Week 47 - The "Take 2 / Do Over" Makeup Capsule I had a lot of fun with last month's global 🌎 makeup theme and had decided I wanted to do another one shortly after that week ended. I had an idea of what a 2.0 version might look like but by the time I got around to it, this is what I cobbled together on a Sunday morning (I gave it (well, most of the products) a test run on my way out for the day). [Let me know if the tags don't work; I ended up having to re-type everything but was able to copy some of my post before having to do so.] Complexion:🇯🇵 Foundation: Cle de Peau The Foundation - I often forget that CdP is a Japanese brand; I've also forgotten quite a bit that it's in my Pan It! - 2025 Challenge - it wasn't ever intended to be used up by the end of the year as there's a ton of product in this skincare-makeup hybrid foundation that is rich and creamy while still feeling light on the skin. I'm reminded how well this product looks and feel on skin whenever I use it - evens my complexion, gives me a healthy looking glow, and keeps my skin decently hydrated through the day. 🇬🇧 Concealer: My concealers for this week are from UK beauties Charlotte Tilbury and Victoria Beckham.My primary concealer will be the Victoria Beckham by Augustinus Bader (so there'll be a 🇩🇪 German connection too) The Concealer Pen with TFC8® which I'll try under my eyes - the bags and dark circles are more noticeable than I like and I want to see how this handles them, as well as how it holds up to my healing acne dark spots.Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid is my backup for any pesky dark spots that needs extra coverage. This is my second tube of this concealer - at one point in my life not too long ago, it was a substitute for foundation. 🇰🇷 Setting Powder: Setting powders this week hail from South Korean brands. Laneige Neo Blurring Powder is meant primarily for my lower T-zone as this baby really does a good job of controlling excess sebum and that is something is most definitely something I've been struggling with for the last couple of months on my lower T-zone. I also want to use this week to find a good brush to pair with this Laneige powder. Jungsaemmool Skin Nuder Pact (Clear Light) is for my forehead and cheeks. 🇺🇸 Setting Spray: Skindinavia was one of the first, if not the first, setting spray I used; the bridal version. I'm going with the original and oil control versions this week. Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray (Oil Control) for that lower T-zone and Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray elsewhere. Eyes:🇬🇧🇰🇷Eye Primer: will be the VBB concealer pen and one of the setting powders. I'll probably alternate between the two this week to see how they perform on my lids. 🇨🇦 Eyeshadow: For the most part, I'll be using Hung Vanngo Beauty Soft Velvet Creamy Kohl Eyeliner - Taupe for eyeshadow this week but may give 3 of the shades in the Gucci palette (see below) a go as well. Cheeks:🇮🇹 Blush - Bronzer - Highlight: Gucci Multi-use Palette De Beauté Quatuor, Summerina Brown didn't receive the warmest welcome here when it's released was first announced, but that didn't stop me from picking it up. Several factors, however (including focusing on panning the ND Biba palette and forgetting I had this at several points), have kept me from actually putting this to use. Loving those browns/neutrals; of course I am. 😅 I also love that all my cheek products could potentially be in one product, and a small compact like this as well. 🇺🇸 Brows: will be courtesy of US brands, Ami Colé On Point Precision Brow Pencil (Dark Brown) (discontinued) and Merit Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade (Neutral) (limited edition shade from its Le Gloss Set for Holiday 2023). 🇹🇼 Concealer (under eyes): I'm not sure how to classify this Heme Shade Liner (00 Shadow) (gwp) or how exactly it is meant to be used. I don't see many Taiwanese makeup products here, even in Asian beauty stores (skincare yes, not makeup though - btw, for the masking mavens among us, if you see Annie's Way or Lovemore products at your TJMaxx, Marshall's or Winners, yes, try them!) so when I saw the liner and looked it up I decided to give it a try. The woman at the register said they had a promo going on and I could choose this liner or an eyebrow pencil. She seemed to be recommending this one for me (and my under eye bags 😞🤣) so let's give it go, peeps! I'm also going to see how this works as an inner and outer corner concealer / highlight, treat it like YSL Touche Éclat pen. Lips:🇨🇦 Primer (Eye): MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 0.05 oz/ 1.7 g (not pictured) 🇺🇸 Lip Contour Pencil: Melt Cosmetics Slick Waterline Eye Pencil Ivory to line the outside of my lips to give them a more voluminous look without any stinging or tingling and to keep the lip colors from bleeding, the latter functionality will be important as these lip colors are bolder shades than I typically wear and ones I will want to keep from migrating. 🇫🇷 Lip Pencil: All my lip pencils this week will be from French companies, specifically Dior and Givenchy. I've been making an effort to try to (re)organize my things this year and in so doing, have discovered I have a lot more lip pencil than I thought, and that I have a lot of Dior lip pencils. I want to say that I have no idea how this happened but 2021 and 2022 were big years for Dior purchases, lol. Looks like I have a lip liner for every day this week. Givenchy Lip Liner 8 Parme Silhouette Givenchy Lip Liner 9 Moka Renversant DIOR Rouge Dior Contour No-Transfer Lip Liner Pencil 100 Nudelook (mine may be the older version)DIOR Rouge Dior Contour No-Transfer Lip Liner Pencil 259 Nude Ribbon DIOR Rouge Dior Contour No-Transfer Lip Liner Pencil 329 Nude Blush Dior Rouge Dior Contour No-Transfer Lip Liner Pencil 525 ChérieDIOR Rouge Dior Contour No-Transfer Lip Liner Pencil 772 Classic Rosewood (is the full name) 🇨🇳 Lipstick: Florasis Blooming Rouge Love Lock Lipstick - M7319 Burgundy Berries (gratis) - this is part of Shop Your Stash / Use Your Stash Challenge: Fall 2025 🍂🍁 and I'm trying to decide which of the lipsticks in that bunch will be part of the go-to group for my holiday lips. 🇫🇷 Lip Gloss: DIOR Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss (112 Sunlit Amber) - I've been wearing this beauty since I picked it up during the September Friends & Family Sale. It's beautiful and along with Cheekbone Beauty lip gloss will be among my go-to lip colors for holiday events. 🇹🇭 Mistine Lip Gloss Lip Oil J03 Rose Wave - I'm excited to try this lip gloss from Thai brand, Mistine. I don't run across very many Thai makeup or skincare products. [NOTE: I'll be back later in the week to post swatches of the lip colors] Tools:🇬🇧Brushes: Going with some of my Wayne Goss brushes (not pictured) this week. Fragrance:❓ Undecided at the moment which perfume(s) I'll rotate through this week. I should pick out something from my shop my stash group but I've been wanting to play with some of the new scents I've picked up over the last couple of months. 🤔 Will update this when I post lip swatches. The "Fits":Lightly puffy in a mauve-y fall hue, this makeup bag (gratis) has plenty of room - in depth and width.

@danielledanielle I love this prompt - so creative! And definitely relevant to my interests, haha. Here are 6 of my favorite Beauty products that feel pampering or make me think of luxury, comfort, softness, etc.:✨Tatcha The Kissu Hydrating & Plumping Lip Mask Original - my favorite lip mask, so silky smooth and feels so comfortable✨Parfums de Marly Delina Eau de Parfum - very feminine and lovely; I feel like a sophisticated lady when I wear this one✨Margot Elena (TokyoMilk, Lollia, Library of Flowers, etc.) hand creams - I love a nice scented hand cream for a little pampering, self care moment, and these ones are so lovely (plus the packaging is beautiful, so they make great gifts, too)✨Hourglass holiday palettes - beautiful high quality face powders with beautiful packaging; I look forward to these every year✨DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster - I love a good glow-from-within look; I have a few different products that I like to mix with my base products for a more glowy look, but the Dior is definitely the most luxe✨Then I Met You The Giving Essence Brightening Treatment with Niacinamide 5.07 oz / 150 ml - probably my favorite essence that I've tried; it feels sooo nice on my skin, and I love the ingredients (honorable mention shout-out to Diptyque candles, just, like, in general haha)

@Titian06 here is a swatch of the Dior liquid blush in Hibiscus. It's beautiful. It's easy to blend and build up, not too crazy off the bat (although I first applied it to the back of my hand and then used a brush).I have a ton of red blushes but most of them lean neutral or cool, not that warm. I was in store at Sephora and Ulta today and swatched some.The first two closest to my wrist are the Chanel Joues Contraste Intense Cream-to-Powder blush in Grenat Profond and Rouge Franc. I don't own these two shades but the one I own is very nice, not crazy pigmented, and buildable. Next is the new Glossier Cloud Paint Blush in Burst. After swatching it, I kind of want it lol It has a smooth cream to powder texture and again, not too crazy pigmented. Next is the Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush Grateful which is brighter and more pigmented. I own a different shade in this formula and like it. The last shade is the Cranberry Fizz shade from the Tower 28 x poppi gift set. I like this formula as well, though I think this one is the most pigmented of the bunch and needs careful application if you're on the fair side. All of these are less intense that NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush Exhibit A – 953 or PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo She Left Me On Red (I find the powder on the latter hard to blend on my skintone) TL;DR - all the formulas I swatches are very good, it's just a matter of color preference.

@kelly1025888 I don’t apply it as a foundation because it is so glowy. I mix it with my foundation for a glow from within or use it as a highlighter.

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It’s so nice @blackkitty2014 , great addition to her liners! Love to hear what you think of it! Yay, smart of you to add those during the sale! 😘

Yeah, I have exceeded it more than a few times @ather. It's a generous character limit to so I need to rein it in at times and that counter is my check on that. Hahaha! I've been better the last couple of years and this year especially, but then last month's empties post happened ... 🤣 Thank you for your kind words; appreciate them. I get that my style and I won't be everyone's cup of tea even if it's the same thing said by another. To each their own. Sometimes detail is good, sometimes not. Working on honing being detailed and being deep and brief. It's all a work in progress. 😉 In any event, it gave me an opportunity to work on editing the post.

Thanks, @danielledanielle ! My mind went blank and I could remember the other threads I was trying to think of. 🤣