March 2023 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
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.
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.
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.
Fall 2022 from the big American houses — Tom Ford sequins back to dinner, Khaite refining minimalism, Carolina Herrera saturated colour, Proenza Schouler long coats, Brandon Maxwell romance.
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.