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Cosmetics trends in 2012 featured some of the wildest nail art, quirkiest perfumes and most inventive beauty products yet.

A good year for crafty people, many beauty trends in 2012 were focused on styles that consumers could do for themselves using just a few products. Big name beauty brands released some highly innovative products, like metallic nail polish and fish roe-inspired manicure sets. It seems that consumers were more concerned than ever with standing apart, and the market responded to this desire with unusual products. Nails seemed to dominate the online world of cosmetics, with DIY websites making a huge splash in terms of popularity.

Trend Hunter’s Beauty Trend Report offers more detailed insights into the cosmetics industry, and is a great tool for those looking to find the next hot thing in makeup.

Superheroic Eye Shadows
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Eccentric Ethereal Editorials
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Psychedelic Beauty Looks
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Wallpaper-Inspired Nails
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Adorably Brief Body Art
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Sleek Stiletto-Inspired Nails
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DIY Nail Tape
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Rebel Character Manicures
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Sensual Smokey-Eyed Photography
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Cherry Blossom Manicures
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Hyper-Urban Shoots (UPDATE)
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Boldly Sleek Beauty Photoshoots
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DIY Kitchen Supply Manicures
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Disheveled Geisha Editorials
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Fish Roe Fingernails
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Haute Hippie Manicures
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Purposely Imperfect Manicures
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Bestial Lipstick Art
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Fierce Avian Fingertips
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Vigilante Makeup Creations (UPDATE)
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Glam Galactic Nails
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Smirking Cosmetic Close-Ups
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Pocket Monster Beauty Enhancement
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Food-Formed Branding
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Bizarre Butterfly Beauty Looks
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Geometric Colorful Manicures
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Masked Dystopic Dames
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Cotton Candy Coif Captures
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Grassy Garden Manicures
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Sweet-Toothed Beauty Photoshoots
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Lusty Textured Lips
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Assorted Glamor Editorials
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Painted Musical Fingertips
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Crocheted Blanket Backdrops
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Edgy Archaic Beauty Looks
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DIY Interwoven Nail Art
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Adorable Designer Manicures
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Frosted Dessert Manicures
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Gothic Sorceress Photoshoots
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Subtle Sci-Fi Beauty Photoshoots
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Demure Dress-Up Portraits
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Fantastically Floral Portraits
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Edgy Highlights Editorials
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Protruding Manicure Art
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DIY Pore Strips
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Retro Blond Hairstyles
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Earthy Leaf-Embellished Manicures
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Darling Dystopian Manicures
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Rabbit Nail Art
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Explicitly Nautical Cosmetic Lines
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Ethereal Gothic Beauty Editorials
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Smudged Makeup Editorials
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Freakish Makeup Date-Keepers
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Patterned Petal Branding
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Butterfly Projection Portraits
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Expressive Eye-Rolling Editorials
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Watercolor Makeup Ads
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Jokeresque Makeup
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Cat Nail Designs
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DIY Cosmetics Holders
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Neon Polychromatic Nails
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Haute Hoot Manicures
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Rump-Inspired Packaging
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Coral Cosmetic Branding
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Avant-Garde Alien Portraits
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Mini Formal Wear Manicures
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Rouge Retro Beauty Shoots
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Metal-Attracting Varnish
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Soft-Hued Beauty Editorials
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Painted Face Photography
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Contemporary 20s Beauty Editorial
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Funky Headwear Photography
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Inked-On Buzz Cuts
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Minimalist Beauty Branding
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Simulated Manicure Apps
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Tantalizing Tribal Looks
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Haute Clown Couture
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Bright-Haired Teen Shoots
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Geological Nail Designs
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Proud Americana Nail Makeovers
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Authentic Asiatic Shoots
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Dinosaur-Beaked Couture Captures
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Bubble Wrap Headdresses
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Runway-Inspired Nail Colors
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Delightfully Patterned Detergents
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Pink-Tinted Parisian Adverts
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Glamorous Disaster Scene Shoots
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Adventure-Inspired Manicures
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Preppy School Supply Manicures
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Fantastical Wig Photography
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Beauty Blogging Stats
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Hunky Celeb Nail Stickers
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Dessert-Inspired Manicures
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Notebook-Inspired Manicures
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Bold Eyebrow Editorials
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Ancient Symbol Manicures
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Flower Power Beauty Shoots
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Airbrush-Inspired Manicures
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Contrast Pout Pictorials
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Electric Flower Beauty Shoots
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