Getting Started in Facecard Makeup Showdown

Facecard: Makeup Showdown is a free Roblox makeup contest released on October 5, 2026. Servers hold up to ten players. Everyone gets the same theme, paints a 3D face for about seven to eight minutes, then rates each look from one to five stars during a short photoshoot. Top averages take the podium; lifetime stars feed ranks from Bare Face toward Face Card Legend. This page is your first-hour checklist before the deeper guides on how rounds work, painting and brushes, and Style and Sculpt.

Launch, lobby, and JOIN ROUND

Open the experience from Roblox, wait for the salon lobby, and look for the round prompt. When you are ready, use JOIN ROUND (often near the bottom of the screen). A title card names the theme — for example a highlight-focused prompt or a color story — and the paint UI opens. If you miss the prompt, you can still join while enough paint time remains; if the round is almost over you wait in the lobby, keep shopping or Freeplay open, and you can still vote.

While you wait between rounds, open the shop credit-card flow and redeem anything listed on the codes hub. Codes are entered in-shop and usually work once per account. New drops often appear on the game Discord; this wiki tracks them so you do not hunt chat history.

Beginner guide: how to play Facecard Makeup Showdown

The three tabs you will live in

The editor is organized into MAKEUP, SCULPT, and STYLE.

• MAKEUP is where brushes, layers, foundation, contour, eyes, and lips happen. Learn Stabilizer, Size, Strength, Softness, and the Blender early so soft blends do not turn into muddy patches. Full control notes live in Painting and Brushes.
• SCULPT reshapes eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, and jaw. It stays locked until you finish two free tasks: join the Facecard group and like the game, then rejoin. Details and preset saves are in Style and Sculpt.
• STYLE covers HEAD (Classic, Aniya, Mina, Collie, Rina), EYES (Natural, Doe, and Bright are free; Star, Sparkles, Doll, and Heart cost in-game cash), HAIR, BANGS, PIERCING, and POSE. Pick a head that reads under the photoshoot light before you spend the whole timer on tiny glitter.

Contest rounds start on a clean bust so everyone begins equal. Your head base is the choice that can carry over; painted makeup, lashes, and piercings do not. Saved face shapes return when you load a Sculpt preset. Full Lookbook outfits load in Freeplay, not as a contest paste.

Paint, brushes down, vote, results

Use most of the timer on a clear theme read: foundation and contour first, then eyes and lips, then STYLE accents. When the clock hits zero the game calls brushes down and locks the canvas. Each look gets a photoshoot card. Rate other players from one to five stars. You cannot rate yourself. If you leave a look with no stars, that vote counts as one star — so skipping cards quietly tanks averages. Ties go to the look with more votes. You must have painted that round to place. First, second, and third earn bonuses; everyone who painted still earns something. Deep scoring rules are in Voting and Winning.

Cash, ranks, VIP pressure

You earn in-game dollars from playing rounds, better star averages, podium bonuses, and reactions other players send to your card. VIP and the 2x Earnings pass boost what rounds pay; they are optional. Lifetime stars move your rank title and can unlock tagged shop items. Track the ladder on ranks and cash and the broader Players hub. Before spending Robux, skim Gamepasses so you know what Neon / Chrome, rhinestones, lash clusters, More Layers, and gold showcase actually change.

Freeplay and Lookbook on day one

Freeplay is untimed practice. Use it to learn brush sliders, test head bases, and rehearse themes without burning a ranked window. The Lookbook saves makeup, hair, lashes, face shape, pose, and layer order. Save from the paint screen, load into Freeplay, and submit one entry for Facecard of the Week when you have a look worth the lobby podium. Full save / load / submit steps are in Lookbook and Freeplay.

First-session checklist

1. Redeem active codes in the shop.
2. Join one full round end-to-end without quitting at voting.
3. Unlock SCULPT with the two free tasks, then save one face preset.
4. Spend ten untimed minutes in Freeplay adjusting Stabilizer and Softness.
5. Rate every look in your next lobby; never leave blank stars.
6. Bookmark updates and the tier list for post-patch meta.
7. Ignore executor talk until you understand fair play; anything automation-related belongs only under scripts.

Age and comfort notes

Roblox age labels can show Moderate or 16+ depending on account settings. Facecard Junior may exist for younger players where the team provides it. Play on an account that matches your age settings, keep chat civil during voting, and use REPORT only when a look should be removed — not as a score tool.

After this page, your next reads should be How Rounds Work for stage timing and late-join rules, then Painting and Brushes so the next theme feels controllable instead of rushed. Return to the Guides Hub whenever you need the full map.