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. 

[CynthieLu]

I think that sounds beautiful 🤩 @itsfi I love a sunny day and cool breeze too keep it from feeling to hot. 💙

[itsfi]

Okay, maybe not everywhere! But on this Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge, yes!! Capsule themes through the month of July have been included in the original post. You'll see that the prompt for the last week of July is slightly different than what we've had for previous months. We'll see how this one works out through ... maybe, September?! 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi Loving the new themes!  I'm finally in a bit of a summer mode here so I'm happy to have some themes along those lines!  Also super excited for sticks and stones week!  I'm pretty sure... there may only be one category I don't have a stick for!  

[itsfi]

Hahahaha @missjeanie! As I've been sorting through my stash this week (some for next week's capsule, some for taking stock of what I have and what I should use or declutter), I've been pulling out the sticks I come across and placing them in a makeup bag and, ummmm.... "fits" is already looking like it's gonna be challenging 😬 I'm so with you on the sticks for most, if not all, categories. Looks like I'm going to have to get creative and clever with my wording or thought process to get a stick into every category. Challenge accepted though. 😉

[missjeanie]

@itsfi @itsfi At some point my 'fits' are just gonna be the Sephoria tote bags.  I'm very accepting of this today. lol

[itsfi]

Hahaha @missjeanie! Or the suitcase that will hold all the tote bags. @danielledanielle 

I am pretty sure that once I open up my makeup bag for this coming week, that’ll be it. I don’t think I’ll be able to fit everything in again, let alone zip it shut again. 😆 

[danielledanielle]

@itsfi Yaaas! STICK CHALLENGE!

Also ....

"WEEK 28 (July 8 - 14) - The "If I Were To Curate My Ultimate Makeup Capsule" Makeup Capsule (aka The "These are My Favorite Products" Makeup Capsule) "

Basically, the most agonizing of all challenges... choosing your fave child 🚸 🫣

Thank you for the updates, they all look fun!

[itsfi]

@danielledanielle, I have a feeling I'm going to discover that I have more makeup sticks than I thought I did; and, it's not like I thought I would only have a small few. 🙄 ruh-roh. 

Yeah, Week 28! Tryin' to get us in the mindset about thinking what an ultimate makeup capsule collection might look like for us. I already know mine will be more on the "extra" side. 🤣 Even if I'm being good about decluttering and keeping to products that are Top Shelf material, there could will still be a lot. 

[danielledanielle]

@itsfi  My eye immediately went to that week, and I got super hyped.  Too hyped.  There will likely be too many options 🤷🏽‍♀️😔 and some questionable fits..

[itsfi]

Oh my goodness, the fits!! Yes, @danielledanielle. I actually started thinking about where my box of larger makeup bags was moved to. 🤔 I had a sizeable one from Sephora Collection back in the day and also some good sized ones from Sephora x Brother Vellies collab a few years back. As a backup, I do have a few rather cavernous makeup bags from Target. It's probably too much to have one makeup bag for each category of product, huh? 🤣

[missjeanie]

Okay... so I had most of this ready for Monday and just needed to tweak it a bit tonight.  I found this one to be an interesting prompt.  I'm super curious to see how others make use of products in non-traditional ways.  I'm finding that I want to use up all my products even if they don't work for me in the usual sense, so I'm hoping to find inspiration!

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Base Products
-The Too Face Dew You foundation is pulling double duty as a capsule product as well as project pan item.  This isn't a faovourite foundation, but since January when I put it in my project pan... I like it a whole lot more than I used to! 
-The Clarins UV 50 Sunscreen Multi-Protection 1.7 oz/ 50 mL is a product I like to use as both an SPF and as a foundation.  I haven't been using it as much lately, but only because I have so many things open.  I'd like to start to use it a bit more so that the SPF stays in date. 
-The Peach Blur powder is one that never worked great for me as a powder, but I have used it as something to set my eye primer.  I suspect it'll be mostly used this way this week, but I'm also going to try to use it a bit as a powder and see if I've changed my mind.
- Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray Jumbo 8.11 oz / 240 mL  I have two of these unopened.  Time to get one on the go and getting used.  I used to use this setting spray regularly, but drifted off and found others I prefer lately.  I'm intending to use this as both a setting spray and as a primer spray. 
-Becca Under Eye Brightener.  This is also now the Smashbox Smashbox X Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector Fair/Light so it's living a double life already.
- ND concealer was just one I grabbed when looking for something with good coverage to help out the Clarins SPF in some spots. 

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Cheeks!
-The Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix - Multi-Use Eye, Cheek & Lip Waterproof Liquid Pigment Valentine was a lovely gift from @TeamBIC and I loved how it looked as a blush!  I'll likely only use it as a blush this week... but theres a chance it could pop up as a lip product as well. 
-The Gucci Transfer-Proof Matte Liquid Lipstick 607 Vanessa Violet is a liquid lip that I actually don't mind, and I'm not a lover of liquid lips.  That said, I've used liquid lips as blush a few times this year with success and I think this might be a fab shade if it works!
-The MAC Bronzer is one I was trying to fully pan last year.  I finally hit pan but needed a break.  I used it as both a bronzer and a shadow and that's what I'm going to use it for this week. 

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Eyes
- Nars Pro Prime -- no double duty here... it's good enough on it's own.
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Brow Pencil is a project pan item for me, so it'll get used in both a capsule and a project pan thread.
- Patrick Ta She's Passionate Blush is a nice peachy blush that will be used as a shadow, and possibly to set a liquid blush depending on how those go. 
-  Nars Impassioned blush is a lovely VERY light blush, that I'm thinking will work nicely as a shadow along side the Mac Bronzer and the PT blush.
- Melt Cosmetics Liquid Lipstick Circuit is a liquid lip that I enjoy when I wear it, but I just don't feel the urge to wear a blue lip that often.  I'm going to try it out as a liquid liner this week. 
- Chanel sample mascara will be used as mascara.  And may be smudged into the lash line to act as a liner as well.

  

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Lips.
Not a lot of double duty or side hustle's going on here. 
-Lawless gloss, just isn't used much.
-Mac Liner in Cedar is one that I can easily wear with a lot of different lip glosses and have it work out well.
-Glossier Berry Balm dot com.  Curious to see if this is something I may toss into my panning box at some point. 
- Kaja Heart Melter Lip Gloss Stick in Be Mine is one of those glossy balm situations that hasn't had love in a long time. 

 

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Lol... the fit as @danielledanielle would say.  I didn't have a make up bag handy when I was choosing this, but grabbed a bag from my neices room.  I think at one point it housed a bath time tea party. It's now doing double duty as a make up bag... and honestly... Love this for some travel situations coming up!

[CynthieLu]

That's a cute bag you put everything in @missjeanie 💝 I love that it fits the theme, it's been repurposed and will continue to be. 😀

I haven't tried much from Clairns but I have a body sunscreen spray from them I really like, how do you like the one your using this week? 

[missjeanie]

@CynthieLu I've repurchased this SPF probably 5 or 6 times now.  I find it works for me great as a foundation/skin tint in the summer.  The light shade is a touch too dark to pull off if I haven't been self tanning my body. I still wear an SPF under this so that I'm using enough product to protect myself, but this one plays well with everything else I 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.