STARFACE x Glossier Hydro-stickers refill
Millennial pink is meeting Gen Z yellow for the beauty collab of the season: Glossier x Starface. The former is known for its skin-first approach to beauty; the latter makes acne shame a thing of the past with its bold hydrocolloid zit stickers (named Hydro-Stars) that treat pimples while making a colorful statement.
“Glossier and Starface have so much in common,” says Glossier chief marketing officer Kleo Mack. “We both have curated sets of everyday essentials that are intended to bring joy and ease to your beauty routine.”
When Emily Weiss launched Glossier in 2014, each order came with a sticker sheet—“the goal was to bring some joy and fun to beauty and make the unboxing experience exciting,” Mack says. The collaboration's hydrocolloid stickers riff off of that OG sticker pack: light pink stars, cherries, and the beloved three-eyed smiley that once adorned every cool girl’s phone case.
The goal of Starface has always been to “infuse optimism into the acne category,” says the brand’s president Kara Brothers. Celebrities like Justin Bieber, Emma Stone, and Florence Pugh have all sported the Hydro-Stars out in public, and the brand has also collaborated with icons like Hello Kitty and made special black stickers for the spring 2023 Puppets & Puppets show. “Starface’s products are efficacious and beautiful,” Mack adds. “Rather than covering or concealing, they turn spots and breakouts into something fun and joyful.”
