Quiz: What Happened in Beauty This Year?

Marci Robin

December 19, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.·1 min read

Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying. But as far as beauty goes, we always want a well-read, skin-care connoisseur or makeup nerd on our trivia team, especially when it comes to current events. Think that’s you? We’ve got a quiz to put your punditry to the ultimate test.

How closely have you been paying attention to the biggest beauty news stories of the year? The TikTok trends that coined wacky new terms, the brand scandals that got everyone checking their lot numbers, the most memorable celebrity makeup moments—this is your final exam on 2024’s hairiest, happiest, and most helpful beauty stories.

_{Photo Credits: Q #1: Courtesy of Pat McGrath Labs; A #1: Photography by Richard Burbridge; Q&A #3: Courtesy of Libby Brenner @locks.by.libbybrenner; Q #5: Getty Images; A #5: Courtesy of Mark Grgurich/Stila Cosmetics; A #6: Getty Images; A #9: Courtesy of Universal Pictures; Q #11: Getty Images; A #12: Design by Ingrid Fowler; A #13: Getty Images (2); A #14: Courtesy of Drunk Elephant; A #16: Mert Alas/Courtesy of Calvin Klein; A #17: Courtesy of @Kerato_NYC; A #18: Getty Images; A #19: Getty Images; A #21: Getty Images}

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