About r/Makeup
In its own words:
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.
The community was created on Jan 22, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,456 subscribers (+0.08%).
What sets r/Makeup apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Makeup leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Makeup grew from 1,935,749 to 1,945,354 subscribers (+9.6K, +0.50%). That is about 218 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Makeup talks about
We read the titles of 104 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “code”, “rouge”, “sephora”, “help” and “foundation”. Other frequent themes are recommendations, cakey, good, eyeliner, highlighter and lip. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 137,433 posts and 1,313,886 comments in total, about 9.6 comments per post.
Rules of r/Makeup
The moderators of r/Makeup list 6 rules. In short:
- 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
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Makeup and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/Makeup have?
r/Makeup has 1,945,354 subscribers, which makes it the #567 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,605 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Makeup?
r/Makeup was created on Jan 22, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Aug 7, 2009.
How active is r/Makeup?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 137,433 posts and 1,313,886 comments. In a sample of 104 recent posts we counted 99 different authors.
What is r/Makeup about?
The community describes itself as: “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…” Recent post titles often mention code, rouge, sephora, help and foundation. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/Makeup safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Makeup as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Makeup?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Makeup accepts text posts only. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Please Be Respectful”; “No Self-Promotional Post”; “Please do not submit any memes or rage comics”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Makeup?
Communities with similar topics include r/MakeupAddiction (7.6M), r/BeautyGuruChatter (3.1M), r/realestateinvesting (2M), r/legaladvice (3.6M) and r/BestofRedditorUpdates (4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Makeup.