Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022/2023

[sister13]

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)

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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.

Anyway, I figure in year two, we’ll do some repeats and some new challenges. I also plan to add in some bonus hair challenges, maybe once a month.

Okay, for simplicity, I’m going to update the numbering to be Week 1 for the new year, I hope that is not too confusing. I’ll try to get 52 weeks in the year this time! I guess I also need to update the title for 2023.

Upcoming Weekly Challenge: 

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.

March Bonus Hair Challenge (feel free to do anytime in March): Braid/Braids

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 (April 16-22): 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 sal eis happening, so I may move this one.)

Week 17 (April 23-29): Multichromes week! There have been so many great multi-chrome products and palettes lately, so let's make sure to showcase them!

Week 18 (April 30-May 6): April Showers bring May Flowers week!  This can be a bright and springy look, or a rain-inspired look (or a combo of both!).

Completed 2023 Weekly Challenges: 

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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!

Bonus Hair Challenge for January: Do a full blowout and share your products, tips and tricks!

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.

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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!

COMPLETED CHALLENGES FROM 2021-2022 in the spoiler:

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COMPLETED:

Week 1 (Nov. 7-13): Fall-inspired look (I’m thinking golds, oranges, browns, wines, plums and greys, but do whatever makes you feel like fall!)

Week 2 (Nov. 14-20): Black owned brands (Show them some love! https://www.sephora.com/beauty/black-owned-beauty-brands)

Week 3 (Nov. 21-27): Newness! Show off any new items you picked up during the sale (or anything new-ish that needs some love). Or, if you are on a low buy, just shop your stash! Alternate suggestions try something in a new way, i.e. use shades from a palette that you never use, or in a new combo.

Week 4 (Nov. 28-Dec. 4): Go all-glowy or go all-matte!

Week 5 (Dec. 5-11): Luxe brands or Luxe items. If it feels luxe to you or makes you feel fancy, post it! 

Week 6 (Dec 12-18): Limited Editions (old or new, pull out your limited edition or discontinued items and actually use them!) 

Week 7: (Dec. 19-25) Snow Queen/King

Week 8: (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) Silver and (or) Gold

Week 9: (Jan. 2-Jan. 😎Glitter/sparkle/glam

Week 10: (Jan. 9-Jan. 15) Throwback/forgotten favorites

Week 11: (Jan. 16-Jan. 23) Palette of the week - Choose an eye (and/or other palette to create different looks during the week

Week 12: Natural brands (Jan. 24-31) Let’s show our natural, clean or eco-friendly brands some love! 

Week 13: (Feb. 1-7) Budget friendly brands

Week 14: Minis

Week 15 (Feb. 13 - 19): Red/Pink/Shimmer/Glitter or whatever you want for Valentine’s/Galentines Day (@imaster)

Week 16 (Feb. 20 - 26): ROYGBIV/Rainbow Week- Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - pick a new color every day or one color for the week, or use color on eyes, lips, cheeks, etc.! (@idanyd)

Week 17 (Feb. 27-Mar. 5): Mardi Gras Week - break out your purples, golds, greens, masks 🎭🎭🎭

Week 18 (Mar. 6 - 12): Celebrity/Social media/influencer week (recreate a look you love and post the side by side pics)

Week 19 (Mar. 13 - 20): Mixed Metals Week (@heavyhedon)

Week 20 (Mar. 21 - 27): Mostly missed this one, ugh, sorry!

Week 21 (Mar. 27- Apr. 2): Show us your Spring looks! 
Week 22 (Apr. 3 - 9): Bronze goddess look (will probably repeat this in the summer)

Week 23 (Apr. 10 - 16): No makeup makeup

Week 24 (Apr. 17 - 23): Sephora Spring sale newness/or anything you haven’t gotten around to wearing/or shop your stash

Week 25 (Apr. 24-30): Fairy/wood sprite 🧚‍♀️🧚🧚‍♂️

Week 26 (May 1-7): Spring flower inspired (cherry blossoms, daffodils, lilacs, etc)

Week 27 (May 8-14): Monochromatic look - use seasonally fun shades like peach, coral, nudes or pastels! @heavyhedon 

Week 28 (May 15-21): Soft Smoky eye (heck, or go for a bold, smoky eye!)

Week 29 (May 22-28): Bold lip or eye

Week 30 (May 28-Jun 4): Beachy look (gold, Aqua, bronze, waterproof)

Week 31 (Jun 5-11): Mermaid or Unicorn inspired look

Week 32 (Jun 12-18): Gold, copper, bronze - metals

Week 33 (Jun 19-25): Festival looks (for my birthday week!) 

Week 44 (Jun 26-Jul 2): Show us your PRIDE rainbows!! 

Week 45 (Jul 3-9): Red, White & Blue

Week 46 (Jul 10-16): Makeup you forgot you had! Suggested by @makeitup305 

Week 47 (Jul 17-23): Graphic eyeliner look, or another trend you’ve been wanting to try (inspired by @SportyGirly125 )

Weeks 48-52.5 (Jul 24-Aug 30): On hiatus while I moved and life got wacky!

Week 52.5 (Sep. 1-3): It’s still hot where I am, so we still have local peaches, melons and corn/zucchini, so let’s do a “late summer harvest” inspired look before they’re gone and it starts feeling like fall!

Week 53 (Sep. 4-10): Homecoming! Do a look you think you’d rock for homecoming, or feature your high school colors.

Week 54 and 55 Double Week (Sep. 11-24): Elements - Wood, Metal, Earth, Air, Wind, Water, Fire - Choose one or combine them!

Week 56 (Sep. 25-Oct. 1): Bridal inspired look (in honor of my wedding anniversary Oct. 1) 💚💚💚

Week 57 (Oct. 2-8): Pumpkin-everything!

Week 58 (Oct. 9-15): (Same as @lmaster’s rainbow challenge thread!) Astrology/Zodiac - inspired by your birth sign or the current zodiac sign.

Week 59 (Oct. 16-22): Spooky season is upon us! Do a witchy or ghoulish look.

Week 60 and 61 Double Week (Oct. 23-Nov. 5): ALL THE HALLOWEEN LOOKS! If it’s not a full on Halloween look, just a Halloween inspired look or choose fall colors!

Please feel free to suggest some other challenge ideas in the thread and we’ll add to the coming weeks!! 💕💗💕💗💕

[Titian06]

You look great for "in a rush," @sister13 ! 🥰  You're smart to put your declutters/wear again soon items in a designated bin.  This way you can't forget.

[sister13]

Thank you! Yes, I have to put things in the bin or I totally forget! And, it makes it wasier especially in a rush to use these items instead of my tried & trues! @Titian06  

[Cissy63]

Today’s look:

Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer 1.0 oz/ 30 mL 

Wander Beauty Fond de teint poudre Wanderlust 

Wander Beauty Anticernes mat et illuminateur Dualist 

pixi by Petra Brightening Peach 

wet n wild Bronzer in Sunset Striptease 

it Cosmetics Vitality Cheek Flush in Magical in Mauve

beauty bakerie milk & honey palette highlighter in Oh Honey 

elf brow palette 

Milani Avocado Clear Brow Gel 

#Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion 

Beauty For Real Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette 

IL MAKIAGE eyeliner in Black Card 

tarte tarte maneater™ mascara Black 

caliray Mascara tubes volumisant Come Hell or High Water 0.37 oz/ 11 mL 

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy lipstick in Powerful 

Urban Decay Mini All Nighter Setting Spray Ornament 

 

 

Well this blush is going.  Even just a touch gave me too much!

The Golden Hour palette still is creamy with little fallout 

The beauty bakerie palette is still buttery 

The Wander Beauty powder foundation is still creamy and smooth 

wet n wild bronzer I am on the fence.  But I will keep it for now

I still love the EL lipstick.  The case is a pink that they offered for Breast Cancer Awareness month in October 2019 .  It’s still creamy smooth. 

[lmaster]

@Cissy63 it's so pretty though, you could tone it down with powder foundation and buff it 🤷 if you really want to put the effort into it

[Cissy63]

@lmaster  Thank you I never tried to do that 😀. I think I’m going to try it!

[lmaster]

@Cissy63 🤞 I hope you can work with it

[Saradestin]

If the blush doesn’t want to cooperate, maybe it’s time to definitely let it go. It shouldn’t be that difficult! I love your eyeshadow @Cissy63! 😍

[Cissy63]

@Saradestin  Thank you 😀 Yes this is too much 😆

[Titian06]

@Cissy63 - I love this lipstick color on you! 🥰  The blush goes very well with the lippie, but like last time, too much is too much.  Your eyeshadow color is right up my alley. 🙂

[Cissy63]

@Titian06  Thank you.  Yes this blush is not for my skin tone.  EL has some lovely lipsticks.  I still liked the eye palette so I’m glad it’s still creamy. 

[sister13]

I love that pink EL lipstick! I am partial to EL but this is really pretty and bright on you! That blush is a pretty color, but I can see where sometimes they are just to pigmented to be manageable without being super careful, and you probably have others that are better for you. You look great and your skin looks so smooth and even! @Cissy63  

[Cissy63]

@sister13  Oh thank you very much.  This EL is still smooth and creamy, just glides on.  This blush and yesterday’s I have had for years .  I never really used much and now I know why.  That’s ok, like you said, I have some newer formulas that work better. 

[Cissy63]

Todays look;

Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer 1.0 oz/ 30 mL (from the favorites collection, still has lots of product left)

TOM FORD Fond de teint invisible, doux et mat 

(from sample card using 4.0 Fawn) this was the best match from the sample and it’s really beautiful)

elf Camo concealer 

Maybelline brightener ( it’s ok, but I have others and I have had it for awhile)

tarte sunset blur finishing powder 

Charlotte Tilbury Duo contour Bronze et Éclat Filmstar Clair/Moyen. 

it Cosmetics Vitality Cheek Flush in Pretty in Peony. I have really not been using it.  And I don’t like it. Just a small touch it’s too bright.  And I have others in the same color family that I like better so it’s going

#Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

elf eyebrow palette 

Milani Avocado Clear Brow Gel 

Milani Eyeshadow Primer 

ATHR BEAUTY Eyeshadow palette ( I don’t see a palette name on it, but it’s been in my collection for about two years and I still like it)

NYX Professional Makeup retractable eyeliner in Aqua Green ( still glides and stays put)

Benefit Cosmetics Mini-ligneur liquide hydrofuge Roller Liner Noir (works well)

tarte tarte maneater™ mascara Black 

Elizabeth Arden Sunset Bronze Prismatic Lip Gloss ( on my project pan list it’s so sparkly and I need to find ways to incorporate it more)

So I am ditching the blush and eye brightener

And for the hair challenge I used IGK Legendary shampoo and conditioner (finishing up these before I start my new products bought in December).  And I used the JVN hair milk.  This work wonders.  Better than I expected.  My hair is coarse, thick and wavy.  But I like to blow dry it smooth.  My hair didn’t take long to blow dry and it’s so soft and smooth.   Great recommendation from our BIC.  Thanks 🥰

 

 

[lmaster]

I am in love with this look 😍 @Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

@lmaster  Thank you.  I am going to try buffing it out with face powder and see how the blush looks before I toss it. Thank you for the suggestion 😀

[Saradestin]

Your hair is so shiny and voluminous @Cissy63! I love your look! 😍 I love TF foundation. So sad it is so expensive!

[Cissy63]

@Saradestin  Thank you!   The JVN  hair milk is terrific. TF sample was beautiful 🥰

[sister13]

Your hair looks so shiny and smooth, but still has body! Nice! I tried that TF sample foundation too, and really liked it, it looks great! I'm remembering a few products that have just been taking up space and it's good to revisit them and get rid of them. I feel there are so many GREAT products, might as well try to have more focus on them vs. items that really aren't great - either aren't great anymore, or never were, haha! 

@Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

@sister13  Thank you.  Yes, if it’s not working for me I need to part with it.  I am a saver.  I hate to part with anything 😫. But my husband keeps telling me that the house is just so big and we aren’t going to rent storage! 

[sister13]

I hate to part with anything, too! I've gotten only slightly better over the years but  I can basically find any excute to hang on to something! @Cissy63   

[Titian06]

Your hair is gorgeous, @Cissy63 ! 😍  I agree about the blush (no criticism meant); it's just too much and blushes are so hard to tone down...yea, personal experience!  Otherwise, you look lovely as always! 🙂