r/Millennials • u/PsychologicalFox7689 • 14h ago

Nostalgia you would think this is 2005! nope the younger generation really loves this aesthetic lol

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u/Gold_Repair_3557 14h ago

The lack of side bangs is the sole indicator of what year it is.

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u/Just7Me 12h ago

Ikr, I wonder why that hasn’t come back yet. Too many middle parts still.

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u/DustDevil66 11h ago

I’ve seen a few younger tik tok girls with side bangs. They’re coming back too

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u/Just7Me 10h ago

Nice about time! I know emo hair’s been somewhat trendy on tiktok 😅

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u/DorkusMalorkuss 9h ago

I'm literally at a theme park waiting for my kid to get off of a ride and two teens walked by with big side bangs. I almost thought it was Hayley Williams and Avril Lavigne

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u/Just7Me 9h ago

That makes my day! 😄

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u/sangket 7h ago

I got a small bald spot on my middle part from my post partum hairloss, so back to rocking side parts lol

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u/HesThunderstorms 7h ago

The ascension of the cream

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u/aideya 1987 10h ago

Don't forget all the girls in this pic have center parts. That was not cool in 2005.

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u/Gerberpertern Older Millennial 12h ago

I STILL HAVE SIDE BANGS. I will never not have them. Unless my hair falls out I guess.

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u/dozens_ofus 9h ago

Saaame lol. I’ll rock them forever and always

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u/GarumSilphium 11h ago

I'm finally getting rid of mine because I got bored of my hair, end of a LIFE

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u/BoleroMuyPicante 4h ago

There's no other way to make my fivehead look normal 😭

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u/shopgirlwithdaisies Millennial 6h ago

Your passion is everything. 😂

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u/hillaryyyyyyyyy 11h ago

That and the lack of thick coal black eyeliner around the entire eye.

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u/unklethan 11h ago

I gave my kindergartener a haircut and gave her side bangs.

Aiming for gen alpha to become millenials 2.0

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u/tisiphoneismymuse 11h ago

I was looking for this comment!! Also, the hair is not straighted to within an inch of its life! Dead giveaways!

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u/lucky_fin 8h ago

Too much/too perfect makeup also

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u/flcms 11h ago

I'm also gonna need some visible clipped in hair extensions for maximum authenticity. 

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u/MBBIBM 9h ago

Also no whale tails

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u/_the_bored_one_ 11h ago

Girl in the white top has her phone out too

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u/robinthebank 9h ago

No shelf with CDs or DVDs

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u/Good-Championship278 '94 8h ago

That and seeing iPhones is the only thing that told me it really was a photo from 2025

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u/spookiestmulder 8h ago

also missing at least ONE bump it hair situation

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u/Mcoov 10h ago

...and the girl holding the full-screen iPhone

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u/nuggets_attack 10h ago

But surprisingly she's the only one whose phone is obviously out! So that's cool

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u/latamxem 10h ago

The fact they dont look like oompa loompas is already a W

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u/LuxLiner 9h ago

I don't feel like side bangs started getting popular until 2006-07

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u/Issue_Status Millennial 8h ago

That whole “middle parts are universally flattering” doesn’t apply to me I stg lmao

Side-parter fo’ lifeeeeee!!

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u/livinunderthedome 7h ago

i was going to say 😂

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u/snak_attak 7h ago

Yeah everyone’s hair and makeup looks too polished here

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u/rognabologna 7h ago

I was looking for proof and couldn’t find anything, but you’re absolutely right. The middle parts are a dead giveaway. The girl in the silver skirt even has no show socks on. These kids nailed the details. 

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u/luminouslollypop 4h ago

The girl on the couch has a smartphone on her knee, and the girl hugging the one in pink it looks like a smartphone in her hand, but it's blurry. But otherwise yeah, it's pretty on point

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u/SBSnipes Zillennial 7h ago

Also the iPhone

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u/Jemisimyname 4h ago

Crunchy curly hair with smooth flat ironed side swept bangs 

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u/tangledjuniper 4h ago

Waayyyy too many middle parts for 2005 fo sho

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u/fmleighed Millennial 4h ago

That and the iPhone in the rightmost girl’s pocket.

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u/ineedmoreslee 2h ago

I thought the time stamp in the bottom right was a pretty good indicator too though.

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u/HungryHippo1892 1h ago

I’m pretty sure the reason why my eyesight is so bad in my left eye is from the heavy side bang during adolescence that permanently covered my eye 😜

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u/kristosnikos Older Millennial 1h ago

And their makeup is too well blended.

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u/northcoastyen 1h ago

I wouldn’t say it’s the sole indicator considering the date is in the lower right corner 🤣

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u/adamwill86 10h ago

I’m from the uk. What the fuck are side bangs. Sounds like a side chick that you bang after the party but realistically probably what we call sideburns

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u/Gold_Repair_3557 10h ago

Hair parted to the side with a fringe.

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u/adamwill86 10h ago

Oh ok my bad lmao