Space-Inspired Beauty Products
12 Galaxy-Inspired Products That Will Add Interstellar Drama to Your Beauty Routine
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While some may find beauty inspiration in mythical creatures, we like to draw from a very real yet equally fantastical source: outer space. Stars, planets, and even the occasional alien have motivated some incredible trends, including galaxy freckles. So why not start incorporating the interstellar into your every day look? From an out-of-this world highlighter and glitter-packed polish to skin care that was developed with the help of NASA scientists, keep reading to see our favorite intergalactic beauty picks.
Essie Nail Polish in Starry, Starry Night
The resurrection of this polish from the Essie vault caused a frenzy among the brand's diehard fans, and for good reason. The jelly-like midnight blue base is studded with blue and silver stars, making your manicure appear like a glistening night sky.
MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Eye Shadow in Cinderfella
The sparkling black and silver pigments in this baked shadow look like a swirling black hole but will add flashes of light to your look. Try using it wet as an amped-up eyeliner, or dry over a matte carbon shadow for a dimensional smoky eye.
BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Baked Eye Shadow Palette
This extremely popular palette is celebrated for its ultrapigmented colors, wide range of shade options, and affordability. It offers both warm and cool tones in shimmer finishes, with some pans boasting a marbled appearance (just like the planets they're named for!).
Mugler Alien Eau Sublime
This flanker fragrance from the iconic Alien collection is a more solar take on the bold gourmand original. Notes of jasmine, mandarin, and white amber provide a cozy warmth that will make you reach for this bottle over and over again.
Mugler Alien Eau Sublime ($82)
Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star 006
If you weren't already lured in by the sequin-stuffed packaging, this set's contents will have you hooked. Billed a kit for "intergalactic-inspired glamour," it includes your choice of a vivid pigment (we're partial to the blue seen here) and three shade-shifting hues, a holographic gloss, a smudgy black eye pencil, and a brush with which you can craft an interstellar makeup masterpiece.
Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star 006 ($130)
Read our review of Dark Star 006 here.
Urban Decay Moondust Palette
The eight multichromatic, high-sparkle shades in this palette will make your lids glimmer like a faraway galaxy. Be sure to use a primer before applying to ensure the gorgeous gleam lasts all day and night! We're particularly fond of Galaxy, a hue that appears almost purple in the pan but which looks like a black diamond when worn.
Lime Crime Hi-Lite Opals Palette
If alien celebrities existed and wore a highlighter, it'd be this one. There are three out-of-this-world, iridescent hues — pink, gold, and peach — that shift on skin, adding an interstellar glow to cheekbones, the cupid's bow, and the brow bone.
Starrily Nail Polish in Galaxy
This glitter-packed polish features a clear base, meaning you can layer it beautifully on top of any of your favorite shades (or a bare nail) for an explosion in sparkle. We especially love it over black — we can see all the different glitter shapes, including our favorite, the gold stars.
R+Co Outer Space Flexible Hair Spray
This memory spray will take your styling game to astronomical heights. Use it to set rollers, style your strands with curling wand, and brush your hair out and put it into a ponytail (all in the same day!), while achieving flawless, noncrunchy hold without any residue.
Lush Intergalactic Bath Bomb
As soon as you see this bomb fizz in your bathwater, you'll know why it's one of the brand's bestsellers. Glitter and neon colors create mesmerizing swirling patterns in your tub that look like (duh!) a galaxy, and peppermint adds a unique cooling sensation.
Milk Makeup Holographic Stick in Mars
This sequel to the impossibly popular Supernova highlighting stick features an elegant, peachy hue that will look especially stunning on medium and deep complexions. Sweep it on collarbones and shoulders to add a martian glow to any festival beauty routine.
Milk Makeup Holographic Stick in Mars ($28)
See swatches of the Mars Holographic stick here.
111Skin Celestial Black Diamond Bio Cellulose Eye Mask
111Skin founder Dr. Yannis Alexandrides worked with NASA scientists to develop his range after discovering space travel rapidly ages skin. These sheet masks feature retinol, complexion-smoothing niacinamide, and argireline, a wrinkle-erasing peptide to rejuvenate the delicate eye area.
111Skin Celestial Black Diamond Bio Cellulose Eye Mask ($115 for eight)
