Alexa, play "Controlla" by Drake, please. Hearing this song is all you need to tap into the nostalgia of 2016. It's hard to explain exactly what made this particular year so great for everyone.

As 2026 unfolds, beauty insiders are spotting a clear nostalgia wave in makeup and style that mirrors 2016 aesthetics. Social media platforms are abuzz with throwbacks to the era, and hashtags like ...

Pounds of contour. Boxy brows. Cut creases. Whether you love it or hate it, the “more is better” makeup from YouTube’s tutorial era had us in a chokehold in 2016. With everyone talking about 2016 ...

It's the fall of 2016. You just got back from a full day of classes and want nothing more than to lie on your tiny, twin-size mattress and decompress. You decide to romanticize your night, so you take ...

Trends emerge, fade, and return with a vengeance faster than most people can keep track of. But when they do, one thing's for sure: Everyone's got an opinion. In Elite Daily's Style series, IMHO, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a time when aesthetics are being homogenized by algorithms, and playfulness is practically nonexistent, beauty is begging for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. One key thing to know about trends is that they come back, and, whether ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. What keeps it in carts after all these years? Reviewers say ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Let's reflect on 2016: "Hotline Bling" is blasting on the radio, the ...

This week, Selena Gomez did something that shouldn’t have rocked the timeline, but did: she wore a smoky eye. Well... on one side of her face, at least. Gomez ...

It's normal for beauty trends to come and go, but when we think about all the makeup looks that were wildly popular five years ago versus now, it's hard to believe how much has changed. It's a good ...