Picture this: It's 2006, Justin Timberlake's 'SexyBack' is booming in the distance and you're in need of a lipstick top-up. Naturally, you reach into your studded denim shoulder bag and pull out a tube of your go-to concealer (or even the drabs of a highly-used pot of Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse) and of course, apply it all over your lips. You're now ready to hit the dance floor.
Major flashbacks? Us too, but scarily enough, Sofia Richie Grainge is bringing back this very Y2K makeup trend.
Despite my initial horror, in a recent TikTok video that Sofia shared, although she is wearing concealer on her lips, her make-up looks immaculate.
Watch and learn:
After applying the nude lip combo that she is currently 'obsessed' with, the model finishes her look with a touch of concealer to highlight the centre of her pout. It's the 'cherry on top,' as Sofia puts it herself.
I mean, admittedly we do love this entire glam but I must pose the question: Why revert back to the early 00s when we have lip products galore at our every beck and call?! Basically, what I'm trying to say is, just pop down to your local drugstore and we're sure you'll face an inundation of nude lipstick options.
Though old habits do die hard, I suppose.
Now, if you're Gen Z or even Gen Alpha and are none-the-wiser to 'concealer lips' – as Millennials like to call it, – firstly congratulations and secondly, allow the following TikTok video by Isabel Clancy to explain.
So, could Sofia, the IT girl of this generation, single-handedly bring back a trend that most of us have erased from memory and time?
I guess only time will tell but for now.
