12 Must-Have Beauty Products From The Early 2000s

The early 2000s were a great moment in history: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake wore matching denim formalwear, Harry Potter movies began production, and, y'know, the world didn't end with Y2K. Yup, it was the best of times, and that goes for beauty products, too. For many of us millennials, our love of all things beauty was sparked by some pretty iconic makeup drawer mainstays around this time, from lip balm to fragrance. Here are 12 beauty products from the early 2000s you just had to have.

Even if you don't know what you were thinking at the time (bright lilac eyeshadow, really?), you've got to admit the trends back then carry some serious nostalgia. People have pretty amazing memories for scents, and just a whiff of something familiar can take us back in time. And the beauty products of the early 2000s were all about crazy scents in everything. Maybe not always the best call for our skin, sure, but at least we looked and smelled good.

Here are some of the beauty products your younger self was all too familiar with. Even though there are some pretty fantastic products out there right now, it kind of makes you wish for a throwback, right?

Lip Smackers

Lip Smacker Dr. Pepper Party Pack, $10, Amazon.com

Dr. Pepper was clearly the most prized flavor in everyone's extensive collection.

Hair Mascara

Stargazer UV Hair Mascara , $5, Amazon

Before we had hair chalk (which, let's be real, we might think that's pretty ridiculous 10 years from now), there was hair mascara, the OG of temporary rainbow highlights.

MAC LipGlass

MAC Clear Lipglas s , $16, Macy's

Can you see yourself in the reflection of my lips yet? No? Time for another coat.

Lancome Juicy Tubes

Lancome Juicy Tube Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss , $19, Nordstrom

Sure, you were constantly pulling your hair out of your lips' sticky trap, but this stuff was grown-up AF.

Scented Roll-On Body Glitter

Scented Roll-On Body Glitter, $5, Party City

It may have taken you a good seven minutes to get two square inches of your body all glitzed up, but man, was it worth it.

Roll-On Glitter Eyeshadow

NYX Cosmetics Roll-On Shimmer , $4, Ulta

The only thing better than roll-on body glitter was roll-on shimmer eyeshadow. Roll-on anything, really.

Juicy Couture Perfumes

Juicy Couture fragrance , $76, Sephora

What other fragrance were you supposed to wear with your Juicy velour tracksuit? (I admit, I still have a bottle of Viva La Juicy at my parents' house. And do I wear it when I go home? You betcha.)

Wet N Wild Nail Polish

Did we care that our manicures were already chipped messes within approximately two days of paining our nails? Nah.

Wet N Wild Shine Nail Color , $1, Walgreens

Jessica Simpson Dessert Beauty

I was totally oblivious to the raunchy undertones of the products' names back then — "Juicy", "Creamy", "Taste Delicious"... oh, Jess. RIP Dessert Beauty. (P.S., Why were they edible?)

( Jessica Simpson Dessert Treats Kissable Lip Plumper , $15, Amazon.com )

Massive Bright Colored Eyeshadow Palettes

Urban Decay Electric Pressed Pigment Palette, $49, Macy's

Yeah, the eyeshadows themselves were crap, but what 2000s girl didn't need six different shades of lime green shadow?

Hard Candy Eye Shadow Quartets

Hard Candy Old Skool Eyeshadow Quartet, $60, Ebay

Once you moved past the giant, useless palette phase, it was all about the Hard Candy Eyeshadow Quartets. Minus those sub-par eyeshadow applicators that came with them, you couldn't go wrong.

Bath and Body Works Everything

Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Lotion , $12.50, Bath and Body Works

Bath and Body Works was the mothership back in the day. Thick body creams, hand sanitizers, body washes, sprays that faded in 15 minutes... what's not to love? The real mark of womanhood was graduating from Art Stuff to the regular lines. Hello, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Warm Vanilla Sugar, and Sensual Amber. I can smell it now.

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