Wish Lists & Guides

Peak summer beauty for June: sunscreen you will actually reapply, Pride-month color, a lighter fragrance wardrobe, humidity-proof hair, and a pared-back routine.

May 2026 beauty roundup — the new launches we tested, the trends worth chasing, and the tried-and-tested picks dominating our routines this month.

Coachella sealed the festival look for another year, the pre-Met Gala build started, and the spring launch wave delivered Q2’s most credible hero products.

The Oscars on March 15 confirmed maximalist red-carpet beauty as the year’s defining mode, the McCollough-Hernandez Loewe debut reframed the conversation, and the spring launch wave landed.

NYFW Fall 2026 went sharper, the BAFTAs previewed darker Awards-season beauty, and the Valentine’s lip-and-blush cycle delivered the cleanest February launches in years.

The new-year skincare reset stayed minimalist, the Spring 2026 couture brought a darker palette, and Schiaparelli kept its red-carpet beauty momentum into a new year.

Year-end lists closed out a turbulent year for prestige, NYE makeup confirmed maximalism’s full return, and the indie clean-active brands picked up real share for the year.

Holiday gift sets carried the month commercially, the prestige industry stabilized for the year-end, and Black Friday delivered the cleanest beauty discount cycle in years.

Halloween hit its peak commercial scale, Allure Best of Beauty 2025 confirmed the year’s hero products, and the holiday gift-set previews delivered a tighter lineup than 2024.

Demna’s first Gucci runway delivered a darker beauty direction, NYFW reset Spring 2026 makeup, and the US Open carried tennis-coded beauty into a third defining season.