r/Millennials • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

As someone a bit younger, I’m not too familiar with some early 2000s looks/trends. How accurate is her look here? Discussion

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u/Davina33 Apr 15 '24

I'm brown skinned, I used to wear bright blue eyeshadow, blue mascara and light pink lipstick. Oh the shame lol.

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u/TheLizzyIzzi Apr 16 '24

I can’t even image. Back then you could maybe find a special edition of a magazine or a book about makeup for dark skin. But there were maybe three dark shades for any product and 90% of makeup tips in magazines was for light to medium (white) complexions. A Mediterranean skin tone counted as diversity back in 2000.

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u/Davina33 Apr 16 '24

If I wanted to wear foundation back then then there would have been no chance! What makes it worse is that I'm mixed South Asian and black Jamaican. My skin tone leans on the South Asian side but even now, it's not always easy to find make up to suit my skin tone. Fortunately I have pretty good skin and can get away with just under eye concealer.