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Kiss &Makeup

The catergory "Makeup" includes a wide range of favorite products: from foundations, eye shadows and mascaras to lipsticks and nail polishes. Discover the bestsellers, favorite colors and makeup trends of 2023 here.

Get Your Lash Game On!

How to create eye-catching lashes: these are last year's bestselling mascaras. Our customers' favorite brand? Clearly LANCÔME!

 
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product
LANCÔME
Hypnôse
2
product
LANCÔME
Lash Idôle
3
product
LANCÔME
Hypnôse Volume á Porter

WOW!

With 324,200 mascaras sold, our customers have coated up to 35 billion individual lashes.

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mascaras sold
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lashes coated

Looking for Bargains?

This is the bestselling mascara under 10 €:

productCATRICE

Glam & Doll Volume
Waterproof

Let's grow! Our customers loved this eyelash serum and it was the absolute No. 1 in 2023.

productRefectoCil

Lash&Brow Booster

productCATRICE

Faked Big Volume

Psst ... If you need a little help, this bestseller among false lashes could provide that little bit extra.

Our flaconi
Eye-Catchers

Light Brown, Beige and Gray

These are the best-selling eyeshadow colors of the past year.

productARTDECO

Pearlfarben

Eyeshadow
Bestseller
2023

The Finishing Touch to Eye Makeup? Eyeliner!

Our customers love eyeliner and bought significantly more of it last year than before.

+41 %
growth in eyeliner purchases!*
Eyeliner
Bestseller
2023
productARTDECO

Soft Eye Liner
Waterproof

* In comparison 2022 to 2023

Brow-WOW

Eyebrow gel, powder or colour? Our customers have a clear favourite: With 68,300 products sold, eyebrow pencils were the most popular eyebrow product in 2023.

The eyebrow
bestseller
of 2023:

productBenefit Cosmetics

Precisely, My Brow Pencil

Passion & Polish

The love for beautiful nail polishes is huge among us and our customers. Discover the best-selling nail polishes from 2023:

1
Alessandro

Striplac Peel or Soak Nr. 105

2
ARTDECO

Nail Care Repair & Care Lacquer 

3
gitti

no. 114

Fun Fact:
The Striplac Peel or
Soak
is the top favorite
among all conscious
products.
The Best-selling Nail Polish Color Is:
Cream
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of nail polish sold in 2023

Fun Fact:

All 2.6 million fans who attended a Harry Styles concert in 2023 could paint their nails with this amount of nail polish.

Nail Care Highlights

Nail care is, of course, an essential part of any beauty routine. How about trying one of these bestsellers from Alessandro for your next manicure and pedicure?

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Alessandro

Striplac Peel or Soak Pads Nail polish remover

2
Alessandro

Spa Cuticle
Remover

3
Alessandro

Striplac Peel or Soak Corrector Pen

Fun Fact:
With 25 % growth*
last year, our flaconi
customers are buying
more nail care products
than ever.

* In comparison 2023 to 2022

Dark Red LipsAre Meant to Be Kissed

The perfect lip combo? A shiny lip gloss or soft lipstick and the matching lip liner! How about these three bestsellers from the "lip products" category:

 
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product
KIKO Milano
3D Hydra Lipgloss Bestseller lipgloss
2
product
CLINIQUE
Almost Lipstick Bestseller lipstick
3
product
MAC
Lip Pencil Bestseller lipliner

KIKO Milano about the flaconi bestseller 3D Hydra Lipgloss

‘Our 3D Hydra lip gloss is a global favourite and one of the most viral products on social media. The lightweight texture, moisturising formula and rich, shiny finishes – whether transparent, tinted or glittery – have become a continuous hit and a must-have for beauty lovers around the world. With the KIKO Milano 3D Hydra lip gloss, the days and nights shine!’

Nicola Bevilacqua
Country Director KIKO Milano

Wow! 450,700 ml of lipstick could paint half a soccer field. #BeautyGoals

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of lipstick sold

Germany's Lipstick Fans

These German states love lipstick and can't get enough. Hamburg in particular is lipstick state no. 1!

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* Quantity / 1000p Population

Our Foundation Heroes of 2023

#ProtectYourSkin: Of course, sun protection is a must when it comes to makeup. Two of our top 3 bestsellers are foundations with SPF:

1
Estée Lauder

Double Wear Stay-in-Place SPF 10

2
LANCÔME

Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24H Wear & Comfort

3
CLINIQUE

Even Better SPF 15

Our Most Popular Cover Story

Customers are impressed with this concealer: The NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer was the absolute no. 1 in 2023.

productNARS

Radiant Creamy
Concealer

From Liquid to Compact: These Are the Most Popular Foundations

At 85 %, liquid foundations are the absolute top favorites of our flaconi customers.

The amount of liquid foundations sold is 9,400 liters – enough to fill a swimming pool.

Makeup Base on a Budget

This best-selling foundation in combination with our top concealer creates a flawless finish for less than 10 €:

 
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product
Maybelline
EverFresh Make-up
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product
CATRICE
Under Eye Brightener
Instant Awake

Let’s Contour!

Contouring? Yes, please! With a growth of 30 %, it’s clear that our customers love contouring products. One bronzer in particular has captured their hearts.

productBenefit Cosmetics

Hoola Matter
Bronzer

Fun Fact:
The sale of
contouring products
increased by
30 %*.

* In comparison 2023 to 2022

These are the Cherries on Top of the Makeup Look.

Rosy cheeks: Nothing completes a makeup look as beautifully as blush. Here are our customers' favorites from 2023.

1
product
essence
Nr. 30 - rosé all day
2
product
Pixi
On-The-Glow Cream Blush
3
product
NARS
Blush

Our highlight(er):

This beauty pro created shimmering effects in 2023, making it the top of our highlighter products.

productMAC

Mineralize
Skinfinish

All results are based on an internal flaconi data analysis for the year 2023.