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2012 Beauty Trends: What We Loved, Loathed, and Said "Meh" About

Neon strands, velvet nails, hair bows ... the beauty trends of 2012 were on a whole new level. See which ones we crown winners -- and which ones we're totally sick of

December 4, 2012 | by Cinya Burton | 40 COMMENTS

Best: Specialty salons Remember when the only thing on a salon menu was a wash, color, and a cut? How far we've come. Last year John Barrett opened up the very first braid bar in New York City. Now, Butterfly Salon thought up this genius bang bar; Miss Jessie's has opened a spot just for curly-haired gals; and L.A. salon The Broot is dedicated to all-natural hair masks and treatments. With all of these specialty salons popping up like Starbucks, you won't ever have to DIY again.

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dark lips was my favorite

by talecon Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 05:30PM Report as inappropriate

Hope the hair-bow hairdo & pompadour are gone for good. Loved the dark lips. 2012 was the best year for nail art.

by Chica181 Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 05:25PM Report as inappropriate

I love a cute short cut.

by Monique3 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 08:39AM Report as inappropriate

Yes-- dipped tps need to go!

by beautyapocalypse Friday, February 8, 2013 at 04:17PM Report as inappropriate

Dark lips on lighter skin? Blech. On oliver or darker skin it looks great!

by asiagirl4ever Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10:17AM Report as inappropriate

I remember my friends and I started wearing our hair in the high bun in2010, but ha. We still do. (: I am also def not a fan of dark lips! Gross.

by sweet_lil_nothin Monday, January 28, 2013 at 08:03AM Report as inappropriate

I like high buns, and really want to try them, but my hair is kind of short, so it is hard to pull it off

by Sagynysh Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:37PM Report as inappropriate

I agree with everything except textured nails. That one that looked like carpeting was very creepy.

by hopela Monday, January 14, 2013 at 09:22PM Report as inappropriate

I really dislike the high bun...

by Bon_Bon Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 05:13PM Report as inappropriate

Not a fan of the high bun. Wish I was young enough to have tried the hair bow.

by Amanda16 Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 09:51PM Report as inappropriate

all of these are very tru. hoping the hair bow stays thoough because it can be really cute. also love the natural hair comeback

by treehugger1997 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 09:45PM Report as inappropriate

lovee!!!!!!!!!! NATURAL HAIR COMING BACK YAY

by Nicole2814 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 11:36AM Report as inappropriate

I love the textured nails!

by WiccanLady Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 11:19AM Report as inappropriate

Textured nails would make me want to wash my hands all day LOL

by sonia_silveroli Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 08:47PM Report as inappropriate

i still wanna try the textured nails!

by Chris213 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 06:12AM Report as inappropriate

You've got to have a great face for a high bun!

by EricaF123 Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 12:37PM Report as inappropriate

The textured nails looked nice, I even liked the felt nails until now that I saw a close-up of them...they seemed, meh! As for the bun, I really think that a good bun looks great with denser hair than fine ones. The doughnut bun accessory can also help oomph up your hair to make a great bun, and you can tease the hair to make it messy as desired.

by Chantilly Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 04:46PM Report as inappropriate

I agree with most of these. I'm not a fan of top buns or textured nails, but I think the hair bow looks pretty cool. Not for daily wear of course. I love the dark lips.

by NillaButterfly Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 05:17PM Report as inappropriate

i actually like some of the worst lol!

by rayshaviolet Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 01:57PM Report as inappropriate

as objectively interesting as these are, i really just can't see myself getting behind any of them!

by schien Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12:55PM Report as inappropriate

hha

by aishak55 Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 01:20PM Report as inappropriate

Love the dark lips

by MzWayne Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10:41AM Report as inappropriate

When I wear a high bun, it's just to get the hair outta my eyes. Not sure if I'd wear it out though.

by Only1KimmieD Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 09:34AM Report as inappropriate

Agree! The tinted ends were horrible

by sportimonki13 Monday, December 17, 2012 at 03:42PM Report as inappropriate

The felt nails just seem kind of weird... and unsanitary?

by LipglossandSpandex Monday, December 10, 2012 at 09:30PM Report as inappropriate

I always disliked the pompadour, beehive and other teased, high hairstyles. It seems like big hair never really goes out of style; it just changes.

by Helmi Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 08:00PM Report as inappropriate

not so sure about those textured nails and high buns. not so thrilling. Hope those dye ends will be gone soon, grown up ladies with 5-year old kid hair is a no-no.

by venenumletalis Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 06:04PM Report as inappropriate

I wish I could do a high bun. They give me such a headache. Also, am I the only one freaked out by those orange fuzzy nails?

by cheerio9551 Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 12:11AM Report as inappropriate

Agree

by jaye_tyler Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 05:30PM Report as inappropriate

Never understood why everyone liked Miley Cyrus' hair. She was perfect with her long hair.

by Lamexicana1 Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 02:55PM Report as inappropriate

I totally agree with what they said it's so true I really enjoyed reading this

by ainmeb Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 10:24AM Report as inappropriate

not so sure about fuzzy nails but you can bet I'll be rocking some wine colored lips this winter

by kimihavens Friday, December 7, 2012 at 03:46PM Report as inappropriate

This totally captures the major trends of the year. I hope things like vampy lips and high buns stick around. I am on the fence about textured nails. I love the upswing of nail art, but velvet and fuzzy nails are really off-putting.

by HeathRene Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 11:32AM Report as inappropriate

IDK I thought some of their worsts were kind of fun (like colored ends and hair bows), although getting a bit old now.

by Chris213 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 07:47PM Report as inappropriate

the super short cuts are ugly

by talecon Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 07:21PM Report as inappropriate

Love the natural hair!

by Roxalyn Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 05:05PM Report as inappropriate

I liked the wine lips and textured nails. The tinted ends got old fast because it was worn everywhere by everyone.

by ReflxnsOfGrace Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 03:35PM Report as inappropriate

I was all about high-buns this past year and my hair is ombre right now HOWEVER my ends definitely are not tinted!

by MizzPink Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 09:11AM Report as inappropriate

I love the wine colour lip.

by nicky22 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 08:20AM Report as inappropriate

Yes, the tinted ends were the worst!

by engineergirl123 Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 09:11PM Report as inappropriate

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