September 2013 in US beauty: NYFW Spring 2014 returned to soft-focus skin, Charlotte Tilbury opened at Selfridges, fall lipstick went deep with a soft-pink exception, drugstore foundation reformulations landed, and Allure Best of Beauty set the holiday list.
August 2013 in US beauty: Marc Jacobs Beauty arrived at Sephora, back-to-school drugstore launches got smarter, the post-summer skin reset began with retinol, hair stylists made the case for fewer washes, and fragrance went lighter for the late-August humidity.
July 2013 in US beauty: the dry shampoo wars finally got serious, aluminum-free deodorant cracked the formula problem, the hot-weather makeup edit narrowed to skin tint and stain, the Marc Jacobs Beauty launch teased, and Nivea’s In-Shower Body Lotion stole the summer.
June 2013 in US beauty: sheer sunscreen finally won, self-tanner formulas crossed past the orange-palms problem, gel manicures became normal-people territory, body care stopped being an afterthought, and Pride brought the year’s loudest color conversations.
May 2013 in US beauty: brightening serums had a quiet moment, texture sprays beat salt sprays in the cross-country transfer, the Met Gala set the year’s lipstick conversation, Mother’s Day gifting finally got smart, and pre-Memorial-Day sunscreen got serious.
April 2013 in US beauty: Coachella set the tone with a minimalist glitter look, clean beauty went mainstream via Tata Harper and RMS Beauty, spring color collections finally got brave, setting spray became a real US shelf category, and the allergy-season mascara picks held the line.
March 2013 in US beauty: coral lipstick came back with manners, Hourglass Ambient Lighting became a cult, Paris Fashion Week went quiet and controlled, brow specialists got a national US category, and the spring serum swap finally had good options.
Grammy night is the annual showcase for the makeup artists working at the highest end of red carpet beauty. The
February 2013 in US beauty: Valentine’s red lipstick split into cool and warm camps, sheet masks crossed into mainstream small talk, NYFW Fall went matte-skinned and graphic, cleansing balms quietly took over.
The year-end tally of the products that earned their place in the rotation. The line in the sand: would we
