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Please don't hesitate to jump right on in from the get-go, or feel free to take part during a week when the theme suits your style or piques your interests. We love seeing and being inspired by what beauties everyone is using. For more information on the challenge, check out the FAQs a little further down this post. ⤵️
⏩ UPCOMING Makeup Capsule Themes [Updated 5.3.2026]
What is a makeup capsule?
A makeup capsule is a collection of makeup products curated by you with the intent of simplifying your makeup routine without compromising quality or functionality. It typically includes essential products that can be used to create a variety of look. A makeup capsule can reduce clutter, help save time getting ready in the morning or for events, and provide you with a streamlined and versatile makeup wardrobe tailored to work for you, your budget and lifestyle. While makeup capsules generally include a few pieces, the size of your capsule collection is ultimate up to you.
Why a makeup capsule challenge?
Many of us here have a robust collection of makeup and it can be difficult to pare that down to a handful of pieces for capsule. This challenge, with its weekly themes, is meant as a fun way to try your hand at curating a makeup capsule for yourself. Each week you'll have an opportunity to go through your collection, identify one or more product(s) that fits the weekly theme (all you need is one product for this challenge), and put together a makeup look with that and other products.
The challenge is also another way to use your makeup stash, allowing you a chance to discover products you might have missed out on or re-discover past favorites. If you're looking to use or work through more of your beauty collection beyond just makeup, the Shop Your Stash Challenge: The Spring 2025 Edition or Pan It! - 2026 Challenge may be worth a look.
For examples of what capsules folks have put together in previous makeup capsule challenges, check out: Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 2025
Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 2024
@itsfi , ahhhh ok. I'm late to the MAC party, so a lot of this newness is really rehashed shades, I think? I do like True Harmony, I also picked up MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Lightweight Buildable Blurring Blush Ginger Luck and MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Lightweight Buildable Blurring Blush Big Diva Energy . They are really fun, play is in the name and that's definitely what the texture leads to. It's not super putty like and I like that.
I really love these lip liners. I didn't understand the purpose of a glossy lip liner, TBH, but I use them in two ways. One is below the lip line for ombre like lip and the second I picked up from IG jamalkendoll, as the lip liner on a matte lip look, gives the matte lip more definition and doesn't transfer vs using gloss in the center. MAC Cosmetics Lipglazer Glossy Lip Liner Ribbon is the current fave.
Interesting on the RB, what made it stay since it was on the chopping block?
Whoops, sorry, thought I answered this question (maybe I did in my head, lol) @danielledanielle. RB was on the chopping block because I didn't ever reach for it and it looked more sparkly and glowy than typically wear - it was a highlighter declutter day too so I was in a certain frame of mind. Turns out it isn't as sparkly as I thought or at least it can be sheered out a bit with the right brush. I found one I like for most of my baked cheek products and that and a soft, loose fan brush works for me and the RB. Also, I like that it's a nice blushlight shade for me and pairing it with a couple of my go-to bronzers worked well.
@danielledanielle, they've been around but not that long, though with how quickly and how many releases come out, it feels like a while. Love the Big Diva Energy name - so great!!! Gorgeous berry color, too.
lol, when I saw that gloss liner my first thought was "I'm not sure why or how that would work but gloss-and-liner-in-one? I'm all for it!" Oooouuuh, those are good tips for use, thank you, thank you! I'll try to remember to take a longer peek at them next week, just a "peek" she says ... 🤣
Do I like berry blushes? Meh, 50/50. Did I maybe buy that one based on the name? 💯 😂 @itsfi
That's actually sound rationale to me for this particular blush @danielledanielle. 👊
Week 14 - The Baked Makeup Capsule (with a hint of pink)
I'll be rotating these two capsules this week. I planned on including at least one baked makeup product in this week's capsule; both capsules do just that, and also, by happenstance, include a pink / pink-adjacent lip shade. I had forgotten about the other capsule theme this week (which included a pink shade) but it seems I can check off that box as well, with both capsules, too!
Primer: see below
Concealer: Tower 28 Beauty Swipe All-Over Hydrating Serum Concealer with 18-HR Wear has been one I've been reaching for a lot more since coming back from Los Angeles. It, along with Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation with 24HR Oil Control + Blur-Matte Finish - MAC Cosmetics | Sephora to set the concealer, has been holding up really well with the current wishy-washiness of the spring weather
@itsfi , good on including Laura Gellar. Is she not the OG of baked makeup? It's also interesting to see this version of your stash.
She's definitely an OG if not the pioneer of the baked products @danielledanielle; at least as far as I remember. Yeah, I've been doing some rearranging, reorganizing, and re-homing of a few things so I'm seeing more ways to categorize my collection, which I'm not sure is a good idea. 🤣 But, I'm sloooowwwly pulling out different parts of my stash of products... and finding I had more than I thought. 😮 I seem to be good at finding discreet places to store random mini makeup capsules. 😜
Week 13 - The Easter Inspired Makeup Capsule
Cheeks
Completely forgot to include my cheek products in the photo
Eyes
Lips
Fits with this vintage mini makeup pouch from Sonia Kashuk are fitting with this week's spring theme. The bright coral (photographs more red than it actually is) makes me think of spring as does the gingham pattern. Can't get the PML to fit in there and close, but everything else dooes just fine, with room for a few more lip products ... if I wanted. 😉😆
[Will try to tag products later, if that feature is back up and functioning.]
Deep-and-brief mini review of Week 13 makeup capsule
Weather had its ups and downs but leaned warmer most days which meant that I kept my makeup pretty minimal, even more so than the week's capsule suggests. The items I consistently reached for were:
Facile Lip Tint - Rose
Week 13 - Rich Aun-TEA taking you to Easter Brunch Week
As a retired rich auntie... I think I did well with taking what's been working and the newness to bring in spring
Shopping the stash
ND Hy Glam highlighter
Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Creamy Bronzing Powder
MJ Gilty
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Virtue (🙏🏽 @TeamBIC )
The Fit:
The Summer Fridays makeup bag at Sephoria and the Gap x Summer Fridays pouch bag.
Kept the ciele primer, OH mist and Eadem lip balm, along with my skincare in the mini fridge (gratis - thank you @TeamBIC!) that I took with me via checked baggage - yes!!! get to cross that off my beauty bucket list! ☑️ The countertop in the hotel bathroom was too small for the mini fridge but it fit perfectly on one of the nightstands next to the bed which conveniently had an outlet on the wall next to it! 😊🙌 Ngl, one of the highlights of this trip was getting the mini fridge on the flight. ✈️
THE MINI FRIDGE WENT TO SEPHORIA 🤣, this is the best fit. A fit for the ages!! @itsfi
This is a such a smart capsule
Yeah, of all the things I've done so far in life, getting the winky girl fridge on a plane and to SEPHORiA ranks pretty high up on the things for which I'm most proud of myself. That's been something in the works for a while. 🤣 I will say that it made me more cognizant of packing light, so there's a win there @danielledanielle!
So I had two capsules for Sephoria Week
This week will likely have the same items 🤣 from baby Béis plus battling palettes from BALETTE ROYALE
Okay, I don't know if I should be proud or concerned that I can make out some of the products here by their shape and packaging, lol Which size Beis makeup bag did you get again @danielledanielle? Love how the set up is so organized but also so roomy. Great to see it in action. 👍
Haha. I think item recognition is just an inherited BIC superpower 😄 @itsfi
Baby Béis is the Small cosmetic bag
And BIG BASE is what I call the large cosmetic bag . BIG Base came to LA and the baby stayed home.
Week 10 (March 9 - 15) - The Sleeping Beauties Makeup Capsules and/or The Palettes Makeup Capsule
Today's makeup products lineup (minus the Eadem Lippie, which I forgot to include in the pic) - posting 'em here because I always want to participate in this fun challenge and I always forget, but I realized I could count a few of today's products as Sleeping Beauties!
The 'Sleeping Beauties': rhode Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blush Sprinkle - warm pearly pink I'm counting this as a Sleeping Beauty because I've had it a while, and I think this is the second time I've actually used it. I like it, both the color and the formula - I would definitely pick up other colors of this cute little blush in the future.
Saie Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Multipurpose Illuminator Starglow it's been ages since I used this last - it's very subtle and I'm usually drawn to a more overtly glowy highlight, but the subtleness (subtlety?) was working for me today. I do like how versatile this product is.
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Airbrush Flawless Hydrating & Waterproof Setting Spray 1.1 oz/ 34 ml honestly only used this because I couldn't find my usual Urban Decay setting spray today lol, but I've had it forever, so it was about time to try it out. First impressions are pretty good, but I'll definitely need to test it out more.
If I have the bandwidth to do my makeup on Sunday (my next day off), I'll try to do a second version of this week's capsule theme that includes one or more makeup palettes. No promises, though 😅
I do like the Rhode blushers, too @caitbird! I need to rotate them into my capsules more. Maybe a "to do"; for summer. Ooouh, Milani. They make some really good products. Is that the primer that's hydrating, brightening and smells like an orange creamsicle? 😍 I have no need for another primer but if it checks all those boxes, I could make an exception. 😂
I've been doing the same with my Saie highlighter and need to pick it back up too @caitbird . This is a good reminder, thank you!
I love that you're shopping your stash 😁 @caitbird