Practical Magic 2 Brings Back the '90s Hair (Thank God)
Twenty-five years later, the new film gives us curls, braids, and a whole mood that proves the '90s approach to beauty was less trend, more timeless.
There's something genuinely fun about watching a sequel lean into the beauty DNA of its predecessor instead of pretending it never happened. Practical Magic 2 pulls from the original's playbook—think romantic curls and protective braids—but the new cast gets their own spin. It's not a carbon copy, which is the right call. You're not here to see a xerox; you're here to see how these ideas evolve when they're worn by different people, in a different era, with different tools at hand.
The real takeaway? The '90s weren't actually about looking a specific way—they were about intentionality. A braid wasn't just a hairstyle; it was symbolic, rooted in something. A curl had personality baked in, not just volume for volume's sake. What makes this sequel's approach interesting is that it gets that memo. The beauty isn't about recreating a look; it's about understanding why the original choices mattered and building from there. That's design thinking applied to hair and makeup, and it's rarer than you'd think in sequels that usually just dial everything up to 11.
If you're looking for permission to embrace texture, pattern, and a little deliberate '90s energy right now—this is your moment. The film gets that there's real power in beauty choices that feel rooted in something other than "what's trending this week." Whether you actually see the movie or just scroll through the beauty breakdowns (no judgment), the through-line is worth noticing: there's room for your own version of magic.
When a sequel honors its roots without being precious about them, that's how style actually moves forward.