The $44 Duo Sarah Michelle Gellar Uses to Rectify ’90s Brows

Let’s talk about eyebrows. The humble yet hotly contested feature is basically a visual reflection of the era we live in. In 2013, we yearned for big, fluffy brows. In 2016, we collectively embraced “Instagram eyebrows.” Sometime circa 2022, we were all obsessed with soap brows. You get it.

With ever-changing aesthetics, it’s only natural to look back on your previous looks and think, ‘Yikes.’ We do. And, apparently, so does Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Cruel Intentions and Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor recently filmed a GRWM video with the beauty brand, Merit. During it, she reflects on her personal beauty evolution, opening up about her ’90s beauty blunders, including what she calls “sperm brows.” Yep. Keep scrolling for her hilarious and relatable reflections.

’90s kids will surely remember Gellar as Kathryn in Cruel Intentions. It was one of her most iconic roles, yet despite the cult status of the film, she cringes when she thinks back to the era because of one thing—yep, her eyebrows. “Do you ever look back at your old pictures and think, ‘What was I thinking?'” she asks. “My biggest mistake from the ’90s that I think everybody can agree with would be my sperm brows. That’s right. I said it. My brows looked like sperm.”

Hilarious? Yes. Relatable? Definitely. Thanks to some accompanying throwback photos that are provided on-screen, it’s clear Gellar is referring to the thin, tapered brows that were so omnipresent in the ’90s. This picture of Gellar, taken in 1994, is a good example.