It's arguably the most iconic TV show of all time, Friends' popularity has barely wavered since it aired almost 30 years ago. And if you're embracing the 90s beauty trends revival, we can now reveal the exact lipstick Rachel Green's Jennifer Aniston wore while filming the show.
Rachel is easily the character who had the biggest impact on beauty trends of the decade. As well as her iconic outfits, the star's signature haircut "The Rachel" also ended up becoming super popular – a choppy, layered shag cut. Said haircut is even making a comeback in the 2020s, with stars like Chrissy Teigen reinventing The Rachel hairstyle for themselves. Clearly it's one for the beauty history books!
Surprisingly enough, Jen herself didn't actually love the hairstyle as much as the rest of us. "I love Chris [her hairstylist], and he's the bane of my existence at the same time because he started that damn Rachel, which was not my best look," she told Allure back in 2011. "How do I say this? I think it was the ugliest haircut I've ever seen." Yikes! Well, we loved it all the same.
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As for Rachel's signature lip color, in an interview with Glamour a few years ago the star revealed the exact lipstick she wore while filming the classic show – a warm, slightly pink brown shade by MAC Cosmetics.
"MAC's Paramount lipstick... It was a browny brick [color]," she said. "I remember that was my go-to color when I was doing Friends."
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Considering the show is still super popular, it's no surprise that MAC is still making the iconic shade decades later.
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Lucy is a beauty journalist who has written for titles including Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, InStyle and Woman & Home, and regularly contributes to My Imperfect Life. Most recently she was Junior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire. Covering skincare, haircare, make-up and wellbeing, her job involves anything from picking the brains of the world's top dermatologists to swatching the latest and greatest foundations. When she's not got beauty on the brain, you're most likely to find her spending time with dogs (her sister owns one very sassy cockapoo), reading or sleeping. She's also a big fan of RuPaul's Drag Race, rosé and and house plants that stay alive.
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