Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022/2023/2024

[sister13]

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! I’ve 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. She’s 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): I’m Cold Makeup Trend - This one’s 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 America’s 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 I’m dating myself with Jem and She-ra but I thought it’d be fun to recreate a look from any cartoon!

Week 16 (April 7-12): Pastels!! (I’ll 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! Don’t let your new items gather dust, try them out and post your thoughts! If you’re 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 haven’t 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 I’d 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! Let’s 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. 😘😘  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, let’s break out the reds!

Week 38 (Sept 8-14): Final summer/fall blooms! If you’re seeing any last blooms, let them inspire a look, or fall mums are always good for yellows, burgundies.

Week 39 (Sept 15-21): It’s never too early for PUMPKIN SPICE!

Week 40 (Sept 22-28): SEPHORiA!!! I know not everyone can attend AND there’s no virtual component this year, but share what you would wear or if you’d 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 I’m bringing one back. It’s 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 you’d like each week with photos of your looks. If you don’t 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.

Can’t wait to see all your looks! Have fun! Please feel free to suggest some other challenge ideas in the thread and we’ll add to the coming weeks!! 

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[CynthieLu]

I think it's all amazing highlighter's and specific placement of everything @heartsmyface when I do my makeup. I keep everything from contour,blush and eyeshadow going for that up and lifted look. It's like magic 🪄 ✨  but gone when I wash my face at the end of the day.

Up close in real life is a bit different than the photos on my camera. I have 40+ skin that is showing itself.  I just try to keep to the basics of washing my face twice a day (my dry girl skin routine is pretty solid) and wear my SPF daily.

Little things like using a mask every week, exfoliate every week and try to retinol twice.  I don't always get those it all in but I try to keep skincare fun and relaxing so that if I don't hit them all I am don't sweat it and try to remember another night. 🩵

I do love this mask right now Clarins Cryo-Flash Instant Lift Effect & Glow Boosting Face Mask 2.5 oz / 75 g and if you can find a sample/tester from somewhere it's worth trying but very expensive to just try full size fyi. ( @itsfi and @lmaster have used it too I think and maybe can weigh in on it.)

This is getting long *apologies* but I have to say your skin always looks soooo fabolous Hearts, and I end up looking at all that products you tag. I'm like ooooh I want my skin to do that!  😉 Or your lippie choices. Lol. I love the the ones you choose! Like recently you posted about TOM FORD Ultra Shine Lipstick Color with Glossy Effect 32 Peche Paradis I think and I was like, here I come to investigate. 🧐😁

[sister13]

You look so lovely and fresh faced! Beautiful! @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Thank you lovely lady! 💞 @sister13 

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu  You look like you’re in your early 20s here! 

[lmaster]

Look at those lashes!! 😍 @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Thank you! @lmaster Sometimes I can really get fantastic results with the Hourglass Hourglass Unlocked Defining and Lengthening Tubing Mascara Ultra Black 😉

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu yes!!! I thought I had that mascara but wasn’t sure but I found it!   to be worn tomorrow inspired by your lashes. 

[CynthieLu]

Yeahy!! I'm glad you found it. When I get it working right the results are sooo pretty @heartsmyface it's the only tubing mascara I've had, so I'm very beginner about applying it 😉 I hope it works out and behaves for you! 🩷🩷

[caitbird]

@CynthieLu  omg your skin looks sooo glowy and gorgeous! 😍 Love this look!

[caitbird]

@CynthieLu  thanks for the tip! 💜

[CynthieLu]

Thank you so much sweet lady! @caitbird wearing SPF and highlighters is one way that definitely gets me glowing. I try to use my powder to take some shine away around my nose ( except the tip and bridge)  and forehead. So I look glowy but not greasy. 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Evolution Setting & Blurring Loose Powder Pink 🩷✨

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu @Yeah I find that if I make my face glowy all over it makes it easier to find and mattify the textured areas which then become more satiny.  I love reading what others are doing to get their effect. 

[sister13]

Just added to my loves list! @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

I use the pink evolution powder because it's also supposed to be good for redness which I do have permanently around my nose and periodically on my cheeks. 😉 @sister13 @caitbird 

I heard that tip somewhere @heartsmyface and it just made so much sense, once you have your look mostly in place, I just go in and de-glow those specific areas on my centre to go from Woah to glow lol. 

[Titian06]

You look great, @CynthieLu !  I love your earrings, too! 🌻

[CynthieLu]

Thank you so much! @Titian06 🩷🙏  

[missjeanie]

@CynthieLu You're glowing!  Did you mix the drops with the Dior?  Or layer?  It's gorgeous!

[CynthieLu]

Thank you @missjeanie 🙏🙏 I've used Star Filter a few different ways, today I just tapped it over top of everything on the regular highlight areas. That glow dosen't let you down ✨🥰

[PrettyPaint]

@CynthieLu  Your skin looks so glowy! 

[CynthieLu]

Thank you 🙏😊 That's DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 😍 I'm so hooked on this glow @PrettyPaint 

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Your skin is looking glowy and fresh! Great new products! Your look is beautiful 😍