Mocha Mousse 2025 Color of the Year
The decision has been made and the color has been named, Mocha Mousse!
It’s an interesting choice, beautiful in tone but a little muted, and a little blah dare I say. I look forward to the announcement of the color of the year. It can inspire trends for the upcoming seasons and is supposed to “capture the global zeitgeist” as well as “express a global mood and an attitude, reflecting collective desire in the form of a single, distinct hue.”
When I realized there was an official color named each year it was easy to see it pop up throughout the year in all the areas of life where products can be sold. In the spring it can be seen in any ads meant to inspire redecorating, like paint commercials or an ikea ad where the throw pillows match the rug that match an accent wall. In the summer we see the color of the year in nail polishes that match the same color of a cute bikini a few aisles over. And in the fall we definitely see it on the runways, it’s on the coats, the purses, the boots. It’s everywhere and you may have never noticed!
Of course this applies to hair and makeup, I’ve already seen a few TikTok’s of people trying to achieve Mocha Mousse hair.
When picturing how this color could play out in trends makeup-wise, I think this color will translate beautifully on the skin. For blush, eyeshadow, lipstick it’s a neutral enough color that can be worn subtlety as just a hint of color or it’s unique enough to be used as a focal color when made into an eyeliner or a more intense lip.
I haven’t quite made up my mind about this color. On its own it’s pretty, but to be name thee color… it’s a bit disappointing. If the color is meant to encapsulate the mood of the world, which would in turn influence the vibe for the year in various ways then I think Mocha Mousse just ain’t it.
Not get too off topic from beauty and fashion but the world is on fire, literally and figuratively. I don’t even know what my mood has been or will be in 2025. It won’t be a Mocha or Moussey vibe. We need something electric! A color based off a beautiful chartreuse or a vivacious cyan would really get the people going! Something that symbolizes new beginnings and invokes excitement.
