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**Updated Sept-Oct Challenges** Week 43-45 (Oct. 13-Nov. 2): Recreate a past look OR 2 weeks of Halloween/Glamoween!
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:
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!
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, Iโm 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 havenโt 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 youโve 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 youโd 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 Valentineโs/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 letโs 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 itโs Target or Tom Ford, LโOrรฉal 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. Patrickโs Day, letโs show off all our green looks or otherwise Irish inspired looks! ๐๐๐๐
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 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
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!
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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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Lashes and Blue ๐
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I am wearing falsies! From Amazon and duo lash glue
@lmaster Stunning lash application. The blue top compliments your eyes very well! ๐ฉต๐
Awww thanks lovely @Mellmars1185 ๐
@lmaster Such sweet lashes! And that blue shirt! ๐๐ฉต
@Cissy63 thank you dearly ๐
@lmaster @Stunning look ๐
Thank you dearly beautiful sunshine ๐ ๐ @SportyGirly125
Your eyes are beautiful! I love these falsies on you! This combo definatley makes your eyes pop. Love it!!! ๐ @lmaster
Awww thanks so much for your kind words ๐ค๐ @peculiarzmakeup
Oh wow!! You look stunning always but these are vavavoom!! @lmaster
Hehe thank you sweets! @sister13 ๐
Week 26 (Perfume Perfect) + Week 27 (Feature Focus - Lashes)
I took inspiration from the color palette on the Valentino Donna Born In Roma Intense Eau de Parfum bottle, focusing on my eye makeup ๐. The first time I tried this look earlier in the week, I used thicker lashes (thicker to me) - Ardell 110 - but it was too heavy a look for my smaller eyes so I tried it again with lighter lashes. I have been able to make the Ardells work but I need more time and didn't have it this week.
The Clinique launches today but it showed up on the Ulta site last week. I think that was a mistake on their part because it was taken offline until this morning. Not before I purchased it - and yes, that means, I broke my no buy ๐ which technically ends tonight. Maybe I'll tack on extra 5 minutes after the stroke of midnight to make up for it. ๐
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Loved both prompts @sister13 - super fun! I gave away most of my false lashes (to people who would put them to use more than I do), but I still have a few in my stash and I may keep playing with them when I have the time.
@itsfi The swatches and lashes compliment the esthetic of this perfume bottle beautifully ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ฉท๐ค
@itsfi This is a beautiful bottle! The Clinique lip gloss is a lovely addition to the Black Honey line๐ฉท. And wow adding this burgundy mascara is amazing ๐ป
The Clinique is stunning!! @itsfi
@itsfi - Burgandy mascara? That's a color I would use if I had eyelashes! Using the color of your perfume as inspiration for your makeup is sooo creative! Although most of my perfume is clear. I do have the Valentino Donna Born in Roma Green Stravaganza Eau de Parfum . ๐๐๐
Go for the green makeup @Titian06! There are some beautiful green eyeshadows out there, and liners too! Green Stravaganza smells very nice!
I can't always wear red eyeshadow, as my eyes seem to get more easily irritated, but for some reason, red or burgundy mascara is fine. I came thiiiis close to doing a burgundy and black ombre nail - it's been something I've wanted to do for years; maybe another day.
Color mascara is so fun @sister13. Rediscovered it at SEPHORiA courtesy of the YSL booth ๐. Itโll be theme every season for the Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge
Oooh, thatโs a beautiful bottle and I definitely have that Clinique on my list for someday! Iโm glad you had a chance to try these out! I really liked the lash singles I just used the other day and may try to use those more often, since I can do it fast using the Lilly lashes eyeliner + lash glue in one! @itsfi
@sister13, I should give lash singles a try. I have a pack and have heard that they are easier to use. I just havenโt been so sure about that - I can make a mess with the bands so โฆ ๐