The Spice Girls Best Beauty Moments Will Make You Nostalgic For Crimped Hair

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Beauty Spice up your beauty life. by Lauren Rearick Updated: Feb. 20, 2024 Originally Published: July 29, 2020

Ah, the '90s. A time filled with boy bands, flared jeans, and some of the greatest beauty trends ever. And while some might have shied away from the crimper and temporary hair color, the Spice Girls fully embraced it, delivering on hit after hit beauty routine.

Ahead, take a look back at the makeup and hair that defined a generation. As the Spice Girls — AKA Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Mel C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice") and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice") — so often demonstrated, the '90s was a time for experimenting, and this super group never shied away from trying something new.

Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images 1995, Cannes The Spice Girls kept things chic at Cannes, tucking their hair under colorful scarves.

Photo by Michael Stephens - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Image 1996, Lloyds Bank British Fashion Awards This look was all about the lip color, as each Spice Girls member chose a glossy, neutral shade that was all the '90s rage.

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic 1997, MTV Video Music Awards It was all about the lipstick with this 1997 look. Each Spice wore an individual color, with hues including dark brown, soft pink, and a bright red.

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic 1997, MTV Europe Music Awards Their signature hairstyles were on full display, with Scary Spice choosing to wrap her curls in green ribbon, while Sporty Spice went with a touch of red extensions.

Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images 1997, The Brit Awards Even the Spice Girls can go glam. This outing featured an updo on Baby Spice, while Sporty wore her hair down, with loose curls.

Photo by Ray Burmiston/Photoshot/Getty Image 1997, Photoshoot The girls covered just about every '90s hair trend with this photo, choosing curls, crimped hair, and lots of volume.

Photo Credit: ITV/Shutterstock 1997, A Royal Gala Celebrating 21 Years of the Prince's Trust The lip colors, the pigtails, the poses! Everything about this appearance epitomized the beauty routines of the girls.

Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images 1998, The Brit Awards Ginger was looking very '90s with an oversized, plastic headband, while the rest of the group sported updos. Of course, Posh was still Posh, and wore a sleek bob.

Photo by Steve Brown/Photoshot/Getty Image 1998, Photoshoot Baby, Scary, and Ginger all had much shorter hair, with Baby debuting mini ponytails. Meanwhile, Sporty had blue hair, and Posh was well, still wearing her bob.

Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic 2000, MTV Europe Awards Ginger was no longer part of the Spice Girls for this 2000 appearance, but the other girls upped their beauty routines. Baby had a long ponytail, Sporty went with her hair down and bangs, while Posh had grown out her signature short style.

Getty Images 2007, Reunion Press Conference Reuniting in 2007, the Spice Girls had ditched their '90s beauty routines. Posh had a short, blonde pixie cuit, Scary had long, wavy hair, while Sporty had bangs.

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