Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022

[sister13]

[UPDATED WITH NEW CHALLENGES ~ MAY & JUNE] 💗💗💗  So, I could definitely 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!

Updated the challenge (AGAIN) for the next few months! 

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 )

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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 🧚‍♀️🧚🧚‍♂️

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

[makeitup305]

@heartsmyface you look stunning! I love this flushed look. It looks super fresh but elegant.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@heartsmyface Fabulous look.  Always so spot-on with accessorizing, too.

[curlychiquita]

@heartsmyface Girl, your makeup is amazing, but in addition, your hair is stunning!  These colors are perfect for you.

[Titian06]

@heartsmyface - I love the color of your hair!  😍  Then I noticed your lovely cheeks!  When I use pink blush, it brings out all the red in my face--yuck.  😝

[heartsmyface]

@Titian06  Ahhh oh nooo!!! I get a similar effect when I wear neon green.  what about more orange or pink toned blushes? 

[Titian06]

@heartsmyface - Peach, coral, orange are all my go-to!  I get lots of compliments when I wear those colors.  I have a neutral undertone, but my skin is ruddy, pinky, red from decades of cystic acne and the resultant scarring and other damage.  Thanks for asking!

[eshoe]

@heartsmyface your cheeks look like you’ve just spent the day skiing⛷🎿 Love it!

[heartsmyface]

@eshoe  Thank you!  We were just saying how we have the ski bug now that we see snow on the mountains.  Still another fifteen -twenty days til the slopes open up depending on the mountain but it looks ready to me. 

 

[ather]

@heartsmyface  Jealous of this view!

[eshoe]

Sigh, @heartsmyface, I would be counting down the days, too❄️ 🥰

[Ispend2much6]

@heartsmyface  You do look like you took a walk in the snow.  You're so creative!

[lmaster]

Pulled out a MORPHE 35M palette (a bit hard to blend I might add)

 

 

[ProAmy]

So pretty!!!! Your eyes are popping!!!!!!! I love the color placement for the shape of your eyes! 😍

Also, when I find pigments to be difficult to blend, it's usually because they're really concentrated. I lighten up my pressure to apply and use light taps or pressing in a specific area first, then keep pressing/tapping lightening up my pressure even more to blend it out.

I first discovered this early on in my career when makeup artist brands were really beginning to emerge (mid 90's). I learned that the more pressure, the more intensity and the pigment will not budge. Haha!

Powders are really great to use first in the areas I don't want as much saturation so when it comes time to blend, the pigments aren't latching on to the primer as intensely. For example: right after you apply your eye shadow primer, apply powder to contour and brow bone but not on the eye lid so the eye lid gets the most intensity of pigment.

Another trick (if you don't want to do the powder trick) is to use a concealer or eye shadow primer to blend out the edges. I use this technique when I get really stuck. Yeah, it'll mute the color, but it'll get it to blend well enough to fix the uneven saturation so I can keep going with the look instead of using makeup remover (been there, done that).

Hope this helped!

Amy

[idanyd]

Absolutely beautiful! @lmaster 

[lmaster]

Thank you so so much 🤗❤️😘 @idanyd 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, what a bummer that the shadows were difficult to blend. You did a great job with all them - I wouldn't have thought they were hard to blend given how well they look here! 

[lmaster]

Thank you so very much @itsfi 🤗💗

[ather]

@lmaster  Omg. Beautiful look!!! Too bad it was hard to blend!

[lmaster]

@ather thank you!! I'm going to try some more looks with this palette and see if other shades are difficult to work with as well 🙄💗

[blackkitty2014]

@lmaster you know I’m a fan. Beautiful as always 🌹

[lmaster]

@blackkitty2014 thank you from my whole heart!!