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Somewhere between cotton candy and salmon, there is a perky, sometimes-powdery pink shade that continues to clog up every Insta feed with its various manifestations. That ubiquitous hue; Millennial Pink.
It’s everywhere. From cushions and couches (blame London’s Sketch), to entire restaurants (namely Pietro Nolita in New York) and shops (Lucy Folk’s Playa boutique in Bondi), to handbags, heels and power suits (Oscar de la Renta, Bally and Gucci, of course), to packaging (well-squeezed tubes of Glossier) and even shopping bags (hello, ACNE). It’s the colour us flighty millennials simply cannot get enough of.
Even our choice of wine is decidedly pink in colour, with Rosé filling up every flute and lubricating generations Y to Z the world over. Quite simply, it’s the colour we crave. Like cold-drip. Or smashed avo.
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So, it makes perfect sense to take this diluted-down adaptation of Barbie pink in all its glory to beauty. While its inclusive hues are now slightly more vast and varied – some fleshier, others peachier – we’re seeing the strawberry thickshake shade in multifarious ways when it comes to our makeup, skin and hair.
It’s time to colour you beautdrobe (that’s beauty wardrobe for the uninitiated) with the most stylishly saccharine shade of pink.
After all, it’s not quite over until the pink lady sings.
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Polish
Pink-up your polish game with a coat, or two, of the shade and make it a millennial mani. Remember, keep it matte for the ultimate in finger fashion.
Jin Soon Nail Lacquer in Dolly Pink, $15.99.Shop Now
LIP
A lick of Millennial Pink will have you talking the talk in no time. Nothing like lacquered- up lolly lips to make a statement.
MAC LIPSTICK IN PINK PEARL POP, $36. SHOP NOW
SKIN
Seek skin solace with ultimate millennial beauty queen and all round cool gal, Emily Wiess’ cult brand, Glossier. She pretty much built a beauty empire around the kitsch branding and its hero shade – yep – you guessed it, that pink.
Glossier Balm Dotcom, $16. Shop Now
LIDS
Coloured eye shadow isn’t going anywhere in a hot flash (you can thank the sartorial vibrato of the 80s revival). A wink of this pink and your peepers are totes on-trend.
Nars Eyeshadow in Fathom. ShoP Now
SCENT
Radiate all kinds of pink with a sweetly-scented fragrance. Turkish rose, pink pepper and raspberry blossom make this romantic in all the right places.
Byredo Rose of No Man’s Land Roll On Oil, $96.Shop Now
HAIR
A dreamy confection for your locks, try a rinse-out formula like Evo’s clever Fabuloso (better for blondes) to make your hair Princess-worthy. Otherwise, if a trip to the salon is in order, you can now get pink foils (yep, amazing, we know) thanks to Sydney colour queen, Sheree Knobel-Bixie’s Foil Me Foils range. I whip ma (pink) hair back ‘n’ forth.
Evo Fabuloso Pro Powderpuff Pink, $39.95. Shop Now
SLEEP
And for the ultimate in beauty sleep, look no further than Slip’s queenly, silky eye mask. Just the thing for those tired, tech-obsessed eyes.
Slip Queen Silk Printed Eye Mask. Shop Now
