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

[sister13]

**Updated Sept-Oct Challenges**Week 38 (Sept 8-14): Final summer/fall blooms!

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: 

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!

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Completed 2023 Weekly Challenges: 

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We celebrated the One Year Anniversary of this thread in November!! Although, somehow the challenge ended up with 61 weeks in a year, I’m not sure how that happened, lol.

Week 1 (Jan 1-7): Focus on brows week! Do a bold brow or shimmery brow or just spend more time on your brows this week. Inspired by @SportyGirly125 

Week 2 (Jan 8-14): Rock a red lip week! If this is a regular for you, rock it as normal, or add a fun element, like gloss or add glitter/shimmer to it. Suggested by @JoSometimes 

Week 3 (Jan 15-21): Shop your stash/forgotten favorites! Dig into your stash/archives for something you haven’t used in a long time and renew your love or re-evaluate)

Week 4 (Jan 22-28): Chopping block/declutter week! Are there any items that you have been wondering about getting rid of? Do they still work, bring joy, serve a purpose in your collection? No pressure to get rid of anything, but just want to dedicate a week to evaluate some items on the heels of forgotten favorites week!!

Week 5 (Jan 29-Feb 4): Skin prep/Complexion focus week! Take extra time this week with your skin prep. Exfoliate or use a hydrating mask prior to makeup, use a luminous or mattifying primer, foundation and/or setting spray. And/Or, focus this week on using a skincare device or skincare product if you’ve been neglecting one you own.

Week 6 (Feb 5-11): Get out of your comfort zone week! Suggested by @josometimes. This is a chance to try something new and experiment a little. If you love a red lip, try hot pink or neutral. If you love neutrals, maybe add some color. Or, wear a bolder look out to run errands or on a night out to gain confidence with a different look! Please feel free ask for tips and tricks if you’d like suggestions on techniques, color or product recommendations and share your experience and tips for others as you try something new.

Week 7 (Feb 12-18): Red/Pink/Shimmer/Glitter or whatever you want for Valentine’s/Galentines Day (inspired by @imaster

Week 8 (Feb 19-25): Pantone Color of the Year Viva Magenta week! I miss the past Sephora + Pantone collaborations, so let’s make our own.

Week 9 (Feb 26-Mar 4): Luxe brands or Luxe items. If it feels luxe to you or makes you feel fancy, use it and post it, whether it’s Target or Tom Ford, L’Oréal or La Mer!

Bonus Hair Challenge for February: Hot Rollers or Velcro Rollers and/or other techniques for volume.

Week 10 (March 5-11): Matchy matchy week! Match your makeup to your clothes, or jewelry or hair accessories, a scarf or something you wear! Inspired by @sportygirly

Week 11 (March 12-18): Green week! For St. Patrick’s Day, let’s show off all our green looks or otherwise Irish inspired looks! 💚💚🍀🍀

Week 12 (March 19-25): Use something in a different way (safely) - An opportunity to use your lipstick as blush, your eyeliner or eyebrow pencil on lips, be creative! (Just remember, some items are not tested and may not be safe for eyes or lips)

Week 13 (March 26-April 1): Cherry Blossom Week - while the peak bloom may vary around the world, let's use this week to be inspired by the beauty of the cherry blossoms. Oh, if you happen to live where you get to see the real cherry blossoms, please share those pics, too! 

Week 14 (April 2-8): Spring Looks week! What makes you think of spring? Gloss, pastels, spring runway looks?

Week 15 (April 9-15): Holy Grail week! I think maybe @josometimes or @titian06 suggested this one? Use your Holy Grail products that are tried, tested and loved and be sure to share why it's a fave!

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  

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! 

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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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[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi You picked out some beautiful items to go with thr beautiful flowers (I also agree with @caitbird , I think there are impatiens). I am very curious about this foundation now. How would you say it compares to the Armani Luminous Silk?

[itsfi]

Thank you @Mellmars1185! I find Armani LSF to be light to light-medium coverage, with a natural, satin finish and luminosity. It's more of a radiant finish (which I love) than a full blown blingy glow. The UD is what I'd say is medium coverage, waterproof, long-wearing with natural, demi-matte finish that self-sets. I have some PIH (post inflammatory hyperpigmentation) spots that are sloooooowly fading away. I've needed to use a concealer to blur and conceal them, but with the UD, one layer does a good job of taking away much of the darkness and then if I go in with another layer just over the spots, it makes them noticeably less visible and one I can't even see. I will still keep the Armani LSF and Tower 28 SunnyDays tinted sunscreen foundation in my stash. This won't replace either, in large part because the finish is different. It has been cooler here than usual but not to the level of winter coolness so I'm not sure how the UD will hold up in the winter months. That said, I'm definitely impressed. 👍

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  Oh my goodness I got signed in!!!   Hello!  
ouhh what is this Typology?  I haven’t heard of them.  At first glance  thought it was a new Maison Louis Marie perfume oil.    

[itsfi]

hearts!!!!! 🤗 Helloooooo! I'm so glad to hear you're able to sign in. Have missed you!!!  Typology is a Parisien beauty brand - they started out with just skincare and only a couple of products. They've since expanded into makeup - first with these lip oils 💗, then this tinted foundation, and now, they have a tinted concealer. The lip oils are lovely. I've been wanting to pick up a couple of their skincare but I really need to get through more products I already have - maybe after the summer if I can be good about shopping my stash and sticking to a low buy / no buy. I'm not sure if they ship to Canada @heartsmyface. 

[Titian06]

I love that eye quad, @itsfi ! 🥰  The colors and products you chose work great for replicating that cute flower! 🌸🌸🌸

[itsfi]

@Titian06, thank you! When I first started getting into makeup, every makeup artist or sales associate would use / sell me a purple eyeshadow palette. All pretty but after a while, I just couldn't with the purples. Recently, I've been getting back into purples but was being really picky about what to purchase. The Besame one caught my eye and I'm glad I decided to pick it up. It's my go-to purple eyeshadow palette. 💜 If only it was so easy to stick with just one neutral nude/brown eyeshadow palette... 🤣

[caitbird]

@itsfi  beautiful inspiration and swatches! I'm sure this was a lovely look! I think (not 100% positive) that the flowers are impatiens.

[itsfi]

@caitbird, thank you! I love flowers so the theme was definitely one that piqued my interest. And thank you for the info about impatiens; going to do some research.

[sister13]

I’m calling this Cherry Pie inspired, though it’s mostly my earrings, I couldn’t wait to wear them! Cherry pie in any necessarily my fave dessert, but it’s pretty good. Also had a really good cherry cheesecake from Costco recently, though I’m usually more of a purist when it comes to desserts. 

Sorry I’m not posting much but I can’t log in to Community on iPad, iPhone or desktop, despite trying all the tricks that have worked in the past. I can get it on the app but no notifications and the threads are hard to navigate. 😞😞

 

 

Also wearing Hourglass Veil™ Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara Cuz I'm Black 

Too Faced Cloud Crush Blurring Blush Velvet Crush 

Givenchy Rose Perfecto Lip Balm 24H Hydration 

[lmaster]

Those earrings are darling!! Gorgeous look @sister13 

[sister13]

Thanks!! @lmaster 

[CookieGirl1]

@sister13 I love the look and your earrings are adorable!

[sister13]

Aww, thanks!! @CookieGirl1 

[heartsmyface]

@sister13  You look so healthy and full of colour!!!  And wow that lipstick looks spectacular on you!!!  

[sister13]

Thanks! I had kinda forgotten about this Givenchy Le rose perfecto lipstick, it’s so smooth and balmy! @heartsmyface 

[caitbird]

@sister13  lovely look, and I love the earrings too! That berry lip is especially beautiful on you. 😍 It's so fun seeing everyone's different takes on this week's theme, and what dessert they chose! Sorry that you are having login issues - I have been having problems for weeks as well. For the moment, the only way I can log into BIC is if I go to the Sephora home page, log out and then back in, and navigate to the Community from there. It's a pain, but it's been like this for weeks, so I am almost used to it at this point. I hope Sephora is able to resolve these login problems everyone has been having sooner rather than later!

[sister13]

Thanks @caitbird ! I can think of a million desserts makeup I want to do but have been so slammed this week, maybe over the weekend! Oh and Somehow all my usual login tricks/workarounds were foiled but I made it in now! 

[caitbird]

@sister13  me too, desserts is a fun inspiration for sure! I had a look all planned out for today and then when I woke up this morning I just didn't have the energy 😓 but hopefully tomorrow! Glad you were able to log in at least!

[sister13]

Oh man, I know that feeling! @caitbird 

[Titian06]

Love your earrings, @sister13 ! 🍒  A lovely makeup look to go along with them!

I'm having the same issue logging in on my android tablet, phone, and laptop.  It's not just you. 🙄

[sister13]

Thank, I could resist those earrings! Sorry about the logins, I miss catching up throughout the day, seems I can get in late at night sometimes, but then I’m falling asleep! @Titian06