Camila Cabello Has Completely Committed to the Y2K Beauty Aesthetic
It's all about the baby braids.
The early 2000s were a prime time for the beauty world. Frosted eyeshadow was having a moment, overlined lips were a must, and having two teeny, tiny pieces of hair separated out in front was the cool thing to do. Flash forward about two decades, and all of these trends are back once again—but with a modern spin. Naturally, Camila Cabello is getting in on the action. The Cinderella star took to Instagram on Thursday, June 30, to share a very Y2K-inspired look.
Her clothing was a total throwback, from her brown crop top and underboob situation to her paperbag jeans. The beauty was unmistakably an ode to years past too. Hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos gave the “Bam Bam” singer not one, not two, but three 2000s hair trends. He whipped up pigtails, baby braids, and face framing tendrils. It really, truly, does not get better than that.
Patrick Ta took over when it came to glam—and he didn’t disappoint. He kept Cabello’s glam on the matte side, opting for soft brown eyeshadow, a classic cat eye, and an overlined peachy pink lip.
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The star’s “relationship” with fashion and beauty has changed a lot over the years. In an April 2022 interview with Vogue, she said: “I think having more confidence, being more playful about it, and using it as another way of creative and artistic expression changed my relationship with makeup.” While she’ll go all out when she’s working with a professional (just look at her 2022 Met Gala look), Cabello chooses to keep things on the simple side when she’s doing her own glam.
“For me, casual makeup is all about what can I do that I can't [mess] up,” she said. “It is such a sign of self-care and self-love to listen and to respond [to your body]—getting back to that childlike joy, happiness, and expression again.”
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Samantha Holender is the Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire, where she reports on the best new launches, dives into the science behind skincare, and shares the breakdown on the latest and greatest trends in the beauty space. She's studied up on every ingredient you'll find on INCI list and is constantly in search of the world's glowiest makeup products. She's constantly tracking the biggest nail and hair trends to pop up in the beauty space, going backstage during fashion weeks, tracking celebrity looks, and constantly talking to celebrity hair stylists, nail artists, and makeup artists. Prior to joining the team, she worked as Us Weekly’s Beauty and Style Editor, where she stayed on the pulse of pop culture and broke down celebrity beauty routines, hair transformations, and red carpet looks. Her words have also appeared on Popsugar, Makeup.com, Skincare.com, Delish.com, and Philadelphia Wedding. Samantha also serves as a board member for the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). She first joined the organization in 2018, when she worked as an editorial intern at Food Network Magazine and Pioneer Woman Magazine. Samantha has a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. While at GWU, she was a founding member of the school’s HerCampus chapter and served as its President for four years. When she’s not deep in the beauty closet or swatching eyeshadows, you can find her obsessing over Real Housewives and all things Bravo. Keep up with her on Instagram @samholender.