The Beauty And Wellness Trends ESSENCE Editors Are Practicing

18 Mar

McKeown/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With every new year comes the urge to try something, well, new. But, unlike a typical “resolution,” 2026 is all about low pressure beauty and wellness trends that feel as right as they look. It could be a fresh hair color, trying out trending wellness tools, actually wearing sunscreen, or even consciously taking more time away from your phone, and instead, investing in hobbies that force you to slow down. Ahead, 6 ESSENCE Editors tell all about the beauty and wellness trends they’re practicing in 2026. India Espy-Jones, Contributing Beauty Editor In 2026, the biggest wellness trend I’m practicing is being present, unplugging (I expect going offline to be more popular this year), doing a...

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1 Dec

Can raving and wellness go hand-in-hand?

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Can raving and wellness go hand-in-hand?

It’s no secret that young people are increasingly eschewing partying and late nights for wellness and the gym. Nearly half of young people no longer drink alcohol, with many citing health concerns as their principal motivation for quitting. Earlier this year, a survey conducted by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) found that 61 per cent of people between the ages of 18 and 30 are going out less frequently compared to last year. National newspapers have gone as far as rebranding Gen Z as “Generation Stay-at-Home”, “Generation Boring”, or “Generation Sensible”. It’s cheering that so many of us are keen to prioritise our health, but that said, I’ve always been sceptical of just how ‘healthy’ it is to adopt such...

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17 Aug

The White Lotus effect: Inside the ‘wellness tourism’ boom

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The White Lotus effect: Inside the ‘wellness tourism’ boom

Inside the wellness tourism boom26 Images In 2025 vacationers are seeking something more from their vacations. Relaxation isn’t enough. Now annual leave is about healing the mind, body and soul. This season, The White Lotus has checked into a luxury wellness resort in Thailand, complete with health mentors, biomarker testing, stress management meditation, sensory deprivation tanks, personalised self-improvement plans, Reiki and a no-phone policy. “The hotel is a digital detox area – focus on being present, and each other, and self-care,” as health mentor Pam (Morgana O’Reilly) says in the first episode. The White Lotus, now in its third series, written by genius Mike White, averages 15.5 million viewers – a week. Hotels and locations that have featured on The White Lotus...

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5 Feb

How wellness became a secular latest age religion

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How wellness became a secular latest age religion

As reports that religion is declining within the west proceed we're witnessing the profound rise of wellness adopting lots of the same codes and cues of traditional faiths. From fitness to lively nutrition to sleep, wellness offers something for everybody, successfully seducing its consumers by promising us happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives. While wellness seems somewhat superficial and nonsensical, it's actually very serious business. The worldwide wellness industry is estimated at $3.7 trillion. Critics are quick to call out the cult of wellness for its lack of scientific rigour and self-care jargon, but having spent my early twenties subsumed on this tribe, I feel they're flawed to evaluate so quickly. I feel there may be a more nuanced reason...

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