Indisputable fact: the 1990s were the best. The music was awesome. Girl culture reigned supreme. And the fashion? Bury me in Ginger Spice's platform boot collection, is all I'm saying.
The one thing that wasn't great? The eyebrows. Plucked pencil-thin and spaced incredibly far apart, '90s eyebrows were… well, they were a look. Take it from someone who plucked out ALL her eyebrows in high school — if your brows didn't look like they were running away from each other, you weren't doing it right.
Not even celebrities were immune to the allure of '90s brows — but most of them were able to recover admirably. Here are 14 of your favorite famous people who have a TOTALLY different eyebrow situation today than in the 1990s.
At the very least, these brow makeovers prove that you can come back from anything.
Gwen Stefani's super thin, super pencilled eyebrow look underwent a MAJOR 2017 glow-up.
1997 versus 2017.
Jennifer Lopez has literally always been perfect, but her thicker, more manicured 2017 brows are definite step in the right direction.
1997 versus 2017.
Posh Spice, aka Victoria Beckham, has brought her eyebrows back from overplucking in the most BEAUTIFUL way.
1995 versus 2016.
In 1996, you wanted Ginger Spice's mega-thin arches. In 2017, you're all about Geri's (presumed) microblading perfection.
1996 versus 2016.
Naomi Campbell's early days as a model inspired all of us to go HAM with the tweezers. Today, her brows have definitely gotten an iconic upgrade.
1992 versus 2017.
Drew Barrymore's brows have made the most miraculous transformation.
1990 versus 2017.
Even Queen Beyoncé wasn't immune to overplucking back in the day — but you'd never know it now.
1996 versus 2017.
Angelina Jolie's '90s eyebrows went from borderline sperm-shaped to arched magic.
2008 versus 2017.
The Rock had The People's Eyebrow in the '90s, but his 2017 salt and pepper brows are the living definition of a blessed image.
1997 versus 2017.
Christina Aguilera's eyebrow makeover is the transformation we ALL dream of.
1999 versus 2017.
Brandy's very thin '90s brows are now thicker, fuller, and impeccably arched.
1997 versus 2016.
Madonna lives to change her image — and her brows have been totally reinvented, too.
1993 versus 2016.
Tyra can slay ANY look — as her eyebrows clearly demonstrate.
1995 versus 2016.
Even '90s goddess Liz Hurley, who was known for her razor-thin brows, has given them the luxurious 2017 makeover treatment.
1995 versus 2017.
