We’ll just say this: Our only expectation for 2021 is to not have any expectations for 2021. If we’ve learned anything in the past year, it’s that the world can, seemingly, flip completely upside down practically overnight. In late 2019 (welp), we definitely thought we felt confident publishing our annual skincare trend prediction story, but who could have known that in a matter of months our skincare and beauty proclivities would be telling a very, very different tale. Masks! Going ham on hand sanitizer! At-home everything! (To our credit, however, many of our 2020 predictions actually remained relevant despite the onslaught of a worldwide pandemic none of us saw coming.)
Although we remain hopeful and optimistic that 2021 will be a better year full of healing, light, and progress, we’re still prepared for a continuation of 2020’s “new normal,” if you will. Masks and stringent sanitation will still be a thing, stress (sorry!) will still be a thing, and in-office treatments and aesthetic beauty appointments will largely not be a thing. So where do all of 2020’s learnings and 2021’s open road ahead leave us in regard to skincare trends? I reached out to some of the best skin experts in the business, from dermatologists and facialists to world-renowned plastic surgeons, for their top 2021 skincare trend predictions. Craving the inside scoop? Keep scrolling!