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Makeup Artists & Maximal Palettes Lead at Ipsy

Beauty company focuses on sales trends.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb was voted a standout lip product by IPSY.

Beauty subscription service IPSY recently unveiled its first Beauty Discovery Report at The Ipsies: 2025 Beauty Awards.

The report draws on insights from IPSY’s community of over 20 million beauty enthusiasts to reveal the top beauty trends driving consumer shopping behaviors and the most popular beauty habits.

MUA Movement is a Macro Beauty Trend

Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Skin Foundation won Best Complexion Product.

The MUA (makeup artist) movement is outshining celeb hype. The report that three out of five of the most popular brands at IPSY are founded by makeup artists, outperforming celebrity beauty lines among both Gen Z and Millennials. IPSY is predicting this significant market shift as a “MUA Movement” that will continue to drive purchase behaviors in 2025.

Proving this noticeable industry shift, multiple makeup artist-founded brands will receive top honors at The Ipsies: 2025 Beauty Awards, including Danessa Myricks Beauty for Most Innovative Brand; Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Skin Foundation for Best Complexion Product; and Zach Dishinger’s Formula Z for Best Indie Brand.

Gen Z is shifting focus from scents to gloss.

With the unofficial start of summer yet to wave its flag on Memorial Day, analysts say the ultimate back-to-school trend is a berry lip. Berry-toned lipsticks saw a surge during the back-to-school season in 2023 and 2024, illuminating that Gen Z is prepping their campus makeup routine with a signature lip.

Speaking of makeup, the maximalist aesthetic is uniting beauty & design. Established art and design capitals are now the driving force behind makeup’s maximalist revolution. As cities with thriving creative scenes continue to apply a “more is more” aesthetic, maximalist-themed palettes are now taking over vanities in major metro areas across the country.

In terms of skincare, the moment’s hottest skincare product is serum. Serums have been replacing foundation’s popularity, capturing a shift in how consumers approach products for their skin.

Standout IPSY Winners

Best Serum: Byroe Hydrangea Tea Intensive Hydration Serum
Best Lip Product: Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
Best Moisturizer: First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
Best Scent: Commodity Juice Expressive
Member-Favorite Brand: Tarte

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