The Year Of Glow By Leanne Diamini

THE YEAR OF

GLOW

by LEANNE DLAMINI

5TOP MAKEUP TRENDS for2022

From barely there to bold, one thing is sure, 2022 has been the year of the makeup glow-up, and girl, did we glow!

It was all about luminous, natural, glowy looks, with bold accents and less of the matte, heavy, complete coverage formulas we've become accustomed to.

Here are some of my favorite trends that definitely made the list in '22:

1. Clean Makeup

This look went viral on TikTok and is known as the “clean girl aesthetic.” Essentially, this is your “no makeup makeup look” and is exceptionally minimal. Tinted moisturizer or BB cream, brow product, blush or bronzer, lip gloss, a sleek ponytail or bun, some hoops, and you’re good to go.

There’s been some noise around this look, having been culturally appropriated by the West. Women of color have been arguing that we’ve been wearing this look for years. It had no label, yet certain content creators have adopted the look and named it when it’s been our look for the longest time. We’ve been flaunting “natural” flawlessly, and make no mistake, this look ain’t going nowhere.

Products used to achieve this look:

- Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint

- Benefit Cosmetics 24-HR Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel

- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Bronzer

- Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

2. Fluffy + Sculpted Brow

This look gives your brows a more uniform, fuller shape by setting the hairs, creating thickness and volume to achieve the fluffy, brushed-up look. However, it still ensures you have a sleek but natural, well-kept brow.

This look is achieved through brow lamination or textured eyebrow gel/skin paint applied to the skin to define and fill in the eyebrow.

- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze

3. Blush

Pretty, rosy, flushed cheeks are definitely another trend I love. It’s all about the sunburnt glow, best achieved with a cream blush. Let’s stick to more coral tones to achieve this look.

- Glossier Cloud Paint in Dawn

- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Glow in Colur Of Dreams

4. Glossy Lips

A slightly over-lined, nude lip with gloss is how you achieve this natural look.

- Dior Lip Glow Oil

- Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper

5. Barely There Lightweight Foundation

Achieving that natural, glowy look is all about letting the skin have its moment in the spotlight and shine through. Use an undetectable, lightweight foundation to nail this look. Glow, honies … glow!sleek but natural, well-kept brow.

- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation

- Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation