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

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 beautyIt'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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Beautiful hair, @CynthieLu !  Love your current selection of red! 😍

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Thank you @Titian06

(It's recently dyed so its in its most vibrant state ‌😉‌ )

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Sorry, posting last week’s challenge -

 

I’ve been going through my Natasha Denona minis and while it’s so hard to declutter ND products, I find that the Crush and Love palettes are too similar. And so are the Nude and Sunset. Still trying to decide which to declutter but I definitely don’t need all of them. Also, considering decluttering the Gold, Retro, and Glam minis…they are so cute but I realized I haven’t used them until this challenge.

 

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@AznAngelLiz i saw your updated post and how you're decluttering three minis! so impressed! i am just terrible at decluttering, especially minis (why are they so cute??). either way, super beautiful look, i love those tones on you and the lines are so clean!

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So beautiful! I applaud you if you are able to declutter any palettes, it’s the one category I can almost never let go! Also, you look gorgeous!! @AznAngelLiz 

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@sister13 That’s why I’m starting with the minis LOL. Actually, I think I decide too quickly, probably should try it a few times before decluttering but I’m trying to go through all my palettes. 

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Those palettes look great on you @AznAngelLiz! I’d say keep them!

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I want to @JoSometimes but I need to make room for new pretties 🙄

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You look stunning @AznAngelLiz ! ❤️ That’s such a tough decision, I wouldn’t be able to declutter any of my ND minis (well, I don’t have that many either) 

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Oooh the tough decisions @AznAngelLiz Great job using them all to help you decide which ones are getting the boot 🩷 Love the looks you created this week

 

 

 

 

 

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This is an awesome look from these palettes, @AznAngelLiz ! 🥰

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Thanks @Titian06 I’m surprised at how good these minis are! Like legit great quality, which made deciding which ones to keep so hard

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This eye look is hot!! 🔥 @AznAngelLiz 

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Thanks @lmaster I used both Nude and Sunset so now I can’t decide if I want to keep both or get rid of one 🙈

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Work and life have kept me far too busy this past week to try any makeup looks, but I did start decluttering last week.

 

When I first started getting into makeup, I stayed on the budget-minded end. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money trying to learn, only to waste it if I couldn’t master it. I also didn’t know much about makeup, so I bought things that weren’t quite right for me. I feel like I’ve improved since then and I’ve bought makeup that better suits my needs and my style.

 

The LA colors palettes looked nice, especially the nudes. But when I used them, they weren’t as pigmented as I thought. I had to build up a lot in order to see anything. I branched out from nudes to some pinks and purples, so I replaced it with a few palettes from Makeup Revolution. The Wet N’ Wild brow stencils never really fit my brows. The powders and pencils were either too dark or too light for me. I had better results with a micro pencil and gel, so these are going in the bin too. The liquid eyeliner is also Wet N’ Wild and is on the chopping block. I have much more control with felt tip liners and gel pots. The e.l.f. putty primer was fine with my skin, but I don’t know if it ever really did anything for me. I did like the Covergirl simply ageless foundation. I was worried about my eczema flaring up, so it was the one product that I actually tried to research. It never left me feeling dry but I wish it had a dewier finish and offered aim a greater shade range. It wasn’t quite right for me in the winter and definitely wrong for the summer. It was also a bit thicker in consistency compared other foundations that I’ve used. This one is almost out and I have my current foundations I like more, so this one is gone too.

 

Since I couldn’t create a look with these before I tossed them in the bin, an old photo will have to do (by old, I mean about 10 months ago). This is about a month into using makeup and this look used a majority of the products I’m cutting out (still love my red lippie and blush though so those are staying!)

 

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@JoSometimes great declutter! i totally get where you're coming from - there are so many types of products that it can be overwhelming when you first get into makeup! plus finding what shades, formulas, and finishes you like ahhh! i'm happy you've started playing more with color - it looks so beautiful on you! 

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Aww thanks @cianni! I’ve always loved pops of colour! It makes things a little more exciting.
And yes, it was very overwhelming at first! Shades, techniques, do’s and don’ts. Asking for advice has definitely helped navigate it all. 

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@JoSometimes if it makes you feel any better, i'm probably 15 years+ into playing with makeup and i swear i JUST discovered a good foundation match 😂 there is always something to learn!

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Glad you are keeping the lippie and blush, They look amazing on you and you look lovely and happy in this picture!  Thangs for sharing your thought process on getting into makeup and decluttering some items that no longer work for you. @JoSometimes 

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Thank you @sister13! I look back at these old photos and I’m amazed at how I’ve grown in my skill and artistry. And decluttering is like a breath of fresh air for me. I’m glad you added this one in! 😊

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Congratulations on your decluttering adventure @JoSometimes! You look stunning in that picture and you did a great job for someone who didn’t know that much about makeup 😵