Wish Lists & Guides

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.

The five products that defined 2022, the Tom Ford and Estée Lauder $2.8 billion deal, the cleansing balm’s mainstream moment, and the makeup we wore on New Year’s Eve.

Dyson Airstrait, the holiday gift sets that earned their price, Sephora’s redefined Black Friday, Allure Best of Beauty, and cherry-chocolate hair color.

Glossier confirms its Sephora deal, lip oil overtakes lip gloss, the clean-girl aesthetic peaks, retinol returns for autumn, and Halloween makeup goes full TikTok.

September 2022 brought NYFW Spring 2023 looks — graphic eyeliner returning, foundation back with new lighter-weight formulas, cuticle care going serious, fall hair colour, and skincare actives back in the routine.

August 2022 brought Olaplex No. 9, SKKN by Kim’s launch, the cream bronzer category coming into its own, vacation skin recovery routines, and multi-tasking sticks taking over.

What survived July 2022 — sweat-proof skin tints, ice rolling and Cryo-Recovery, scalp scrubs, the heatless-curls TikTok trend, and body bronzing drops.

June 2022 brought Rhode’s launch, Pat McGrath’s Mothership IX Huetopian Dream, mineral SPF going prestige, the lip balm category growing up, and a Pride spotlight on small queer-owned brands.

May 2022 brought Met Gala makeup, wedding-prep skincare, at-home microcurrent finally crossing over, thoughtful Mother’s Day fragrance gifting, and body shimmer back for warm weather.