The Beauty in Gaming

Take Epic Games’ “Fortnite.”

Revolution Beauty is teaming up with 'Fortnite'

 to create a beauty line inspired by elements of the game. The Revolution Beauty website currently has an email waitlist sign up for more information about the collaboration.

Many associate games like “Fortnite” with children (

Jazwares

toy line, anyone?). Some might be surprised to find that, according to Priori Data, more than 80% of regular “Fortnite” players are between 18 and 35. Currently, the game has 250 million average monthly players, with 89.7% reported to be male and 10.3% reported to be female. 

If all 10.3% of female players of “Fortnite” were interested in makeup, that leaves more than 25 million potential buyers. But don’t count men out. Ipsos recently found that roughly one-third of men are open

Additionally, Statista says the global beauty and personal care market was estimated to be worth more than $500 billion in 2022, meaning that beauty is an enormous business to tap into – perfect for licensed products. 

“Fortnite” isn’t the only video game with a makeup line. In the last few years, “

Animal Crossing

” worked with

ColourPop Cosmetics for a line

;

NYX

created a “

Tetris

” collection and

Lush

celebrated

the launch of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie

” with bath and body essentials.  

Even non-licensed beauty products are getting inspiration from video games. A makeup line from a brand that frequently partakes in licensed collabs, e.l.f. Cosmetics’ “Game Up Makeup” celebrates arcade games’ aesthetic and color palette. There’s even an indie makeup brand called Game Beauty that specializes in creating makeup inspired by the world of video games. Don’t count this brand out from licensing, though.

It recently collaborated with Atlus’ “Persona 5 Royal” for a cosmetics line

.

As gaming and cosmetics continue to cross over, consumers and licensing executives should expect an increase in these collaborations. Watch this space.