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 41 (October 7 - 13) - The "Dynamic Duos (or Trios)" Makeup Capsule and/or The "Products with Interesting / Attention-Grabbing Names" Makeup Capsule -  Are there certain combinations of products that are just so exceptionally well suited for you, be it a go-to lip liner and lipstick pairing, or a smokey eye and red lip combination that slays, or a blush and highlighter mix that makes your cheeks pop? Curate a capsule with two or more products that fit better together, or if you have a set of products that just work seamlessly, please share your all-star beauty combinations. 

OR, 

Put together a capsule with one or more products bearing interesting or attention-grabbing names. I'll leave it to you to define what falls within the definition of "interesting" 🤤 or "attention-grabbing". 😮

Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 10.6.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come.

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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. 😍


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

Previous Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 10.6.2024]

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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

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]

@missjeanie, I see a few products in your capsule that I really enjoy, and some on my list to try. 😍 I like DM Valentine as a lip product - I thought the color would be too vibrant for me but it works well on both lips and cheeks. 👍 Oh, the Too Faced Peach Blur, forgot about that one. Hmmm... gives me the idea of possibly doing a blurring powder duel or battle - probably battle, I have a feeling that I have more than 2 of these blurring powder types.

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I'm trying to make sure to include some of the items in my stash that have been in there for waaaaayyyyy too long! Peach Blur this week!

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, I get that. There's just a lot of stuff I have, lol. I've started using a separate makeup bag to hold/collect products that have been in my stash for a long time that I haven't reached for in a while. My plan, beginning July, is to pick one or two products from that bag to include in the makeup capsule for the last week of the month - it'll fall under the "old" or the "is it time for this to go" part(s) of the theme. Chances are that I'll either come to find that I like the product or that it ends up being decluttered. A win either way.

[itsfi]

Week 24 - The Repurposed Makeup Capsule and/or The Multi-tasking Makeup Capsule 

Okay, multi-tasking makeup week! I have a few capsules to rotate through this week. An asterisk (*) next to a product's name signifies this week is the first time the product is being used.

Capsule #1: The Keepin' It Simple Multi-taskers:

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Product:	Multi-tasking:	Repurpose:
*Minori Cream Blush (Orchid)	Blush & lip color	N/A
Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation	N/A	N/A
*Dior Fall/Winter 2011 Ready to Wear Palette (Nordstrom exclusive)	Eyes, lips, blush & powder	N/A
Shiseido Eyelash Curler	N/A	N/A
Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued)	Lower waterline, lip liner,  and lining Cupid's bow	N/A
#SEPHORA COLLECTION Love The Lift Curling + Volumizing Waterproof Mascara Ultra Black	N/A	N/A
Diptyque Ilio Hair Mist	Hair mist & body spray	N/A
Sephora Credit Card fanny pack (from Sephoria NYC)	N/A	As a makeup bag

Palettes can offer multiple uses / products and take some of the guesswork out of having to decide what to wear. I found this one when I was unpacking. It's ... old.  And, also my first time using it.  Neither of those things are to be applauded in this case. Eeek!

Capsule #2: The Bronzy Multitaskers (full face):

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Product:	Multi-tasking:	Repurpose:
CAY SKIN Isle Lip Balm SPF 30 with Sea Moss and Aloe Stem Cells Clear	Lip prep & lippie with minori cream blush	N/A
Sephora Collection Caffeine Eye Mask (discontinued)	Prep under eyes for makeup & act as brightener	N/A
* minori Cream Highlighter (Golden)	Highligher, inner corner (eye) highlight & eyeshadow	N/A
MAKEUP BY MARIO SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer®	Bronzer, contour, eyeshadow primer and setting powder	N/A
Tower 28 Beauty MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara	N/A	N/A
Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued)	Lower waterline, lip liner,  and lining Cupid's bow	N/A
Etude Sunprise Mild Airy Finish SPF 50+ PA++++	SPF, primer & mixing base for foundation	N/A
Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi™ Bronzing Drops with Peptides	Foundation when mixed with SPF	N/A
* minori Cream Blush (Orchid)	Blush & lip color	N/A
Eyeshadow shades Seed & Rustic from the full size Natasha Denona Biba Eyeshadow Palette	Eyeshadow & Liner	N/A
Shiseido Eyelash Curler	N/A	N/A
Diptyque Ilio Hair Mist	Hair Mist & Body Spray	N/A
Em Cosmetics Checkered Bag	N/A	N/A

Capsule #3: The Quick & Easy Full-Face Multitaskers:

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Product:	Multi-tasking:	Repurpose:
*Minori Cream Highlighter (Golden)	Highligher, inner corner (eye) highlight & eyeshadow	N/A
Diptyque Ilio Hair Mist	Hair Mist & Body Spray	N/A
DIOR Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Waterproof Mascara Black	N/A	N/A
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-puffing Concealer with Fermented Arnica	Foundation & concealer	N/A
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Warm Wishes Effortless Cream Bronzer Stick	Bronzer, contour & eyeshadow	N/A
Shiseido Eyelash Curler	N/A	N/A
Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued)	Lower waterline, lip liner,  and lining Cupid's bow	N/A
Kulfi eye liner	Eyeliner & Eyeshadow	N/A
LAWLESS Skin-Smoothing Talc-Free Perfecting Powder	Powder foundation, setting powder, eyeshadow primer	N/A
PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo	Blush & lip color (cream blush)	N/A
OLEHENRIKSEN Banana Bright Mineral Face Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL	SPF & primer (face)	N/A
Sephora Shopping Bag	N/A	Makeup bag

Interested to see what multi-taskers or which repurposed products will be used by everyone in their capsules. 

[CynthieLu]

This was so interesting to read @itsfi I'm kinda boring tbh, I don't use anything unconventionally or beyond thier intended use that I can think off.  A couple might be multi-taskers thou. Your capsules are inspiring and I love all 3 bags you chose to use this week. 

I found a Sephora Bag folded up with my recyclables and I think I'll keep it for possible future uses now. 😀

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, there's nothing boring about using your makeup for how they were intended to be used. If it works for you to use a product how it was meant to be use, that's awesome! If something doesn't work for me in that regard, I try to find an alternate use for it. It started with my skincare products and has just found its way into other things. I repurpose the Sephora bag for all sorts of things and wear it down until it can no longer hold anything, lol. Bags are fun, and functional! 

[CynthieLu]

Lol I just don't think I'm creative but this has me thinking @itsfi I like this out side the box thinking I'm seeing, and especially helping using something that isn't the match we hoped it would be, to find other ways to use the product, that's genius imo. 🤓

[itsfi]

There are all sorts of ways to repurpose. @danielledanielle and @missjeanie approach that powder products can be eyeshadow products is a sound one. You'll find alternative ways to use things @CynthieLu, on your own and from others' experiences here on BIC. I've gotten great ideas from folks here. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi That Dior palette is GORGEOUS!  I often look at these types of multi-product palettes and wish they were customizable.  It's rare I find one that has all the shades I'd love together.  How pretty is this one though... it's got a soft glam/classic romance feel to it!

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, the colors in this set are ones I would go for if the items were sold individually so I'm excited to break this one in. It should not have taken so long, but lesson learned. So many lessons being learned. 😆 Customizable palettes would be so fun (and dangerous for my wallet as well). Off the top of my head, I feel like Trish McEvoy or Kjaer Weiss comes close to having or offering something like that. I'd love to see Makeup For Ever have something like that - they have empty palettes that can be filled for certain products and they have their MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Skin Cream Contour and Highlight Sculpting Palette that hits on a few products, but yes, something with the option for a base product, cheek products, lips, etc. would be great - as well as a good selection of items / shades that can fit into such a palette. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I've held off on getting any of the MUFE palettes simply because I'm sure they must release it for customization soon.  It feels only natural to that line!  

[danielledanielle]

@itsfi Good lord...how are you this organized?? 😮

I like that you're leaving us in the dark about the multitasking.  As far as multitasking, I live in the neighborhood of everything that's a powder is an eyeshadow and anything with SPF is a multitasker.

[itsfi]

hahaha, @danielledanielle, being organized helps me to stay sane and, let's just say, some days are better than others. 😅 Having my litte charts of what to wear and where to wear them and having these makeup bags already assembled and just waiting to be put to use definitely helps make the getting ready part of the morning go so much more smoothly and a good start to the day I will not object to! 😍

[missjeanie]

@danielledanielle I'm with you on all powders being shadows!!

[itsfi]

Week-In-Review: Week 23 - The "Love Is Love" Makeup Capsule

Extra Capsules:

The "Love Is Love" Makeup Capsule: The Makeup by Mario Edit

Combined a couple of other previous themes with this particular capsule - in addition to the week's theme in honor of Pride month, this one has a one brand focus with some multi-tasking / repurposed vibes (I was getting a jump start on the coming week's theme). While the foundation didn't ultimately work out color-wise, I liked this capsule - the products and this photo. 📸

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🌻  MAKEUP BY MARIO SurrealSkin™ Luminous Hydrating Foundation - formula is lovely; leaves a glowy finish that normal, dry, very-dry skin folks will enjoy. Unfortunately, not the best shade match for me. ☹️

✏️  Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1- this works beautifully on my lower waterline to open up my eyes and make me look more awake and alert. I discovered too this week that this is fabulous for overlining the lips and for accentuating the Cupid's bow. This liner has been discontinued but there are other similar liners out there - off the top of my head, Smashbox and MUFE make good ones. The Sweed lip pencil could work nicely for those with very pink undertones.

🌸  MAKEUP BY MARIO SurrealSkin™ Awakening Concealer served as concealer and as concealer-as-foundation during the weekend. 👍

💄  MAKEUP BY MARIO SuperSatin® Lipstick Bronx Baby lipstick and blush for my weekend wear.

😎  MAKEUP BY MARIO SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer®   - this is the Light Medium shade, which I picked up after receiving the Medium shade in a gratis package a couple of summers ago. Medium will come out to play in a couple of months.

My attempt at another Sephora Six: Fast & Furious edit. More details to be posted later this evening to the Sephora Six - Fast & Furious Edition thread.

Week 23 Declutters:  

Some products were easier to part ways with than others this week. 

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🗑  ILIA Mini Fullest Volumizing Mascara Classic Black # - great for a natural look, which is the look I generally go for, but I'm someone who doesn't have a lot of lashes to begin with and I feel like with mascara, I need it to give me some oomph. This is a nice mascara, but it didn't give me the oomph I'm looking for, that I need. It falls in the "it's not you, it's me" camp.

🗑  Kevyn Aucoin Indecent Mascara - this came as a gwp and is a new addition to the brand. I like the original volume mascara from the line - the one in the red tube - and was hoping this new addition would be good as well. This one smudged pretty badly and far too easily on me (not necessarily unusual but not something I care for). The brush is interesting and I plan to keep the wand, but this one is being decluttered.

💝  This one hurts to let go. I like the formulation of the MAKEUP BY MARIO SurrealSkin™ Luminous Hydrating Foundation #; sadly, the color is just off for me. A part of me wants to keep it through the end of the year to see if it might work in the winter, but at the same time, I'm feeling convicted to be whittle down my foundation stash. Foundations are one of the beauty product categories where I know I will have a hard time letting go, so it seems that if I'm of the mindset that things should go and I'm prepared to do so, I need to capitalize on this (rare) moment and let it go. Will try to see if this might be something I can donate. If not, I will try to find a new home for it. Either way, time to say good-bye.

💝  Also saying good-bye to the TOM FORD Traceless Soft Matte Foundation - this shade is too light and too yellow for me. I have this foundation in at least one other color (possibly two, eek!!! 😬) so it seems less troublesome to let this one go. More troublesome is that I may have this in 2 other shades. What in the world, Fi?!

🏡  Sunnie's Face Lip Glow (Girl Crush) - it's a pretty, soft terracotta shade. I don't looks so great in those types of lip shades and this one leans more rusty orange (which really isn't something I can pull off), so this is going to be sanitized and re-homed.

🏡  about face Shadowstick (Actual Ambrosia) - I wanted to like this one. The color is described as a cool-leaning deep taupe-brown with a slightly metallic finish. That's a color I tend to like, but on my lids, this shade is a bit too cool and stone-y for my liking. It also applies patchy on my lids for some reason (though it swatched beautifully on my hand), even with a primer. Will try to find a new home for this beauty. Have you tried these eyeshadow sticks @missjeanie?

Declutter Dashboard & Emoji Key:

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Month-To-Date (and Year-To-Date) = 6  
I'm most proud of moving along 2 foundations and 1 lip product. Those are being decluttered at a snail's pace, but this snail is okay with that - I can get pretty attached to foundations and lippies. 

Declutter Emoji Key:
🏡  = re-home to friends, family, co-workers or their friends, family or co-workers
💝  = donate to a shelter or non-profit charitable organization
🗑  = toss

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I haven't tried the About Face shadow sticks.  I was looking forward to hearing what you'd thought about them to see if I need to be looking at them or not.  Truthfully... While I love the idea of shadow sticks, they sit unused in my stash.  So if it's not a stellar formula I can and should pass on them.  I might need to to do a stick themed week to try and force myself to use them. 

I think you made the right declutter decisions as well.  If the shade is off... you won't ever reach for it, you'll grab the ones that you know work, run with the declutter feelings while they're here!! 

[itsfi]

Yeah @missjeanie, I feel like I’m more inclined to be choosy now with what I keep in my stash; well, maybe not for lip products which I’ve been admittedly slow to move through. That’s by choice. In my head, I have a plan to make my way through them and to pick what stays and what goes. But I’m not super motivated to put that plan into effect just yet. 😂 

Ooouh, a stick capsule would be great. I do like the convenience of eyeshadow sticks. Right now, I’d say my favorites are from Bobbi Brown and Thrive. Interested in how the NARS fares but I wouldn’t plan on picking one up until the fall, maybe. Trying to be good. 😉 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi @danielledanielle Stick week.... I'm thinking of ideas already!  

[danielledanielle]

Stick week! Stick week! Stick week! @itsfi @missjeanie 

[itsfi]

It will be done @danielledanielle @missjeanie 

[danielledanielle]

*Screams in Fenty and Nars Shadowstix* @itsfi @missjeanie