The Ultimate Throwback: Why 90's Blowout Hairstyling is Still the Gold Standard

 The 90’s were a transformative time for fashion, creating some of the most iconic fashion styles and subcultures we have today. One runway show from any high fashion brand in the 90s is enough to outstyle the entire collection of a brand today. It was an ERA for fashion and beauty alike, and god do I ever think that I was born in the wrong generation (as corny as that may sound). I mean, think about it, if I was born in the late 80’s, I would’ve experienced the 90s and the 2000s! Oh my god, take me there! 

The hairstyles of the 90’s were also…interesting, to say the least. What I mean is, “The Rachel” is best left in the past, one of the more unfortunate relics of the 90s alongside crimped hair and the Shag… but one of the hairstyles that really defined this era for me, emerging as a timeless icon, the 90’s blowout. Characterised by its voluminous texture, sleek finish, and unmistakable attitude, this hairstyle has refused to fade into obscurity.

I, for one, am so glad the useless and frankly, cultish trend of minimalism is slowly but surely leaving! Dressing up in one shade of clothes, and the same slicked back look is NOT hot. Minimalism is an excuse for people to feel better about themselves since the rest of their life is out of control. But people now are returning to that ooh la la when walking into a room. And the 90s blowout was a supermodel staple, with icons like Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford sporting that perfectly voluminous and bouncy sleek hair.

Now I recognize that the blowout is very much limited to straight hair, but hey! Wigs! I mean, I think just layers in general gives that 90’s look, and automatically increases femininity. There’s something about a perfectly coiffed and voluminous blowout that just makes me sigh with heart eyes as if I have laid my hair upon the perfect female ever. And it’s not limited to long hair, as well! Short blowouts look just as classy. 

Something was in the air in the 90's, everyone was so fine.

People are going back to the blowouts, and I, for one, am ever so grateful. Go out in glam, ladies! Minimalism was never cute.