In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. The year 2026 has just begun, but the ...

Social media has been flooded with the “2016 aesthetic” recently, and people—specifically millennials and late Gen Zers—are romanticizing the year that is now a decade ago. Millennials are defined as ...

Do you remember what you were doing in 2016? The year is stirring up serious nostalgia on social media. On TikTok, the phrase “2026 is the new 2016” is trending, with many people sharing videos about ...

Social media users are striving for a 2016 resurgence, ten years later Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She joined PEOPLE in 2024. Her work has previously ...

Spend an extra 30 minutes on your winged eyeliner too! Kevin Mazur/Getty;Pierre Suu/GC One of the first trends to hit 2026 isn't new at all A couple weeks into the new year, the internet began calling ...

People are officially nostalgic for 2016, but why? Let's dig in. "We're seeing a huge shift in nostalgic content, reminiscing on the Kim/Kylie era, the once-viral Mannequin Challenge, Drake's 'One ...

What’s hot in 2026? Oh, that’s easy: 2016. Online, people are gleefully posting photos of themselves from 10 years ago, fawning over the music and makeup trends of the year and generally waxing ...

Pounds of contour. Boxy brows. Cut creases. Whether you love it or hate it, the “more is better” makeup from YouTube’s tutorial era had us in a chokehold in 2016. With everyone talking about 2016 ...

If any words could describe a 2016 beauty enthusiast, it’s a “beat” face. A makeup bag was incomplete without full coverage foundation, dip brow pomade, a shimmery highlighter, a matte lipstick, under ...

Social media users are striving for a 2016 resurgence, ten years later People online are calling 2026 the new 2016 Almost as soon as the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, users across social ...