Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge

[itsfi]

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 42 (October 14 - 20) - The "Makeup I'm Thankful For" Makeup Capsule and/or The Do Over / Take 2 Makeup Capsule - To celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving (October 14) with our Canadian BIC beauties 🇨🇦, let's curate a capsule this week of products you are thankful for, be it: 

• because it was gifted to you by a friend, family or brand
• because it's a HG or a tried-and-true product you can't be without
• because it holds sentimental or nostalgic value to you
• or, just because

OR, use the week to repeat or "do over" a past makeup capsule or capsule theme. Consider posting your "Do over" / "Take 2" 🎬 look on the Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022/2023/2024 thread. 😍

Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 10.14.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come.

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Week 43 (October 21 - 27) - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule and/or The Global Makeup Capsule - Two new themes this week - curate a capsule inspired by one or the other, or both. 

You may be asking, for the "How Low Can I Go?" prompt,  What do you mean by "low", itsfi? Like the green capsule we did back in Week 17 (April, 2024), you tell me what "low" means to you this week. Low can mean:

• minimalist - as in the number of makeup products you will use this week
• budget friendly - are the makeup beauties in this week's capsule awesome and affordable?
• low-key - like this fall's demure makeup trend
• other: your definition of "low" for this capsule prompt

October 24 is United Nations Day, a day that is intended to be "devoted to raising awareness of the goals and achievements of the [United Nations] and gaining support for its work." I imagine so many things can be said here; I am intending that this prompt be an opportunity for folks who so desire to do so, to create a makeup capsule consisting of products or brands from around the world. This can be one or more product. It can be based on a brand with a founder born, raised or based in a country that is different from yours. It can be as simple (a US-based BIC'er including a product from a Canadian brand - e.g., MAC, Cheekbone, Nudestix; or a Canadian-based BIC'er using a product from a US brand) or as diverse as you want to make it (having a product from a brand based in each continent, though probably not Antarctica; a Japanese beauty or Korean beauty based makeup capsule, etc.). 

⏭  Additional October themes can be found here - October 2024 Makeup Capsule Themes

Previous Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 10146.2024]

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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 (Summer 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

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. 

[itsfi]

Thank you @Mellmars1185! That's helpful; I'm used to powder bronzers but like the idea of a cream one, especially in the winter but the color can be so pigmented - not a bad thing, but that just means I need to use an extra light hand. Underpainting is such a great technique. 😍

[itsfi]

WEEK 1 RECAP 

The first week of this capsule challenge went fairly well; I was able to put together 4 looks with the makeup I set aside for the week - 2 (slightly) different workday faces, a quick bit of makeup for this weekend, and a going out look. 

Here's what I came up with and some observations and next steps.

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Week 1 - Workday 1

Week 1 - Workday 2

Week 1 - Going out

Week 1 - Weekend

UNDECIDED:

• SEPHORA COLLECTION Boost + Lock Eyeshadow Primer 0.33 oz / 10 mL is fine; I'm just not sure it's better than my other eyeshadow primers. I'm going to pull out one and include both in next week's challenge.

DECLUTTER:

• Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray works just fine, but I have other products that I'm liking more. 
• Missha Glow Cushion surprised me, in a good way, with it providing a dewy, but not too dewy glow. The glow fro some Kbeauty cushion can be too much for me, even with my dry skin this time of the year. Turns out I had another one of these that I decluttered previous, that one was too dark. This one is a little too light for me right now; I think it could work better in late winter / early spring but given that it will expire not too long after that (and that they've reformulated this cushion), I'm just going to toss it now. 

OTHER:

• Everything else will go back in the rotation for use another day. As for the mascaras, since I have these two open and the Hourglass Unlocked Mascara (gratis), I'll just be rotating through those 3 products until I decided to toss one, one turns bad or expires or I make my way through one. My preference is to only have 2 or 3 mascaras open at any one time. The Lancome has been in use since last month and with the YSL and Hourglass, that should give me plenty to rotate through for the next few months.

I'll post my makeup selections for next week by Monday morning, maybe before then. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi Excellent reminder that I have a Missha cushion I should probably be using up.  Look at you having declutters already after week 1!! I'm impressed!

[itsfi]

Oh gosh, I have so many cushion compacts @missjeanie; all in various stages of use, including quite a few that have yet to be open. Like this one that has been decluttered - not a good sign when I look at the box and the expiration date is months away. 🙄 It feels like going through my sheet mask stash all over again ... but it was so much easier and faster to work through those - sure, there's just this one face, but there's 365 / 366 days in a year and back then, my face could handle using a sheet mask at least once, if not twice, per day. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I need to get back on that two a day train for the sheet masks....🙄

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Excellent! How do yoyvlike the new Makeup by Mario Lipstick? It looks like you are off to a great start. Congratulations on decluttering some items and great work on getting through your opened mascaras!

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, these new Makeup by Mario lipsticks are wonderful! 😍 I picked up MAKEUP BY MARIO SuperSatin® Lipstick 917  and MAKEUP BY MARIO SuperSatin® Lipstick Bronx Baby and they have been real treats. No pulling when applying; no feathering or bleeding. I don't feel like I need a liner (though I'm supposed to be trying to use my liners more so I will get to that soon, or hopefully soon). I think you'd love the formula and there are so many pretty shades that would be stunning on you. I haven't gotten around to posting a haul of these two but will try to get to it (and swatches) this or next week. 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Those are both beautiful shades. I love how all of the names are New York names.

[itsfi]

Right? It's such a beautiful homage to NY @Mellmars1185! I wonder if @danielledanielle knows about this line of lipsticks?

[danielledanielle]

I do! @itsfi & @Mellmars1185 .  I liked his homage to the Sephora he worked at, which I've enjoyed a few makeovers and classes there.  BUT,  I'm hating a little that the Bronx is a nude color, the Bronx is anything but neutral 🤣

[itsfi]

@danielledanielle, if there was a Bronx 2.0 shade, what would be your suggestion for its shade? Inquiring minds want to know. 😉 @Mellmars1185 

[danielledanielle]

🤔💭 @itsfi @Mellmars1185 

Bronx - a red-orange or a deep, deep brown

Manhattan - Bright Pink (magenta)

Queens - Pink

Staten Island - Beige Nude

Brooklyn - A Mauve

[itsfi]

Those would be lovely additions. 😍 I’m all on board for a 2.0 Series - The @danielledanielle Edit. 

@Mellmars1185 

[danielledanielle]

Aww, thanks @itsfi .  I'll just call Mario now and let him know 😂

[Mellmars1185]

@danielledanielle This sounds like an excellent collab! I would break my no/low buy for this! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

As you should @danielledanielle, as you should! 😉

[cianni]

@itsfi this is a fantastic idea!!! I mostly missed this weeek, but I’m excited to pull some products for week 2!!

[itsfi]

Awww thanks @cianni! Yaaaay! So happy to have you join in. I'm hoping it will be a fun way to shop our stashes, work on decluttering, serve as a good distraction while on low / no buys, and give us an opportunity to see if a smaller capsule collection is a good fit for us.

[cianni]

@itsfi the timing is perfect because ive been toying with the idea of a “mom makeup bag” - a few products i can easily throw on to look and feel a little more put together/like myself. The themes you’ve listed will definitely help guide some of my choices  and keep it interesting!

[itsfi]

I love that @cianni! There are a few ladies at my work that will be returning from maternity leave later this year and a few of us wanted to get them a few small products, including beauty products, just for them. I’m going to be especially interested in seeing what you come up with and your thoughts on products. 🥰

[cianni]

@itsfi that is so nice of you and your coworkers!! It feels so nice to have some self-care and attention on you as a new mom while everyone (rightfully so!) is mainly focused on baby.

one of the criteria for my products will probably be “can i apply this effectively with one hand, while holding a squirming baby in the other?” 😂