Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 2025

[itsfi]

Happy fall, BIC! 🍂🍁  Whether having a set of makeup products all picked out in advance makes it easier to get ready in the mornings or if you're looking for a fun way to use the new-to-you and tried-and-true products in your collection, 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 10.5.2025]

Week 41 (October 6 - 12) - The Beauty Brands Supporting Mental Health Awareness Makeup Capsule and/or The Makeup Artist at Sephora Makeup Capsule

A few options for capsule themes this week. Curate a capsule made up of one or more product(s): 

(a) from a makeup brand that supports or promotes mental health awareness* (in honor of the first full week of October being established by Congress in 1990 as Mental Health Awareness Week); and/or

(b) from "'new and breakthrough brands from beauty experts" at Sephora**. See spoiler below for more details and disclosures pertaining to both prompts.

Spoiler

Makeup Brands Supporting Mental Health Awareness*
Maybelline entered into a 5-year partnership in 2024 with the WHO Foundation to expand access to mental health services across the globe.

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez "donates 1% of sales to the Rare Impact Fund (also founded by Selena Gomez), which aims to raise $100 million over 10 years to increase access to mental health resources."

Urban Decay entered into a 3-year partnership with the Cybersmile Foundation in 2021 to introduce a new campaign to raise awareness about online bullying and promote digital wellness. It appears the partnership may have concluded last year and I was not able to locate information to confirm that the partnership had been extended. 

* The list was compiled based on an online article titled "10 Must-Know Beauty Brands That Empower Mental Health Initiatives" from Who What Wear, statements found on brand websites and information obtained through various online searches.  

The Makeup Artists Edit at Sephora**
Makeup | Sephora
Charlotte Tilbury

Ciele (Nikki DeRoest)
Danessa Myricks Beauty
Fara Homidi
Huda Beauty (Huda Kattan)
Hung Vanngo Beauty
Isamaya (Issamaya Ffrench)
LYS Beauty (Tisha Thompson)
Makeup by Mario (Mario Dedivanovic)
m.ph by Mary Phillips
One/Size by Patrick Starrr
Pat McGrath Labs
Patrick Ta
Refy (Jess Hunt and Jenna Meek)
Violette fr. (Violette Serrat)

Westman Atelier (Gucci Westman)

** On the Sephora page(s) for The Makeup Artist Edit, the brands Make Up For Ever and Natasha Denona are not listed, but Charlotte Tilbury is listed among the group. Based on that arrangement and in absence of any further information I could find, I have assumed "new and breakthrough brands" to mean beauty brands having been around for less than 12 years as of 2025 (Charlotte Tilbury was founded approximately 11 years and 6 months ago in 2025). Accordingly, I have also included Pat McGrath Labs in the list above as PML has been around since approximately 2015, or 10 years. 

 UPCOMING Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 10.5.2025]

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Week 42 (October 13 - 19) - The Indigenous People's Day Makeup Capsule, The Canadian Thanksgiving Makeup Capsule, and/or The Samples 2.0 Makeup Capsule

A few options this week for makeup themes. To celebrate October 13's Canadian Thanksgiving Day and Indigenous People's Day, put together a look with one or more product(s) from a Canadian or Indigenous founded or owned makeup brand (see spoiler below for non-exhaustive list).

Spoiler

Canadian founded/owned makeup brands - brands with an asterisk (*) next to their name can be found at Sephora:

19/99 Beauty

Attitude

Birch Babe

Bite Beauty

* Cheekbone Beauty (Sephora Canada)

Elate Beauty

Evio Beauty

* Hung Vanngo Beauty (Sephora US & Sephora Canada)

* Ilia (Sephora US & Sephora Canada)

Jason Wu Beauty

Lise Watier

* MAC Cosmetics (Sephora Canada)

Marcelle

* Nudestix (Sephora US & Sephora Canada)

* The Ordinary (Sephora US & Sephora Canada)

Selfcare by Bloom

Tok Beauty

I don't know about you but I've got some makeup samples that could use my attention, both to keep my pile of samples more manageable and also to see if there might be something I'd like to pick up during the upcoming holiday / year end sales. Now's a good time to put those samples to use and maybe head on over to the Foil Challenge if you finish up a foil in the process. In the name of research! Always good to make an informed purchase, right?! Who knows, it could be Love At First Sample!!! 🥰!

For additional prompts, check out October Makeup Capsule Themes 

Previous Capsule Themes: [Updated: 10.5.2025]

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1 - The "New Year, New-To-You" Makeup Capsule  
2 - The "Mocha Mousse" Inspired Makeup Capsule
3 - The "Favorite Feature(s) Focus" Makeup Capsule  
4 - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule
5 - 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 Capsule
7 - The "Dynamic Duo, Trusted Trio or Killer Combo" Makeup Capsule
8 - The "New York Fashion Week Inspired" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Celeb-Inspired" Makeup Capsule
9 - The Throwback Makeup Capsule

March 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 Capsule
11 - The Samples Makeup Capsule  and/or The "Attitude of Gratitude" Makeup Capsule
12 - The "Spring Is In The Air" Makeup Capsule
13 - 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 Capsule
15 - 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 Capsule
20 - The "Tailored For You" Makeup Capsule
21 - The Vacation Makeup Capsule
22 - The Musician Founded / Owned Beauty Brand Makeup Capsule

June 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 Capsule
25 - The "Welcome, Summer!" Makeup Capsule
26 - The "My Best Self" Makeup Capsule

July 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 Capsule
30 - The Pop of Color: Summer Edit Makeup Capsule

August 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes>
31 - The (Lip)Sticks (aka Lips + Sticks) Makeup Capsule
32 - The Athlete Founded / Owned / Endorsed / Influenced Beauty Brand(s) Makeup Capsule
33 - The Savvy Savings and/or Spectacularly Splurge-y Makeup Capsule 
34 - The Gifts (With Purchase) Makeup Capsule and/or The Gift-Worthy Makeup Capsule
35 - The Palettes Makeup Capsule

September 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes>
36 - The Workhorse(s) Makeup Capsule
37 - The "Summer Favorites" Makeup Capsule 
38 - The LatinX Founded/Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule 
39 - The Runway / Red Carpet Inspired Makeup Capsule

October 2025 Capsule Makeup Themes <Click on link ‌‌⬅️ for more detailed description of capsule themes>
40 - The FALL into Color Makeup Capsule

Additional FAQs

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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 @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.

[danielledanielle]

The Pat McGrath edit

 

And frienddssss

The Fit 🫶🏽 @TeamBIC 🫶🏽

 

[itsfi]

Those bags!!! 😍😍 That's a pretty Pat McGrath family reunion you have going on for your capsule! What say you about her lip crayon / pencil? Are they more creamy? Matte? Waxy?

[danielledanielle]

The lip pencils are creamy, but never messy.  I miss all the shades they used to come in, though @itsfi 

[itsfi]

Week 8 (February 17 - 23): The "New York Fashion Week Inspired" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Celeb-Inspired" Makeup Capsule

I'll be combining both capsule themes in my looks this week - with the romantic flush look seen on the ASHLYN runways for NYFW with actresses Anna Sawai, Gemma Chan, and Michelle Yeoh for celebrity inspiration. 😍

COMPLEXION:

• I'm keeping with the combo of the GUERLAIN Parure Gold 24K Radiance Primer 1.2 oz / 35 mL  and Dior Forever Perfect Fix Makeup Setting Spray for several reasons ~ they pair really well together, give my currently drier leaning skin some hydrtion, and I'm soooooo close to finishing them up (though I do have backups of each that I don't remember picking up, lol)
• DIOR Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick  
• MERIT The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick  - I find this works best on me as a concealer

EYES:

• PAT McGRATH LABS IntensifEYES™ Longwear Eyeshadow Primer IntensifEYES™ Longwear Primary  is nearing the end of its shelf life and I want to use up as much as I can. It's not my favorite eyeshadow primer but it works fine; I apply a light dusting of the Dior foundation powder from the Dior Fall/Winter Ready-To-Wear Palette (limited edition)(discontinued) to set the primer and to set my eyeshadow.
• Natasha Denona Biba Eyeshadow Palette for the BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows and the Dior Palette for some additional shades during the week.
• I have a couple of options for brows this week - Victoria Beckham BabyBlade Eyebrow Pencil - Taupe, and Glossier Boy Brow Volumizing Eyebrow Gel-Pomade  
• I also have some options for eyeliner - Danessa Myricks Beauty Linework Paintbrush Fluid Liquid Eyeliner 0.034 oz / 1 ml , and the coco shade from ND Biba, combined with Inglot Duraline (not shown)
• Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued) for my waterline and inner corners of the eye, to brighten up my eye area 

CHEEKS:

• DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster  - This is 2N; this has multiple purposes this week - primarily as a highligher, but I may use it as a primer as well for an all over glow. It gives my complexion (or cheeks) a lovely luminance, not too shiny 
• Options for cheeks this week inlude MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Stockholm  which is photographing a lot brighter and deeper than in real life, MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Bespoke , one of my favorites - it photographs much darker than the neutral light-medium brown it is in real life; this one could double as a bronzer on me, if needed/desired this wee; and  DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 014 Rosy  - I have a note to also try topping this with the blush shade from the Dior palette (yet another blush option for the week)

LIPS: 

• I'll alternate between Ami Colé Soft Shape Waterproof Lip Liner Rose Clay , which is more clay than rose on me, and in a good way; and Freck Beauty MAKEOUT CLUB Nude Muse Lip Liner Shade 02 , a neutral pink, lining and smudging all over my lips 
• I'll top the liner with one of the glosses from the Dior palette or Rokael Beauty Lip Oil - Ecstasy - thank you @peculiarzmakeup for introducing me to the brand. 

FRAGRANCE:

• Ellis Brooklyn MYTH Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Eau de Parfum Spray  is a favorite of mine. I'll be wearing it on its own as well as layering it with other scents I've been rotating through recently.

This week's capsule is on the larger side for me but gives me options for a couple of looks I'm planning on trying this week for the Balette Royale and theThe Fit, The Fab and The Face: Outfit and Inspo Thread . I got everything inside the bag (gifted by Dior SA) - it's roomier and deeper than it looks, but I had to move things around a bit to get it all zipped up. 

[itsfi]

Week 7 Capsules Debriefed

There were a lot of hits with the makeup from last week's makeup capsule (week 7). Nothing from either of thos capsules was decluttered. The major standouts from last week (other than products I've already mentioned in past debriefs and ones that have been previously designated as a GOAT or Top Shelf product) include the following beauties. 

• LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation  has been such a great addition to my collection. I'm very happy to have received a good shade assessment during Sephoria 2024: Atlanta. 👍 It's lightweight, blendable, feels like nothing on my skin, and gives me soft, dewy (but still natural) finish. Coverage is light-to-medium. 

• Ami Colé Desert Date Cream Blush & Lip Multistick Hibiscus  is one of last year's Top Shelf product. Its pairing with the Vieve Lip Dew Glossy Lip Oil is what lands it in this debrief. AC Hibiscus on its own can be a bit brighter and cooler on my lips than I typically go for, but combined with the shimmery sheen and slight warmth of the Vieve Lip Dew, it's a pretty my lips-but-better-and-dewier shade. 😘 I feel like this Lip Dew may be 🤔 the thinner, less glossy version of the Ami Cole holiday lip oils that I've been waiting to open. 

• Dior Forever Perfect Fix Face Mist - Makeup Setting Spray - Long Wear & Instant Hydration was paired with a Guerlain primer and the combination is excellent but it also has been performing very well for me on its own during the cooler seasons. It has a fresh cucumber-like scent and is hydrating. I've been using it to set by itself as well as in combination with the Sephora Collection loose powder or the ONE/SIZE mattifying setting mist - it keeps my normal-to-dry skin hydrated and that is much appreciated.

• Fashion Fair Lip Teasers Lip Gloss Supreme Brown  is one of those shades that surprised me by how well I love the color. The formulation is light and easy to apply and spread over my lips - I've not had any issues with reddish-brown color migrating outside of my lips. 🙌 It's been reached for often this month! 

On a different note, incorporating the Natasha Denona Biba Eye Shadow Palette into last week's capsule and the BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows was a fun way to bring it back into the fold. Though the majority of the remaining shades lean on the warm side, it worked out well, and I'm looking forward to using it again this week, for both this week's capsule and the shadow showdown - the red carpet / runway theme sounds like it will be so much fun! Excited to see what everyone puts together! 😍

[itsfi]

Week 7 (February 10 - 16): The "Dynamic Duo, Trusted Trio or Killer Combo" Makeup Capsule

Spoiler

My "killer combos" in this capsule are:

• the primer and setting spray combo of the GUERLAIN Parure Gold 24K Radiance Primer 1.2 oz / 35 mL  and the Dior Forever Perfect Fix Setting Spray. This duo has performed well with pretty much every foundation with which they've been paired, so why not see they play together with the LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation ? I'm some combination of LN6 and MN1 throughout the year, but as we are in the thick of winter, the LN6 works just fine. 

• another recent pairing I've happened upon is the lovely lip duo Ami Colé Desert Date Cream Blush & Lip Multistick Hibiscus  and Vieve Lip Dew Original, which has made its way to Sephora UK (wondering if it will make it to the Sephora North America stores at some point 🤔). Ami Cole Hibiscus hit my radar last year and it was love. It still is; I really enjoy it as a blush and will use it this week as such as well as my go to lip color. The formula can be a bit dry on my lips especially this time of year as they are already prone to dryness, but that's where the Lip Dew comes in - the shimmer adds a soft glow to the color and the slip from the lip gloss gives the blush stick movement and some hydration. 

• I'm using this week's capsule to test out the combination of Yves Saint Laurent Couture Mini Clutch Eyeshadow Palette 100 Stora Dolls  (as eyeshadow and as a liner on the upper lashline) with the Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil  - Light 1 (discontinued) on the lower lashline, for a soft, natural eye look. I'll include LYS Beauty Lash Confidence Curling & Lengthening Clean Mascara Influential  in my look a couple of days during the week, but will otherwise, will just curl my lashes. @Mellmars1185, the LYS is still holding up pretty well when I set my eyelids with powder to keep the oils at bay. 

Other capsule items:

• PAT McGRATH LABS IntensifEYES™ Longwear Eyeshadow Primer IntensifEYES™ Longwear Primary   - I can't remember exactly but I think I received this as part of a SEPHORiA bag. It's not my HG primer but it works just fine and I'm working to use up all my open eye shadow primers.
• Beauty Bakerie Pinch of Flour Oat (Translucent) (not pictured) to set my eye lids since the LYS is a non-waterproof mascara
• If I need to add some warmth to my complexion, I'll mix a drop or two of either Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi™ Bronzing Drops with Peptides  or First Aid Beauty Bronze + Glow Drops with Niacinamide 1 oz / 30 ml  into the LYS serum foundation.
  
  

It all fits in this very bright yellow, lined, mesh bag from Supergoop (SEPHORiA 2024 Atlanta). I love this bag - it's so bright and yellow - love that it stands out (and that it's squishy). It holds a good amount of product, too. 

A second capsule (see spoiler) will come into play this weekend, partly for a "no-makeup" makeup look and partly for a look I'm aiming to do for the BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows .

Spoiler

The focus of this second capsule is on the eyes, hopefully, with the DM bronzite, MUBM liner, the 7 shadows from ND Biba that remain to be fully panned, if at all; and, if I can get the look to work as I envision it, there will be one other surprise (non-palette) eye product to complete the "nature" theme look for the Balette Royale: Showdown of the Shadows.

A tighter fit requiring more Tetris-prowess, but I got it all in and (barely) zipped up. Phew.

Fragrance choices for this week are from a Brown Girl Jane Set I picked up a year ago, a couple months before the brand launched at Sephora. The brand also offers a BROWN GIRL Jane Discovery Set  that is also very nice.

• Brown Girl Jane Bahia Eau de Parfum
• BROWN GIRL Jane Casablanca Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz / 50 ml eau de parfum spray  
• BROWN GIRL Jane Lamu Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz / 50 ml eau de parfum spray  

[ather]

@itsfi  Both of these capsules look amazing! I can’t wait to read the showdown of shadows! Love a good showdown! Both of these are great! 😊 can’t wait to hear how it goes! 

[itsfi]

@ather, I haven’t reached for the ND Biba palette much after hitting pan on every shade but with the new challenge I figured why not bring it back in the mix and see if I can use it to create a different weekly eye looks for that challenge. We shall see how it goes. Ultimately I think the neutral to cool tones in the YSL palette are more me - it makes sense - the shadows in Biba that I have already fully panned ran more neutral than the warmer ones I have left. 

[danielledanielle]

Week 7: The Fenty Edit

The Dynamic Duos...At first I was focused on the lip liners and lip colors, but I included duos in multiple ways, like color ways (Riri the liner and gloss bomb, drama cla$$ as powder and cream, trophy wife in gloss bomb and highlighter) and the dynamic quartet of Riri Showstoppers (Riri LE gloss bomb, the showstopper lipstick case, invisimatte and diamond Bomb, Fenty glow cream blush and gloss bomb, hot chocolit gloss bomb and gloss bomb stick).  Also I have duo snap shadows, but I'm sticking with one for BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows The only non Fenty items are my brow pen (Uoma) and my eye primer (Nars), but I've used the Fenty versions of these.  The eye primer was decent, but I don't know if it's still available.  The brow pen has a cute little brush head instead of a spoolie, so I kept it for awhile after the pen ran out, but I went through it muuuuuchhhh too quickly.

Fragrances are a repeat, but with DIOR J'adore L'Or Eau de Parfum added because Rihanna is the face of it

The little circle things are cleansing cuffs, one of my face GWPs ever

[itsfi]

Loving the Fenty focus @danielledanielle 😍 The Riri Showstoppers - yes!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I love her gloss bombs, too! She's done so well with her product line; it's been awesome to see. Is there anything you'd like to see her add to her collection that she hasn't yet?

[danielledanielle]

Quads, maybe.  The eyeshadows haven't been the greatest, honestly, but maybe a cream to powder formula in a quad...🤔🤔🙌🏽💸 @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@danielledanielle, eyeshadows would be a good one. I feel like that something may be in the works - the snap palettes seem to be phasing themselves out on the website and in the stores near me. I liked the color stories  when they were released, but some newness would be great to see. 

[ather]

@danielledanielle  This is a great capsule! So many choices! Do you have a favourite duo? 

[danielledanielle]

Oooh, that's hard.  Like this edit itself was already a task 🤣 @ather .  Going to have to think about it 🤔

[blackkitty2014]

Drum roll for Black Owned Beauty Brand please. I have way too many PMG palettes but I just pick a random one and make sure I used every single shades in the palette last week. I forgot how many PMG lipsticks I have. I think I still have about a dozen of brand new PMG lipsticks balm/gloss/lipsticks besides the ones I already used. Sigh 😮‍💨 

Here are the swatches of my PMG lippies; from left to right (right is closest to my hand) Flesh 7, Executive Realness, Love Supreme, Rose Quartz Astro gloss, Soft Core, Rose Divine Rose gloss, 1995 top and Dream Scape gloss and the last one is just 1995+Dream Scape

[ather]

@blackkitty2014  Wow you have so much PMG!! 

[itsfi]

Beautiful swatches @blackkitty2014! Which Pat McGrath eyeshadow palette is that one? The colors are lovely.

[blackkitty2014]

Thx you @itsfi . It’s mothership IIII Subversive. I bought it when she first came out with 3. And the rabbit hole keeps getting bigger and bigger and deeper and deeper 😘

[danielledanielle]

It's so pretty, fuchsia and rose colored with a touch of gunmetal @blackkitty2014 

[blackkitty2014]

Thx you @danielledanielle ❤️

[itsfi]

Checking in early with my recap from this week's Black founded/owned beauty brand makeup capsule. 

Nothing was an absolute miss (just not my preference) but there are a couple of beauties I am on the fence about, as well as some fabulous standouts (see spoiler, below 👇). 

Spoiler

🙌  Yay: 🙌

• Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder - Tinted Primer & Foundation  - the tinted version agrees with me so much more than the universal shade which is just so odd. 🤔 I have it in Shade 3 and I love how it smoothes, evens tone, and blurs.

• Lip pairing 💋: I really enjoyed the color from sandwiching the Beauty Bakerie Lip Whip Matte - Versailles between layers of The Lip Bar Vegan Lip Gloss - Girl Boss. 👍 This dynamic duo will be one I continue to pair together moving forward. The pink tones in TLB Girl Boss keeps the mauve tones in Beauty Bakerie Versailles from leaning too grey on my lips, a plus. The BB Lip Whip i more hydrating than most liquid lipsticks but TLB gloss adds a little extra hydration and slip. 

• Pat McGrath Labs Divine Blush + Bronze + Glow Trio - Fleurever Nude has been a palette I've been iffy about but I think I've gotten the hang of it, both in terms of when it works best for my skintone (cooler seasons and now, mid-to-late winter) and how to apply it best. I went back and forth on whether this stay or goes, but I've made a decision - it stays. 
  
  

Nay:

• Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Glow Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide Fresh Pressed  just doesn't suit me. It has a great list of ingredients, and, at some point, I might pick it up in the new pinkier tint and the bronzy one, but the original is one I'll pass on to someone who will get more out of it. 

Meh, It's Ohhhhkay(?):

• Beauty Bakerie Bite Size Lip Whip - Syruptitious - is pretty but leans more rust hued than I prefer. I have a couple other similarly situated lip colors in my stash. That said, this will be part of a rust-hued lip throwdown. 

• LYS Beauty Lash Confidence Curling & Lengthening Clean Mascara Influential  will also be part of a product batttle, focusing on non-waterproof mascara - this will be a longer-term battle as I'll want to put teh various mascaras through a couple of seasons. The product is fine and I am happy with how it performed when I set my oily eyelids with powder beforehand.I'm just not sure whether it stands out enough for me as someone who prefers waterproof mascara. I'll continue to use this one to test it, along with other similar products. 

Week 7 Makeup Capsule Theme and Cross Collab Challenge: 

This week's theme is about pairings or combos that you love or work beautifully for you. 

Week 7 (February 10 - 16): The "Dynamic Duo, Trusted Trio or Killer Combo" Makeup Capsule -  

Are there certain product or shade pairings that you love or that just work beautifully for you? Let's build a makeup capsule around them. Here's your chance to shine a spotlight on the dynamic duos, trusted trios, or killer combos that are go-to's for your everyday and/or special occasion look(s).

[OPTIONAL]: In addition to the Week 7 theme, if you are up for a cross-collab challenge, consider incorporating an eyeshadow palette in this week's capsule to weave together the look in the ... wait for it ...  BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows challenge. I've seen several phenomenal eye shadow palettes from folks in the last few weeks that I think would make fierce contenders in the shadow showdown! There are a few ways to take part in both challenges. Edited to add [2.10.2025] - The Balette Royale theme is Nature. See thread (link above) for more details.

My plan is to try to incoporate an eyeshadow palette into my weekly capsules that also fit into the Balette Royale challenge. Some weeks it'll be seamless and other weeks, I my have a slightly different capsule that I'll use either on the weekend or one day during the week to do the Balette Royale challenge.

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What are you wearing in 2025?? 

100 Days of Lipstick Challenge 

100 Shades of Eyeshadow Challenge 

💖 100 Days of Eyeliner Challenge 🌈 

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