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Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: CHAMPION REVEALED - Check out the winner and Community Favorite makeup products!

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March has made its way to us, and to celebrate, weโ€™re breaking out the beauty brackets for our second annual Makeup Madness Challenge in the BIC! For the next few weeks, eight popular makeup categories will go head-to-head in a showdown to snag the title of 2022 Community Champion makeup category. Itโ€™s up to YOU to vote on the winner โ€ฆ and share some tried-and-true beauty recs along the way (because why not?!). ๐Ÿ˜‰

 

We kicked off round 1 with a matchup that sparked serious passion last year: lipstick vs. mascara. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Mascara ended up taking the crown in 2021, but who knows what will happen this yearโ€ฆ especially since weโ€™ll be adding new makeup categories to the mix in future rounds. ๐Ÿ˜ Stay tuned!

 

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TO VOTE, hit the reply button below and tag a product you love that represents the category youโ€™re voting for. For example, the lovely lipstick lover @WinglessOne might reply with โ€œLipstick! PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTranceโ„ข Lipstickโ€ ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’„

 

Let the games begin! Each new round of voting starts Fridays, and ends the following Thursday at 2pm PT:

  • ROUND 1 (3/4 โ€“ 3/10): Lipstick vs. Mascara (๐Ÿ‘‘)
  • ROUND 2 (3/11 โ€“ 3/17): Primer vs Setting Powder (๐Ÿ‘‘)
  • ROUND 3 (3/18 โ€“ 3/24): Concealer vs. Foundation (๐Ÿ‘‘)
  • ROUND 4 (3/25 โ€“ 3/31): Contour vs. Highlighter (๐Ÿ‘‘
  • ROUND 5 (4/1 โ€“ 4/7): Lipstick (๐Ÿ‘‘) vs. Setting Powder 
  • ROUND 6 (4/8 โ€“ 4/14): Foundation (๐Ÿ‘‘) vs. Highlighter 
  • FINAL ROUND (4/15 โ€“ 4/21): Lipstick (๐Ÿ‘‘) vs. Foundation
  • CHAMPION REVEALED (4/22): ๐Ÿ‘‘ Lipstick ๐Ÿ‘‘

 

Click the โ€œReplyโ€ button below and vote for your favorite product (lipstick or foundation!), use the โ€œ#โ€ sign to tag a specific one you love, then check back for the results and the next round of voting!

 

UPDATE 4/22/21: Thank you to everyone who participated in Makeup Madness 2022! This year's champion is ๐Ÿ’„lipstick๐Ÿ’‹ - no pouting for our fellow lip lovers! Here were Community members' top-tagged lipsticks from your votes throughout the challenge:

  1. PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTranceโ„ข Lipstick 
  2. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Hydrating Lipstick 
  3. MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Satin Lipstick 
  4. GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Iโ€™m Still Here Longwear Clean Matte Liquid Lipstick Original Recipe 
  5. TOM FORD Lip Color Lipstick 

 

We're also showing love to the most-tagged products in all the Makeup Madness categories this year - check them out here:

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@JaiNishia I have always been curious about the Dior Backstage, it has so many great reviews 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@JaiNishia, love the Dior Backstage Face & Body foundation! ๐Ÿ’–

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@Kim888, I donโ€™t know how Iโ€™ve gone all this time not knowing that LM had a concealer in wand form. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Iโ€™ve used their other concealers before and still do. ๐Ÿง Will have to check it out. 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

I choose foundation. My favorite is DIOR Dior Forever Matte Foundation SPF 15 .

It has really good coverage that also conceals my dark under eye areas. I can go without concealer, not foundation!

@TeamBIC 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@angel7594, I love reading that the Dior does a good job with covering the under-eye area. The matte formula isnโ€™t too drying?

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

Hi @itsfi !

The matte version is not drying on my skin, which is dry. I use a little dab of eye cream before, and then foundation. It stays put all day long.

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@angel7594, that sounds fantastic! ๐Ÿ˜ My under-eye area is dry for all but maybe the warmest parts of the summer so that is good to know. Thank you so much! 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@TeamBIC   This one is soo hard.  I love how I can layer Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter under my foundation on my cheeks below my dark circles, above my eyebrows, and a dot on my chin.  It gives me exactly the glow I want, especially under indoor lighting.  I love using it with #Koh Gen Do Moisture Foundation (looks like it's being discontinued, just as I decided this was my holy grail...)

 

On the other hand, Armani Beauty Power Fabric + Longwear Matte Concealer  is so good for the dark corners of my eyes, bringing it over the lids as a primer.  It really brightens my eye area.  And, sorry for TMI, but it does a good job of disguising the remnants of facial hair after shaving.

 

I'm torn.  I guess I'll go with foundation and electrolysis. lol

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@Ispend2much6, sorry to hear about the KGD foundation - it is such a nice formulation. 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@itsfi   It really does!

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

A fairly easy choice for me this week - foundation over concealer. Iโ€™ll wear foundation without concealer but I wonโ€™t wear concealer without foundation. There are many foundations Iโ€™ve enjoyed using over the years, but my favorite is the Dior Forever line, with a toss up between the Glow and Matte finishes! Depends on my mood and the look Iโ€™m going for. 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@alexasteph, both those Dior foundations have been on my list to try. Do you find them to be long lasting? I know they claim 24 hour wear, which seems like it would be a stretch, but wondering what your thoughts are on their longevity.

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@itsfi Iโ€™ve always found them to be long lasting! I donโ€™t know about 24 hours long because I wash my face before then, but it holds up pretty well. 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@alexasteph, yeah, Iโ€™m not sure I have a need for a foundation to last 24-hours but itโ€™s great to know it is long lasting. Thank you!

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@TeamBIC I vote concealer this week.  It can double as foundation and hide dark spots or acne if done right.  I love Cle de Peau and NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer with Medium Coverage 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Concealer vs. Foundation

@SportyGirly125, both those CdP and NARS concealers are fantastic. 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Primer vs. Setting Powder

You came through with the votes, BIC. Round 2 of Makeup Madness goes to setting powder! ๐Ÿ‘‘

 

Concealer and foundation are matched against either other in round 3, and I honestly feel like this one could go either way. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Remember to tag your favorite product within the category you vote for - can't wait to see which complexion product comes out on top!

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Primer vs. Setting Powder

"I honestly feel like this one could go either way." I am so with you on those sentiments @GeorginaBT! Foundation or concealer? Hmmm... some days it's just one and not the other. ๐Ÿค” Another great match up. Thinking...thinking...thinking...

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Primer vs. Setting Powder

Have I voted on this one yet? I am primer all the way since my skin is very dry and therefore powder does not play well. I absolutely love Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 PA+++ 2.5 oz/ 73.9 mL!! 

Re: Makeup Madness Challenge 2022: Tag your Favorite Category โ€“ Primer vs. Setting Powder

I have been wearing Tarte Amazonian Clay Gem Powder Foundation since the beginning of the year so I guess that I will have to say primer. Even though my skin is combination I have been using the older version of Smashbox Photo Finish Control Mattifying Face Primer with Salicylic Acid 1 oz. / 30 mL . I did purchase a tube of the newer version on Monday.

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