Meet Your 2026 Essence Makeup Refresh

January is the ultimate moment to hard‑launch a fresh beauty routine. While fitness resolutions can feel… aspirational, updating your makeup and skincare is actually doable and way more fun. Let’s be honest: a few of your products are probably expired, neglected, or no longer sparking joy. Consider this your sign to treat your makeup bag like your closet and give it a seasonal refresh. For 2026, it’s all about color that pops, textures that play, and soft‑focus finishes that make skin look dreamy. And while you’re at it, swap out those everyday workhorse products because they deserve a glow‑up, too!

You Need a New Primer

If your primer isn’t working as hard as you do, it’s time for a swap. The latest crop of makeup primers are seriously performance-enhancing. If you haven’t yet tried a gripping primer, you’re missing out. These formulas not only help your makeup look better and last longer, but they’ll also hydrate your skin. This jelly grip extreme hydrating primer is the primer equivalent of an ultra-hold hairspray. It’ll lock your makeup in place and leave your skin looking radiant and dewy all day. Best of all, its translucent jelly texture is a true joy to apply to your skin because it doesn’t feel sticky and it’s super refreshing.

You Need a New Concealer 

Silky‑matte skin is having a major moment, and the right concealer can be your secret weapon. This hydrating blur formula brightens dark circles and softens imperfections while letting your natural texture shine through (the true hallmark of the natural‑yet‑enhanced skin trend). Bonus: it’s waterproof, lightweight and stays flawlessly smooth from your first coffee to your last study session or work meeting.

You Need a New Eyeshadow 

Shimmery metallic eyes are trending hard, and this look couldn’t be easier to pull off. All you need is a cream eyeshadow or jelly glitter eyeshadow topper to get the look. Whether you apply a cream shadow to your entire lid or concentrate the jelly glitter topper along your upper lashline, you can’t really go wrong with this nostalgic-meets-futuristic eye makeup trend. These shadow formulas are bold and long-lasting–everything you want in an eye formula. 

You Need a New Blush

Baked blush is officially back, and it’s here to rescue us from last season’s harsh contour lines. Think of it as the softer, prettier way to get that fresh, healthy‑looking flush. But don’t let its gentle vibe fool you. This new soft‑baked formula delivers a serious color payoff while still melting seamlessly into the skin. The result: radiant, luminous cheeks with all the glow and none of the heaviness you’d expect from a highly-pigmented formula. 

You Need a New Body Mist

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh spritz to completely shift your mood. Instead of committing to another heavy, full‑on fragrance in the hunt for your signature scent, think of bod

y mists as your low‑pressure gateway to trying something new. They let you match your mood in the moment. Feeling sultry? Moody Musk is your move. Craving something sweet? Vanilla or Caramel Crush will hit the spot. And on days when you need an instant mood boost, Zesty Citrus or Lychee Lagoon bring the kind of bright, juicy freshness that turns everything around.