r/Makeup is a subreddit with 1.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses makeup, foundation, lipstick, concealer, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review foundation, mascara, and eyeshadow primer.
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Popular Themes in r/Makeup
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best drugstore undereye concealer for mature skin?"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to get makeup to stay??"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Putting makeup on is therapy..... Taking it off is a chore!!"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Makeup
#1
Makeup
: "Going out w Makeup"
185 posts
#2
Foundation
: "What is the deal with water versus silicone based Foundations (rant)"
77 posts
#3
Lipstick
: "What do I do with Lipsticks I hate"
37 posts
#4
Concealer
: "Best drugstore undereye Concealer for mature skin?"
31 posts
#5
Hard Time
: "Looking for my new holy grail eyeliner! RIP Marc Jacobs Highliner"
27 posts
#6
Mascara
: "Tubing Mascara"
26 posts
#7
Eyeliner
: "Looking for my new holy grail Eyeliner! RIP Marc Jacobs Highliner"
25 posts
#8
Blush
: "Blush variety?"
21 posts
#9
Skin
: "Best drugstore undereye concealer for mature Skin?"
21 posts
#10
Eyeshadow
: "okay this is gonna sound crazy and very weird but does anyone else have “natural Eyeshadow”"
18 posts
Products Discussed in r/Makeup
Foundation
486 reviews
#1
Dior
4.8★ from 28 reviews
#2
MAC
4.6★ from 19 reviews
#3
Maybelline
4.5★ from 17 reviews
Mascara
473 reviews
#1
Maybelline
4.5★ from 71 reviews
#2
Lancôme
4.7★ from 42 reviews
#3
L'Oreal
4.8★ from 24 reviews
Eyeshadow Primer
320 reviews
#1
Urban Decay
4.6★ from 47 reviews
#2
Milani
4.6★ from 37 reviews
#3
MAC
4.7★ from 33 reviews
Flair Used in r/Makeup
#1
[Makeup Help]
: "Why are all the reformulated foundations sitting awfully on the skin? It’s enhancing my skin texture that I don’t even have????"
64 posts
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Yearly
+96k members(5.3%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026