49 Things From The Late '90s That Women Now Between The Ages Of 36–47 Used To Do
1.Wanting this VTech cordless phone and your own personal line in your bedroom:
2.And also wanting a 13-inch TV with the built-in VCR for your room ('cause that was LUX):
3.Buying random unauthorized biographies about your favorite celebs because that was really the only way you could learn about them — although most of the time, there was never new info in them:
4.Buying magazines dedicated to just one celeb so that you could cut out the pictures and decorate your room with them:
5.Switching out your beeper cases to match your outfits:
6.Knowing that whenever you wore your carpenter jeans, its hammer loop would get caught on something at some point:
7.Having these as your go-to shoes for EVERYTHING...
8....having Hush Puppies Oxfords as your ~quirky~ shoes...
9....and Candies as your go-to party shoes (even if you did sound like a Clydesdale whenever you wore them):
10.Having this as the hairstyle you wanted for any type of formal event:
11.And, of course, wearing a pashmina to any type of formal event:
12.Leaving body glitter on everything (but mainly on your bathroom counters and floors) any time you wore it:
13.Feeling so, so glam any time you wore frosty blue eyeshadow:
14.Thinking outlining your lips in a dark color and filling them in with a lighter color looked so chic:
15.Getting excited whenever you got a gift certificate to a store you liked:
16.Having Gap perfumes...
17....and Tommy Girl perfume as your ~personal day scents~:
18.Being obsessed with Tommy Hilfiger because of Aaliyah's iconic Tommy campaign:
19.Having this CD as your go-to "turning it up" album:
20.Rushing home after school to watch The Rosie O'Donnell Show...
21....and TRL (had to know where your favorite video placed):
22.Watching Clueless over and over:
23.Totally wanting Brandy's bed from the music video from "The Boy Is Mine":
Actually, you wanted the entire room and everything both she and Monica were wearing!
24.And, honestly, just wanting to be BFFs with Brandy:
25.Thinking embroidered jeans were the coolest thing ever and feeling soooo boho whenever you wore them:
And not realizing how careful you had to be with them, 'cause the beads would literally fall off when you'd put them on.
26.Having the one ~fancy~ faux satin blouse that would make you sweat profusely whenever you wore it:
27.Putting hair mascara into your hair to give yourself subtle highlights:
Even though it turned into a clunky mess.
28.Or being bold and trying to give yourself highlights with Sun In (even though you knew it wouldn't work on your hair):
Blonde? More like burnt orange.
29.Slathering your face with Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil Face Mask, which smelled soooo good:
30.Buying Revlon Street Wear makeup at the drugstore 'cause they were a perfect dupe for Urban Decay:
31.Being obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
32....and Dawson's Creek:
And arguing with your friends over who was hotter: Pacey or Dawson.
33.Having your entire bathroom smell like Herbal Essences any time you used it in the shower:
Which was EVERY TIME you showered!
34.Feeling very bougie whenever you used Aveda shampoo...
35....or brushed your teeth with Mentadent toothpaste (which really was the it toothpaste):
36.Giving yourself Wite-Out manicures in class whenever you were bored:
37.Decorating the inside of your locker and the cover of your folders with these stickers:
38.Sponge-painting your bedroom or bathroom and having some seriously questionable results:
39.Having this exact alarm clock wake you up every morning:
40.Thinking celestial pattern decor was just so cool and grown up:
41.Having a CD tower in the corner of your room displaying all your CDs (and you would always put your favorite CDs on the top):
42.And thinking these boomboxes were the height of technology — especially if it came with a remote:
43.Spraying yourself with Bath & Body Works sprays — which you kept in the fridge on hot days:
44.Having like a six-month period where you just listened to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on repeat:
45.Buying an entire album or soundtrack for just ONE song:
46.Having a ton of butterfly hair clips that were a bitch to keep in your hair (and would also hurt like hell if you stepped on them barefoot):
47.And fancy crystal butterfly clips that you wore to formal things (and were actually kind of heavy):
48.Going to the mall all the time with your friends for absolutely no reason:
It truly was the place to be!
49.And lastly, having the redesigned VW Beetle as your ultimate dream car:
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