What’s Trending Now in Online Beauty

There’s no denying it—you’ve spent more time on Beautylish in 2011 than any other site. And who can blame you? We’re obsessed too. With hours spent watching videos, reviewing products, browsing photos, and chatting with your fellow members, we learned some interesting things about our amazing community last year! Some results might shock you, and some are perfectly normal—for the beauty-obsessed, anyway. Discover how your online beauty behavior affected our stats.

You reviewed and we counted! The most popular beauty products of 2011 were Urban Decay Naked Palette, eos Lip Balm Smooth Sphere, and NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in Milk.

You voted and the numbers are in—your favorite mascara was L’Oréal Carbon Black Volume Building Mascara!

What are you looking for? These were our most popular search terms of 2011.

The verdict is in—braids, bows, and rainbows were a hit! Our most popular articles focused on these ultra-cool 2011 trends. We can’t wait to see what you love in 2012.

From Jillian C.’s smoky gradient nails and Cutepolish’s newspaper nail art to the ever-popular fishtail braid from Ashlyn M., our members loved learning tips and tricks most from these fantastic tutorials!

We love the diversity of our community, and these stats show just how unique and special our members are:

We gain inspiration and insight from you all in the Beautylish Talk section, but which topic had you most excited? Nails! 274 of you liked Linda D.’s topic, “What's On Your Nails?”, and over 1230 members commented! Now that’s some serious nail art love.

I thought this might be a fun thread to start. :) I am always fascinated by nail polishes and I would love to see what everyone is wearing on their nails this season. Post pictures! :)

It’s no surprise that the most-loved community photo comes from the talented Veronica M! With over 335 likes and 168 comments, she blew us away with her rainbow eye liner and inspired many of you to try the multi-hued look!