The Weirdest Beauty Trends of 2017
I'm just going to say it: It's been a weird year for beauty. On any given day, you could take one look at your Instagram feed and almost guarantee there would be someone gluing something to their faces or blending their foundation with any number of random objects. And don't get me started on the endless array of "eyebrow trends" which seemed to get increasingly bizarre — and popular — as the months wore on. I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted. Whether you were into the year's most ubiquitous trends or not, I think we can all agree that these 17 beauty looks most certainly kept us entertained. Scroll through for the infamous 2017 trends we'll never forget. Now, here's to never uttering the words "unicorn hair," "feather brows" or "fidget spinner makeup" again.
1/17Fur Nails
No need to get a dog when you can have a DIY pet living on your nails.
Instagram/@notamakeupartist2/17Flower Eyeliner
So, so pretty, but should never be applied before watching an episode of This is Us. This is a lot of work to risk messing up for the sake of some tears.
3/17Neon Lips
An edible optical illusion?
Instagram/@Thisisinsider4/17Pimple Nails
Safe to say the pimple-popping trend went way too far this year. I blame you, Dr. Pimple Popper.
5/17McDonald's Brown
If these brows ruined the McDonald's logo for you forever, you're not alone.
Zoe Weiner6/17Nose Hair Extensions
This trend raised a serious question: Is nose hair the next, uncharted beauty frontier? Short answer: no.
Instagram/@JeffreeStar7/17Squiggle Brows
Thankfully, this short-lived brow trend was achieved with concealer, not Tweezers. Here's hoping there's no one out there who made the mistake of making their squiggle brows permanent.
8/17Glitter Everywhere
From glitter butts to glitter boobs to glitter hair, 2017 was the year of "glitter, glitter everywhere" for better or worse.
9/17Barbed Wire Brows
Like the brows you wake up with every morning, but worse.
10/17Unicorn Everything
It was impossible to open Instagram this year without seeing yet another unicorn-related beauty trend flooding your feed. From hair to nails to makeup, these mythical creatures were somehow everywhere for months. Starbucks "Unicorn Frappuccino" was the icing on the pastel, rainbow-colored cake, marking the moment that the world had officially reached unicorn overload.
13/17Ear Makeup
"Smoky Ear" doesn't have quite the same ring to it as "smoky eye" but these are still pretty gorge.
14/17Fidget Spinner Beauty
People could hardly put their fidget spinners down all year, so it's no surprise they made their way into everyone's beauty routine. There was fidget spinner lipgloss, manicures (that actually spun), and even beauty blenders, and I have personally seen enough.
15/17Feather Eyebrows
Can we please agree to make our collective resolution, "no more weird eyebrow trends in 2018?"
17/17Caviar Lips
Not exactly what we'd call "burger-friendly," but they are pretty.
