Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 2024

[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 52 (December 23 - December 29) - The Holiday Glam Makeup Capsule and/or  The "2024 Makeup Capsule Collection" Makeup Capsule - Some options for us to close out the makeup capsules for 2024 (or to kick start 2025)!

Show us the beauties you use when you want to add glitz and glam (or, that up the glitz and glam element) to your makeup look.

and/or 

Curate a bag with your go-to, GOAT, ride-or-die products that would make up your ultimate makeup capsule collection (for 2024). If it's too much to put together a creme de la creme capsule or if you're at your best with options, consider putting together a makeup capsules of one or more favorites you discovered (or re-discovered) in 2024. 

Upcoming Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 12.21.2024] Take a sneak peek at the weekly themes to come. 

Spoiler

Week 1 - 2024/2025 - to be posted the week of December 23, after the Christmas holiday. HINT: Think newness for the new year, or to usher in the New Year. 😉

Previous Makeup Capsule Themes: [Updated 12.23.2024]

Spoiler

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 (Spring 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
42 - The "Makeup I'm Thankful For" Makeup Capsule and/or The Do Over / Take 2 Makeup Capsule
43 - The "How Low Can I Go?" Makeup Capsule and/or The Global Makeup Capsule
44 - The "Sleeper Hits" Makeup Capsule and/or The October 2024 Throw Down, Throwback, and/or Throw Out? Makeup Capsule
45 - The Sweater Weather Makeup Capsule and/or The Holidays Savings (Shop The Sale) Makeup Capsule
46 - The Time Capsule Makeup Capsule and/or The Awesomely Affordable and/or Spectacularly Splurge-worthy Makeup Capsule
47 - The "Please, Don't Go!" / Discontinued Products Makeup Capsule and/or The Newness Makeup Capsule
48 - The Things I'm Thankful For Makeup Capsule and/or The “BIC Inspired” Fall Makeup Capsule
49 - The Beautifully Bold or Delightfully Demure Makeup Capsule and/or The "Savvy Shopper" Makeup Capsule  
50 - The Sticks 2.0 Makeup Capsule and/or The "Favorite Theme From The Challenge" Makeup Capsule
51 - The Winter Wonderland Makeup Capsule and/or The "Take 2" / "Do Over" Makeup Capsule

FAQs: [Updated 4.28.2024]

Spoiler

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]

Cooler temps forecasted for today 🎉 - it started cooling down late in the evening so that made for better sleep which is always a plus @CynthieLu. 👍🏼 It’s all good about the capsule - these things happen and we adjust accordingly. I’ll either revisit the musician founded theme or just sprinkle in the products I didn’t get to over the next 12 weeks - I can’t believe we’ll be at the end of the year in that amount of time. 😳 

[CynthieLu]

Hurray for cooler sleeps 💤 A good rest, especially after a busy week is going to be so good for you. 🩷

Eeep you are right! The countdown to the end of the year is here, it is hard to believe it. @itsfi I think I'm going to need a to do list to keep myself organized in these next few months,  my family is super huge and I hope I can go into this holiday with an organized approach. If I say it now.. hopefully it means I'll do it 😅

[itsfi]

Oh @CynthieLu, if you find a way to stay organized with the flurry of the holidays, let us know. 😂 I think I'm on top of it and then as it gets closer and closer, I think "aaaaccckkk!!!! I have this to do ... and this... and that..." I don't have a large family and it can be so overwhelming so kudos to you for keeping it all together!  Your holiday season will start soon with Thanksgiving next week / end of this week, yes?

[caitbird]

This was going to be for Week 39: The Brands at SEPHORiA Makeup Capsule, except that I am late as usual 🙈  but come to think of it, I guess this capsule could technically count as an entry for Week 40: The Musician Founded or Owned Beauty Brands Makeup Capsule, with some of the brands included...so I guess I'll go with that 😅

The capsule:

technically I don't think I ended up using Lightwork V, or some of those eyeliners

primer: Milani Supercharged Dewy Skin Primer

base: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation 125 🎉 🎶 (I think it's 125 and not 120, but I can't get up and check right now bc my cat is on top of me 🤣) mixed with Glossier Futuredew Facial Oil-Serum Hybrid 1 oz / 30 mL 🎉

concealer: NATASHA DENONA Hy-Glam Brightening & Hydrating Medium to Full Coverage Crease Proof Serum Concealer ...  🎉 & Glossier Stretch Concealer G12 (discontinued) 🎉

blush: Flower Beauty Blush Bomb Color Drops Bubbly & MAKEUP BY MARIO Soft Pop Plumping Cream Blush Veil Perfect Pink 🎉

highlighter: Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight Enlighten 🎉 🎶

setting powder: Hourglass Veil™ Translucent Setting Powder - Talc Free Translucent 

brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Eyebrow Pencil Caramel  & Glossier Boy Brow Volumizing Eyebrow Gel-Pomade Auburn 🎉

eyes: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Original 🎉 & Danessa Myricks Beauty LIGHTWORK VI The Freedom Palette: Magnetic, Customizable, Stackable Palette w... 🎉 & Colourpop Just My Luck palette & Colourpop High Tide palette & Natasha Denona Circo Loco palette 🎉 & Natasha Denona Yucca palette 🎉 & Colourpop Fade Into Hue palette & Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeshadow Float 🎉 & Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil LSD 🎉 & Natasha Denona Eyeliner Camu Camu 🎉

lashes: tarte Mini Opening Act Lash Primer 0.16 oz/ 5 mL 🎉 & Tower 28 Beauty MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara Jet 🎉

lips: Tatcha The Kissu Lip Mask in Kiku Kiku - Orange Blossom 🎉

setting spray: Urban Decay All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray Standard Size - 4 oz/ 118 mL 🎉

key:

🎉= brand at Sephoria 2024

🎶= musician owned/founded brand

The fit:

this is my most capacious makeup bag too XD

er...😅 I actually think it would have fit if I'd left out the palettes/put them in a separate makeup bag. But I have to admit, this capsule was pretty...bodacious 🤣

The look:

My mom said my eye makeup was "crazy" but I had fun with it 😅

[peculiarzmakeup]

Incredible capsule! I love how it is structured it’s so neat to see the emojis and the correlation to the weeks themes! Gorgeous look! Beautiful eyes love the green top to match! The layout of your capsule is so neat and I love your picks! Amazing job 🙂 @caitbird I like how you mentioned the capsules tying in with one another it’s always fun when doing a capsule to remember a previous one or one coming up and see how it relates! So cool! 😎 

[caitbird]

@peculiarzmakeup  thanks so much! I definitely had fun with this capsule and look, I wish I was able to participate more in these challenges more often but I like to when I can! And I love seeing everyone else's capsules and looks too 💜

[peculiarzmakeup]

I always enjoy your contributions your amazing! Thanks for the cool capsule I love reading and seeing everyone’s neat take on things! I know what you mean ❤️ @caitbird 

[caitbird]

@peculiarzmakeup  aww thank you, you too! 💜

[Mellmars1185]

@caitbird What a fun capsule! All of the colourful palettes are reminding me of Sephoria! Your eyeshadow look is gorgeous! 💚

[caitbird]

@Mellmars1185  thank you so much! 😊

[itsfi]

Okay @caitbird, I have to know - those earrings are darling! Are they heavy?

[caitbird]

@itsfi  thank you! They are a tiny bit on the heavier side in that I am definitely aware that I am wearing them, but they don't hurt my ears or anything. I was able to wear them for 8-10 hours no problem.

[danielledanielle]

I enjoy a chaotic fit so much, 🤣 @caitbird 

I really like that eye look, it's bold and it's complimentary.  I guess it's just too bold for Mom 😞

[caitbird]

@danielledanielle  thank you so much! My mom does her makeup much more subtle, she just doesn't understand my love for bright colors 😂

[itsfi]

Look at all those beauties @caitbird ❣️Bodacious indeed!! It’s all good with timing - sometimes we get to a theme a little later or we stay on a theme for weeks and weeks. We have lives outside of BIC and that comes first. Also, with the latter, that may just indicate a capsule or a repeat product works for you. 

Oh, lash primer!! I seem to be forgetting that these days. Good reminder! 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  thank you! I am glad this is a fun and casual group to participate in, I am way too scattered most days to be able to do anything super formal and structured 😅

I mostly included the lash primer so I could include one more brand at Sephoria (Tarte), but I do think it gives my lashes a little more oomph, when I remember to use it. I have a few lash primers and haven't really figured out yet which one works best for me, or which mascara + primer combo is my go-to - that might be another battle idea for the future!

[itsfi]

@caitbird, I always enjoy seeing your posts, be it on this thread or the other fabulous threads on the BIC. Love that your marvelous personality and style comes through and through - my wallet, however, has some serious concerns that your hauls are going to be a bad influence on my already ... robust .. candle collection and your fabulous jewelry collection is going to give me something new to look into - hahaha!

I completely understand and appreciate the need or desire for things to be casual, easy.  At the same time, I do love structure too. Ha! But I do love that we can float in and out here as we can or need; another one of the fabulous things about the BIC. 

Oh, the primer + mascara combo is always something worth pursuing. It could definitely fit well in next week's "dynamic duo" theme. This conversation is actually making me thnk I need to pull out my lash primers.  

[caitbird]

Some miscellaneous notes on a few products:

This was my first time trying the Makeup by Mario blush, the Rare Beauty liquid highlighter, and the Natasha Denona concealer. The ND concealer is a new-to-me shade of a formula I have and really like in another shade (RN1), because I found that that shade was a touch too pale for my undereye dark circles in particular. Will need to test this new shade some more to know for sure, but so far it does seem to be a better shade match for me, as I'd hoped. The MBM blush and RB highlighter I also definitely want to use and experiment with more, but so far my impression is very positive for both!

I feel like I've been sleeping on Glossier Boy Brow, because at some point I'd decided that I liked MILK MAKEUP KUSH Fiber Eyebrow Gel Dub  slightly better, so I've been pretty much exclusively using that one as my tinted brow gel for a little while now. But using the Glossier today made me feel like I'd been selling it short, and reminded me that I do really like it. So I think I'll need to do a proper battle of the brow gels someday soon!

[itsfi]

@caitbird, I had a similar experience with the Glossier years back. Used it, thought it was fine; then went back to use it another time and it’s been the one brow gel I always have on hand. I’m not sure why but I don’t think I knew MILK had an eyebrow product. 🤔 I’m very interested on how your battle of the brows turns out this week. 

Tagging @ather because she loves these beauty battles and we were just talking about brow products on another thread. A, have you tried MILK’s brow product?

[ather]

@itsfi  Oooo yes! I love a good battle! Battle of the brow seems fit! Maybe I can join in and try all the ones I have open!! 

[itsfi]

Yes, yes, do join in @ather; it would be great to get your take on the brow gels that you currently have in your rotation. No better way to know how they perform vis-a-vis one another than with a good ol' battle royale!