Who didn't love the '90s? Britney and Justin, the Spice Girls, baby faced Drew Barrymore and classic teen film Clueless - as well as some unforgettable beauty trends - were all good reasons to be enamoured with the decade.

Painfully skinny eyebrows, glitter-enhanced everything and brown lipstick soon became everyday beauty staples.

Take a trip down memory lane with the ELLE office as they reveal the throwback beauty products they loved, and the ones they would still use today.

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Farrah Storr, Editor-In-Chief

'MAC Lip Pencil in Spice. Linda Evangelista declared it her ‘must have’ beauty item and given she also said she wouldn’t get out of bed for less than £10,000 a day, I thought she probably knew what she was talking about.

SHOP MAC LIP PENCIL IN SPICE

'I remember it was frustratingly sold out for most of the 1990s in Manchester which meant as I gave it it’s final sharpen it was like saying farewell to an old lover. But by then my loyalties had moved on to Juicy Tubes anyway...'

MAC Lip Liner In Spice
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Jennifer George, Beauty Editor

'My first ever fragrance was Tommy Girl. I was living the American Dream in Washington DC at the time and it takes me right back to high school and swim galas.

'I recently smelt it again and unexpectedly fell in love with it all over again. If I’m feeling a bit slumpy around 4 pm it perks me right up.

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'Victoria’s Secret pear lip gloss. It genuinely tasted as good as it smelled, but in hindsight was definitely not safe for consumption. Plus, at that age I definitely didn’t need a bra, so it was the only thing I could buy to get a coveted VS shopping bag. Whenever I go in now, I still look for that lipgloss.'

Lulu Cooper, Fashion Assistant

'Lip smacker lip balms, preferably in a fruity flavour or Dr Pepper - delicious!'

SHOP LIP SMACKERS

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Katy Young, Group Beauty Director

'So many. Lipcote (to seal in lipstick), Bodyshop Dewberry (everything), Charlie fragrance (for their ads), Elnett (always), Revlon Flex (best shampoo ever), Sun-In and Rouge Noir nail polish by Chanel.'

SHOP ELNETT

SHOP LIPCOTE

George Driver, Digital Beauty Editor

'Was there anything more joyous than taking a pot of Boots Natural Collection swirly body cream and mixing the gel and cream layers together? That and the tiny bath capsules shaped liked fish were my jam.'

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Felicity Kay, Fashion Editor

'Tammy girl body glitter and Spice Girls Impulse body spray - I would actually still wear it if it existed!'

Kirsty Dale, Executive Fashion Director

'I bought the CK One body lotion when they didn't have any of the fragrances in House of Fraser.

SHOP CK ONE MOISTURISER

'L'Oréal hair mousse - I took it with me on a ski trip not realising how crispy my hair would be in the cold!

SHOP L'ORÈAL MOUSSE

'I also loved Twilight Teaser lipstick from No.17 cosmetics, a lethal purple pink colour. As well as Pink Shimmer from Rimmel - a frosted baby pink shade that I thought made my teeth look white.'

SHOP RIMMEL LIPSTICK

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