From red light therapy and minimalist skincare routines to the newest nail colors, People's style and beauty director Brittany Talarico breaks down beauty trends for this year.

Beauty trends for 2026 emphasize simplicity and effectiveness, with a move toward minimalist skincare routines that replace lengthy regimens with essential, multitasking products. Two-in-one makeup items that incorporate skincare ingredients are gaining popularity, while red light therapy is highlighted for its potential to improve skin texture and reduce inflammation.

Color trends for the year include earth-toned nails and warm, rich brunette hair hues, as seen on several celebrities. The industry is also shifting its language from 'anti-aging' to 'pro-skin longevity,' encouraging individuals to embrace aging as a positive and personal journey.

Beauty trends of 2026

She wants you to feel and look your best. She is PeopleStyle Beauty Director, Brittany Tallarico. She's here to discuss beauty trends for 2026 from red light therapy, I keep hearing a lot about this, and minimalist skincare routines to the newest on-trend nail colors. Curious about that and more. Brittany, welcome. Thank you for having me. I'm so honored to be here on Yellow Dress Day. I mean, we've been following this at People for a long time, you look great. Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Brittany. So I hear the word is minimalist. Yes. You never understand when it comes to makeup. Yeah, so this is for our skincare routines, right? Gone are the days of a 12-step skincare routine. Who has time for 12 steps? We wanna be- I remember those days. Right? We wanna declutter our bathroom sinks, and we wanna just focus on products that work smart for us. So in the morning, you're gonna cleanse, you're gonna do a moisturizer with SPF, very important, and at night, that's when you're gonna cleanse, and you're gonna incorporate some kind of active. So a retinol or a vitamin C, or something that's really gonna, you know, target any skin concerns you might have, and then moisturize again. We don't need to be doing all 12 steps. So less products. Yeah, less products, but the right products. Exactly, yes. You also said two-in-one products, right? Yes, so two-in-one beauty products are huge. It's called the skinification of makeup guys. That means there's skincare now baked into our makeup products. So we have these, our makeup products have serums built in, there's serum foundations, there's, you know, lip balms with peptides. So our makeup is actually acting as skincare all day long. We need multitasking products, right? That work for us. So it kind of all goes hand-in-hand. It's great. I love a multi, you know. Purpose-based product. Exactly. So Gail mentioned red light therapy everybody's talking about. I have a friend who probably sends me a text a month about like, I should check out red light therapy. What is it, and how does it work? Yes. And now, bud, you see it incorporated in TV shows and movies. That's right. It looks weird. It looks very, if you look at their wear, everyone's wearing their masks. Their masks. We have some CVS Mornings Dutch products with the red light therapy. I wear it when I'm folding my laundry, and I scared my toddler the other day. So you gotta be careful. Yeah, but to Vlad's point, what is it? So red light therapy, this is infrared light, right? It is a red light. It actually, it targets your cells on a cellular level, and it's supposed to help reduce inflammation. It has these properties. You have to wear goggles when you're doing any kind of, or eye protection, because there's power behind it. So it targets inflammation. It targets, if you have acne concerns. Bacteria. Bacteria. It also can just be like that 10 minutes that you take to yourself of like self-care a day. And I think over time, you should do it two to three times a week. If you have more time, 10 minutes a day, it's great. But I noticed, Brittany, you said it's supposed to do those things. Did you notice that? Does it do those things? If you do it religiously, like anything else. And what would I see, what would look different about? I think you'd have like, you know, your skin texture might change. You might have a little bit more of a glow. Inflammation, it really helps with like acne scarring. It's great for people with acne scarring, or pigmentation, right? That's what it's gonna target. What about color trends in 2026? Color trends? Well, one big nail trend is it's earth tone nails. I actually have it on now. I have a soft brown. So earth tones are really flattering on all skin tones. We're seeing like browns, terracotta, olive green. That is a pretty color you have on. Thank you so much. Which one is that one? Yeah, it's just an earth tone DND gel. I love it. I like that. Yeah, it's a great one. We saw like 2025 was all like the soap nails, pale pink, right? Now we're into more earth tones, which I love. You're talking about hair color trends, too. Oh, hair color. Well, I don't know if you've seen a lot of- This is a lot of stuff that, I'm not asking a lot of questions, but a lot of the trends are like- Because last year, it was auburn color. Yeah, now it's, which I still like. Black, because you don't have any hair. Mine is just bald color. Now it's really warm, rich brunette hues are really big. We're seeing that like celebrities are going in that direction, right? So Jessica Simpson just went brunette. She was a blonde for a long time. Khloe Kardashian has that mocha colored hair. So that, we're just seeing, these are colorists are saying this is trending in their salons. And then I was reading, so you were talking about what's in, and then I was reading about what's out, and the phrase anti-aging, which I'm going, what is wrong with anti-aging? Because when I turned 40- What's wrong with aging? Well, no, because to me, aging is living. Right. Yes. So when I saw, when I turned 40, I started looking, where are the anti-aging? But they don't want us to say anti-aging anymore. The actual term anti-aging, that vernacular is out, right? They're all about pro-skin longevity. My butt hurts with that. Pro-skin longevity. What the hell does that mean? Like you're saying- It's aging beautifully. Exactly, and aging is not the enemy, guys. We all want to age. And that is different for every single person. It's a personal choice. So some people might want to go to their plastic surgeon. Some people just go to the drugstore, right? Whatever you want to do, you do what makes you feel, who doesn't want to age? You want to be stronger. Aging is living.

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