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Hey BIC beauties! One of my goals this year is to try to put together a makeup capsule with a handful (okay, maybe a large handful, in my case) of products that will work for me for an every day look and special occasions. Given my current collection, I won't need to be starting from scratch. 😂 So, I'm treating this capsule makeup collection challenge like a shop my stash and declutter adventure all in one. Would love for you to join me if and when you can.
If this is something that interests you or just piques your curiosity, please feel free to use this thread to document and challenge yourself to
(1) use what you have / shop your stash; and
(2) determine which products in your collection to keep, which to declutter, and which to try again another day. All with the goal of curating a set of makeup products that will help you achieve a signature look - and maybe a few additional products for other looks in your daily life, including looks for special occasions or events.
Every week, I will post a group of makeup products I plan to choose from (i.e., shopping my stash) for my looks during the week. The themes / prompts are guides and if you have a certain interpretation or approach you want to take with it, go for it! Not every product has to fit squarely within the theme; it can be just one item.
CURRENT WEEKLY THEMES: [UPDATED 4.27.2024]
FAQs: [Updated 4.28.2024]
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.
I'm excited to see what results from this experiment and I welcome everyone to join in this adventure, whenever and however is most effective for you.
@itsfi, The Poundcake in Bloodberry and GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI I’m Still Here Longwear Clean Matte Liquid Lipstick Fishnets are practically twins. The Poundcake has a mousse consistency like Rare Beauty Souffle lipsticks. The dry down isn't as great, so it can be smeary if it doesn't set all the way, BUT it behaves like a lip stain once it sets. I picked it over the Gxve for this week for that reason, also bearing in mind that either one can sub in as a blush.
ETA: I didn't even realize it was six brands 🤦🏽♀️🤣
"ETA: I didn't even realize it was six brands"
I got you @danielledanielle! 👊 I was able to find a way to fit things in the weekly masking themes, even the most challenging of them, back in the day; and, I'm more than up for fitting capsules into the Sephora Six prompt. 😉
That's good to know about the Poundcake lippies. I see them on occasion in certain stores but the reds, while absolutely gorgeous, scare me - they look beautifully pigmented which is great, but most of my reds (that were not part of a generous gratis) are on the more sheer side. It is helpful to know about the Poundcake for gifting.
Week 13 - The "Fast & Furious Full Face in 5 Minutes Or Under, With 6 or Fewer Products" Makeup Capsule
The Products:
Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation - this is a 🐐 GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in the tinted sunscreen category - it evens tone, provides sun protection (though I use a separate SPF as well). I make every effort to always have a tube of this beauty in the house.
Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi™ Bronzing Drops with Peptides - glam for me means a little healthy glow to my mug and this is a good one to mix with another product for that dewy, healthy, lit from within bronzy glow. I usually mix this with a Korean sunscreen but for the challenge I mixed it with the Tower 28 tinted sunscreen foundation and it came out beautifully.
Tower 28 Beauty x Kung Fu Panda BeachPlease - Dumpling Hour (limited edition) - this was part of the Lunar New Year 2024 collection. This baby is very pigmented, but it can be easily sheered out (or built up if desired). I used this on my cheeks and lips. To make sure the blush color was not too much for me, I picked up product and applied it first to my lips, using what color remained on my fingerpads on my cheeks, and adjusted from there.
Alleyoop Pen Pal 4-in-1 Touch-Up Pen - Make a Mauve - this is a new to me product. It includes a brow liner (brown), eyeliner (black), highlighter (champagne) and lip liner (mauve). This morning, I just used the brow liner for brows, eyeliner and eyeshadow, and the highlighter, which I had the most problems with. I did use the black liner just a smidge to help smoke out the line a little.
Yves Saint Laurent Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara Noir - this was quick and easy and gave my eyes that wide awake look!
Soleil Toujours Clean Conscious Body Sunscreen Mist with Vitamin C SPF 30-50 - yes, intended for the body, but I've used it before to touch up SPF on the face and did the same here and as a setting spray. No vision blurriness, watery eyes, or irritation.
Cross posting to:
Excited to see what capsule option y'all decided to curate this last week of March! 😍
@itsfi I'm loving the use of multitaskers in here! I'm behind and need to make up my capsule tonight... I'm pulling inspo from everyone else!! Such great ideas.
Excited to see what you choose for your capsule this week @missjeanie! I think a multi-tasker like the alleyoop pen and using products that I can easily apply and blend out with my fingers was key, for me at least. My oily lids missed having an eyeshadow primer but colors from the alleyoop pen held up pretty well despite not having used a primer. 👍
Thank you @sister13! It made it super easy and fast to getmy face on this morning. 😅 Still a little rushed to get out the door; how does that happen so often?!!
@itsfi I love this lineup! And I am so curious about that pen sorcery!! I thought it was just a prop but it’s a beauty product!!!! It brings me back to middle school and was lucky enough to get a pen with 4 colours so I could write the most colourful notes to my friends. Although I feel like I also had those blue,purple, pink and green pens that are sort of a neon colour and those also wrote the best notes! Very cool!!!
lol, I know the pens you are thinking of @ather - I have a couple now that I use. 😅 This is completely modeled off of that! I need to give it some more time, but it surprised me, in a good way. I thought it would be gimmicky, and there's a touch of that. This go round, the highlighter presented some challenges - it's the pen format and the color is very close to my skintone so it's harder to get to show up. The brown and black work well as eyeshadow, with the combo giving me a smokey look that I have the hardest time achieving with regular eyeshadows. In full disclosure, I was not at all going for a smokey look, but the combination of the two colors melding together on my oily lids created some smokiness. I have a feeling an eyeshadow primer will be a must for me when it comes to this alleyoop pen. I'll have to give something up from the capsule to bring in a eyeshadow primer - and that product will likely be the D-Bronzi. Or, maybe the SPF mist. There may be a day (or perhaps more two) where I will have to roadtest how the brown and black shades perform as eyeshadow if I use a primer.
In the meantime, here are a couple of swatches (put together fast-and-furiously 🤣) of the shades in the alleyoop Pen Pal (Make A Mauve):
@itsfi Ahhhh ok could be my age and the similarities but I love it. And if it creates a Smokey look that’s even better!!!! So fun!
Love that @ather! Okay then, if you could choose any colors, which colors would you choose for this type of pen - an acutal pen, not a makeup pen. Go! (and anyone else can chime in as well. Please do, in fact!)
@itsfi Well I would need pink, purple, baby blue and black!!! I have a planner and those are my most frequent colours I use in it!! I’m old fashioned and I like pens and paper!!
Love pen and paper @ather. 💖 And yes to being old fashioned!
Hmmmm, good question. For work, I'd go with blue, red, black and if the pen allows for a 4th selection, a mechanical pencil. For non-work, burgundy, navy, emerald green and if a 4th color can be had, then either French blue or a gunmetal grey - none are very common colors @ather.
@itsfi Oooo both great choices! I love the colours you chose for personal very different!
That Alleyoop touch up pen looks very interesting @itsfi ! Is it worth it do you think? Effective? I just tried the YSL mascara this weekend from a mini sample and I really liked it! It lasted forever and dried down so nicely! I have to look this up if it’s waterproof or water resistant. Do you think it is? Enjoying everyone’s capsules!
@Sunnysmom, YSL recently came out with a waterproof version of the Lash Clash - Yves Saint Laurent Lash Clash Extreme Volume Waterproof Mascara Black, but so far, I have not seen a mini, though I have been hoping one will be available soon. The one you have is likely the original Lash Clash, which I believe (but am not certain) is water resistant. They have a blue mascara in that line which is gorgeous!
I'll let you know about the Alleyoop Pen Pal after I've had some more time with it. So far, it's good. Happy to hear you are enjoying everyone's capsule. Jump on in if you feel like it - next week (first week of April) is a "Do Over" / "Take 2" theme - pick any of the previous capsule themes to do over. Or, if you missed a week, you can curate a capsule based on that week.
Yes @itsfi it’s Lash Clash . I bet the blue is a gorgeous pop! Thank you I may just do that! I had every good intention of it but challenges getting signed on and life got in the way! I love the idea of a do over! 🥰
Yep! There'll be a few "do overs" sprinkled throughout the year. It'll give folks a chance to revisit some prompts. I may just add it permanently to the last theme of every month - "On Top" / "On The Chopping Block" / "On Repeat"?! Will see how the capsules go next week for everyone.
I did do the Womens owned brands week... but apparently I didn't take any photos... then I missed the one brand week and just kept using the women owned brands capsule. We're just gonna move on from those lol.
For pops of colour/spring I was excited to pick out products. It was looking very spring like here, almost all the snow was melted, I broke out the Birkenstock sandals, and took my big winter coat to the dry cleaners. Then came another snow storm. I needed some colour and spring vibes to boost my mood!