Skip to main content
BoF Logo

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.

Break Out Your Brushes, Eyeshadow Is Back

The sleepy category is waking up after years of ‘clean girl’ minimalism caused a sales slump.
Hung Vanngo eyeshadow palettes
Palettes by Hung Vanngo and Unleashia are finding favour among reformed clean girls. (Hung Vanngo)

When K-beauty colour cosmetics brand Unleashia launched into

Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.

Further Reading

What Comes After the ‘Clean Girl’?

The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.

The Eyelash Economy Looks to the Future

The lash category has moved on from the strip lash of yore. Those innovating to fill the gap are not only up against their competitors, but an increasing swathe of consumers forgoing lash products — including mascara — altogether.

© 2026 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions

More from Beauty
Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

Can Mikayla Nogueira Sell Fragrance, Too?

The beauty influencer is hoping her 20 million-strong following can cut through the category’s oversaturation with Only Sunshine, a tropical scent launched with indie brand Snif.


Ulta Beauty Joins TikTok Shop

Ulta Beauty becomes the first US specialty beauty retailer to launch on TikTok Shop, making the case for partnership rather than competition with the platform’s beauty e-commerce business.


view more
Latest News & Analysis
Unrivalled, world class journalism across fashion, luxury and beauty industries.

Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change

Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.


VIEW MORE
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
CONNECT WITH US ON