July 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
Barbiecore takes over, cherry-cola hair peaks, the Rhode phone case keeps selling out, latte makeup matures, and summer body care hits full routine.
Barbiecore takes over, cherry-cola hair peaks, the Rhode phone case keeps selling out, latte makeup matures, and summer body care hits full routine.
The cluster-ring moment, the pearl conversation matures, Tiffany under LVMH, lab-grown diamonds cross over, and the investment cuff finds its tiers.
Hailey Bieber Rhode’s viral phone case launches, Pride campaigns mature, the tomato-girl summer arrives, Father’s Day grooming gifts, and the pre-vacation skincare reset.
The Met Gala honors Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Catherine does her own Coronation makeup, Glossier launches YOU Doll, the Mother’s Day gift sets that earn their price, and a summer body-care reset.
Haus Labs relaunches at Sephora, festival makeup grows up at Coachella, mineral SPF clears the white-cast hurdle, the Inkey List takes the middle tier, and balletcore beauty arrives.
Khaite, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Loewe, and Daniel Lee’s Burberry argue for quiet luxury at the Fall 2023 shows.
Pat McGrath Mothership X drops, Drunk Elephant launches its first home peel, vitamin C reasserts itself, Saie expands, and Glossier closes month one at Sephora.
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Fenty moment, Glossier launches at Sephora, the Valentine’s red-lip canon, the quiet-luxury skincare corollary, and Tom Ford in transition.
The post-holiday barrier reset, Vaseline goes viral, the Glossier-Sephora countdown, the soft-girl makeup look, and body-care tools become a category.
Foundrae, Sophie Bille Brahe, Anita Ko, Brent Neale, and the independent-jewellery designers who defined the close of 2022.