Do you know your balayage from your undercut, your babylights from your lob? It seems like all the latest beauty trends need their own little glossary, so we know exactly we're asking for at the salon and Sephora. Here's a handy primer... how many of these hashtag-worthy beauty words do you know?
1 Babylights
Babylights are extraordinarily natural-looking highlights, so subtle they look just like the ones you had, naturally, when you were a child.
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2 Baking
Baking is when the heat of your skin transforms a dusting of special translucent powder to a flawless finish.
3 Balayage
Balayage is a hot hair highlighting technique where the colorist brushes on natural-looking highlights; it's sort of ombre 2.0.
4 Beach Hair
Beach hair isn't just for summer! It's year-round tousled, natural-looking waves.
5 Berry
The hottest lip color this season is berry, and a good one to try is NARS Audacious Lipstick in Fanny.
6 Bronde
The perfect blend of "brunette" and "blonde" is "bronde," the Holy Grail of fall color. Can be combined with balayage and/or babylights.
7 Brows
In fall 2015, like never before, it's time to bring your a-game to your brows.
8 Cat-Eye
If you haven't already tried the many variations of this throwback eyeliner trend, it's time to perfect your flick.
9 Electric
A pop of bright color (blue and yellow are faves) in your otherwise monochrome eye makeup. Can be subtle or extreme.
10 Galaxy Hair
Galaxy hair is blue and purple hair, from subtle highlights in dark brown hair, to an all-over color blend.
11 Graphic (Liner)
Graphic liner is a bold trend, best attempted with liquid liner pens.
12 Lob
A lob is a long bob, often layered and worn in loose waves. Love the lob!
13 Luminizer
Summer-tan bronzer is passe - it's time to try the dewy, fresh-faced look of luminizer. Try the Benefit Cosmetics High Beam Liquid Face Highlighter... dreamy!
14 Merlot
Another ultra-hot hue this season is merlot, a deep wine red. Wear it on your lips or nails; the Nails Inc. Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet Collection's Midnight Merlot is the perfect polish.
15 Mermaid Hair
Pastel hair in long, loose waves: that's mermaid hair. Extra points if it's blue or green.
16 On Fleek
The ultimate compliment: if your nails, curves, brows, balayage, or anything else is "on fleek," they're perfect.
17 Rainbow Hair
Choose three or more pastels or bright hues, and you're rocking rainbow hair... and I'm jealous.
18 Rose Gold
Rose gold is ideal for your hair color or eye makeup; try Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Scratch, or steal Cara's color.
19 Undercut
You'll hear this one at your boyfriend's barber: it's the on-trend style short at the sides and long on top. There's no reason you can't wear it, too!
20 Waterfall Braid
Braids are still in, of course, and one of the prettiest is the waterfall.
