Exclusive: the top beauty trends on Caroline Hirons’ Skin Rocks App

By Amanda May | Published: 13-Sep-2023 Amanda May
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From the most searched for ingredients and products, to users’ biggest skin care concerns, the British aesthetician and her team reveal all

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Exclusive: the top beauty trends on Caroline Hirons’ Skin Rocks App

Caroline Hirons (pictured) founded the Skin Rocks App

Caroline Hirons (pictured) founded the Skin Rocks App

Caroline Hirons’ Skin Rocks App, which is designed to help consumers demystify their skin care routine, is celebrating its one-year anniversary.

The British aesthetician and industry titan’s free app has been downloaded 203,200 times since launching, with 250,500 product searches by users every month. 

To mark the anniversary, Hirons and the Skin Rocks team reveal what have been the biggest beauty trends on the app over the past 12 months. 

“We launched the app

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