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Unconventional Makeup

This is for those of us that don't always fit into the meta looks of MUA. SFX makeup, goth makeup, editorial looks, bold, colorful, alternative, or other looks that you just can't seem to find represented and celebrated anywhere else! Feel free to discuss other makeup related products as well, we accept everyone (except cotton headed ninny muggins)

61k subscribers248 posts / mo in Sep 2026161 authors / mosince 2016

r/UnconventionalMakeup has 61k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 248 posts a month from 161 people. Top topics: Makeup Looks, New Makeup Looks and Makeup Looks.

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Size and growth

How r/UnconventionalMakeup has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202661k
Growing61k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/UnconventionalMakeup

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+28%vs Sep 2025 · +11% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026248
BusierPeaked at 332 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/UnconventionalMakeup

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Makeup Looks1.4%
  2. New Makeup Looks1.2%
  3. Makeup Looks1.2%
  4. Inspired Makeup Looks1.0%
  5. Halloween Makeup0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TikTok
  2. Google DeepMind

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research