Both Pollino-Rodman and Kathleen Karridene were working in their respective fields in the '90s, so they pulled from a lot of their own experiences to craft the looks we see in "That '90s Show." However, they still did their research. "I went to eBay and bought every Wisconsin yearbook that I could find," Karridene says. The goal was to make the show look authentic — not too trendy. "So, we went to the real kids in high school and middle school in Wisconsin."
Standout makeup trends included neutral and earth tones on the eyes and lips, dark, vamp nail polish, and matte skin. The hair, on the other hand, was very understated. "The '70s had a look, the '80s certainly had a look, and then the '90s were kind of calm," says Pollino-Rodman. "Unless you're talking about grunge, which we're not."
