News Summary

• Before we had the Snapchat dog filter and the “clean girl aesthetic,’ we had 2016.
• A global pandemic, rising conservatism, and a growing quest to look like everyone on your For Your Page took cut creases and unapologetic smokey eyes away from us.
• “If 2016 was our younger, wild sibling, 2026 is the more refined, elevated but just as colorful and punchy older sister,” says makeup artist Karol Rodriguez.
• But don’t get it twisted: Palettes are certainly flying off shelves again.