Makeup Madness Challenge 2023: CHAMPION REVEALED! Check out Community's Favorite Product

[TeamBIC]

Makeup Madness Challenge 2023

It’s March, and here in the BIC that can only mean one thing… 🥁… It’s time to celebrate the anniversary of one of our favorite activities: MAKEUP MADNESS! Yes, we’re bringing back this fan-favorite challenge for the third year in a row, where our beloved makeup categories go head-to-head in the ultimate showdown to earn the crown of Community Champion. 👑

This year, we’ve retired our previous winners – Mascara (2021) and Lipstick (2022) – and brought in a mix of some new and old categories to face off in some fierce competition. It’s up to YOU to vote on the winner … and share some tried-and-true beauty recs along the way (that’s what we’re really here for, after all).

Makeup Madness 2023 Champion: EYESHADOW!

Don’t know how to play? It’s easy! TO VOTE, hit the reply button below and tell us which category you’re voting for AND tag a product you love that represents the category you’re voting for during that week. For example, @GeorginaBT loves a tingly lip moment, so she might reply with “Lip Plumper! My new fave is Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper Hot Chocolit."

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

• ROUND 1 (3/3 – 3/9): Lip liner (👑) vs. Lip plumper
• ROUND 2 (3/10 – 3/16): Face primer (👑) vs. Setting spray 
• ROUND 3 (3/17 – 3/23): Foundation (👑) vs. Tinted Moisturizer
  
• ROUND 4 (3/24 – 3/30): Eyeshadow (👑) vs. Eyeliner
• ROUND 5 (3/31 – 4/6): Lip liner vs. Face primer (👑) 
• ROUND 6 (4/7 – 4/13): Foundation vs. Eyeshadow (👑) 
  
• FINAL ROUND (4/14 – 4/20): Face primer vs. Eyeshadow (👑)
• CHAMPION REVEALED (4/21): 👑 EYESHADOW 👑

Hit “Reply” below and vote for your favorite product in this week’s round, use the “#” sign to tag a specific one you love, then check back for the results and the next round of voting!

UPDATE 4/21/23: Thank you to everyone who voted for their beauty faves in Makeup Madness 2023! This year's champion is EYESHADOW! Knowing how much the BIC loves dazzling eye palettes, it's hard to deny eyeshadow's place as this year's champ! Here were Community members' top-tagged eyeshadows from your votes throughout the challenge:

1. PAT McGRATH LABS Mothership V Eyeshadow Palette - Bronze Seduction 
2. Natasha Denona Glam Eyeshadow Palette 
3. Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Palette 18 x 0.03 oz/ 0.85 g 
4. Dior BACKSTAGE Eyeshadow Palette 
5. Danessa Myricks Beauty Mini Lightwork Vol. III The Experience Eye & Face Palette 

Also, just for fun, let's take a look at the top-tagged product from all the Makeup Madness categories this year! Check out your faves:

• Lip Liner: PAT McGRATH LABS Permagel Ultra Lip Pencil 
• Lip Plumper: LAWLESS Forget The Filler Lip Plumper Line Smoothing Gloss 
• Foundation: Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation 
• Face Primer: tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer 0.5 oz/ 14.2 g 
• Setting Spray: Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray 3.3 oz / 100 ml 
• Tinted Moisturizer: Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Tint with Hyaluronic Acid + Squalane 
• Eyeliner: Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Waterproof Micropencil Eyeliner 

Thanks for playing!

[Ecat79]

Tinted Moisturizer!!!!! 

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Tinted Moisturizer 

[arrecife]

These are getting tricky! I love both depending on the occasion.

However, if I have to chose one, I’ll go with tinted moisturizer. 

My old reliable is bareMinerals COMPLEXION RESCUE™ Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream SPF 30 . It has great coverage for an everyday look, SPF, and it’s super hydrating!

[Shosh85]

I always use skincare to prime my face (lately I've been using Glow Recipe Plum Plump™ Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum), so I'm Team Setting Spray! I don't really have a HG yet, but the setting sprays I currently have in rotation are, Anastasia Beverly Hills Dewy Set Setting Spray and an Elf and MAC one Sephora doesn't carry. I used to really love the Too Faced Peach setting spray, but I think that one's discontinued 😕

[Kaitlynn08]

Definitly Setting spray!!! 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Dewy Set Hydrating Setting Spray    #marchmadness 

[Loretta55]

My vote is for primer. My primer of the moment is ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Secure The Sweat Waterproof Mattifying Primer 1 oz / 30 g . I apply my primer immediately after my face cleansing routine. I require a good primer to help to grip my face makeup. Hopefully one day there will be a Sephora Favorites kit offering face primers and setting sprays.

[kbrownnn]

I like both but have to go with setting spray! one of my favorites is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray 3.3 oz / 100 ml 

[CynthieLu]

I am Team Primer all the way but I 💯 totally agree, out of setting sprays that one is amazing @kbrownnn 😀

[SexyMilf]

Face primer

[lubmaz]

Face primer all the way! I always use my primer before I start my makeup, helps to keep everything in place. My current favorites are the Milk hydro grip and the Huda beauty glowish blur jam.

MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer 1.52 oz/ 45 mL 

HUDA BEAUTY Glowish Blur Jam Silicone Free Smoothing Primer 

[danielledanielle]

Setting Spray all the way!  I used to be a primer person, but I've noticed I can get away with moisturizer lately.  Setting Spray is a must.  I can refresh makeup with Too Faced Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray 4 oz/ 120 mL or use one with SPF like Kate Somerville UncompliKated SPF 50 Soft Focus Makeup Setting Spray 3.4 oz/ 96 g 

Setting spray doesn't technically set, but can be used to extend your base.  (I think it loosens it up, Wayne Goss explained it better).  I've definitely done day to night with setting spray, concealer and powder foundation.. Which is something I learned at Sephora!

[GeorginaBT]

Can't deny the difference a good setting spray can make on a full glam moment, but for my everyday looks I think I need to vote for face primer. 😊 My go-to is MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer 1.52 oz/ 45 mL, but lately I've loved using CAY SKIN Isle Glow Face Moisturizer SPF 45 with Sea Moss and Niacinamide 1.5 oz / 45 mL as a primer since it has a soft glowy sheen that I like under my foundation! 

[LCResz]

@TeamBIC Fun match up! I was just talking about this with my friends! Gotta go with setting spray, because some can also act as light-hold hair spray for those pesky flyaways 💁🏻‍♀️
#Urban Decay Ultra Glow All Nighter Setting Spray 4 fl oz/ 118mL 

[lmaster]

Primer for sure 

tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer 0.5 oz/ 14.2 g Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer SEPHORA COLLECTION Beauty Amplifier Pore Primer 0.7 oz/ 3 g 

[itsfi]

Round 2: Face Primer vs Setting Spray

While both have a place in my getting ready routine, my sunblock or face oil can and often does pull double duty as a face primer. I’m more reliant on setting sprays to keep my makeup in place. Team Setting Spray for me @TeamBIC! 😃 

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray 3.3 oz / 100 ml is my go-to. I’ve also been enjoying MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Dewy Long-Lasting Setting Spray 3.38 oz/ 100 mL.

[JoSometimes]

I love the photo @itsfi! The flowers are a nice touch. 🥰

[alexasteph]

This round is easy… primer. I don’t use setting spray because every one I’ve tried either makes my face look wet or feel super dry. There is yet to be one I actually like 🤷🏼‍♀️ I use Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 every day of my life. 

[lnum]

Primer. I have oily skin and texture that primers work wonders on. I love MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer 1.52 oz/ 45 mL and MILK MAKEUP Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Makeup Primer . I also used to love Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer .

[missjeanie]

@TeamBIC #teamsettingspray. I've tried different primers from time to time but never really stick with any of them.  I don't see them doing a lot for my make up or skin that my skincare alone doesn't do.  I do have to set my foundation with powder, so I enjoy a setting spray to take down any of the powdery feel.  I also find it nice to refresh my make up a bit through the day or feel a bit cooling if it's hot out.  Classic for me is the MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix+ I've also gone through several Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Duo Value Size - 2 x 4 oz/ 118 mL .  I'm also very willing to use other skincare mists for this.... come to think of it... might need to check out something new for the spring sale!

[Cissy63]

I am team primer @TeamBIC .   I’m using up some samples right now, NYX Marsh Mellow face primer and Urban Decay All Nighter Face Primer 1 oz/ 30 mL   are my current primers.   But as I do use sunscreen Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40  I know it can be used as a primer all by itself.  But I add a standard primer anyway to cover more problem areas.  

[WinglessOne]

Face primer, even though I don't wear cream/liquid foundation. I use face primers for a couple of reasons: 

1. Oil & shine control - I've been loving Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Universal on my combo skin's oily zone (on and around my nose), as well as my sweaty forehead. This balm doesn't make my skin overly matte, thank goodness; it gives me more of a natural skin finish without emphasizing any dry patches. And it keeps me from running through many packs of blotting paper. 
   
   
2. Color correction - Smashbox Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Face Primer 1 oz. / 30 mL minimizes my surface redness quite nicely. A good color corrector should cancel out whatever color you want to mask, not fully obliterate it with its own color. I've tried several other anti-redness correctors that turned my skin very noticeably green. Smashbox's primer doesn't do that. Plus, it's a shade of green that works well with my "medium-deep to deep" skin tone, unlike many other correctors that are too pale/chalky a green to do the job. 

Shoutout to my old favorite mattefying primer, Lancôme Blur & Go Stick. It was fragrance-free, invisible on my skin, and shine-controlling without leaving a super matte finish, and it was very conveniently in stick form for on-the-go use. I know Lancôme has a new primer that comes in a compact but I haven't tried it—especially since Danessa's balm already works well for me. 

[CynthieLu]

Nice primer picks @WinglessOne 😀