Drew Barrymore's Pencil-Thin Brows Are the Star of Her '90s Throwback Pic: 'My Tweezer and I were Best Friends'

Did Drew Barrymore just co-sign the skinny brow trend revival?

The 49-year-old actress and talk show host shared a throwback photo on Instagram that essentially serves as a ‘90s beauty time capsule. Long before “selfie” became an official word in the dictionary, Barrymore held up the camera to snap a photo of herself rocking a strawberry-blonde pixie cut, brown lipstick and barely-there eyebrows. 

In the bottom right corner, the date stamp indicates the photo was taken on October 24, 1994, making Barrymore just 19 years old at the time.

The actress wears a white striped top and multicolor beaded necklace. In the background are the legs of a few passersby, all of which are wearing jeans.

“My tweezers and I were best friends at this time in my life!” she jokingly captioned the Thursday, April 25 post.

Fans in the comments are enjoying the trip down memory lane. 

“It’s ok though, because so was everyone else, love. 😅🤘🏻💜” one user wrote.

“That was our biggest mistake in the 90’s 😢😢” said another.

“I loved your hair in Boys on the Side!” one user commented, referring to the 1995 film in which Barrymore stars (and dons a short, blonde hairstyle). 

One fan pointed out how beauty trends always come back around in the trend cycle.

“It’s amazing how the looks just keep coming back and forth,” they wrote. “My mom said she did that in the 30s. 😵‍💫 but Drew you are ageless and beautiful always inside and out😍

The skinny eyebrow trend has seen a resurgence in recent years thanks to celebs like Bella Hadid and Rihanna, but Barrymore helped popularize the look in the ‘90s. In 2018, Kim Kardashian reminisced on her Barrymore-inspired thin eyebrows after her mom, Kris Jenner, shared a ‘90s throwback photo on Instagram.

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“I look horrendous!” Kardashian commented on the photo that featured herself, Kris and her younger sisters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.

”I was obsessed with Drew Barrymore and her thin eyebrows! And I discovered glittery bronze eyeshadow.”

Charlize Theron also regrets the razor-thin eyebrows she sported in the ’90s.

In an August 2023 interview with InStyle, the Oscar-winning actress said her one beauty regret is: “Hands down, the thin eyebrows in the ’90s.”

“I’m still recovering from that,” she added.