Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022/2023/2024

[sister13]

Week 17&18 (April 13-27): Sale Haul Newness + Shop Your Stash! Don’t let your new items gather dust, try them out and post your thoughts! If you’re on a low/no buy, please shop your stash and share what you love about the items you chose! 

Thanks for 2+ amazing years and some amazing collabs for the Makeup Challenge! I’ve updated some new themes for March and early April below. I hope you will join me in sharing your looks, flatlays, or tags for items you use in each challenge! 

Upcoming Weekly Challenge: 

Week 10 (Feb 24- March 2): Lunar/ Chinese New Year Looks - This is a little late but the 24th was the lantern festival, so I think we can still celebrate this week!

Week 11 (March 3-9): I’m Cold Makeup Trend - This one’s been on the list for a while and I would love to try it out and see your looks!

Week 12 (March 10-16): March Sentimental Items - Any makeup items that spark a memory or have sentimental value for any reason, big or small. Let us know what is special about these items!

Week 13 (March 17-23): Dolly Week! Anything inspired by the America’s darling, Dolly Parton!

Week 14 (March 24-March 30): 5 minute Makeup Face & Faves - Share your go-to quick and easy face and favorite items! Super-collab with Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge  and Sephora Six - Fast & Furious Edition 

Week 15 (March 31-April 6): Cartoon influence (i.e. Jem/she-ra/bratz/anime/etc) - I know I’m dating myself with Jem and She-ra but I thought it’d be fun to recreate a look from any cartoon!

Week 16 (April 7-12): Pastels!! (I’ll update the next few weeks soon but have been wanting to explore some pastels for Spring.)

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Completed 2023 Weekly Challenges: 

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We celebrated the One Year Anniversary of this thread in November!! Although, somehow the challenge ended up with 61 weeks in a year, I’m not sure how that happened, lol.

Anyway, I figure in year two, we’ll do some repeats and some new challenges. I also plan to add in some bonus hair challenges, maybe once a month.

Okay, for simplicity, I’m going to update the numbering to be Week 1 for the new year, I hope that is not too confusing. I’ll try to get 52 weeks in the year this time! I guess I also need to update the title for 2023.

Week 1 (Jan 1-7): Focus on brows week! Do a bold brow or shimmery brow or just spend more time on your brows this week. Inspired by @SportyGirly125 

Week 2 (Jan 8-14): Rock a red lip week! If this is a regular for you, rock it as normal, or add a fun element, like gloss or add glitter/shimmer to it. Suggested by @JoSometimes 

Week 3 (Jan 15-21): Shop your stash/forgotten favorites! Dig into your stash/archives for something you haven’t used in a long time and renew your love or re-evaluate)

Week 4 (Jan 22-28): Chopping block/declutter week! Are there any items that you have been wondering about getting rid of? Do they still work, bring joy, serve a purpose in your collection? No pressure to get rid of anything, but just want to dedicate a week to evaluate some items on the heels of forgotten favorites week!!

Week 5 (Jan 29-Feb 4): Skin prep/Complexion focus week! Take extra time this week with your skin prep. Exfoliate or use a hydrating mask prior to makeup, use a luminous or mattifying primer, foundation and/or setting spray. And/Or, focus this week on using a skincare device or skincare product if you’ve been neglecting one you own.

Week 6 (Feb 5-11): Get out of your comfort zone week! Suggested by @josometimes. This is a chance to try something new and experiment a little. If you love a red lip, try hot pink or neutral. If you love neutrals, maybe add some color. Or, wear a bolder look out to run errands or on a night out to gain confidence with a different look! Please feel free ask for tips and tricks if you’d like suggestions on techniques, color or product recommendations and share your experience and tips for others as you try something new.

Week 7 (Feb 12-18): Red/Pink/Shimmer/Glitter or whatever you want for Valentine’s/Galentines Day (inspired by @imaster

Week 8 (Feb 19-25): Pantone Color of the Year Viva Magenta week! I miss the past Sephora + Pantone collaborations, so let’s make our own.

Week 9 (Feb 26-Mar 4): Luxe brands or Luxe items. If it feels luxe to you or makes you feel fancy, use it and post it, whether it’s Target or Tom Ford, L’Oréal or La Mer!

Bonus Hair Challenge for February: Hot Rollers or Velcro Rollers and/or other techniques for volume.

Week 10 (March 5-11): Matchy matchy week! Match your makeup to your clothes, or jewelry or hair accessories, a scarf or something you wear! Inspired by @sportygirly

Week 11 (March 12-18): Green week! For St. Patrick’s Day, let’s show off all our green looks or otherwise Irish inspired looks! 💚💚🍀🍀

Week 12 (March 19-25): Use something in a different way (safely) - An opportunity to use your lipstick as blush, your eyeliner or eyebrow pencil on lips, be creative! (Just remember, some items are not tested and may not be safe for eyes or lips)

Week 13 (March 26-April 1): Cherry Blossom Week - while the peak bloom may vary around the world, let's use this week to be inspired by the beauty of the cherry blossoms. Oh, if you happen to live where you get to see the real cherry blossoms, please share those pics, too! 

Week 14 (April 2-8): Spring Looks week! What makes you think of spring? Gloss, pastels, spring runway looks?

Week 15 (April 9-15): Holy Grail week! I think maybe @josometimes or @titian06 suggested this one? Use your Holy Grail products that are tried, tested and loved and be sure to share why it's a fave!

Week 16 & 17 (April 16-29)***: Sephora Spring sale - newness/or anything you haven’t gotten around to wearing/or shop your stash. (Note: I'm not sure when the Spring sale is happening, so I may move this one.) ETA: well, it's timed perfectly for shopping in store, though online purchases may not make it in time! Feel free to keep posting spring sale newness into the following weeks! 
(***I made the executive decision to extend this one more week since orders are still coming in!) 

Week 18 (April 30-May 6): Multichromes week! There have been so many great multi-chrome products and palettes lately, so let's make sure to showcase them!

Week 19 (May 7-13): April Showers bring May Flowers week!  This can be a bright and springy look, or a rain-inspired look (or a combo of both!).

Week 20 (May 14-20): World Makeup! A look or trend from around the world. There are lots of K-beauty trends, like crying girl, popsicle/gradient lips, blush, something like a Parisian chic look, or anything else you can think of! (Suggested by @josometimes)

Week 21 (May 21-27): Barbiecore! I was actually never a fan of dolls or Barbies as a kid, and the flood of Barbie on Instagram recently was kind of annoying to me, but I also have a soft spot for pink and Barbie, so I thought I’d add to the challenge. Can be anything from subtle to all out Barbie.

Week 22 (May 28-June 3): Social Media Inspired! Recreate a look and/or create your own look inspired by an influencer you love, or use makeup to recreate a filter. Post a side by side to share with us.

Week 23 (June 4- 10): Festival! Go all out with Glitter / Color / Braids / Hair Accessories or go easy and fresh!

Week 24 (June 11-17): Earth Week! Highlight more sustainable or green makeup brands. Or even just a play on blue, green, or even earthy tones to celebrate the earth.This is a little out of order but summer is a great time to connect with and celebrate the earth! (Suggested by @josometimes)

Week 25 (June 18-24): Summer Solstice! Create a look based on whatever makes you think of summer, maybe a sunny look, bronzed beauty, or zodiac inspired look.

Week 26 (June 25-July 1): Celebrate Pride! I know pride events vary widely by cities, so if you happen to do a pride look in another week, feel free to post anytime!

Week 27 (July 2-8): 4th of July! Let’s see those red, white and blues., fireworks inspired or just summery BBQ looks.

For your summer slays, there will be some additional cheeky challenges - cheers to @danielledanielle for proposing this fun collab with the weekly challenge! Let's get cheeky, chicas and chicos! We'd love it if you cross post your looks in both threads. 😘😘  Cheek Challenge Summer 2023: Collabs with Makeup Challenge of the Week  

The Cheek Challenges:

Week 28 (July 11-16) Bold Blush - The Better The Brighter 

Week 29 (July 17-22) Barbiecore - Getting Ready for Opening Night (This one's a repeat of Week 21, but for good reason! Movie opens July 21st!) 

Week 30 (July 23-29) Summer Sculpt - Bring your best bronzed cheekbones, contouring and underpainting are also welcome

Week 31 (July 30-Aug 5) Gloss and Glow - Give me the inner highlight, the glass skin or lip ready goodness

Week 32 (Aug 6-Aug12) Sunshine Sensation - Gold looks or metallic eyes

Week 34 (Aug 20-26) Mermaid makeup | Let’s get mermaid inspired, whether that’s classic teals and aquas, or maybe a pink or purple shimmery look? It may be as simple as a holographic highlight or a touch or turquoise eyeliner, or go all out. 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️

Week 35 (Aug 27-Sep 2) Waterproof or Long-wearing Makeup | What helps you beat the summer heat? Share your favorite hot weather skin, hair and makeup products, tips and tricks as we cruise through the end of August.

Week 36 (Sep 3-9) Neon Brights | Share your boldest and brightest neon looks!

 
Collab with Cheek Challenge Fall 2023: Awesome Autumn ! Feel free to extend the themes beyond cheeks and cross post in both threads if you like! 

Week 38 (Sep 17-23) Fiercely Foilage - Think color changing, vibrant cheeks

Week 39 (Sep 24-30) Sephoria Euphoria: whether you attended virtual, in person, or in spirit, give me your glammiest of glam.  Highlighters highly encouraged.

Week 40 (Oct1-Oct7) Pumpkin Pleasure - give me your best orange blush look (coral and peach looks are welcomed)

Week 41 (Oct8-Oct14) Cute and Cozy - think flushing and/or blushing, baby pinks welcomed.

Week 42 (Oct15-Oct22) In Your Comfort Era - no makeup makeup or monochromatic looks

Week 43 (Oct22-Oct28) Hottie Toddies - Warm me up with a smoky look, brown\based blushes, smoky eyes and latte makeup welcomed.

Week 44 (Oct 29-Nov 4) Halloween Looks!! Share ‘em all!! 
Week 45 (Nov 5-Nov 11) Sephora sale newness or shop your stash to save money!! 
(I’ll be updating November challenges soon!)

(Extended Holiday Break due to family circumstances!)

Week 52 I guess! - Post your Holiday looks - let’s see your Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other holiday colors! (More to come in 2024!)

Year 3: 
Week 1-2 (Break)

Jan 14-20: Cherry Cola/Cherry Cocktail Lips + Cheeks. Think ombre lips and burgundy or deep red looks.

Jan 21-27: Hot Toddy Week. Think bright and sultry, go for golds and honey or amber colors.
Jan 28-Feb 3: Espresso Martini\Martini Week.  This is the martini look - green and shimmer, but you could also add a deep lip to it or go for brown or plum version.

Feb 3-10: Maiden's Blush or Cosmopolitan Week This is the one that started it - Maiden's Blush, by RMS beauty.  It's coral, shimmery and warm.

Feb 11-17: Red Wine & Hot Chocolate - If you do partake in alcohol, try this it's delicious.  The look speaks to red and brown, but again, you choose.

Feb 18-24: Pink Blush /Blush Wine - Essentially, this is a pink look, but pinks have all sorts of tones, so have fun playing with this, whether it's all pink or a pop of pink.

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So, I could definitely (still) use some makeup inspiration these days and maybe you could too! Several years ago, we used to have some weekly makeup challenge threads, so I’m bringing one back. It’s a great way to spark some creativity and maybe most importantly, a great way to shop your stash!

I started with a list of some challenges below, but also happy to edit/rearrange/consider other ideas along the way. I hope you will join me!  Feel free to post as many or as few times you’d like each week with photos of your looks. If you don’t like to post your face, feel free to do a flatlay of the products you used to do your look. Also, if you get behind or ahead, feel free to post pics whenever you have time.

Can’t wait to see all your looks! Have fun! Please feel free to suggest some other challenge ideas in the thread and we’ll add to the coming weeks!! 

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[sister13]

A mix of new and old. Loving the Saint Jane sunscreen (from Sephora Sun Safety Kit) and The CT bronzer so much! Natural, daytime look. Also a going to try to work through some minis and deluxes and toss or note any great ones. The Rare Beauty mascara is GREAT if I everever work through my huge mascara stash!

New: Hourglass Veil™ Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation 

Saint Jane Beauty Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Face Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL 

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Matte Bronzer Medium 

SEPHORA COLLECTION PRO Bronzer Brush #80 

 Stash:

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Mini Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara Black 

Dior Backstage Concealer 

Dior Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss 001 Pink 

 

 

 

[itsfi]

Week 17&18 (April 13-27): Sale Haul Newness + Shop Your Stash! 

A mix of sale haul newness and shop my stash finds, @sister13!

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Products with the 🛍 emoji next to its tag / name are products I purchased during the sale. 

* I restocked Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation 🛍 during the sale, but in the mini size. Working on finishing up my umpteenth full size bottle here. I love this foundation. Medium coverage, feels lightweight on the skin and gives such a soft-light, natural radiance. This has been a repeated repurchase for decades, and even though I tend towards more tints these days, this will continue to be repurchased! 

 * SEPHORA COLLECTION Best Skin Ever Multi-Use Hydrating Glow Concealer 26 Peach 🛍 was another sale purchase. While I like the staying power and coverage of the original concealer, this hydrating one better suits my skin overall as it is more hydrating. I like this one for the under eye area but it does well with covering blemishes too. 

* I held out for a while on purchasing any of the Dior liquid highlighters when they were first released. Then I went in store to pick up a BOPIS order and they had a Dior rep in the store that day. We started chatting about Dior, the new releases, some folks we both knew there, and then she asked if I wanted to try something on and that turned into a mini makeup retouch (which looked better than what I had done myself, of course) and then I ended up buying Dior Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 014 Rosy 🤣 Did I know this was going to happen? Yeah, yeah I did. It's a beautiful blush-and-highlighter in one. A little goes a looooong way!

* Liked the effect of the original version of the #SEPHORA COLLECTION Love The Lift Curling + Volumizing Waterproof Mascara Ultra Black 🛍 but wanted a waterproof version. Voila!!! So of course, I had to get it. Giving myself a pat on the back for waiting until the sale to actually purchase. 😅 The lift this gives my lashes without using an eyelash curler is marvelous. And, true to its claims, the lift does last for 12+ hours though as to be expected, it wanes a little throughout the day. Still, this has great staying power. Some smudging if I forgot to set my under eye area well but that would be on me.

* The LAWLESS Skin-Smoothing Talc-Free Perfecting Powder is product I've been enjoying the more and more I use it. It made its way into a previous Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge and I've been bringing it into different capsules ever since. An example of the benefits of shopping your stash. It applies smoothly and has excellent coverage. I used it here to set makeup and it does a good job of that, but I'm finding that where it really marvels is as a powder foundation. 

* Eyeshadow was a mix of shadows from Natasha Denona Biba All Neutral Eyeshadow Palette Full Size Biba Neutral Eyeshadow Palette, which I'm working my way through as part of the Pan It! - 2024 Challenge. I scrape some shadow into one of the containers from the SEPHORA COLLECTION Reusable Travel Jar Set, lightly swirl my SEPHORA COLLECTION PRO Shadow Brush #15 into the various shades, spritz a setting spray like MAC Fix+ (alcohol free) onto the brush (with the shadows) and then apply to my lids.

* The store made sample contains Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops Sun Glow Serum 1.35 oz / 40 mL 🛍, which I dabbed on my cheeks and temples for a little warmth and glow.

* Yves Saint Laurent YSL Loveshine Lip Oil Stick 203 Blushed Mallow 🛍 was part of the BOPIS order I went into the store to pick up that lead to the Dior Rosy Liquid Highligther purchase. So naturally , I ad to use them in the same look.


YSL Loveshine 203 (immediately after application)

[sister13]

Gorgeous and thanks for the reviews and stories and swatches!! That love shine is so very pretty. Great mix of new and already loved items. I needed to ship my stash a bit more, but I’ve been working a great things in.

I remember my first time trying the Armani Luminous Silk foundation and the luminous blush/liquid glow ones, I was in England and it was the best foundation I’d ever tried. So expensive at the time in GBP but so worth it since you couldn’t get it in the US yet. Ahhh, makeup memories! @itsfi 

[Titian06]

@itsfi - The Dior maximizer in rosy and YSL loveshine lip oil are such pretty colors.  How do you like the YSL?  Is this your first one or do you have more?

[lmaster]

 

I shopped the stash today, but I did use MILK MAKEUP Cloud Glow Priming Foam With Brightening Turmeric that I think I bought from the sale lol

[sister13]

Gorgeous! I love your radiant glow and stunning eyes! @lmaster 

[Titian06]

You look lovely, @lmaster ! 🥰

[lmaster]

Thank you so much 🤗 @Titian06 

[Mellmars1185]

@lmaster I love your whole look 💞. How are you liking the Milk primer?

[lmaster]

I like it! It really gives me glowy skin! @Mellmars1185 thank you dearly

[Mellmars1185]

Sale Haul Newness Look

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New products used:
MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Mattes® Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals 
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush 09 Cool Berry 
HUDA BEAUTY Bombshell Lip Liner and Liquid Lipstick Set 

 

 

[sister13]

Ooh, so pretty! Great new items you picked up! @Mellmars1185 

[Titian06]

You look wonderful, @Mellmars1185 ! 🥰

[Mellmars1185]

@Titian06 Thank you very much! 💓

[sister13]

First time out with the Danessa Myricks Beauty Groundwork: Blooming Romance - Palette For Eyes, Brows, Face & Lips . I love it! 

I was supposed to get this one from Danessa Myricks since I won the PR list spot at SEPHORiA, but IPS list my package and I wanted this so badly, I bought it at Sephora during the sale. I know I could get this look using other products, but I love how they are all packaged together and they are long lasting. My review on the product page should appear soon.

I used this palette for eyes, lips and cheeks, even a touch on brows.

 

 
Then I added a gloss on this lip color: 

 

Then I switched up the lip color to a deeper shade and I loved that too!

 

 

[Mellmars1185]

@sister13 You rocked this palette! It makes for wonderful monochromatic looks ❤️🩷❤️

[sister13]

Thanks @Mellmars1185 !! 

[lmaster]

@sister13 beautiful colors!! 

[sister13]

Thanks I love it! @lmaster 

[Titian06]

Absolutely beautiful, @sister13 ! 😍  I love the enthusiasm you have for the DM brand! 🙂