the 20 best beauty looks from our ’04 beauty issue

With today's overload of absurd beauty products, it seems like foundation is being reformulated with spackling paste and lipstick is being replaced with tar (which, by the way, we actually happen to be massive fans of). So you'll excuse us if we need a bit of a break. We're going to pretend it's 2004 again, where monochromatic mermaid eyes, damp piecey hair, and glossy lips were simple and sovereign. 

Click through the time machine—err, slideshow—to see our 20 favorite beauty looks from our '04 beauty issue and gain some serious beauty inspiration.