Other 2022 moments were triumphant: Ketanji Brown-Jackson took her seat on the Supreme Court.
And, as always, TGFB Thank God for Beyonce.
Even better, it came with wigs, boots, and lots of green makeup.
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Beauty, as we see it, encompasses identity, culture, politics, and more.
AtAllure, our years in review have includedBotoxand boy bands, royal weddings and White House hair.
And there’s been much more: Reality TV.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance album looks gave us endless inspiration this year. Here, she accessorizes with a Mugler breastplate, a cocktail, and a microphone gun (a reference to Prince).
So are you ready?
Welcome toAllure’s Year in Beauty, 2022.
She’s That Girl
Beyonce’s Renaissance album looks gave us endless inspiration this year.
Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation.
Since Renaissance is a Beyonce production, looks will be turned.
Justice For All
Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation.
She is the first Black woman in history to have scaled this Everest of American Constitutional law.
Clockwise from top left: Olivia Newton-John, Nichelle Nichols, Loretta Lynn, and Queen Elizabeth II
The honor was deeply humbling, as she frequently has said, but more importantly, it was earned.
Not that there weren’t indignities to endure along the way.
“People, especially young people, see themselves portrayed in me….
Iranian woman cutting her hair in protest at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul.
I remember what it was like as a young Black girl to feel utterly invisible.”
And because of her, many more brilliantpeople are going to be seen.
Serving Greatness
Serena Williams on the February 2019 cover of Allure.
From left to right: Cara Delevingne, Florence Pugh, and Rihanna on the red carpet.
None of us wanted to face it.
Yet it had to happen sometime.
If you were ever lucky enough to witness this in person, the excitement was that much more palpable.
Jennifer Aniston on the December 2022 cover of Allure.
And her explosive energy during play was breathtaking.
Somehow, her cheekbones seemed more regalthan ever.
Serena’s ever-changing fashion and hairstyles have always been part of her appeal.
TikTok trends of the year ranging from harmless, effective, dangerous and useless by beauty editors and influencers.
And there is purpose in her choices.
In 2019, Serena told Allure: “Venus and I were unapologetically ourselves.
We weren’t afraid to wear braids.
We weren’t afraid to be Black in tennis.”
Serena embraces her beauty.
She embraces her muscles and her curves.
She embraces sisterhood and motherhood (her delight inher mini-me daughter Olympiais as plain as day).
Most of all, though, she embraces her power.
It’s a power that extends well beyond sports, beyond age or gender or nationality.
And it’s not physical power.
It is the power to inspire.
She was a constant on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise as Lieutenant Uhura, chief communications officer.
And the world saw.
One was born Loretta Webb “in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler,” Kentucky.
The other was born Elizabeth of York in a grand house on Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
In 1960, Lynn released her first hit, “Honkey Tonk Girl.”
Throughout her life, Lynn expressed herself freely and ascended to the highest levels of fame.
Her best-selling memoir, Coal Miner’s Daughter, became an Oscar-winning film starring Sissy Spacek.
Her personal diaries may never see the light of day.
But both queens were admired for their work ethic and staying power, their symbolism and dignity.
Neither of their reigns will soon be forgotten.
Her perpetual perkiness and Top 40 singing made her a huge star of the ’70s and ’80s.
She once sang “You have to believe we are magic.”
In the end, she was.
The Last Straw
Iranian woman cutting her hair in protest at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul.
After decades of repression,Iranian womenhad finally had enough.
Her family said she was beaten to death.
Women (and men) took to the streets to demonstrate their outrage at the country’s authoritarian regime.
A violent crackdown by thegovernment ensued and continues to this day.
Their motto: “Hijab.
My right, my choice, my life.”
(Yes, WTAF?)
So critics can sit down.
This year, these three women werent afraid to reveal something of themselves and perhaps the power of vulnerability.
The model and actor appeared on the Met Gala red carpet in a Dior Haute Couture pantsuit.
She removed the jacket to reveal her gold-painted, chain-draped torso.
But Delevingne pointedly left her psoriasis flare-ups unpainted, an act widely praised for raising awareness of the disease.
Sizzling hot is not generally one of them.
Baby Talk
Jennifer Aniston on the December 2022 cover of Allure.
Turns out those words were about a whole lot more than skin.
IVF stories, especially celebrity IVF stories, usually have a bouncing baby on the last page.
That is the Hollywood ending after all.
But for thousands of women, someone changed the script.
For them, after a physically and emotionally grueling process, there is no baby.
And they have to live with that heartbreak in silence.
Anistons openness toAllurestarted a conversation, one that was long overdue.
And if it makes some people feel less alone, well, we cant hope for anything more.
TikTok, Boom!
TikTok has become known as the birthplace of bonkers trends bucket bunnies, NyQuil chicken, the corncob challenge.
Some are silly and harmless, others bizarre and dangerous.
It’s no different with beauty.
See if you agree with what goes where.
TikTok trends of the year ranging from harmless, effective, dangerous and useless by beauty editors and influencers.
