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]

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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 (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]

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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. 

[curlychiquita]

I haven’t tried this yet, @danielledanielle. I’ll take a look at it!

[itsfi]

Stiiiiiicks!!! 😍 Love your choices for this week's capsule @danielledanielle! So many pretties.

How are we liking the Fenty eyeshadow sticks? 

I shall live vicariously through you with the VBB liners. I wish my eyes played better with non-liquid eyeliners. (My wallet though says "It's fine, you have enough of the VBB collection; you don't need all the liners." 🤣)

[danielledanielle]

I like them @itsfi .  They are pretty easy to work with, but I only have two and they are shimmers.  When they first dropped, I waited a little, and some of the reviews noted patchiness with the mattes.  I like the shade range, but I have a lot of other products with similar times...I really wanted a gold one, 😂.  They also sub in nicely as highlighters.

[itsfi]

My go to eyeshadow sticks have shimmer in them so I get that @danielledanielle. I tested the NARS matte sticks in store when they first launched and found them patchy too; or, if not patchy, they just didn't glide on and look as smooth are other eyeshadow sticks. I haven't tried their shimmery ones so good to know how they perform for you. Oh, I'll have to give one of my eyeshadow sticks a try as highlighter at some point. 👍

[CynthieLu]

🩷 December 2-8 The Delightfully Demure Makeup Capsule 🩷

For this capsule I pulled a few things from my stash that I feel have that sweet and not overly done demure vibe. 

They are stars like

🩷Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum 

🍑Gucci Luminous Matte Beauty Blush 02 Tender Apricot 

💋Westman Atelier Lip Suede Hydrating Matte Lipstick with Hyaluronic Acid Je Rêve 

💝Clé de Peau Beauté Lip Glorifier 

🎨Mini Retro Palette from Natasha Denona

🤎 Benefit Cosmetics Mini Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer Shade 3 

And for a touch of beautifully bold 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Size Up Volumizing Mascara Black for that little ooomph. Gotta have the option for oomph. 😉

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, the oomph is a must!  😄 Oomph with lashes ... hair ... cheekbones ... I spy some sizable dips in that ND mini retro palette - nice work!

[CynthieLu]

Thank you @itsfi 🙏😊 i hope to one day pan my ND like you have been with your Biba palette 👌

[itsfi]

Week 49: The Beautifully Bold or Delightfully Demure Makeup Capsule 

I'm going to do a mixed makeup capsule this week - a bold and demure look. Love this theme you and your mom inspired @caitbird ❣️

😊  Demure cheeks - pink cheeks a la Sleeping Beauty / Princess Aurora for this week's cheeks theme on the Cheek Challenge Winter 2024/25, The Frost, The Glitz and The Wardrobe with the limited edition Pat McGrath Divine Blush, Bronze and Glow Trio (Fleurever Nude). I'll post swatches and thoughts to the Cheek Challenge thread later in the week.

👁  (Mostly) demure eyes - The shadows in the Cle de Peau quad (discontinued) are softly hued, but they do show up. For a bolder eye look, I plan to use GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Line It Up Clean 24-Hr Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner Bathwater as liner, and, in the outer V, alternate between GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Line It Up Clean 24-Hr Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner Thunderbolt or Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Waterproof Micropencil Eyeliner Bronzite.

💄  Bold lips - I would not have thought I'd go for a whole week of bold lip looks, but this capsule challenge and the battle of the red lipsticks have brought out some shades that I've grown fond of, including the lip colors I've set aside as optins for the week - 

• NARS Afterglow Lip Shine Gloss Aragon - this shade is new to me and is from the NARS Mini Afterglow Lip Shine Lip Gloss Set 
• Kulfi Heirloom Satin Lipstick First Sari 
• Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Kind Words Matte Lipstick Gifted (foil sample)
• Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Flaunty Auntie - I'm feeling like being a "flaunty auntie" is something I should work on more
• Florasis M7319 - I've seen this named Burgundy Berries and also Love Remains

I'll alternate between LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation MN1 (sample) and Live Tinted Hueguard Tint Skin Tint (shade 9). Lately, I've really been liking the look I get with my foundations when I stipple it on with  SEPHORA COLLECTION Essential Brush - 06 Multitasker Face and then go in with the Sonia Kashuk beauty sponge to press the product into my skin a little more. I've been finding with both the LYS and Live Tinted and the SC Essentials Brush 06 that I just need a little bit of product. 

"Fits" is a Sephora shopping bag 💖 - it makes me feel like I'm shopping, which I'm hoping will keep me in check with whatever future purchases I may make. 😉😆

Week 48 Recap:

Given the theme last week, it makes sense that all the items decluttered were from the last round of the battle of the red lipsticks - Battle of the Red Lipsticks, Round 3 and not the products making up the makeup capsule.

LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation MN1 - the formula on this one is good. "Serum" foundation is right, but it's a lightweight serum and feels and looks good applied to the skin. 

Valentino Brow Trio Eyebrow Liner - @PrettyPaint, the felt tip brush side is one I've been enjoying. It took me a couple of wear tests to figure out that using gentle, light strokes - where it's almost like I'm just flicking the liner along my brown - works best. Using a drawing motion makes it too obvious but slight flicks make for a natural, pretty look. 

 

Armani Beauty Lip Power Long Lasting Lipstick 400 Four Hundred 

Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick Rouge 8

DIOR Rouge Dior Forever Transfer-Proof Lipstick 720 - Forever Icone 

November Declutters:

Month-To-Date: 12

Year-To-Date: 113

[CynthieLu]

You've created another beautiful capsule @itsfi. The colors really suit your themes too, Demure with a touch of bold.  It's got this whole charming vibe. 🩷✨ 

I love the idea of a bold lip with your makeup choices this week, I think these will pair very prettily together. 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, thank you; putting together the contrast has been fun.

[CynthieLu]

You have an amazing eye for it 🩷👌 @itsfi 

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi I’m glad the brow product can give a natural look. Hopefully it will last a long time and won’t dry out quickly. I know I’ve had that issue with some felt-tip liners at least. 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, that’s a good point. Thank you. I need to make sure the cap is closed completely on this one. Here’s what the felt tip side looks like.

 

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi Oooh thanks. That looks nice. I think I would have to get a slightly lighter color, though! 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  happy to inspire! 🤣 I'll have to tell my mom she's inspiring makeup looks on the Sephora forum haha

Love your idea to have options for more demure *and* more bold looks, if I (hopefully) manage to get it together this week and put together a capsule, I think I'll do the same. I like to have options!

Also, woohoo, way to go with all those declutters, that's awesome! I need to get back on track with decluttering my collection. And hey, decluttering is one of the Wellness In Progress: December 2024  tasks this month! Win-win!

[itsfi]

It's great to have options, isn't it @caitbird?! That was such a great story and now memorialized in a makeup capsule theme! A fabuous one at that! 

I'm happy with how decluttering has gone this year through this capsule and also through the Re: Beauty Product Battles, Throw Downs & Showdowns. I've also brought in less product so I feel like it's not a wash with the declutters. Some days I feel like I need to declutter more though but just have to remind myself this is more than I thought I would be able to do. It's also been easier for me to pass on products I would have previously purchased right away and to let go of items I would have held onto a lot longer before this challenge. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  that's great that you are noticing good progress with decluttering more and purchasing less. I hope to move things more in that direction and achieve more of a balance of products in vs out (both empties and declutters), but it is very much a work in progress 😅 One of my biggest beauty goals for the coming year is to shop my stash much more - I have so many great products, and lots that I haven't even tried yet. This capsule challenge is a great (and fun) opportunity to encourage & inspire me to bring old and new products into rotation, so I hope it will continue in 2025! 😉

[itsfi]

Ahhh, yes, indeed @caitbird! It’s all definitely a work in progress. BIC makes it fun. Rotating through what I have helps with seeing if something works well for me and I have a better sense of what to let go and what I want to keep. Doesn’t always make it easier to let go of something though.

I also found that it allowed me to discover or rediscover old loves that I might not otherwise have gotten around to, or gotten around to again. The challenge will be back next year 🙌🏼  with some themes being brought back and some new ones, as well as some tweaks here and there to keep things (hopefully) interesting and fresh! 

[dinadore]

Thank you for sharing these capsules, it helps me organize my makeup bag. I currently only use skincare products. But I recently read Luminess Air reviews ( https://luminess-air.pissedconsumer.com/review.html ) and am thinking of buying a concealer, foundation, and powder for myself. I am still researching other brands but haven’t found a better option yet.

[itsfi]

@dinadore, I feel the same. Seeing and hearing about the different products people gravitate towards for certain looks or capsules has helped me figure out what I want a makeup capsule to include. (It also grows my makeup wishlist, too. 😆) When it comes to your bag of makeup products, would you say you lean more minimalist, moderate, or maximalist? 

[danielledanielle]

Why did I back out of the post when I tagged 2/3 of it 😭😭

Here we go again:

Week 48, "Just Because Goats and long gones"

I couldn't stick with a theme, so I went with a mix of HG

, discontinued and current 🐐and newness with potential 🐐 prowess .

🐐Goat

 💀 Discontinued

🫶🏽 Potential goat

🙏🏽 gratis/gift

ND Xenon

HG Tiger palette🐯 💀

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette Lotus Flower 

Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Lengthening Mascara🙏🏽🐐 when paired with Lancôme Mini Lash Idôle Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara 01 Glossy Black 🐐

Danessa Myricks Beauty Linework Paintbrush Fluid Liquid Eyeliner 0.034 oz / 1 ml🐐 (not pictured)

Supergoop! 100% Mineral (Re)setting Powder Face Sunscreen SPF 35 Medium🐐(not pictured)

Item Beauty Brow Pen 💀

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Eyebrow Pencil Medium Brown🐐

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna We're Even Hydrating Longwear Waterproof Concealer Medium 300N🫶🏽 The shade is a bit light, but it's so creamy

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Liquid Foundation 315🙏🏽

Nars Bronzer Casino 🐐 💀

NARS Pro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base Original🐐💀?

UD primer in OG formula 🐐💀 (not pictured)

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer Fenty Glow🐐

PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush Desert Orchid🐐

PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush Paradise Venus 

DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 4N🐐

Kevyn Aucoin Eye Contour palette Deep 🫶🏽💀

Pat McGrath Iconic Illumination  💀

UD Moon dust Space Cowboy 2023 💀

Ami Colé Soft Shape Waterproof Lip Liner Cafe Touba🐐

DIOR Rouge Dior Forever Liquid Sequin Lipstick 999& Divine 🫶🏽?

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Beauty X Arcane – Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil Golden Rul'r 

PAT McGRATH LABS Dark Star Volumizing Mascara 0.43 fl oz / 13 mLStar Wars Green One 🫶🏽💀

Kulfi Zari Eyes Long-Lasting Crease-Proof Cream Eyeshadow Sona Sona🫶🏽

Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.33 oz / 10 ml eau de parfum spray🫶🏽

DIOR J'adore Parfum d'Eau 

Westman Atelier Lip Suede Hydrating Matte Lipstick with Hyaluronic Acid Lou Lou 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Trace'd Out Longwear Waterproof Pencil Lip Liner Coal Blooded.

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Beauty X Arcane – Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer Kaboom 

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Kind Words Lip Liner Bold 

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Under Eye Brightener Medium Tan 

Nars light reflecting powder 24k 🫶🏽

I think that's it.

The Fit

Spoiler

  

I had two bags ready, but morbid curiosity dictates trying one... It was soooo close!