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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[Saradestin]

You look absolutely stunning @sister13 and I LOVE your take on this challenge and honoring our pollinators. Your photos are so beautiful and that cocktail…. 🤤🤤🤤

[sister13]

Thank you so much! @Saradestin I had fun with this one. I love honey! 

[JoSometimes]

I love this golden bee theme @sister13! It suits you so well! And that flower necklace really ties the theme together. It deserves to be its own challenge next year.

And those drinks look delicious! 🐝

[sister13]

Aww, thank you so much! I thought this necklace had a bee in it but it’s a ladybug! Also, there are gold bees on my top but not sure if they’re visible! I will add to the challenge list for next year!  @JoSometimes 

[sister13]

I found this one really challenging too! I had been wanting to try a high blush extending to the temples, so I used the K beauty brand Kaja Kaja Cheeky Stamp Blendable Blush, This was okay, and then I added some shimmer from this adorable Jill Stuart shimmer mousse I got in Japan. Then, I thought I wanted to try the gradient lip, but it was awful! I will show you, for science, lol, but it’s not good! I tried smiling but then I looked like a terrifying vampire who had definitely just sucked someone’s blood! @JoSometimes , the gradient lip is also not for me, lol! 

Anyway, here we go:

Here’s one stony faced so as not to give you nightmares from the bloody smile! I used a bunch of Sephora lipliners to go and an older Kaja lip stain.

This is how I finished the look, I just blended the lip together.

[CynthieLu]

Ooh that heart is so sweet @sister13 this is soo pretty! 💗 

Hum, I can see what you mean about the gradient lip, I have never seen one IRL, maybe this is why. It seems very difficult to pull off outside of the internet. 🤗

[sister13]

Thank you! That cheeky stamp is pretty darn cute! @CynthieLu 

[Saradestin]

I love the high blush look @sister13 , and that heart is so adorable! How cute!!! 🩷🩷🩷 Gradient lips are not for me, definitely. I haven’t seen anyone out there wearing them (other than Halloween) and that’s for a reason 😄. But your final look was gorgeous!!!! 😍😍😍 

[sister13]

Thank you! It definitely works for Halloween, lol! @Saradestin 

[lmaster]

Those stamps are so cute! @sister13 you did a great job

[sister13]

Thanks @lmaster ! 

[Titian06]

LOL, @sister13 !  Your gradient lip is how my lips look when my lipstick wears off--no gradient intended! 😄  I like the heart. 💖💖💖

[sister13]

Thank you! The heart was cute! @Titian06 

[JoSometimes]

That Kaja stamp is so cute @sister13! I’ve been wanting to buy it but every time I’m ready to purchase, it’s out of stock! Adding the shimmer was a nice touch too. You look glowy and radiant in the final look! 

And thank you for including world makeup and for playing along. I’m sorry it was a more difficult one for everybody. 

[sister13]

Thank you! I think that cheeky stamp came in last years SEPHORiA box, but I only just started using it. And omg, the World challenge was a lot of fun, it gives appreciation for other parts of the world and what’s attractive different places! And there were some trends I’d always wanted to try but never get around to, so it’s a perfect challenge! 💗💗💗 @JoSometimes 

[Saradestin]

This challenge has turned out to be the most challenging for me so far! 😅 Ok, having my brain completely drained thinking about this, I ended up just getting inspiration in the past. I have traveled quite often to several Arab countries and I always loved the way women applied their makeup, making their eyes the center of attention. I did my eyes using real kohl (an ultra fine form of “Kohl Stone” (galena) that I got in Morocco) for years. I still have some in a gorgeous bronze little bottle in Spain. As it is pulverized galena, it doesn’t expire.

The bottle looks like this one:

 

I haven’t used it in my look because I don’t have it here but I used those gorgeous Arab women as inspiration.

 

 

 

[lmaster]

@Saradestin so stunning!!

[Saradestin]

Thank you so much gorgeous @lmaster!! 😘😘

[sister13]

Oh wow! You look amazing and that’s a wonderful inspiration! I was n Morocco once and it was such a. Great experience! This challenge was harder than I expected too, but I have something to post now, though not a total success, ha! @Saradestin 

[Saradestin]

Thank you so much beautiful @sister13 !😘😘 I have gone to Morocco several times because it was so close to Spain (well, it is still close to Spain, just not to me right now 😁)

[CynthieLu]

Wow! This is gorgeous 😍 @Saradestin 

Beautifully inspired ✨️ Those women do have stunning eyes and thier make up is fascinating. I love how you used thier influence to make this.  And the bottle from your travels must be a very special keepsake 💖