Bye, 2012! I’m going to miss you. In beauty land, at least, it was a fine year indeed. In the history of BEAUTY EDITOR, I don’t think we’ve ever covered so many outstanding red carpets—with highlights ranging from Zooey Deschanel’s ’60s look at the Golden Globes to Miley Cyrus’ radical platinum chop at the MTV Video Music Awards. From the runway, we fell in love with red lips, brown smoky eyes and emerald green liner, and I also shared my top tips for using facial mists, eradicating bacne, getting natural-looking hair colour and disguising dirty hair. Plus we chatted LOTS about women who wear too much makeup… and whether chicks hate other chicks for being beautiful. Meow!
Missed anything? Here’s your chance to catch up on the most popular posts from the last 12 months:
January: Golden Globes beauty bests
The top post in January was: Golden Globes ’12: The best and worst celebrity beauty looks—plus everyone in between! > continue reading
Followed by:
- How to cover absolutely anything (zits! cold sores! dark circles!) > continue reading
- People’s Choice Awards ’12: The red carpet beauty round-up (I choose Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Hough!) > continue reading
- BB Creams are the next big thing in beauty—but are they right for you? Here’s how to decide > continue reading
February: Grammys dos and don’ts
The top post in February was: Grammys ’12: Check out these celebrity beauty dos and don’ts—straight from the red carpet! > continue reading
Followed by:
- It’s here! Your Oscars beauty round-up (a.k.a. my take on the biggest beauty event of the year) > continue reading
- Look! 5 new things to do with your eye makeup, courtesy of New York Fashion Week > continue reading
- 5 runway beauty looks from Paris Couture Week that actually work for real life (hooray!) > continue reading
March: Oscars after-party makeup
The top post in March was: 5 beauty trends to steal from the Oscars after-parties: supermodel hair, bronzey eyes, the high bun and more! > continue reading
Followed by:
- Let’s talk about Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence for a second—since she’s about to become mega-famous! > continue reading
- Okay, ladies: Some of you are wearing too much makeup, and I feel like it’s all my fault. > continue reading
- And now for an, um, palette cleanse: 10 splurge-worthy spring makeup palettes > continue reading
April: Country music beauty
The top post in April was: ACM Awards ’12: OMG, Taylor Swift looks amazing! Plus: Carrie Underwood’s makeup mask; Nicole Kidman’s upper lip > continue reading
Followed by:
- Do women hate other women for being beautiful? Let’s talk about The Pretty Penalty—and if it really exists > continue reading
- So many celebrity hair changes lately! Let’s talk about Katy (purple), Anne (short), Gwyneth (Ombré) and more… > continue reading
- Hello, spring: 5 runway beauty looks that I want to wear in real life (and so will you!) > continue reading
May: Belles of the Met Ball
The top post in May was: Check out the belles of the Met Ball! Plus, 8 top beauty trends to pay attention to… NOW > continue reading
Followed by:
- 8 new(ish) skin-perfecting products to help you ace your base—and they’re mostly under $20! > continue reading
- So red lips—yes, RED!—are big for spring… and here are a bunch of ways to wear them > continue reading
- Do you use a facial mist? Because you might be doin’ it wrong—or missing out on these other ways to apply it! > continue reading
June: Rachel Bilson beauty tips
The top post in June was: Beauty tips we can steal from Rachel Bilson (because I was a few feet away from her the other day!) > continue reading
Followed by:
- Use these 5 products and you’ll instantly feel like a seksi, bronzey summer goddess—I promise! > continue reading
- By popular request! Your MTV Movie Awards beauty snark (and lots of snarking there is!) > continue reading
- How do you feel about Mary-Kate Olsen’s new brown hair? > continue reading
July: Beauty at the Teen Choice Awards
The top post in July was: Teen Choice Awards ’12: The best (and worst!) beauty on the red carpet > continue reading
Followed by:
- Let’s talk about bacne. And chestne. And how to get rid of them so you can wear that cute top! > continue reading
- BET Awards ’12: The red carpet beauty round-up > continue reading
- Newsflash! This is the celebrity I will now be beauty-channelling > continue reading
August: New makeup obsessions
The top post in August was: 6 new makeup products that I’m, like, OMG-obsessed with right now > continue reading
Followed by:
- The hair colour secrets I swear by (since boys think mine is natural… ha!) > continue reading
- Miley Cyrus has had SUCH good hair lately. And then she went and chopped it all off—thoughts? > continue reading
- Why my new brow-grooming regimen no longer includes thread (or wax) > continue reading
September: Miley and Pink are beauty twins
The top post in September was: MTV Video Music Awards ’12: Miley and Pink are twinsies; Rihanna chops her hair; my girl Holland is on the rise > continue reading
Followed by:
- Emmys ’12: The red carpet beauty breakdown > continue reading
- So I had breakfast with Madonna’s makeup artist (no biggie!) and got the scoop on her favourite prodz > continue reading
- Weekend links: A new eyeshadow-contouring trick, DIY dry shampoo and how to trim your own bangs at home > continue reading
October: My new favourite foundation
The top post in October was: This foundation is full of oil—and it’s fan-freaking-tastic > continue reading
Followed by:
- Milan S/S ’13: Gucci’s brown smoky eyes will make you wanna ditch your blacks and greys > continue reading
- 5 fall skincare finds that are totally rocking my world right now—cleansers, serum, eye cream and more! > continue reading
- How I faded my hair colour at home—and rescued myself from burgundy hair-dye hell! > continue reading
November: My no-time-to-shampoo hair trick
The top post in November was: No time to wash your hair? Try this trick (hint: it’s not dry shampoo!) > continue reading
Followed by:
- Guess who just chopped off all her hair? Karlie Kloss! > continue reading
- 5 new beauty ideas to steal from the celebs at the AFI Film Festival > continue reading
- Party makeup! Keira Knightley models 2 looks to try this season > continue reading
December: How to look like an Angel
The top post in December was: The Victoria’s Secret fashion show is tonight! And this is what it takes to look like… THEM > continue reading
Followed by:
- 3 ways to dress up a bob or a lob hairstyle—courtesy of Leighton, Karlie and Kate > continue reading
- Editor’s picks! Come check out my top 10 beauty products of 2012 > continue reading
- And the colour of the year for 2013 is… emerald green! > continue reading
What was your favourite post of 2012?
What would you love to read about in 2013?
Have you picked a New Year’s Beauty resolution yet? (This was mine…)
