The gradient was met with a backlash a decade ago.

In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. The year 2026 has just begun, but the ...

Social media users are striving for a 2016 resurgence, ten years later ambardriscoll/Instagram;Taylor Swift/Instagram;eli.rallo/Instagram People online are calling ...

Do you remember what you were doing in 2016? The year is stirring up serious nostalgia on social media. On TikTok, the phrase “2026 is the new 2016” is trending, with many people sharing videos about ...

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 ...

Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on ...

The pull of 2016 is undeniable — and suddenly, everyone wants back in. From chokers and winged eyeliner to wired headphones and grainy iPhone photos, the internet has decided that the mid-2010s were ...

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Well, it’s the start of a brand-new year. But instead of planning for the future and looking ahead, all anyone seems to want to do is to go back. Thanks to a new TikTok hazy purple-blue filter ...

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 ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; TouTouke / Moment / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / Spencer Platt / Getty Images News / EyeEm Mobile GmbH / iStock / Getty There was something undeniably weird about ...