You know what really grinds my gears? This whole ‘pearl skin’ thing. Oh sure, because we all just want to walk around looking like we dipped our faces in a bucket of crushed pearls. Not like we have bills to pay or real-world problems to face. But hey, apparently having a face that’s as soft-focus and luminous as a set of grandma’s pearls is in. Because greasy sheen is so yesterday, right?
Apparently, this beauty trend is about using primers with fine mica particles. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? And all for that ‘office-appropriate glow.’ Seriously? When did glowing like a luminescent jellyfish become professional attire? Or maybe it’s because the fluorescent lighting in cubicles has finally met its match. Fine, okay. Whatever. Pearl skin is supposedly more charming. And less greasy. Great.
There’s just something odd about slathering on products that mimic tightening and light diffusion capabilities of pearls. Like, we’re humans for crying out loud. Not mollusks. But all the big beauty gurus are spewing the same nonsense, and I can’t believe we’ve reached a point where the goal is to embody an extortionate string of beads on our face. But of course, don’t take my grumpy word for it; just go check out more drivel about this magical pearl trend here.
I just can’t wrap my mind around why this is the next big evolution from glass skin. One minute we’re going for sunshine-on-a-rainy-day, dripping-wet complexions, and now it’s the satin pillow look. Grit in beauty innovation seems lost in translation from shiny to sheen-free lands. But whatever. I’m done.