Makeup should make you feel good, and current trends are all about getting creative and experimenting with color. Introducing mood ring makeup, the aura-boosting trend you’ll love.
Dopamine Glam Gets a Colorful Edge
Last year, we saw a big push for dopamine glam, or makeup that makes you happy.
“Think mood-altering makeup. Think instant joy. Just like dopamine floods the brain with feelings of pleasure, satisfaction and motivation, dopamine makeup is a blast of color and/or texture that gives you that feel-good feeling. It’s quite literally like painting on a smile,” makeup artist Danessa Myricks, founder of her eponymous brand, previously told NewBeauty.
Dopamine glam can be anything from the clean girl look to something a bit more daring. And in 2025, mood-boosting makeup meets the golden aura makeup trend for a colorful upgrade. With Pinterest reporting a 365 percent rise in searches for the term ‘full color makeup eyes,’ we’re seeing a clear turn towards the bold, the colorful and the experimental.
“Some key elements of mood ring looks are fun lines and squiggles around the eyes in various colors, fun diffused eyeshadows that melt into the blush,” explains Miami makeup artist Natalie Dresher. “The key is that these looks are not necessarily about being wearable. They’re about having fun.”