2023’s Beauty Trends: A Year in Review

With 2023 closing out soon—three weeks but who’s counting?— we decided to look back at the best beauty trends this year.

Duck Nails

Lil Kim popularized duck nails back in the ‘90s, and Lizzo and Ice Spice brought it back.  Duck nails are exactly what they say—fanned-out nail tips that resemble a duck’s foot. It’s not minimalistic or subtle but a colorful, maximalist nail statement with label logos, mix-matched polishes, tons of silver gens and Swarovski crystals, and nail piercings. 

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