Pain is beauty, right? That's the philosophy we had to adopt while wearing these massive combs/torture devices.

These long, flexible cylinders offered an easy-to-use alternative to hot rollers. Unfortunately, the sad, wilted curls that they actually delivered may have left something to be desired -- but points for novelty.

Nothing time-stamps a '90s-set show or movie quite like a coffee-colored pout. At the time, celebs like Gen-X darling Winona Ryder, had us high-tailing it to the store in pursuit of similar earthy hues (think: L'Oréal's Toasted Almond and Revlon's Toast of New York).

The '90s was full of too-good-to-be-true infomercials, but the one that dazzled us the most was the Topsy Tail. This little piece of plastic transformed boring hair into trendy inside-out ponytails before our eyes.

Zero-commitment highlights in any color under the sun were just what every girl needed as she stumbled through her punk-rock phase.