Makeup artist Erin Parsons tested 40 lipsticks to find matches for the exact shades that made up Pamela Anderson's frosted lip combo in the late 90s.
Pamela Anderson goes for a less-is-more approach when it comes to makeup these days. But in the late '90s and early aughts—when the star was in her glam era complete with Baywatch blonde hair and pencil-thin brows—she was known for wearing the most perfectly-lined, frosted pink lipstick.
The distinctive pairing had many of us rushing to the drugstore to find shimmery dupes, and solidified Anderson as the ultimate Y2K beauty icon. Without social media and before the rise of the celebrity makeup artist, the products behind Anderson's frosted lip combo remained a mystery … until now. Thanks to makeup artist and vintage cosmetics collector, Erin Parsons, we know the exact shades she used in the late '90s—and their 2026 equivalents. Parsons’ shared on Instagram that her search began after tracking down a 2002 newspaper article detailing celebrities' favorite lipsticks . Using a website called thelipstickpage.com as her source, the reporter wrote that Anderson’s favorite lip products included Lancôme Amandelle Lip Liner , Lancôme Lipstick in Naif , and Clinique Honey Gloss Lipstick . Now, these shades and formulas have long been discontinued, but being the beauty sleuth that she is, Parsons tracked down all three products on eBay to the tune of $300. In her initial video, Parsons recreates Anderson’s exact combo using the original formulas. First, she overlined her lips with the Lancôme Lip Liner in Amandelle. Then, she applied Lancôme Naif Lipstick all over and tops it off with the Clinique Honey Gloss Lipstick. The result is pearly, frosted, nostalgic perfection. Having the originals in hand, Parsons then went on to find modern equivalents that you can easily buy at the drugstore or your favorite beauty store. “40 frost lipsticks and a month later, I have found the dupes,” Parson says in a second video that includes a breakdown of the near-perfect matches she found and a tutorial on how to layer them. To find a dupe for the Lancôme Lip Liner in Amandelle, “I must have tried 100 brown lip liners,” Parsons explains. The product she landed on is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Chai, a cinnamon-brown lip pencil that’s “a little warmer” but that “definitely gets the closest,” she explains. Out of the 40 frosted lipsticks she tried, L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Satin Lipstick in Mauved was the closest shade and finish to the original Lancôme Lipstick in Naif. “Personally, I like this formula a lot better than the Lancôme because it’s much more glossy,” she adds. “This one has a little more silver inside of it as far as the frost.' Finally, CoverGirl Continuous Color Lipstick in Sugar Almond was the best dupe for Clinique Honey Gloss Lipstick, which Parsons added as the final layer for this modern version of Anderson’s pearlescent pink hue. Unlike in the early aughts, today’s lipstick textures and formulas have more slip , feature a glossier finish, and don’t contain as much white pigment in the base, allowing frosted shades to look less chalky and more dimensional than when Anderson was rooting around in her purse for her tube of Clinique Honey Gloss. Beauty lovers can’t seem to get enough of frosted lips at the moment. Just look at the recent shimmering lip launches like MAC Dazzlelip Crayons and KJH.Brand Prism Lite Lip Crayon, and the virality of pearlescent hues from Revlon, L’Oréal, and CoverGirl. “It’s safe to say that frost lips are definitely back,' Parson declares in her post. Thankfully, she’s given us the tools to bring the most iconic of frosted lip moments, back to life. Below, discover more nostalgic beauty: Pamela Anderson Hair Is Everywhere, and It's So Easy to Do The Obituary Dr Pepper Lip Smacker Deserves Why Emo Beauty Isn't a Phase There’s a Reason Makeup’s Feeling a Bit Goth Right Now Now, watch hairstylist Chris McMillan recreate “The Rachel' haircut:
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