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r/Makeup vs r/MakeupAddiction

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Makeup looks showcase vs makeup Q&A advice

r/MakeupAddiction’s public description is everything makeup-related, and its rules lean hard into clear photos and product lists. r/Makeup describes tips and advice from redditors without ad agendas—ask about anything makeup-related.

In our directory, MakeupAddiction is larger (about 7.6M, rank #101) than Makeup (about 1.9M, rank #567). Activity samples show MakeupAddiction posting more often (~118 posts/day vs ~39). MakeupAddiction’s sample mixes text, galleries and images with FOTD, haul and question flairs; Makeup’s sample is essentially all text with a makeup-help flair. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities. SubMouse already compares MakeupAddiction with SkincareAddiction; this pair is the two makeup rooms against each other.

Rule titles: MakeupAddiction requires unedited clear makeup photos and product lists; Makeup emphasizes respect and bans self-promo, memes and affiliate links.

Choose r/MakeupAddiction for looks, hauls and photo-first makeup posts that list products.
Choose r/Makeup for text questions and tips without needing a full FOTD photo set.
Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut (MakeupAddiction is just outside at #101).

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/Makeup

Makeup: Questions and Advice From Real People

Makeup tips and advice from other people who have no agenda. Skip the misleading ads, paid bloggers, sponsored Instagrammers, and enjoy some real information from other redditors. Ask about anything you like, as long as…

Members: 1.9M
7-day growth: +1.5K
Posts/day: 38.9
Directory rank: #567
Created: Jan 22, 2009
Submissions: Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Advice, Questions & Discussion, Makeup

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Please Be Respectful
No Self-Promotional Post
Please do not submit any memes or rage comics
No affiliate links or referral links
No fake voting or asking for votes
Account Requirments

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About this community: r/Makeup (#567, about 1.9 million) — Makeup tips and advice from other people who have no agenda. Skip the misleading ads, paid bloggers, sponsored Instagrammers, and enjoy some real information from other redditors. Ask about anything you like, as long as it's related to makeup. Collected rules highlight Please Be Respectful; No Self-Promotional Post; Please do not submit any memes or rage comics, among 6 listed. A…

r/MakeupAddiction

Makeup Addiction

The subreddit for everything makeup related.

Members: 7.6M
7-day growth: +5.9K
Posts/day: 118.3
Directory rank: #101
Created: Jul 9, 2010
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 36%, galleries 35%, images 28%

Topics: Makeup

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Be kind and supportive, including to yourself.
No photo editing.
"No make-up" look must have before/ after.
All photos must showcase the makeup clearly and be properly cropped.
All makeup looks and collections must include a detailed product list in the comments.
No self promotion.
Show the products.
Provide the source.
Keep low effort, off-topic, and simple question posts in the weekly thread.
Moderators reserve the right to make decisions in the best interest of the sub.

Open r/MakeupAddiction on SubMouse

About this community: r/MakeupAddiction is a long-running showcase for finished makeup looks and collections, not a free-for-all beauty advice board. On SubMouse it ranks #101 among SFW communities by subscriber count (directory: about 7.6 million members). What shapes the feed is a set of presentation rules: looks must show the makeup clearly, product lists belong in the comments, and edits that misrepresent the face are out. That makes…

Supported differences

Aspect	r/Makeup	r/MakeupAddiction
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	Makeup tips and advice from other people who have no agenda. Skip the misleading ads, paid bloggers, sponsored Instagrammers, and enjoy some real information from other redditors. Ask about anything you like, as long as…	The subreddit for everything makeup related.
Size r/MakeupAddiction is larger in our directory (about 3.9×).	1.9M members	7.6M members
Posting activity (our sample)	38.9/day	118.3/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 100%	text posts 36%, galleries 35%, images 28%
Allowed submission type (meta)	Text posts	Text or links
Topic tags on SubMouse	Advice, Questions & Discussion, Makeup	Makeup
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Please Be Respectful; No Self-Promotional Post; Please do not submit any memes or rage comics; No affiliate links or referral links; No fake voting or asking for votes	Be kind and supportive, including to yourself.; No photo editing.; "No make-up" look must have before/ after.; All photos must showcase the makeup clearly and be properly cropped.; All makeup looks and collections must include a detailed product list in the comments.

What they share

Shared SubMouse topics: Makeup
Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rules and posting patterns we can verify

MakeupAddiction short titles include: be kind; no photo editing; “no makeup” looks need before/after; photos must showcase makeup clearly; looks and collections must include products; fake-blood looks marked NSFW; no self-promotion; show products; provide source; keep low-effort questions in the weekly thread. Our sample flairs include question, FOTD, discussion, Halloween, haul and review.

Makeup: please be respectful; no self-promotional post; no memes or rage comics; no affiliate or referral links; no fake voting; account requirements. Our sample is text posts with a makeup-help flair.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only. Related curated page: makeupaddiction-vs-skincareaddiction.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

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