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Hello, BIC Beauties! If the idea of makeup capsules piques your curiosity, or you're interested in seeing what's in the beauty collection or weekly makeup bag of your fellow BIC beauties, jump right on in - with questions, comments or a capsule of your own to share. To add a fun take on putting together a makeup capsule, I've included theme(s) for the weekly capsule - some weeks, I have enough products in my stash (eek!) to make a whole capsule based on the prompt; other weeks, I have just one or two items that fit neatly within theme. Whether you find yourself in the same place or somewhere in between, jump right on it and share your weekly makeup capsule. Check out the FAQ section below ⤵️ for more info on this challenge. CURRENT MAKEUP CAPSULE THEME: Week 37 - (September 9 - 15) - The Runway or Red Carpet Inspired Makeup Capsule and/or The "BIC Inspired" Makeup Capsule - New York Fashion Week is taking place September 6-11; show us the beauties that make up your runway inspired capsule. (I had fun with the play on The Met Gala theme earlier this year and thought, why not add New York Fashion Week to the mix, as well. Attendance at NYFW may be something I add to my list of things to do, @danielledanielle!) OR, curate a collection of goodies inspired by the dazzling makeup looks that went down the red carpet at the 2024 Emmys this last Sunday; OR, put together a capsule with one or more products inspired by your fellow BIC beauties - this theme, I know is a favorite among many, including @CynthieLu and @Mellmars1185. NOTE (9.9.2024): Evidently, I missed that the Emmys took place last night but I will not doubt be spending some time this week looking online at the hair, makeup & gowns that made their way down the red carpet. I updated the theme this week to add "Red Carpet" inspired makeup to this week's theme choices. Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 8.26.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come.Spoiler⭐ Week 38 - (September 16 - 22) - The LatinX Founded / Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule ⭐ - LatinX Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the US from September 15 to October 15. As one way to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latin Americans in the beauty industry, let's put together a capsule that includes one or more products from a LatinX owned or founded beauty brand. See spoiler below for a non-exhaustive list. SpoilerBelow are some LatinX founded or owned makeup brands. This is a non-exhaustive list. Brands with an asterisk (*) next to the name are available at Sephora (in store or online, or both). If the founder/owner is not easily identifiable by the brand name, his/her/their name appears in the parens. *Artist Couture (Angel Merino)*Beautyblender (Rea Ann Silva)Besame Cosmetics (Gabriela Hernandez)Dominque Cosmetics (Christen Dominique)*Melt Cosmetics (cofounded by Lara Arellano)*Rare Beauty by Selena GomezReina Rebelde (Regina Merson)❤️💋 Week 39 - (September 23 - 29) - The September 2024 Throw Down!, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule and/or The Brands at SEPHORiA Makeup Capsule ❤️💋 Multiple themes this week. You know the drill with the first prompt - curate a capsule with one or more beauty products that you want to compare against each other in a battle to see which reigns supreme; or that is a throw back to a different era (80's makeup, anyone? 90s? 2000s?, etc. ). OR, throw back to a past makeup capsule theme in a Do Over / Take 2. OR, put some products on the chopping block to see if they're keepers in your stash or if it's time to throw them out. OR, in celebration of SEPHORiA Atlanta, show us a capsule made up of one or more products from one or more of the beauty brands participating in SEPHORiA this year. See spoiler for a non-exhaustive list of participating makeup brands - I also tried to list skincare brands that offered makeup as well, and will try to update this list as new brands are added on the SEPHORiA webpage.🗒 More weekly capsule themes for September can be found by clicking on this link - September 2024 Capsule Makeup Themes. Week 38 - (September 16 - 22) - The LatinX Founded / Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule - LatinX Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the US from September 15 to October 15. As one way to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latin Americans in the beauty industry, let's put together a capsule that includes one or more products from a LatinX owned or founded beauty brand. See spoiler below for a non-exhaustive list. Below are some LatinX founded or owned makeup brands. This is a non-exhaustive list. Brands with an asterisk (*) next to the name are available at Sephora (in store or online, or both). If the founder/owner is not easily identifiable by the brand name, his/her/their name appears in the parens. *Artist Couture (Angel Merino)*Beautyblender (Rea Ann Silva)Besame Cosmetics (Gabriela Hernandez)Dominque Cosmetics (Christen Dominique)*Melt Cosmetics (cofounded by Lara Arellano)*Rare Beauty by Selena GomezReina Rebelde (Regina Merson) Week 39 - (September 23 - 29) - The September 2024 Throw Down!, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule and/or The Brands at SEPHORiA Makeup Capsule Multiple themes this week. You know the drill with the first prompt - curate a capsule with one or more beauty products that you want to compare against each other in a battle to see which reigns supreme; or that is a throw back to a different era (80's makeup, anyone? 90s? 2000s?, etc. ). OR, throw back to a past makeup capsule theme in a Do Over / Take 2. OR, put some products on the chopping block to see if they're keepers in your stash or if it's time to throw them out. OR, in celebration of SEPHORiA Atlanta, show us a capsule made up of one or more products from one or more of the beauty brands participating in SEPHORiA this year. See spoiler for a non-exhaustive list of participating makeup brands - I also tried to list skincare brands that offered makeup as well, and will try to update this list as new brands are added on the SEPHORiA webpage. More weekly capsule themes for September can be found by clicking on this link - September 2024 Capsule Makeup Themes.Previous Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 9.9.2024]Spoiler1 - The First (of the Year) Makeup Capsule2 - The Quick & Easy Winter Edition Makeup Capsule3 - The $20 USD ($27 CAD) & Under Makeup Capsule4 - The "On the Go!" Makeup Capsule5 - The Best of January 2024 Makeup Capsule6 - The Black Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule7 - The Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon Makeup Capsule and/or The "Things I Love" Makeup Capsule8 - The "BIC Inspired" Makeup Capsule9 - The Best of February 2024 Makeup Capsule and/or The "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule 10 - The International Woman Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule11 - The "One Brand" or "All The Brands" Makeup Capsule 12 - The "Springing Forward" Makeup Capsule and/or The Pops of Color Makeup Capsule 13 - The Fast & Furious / Quick & Easy Makeup Capsule and/or The March 2024 "On Top" or "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule 14 - The "Do Over" or "Take 2" Makeup Capsule15 - The Makeup-Artist-Founded Brand Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule16 - The BIC Inspired (Summer Edition) Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule17 - The "Green" Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule18 - The April 2024 "On Top" or "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule and/or The "More Play Time With My Sephora Savings Event Hauls" Makeup Capsule19 - The AAPI Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule20 - The "Sleeping Beauties" Makeup Capsule and/or The "OMG, More Stuff From the Sephora Spring Savings" Makeup Capsule21 - The "My Best Self" Makeup Capsule22 - The May 2024 "On Top", "On The Chopping Block" or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule23 - The Love Is Love Makeup Capsule24 - The Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The Multi-tasking Makeup Capsule25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Good Stuff" Makeup Capsule26 - The June 2024 "On Top", "On the Chopping Block" and/or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule27 - The Indie Brands Makeup Capsule and/or The Summer Vacation Makeup Capsule28 - The "If I Were To Curate My Ultimate Makeup Capsule" Makeup Capsule (aka The "These are My Favorite Products" Makeup Capsule) 29 - The Sticks and (Gem)Stones Makeup Capsule and/or The Pops of Colour: Summer Edition Makeup Capsule30 - The BIC Inspired Summer Edition Makeup Capsule and/or The Pan It! Makeup Capsule31 - The July 2024 New, Old, or "Is It Time For This To Go?" Makeup Capsule32 - The Take 2 / Do Over Makeup Capsule and/or The "Sleeping Beauties" Makeup Capsule 33 - The Day-to-Night (or Date Night): Summer Edition Makeup Capsule and/or The "Outside My Comfort Zone" Makeup Capsule34 - The Samples Makeup Capsule and/or The Newness Makeup Capsule 35 - The August 2024 Throw Down!, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule 36 - The Workhorses Makeup Capsule1 - The First (of the Year) Makeup Capsule2 - The Quick & Easy Winter Edition Makeup Capsule3 - The $20 USD ($27 CAD) & Under Makeup Capsule4 - The "On the Go!" Makeup Capsule5 - The Best of January 2024 Makeup Capsule6 - The Black Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule7 - The Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon Makeup Capsule and/or The "Things I Love" Makeup Capsule8 - The "BIC Inspired" Makeup Capsule9 - The Best of February 2024 Makeup Capsule and/or The "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule 10 - The International Woman Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule11 - The "One Brand" or "All The Brands" Makeup Capsule 12 - The "Springing Forward" Makeup Capsule and/or The Pops of Color Makeup Capsule 13 - The Fast & Furious / Quick & Easy Makeup Capsule and/or The March 2024 "On Top" or "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule 14 - The "Do Over" or "Take 2" Makeup Capsule15 - The Makeup-Artist-Founded Brand Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule16 - The BIC Inspired (Summer Edition) Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule17 - The "Green" Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule18 - The April 2024 "On Top" or "On The Chopping Block" Makeup Capsule and/or The "More Play Time With My Sephora Savings Event Hauls" Makeup Capsule19 - The AAPI Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule20 - The "Sleeping Beauties" Makeup Capsule and/or The "OMG, More Stuff From the Sephora Spring Savings" Makeup Capsule21 - The "My Best Self" Makeup Capsule22 - The May 2024 "On Top", "On The Chopping Block" or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule23 - The Love Is Love Makeup Capsule24 - The Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The Multi-tasking Makeup Capsule25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Good Stuff" Makeup Capsule26 - The June 2024 "On Top", "On the Chopping Block" and/or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule27 - The Indie Brands Makeup Capsule and/or The Summer Vacation Makeup Capsule28 - The "If I Were To Curate My Ultimate Makeup Capsule" Makeup Capsule (aka The "These are My Favorite Products" Makeup Capsule) 29 - The Sticks and (Gem)Stones Makeup Capsule and/or The Pops of Colour: Summer Edition Makeup Capsule30 - The BIC Inspired Summer Edition Makeup Capsule and/or The Pan It! Makeup Capsule31 - The July 2024 New, Old, or "Is It Time For This To Go?" Makeup Capsule32 - The Take 2 / Do Over Makeup Capsule and/or The "Sleeping Beauties" Makeup Capsule 33 - The Day-to-Night (or Date Night): Summer Edition Makeup Capsule and/or The "Outside My Comfort Zone" Makeup Capsule34 - The Samples Makeup Capsule and/or The Newness Makeup Capsule 35 - The August 2024 Throw Down!, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule 36 - The Workhorses Makeup CapsuleFAQs: [Updated 4.28.2024]SpoilerWhat is a capsule makeup collection? A capsule makeup collection is a selection of makeup products that can be used to put together different looks for a variety of occasions. For some of us, that may mean a group of essential products for your everyday look plus a few extra items for a more glam or dramatic look; and, for others of us, that may mean, a lineup of our holy grail product(s) in each makeup category. My ideal capsule makeup collection probably falls somewhere in between - we'll (hopefully) find out at the end of the year! I don't see myself as a minimalist, but I don't have an extensive collection of makeup either. I appreciate the collections of people who fall within both camps but I float somewhere in between - on the one hand, my brow product collection would earn a gold star if we were using a minimalist approach to makeup; my lip product lineup, on the other hand, would not. 🤣 It would most definitely not. Why have a capsule makeup collection? Everyone will have their own reasons for having (or not having) a more streamlined makeup collection. Over the years, I've just become more interested in having less beauty products on hand (well, except for lip products, lol) - a handful of items I use or reach for more frequently with maybe a few additional products that are go-to's for me for special events or occasions. Don't get me wrong, I love trying new products and I don't see that changing. I just like the idea of having a simpler collection (I appreciate that "simpler" can be relative), curated to my needs and lifestyle.Why weekly? A few 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. I may not post detailed reviews, but will at least try to include a weekly recap (probably at the end of the week) of what products I like and which ones didn't work for me. If weekly works for you, great. If not, feel free to join in based on what works best for you. What if I don't have enough products to fit the theme for a full face?No need for your entire makeup capsule to fit the weekly theme(s). Just one 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. What is a capsule makeup collection? A capsule makeup collection is a selection of makeup products that can be used to put together different looks for a variety of occasions. For some of us, that may mean a group of essential products for your everyday look plus a few extra items for a more glam or dramatic look; and, for others of us, that may mean, a lineup of our holy grail product(s) in each makeup category. My ideal capsule makeup collection probably falls somewhere in between - we'll (hopefully) find out at the end of the year! I don't see myself as a minimalist, but I don't have an extensive collection of makeup either. I appreciate the collections of people who fall within both camps but I float somewhere in between - on the one hand, my brow product collection would earn a gold star if we were using a minimalist approach to makeup; my lip product lineup, on the other hand, would not. It would most definitely not. Why have a capsule makeup collection? Everyone will have their own reasons for having (or not having) a more streamlined makeup collection. Over the years, I've just become more interested in having less beauty products on hand (well, except for lip products, lol) - a handful of items I use or reach for more frequently with maybe a few additional products that are go-to's for me for special events or occasions. Don't get me wrong, I love trying new products and I don't see that changing. I just like the idea of having a simpler collection (I appreciate that "simpler" can be relative), curated to my needs and lifestyle.Why weekly? A few 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. I may not post detailed reviews, but will at least try to include a weekly recap (probably at the end of the week) of what products I like and which ones didn't work for me. If weekly works for you, great. If not, feel free to join in based on what works best for you. What if I don't have enough products to fit the theme for a full face?No need for your entire makeup capsule to fit the weekly theme(s). Just one 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.