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Summer is officially here, BIC! 😎 And we’ll have some easy breezy weekly capsule makeup prompts over the next few months to match the season. Whether having set of makeup products at the ready each week makes it easier to get ready in the mornings, or if you're looking for a fun way to shop your stash / use what you already have (or what newness that you pick up along the way), welcome! 👋 Please feel free to join in weekly or as a theme suits your style or piques your interests. We love seeing (and being inspired by) what beauties everyone is using. 💋 How does this work?To add a little bit of fun and creativity to curating a makeup capsule, there will be a weekly theme or prompt on which that week's group of beauty products will touch upon. There's no need to have every single product for the week fit the theme exactly. All you need is one product. And, truth be told, how that product fits into the weekly theme is subject to interpretation. Yours, primarily. So, please feel free to be creative. This is about finding a set of makeup products that work for you and your lifestyle, whether already in your collection or waiting to be discovered (or, in some instances, re-discovered) by you. How Can / Do I Participate? There are several ways you can participate - You can post a photo of the products you use or tag and list them, as you like. You can give someone's post a heart and / or ask questions about products in someone's capsule. You can post a different capsule every week or once a month or every once in a while, when a theme grabs your interest or draws your attention. When and where are/will the weekly themes posted?The weekly themes are (or will be) included in the original post - under the section titled "Current Makeup Capsule Theme" or "Upcoming Makeup Capsule Theme". Occasionally, I will post a link to a separate post with the monthly themes. ▶️ CURRENT MAKEUP CAPSULE THEME [Updated 8.10.2025]Week 33 (August 11 - 17) - The Savvy Savings and/or Spectacularly Splurge-y Makeup Capsule What makeup products do you prefer or are you more drawn to - affordable beauties or luxe labels? Or maybe your style consists of a carefully curated mix of both? Let's put together a makeup capsule this week that speaks to your proclivity towards savvy savings or spectacular splurges. Or both. UPCOMING Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 8.10.2025]SpoilerWeek 34 (August 18 - 24) - The Gifts (With Purchase) Makeup Capsule and/or The Gift-Worthy Makeup Capsule - A couple of capsule themes this week; there may even be some overlap between the two prompts. For The Gifts (With Purchase) Makeup Capsule, put together a capsule with one or more makeup products that were a gift with purchase or that was part of a promo; even perhaps something you purchased or received as a GWP in connection with Rouge Appreciation Days 2025. Bonus challenge: if you purchased something just to get that specific gwp, consider sharing about it on the I DID IT FOR THE GWP! thread. For The Gift-Worthy Makeup Capsule, assemble a capsule with one or more makeup items that either (a) would make a great gift or (b) was actually gifted to you. Week 35 (August 25 - 31) - The Palettes Makeup CapsuleI'm going to have to look back at my notes, but this may the first time we've had a palettes theme for a capsule. For this last week of August, let's curate a capsule with one or more palettes. And, if you're up for a Bonus challenge - try to use only palettes (or just one palette) for this week's capsule. Week 34 (August 18 - 24) - The Gifts (With Purchase) Makeup Capsule and/or The Gift-Worthy Makeup Capsule - A couple of capsule themes this week; there may even be some overlap between the two prompts. For The Gifts (With Purchase) Makeup Capsule, put together a capsule with one or more makeup products that were a gift with purchase or that was part of a promo; even perhaps something you purchased or received as a GWP in connection with Rouge Appreciation Days 2025. Bonus challenge: if you purchased something just to get that specific gwp, consider sharing about it on the I DID IT FOR THE GWP! thread. For The Gift-Worthy Makeup Capsule, assemble a capsule with one or more makeup items that either (a) would make a great gift or (b) was actually gifted to you. Week 35 (August 25 - 31) - The Palettes Makeup CapsuleI'm going to have to look back at my notes, but this may the first time we've had a palettes theme for a capsule. For this last week of August, let's curate a capsule with one or more palettes. And, if you're up for a Bonus challenge - try to use only palettes (or just one palette) for this week's capsule. Previous Capsule Themes: [Updated: 8.10.2025]Spoiler1 - The "New Year, New-To-You" Makeup Capsule 2 - The "Mocha Mousse" Inspired Makeup Capsule3 - The "Favorite Feature(s) Focus" Makeup Capsule 4 - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule5 - The "Lunar New Year 2025 Zodiac Sign Lucky Colors" Makeup Capsule February 2025 Capsule Themes <Click on link ⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes>6 - The "Black Founded/Owned Beauty Brand(s)" Makeup Capsule7 - The "Dynamic Duo, Trusted Trio or Killer Combo" Makeup Capsule8 - The "New York Fashion Week Inspired" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Celeb-Inspired" Makeup Capsule9 - The Throwback Makeup CapsuleMarch 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 10 - The "International Women Founded / Owned Beauty Brand" Makeup Capsule and/or The Palette(s) Makeup Capsule11 - The Samples Makeup Capsule and/or The "Attitude of Gratitude" Makeup Capsule12 - The "Spring Is In The Air" Makeup Capsule13 - The "Take 2" / Do Over" Makeup Capsule April 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 14 - The Spring Sticks Makeup Capsule15 - The Flush of Color Makeup Capsule 16 - The Spring Refresh Makeup Capsule 17 - The “Green” Makeup Capsule 18 - The Makeup-Artist-Founded/Owned Brand Makeup Capsule May 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 19 - The Asian American Pacific Islander Founded / Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule20 - The "Tailored For You" Makeup Capsule21 - The Vacation Makeup Capsule22 - The Musician Founded / Owned Beauty Brand Makeup CapsuleJune 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 23 - The Love Is Love Makeup Capsule 24 - The Sleeping Beauties Makeup Capsule and/or The "Shop My Stash Makeup Capsule25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule26 - The "My Best Self" Makeup CapsuleJuly 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 27 - The Indie Brands Makeup Capsule and/or The Canadian Founded/Owned Brands Makeup Capsule 28 - The Multi-Taskers / Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The "On The Go: Summer Edit" Makeup Capsule 29 - The Sizzling Summer Samples Makeup Capsule30 - The Pop of Color: Summer Edit Makeup CapsuleAugust 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes>31 - The (Lip)Sticks (aka Lips + Sticks) Makeup Capsule32 - The Athlete Founded / Owned / Endorsed / Influenced Beauty Brand(s) Makeup Capsule1 - The "New Year, New-To-You" Makeup Capsule 2 - The "Mocha Mousse" Inspired Makeup Capsule3 - The "Favorite Feature(s) Focus" Makeup Capsule 4 - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule5 - The "Lunar New Year 2025 Zodiac Sign Lucky Colors" Makeup Capsule February 2025 Capsule Themes <Click on link for more detailed description of capsule themes>6 - The "Black Founded/Owned Beauty Brand(s)" Makeup Capsule7 - The "Dynamic Duo, Trusted Trio or Killer Combo" Makeup Capsule8 - The "New York Fashion Week Inspired" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Celeb-Inspired" Makeup Capsule9 - The Throwback Makeup CapsuleMarch 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link for more detailed description of capsule themes> 10 - The "International Women Founded / Owned Beauty Brand" Makeup Capsule and/or The Palette(s) Makeup Capsule11 - The Samples Makeup Capsule and/or The "Attitude of Gratitude" Makeup Capsule12 - The "Spring Is In The Air" Makeup Capsule13 - The "Take 2" / Do Over" Makeup Capsule April 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link for more detailed description of capsule themes> 14 - The Spring Sticks Makeup Capsule15 - The Flush of Color Makeup Capsule 16 - The Spring Refresh Makeup Capsule 17 - The “Green” Makeup Capsule 18 - The Makeup-Artist-Founded/Owned Brand Makeup Capsule May 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 19 - The Asian American Pacific Islander Founded / Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule20 - The "Tailored For You" Makeup Capsule21 - The Vacation Makeup Capsule22 - The Musician Founded / Owned Beauty Brand Makeup CapsuleJune 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 23 - The Love Is Love Makeup Capsule 24 - The Sleeping Beauties Makeup Capsule and/or The "Shop My Stash Makeup Capsule25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule26 - The "My Best Self" Makeup CapsuleJuly 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌ for more detailed description of capsule themes> 27 - The Indie Brands Makeup Capsule and/or The Canadian Founded/Owned Brands Makeup Capsule 28 - The Multi-Taskers / Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The "On The Go: Summer Edit" Makeup Capsule 29 - The Sizzling Summer Samples Makeup Capsule30 - The Pop of Color: Summer Edit Makeup CapsuleAugust 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌ for more detailed description of capsule themes>31 - The (Lip)Sticks (aka Lips + Sticks) Makeup Capsule32 - The Athlete Founded / Owned / Endorsed / Influenced Beauty Brand(s) Makeup Capsule Additional FAQsSpoilerWhy weekly? Years ago, beauty & lifestyle blogger Serein Wu, did a weekly series (on her blog and YouTube channel), Makeup Bag Monday, where she rotated her makeup bag each week with new product launches and makeup already in her collection. Every Monday, she shared the products she selected for the upcoming week and provided detailed makeup reviews on the makeup she used for the previous week. My reviews here will likely not be as detailed, but I will at least try to include a few thoughts about the products at the end of the week or beginning of the next week. If weekly works for you, great. If not, feel free to join in based on what works best for you. Having a weekly capsule at the ready at (or near) the beginning of the week has also been helpful with making getting ready in the morning easier and more efficient, and that, has made it more fun too. It's also a great way for me to see how well a product performs with other products and that makes the decision to keep, donate, re-home or toss an item a lot easier. Also want to note that if the makeup for the week's capsule is not something you want to use for the entire week, that's fine, too. I generally use the makeup in the week's capsule 4-6 days during the week, sometimes more, sometimes less. When are the weekly themes posted?I generally try to post the themes for the next month about two weeks before the start of that next month (so around the 15th of each month, give or take a few days), except that, for this month, weekly themes for weeks 2 thru 5 for January will be posted by or before end of the day on January 2. Weekly themes are updated at the end of the then current week (e.g., Sunday). This year, I will plan to update the weekly themes the Sunday before the start of the next week's theme, around 9pm Pacific / 10pm Mountain / 11pm Central / 12midnight Eastern Time. What if I don't have enough products to fit the theme for a full face?There's need for your entire makeup capsule to fit the weekly theme(s). Just one item will do. And, even if you don't have one that fits squarely within a theme, feel free to post your makeup capsule. We'd love to see what you're using and hear your feedback on the products as you put them to use - are they a favorite or a potential favorite? Are they just 'meh'? Or, is it time to declutter the item(s) from your stash?Is there anything else I should include in my capsule?It's all up to you what to include in your capsule. Some weeks, my capsule consists of completely different items than the week before. Other weeks, I've swapped out just a few items or have included additional items in one category of products - some of us refer to this as giving us options for the week. You may see reference to "fits." That was creatively coined by our fabulous @danielledanielle and refers to the bag or component that will hold the week's makeup and, specifically, does all the makeup for the week's capsule fit into the bag / storage component. You ca also include the makeup brushes and tools you use for application, if you wish.Why weekly? Years ago, beauty & lifestyle blogger Serein Wu, did a weekly series (on her blog and YouTube channel), Makeup Bag Monday, where she rotated her makeup bag each week with new product launches and makeup already in her collection. Every Monday, she shared the products she selected for the upcoming week and provided detailed makeup reviews on the makeup she used for the previous week. My reviews here will likely not be as detailed, but I will at least try to include a few thoughts about the products at the end of the week or beginning of the next week. If weekly works for you, great. If not, feel free to join in based on what works best for you. Having a weekly capsule at the ready at (or near) the beginning of the week has also been helpful with making getting ready in the morning easier and more efficient, and that, has made it more fun too. It's also a great way for me to see how well a product performs with other products and that makes the decision to keep, donate, re-home or toss an item a lot easier. Also want to note that if the makeup for the week's capsule is not something you want to use for the entire week, that's fine, too. I generally use the makeup in the week's capsule 4-6 days during the week, sometimes more, sometimes less. When are the weekly themes posted?I generally try to post the themes for the next month about two weeks before the start of that next month (so around the 15th of each month, give or take a few days), except that, for this month, weekly themes for weeks 2 thru 5 for January will be posted by or before end of the day on January 2. Weekly themes are updated at the end of the then current week (e.g., Sunday). This year, I will plan to update the weekly themes the Sunday before the start of the next week's theme, around 9pm Pacific / 10pm Mountain / 11pm Central / 12midnight Eastern Time. What if I don't have enough products to fit the theme for a full face?There's need for your entire makeup capsule to fit the weekly theme(s). Just one item will do. And, even if you don't have one that fits squarely within a theme, feel free to post your makeup capsule. We'd love to see what you're using and hear your feedback on the products as you put them to use - are they a favorite or a potential favorite? Are they just 'meh'? Or, is it time to declutter the item(s) from your stash?Is there anything else I should include in my capsule?It's all up to you what to include in your capsule. Some weeks, my capsule consists of completely different items than the week before. Other weeks, I've swapped out just a few items or have included additional items in one category of products - some of us refer to this as giving us options for the week. You may see reference to "fits." That was creatively coined by our fabulous and refers to the bag or component that will hold the week's makeup and, specifically, does all the makeup for the week's capsule fit into the bag / storage component. You ca also include the makeup brushes and tools you use for application, if you wish.