Frosted Lips Are The Pretty 90s Makeup Trend That You're About To See Everywhere

Publish date: 2024-04-29

Frosted lips are making a return from the '90s. The throwback trend saw all the supers rock their lipsticks with a shot of icy shimmer woven through. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell were fans and Pamela Anderson made iced lips her signature.

But now? Glitz lips are starting to tap up a whole new generation for its fan base. The “glazed” movement has given rise to a number of alternative shimmery spin-offs, with frosted eyeshadow and frosted lips making a comeback from their '90s heyday. We've seen eye sparkles recently from the likes of Hailey Bieber, Gigi Hadid, Doja Cat, Ariana Grande and Joan Smalls.

Likewise, we've been edging into glazed territory with the return of lip gloss, lip oils and sheer balms (a pre-cursor to the clean-girl aesthetic), so it was only a matter of time before frosted lips were dusted off and given a new-gen makeover. This week, Kendall Jenner jumped on board the frosted lip trend with a modern '90s inspired look from her makeup artist, Mary Phillips. 

Mary paired a semi matte complexion and subtly smoked eye with an icy nude lip shade to keep things interesting for Kendall while the model lived it up in Paris.

It's not the first time we've taken inspo from '90s icons, but the iridescent lips of the likes of Kate and Pamela are a key reference point, plus they play nicely with the hyper-feminine balletcore and coquette aesthetics that have taken over TikTok.

The 2023 spin has a more contemporary feel with frosted lips takes our sheeny lip obsession to the next level and adding an extra wash of sparkle.

Rather than the shimmer being based in dry lipstick formulas, frosted lips 2.0 is sticking with the healthy, barely-there but better makeup vibe that we've had going on for a while, only with a mini glow-up, courtesy of some subtle (or not so subtle) glitz. Beauty expert and Founder of OPV Beauty, Opeyemi Adeyemo explains: "Todays lipstick for the Frosted Lips trend have newer, duo-chromed pigments that have better light reflectivity. They've also been adapted to be hydrating on lips, long-lasting and smudge proof making this trend wearable for a night out, or a casual lunch."

Here's how the celebs have been wearing frosted lips 2.0…

Pale pink and subtle like Jennifer Lopez

JLo's makeup artist, Mary Phillips, topped of Pat McGrath's PermaGel Ultra Lip Pencil in Structure with the LUST Lipgloss in the shade Gold Allure.

Gold and sheer like Lizzo

Lizzo's makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, layered Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Lustre in Ibiza Nights over the Pillow Talk Intense Lip Cheat and Cover Star Lipstick.

Tawny pink and shimmering like Shay Mitchell

Shay's makeup artist, Ash Kholm, paired Buxom's Hi-Def Honey Power Line Plumping Lip Liner with the glitzy Full Force Plumping Lipstick in Supermodel but for something similar try MAC's Spice Lip Pencil with MAC's Frost Lipstick in Bombshell

Neutral nude sparkle like Madelyn Cline

Maddy's makeup artist, Ash Kholm, used Jouer Lip Topper in Skinny Dip to add some glisten to her lip gloss (see similar)

Pale pink and pearlescent like Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa's makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, layered Pat McGrath's Blitztrance Lipstick in Skinsane (a mauve pink with a golden pearl) on top of the Lust Luxe Lip Balm in Nude Temptation and the PermaGel Ultra Lip Pencil in Structure to create this pearlescent pink lip. 

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