Beauty

The 14 Best Beauty Products of 2019 Photo: Courtesy of the vendors Almost 365 days have passed on that word-of-the-day calendar you keep forgetting to flip, and in that time, we’ve tested nearly as many beauty products (it’s probably actually been more). We’ve tried many that we’ve loved, and some that we’ve hated (and not written about). In the spirit of internet year-end roundups, here are a special few that have stood out in our cluttered brains. Read on for the CBD products we think actually worked, the liquid eyeliner that we haven’t been able to stop using, and the...

Why functional beauty is set to be the biggest beauty trend of 2020 In 2019, mega-price tags for Elemis, Drunk Elephant and Tatcha coupled with a year-long makeup market slowdown, seemed to suggest one thing from the investing community: Skin care was the beauty industry’s most fruitful opportunity. Though conglomerates like L’Occitane, Shiseido Group and Unilever turned to the above companies to fill out prestige gaps within their portfolios, another set of CPG firms weren’t interested in luxury positioning or sexy packaging. Instead, SC Johnson, Beiersdorf and Colgate-Palmolive favored a more practical kind of beauty: functional beauty. This category could see big rewards in 2020. SC Johnson’s...

This is what is going to be big in beauty in 2020 As 2019 comes to a close, leave behind the trends of yesteryear. Winged eyeliner? Gone. Contouring? Dead. Matte liquid lips? See ya later. The following predictions for 2020's biggest beauty trends are based on a combination of observation, hopes and dreams. Charli XCX brought strong eyeshadow to this year's Met Gala, ahead of the 2020 trend.CREDIT:INVISION Eco-conscious beauty If you are doing what you can to reduce single-use plastic consumption, there’s no reason this can’t extend to your beauty routine. Of course you should use up the remaining...