skinfluencer
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of skin + influencer, equivalent to skin + -fluencer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skinfluencer (plural skinfluencers)
- (informal) A social media celebrity whose account focuses on skincare products.
- 2019 August 17, Sarah Manavis, “Male ‘skinfluencers’ are making bank recommending you moisturisers”, in GQ[1]:
- There's a growing breed of male skincare influencers – or ‘skinfluencers’ – who promote skincare regimens for men to have flawless visages. […] Regardless of why they come to skincare, retailers are taking notice, capitalising on the work from male skinfluencers and bringing in more of these male-focused skincare lines into stores.
- 2020 September 4, André-Naquian Wheeler, “I Have Clear Skin, Now What? Confessions From the Other Side of Adult Acne”, in Vogue[2]:
- I scrolled through the Reddit SkincareAddiction forum (what an apt name) for hours, and used my “emergency” credit card to buy products I couldn’t actually afford. I watched YouTube videos of dewy, glowing “skinfluencers” to learn the molecular differences between an essence and a toner.
- 2020 September 8, Rachel Strugatz, “The Content Creator Who Can Make or Break Your Skin Care Brand”, in The New York Times[3]:
- mr. yarbro’s ascent to skinfluencer fame began right when people started to quarantine. Real clothes and makeup went the way of indoor dining, and interest in skin care and in-home self-care soared.
- 2023 August 6, Verity Clark, “Would you wear a cauliflower-based perfume?”, in The Times[4], London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 August 2023:
- We've had skinfluencers (dermatologists) and gymfluencers (PTs) but now there is a new breed of social-media savvy experts to follow. Enter the scentfluencers, a group of fragrance enthusiasts who are demystifying the, frankly often very wafty, world of scent.