Beauty Trends on YouTube This Week (August 2026)

The beauty topics gaining ground this week on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, with the posts people watched most.

Last updated · refreshed weekly from Submarine.ai data

Rising topics this week

#TopicGrowth (WoW)Posts (7d)Views (7d)
1cause-related or csr+151178%94.2M
2mascara+4897%241.3M
3brow gel+2652%857.4K
4foundation+2239%17529.5K
5setting spray+1767%9409.6K

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Top beauty posts this week

  • Almond Shower Oil & Refill | L'Occitane en Provence

    L’Occitane · YouTube · 4.2M views

  • 5 SECOND SWIRL CHALLENGE #trulybeauty #swirl #shorts #asmr #satisfying

    Truly · YouTube · 3M views

  • 32mm Pro Waver

    Mermade Hair · YouTube · 615.5K views

  • Milani Highly Rated Lash Extensions XL Volumizing Tubing Mascara - What's Inside is Everything

    Milani · YouTube · 607.4K views

  • Glow Fixation Application

    jane iredale · YouTube · 397.3K views

  • Introducing NEW Intense Perfume Mists ❤️‍🔥

    Sol de Janeiro · YouTube · 322.4K views

Methodology

Submarine.ai tags every post from official brand channels with AI and measures topic momentum as week-over-week view growth (last 7 days vs the 7 days before). Topics shown here cleared minimum volume thresholds; figures are rounded. Updated weekly.

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Frequently asked questions

What is trending in beauty on YouTube right now?

The fastest-rising beauty topic this week is "cause-related or csr", up +151178% in views week-over-week with 4.2M views across 9 posts, according to Submarine.ai's weekly measurement.

How are these trends detected?

Submarine.ai tags and analyzes every post from official beauty brand channels on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. A topic counts as trending when its views grow sharply across multiple brands and posts. The growth figures compare the last 7 days to the 7 days before.

How often is this page updated?

Every week, from the latest full scrape of brand channels. Subscribers get trend movement daily, with per-brand and per-post breakdowns.

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