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5 TikTok Beauty Trends To Try That Actually Work
Check our guide to five game-changing TikTok trends that deliver real-life results. From haircare secrets to makeup magic, elevate your routine with these TikTok-tested and approved beauty hacks. Get ready to hit 'record' and redefine your glam game.
TikTok can often feel like a time draining rabbit hole which sits temptingly in the palm of our hands, a vast repository of funny animal videos, travel inspiration and recipes that you’re never going to cook but that are captivating to watch, nonetheless. Yet there are take-aways we can all action, chief amongst them the beauty trends that actually might have something to them. We’re talking about clever hacks and new routines that have spread in a hashtag-wildfire across the algorithm, all with the reassurance of having been tried-and-tested by millions before you take the plunge offline. Here are five we will be jumping on board with this month.
Whether you were crimping your hair in the eighties or straightening it in noughties, chances are you’ve put your hair through the wringer when it comes to heat damage through the years. No more. Heatless curlers are a simple invention, designed to be worn overnight to curl your tresses into bouncy waves with zero damage.
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Dubbed ‘tantouring’, this is a craze which harnesses self-tan mousse as a contour bronzer to give your the face sculpting effects of make-up with – important to note – semi-permanent effects. It can feel rather daunting on first attempt as it goes against the ‘blend, blend, blend’ mantra we have been taught, but opt for a light shade of mousse tan and leave for less time for a subtle glowing sculpt.
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No, it’s not the new Peloton. Skin cycling taps into the idea of having a roll-call of facial products that you ‘cycle through’ during the week on specific days to ensure your more potent actives (retinoids, AHAs etc) are spread out sufficiently to allow your skin a break to heal and repair in-between.
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The term ‘glass skin’ originates in the world of K-Beauty, referring to the mirror-like perfection of the pore-less, dewy complexions seen all over our TikTok feeds. Yet the skin-finish cannot be obtained through a sweep of good highlighter alone (sorry). It comes from a rigorous, up to eleven-step skincare routine that focuses on gentle yet thorough cleansing, pH balancing and hydration, hydration, hydration.
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Make-up trends tend, as we know, to be cyclic, and the return of brown shades is no different, having returned from their nineties heyday for a 2020s reboot. Glazed doughnut lips are another sub-trend that have made a resurgence, with high-shine lip glosses and oils in toffee-tones back in popularity. But the chocolate tones don’t stop there; mascara has gone back to its roots with a natural slick of brown and a smudge of cocoa liner to finish.
The Kit You’ll Need:
By Lydia Mansi
November 2023
Heatless Curlers
Whether you were crimping your hair in the eighties or straightening it in noughties, chances are you’ve put your hair through the wringer when it comes to heat damage through the years. No more. Heatless curlers are a simple invention, designed to be worn overnight to curl your tresses into bouncy waves with zero damage.
The Kit You’ll Need:
Kitsch
Heatless Curlers, £12Fake Tan Contouring
Dubbed ‘tantouring’, this is a craze which harnesses self-tan mousse as a contour bronzer to give your the face sculpting effects of make-up with – important to note – semi-permanent effects. It can feel rather daunting on first attempt as it goes against the ‘blend, blend, blend’ mantra we have been taught, but opt for a light shade of mousse tan and leave for less time for a subtle glowing sculpt.
The Kit You’ll Need:
Beauty Blender
Sponge, £17Isle of Paradise
Self-tanning Mousse, £22Skin Cycling
No, it’s not the new Peloton. Skin cycling taps into the idea of having a roll-call of facial products that you ‘cycle through’ during the week on specific days to ensure your more potent actives (retinoids, AHAs etc) are spread out sufficiently to allow your skin a break to heal and repair in-between.
The Kit You’ll Need:
Glow Recipe
Ceramide Recovery Serum, £40Paula’s Choice
Skin Perfecting AHA & BHA Exfoliant Peel, £42Sunday Riley
A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum, £70Glass Skin
The term ‘glass skin’ originates in the world of K-Beauty, referring to the mirror-like perfection of the pore-less, dewy complexions seen all over our TikTok feeds. Yet the skin-finish cannot be obtained through a sweep of good highlighter alone (sorry). It comes from a rigorous, up to eleven-step skincare routine that focuses on gentle yet thorough cleansing, pH balancing and hydration, hydration, hydration.
The Kit You’ll Need:
Tatcha
Cleansing Oil, £48Byoma
Hydrating Serum, £13Caudalie
Grape Water, £12Vichy
Aqualia Gel Cream Hydrating Moisturiser, £24.50Brown Make-Up
Make-up trends tend, as we know, to be cyclic, and the return of brown shades is no different, having returned from their nineties heyday for a 2020s reboot. Glazed doughnut lips are another sub-trend that have made a resurgence, with high-shine lip glosses and oils in toffee-tones back in popularity. But the chocolate tones don’t stop there; mascara has gone back to its roots with a natural slick of brown and a smudge of cocoa liner to finish.
The Kit You’ll Need:
NYX
Butter Gloss, £6.50Rimmel
Kind & Free Mascara, £7Revlon
Precision Eyeliner, £7By Lydia Mansi
November 2023
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Lydia Mansi
Lifestyle Editor
Lydia is an all-round lifestyle guru, tireless champion of women in business and our resident expert on beauty.
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