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Week 52 (again) (Dec 23-29): Belle of the Ball - Give me Glitz! Glam! All the glitter!
Thanks for 2+ amazing years and some amazing collabs for the Makeup Challenge! Iโve updated some new themes for May and June. I hope you will join me in sharing your looks, flatlays, or tags for items you use in each challenge!
Upcoming Weekly Challenge:
To cap off 2024 and ring in the New year, welcome to another amazing collab with @danielledanielle and the new thread challengeCheek Challenge Winter 2024/25, The Frost, The Glitz and The Wardrobe . Please visit the Cheek Challenge thread for the full, fun descriptions and pics by the beautiful and creative danielledanielle. Sheโs the mastermind behind this one!
In addition to the makeup, any wardrobe pieces are welcomed, please feel to cross post, post twice + thrice to:
Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022/2023/2024
The Fit, The Fab and The Face: Outfit and Inspo Thread What are you wearing today Pt2
Week 48 (November 18-24): Let's get "Pop"ular - Wicked movie/musical week.
Create a look with anything from a collab with the movie/musical Wicked, use anything from any Wicked Collaboration (One/Size, R.E.M., Opi, etc) " or anything that inspires you, particularly accenting pink, gold or green.
Week 49 (November 25-Dec 1): Fairytale makeup - Part 1 - Cast of Characters. This is any fairytale makeup magic your heart desires from your favorite sidekick/supporting character. Doesn't need be a cosplay level look, whether it's using a cool color shifting liner or working a full fairy godmother look, let your makeup be inspired by the ones who always had the hero/heroine's back.
Week 50 (December 2-8th): Part 2 -The Princess Edit - give me your best Disney Princess/Prince blush look. Are we going snow white rouge, or snatched Cinderella??
Week 51 (December 9-Dec 15): Part 3 - Very Villainous. Not at all demure.
Let's be honest, Ursula, Maleficent, the evil queen....all slayed the makeup game, and then subsequently slained. Well, what are heroics without the calamity of a counterpart? Bring out your inner baddie this week.
Week 52 (Dec 16-22): Wickedly Wintry: If it's in the title (the lion, the witch and the wardrobe), why not pay homage to it? Using elements of ice and frost, give me your best Ice Queen look aka white witch from Narnia. Silvery, sparkly highlights welcome. If that's too frosty forward, any element of silver or white within your look can play to this theme.
Week 52 (again) (Dec 23-29): Belle of the Ball - Give me Glitz! Glam! All the glitter! Feel free to use any holiday release, like the Dior or Nars collections.
2025 Week 1 (Dec 30-Jan 5) Pixie Power! I want to see spritely cheeks, there needs to be a gold or glow involved. Tinkerbell time!
Week 2 (Jan 6-12): Frosty Foliage: Give me that sunset blush look, but make it frosty...plum, berries, holographic shimmer. (Not quite foliage, but I was going for the callback and alliteration.)
Completed 2024 Weekly Challenges:
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Year 3:
Week 1-2 (Break)
Jan 14-20: Cherry Cola/Cherry Cocktail Lips + Cheeks. Think ombre lips and burgundy or deep red looks.
Jan 21-27: Hot Toddy Week. Think bright and sultry, go for golds and honey or amber colors.
Jan 28-Feb 3: Espresso Martini\Martini Week. This is the martini look - green and shimmer, but you could also add a deep lip to it or go for brown or plum version.
Feb 3-10: Maiden's Blush or Cosmopolitan Week This is the one that started it - Maiden's Blush, by RMS beauty. It's coral, shimmery and warm.
Feb 11-17: Red Wine & Hot Chocolate - If you do partake in alcohol, try this it's delicious. The look speaks to red and brown, but again, you choose.
Feb 18-24: Pink Blush /Blush Wine - Essentially, this is a pink look, but pinks have all sorts of tones, so have fun playing with this, whether it's all pink or a pop of pink.Week 10 (Feb 24- March 2): Lunar/ Chinese New Year Looks - This is a little late but the 24th was the lantern festival, so I think we can still celebrate this week!
Week 11 (March 3-9): Iโm Cold Makeup Trend - This oneโs been on the list for a while and I would love to try it out and see your looks!
Week 12 (March 10-16): March Sentimental Items - Any makeup items that spark a memory or have sentimental value for any reason, big or small. Let us know what is special about these items!
Week 13 (March 17-23): Dolly Week! Anything inspired by the Americaโs darling, Dolly Parton!
Week 14 (March 24-March 30): 5 minute Makeup Face & Faves - Share your go-to quick and easy face and favorite items! Super-collab with Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge and Sephora Six - Fast & Furious Edition
Week 15 (March 31-April 6): Cartoon influence (i.e. Jem/she-ra/bratz/anime/etc) - I know Iโm dating myself with Jem and She-ra but I thought itโd be fun to recreate a look from any cartoon!
Week 16 (April 7-12): Pastels!! (Iโll update the next few weeks soon but have been wanting to explore some pastels for Spring.)
Week 17&18 (April 13-27): Sale Haul Newness + Shop Your Stash! Donโt let your new items gather dust, try them out and post your thoughts! If youโre on a low/no buy, please shop your stash and share what you love about the items you chose!
Week 16 & 17 (April 16-29)***: Sephora Spring sale - newness/or anything you havenโt gotten around to wearing/or shop your stash. (Note: I'm not sure when the Spring sale is happening, so I may move this one.) ETA: well, it's timed perfectly for shopping in store, though online purchases may not make it in time! Feel free to keep posting spring sale newness into the following weeks!
(***I made the executive decision to extend this one more week since orders are still coming in!)
Week 18 (April 30-May 6): Multichromes week! There have been so many great multi-chrome products and palettes lately, so let's make sure to showcase them!
Week 19 (May 7-13): April Showers bring May Flowers week! This can be a bright and springy look, or a rain-inspired look (or a combo of both!).
Week 20 (May 14-20): World Makeup! A look or trend from around the world. There are lots of K-beauty trends, like crying girl, popsicle/gradient lips, blush, something like a Parisian chic look, or anything else you can think of! (Suggested by @josometimes)
Week 21 (May 21-27): Barbiecore! I was actually never a fan of dolls or Barbies as a kid, and the flood of Barbie on Instagram recently was kind of annoying to me, but I also have a soft spot for pink and Barbie, so I thought Iโd add to the challenge. Can be anything from subtle to all out Barbie.
Week 22 (May 28-June 3): Social Media Inspired! Recreate a look and/or create your own look inspired by an influencer you love, or use makeup to recreate a filter. Post a side by side to share with us.
Week 23 (June 4- 10): Festival! Go all out with Glitter / Color / Braids / Hair Accessories or go easy and fresh!
Week 24 (June 11-17): Earth Week! Highlight more sustainable or green makeup brands. Or even just a play on blue, green, or even earthy tones to celebrate the earth.This is a little out of order but summer is a great time to connect with and celebrate the earth! (Suggested by @josometimes)
Week 25 (June 18-24): Summer Solstice! Create a look based on whatever makes you think of summer, maybe a sunny look, bronzed beauty, or zodiac inspired look.
Week 26 (June 25-July 1): Celebrate Pride! I know pride events vary widely by cities, so if you happen to do a pride look in another week, feel free to post anytime!
Week 27 (July 2-8): 4th of July! Letโs see those red, white and blues., fireworks inspired or just summery BBQ looks.
For your summer slays, there will be some additional cheeky challenges - cheers to @danielledanielle for proposing this fun collab with the weekly challenge! Let's get cheeky, chicas and chicos! We'd love it if you cross post your looks in both threads. ๐๐ Cheek Challenge Summer 2023: Collabs with Makeup Challenge of the Week
Week 37 (Sept 1-7): Red lip! Matte or glossy, perfectly lined or smudgy, casual or full glam, letโs break out the reds!
Week 38 (Sept 8-14): Final summer/fall blooms! If youโre seeing any last blooms, let them inspire a look, or fall mums are always good for yellows, burgundies.
Week 39 (Sept 15-21): Itโs never too early for PUMPKIN SPICE!
Week 40 (Sept 22-28): SEPHORiA!!! I know not everyone can attend AND thereโs no virtual component this year, but share what you would wear or if youโd plan to feature any artist/line specifically in your actual or theoretical SEPHORiA looks.
Week 41 (Sept 29-Oct 5): CINNAMON APPLE SPICE sounds so nice!
Week 42 (Oct 6-12): Technique Focus - Setting your makeup! Setting powder, setting spray, baking, what works for you? I'm notoriously lazy and routinely skip any type of setting whatsoever. Share your tips and tricks and results.
Week 43 (Oct 13-19): Recreate a past look of yours that you loved - I always forget to do this! Post the previous look plus your new look and any changes you made.
Weeks 44-45 (Oct 20-Nov 2:) Two weeks of Halloween/Glamoween!
Week 46 (Nov. 3-9): Break
Week 47-48 (Nov. 10-23): Sale newness and/or Thanksgiving inspired makeup - browns, oranges, yellows, plums, wines!
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So, I could definitely (still) use some makeup inspiration these days and maybe you could too! Several years ago, we used to have some weekly makeup challenge threads, so Iโm bringing one back. Itโs a great way to spark some creativity and maybe most importantly, a great way to shop your stash!
I started with a list of some challenges below, but also happy to edit/rearrange/consider other ideas along the way. I hope you will join me! Feel free to post as many or as few times youโd like each week with photos of your looks. If you donโt like to post your face, feel free to do a flatlay of the products you used to do your look. Also, if you get behind or ahead, feel free to post pics whenever you have time.
Canโt wait to see all your looks! Have fun! Please feel free to suggest some other challenge ideas in the thread and weโll add to the coming weeks!!
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Okay, lovely minis @itsfi ! These colors are lovely on your complexion. Man, Iโm still so bummed that I CANNOT get PillowTalk to work on me. It is so beautiful and I keep thinking it will work but her lips and eyes all turn super orange on me!! The eye palette is possibly the only eye palette Iโve ever returned.
@sister13, ugh, I'm so sorry. It's not fun when nude lipsticks go on orange. At one point, not long ago, I stopped buying nude lipsticks altogether because that was happening all too frequently. I can only use the lippies in her Pillow Talk collection; the PT eyeshadows look beautiful in the palette, but that beauty does not translate well on my lids. Hahaha! I'm actually surprised that this original PT lipstick doesn't turn peachy orange on me. Have you tried her PT medium?
@itsfi - All the colors you used are gorgeous! The CT lippie is so pretty on you! ๐ What does a mascara primer do? I've never heard of that.
@Titian06, thank you! ๐ The Lancome lash primer claims to condition and boost lash length and volume. It looks like a mascara wand but has a white creamy product that you apply to the lashes immediately before mascara. I'm not sure it does too much for lengthening my lashes but I do think it helps with keeping my lashes separated (no clumping) and gives them some more fullness, but it's not a ton. But I have to say that those results could be something I see more because I do not have long or a lot of lashes to begin with. Talking about this is reminding me that I really need to get back on top of using my GrandeLash MD serum. ๐ก
Thanks, @itsfi ! I have trichotillomania and pull out my eyelashes and eyebrows. For the first time in many years, I've stopped pulling long enough that my eyelashes have grown back in to the point that they're long enough that I can wear mascara. Of course, now I need to wade through the massive quantities of mascaras to pick something. I think I'll look at primers too. ๐
@Titian06, yes! I support you in treating yourself to a mascara primer! ๐ A friend's sister has trich and it makes me happy to hear that your lashes are mascara ready. L'oreal and Honest Beauty also have lash primers. I don't know if you're interested in trying the Lancome mascara primer, but a mini is availalable in the Rewards Bazaar for 100 points. I also see it pop up in some of the Ulta gwp bags.
@itsfi @Titian06 @@I love the GrandeLash MD and the GrandeBrow but have also been slacking a bit lately. I also have a FS Lancรดme primer that actually has a vibrating cap/wand situation. I always forget to use it, but I was decluttering recently and thought for sure it would be dead, but it still has Power!
@sister13, that's great that it still has power; wow! I only reached for the Lancome booster primer because of this week's challenge; otherwise, it would still be in the drawer; thank you! Taking the GrandeLash MD out and setting on the vanity table where I can't miss it! hahaha!
I really will update the challenges for the coming weeks on Friday or Saturday! Everything has been crazy the last couple of weeks! ๐๐๐
Hey, all! Today I wore three colors from the Natasha Denona Mini Nude palette and PMG mini MatteTrance in Christy. Unfortunately, Christy doesn't look anything like the swatch. On my lips, it looks like a pastel peach, which is very unflattering. ๐ช
Great swatches!! Too bad the lip product wasnโt what you expected @Titian06
Bummer @Titian06 but your swatches sure are pretty and flattering on you!
Thanks, @Sunnysmom ! I'm disappointed too. I realized later that I forgot to put on a lip primer. Maybe that will make a difference, but I don't have high expectations. ๐
I hope so too @Titian06 . I have the same issue with shades like this. Looks so nice on others and nope. lol. Just yuk on me! Thankfully so many others we love! ๐
@Titian06, your swatch of PML Christy looks so pretty; it's too bad that it looked so different from the swatch. I cannot do pastel peach either! Grrr!! So sorry. How are you liking the ND mini nude palette?
@itsfi - I'm really liking the Nude palette. I am surprised that the colors have a coppery/orangey tint. I thought they would be straight up beige/brown-type colors. They still looked good with the light blue sweater I wore that day!
Dang! That's a bummer @Titian06 it is a really pretty swatch
Hmm, Im sorry to hear about Christy! But mini nude looks so pretty! I have something to post for the minis here soon! @Titian06
I decluttered a mini lipstick that looked awful on me, so success in testing and getting rid of one tiny item that was taking up space, lol.
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Budget items: SEPHORA COLLECTION Matte Perfection Full Coverage Foundation and SEPHORA COLLECTION Sephora Colorfulยฎ Wink-It Felt Tip Liquid Waterproof Eyeliner . Otherwise, itโs PAT McGRATH LABS Bridgerton MTHRSHP: Diamond of the First Water Eyeshadow Palette and MAKEUP BY MARIO MoistureGlowโข Plumping Lip Serum in Plum glow (I think).
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