2000–2017: When Life Was Iconic!

💄 Chapter One: Lip Gloss, Layered Tanks, and Low-Rise Chaos

Let’s get one thing straight: the early 2000s weren't just a time period — they were an aesthetic, a lifestyle, a personality.

Back then, my biggest problem was choosing between the blue and pink Motorola Razr (I picked pink, obviously 💅), and if my glitter gel eyeliner was too much (spoiler: it never was). We wore three tank tops at once, jeans so low you had to fight to keep your dignity, and belts that never touched a belt loop — they were there for ✨fashion✨, not function.

We had no idea that our AIM away messages, MySpace top 8 drama, and burnt CD playlists would become historical artifacts. And honestly? I miss it.

📺 Chapter Two: The Golden Age of Drama (and We Ate It Up)

If your personality wasn't 98% shaped by Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, or The O.C., were you even a teen?

We weren’t watching shows. We were LIVING them.
Every episode felt like a life event, and every character breakup hit harder than our own. When Chuck finally told Blair “I love you,” I ascended. When “A” texted the Liars, I checked my own phone. 📱💀

Let’s be real — Netflix originals could never.

💿 Chapter Three: Music You Could Cry To (or Dance to With a Hairbrush)

I still remember the exact feeling of hearing “Since U Been Gone” for the first time. 🎤 That, paired with Avril Lavigne eyeliner and Hilary Duff playlists? Instant serotonin.

We downloaded songs off LimeWire and hoped we wouldn’t crash the family computer. We curated iPod playlists like we were headlining Coachella. And we knew the drama of switching your MySpace profile song. That was love. That was war.

🩰 Chapter Four: Fashion Was Wild, and We Were Wilder

Let’s not pretend we didn’t think we were it in Uggs, mini skirts over leggings, and Von Dutch hats.
The more chaotic the outfit, the better. Fashion didn’t make sense — and that’s what made it perfect. We were Y2K icons in our own minds, and that’s what mattered.

Bonus points if you owned butterfly clips, rhinestone belts, or a Juicy Couture tracksuit. (If you still do, I love you.)

📱 Chapter Five: We Grew Up With the Internet, and It Grew Up With Us

Back when “going online” was a whole event. You had to kick someone off the landline, listen to the dial-up screech, and wait for MSN to load. 🙃
But that’s also where we learned to code our MySpace layout and write the most passive-aggressive Facebook statuses.

TikTok could never match the energy of a perfectly timed “Truth is...” post in 2011. Sorry not sorry.

🌟 Life Was Iconic Because We Were

The years 2000 to 2017 were chaotic, messy, and so painfully unforgettable.
We weren't perfect — but neither were our selfie angles or overly saturated Instagram filters. And you know what?

✨That was the magic.✨

So here’s to the era of unfiltered fun, flip phones (okay maybe not flip phones), early YouTube, Twilight obsession, and friendship bracelets made with actual beads.

If you ever need me, I’ll be over here listening to Sk8er Boi, rewatching old episodes of One Tree Hill, and pretending my glitter lip gloss solves everything. 💖

xo,
Your Nostalgia Queen 👑
2000s & Beyond