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Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 2024

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.
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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 52 (December 23 - December 29) - The Holiday Glam Makeup Capsule and/or  The "2024 Makeup Capsule Collection" Makeup Capsule - Some options for us to close out the makeup capsules for 2024 (or to kick start 2025)!
 
Show us the beauties you use when you want to add glitz and glam (or, that up the glitz and glam element) to your makeup look.
 
and/or 
 
Curate a bag with your go-to, GOAT, ride-or-die products that would make up your ultimate makeup capsule collection (for 2024). If it's too much to put together a creme de la creme capsule or if you're at your best with options, consider putting together a makeup capsules of one or more favorites you discovered (or re-discovered) in 2024. 
 
 

Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 12.21.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come. 

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Week 1 - 2024/2025 - to be posted the week of December 23, after the Christmas holiday. HINT: Think newness for the new year, or to usher in the New Year. 😉

Previous Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 12.23.2024]

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1 - The First (of the Year) Makeup Capsule
2 - The Quick & Easy Winter Edition Makeup Capsule
3 - The $20 USD ($27 CAD) & Under Makeup Capsule
4 - The "On the Go!" Makeup Capsule
5 - The Best of January 2024 Makeup Capsule
6 - The Black Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule
7 - The Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon Makeup Capsule and/or The "Things I Love" Makeup Capsule
8 - The "BIC Inspired" Makeup Capsule
9 - 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 Capsule
11 - 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 Capsule
15 - The Makeup-Artist-Founded Brand Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule
16 - The BIC Inspired (Spring Edition) Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule
17 - The "Green" Makeup Capsule and/or The Sephora Spring Savings Makeup Capsule
18 - 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 Capsule
19 - The AAPI Owned / Founded Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule
20 - The "Sleeping Beauties" Makeup Capsule and/or The "OMG, More Stuff From the Sephora Spring Savings" Makeup Capsule
21 - The "My Best Self" Makeup Capsule
22 - The  May 2024 "On Top", "On The Chopping Block" or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule
23 - The Love Is Love Makeup Capsule
24 - The Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The Multi-tasking Makeup Capsule
25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Good Stuff" Makeup Capsule
26 - The June 2024 "On Top", "On the Chopping Block" and/or "On Repeat" Makeup Capsule
27 - The Indie Brands Makeup Capsule and/or The Summer Vacation Makeup Capsule
28 - 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 Capsule
30 - The BIC Inspired Summer Edition Makeup Capsule and/or The Pan It! Makeup Capsule
31 - The July 2024 New, Old, or "Is It Time For This To Go?" Makeup Capsule
32 - 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 Capsule
34 - 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 Capsule
37 - The Runway or Red Carpet Inspired Makeup Capsule and/or The "BIC Inspired" Makeup Capsule 
38 - The LatinX Founded / Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule
39 - The September 2024 Throw Down!, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule and/or The Brands at SEPHORiA Makeup Capsule
40 - The "Pop of Colour": Fall Edit Makeup Capsule and/or The Musician Founded or Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule
41 - The "Dynamic Duos (or Trios)" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Products with Interesting / Attention-Grabbing Names" Makeup Capsule
42 - The "Makeup I'm Thankful For" Makeup Capsule and/or The Do Over / Take 2 Makeup Capsule
43 - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule and/or The Global Makeup Capsule
44 - The "Sleeper Hits" Makeup Capsule and/or The October 2024 Throw Down, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule
45 - The Sweater Weather Makeup Capsule and/or The Holidays Savings (Shop The Sale) Makeup Capsule
46 - The Time Capsule Makeup Capsule and/or The Awesomely Affordable and/or Spectacularly Splurge-worthy Makeup Capsule
47 - The "Please, Don't Go!" / Discontinued Products Makeup Capsule and/or The Newness Makeup Capsule
48 - The Things I'm Thankful For Makeup Capsule and/or The “BIC Inspired” Fall Makeup Capsule
49 - The Beautifully Bold or Delightfully Demure Makeup Capsule and/or The "Savvy Shopper" Makeup Capsule  
50 - The Sticks 2.0 Makeup Capsule and/or The "Favorite Theme From The Challenge" Makeup Capsule
51 - The Winter Wonderland Makeup Capsule and/or The "Take 2" / "Do Over" Makeup Capsule

FAQs: [Updated 4.28.2024]

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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. 

 

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The reflection on the ND got me to, I had to look twice to figure out what I was seeing. 😅 It would be cute thou if it had been real. 😉 Awesome tribute to your gratis collection, making it into its own capsule, and you picked the most fitting back drop too.

 

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@CynthieLu Pretty much everything I've bought the last 10 or so years is BIC influenced... This felt like a good cheat lol

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I like your remix to the theme. It's a good way mix old and new @missjeanie 

 

I almost didn't recognize the ND palette with the reflect.  Kinda wish it came in this version, though 🤣

 

 

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@danielledanielle lol, how fun would it be to have a BIC*ND Collab!!

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@missjeanie, check out the current Beauty Ice Breakers  questions. If you, Sephora and Natasha Denona did a palette collab ✔️, I'm down for including it in my pan project for whatever year we'd be on for Pan It! - 2024 Challenge 😉 Just putting it out there, that's all.  @danielledanielle 

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@itsfi Bahahahhaa... If I'm ever given the chance to design a product with both @NatashaDenona and @TeamBIC you can bet I'd be sending them out to everyone here!!I I also suspect it would be a boring enough shadow range that it would be a hit among the everyday make up users, but likely too boring for most of BIC lol!  Oh man... now I'm day dreaming of what my perfect collab would be!

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@missjeanie, well, boring palettes usually are the ones that have my heart, especially if they have just the right mix of neutrals. I would buy that collab - in a heartbeat! If it has other beauties in addition to eyeshadow, all the better. I don't think I have another 5 years in me to stick to a large eyeshadow palette. I'm hanging on for the last shadow in the Biba palette to see pan. 🤞

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RECAP: Week 12 - The "Springing Forward" or "Pops of Colour" Makeup Capsule

 

Spring came and with it some nice weather ... for a day or two and then rain showers. The "pops of colour" theme was welcomed for adding brightness to some otherwise grey and moody days. Big thanks to @missjeanie for such a great idea. 

 

No new products to add to the Top Shelf, but there were a handful of standouts this week - some for good reasons and others ... not. 

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Bye-bye!Bye-bye!

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ALL STARS:
🌼  Besame Ella Fitzgerald Eyeshadow Quad is really becoming a go-to purple/mauve eyeshadow palette for me
🌷  Fenty Gloss Bomb Crystal Holographic Lip Luminizer is beautiful on its own or atop lipstick. 
🌺  Soleil Toujours Clean Conscious Body Sunscreen Mist with Vitamin C SPF 30-50  - I know this is meant for the body, but I used it on my face, to set my makeup and it worked out surprisingly well. No vision blurriness, watery eyes or irritation. 
🌹 Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Satin Shine Lipstick 90's Pink  is one of my favorites from her latest lipstick collection. 
 
UNDECIDED:
🌿  Prados Eyeliner - Mora (Purple) is a lovely, rich purple. My allergies creeped up on me earlier in the week so I didn't really have many opportunities to play with this one the way I would have liked. On the few days I did, it was nice. Will want to incorporate this into my makeup again; maybe I'll bring it out for the weekends. 
 
DECLUTTER:
🏡  Youthforia PreGame Primer - the consistency and performance of this primer is nice, but the smell is not appealing. It does dissipate quickly but there are other primers that perform just as well, if not better, without the scent. I'll see if anyone wants it but am prepared to toss it if the scent bothers those interested in it.

🏡  LAWLESS Woke Up Like This Flawless Finish Foundation   - it bums me out that this did not work out. It started off well but as I continued to wear it throughout the week, I noticed that it irritated parts of my face. So, I'll try to rehome this one. @ather 

🏡  The rich pigmentation on the Cheekbone Sustain Lipstick Askihk is beautiful, but alas, it is too bold for me. While it makes for a lovely stain if I lightly pat it onto my lips, I find I have other similar colors in my stash and this one isn't a standout in that regard. I contemplated repurposing as a tinted lip balm, but I already have plenty of those. 

🗑  Prados Mascara - Reyna (purple) looks and feels like it's dried out quite a bit. The colo is a pastel lavendr purple that unfortunately, applies and appears more chalky than it looks coming out of the tube. This has been tossed.

 

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@itsfi  Oh no! Sorry to hear the Lawless was a no go. But no point in keeping it if it’s not working for you!! So many better ones out there! 

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Yeah, it was a bummer. At first, I wondered whether it was really the product but after ruling out other things and then testing it again ... yep. It's alright @athert; I have plenty of other complexion products - and ones I love. Besides, these things happen, right? Right!! And, of all the different types of foundation I'm fine letting go, it would be a full coverage one - these days, I reach for those pretty infrequently. Stll, let's hope the Lawless powder works out. 🤞

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I remember thinking how nice it was to see the Crystal Luminizer make it into your Capsule this week. It was a great choice for the theme and I'm happy too see it's still a love for you.🩷

Way to go!! You decluttered a few items that no longer belonged with you.  It's not always easy to do, but you did it! 🎉🎉

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@CynthieLu, thank you. The Fenty crystal lip luminizer is beautiful. It also has a sentimental / nostalgic component to it - nostalgic all the way back to September 2023. Ha! Sephoria NYC - how else were a bunch of BT/BIC beauties going to make the most of their time together on a rained out first day?! Descending on a Sephora store and frolicking about like happy kiddoes. 

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@itsfi I'm so impressed at how great you are at tossing less than stellar products!  Weekend purple liner sounds like a great idea to see if it's worth keeping or not!

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@missjeanie, there’s been ebbs and flows. I think the whole back and forth with Tower 28 Beauty OneLiner Lip Liner + Eyeliner + Cheek Pencil Work Of Art  made me reevaluate my assessment of products and gave way to a more “tough-love-slash-brutally-honest” approach to deciding what stays and what goes. Let’s see how long this last before I go back to my “but it could work …” 😂 

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We’re almost through with 3 months of capsules! Woohoo! 🙌🏼 I've been having a blast seeing what everyone curates for their capsules. 😍 I've also been updating my wish list a lot more after seeing and hearing about people's makeup capsules. 😆

 

Before March comes to a close, wanted to do a quick check in, with some updates.


🌸  Themes for April and May have been added to the original post (OP). I have a lot of deadlines and "to do's" over the next couple of months so I’ve uploaded 2 months’ worth of capsule themes. 

🌻  Adding a bit of a twist to the month end prompt for the first quarter, for those who are interested. A special treat. We have a cross over / collab with a couple other threads on the forums, namely, 

 

It looks to be a great capsule theme next week - quick and easy makeup. If you are a fan of The "On Top" or "On The Chopping Block" themes, however, please, by all means, go for it! Lots of options for themes next week. 

🌺  A new theme for the first week of April (that will be repeated periodically throughout the year) is The "Do Over" / "Take 2" Makeup Capsule. If there was a theme you wanted to repeat, either exactly as you did the first time around, or with some adjustments, have at it! Alternatively, there have been some folks who have shared that they were interested in taking part for a particular theme but were unable to do so that specific week. If that's you, here’s your chance to jump on in!

💐  The Spring Savings Sale Event is quickly approaching. I know that shipping can vary and that purchses may be made throughout the sale, so there will be 3 consecutive weeks in April when you can incorporate any (or all) newness you pick up during the sale 🛍️ into your capsule.  And, if you pick up some treats near the tail end of the sale, there’s a week in May to incorporate goodies that may arrive a little later. Switch it up each week or keep your makeup the same for all 3 weeks? Up to you. I'm super excited to see what folks pick up during the sale. I feel like there may be some major enabling happening during these weeks. 😆

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@itsfi Great ideas!  I spy a few weeks that I'm excited to get a capsule ready for!  I'm torn though for this coming week.  I just don't think I can be a six product gal!  I'll have some serious thinking to do tonight!

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Maybe do a variation on the theme, a 6 … times 2 (or times 3) product capsule @missjeanie?!! 😂 Or maybe limit it to 6 lippies? 😉 

 

Or if that prompt doesn’t work, there are other themes for next week. Your faves from the previous weeks? Or ones you’re not so sure about? Or a combo?

 

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Lol.. I like that @itsfi !  6 base products, and 6 for eye/lip?  I could probably do that!!

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I knew someone would find a loophole @itsfi , @missjeanie 🤣

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@itsfi , love the options!  Thanks for the update and linking.

 

Also, yes feel free to get in on the collabs and post your pics + picks everywhere.

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Week 12 - Pops of Color/Springing Forward

 

I think pink for this week, with pops of red and orange.  Mostly because Cherry Blossoms are budding 🌸.  I've been loving the CT palette for the shimmer mostly, and it's such a easy & pretty quad.  The Kinlo Sunscreen has been my foundation for off days, it's lightweight and it's tiny gives me a little extra coverage.  I left out two items, my Dior Dior Forever Couture Luminizer Highlighter Powder 04 Golden Glow and Supergoop! 100% Mineral (Re)setting Powder Face Sunscreen SPF 35  .... It did not fit 😁😆

 

DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 4N  

DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 014 Rosy  

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Warm Wishes Effortless Cream Bronzer Stick Good Energy  

Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette - Pillow Talk Collection Pillow Talk Dreams  

PAT McGRATH LABS Dark Star Volumizing Mascara 0.43 fl oz / 13 mL  

PAT McGRATH LABS PERMA PRECISION Liquid Eyeliner Xtreme Black

NARS Blush Coeur Battant 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion – Caffeine Caffeine  

LYS Beauty Speak Love Moisture Matte Lipstick  

Prada Beauty Monochrome Hyper Matte Refillable Lipstick P55 FUXIA  

GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Hella On Point Clean Ultra-Fine Brow Pencil 5  

GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Most Def Clean Instant Definition Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil 4  

PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo Do We Know Her? 

Kept the Dior bag for additional pop, too

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