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Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 11.11.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come.
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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 in awe too @itsfi these photos are giving high fashion! 📷👌😍 Absolutely beautiful photos and array of products for your Runway Inspired Capsule. *Claps enthusiasticly*
Your makeup bag thou, that's a beauty!
@CynthieLu, thank you; that's nice of you to say. Taking photos is a hobby and can be a nice way for me to try my hand at being a little more creative. I got all excited with Fashion Week and didn't edit or pare down my layout; it was fun though, especially to go back and do a similar set up or vibe as before.
I don't typically stay up or set an alarm anymore for when a product releases or becomes available - age and time have made FOMO less of a motivator when it comes to most beauty or fashion items, but I remember when this collab came out; I was definitely tuned in to when it would become available. 😅
Ahhhhhhh, I do love me a pretty bag 👛 or shoe 👠 or … it’s good I have soooome restraint; at least that is what I tell myself, @danielledanielle. 😝 This one was a gwp so it felt like I was able to get a great looking bag and good makeup. Ohhh, what my collection would look like if I wasn’t able to justify my purchases like I do. 🤪 Did I forget to mention that the bag is reversible? So, two bags in one. More functionality, bang for my buck. 😅
I am going to give terracotta blush the good ol’ college try, but I do have a plan B and plan C in place for turning the cream brush to blonzer or blushlights if I’m scared off by its warmth and orange-red hue.
Absolutley beautiful capsule, I love every detail, the magazine, photos, product holders, and products are top notch! Your capsules are so well crafted. Currently in awe 🤩 💄 ❤️ @itsfi
Awww, thank you @peculiarzmakeup, that's very kind of you to say. I've had a blast seeing what everyone puts together for their capsules and hearing why they chose certain products. I have a good amount of products and I've really enjoyed being able to use what I have and to figure out what are the keepers in my collection and which may be better off in another home.
I'm not sure how I'll warm up 😉 to terracotta hued cheeks, but I'm up for giving it a try.
@itsfi Hey those look amazing!!!! You've progressed so much, it's been fantastic to watch. Fun theme this week too!
Thanks @Samtian! I was looking back at some of my very first posts and photos, and how my set ups and shots have changed over the years. It's been nice to have some more formal techniques to incorporate now and again into what just comes to my mind. Also good to see what comes more naturally to me and what takes more effort.
Week 36 - "Werk-horse Week"
DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 4N*
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Cheeks Suede Waterproof Powder Blush Bakin' Cakez
DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 017 Nude*
DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 013 Gold
Danessa Myricks Beauty Groundwork: Defining Neutrals - Palette For Eyes, Brows, Face & Lips*
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight Captivate*
GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Original Me Clean High-Performance Matte Lipstick Original Recipe(actually loveable me, which is untaggable now)
Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Huez Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Mineral Spf 30 Sunscreen 5*
CLINIQUE Pop Plush™ Creamy Lip Gloss Black Honey Pop
Ami Colé Soft Shape Waterproof Lip Liner Rose Clay
Ami Colé Soft Shape Waterproof Lip Liner Cafe Touba*
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder Highlighter with Fermented Arnica Fire Opal*
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Lowlighter Soft Glow Highlighter Off The Grid
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Flaunty Auntie
UD Vice Lipstick Nighthawk
Skindinavia Setting Spray (usually I use this, but actually included for this week's pic, because it's THE BEST)
Nars Bronzer Casino
LYS Beauty Lash Confidence Curling & Lengthening Clean Mascara InfluentialGWP
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Mini Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara Cuz I'm BlackGWP
Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Lengthening Mascara
Marc Jacobs luminizer in Gilty
Hindash Heroline
Fenty Sunstalk'r Face + Eye palette *
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick Sinamonmini
#Valentino Liquirosso 2 in 1 Soft Matte Liquid Lipstick & Blush 302R Pink Is Punk GWP
Nars Blush in Behave & Luster
UD primer in Caffeine*
Supergoop! 100% Mineral (Re)setting Powder Face Sunscreen SPF 35 Medium*
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte Buildable Soft Matte Lipstick 450 Surprise Surprise
Also included fragrance:
World of Chris Collins Lost in Paradise Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz / 10 ml eau de parfum spr...( I have the 7.& ML)
World of Chris Collins Long Kiss Goodnight Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.3 oz/ 7.5 mL
Everything with an * is a absolute worker, top of the top, employee of the month 😂 type product, def GOATs. Fire opal for meh on its own, meh, but as a topper for eyes, lips and face, it's boss. Should add it to the Day To Evening Makeup 💄✨️ thread.
@peculiarzmakeupalso knows the power of Groundwerk 😉Contour ✅ Brow Pomade ✅ Eyeshadow ✅ Lip liner ✅. The only thing. It that doesn't perform well for me are liner and lip color, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't work for others. Brush types are really key here, I actually used a few concealer brushes for application of the putty as shadows and pointed, fine tip liner pencils from elf and Anastasia Beverly Hills Tapered Lip and Liner Brush #3 and Anastasia Beverly Hills Dual-Ended Filling and Detailing Eyebrow Brush #14
The Sunstalk'r palette... They should've made this permanent. I balked at this at first, but it's a great warm/neutral for medium olive folks. I got really nice contoured eye looks out of it, plus I used Bakin cakez to blend/diffuse the
crease color.
This was a fun week. I keep recycling products from previous weeks into a current week for ease, but then new stuff gets added. I feel like a lot of my makeup gets used, even though I don't use every item each week. They just kind of rotate themselves around 🤷🏽♀️
I actually spent week 35 just playing a lot with lip colors combos with the Battle of Browns.
Oh yeah, the fit
Fenty CLF, she was the only one for the job..
She did her best
Ohhhkay, we have to talk about Skindinavia before anything else - the best?!! You like it more than ONE/SIZE mystifying (eta mattifying (darn you autocorrect!)) mist, @danielledanielle? It (the bridal version) was my intro to makeup setting sprays.
Oooouh, I keep meaning to pull my full size Fenty tinted moisturizer into my capsules whenever I see yours in one. Too many skin tints/tinted moisturizers - this was never a problem in years past. I’m really happy there’s so many good ones out there but ugh, having just this one face makes it really hard to use all of them. 😝 btw, I want Flaunty Auntie just for the name.
@itsfi... So, I set my makeup the day Nugget came into the world, and the next morning (yes, I slept in it, whatevs) and it STILL LOOKED GOOD. My SIL asked, the nurses asked. That's a GOAT if there ever were.
You are a Flaunty Auntie by default now, btw . i The shade has got a similar tone to Ami Colé's romance, so I think you should get it. Maybe 🤔 catch it during a Fenty F&F promotion. I noticed the bullets go on sale pretty often (2-3 x a year?)
Also, if I [ever] 🤷🏽♀️🤞🏽 experience that again, I'll test out the one/size 😂 and compare and contrast for ya
Wow, that is definitely GOAT material then! Ahhhhhhh, Nugget. He must be growing by the day @danielledanielle. The hour probably at this stage. omg, if there were ever a time to sleep with your makeup on, that would be the time, girl! You earned that and clearly, your setting spray was there for you! 🙌
I'll keep an eye out for deals with Fenty - maybe if they release a new case. Because another one of her cases is exactly what I need. Hahaha!
I love your workhorse week capsule. The products are all amazing love seeing them all in one photo oh and yes ground werk for werk I actually do wear to work but I work from home so no one sees but me 😂 @danielledanielle wonderful job cultivating this capsule
Week 36 Recap - The Workhorses Makeup Capsule
Coming in early with my recap for this week. I'm looking to be sans makeup for one day over the weekend and then playing with some newness another day.
TL;DR: Three declutters and two undecided items from this week’s throwback edition of the workhorses makeup capsule. Brushes and foundation will be re-homed; and the fate of the Stila cream blushes will be reconsidered another day.
💝💝 - I haven’t use these 2 Real Techiniques brushes and don’t see myself reaching for them, they’re larger than I prefer for the space for which they're intended. I considered repurposing them for another part of my face, but I a healthy array of brushes as it is. I’ll be donating these two beauties to a women’s shelter or an organization that assists women with their rentry into the workforce. 👍
🏡 - The shade of the IT Cosmetics Mini CC+ Cream Full Coverage Color Correcting Foundation with SPF 50+ Light is off for me even in the summer. To think this was a shade match for me decades ago. Good ol’ sunblock at work. 😆 If I can find a good shade match though, I can see this being a candidate for a spot in my ultimate capsule collection, in the full coverage foundation slot. I have two mini tubes of this (??!!) - this one I'll try to find someone to re-home it to; the other, unopen one, will find a home along with the two Real Techniques brushes.
🔬🤷🏻♀️❓ I’m not sure about these Stila Convertible Cheek Color Compacts. I like them - the shades Lillium and Magnolia are both in my comfort zone and colors that are just a little different than the handful of blushes I do have. I'll plan to rotate these through my routine throughout the rest of the year and see if I can decide whether these stay or go.
Edited to add swatches:
Emoji Key:
🏡 = Re-home
🗑️ = Toss / Declutter
💝 = Donate
September Declutter Dashboard:
Week-To-Date = 3
Month-To-Date = 3
Beautiful reflections and swatches, I am always inspired by your organization and how you look at what fits for you in your makeup routine. Amazing 🤩 @itsfi
@peculiarzmakeup, that’s such a sweet thing to say. I’ve amassed (and continue to amass) a pretty collection of makeup products over the years. I’m not fully a “less is more” kind of gal when it comes to my makeup sensibilities 😆 but I am finding lately that I like using what I have, consistently, regularly, even if not all the time. Still trying to find that number or range of what I’m most comfortable with, both in terms of my everyday makeup routine as elk as how much or how large my ultimate makeup collection holds. The former seems to currently fall between a makeup routine of as few as 6 or 7 products to as many as 20. So I think somewhere in between is a sweet spot - I have my basics plus a few items to complete the look and then a few more items for … options. We’re all about options here, it seems, and that’s all fine by me. 😂🤣😂
Lillum looks very pretty 😍 @itsfi the swatches of both really show how well they suit you, thank you for including them!
Ooh what newness are you playing with? 😺
@CynthieLu, looking at the swatches, I want to keep both. 😆 Thank you.
I have a small handful of products I just haven’t been able to get to; this weekend will likely involve taking the
SEPHORA COLLECTION Reveal The Real 12HR Soft Radiant Skin Tint for a spin, but I could get sidetracked in that effort. Will also be thinking about items for this coming week’s capsule. 🙂
Ahhh a skin tint, exciting! What a price on that one too. 💚 It's so affordable! It will be there whenever you get the time @itsfi I hope you get time to recharge your batteries a little this weekend. 🙏
@CynthieLu, Sephora Collection always has a good array of beauty products - they’re quality products, regardless of price point but it is an excellent price point. 😍 They also seem to be improving on the quality of their products. I have high hopes for this skin tint.
Me too @itsfi I have been low-key intrigued by this skin tint. 😍 My favorite SC item is probably the SEPHORA COLLECTION Melting Cleansing Balm with Algae Extract 4.22 oz / 125 mL ever since pharmacy's original makeup balm was removed from the Canadian shelves it's been a life saver. 👌👌