{"id":426,"date":"2026-01-10T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/the-best-and-worst-beauty-trends-of-2025-according-to-readers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:07:17","slug":"the-best-and-worst-beauty-trends-of-2025-according-to-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/the-best-and-worst-beauty-trends-of-2025-according-to-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best and Worst Beauty Trends of 2025, According to Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\" hasDropCap\">2025 was a year of bold beauty statements and innovative skin-care breakthroughs, but not every trend was a hit. From glossy, slicked-back hair to multi-step routines and barrier-boosting formulas, the beauty world experimented with extremes\u2014and our readers had strong opinions. We surveyed more than 400 <em>NewBeauty<\/em> readers* to find out which trends they couldn\u2019t get enough of and which ones they were ready to leave behind.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Best Beauty Trends of 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Barrier-repairing skin care emerged as the ultimate winner, with 23.5 percent of readers embracing ceramide-rich, microbiome-friendly formulas for healthier, stronger skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skin cycling\u2014alternating active ingredients like retinoids and exfoliants with recovery nights to optimize results while minimizing irritation\u2014followed closely at 17.9 percent, proving that strategic skin-care routines are here to stay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the top three was K-Beauty innovations at 16.5 percent, with hydration-focused, multi-step routines continuing to captivate beauty enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Worst Beauty Trends of 2025<\/h2>\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum, wet, slicked-back hair was the year\u2019s biggest flop, with 33.4 percent of readers saying they liked this polished, runway-inspired style the least.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Full-glam renaissance looks\u2014bold eyeshadow, velvet lips and opulent finishes\u2014came in second at 15.1 percent, signaling a shift away from heavy makeup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Berry and plum lip colors landed in third at 12.5 percent, suggesting that rich, romantic shades didn\u2019t resonate as strongly as expected.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Source: BeautyEngine Advanced Research, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"11e212685b4237ef528e61442140ad99-1\" type=\"nitropack\/inlinescript\" class=\"nitropack-inline-script\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1572440699746061'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 was a year of bold beauty statements and innovativ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}