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2010: The Best Beauty Trends of the Year

For makeup junkies, 2010 will go down as the year that launched a thousand beauty trends! From the vivid, vibrant eyeshadow trend (Keri Hilson rocked out in purple) to the ubiquitous greige nail polish moment (grey plus taupe plus beige equaled hot!) -- each beauty trend this year was sexier than the last. Here, we take a look back at the makeup, nail and fragrance trends that rocked our world in 2010.  
2010: The Best Beauty Trends of the Year
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020
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For makeup junkies, 2010 will go down as the year that launched a thousand beauty trends! From the vivid, vibrant eyeshadow trend (Keri Hilson rocked out in purple) to the ubiquitous greige nail polish moment (grey plus taupe plus beige equaled hot!) — each beauty trend this year was sexier than the last. Here, we take a look back at the makeup, nail and fragrance trends that rocked our world in 2010.