisements from thirty "years ago also showed models with hair combed back, characterized by parting in the middle and tips turned upward. There was not a hair out of place, but it was still a great classic of the late 90s.
Today the middle line is back in fashion, but revived in cooler and more contemporary variations, while at the time it was indiscriminately used by both males (Backstreet Boys) and females.
The trendiest 90s hairstyles: the high ponytail and space buns
The high ponytail with side tufts immediately makes Nineties: it is perfect with both straight and curly hair and you can try to copy it easily, all you need is a scrunchie! It's a woven hair tie that made a splash during the 1990s, even though it was invented a decade earlier. Today it is one of the most popular accessories for those who want to play with their lengths.
Did you think the high ponytail had gone out of fashion? Not at all, this hairstliyng is very coveted by today's celebrities and some are really excited about it! This is the case of the stars Gigi and Bella Hadid, but also of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's wife, Hailey Baldwin.
Another typical hairstyle of the period are the space buns or double buns, that is the two small chignons inspired by the original ones of Emma Bunton of Spice Girls. The buns are practical and fast and in the summer they help to stay tidy and minimize the sweat behind the head. With the space buns you can have a style that is always current, like that of socialites who never miss an opportunity to show it off during some events and concerts. Given their practicality, space buns can be ideal for avoiding frizz on hair and for going to the gym, Chiara Ferragni's word!
Curly hair styling in those days
How did you wear wavy hair thirty "years ago? The trend for livelier hair was undoubtedly dictated by Carrie Bradshow, the famous protagonist of Sex and the City, cults series of the 90s. Hairstylist Serge Normant wanted Sarah Jessica Parker to have a voluminous and rebellious cut, just like the character she played, and it was a huge success!
You can still find 90s-inspired curls today even if they have been revisited a little with frontal scaling; they serve to better frame the face without weighing it down too much. The result obtained is more natural than that of Carrie, but still manages to give a carefree touch even to the most peaceful hair.
More recently we find the same type of hairstyle in system celebrities such as Bella Hadid and Jennifer Lawrence: the line is in the center, the curls are rebellious but soft with flat waves that control the hairstyle at the top.
The super glam streaks and colored locks
A pioneer of the Nineties streaks is Gery Halliwell., Another of the very famous Spice Girls, pop group exploded in those years.
Today there is shatush, balayage and degradé to decolour the locks, but thirty "years ago the only option was to have the hairdresser do the streaks (usually blondes). Those of the time were a little different from the current ones, which always aim for a natural and soft effect.
The streaks of the 90s aimed just the opposite, that is a clear detachment from the color of the hair. In this way they parted the locks visibly, just as you see in the photo of "Ginger Spice" Gery Halliwell: blonde locks on red hair. Although she is one of the most well-known faces of the Nineties to exhibit the "chunky streaks", she was certainly not the only one to do so. rotates by many girls who idolized these divas.
How did streaks come back into fashion in 2021? In a more delicate version or faithful to the rule of color contrast. Singers Dua Lipa and Jennifer Lopez wore them until recently, demonstrating how this retro trend is back in fashion.
Speaking of color, there is another beauty gem that comes right from the 90s period and that has returned to the hair of the youngest: colored locks! Thirty "years ago mascara was used for the hair that colored some locks of bright colors like blue, purple, green and pink, but they were a temporary effect (they lasted as long as a shampoo). The trendiest girls of today who are not afraid to dare with their beauty and show permanent hair in different shades, including lilac and blue.
The pigtails that immediately make the 90s
One of the trendiest hairstyles of recent months comes from the 90s and tastes like summer: let's talk about braids, also called baby braids. Basically they are two small braids to be worn on the sides of the face, a little cheeky but that make you dream so much. There are stars who love them to the point of becoming viral and girls struggling with calls from home use them to have a neat appearance in front of the camera; one of the best hairlooks for when working remotely!
The rule wants two frontal ones, but you can also make one, stopped by very small elastic bands or directly from the same hair.
Baby braids are a versatile hairstyle and are done in no time. Take a cue from social media and VIPs: Bella Hadid has intertwined two micro locks of her pulled and neat tail, letting the baby braids fall on her forehead. Hailey Bieber instead chose two soft micro braids combined with a wavy styling.
Don't know how to do it? It is very simple to make baby braids worthy of the 90s period: comb your hair and then select two strands of equal size on the sides of the face; you choose the width, as long as it is thin. Now weave the locks on the sides of the face and secure them with an elastic or leave them open.
Do you like the idea of framing the face but micro braids are not for you? You're lucky, tendrils have also been relaunched, that is those typical locks of these pop years that fall gently on the sides of the face. They are separated by a crop or from a tail, also wanting a long and loose styling.
