How to Be a Baddie: ‘90s & Y2K Edition
The ultimate guide to the baddie blueprint—plus a Teen Mag-style quiz to reveal your true era.
Once upon a time, before “it girls” were made on social media and before the “clean girl aesthetic” took over, there was the baddie. The original baddie. She wasn’t curating a vibe; she was the vibe. Whether it was the ‘90s baddie with her brown lip liner and Aaliyah-esque swoop or the Y2K queen in her low-rise jeans and rhinestone Sidekick, these girls ran the era.
But which one were you destined to be? Would you have been posted up at the mall in a Tommy Hilfiger windbreaker or texting on your bedazzled Razr while blasting Cassie’s Me & U?
Good news! You don’t have to wonder anymore.
In a 90s Kinda World
The 90s baddie had a fresh roller set or perfectly laid box braids, a CD player full of Mary J. Blige and SWV, and a closet stacked with baby tees, windbreakers, and chunky sneakers. Were you even outside if you weren’t layering your lip gloss and liner like it was an art form?
Y2KSlay
The Y2K baddie was the moment. She had a signature AIM away message, a rhinestone butterfly clip in her hair, and a Von Dutch trucker hat ready for the perfect photo op in case she ever made it onto the TRL set. If you weren’t texting on your Sidekick, watching Degrassi, or memorizing every lyric to Hot in Herre, were you really living your best 2000s life?
Take the Quiz: Are You a ‘90s Baddie or a Y2K Queen?
In the grand tradition of Seventeen and Cosmo Girl magazine, I present the ultimate Baddie Quiz to you. Answer a few very important questions (like how you’d accessorize your going-out look and which R&B song speaks to your soul), and I’ll tell you exactly where you belong. Are you a ‘90s baddie, a Y2K icon, or a perfect blend of both? Let’s find out.
So, which era do you belong to?
Are you a ‘90s baddie, a Y2K queen, or the perfect blend of both? Drop your results in the comments because I need to know. If this unlocked some deep nostalgia, forward it to a friend so they can take the quiz, too. Let’s settle this once and for all!
LYLAS, Marche
While I was reading, I kept thinking "I hope there's a quiz at the end." And sure enough!