Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 459,692 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,208 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 459,692 cutting edge ideas.

40 Strange Cosmetic Concepts

From Weight Loss Lip Gloss to Lavish Mink Eyelashes

— May 14, 2012 — Fashion
These strange cosmetic concepts have altered the way brands like MAC Cosmetics, Lancome and Clinic interpret the makeup industry. While the traditional deep red lip rouge has yet to go out of style, new and overtly eccentric concoctions have caught the attention of women throughout the world.

Weight loss lip gloss and lavish mink eyelashes have hit the display windows of retail stores like Sephora. These unusual approaches bring fresh approaches to the aesthetic table, and those in search of memorable looks have heralded these very approaches. Groundbreaking concepts such as vegetable-infused creams have offered a bit of something for everyone, inclusive of the dedicated vegan. By appealing to a slew of new audiences, these products have become marketable ventures.

6.8
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
40
Tinseltown-Inspired Cosmetics
Tinseltown-Inspired Cosmetics
Erno Laszio Hollywood Collection Influenced by Iconic Muses
<
39
Illuminating Cosmetic Reflections
Illuminating Cosmetic Reflections
The USB Lighted Mirror Makes Putting on Makeup Brighter
<
38
French Feline Cosmetics
French Feline Cosmetics
The Hello Kitty Parisienne Palette is Full of Pastel Colors
<
37
Fairy-Inspired Beauty Lines
Fairy-Inspired Beauty Lines
PixiGlow Gives Tinker Bell Her Very Own Cosmetic Products
<
36
Job-Creating Cleansers
Job-Creating Cleansers
Co-Soap is a Worker Cooperative Using Cosmetics for Good
<
35
Literary Heroine Manicures
Literary Heroine Manicures
Duri Cosmetic's ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Nai
<
34
Ultra Long Shelf-Life Cosmetics
Ultra Long Shelf-Life Cosmetics
Sterile Nano Cosmetics
<
33
Weight Loss Makeup
Weight Loss Makeup
Shed those Pounds with Purple Lab Huge Lips Skinny Hips Gloss
<
32
Cute Feline Cosmetics Collections
Cute Feline Cosmetics Collections
The Liberty of London x Hello Kitty Collection is Adorable
<
31
Vampiric Cosmetics
Vampiric Cosmetics
The Tarte for True Blood Makeup Line is Sensual
<
30
Color-Changing Cosmetics
Color-Changing Cosmetics
The Urban Outfitters Mood Lipstick Features Five Tints
<
29
Barnyard Moisturizers
Barnyard Moisturizers
The Cowshed Cosmetics Line is Way Too Nice for the Farm
<
28
Geek Makeup
Geek Makeup
The Combo Compact/Mouse
<
27
Weight Loss Lip Gloss
Weight Loss Lip Gloss
FUZE Slenderize by Too Faced Cosmetics
<
26
Craptastic Cosmetics
Craptastic Cosmetics
Chicken Poop Lip Goop
<
25
Glow-In-The-Dark Cosmetics
Glow-In-The-Dark Cosmetics
Makeup Forever Flou Night is Undetectable to the Naked Eye
<
24
Food For Beauty, Inside and Out
Food For Beauty, Inside and Out
The Fancl Collaboration Series Ingestible Cosmetics
<
23
Vegan Lip Balm
Vegan Lip Balm
Hurraw! Balm Proves Green Beauty Isn't Only Skin-Deep
<
22
Wildlife Cosmetics
Wildlife Cosmetics
Let Primal Instincts Takeover With MAC's Warrior Line
<
21
Body-Building Makeup
Body-Building Makeup
'Abs in a Box for Men' Kit Will Have You Looking like Taylor Lautner
<
20
Makeup Fridges
Makeup Fridges
IDOCI Cosmetic Coolers
<
19
Detailed Naturalistic Packaging
Detailed Naturalistic Packaging
Dr van der Hoog Uses Fruit to Decorate the Company's Product
<
18
Mink Eyelashes
Mink Eyelashes
Aira Cosmetics Produces PETA-Unfriendly Eye Fringe
<
17
Fashion Condoms
Fashion Condoms
NARS Cosmetics Safer Set
<
16
Retro Ad-Inspired Cosmetics
Retro Ad-Inspired Cosmetics
The Estée Lauder Mad Men Color Collection is Extra Retro
<
15
Frisky Lipgloss
Frisky Lipgloss
Too Faced Cosmetics Creates a Moody Lip Balm
<
14
Vampire Cosmetics
Vampire Cosmetics
Twilight and New Moon Movies Inspire DuHop Make-Up Line
<
13
$62,000 Diamond-Studded Lipstick
$62,000 Diamond-Studded Lipstick
Luxury Lips from Guerlain
<
12
Color Chip Cosmetics
Color Chip Cosmetics
Renata Veiga's Pantone Makeup Has a Beautiful Array of Color
<
11
Food Cosmetics.  What Vegetable are you Wearing?
Food Cosmetics. What Vegetable are you Wearing?
<
10
Color-Changing Glitter Lacquers
Color-Changing Glitter Lacquers
The Blaze Glitz on Madison Polish Uses SolarActive Technology
<
9
Paint Set Cosmetics Packaging
Paint Set Cosmetics Packaging
The Aerie Makeup Line is for the Maquillage Maestro
<
8
Red Meat Cosmetics
Red Meat Cosmetics
Old Meat Marketed as New with Red Dye
<
7
Homeopathic Cosmetic Branding
Homeopathic Cosmetic Branding
KORRES Canada Explains Ingredients
<
6
Sketch-and-Text Branding
Sketch-and-Text Branding
Greenpharma Packaging Incoporates Simplicity and Intricacy
<
5
Tattoo Inspired Makeup
Tattoo Inspired Makeup
Kat Von D Promotes Badass Cosmetics For Sephora
<
4
Miniature Toy Worlds
Miniature Toy Worlds
Re-Ment Makes Ant-Sized Toy Collection That is Big on Detail
<
3
Vending Machine Cosmetics
Vending Machine Cosmetics
Sephora Launches Make-Up Dispensers at JCPenney
<
2
Boutique Vending Machines
Boutique Vending Machines
‘U*tique' Upscale Automated Retail Shopping
<
1
Fruity Makeup
Fruity Makeup
Creative Cosmetics Turn Your Face into a Watermelon
<