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Revenge of the 1990s Beauty Queen

‘Grunge Beauty’ tops Pinterest’s current trend boards, but 30 years after the phenomenon became mainstream, there’s still value in its original formulas.
Poppy King, founder of lipstick queen, wearing a gray suit and sitting against a red wall
Poppy King recently brought back the 1990s-era formulas she created for her brand Lipstick Queen. “People know the original formulas are truly better. They last longer. The pigment has more integrity. It’s real ‘90s beauty," she said. (Poppy King)

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Faran Krentcil is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. She is a New York based writer, editor and lecturer with a focus on fashion and beauty.

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