Rise and shine, morning glory! 🙂 It’s Caturday. I hope you slept well. Do you remember last month when we talked about doing an Instagram makeup challenge/not really a challenge/just for fun thing?
Well, get your brushes ready! I hope you’ll join me, because there are still three weeks left in January, so let’s do this. Why wait, right? I’ll be posting a new challenge look each week for the rest of the month, and I’ll share it here on the blog and Instagram using #mbbinstachallenge so you can find it. If you do your own version of the look on your own blog and social media, share a link to it in the comments here, or use #mbbinstachallenge on Instagram so I can find it.
Look 1 (Week of Jan. 9-15) – A look with a single bold, colorful element
The first week’s look is something with a bold, colorful element on super clean skin.
Look 2 (Week of Jan. 16-22) – Kitten flicks and glitter lips
The second week is a kitten flick with glitter lips.
Look 3 (Week of Jan. 23-29) – Smoky taupe
The third look is something smoky and taupe, a.k.a. my makeup crack, LOL!
Bonus look (Jan. 30-31) – Purple cheeks and killer highlights
And if you’re down for a bonus, the last look for the last two days of the month is something with purple/purple-ish blush and a killer highlight.
To participate
- Any day during each week, do your own interpreation of that week’s look, and take a picture of it with your phone or other camera.
- Post the pic on Instagram! — and be sure to include #mbbinstamakeupchallenge, and you can also tag me at @karenmbb. That way we can search and find each other!
- And if you aren’t on Instagram, leave a comment on this post and a link to your makeup picture.
DISCLAIMER: this is not a judgy, serious, instense or stressful competition. This is strictly for fun and to get out of our makeup comfort zones a little, which is why I threw a couple of wackier looks into the mix. For me, it’s easy to always fall back on the same looks ALL THE TIME, so this is just an excuse to have fun and try new things.
Don’t be afraid to completely fail. No matter what (seriously), at least you’ll be able to say that you did something different and expressed yourself creatively. No big deal. Plus, it’s just makeup. It’s not a permanent commitment or anything. 🙂
I hope you join in! Also, leave me your Instagram handle here in the comments so I can follow you.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Ooh neat idea! Will definitely be joining, I’m @noirojos on Instagram 🙂
I will definitely join! I will try to do each one of them.
Karen, this sounds like so much fun! I’m not ready to post photos online, though (my iPhone selfies of my 60-year-old face while standing in my bathroom or outside my building still kind of frighten me with the way they seem to emphasize all kinds of things that I think are barely noticeable in real life) — I still want to do the looks, though, and then at least write to you about what I did 🙂
Oooh, this sounds fun! I’m helping at a burlesque show the week of kitten flicks and glitter lips, so that fits in!
Cool idea, Karen! I try to do all looks, we’ll see. 🙂
karen I will for sure be doing this!
my instagram is erinsmakeupeuphoria — the thought of you following me would make my day!
I was really excited to see this pop up in my email today! I’m planning on participating even though my phone camera is not great. Yay! I’m pretty sure you already follow me in IG but in case you don’t or if others would like to follow me, I’m @niteowlchef.
This is gonna be gooooooood 😀
I’m totally in! Sounds like so much fun! I’d be either doing it on my personal ig channel @astridparamita or on @twindly 🙂
Kitten flick and glitter lips sound like fun!
Very cool! I definitely want to do this! I almost never post pictures of myself so I hope I can force myself to do it for this. I’ll probably do the first week’s challenge tomorrow, since I’m getting my wisdom teeth out on Tuesday 🙁 I’m @katherinetilleyh
Ha, I am in. And I just recorded a video that is perfetc for the first look, so I’ll post that picture later. I bet this will be fun.
Hi Karen,
I love this idea. I’ll try and participate but it maybe a weekend challenge as I have an office job. Btw what is the plummy nars blush on top of your Mac palette please? It looks like the perfect autumn/ winter shade – I need it!
Thanks x
Hi Victoria,
I hope you participate! It’s only one look a week so hopefully it’ll be doable. If you do let me know and leave me your handle so I can follow you!
As for the blush, it’s NARS Sin. Here’s a review of it from back in the day.
Hi Karen,
Thank you for replying. I’ll give it a go at the weekend – why not ;). My Instagram handle is @victoria_hunter1292.
Ah, no wonder I loved it – I already have it #makeuploversproblems.. Thank you again x