Because you asked: the Fenty stick caused me to break out. I can totally see why people love it--great coverage, silicone-y, blends easily, and I thought it was my new holy grail for the first few days--but it was basically like filling my pores with spackle that no amount of deep cleaning could fix. I'm now back on the hunt for a lightweight, long-wearing foundation that plays well with sunscreen AND doesn't trigger my sensory processing condition (because makeup and complexion products are useless if they make you want to claw your face off).
The Eaze Drop fluid miiiight fare better, but I have to revisit it. I didn't *love* it, but I don't remember why. The *feel* of the Danessa Myricks wasn't terrible, but I found the lack of 100% dry-down to be mildly triggering, but again, I can see why it's a lovely product. I have it, I use it when my skin is thirsty and I think I can actually achieve something close to dry-down. Suggestions? Something on the lighter side for my neurospiciness needs, but long-wearing? Basically, I need something to be sweat-proof while I'm working for 10+hours on set photographing, ironically, makeup.
if you’re ok with very light coverage, i’ve found the dry down on the caliray skin tint to be perfect for my needs. i also can’t stand the feeling of makeup and heaviness on my skin, so i stick to exclusively gel and water-type formulations. i also had luck with the dry down on the glossier foundation for more high-coverage days.
@@cait8480 Ooh, good to know, thanks! I have a few foundations in my arsenal, but nothing feels perfect. Nars Light Reflecting is nice and lightweight, nice finish, good coverage, but not as long-wearing as I'd like. Dior post-reformulation doesn't dry down, ditto MAC Face and Body. Chanel Les Beiges was nice in the dead of winter if I was back east and my skin was dry and cranky, but I live in SF and it never gets that cold or dry here, so it just felt like a mask. Estee Lauder Longwear Sheer miiiiiiight be ok, but I feel like they're discontinuing it? Pat McGrath is nice, but I cannot for the life of me get an accurate shade match, and it never seems to like any of my sunscreens (I'm *thisclose* to making a spreadsheet to log my trial and error attempts). Le sigh. But I'll check out the Caliray, thanks!
@@samanthawolov7314np! fair warning, i’m combo/oily so i saw product breakdown thru the day with the caliray (but since it’s already pretty sheer it looked very natural) but i think normal skin will see a lot more longevity. plus the ball bearing in the bottle makes it a satisfying little pre-makeup fidget toy lmao
For oily skin and not having the consistency feel weird, I love the Rare Beauty skin tint. It’s essentially matte but doesn’t look or feel matte, I use it every day! Obviously it’s not a ton of coverage but it’s also not Glossier skin tint next to zero coverage. It also comes in a nice easy squeeze tube that isn’t obnoxiously large.
Video Request for a comparison between all stick foundations/skin tints! I prefer that delivery method to liquids because I wanna go speedy gonzalez/sonic when I do my base makeup. Specifically comparisons between Fenty, Basma, Merit, Westman Atelier, Hourglass, Ilia, Huda, Bobbi Brown, Tom Ford, Nudestick and Makeup Forever (those are what I see on Sephora anyways, which is easier purchasing in Canada) I have the Fenty one because of you and also the Basma and Merit as well, but I would like to know what you think of the others by comparison because I am trying to get my best bang per buck since sticks are usually more money for less product. Thanks Kackie!
I’m olive! and use IE as a subtle color corrector for my under eyes and around my mouth area. It’s just orange enough that I can’t use all over yet perfect for a color correction
@@Reggiespaghettismom Light olive here and first bought KTown (7) which is almost there but a hint too peachy. Thought MDR(9) would be too dark, but it turns out to be exact match for me. I mix it with the new About Face foundation in Light 2 Olive, and I've never had a more perfect combo/skin color match! That said, I don't do lighter concealer under my eyes, I prefer actual skin color. I don't deal with too much darkness, but have thinner skin with veins showing.
Thank you for showing the bronzers! I was interested in the Hermes but seeing how yellow it is makes me convinced it will not work for me. Really helpful.
My issue with the Tower 28 concealer is not the shade but that I find it to cling to every iota of texture and look super dry and aging (especially especially under the eyes but not great on larger areas of the face either). And I am OILY so I am so confused why dry skinned folks in my age range like it?! For reference I normally use the Kosas concealer for my under eye and Nars soft matte complete for red/pimply areas. I feel like some folks said tower 28 and Kosas were similar but I find that not to be the case at all.
Same! I love the Kosas concealer and everyone seems to equate the Tower 28 with it…. Soooo I bought the Tower 28 and yikes, It makes my oily skin look so WEIRD
Right? It just gets so weirdly cakey for something claiming to be light and serum-y. I never looked so haggard as I did when I put it on under my eyes.
Same!! I'm also oily and it makes my undereyes look AWFUL. It must not work with our skin type. So bizarre. I can use it on my cheeks but honestly I rarely reach for it.
I have very dry skin, and the Tower 28 concealer is my HG. Never have issues with it looking weird or cakey or dry. But I really hydrate my skin before applying makeup, and it isn't reacting to over production of oil on the skin throughout the day either. Oily doesn't mean hydrated, so that could be why it clings to texture etc on oily skin. I bought the Kosas since people were comparing it and raving as well, and it looks like butt on my skin, and is nothing similar at all. The Nars concealers don't work on my dry skin either, so thick and dry looking/aging. It might just be a formula that doesn't play well with oily skin?
Gorgeous look! Foundation round up please! Is the Sephora best skin ever foundation comparable to the Armani luminous silk? Could you please explain Olive undertone?! OMG so many requests but appreciate your content and attention to detail.
These top shelves are always so funny to me. Almost everything you love, I love. Except that Tower 28 concealer. When it sets on me, i look HAGGARD. It gives me eye wrinkles and lines like nothing else. I’m also prone to eczema under my eyes, and nothing sets it off like that Tower 28 concealer. It is my most hated product I’ve ever tried. 😂
Hey Kackie! I can't believe I am so early. I feel the same way, I love my favorite makeup within reach and I been thinking of different ways to show all my makeup some much needed love because I really love them! I tried different ways to organize my makeup so I can have easy access to them. However, easier said than done. So I first organized it by putting by makeup type. It worked for awhile but I found myself wanting to use makeup by brand so, I organized by brand. However, I find myself wanting to mix brands together especially, if I don't have complete items for a full application. So now, I decided to just take my basic essentials in makeup brands and put them together by makeup type. So now I can choose which concealer, mascara, eyeliner, primer, setting powder, undereye powder, sun protection, eye lashes w/glue, lip liner and lipstick and lip gloss I am going to use when I do my makeup. What I do with the collection of brands I have stored together, I have left an empty drawer and I take a brand out and use it for a week. At the end of the week, I put it away and take another brand to use for the coming week. So far, it's working for me! Kackie, I am not a RUclipsr, I am just a Makeup Lover who LOVES to play with makeup. I want you to know that what you do makes a difference. Don't ever doubt it. Every time I see you, you light a spark within me that is slowly bringing me back to finding myself before on stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer along with a Sepsis Infection that shutdown my body and had to be put into a medical coma and then had emergency surgery. God carried me through it and I thank God for his grace and mercy over my life every day. It's been 8 months and each day I get stronger and stronger! The spring sale came at the right time and I am slowly restocking on what I need. I am definitely going to make each day count even if it is sitting in front of my house with a vibrant face of makeup bird watching! It matters, never doubt it! I enjoy your channel so much! 💯🙏🏽💐🤗💄🙌🏽💖🙃🦋🎨💅🐶👽✌🏽
I had a serious bout with cellulitis and extreme sepsis last year - my cellulitis was so bad it caused my Achilles tendon to tear. I am still in PT after spending a month solid in the hospital, and then many IV infusions in the infectious disease office. I second this comment. Kackie, your reviews do make a difference. Besides they are quite entertaining! I just finished Tom's latest Critical Sass and between your two videos I am set! I appreciate you doing these videos and you never know who you are reaching or what they are going thru. You've been a lifeline for me plenty of times when I was lonely, scared, and stuck in the hospital. I hope you know how important and appreciated you are. Simon could not be any cuter!! "How do you feel?" Aww - I melted! I hope your septum is healing up more - your look has convinced me to get a piercing on each side of my nose. (I have 2 in one nostril now but am adding one on the other side later today.) Thanks for being you! ❤
@@SargentBubblescom I understand you 1000% I will be praying for you. Never doubt what God can do. Nothing is impossible for Him! My bout with sepsis was from my port implant where they were administering my chemo. You are not kidding, it's a slow road to recovering. Looking back everything seems unreal except that you just can't forget about the nightmare. I am thankful for the RUclipsrs that help me escape thinking about what I had to endured and inspire me to dream about having a future with my love ones. Take good care and don't give up. We have gone through too much to give up! 🙏🏽💯😇💖🙌🏽✨💄💅💐✌🏽
My mainstay perfumes are also all green for some reason, but I don’t have any of the ones you mentioned; I’m very intrigued! Also, as someone who has a very similar skin tone to you, though slightly more yellow, I am so in love with the corals and I need to pull all of mine out! I was having a contrasting moment for the last few weeks, but I am wanting to move into more native summer colors. 🧡
I can vouch for Father Figure and Valentino, thanks to recommendations from Kackie. Although, that Fataher Figure...just be prepared to walk around with your nose stuck to your wrist. It smells SO good! ❤
I'm so glad you reminded me that you are an ln5 in the prada foundation. I am close to needing to buy some new foundations. I am a shade match to HLP though, so I don't think it will go pale enough for me. :/
The Tower 28 concealer has been my favorite since August 2023. I use the shade BU which is the second lightest shade as well as the lightest shade with cool undertones, and it’s a perfect shade match for my cool fair skin. I have no problems with oxidation either. It’s the best, especially for normal to dry skin.
Dang. I really want to try that Prada foundation. Do I need another foundation, no. But what if the Prada is the best? I won't know if I don't try! Lol!
Love, love, love the Color Wow Style on Steroids. The spray gives my fine, thin, straight, kind of old hair a wonderful boost. Thank you for the tip on a great product I would not have known about.
I just picked up Green Extravaganza it’s amazing thank you for this delicious recommendation. You are the best and have never steered me wrong so far. Thank you ❤️
Ok so we are skin type twins (very dry) and I’m fair cool toned (you have helped me so much finally figuring this out so I just get the cool version of whatever you get). You have convinced me to buy Gucci bronzer, Kosas powder, and nars blush in behave. I will be buying the prada foundation (when they restock my shade. I will be impatiently waiting), candy glaze in clear, Laura merrier powder and ysl quad in 100. You have convinced me not to try the haus labs foundation (thank you for saving me the hassle). Much much appreciated!
i love top shelf and empties videos. i got a teeny tiny sample of clear Candy glaze a while back, and just bought 2 more. it’s one of my favorite lip products ever. thanks for sharing the colors you have so i could make a good decision on the tinted one. also love the green valentino perfume too, it’s the best flanker so far imo! my husband loves the green one for men too. 💚
FYI - the TLC happi scalp scrub is not it if you have a lot of hair. I have very fine hair strands, but I have a LOT of them, and it takes a lot of time and product to get my entire scalp covered pre-wash. I’ve only ever used it on a dry scalp/hair pre-wash day, bcuz that’s the instructions, maybe it’s easier if it’s damp first, but it literally took my 30-45 min to actually get my entire scalp covered. It is great afterwards but not sure it’s worth the effort & there’s other products out there that are also really good & way easier to use. I’ve been using the Amika reset oil and really really enjoying it. I’ve started using the Drunk elephant for just around my hairline, esp my neck where I’m prone to getting acne & it works better that way for me.
This is what I needed to pull the trigger on the LED mask. I bought the Dennis Gross lip LED mask last fall per your rec and noticed a crazy reduction in redness (I have rosacea) around my mouth lately, especially when I'm hot or have just had a glass of wine. Even my extremely skeptical partner was like, Oh yeah you need the full mask. So, yeah, purchased. Thanks for the discount!
Ohhh no it is good feedback for the tower 28 concealer, thank you! - I thought I was going crazy but it totally oxidizes on me and goes 1-2 shade darker after it dries down, which is a bummer because the color looked so good originally. And if I am using the lightest shade it’s way way too light and pasty gray looking :/ I know you ended up not liking the haus lab concealer as much and said it was comparable, but on my dark circles and dry eyes it actually ended up working better than the tower 28. So depending on how tired I am, I usually go from the glossier concealer for light coverage, to the Givenchy for medium overage, to the haus labs for heavy duty. (Also it does help that the haus lab ended up being such a great shade match for my pale neutral skin)
Would you do an everyday or office look with the Hermes quad, please! Even if only a short or reel. Obviously a video would be even better but any length video is appreciated. Please and thank you!!
I was one of the ones on your live having the ice cream color issue! Love the formula but DTLA is too light and rosey for me, EP is the right depth for me but leans orange on me, and IE is straight up orange on me (I have light/light medium neutral olive skin). I tend to mix DTLA and EP to try and make it work. Looking at the swatches online, IE looks perfectly desaturated which was a huge bummer it didn’t work
I have the Prada in two shades and very combo skin and I just cannot get it to work for me. I can't bring myself to give up trying every few weeks though because I guess I'm a sucker for frustration (and I rarely leave the house anyway) 😅
I have had really good luck with hair regrowth using minoxidil, as well as a couple of prescriptions (ketoconazole shampoo 1x/week, clobetasol solution) and the Ordinary copper peptides hair density serum. I just apply the serums all together at night, it's not a demanding routine but it takes up to a year to see results and you have to keep doing it forever. It's worth it for me. xx
You are discerning; love that. Thx for continuing to mention older favs! Ciele and DM skin tints are holy grails. Also adore the Kosas powder, RMS blushes, Space Cowboy< Ethereal Eyes and T28 concealer.
Me, 20 seconds into any given Kackie video: "Just tell me what is on your eye lids and then I will listen to literally anything else you want to say for the rest of the video!" lol
I would actually really like to buy the Hermès Healthy Glow Mineral Powder and the Eyeshadow Quartet from Hermes, but the products are a bit too expensive for me. Do you have a recommendation with which product in powder form I could achieve a similar result?
I got Virtue based on your recommendation and I love using it as a base for other blushes! Today it was She's So LA (cream) on top Do you have a recommemdation for the desaturated coral color in a lipliner?
Perfect timing for a top shelf (and recent empties) from a fellow itchy human. Getting into insect season here, and I gotta keep those cumulative factors as low as possible. My Prequel package arrived today!
Your love of Prequel and Rhode milk doesn’t surprise me - they’re both endorsed by the eczema foundation. I swear by them and La Roche Posay Lipikar and Cica Plast - it makes my skin feel like it has a cushion layer of water on top.
Hi Kackie, I think I might be a shade match for you - and I also have dry skin!! What shade are you in the Fenty please? I wanna buy the Prada but I would have buy online as we don't have a counter here in Cork, Ireland that I can get a swatch to match-up with .. and given the cost, and the fact you cannot return 'tested/used' beauty products here, I dont wanna waste money on it!! But I might try it if I buy the Fenty in your shade and it works well for me. Thanks a million. M
The tower 28 concealer was greenish/ grey on me. Loved the formula but the color was just off for me. Picked up the lightest shade and had to throw away. Shame.
I finally got the Tower28 concealer during the sale and I LOVE it! I’ve used it about 3 days now and it is perfect under my eyes. Definitely going on my top shelf along with the Ciele skin tint that I also got in the sale. Thank you for the recommendations as always!
I love watching your videos, but it seems like for some reason my skin hates the foundations your skin loves 😂 I have oily skin, but the weirdest thing is that the both the Ciele skin tint and the Danessa Myricks yummy skin make my skin look dry. No idea why 🤷♀️
The T28 concealer seems so lovely but I also struggled to find a shade match 😢 I’m a bit deeper than you and I’ve found there are some significant depth/undertone combos that are skipped!
I have tried the Tower 28 and its my new favorite. It just feels so fucking good on, and looks so good too. I can see the idea of the "ice cream" shade with the very very first one. I use the second and fourth shades, and perhaps that first shade is too pinky white? Not sure. But if nothing else you turned me on to it as a fantastic product, I even bought it for my mother and she loves it too. No product is perfect, but I feel like this product at least is excellent.
Curious about Matcha Meditation-you note the bright, fresh, and tea notes but fragrant it is says there’s a definitive creamy, white chocolate note which is not for me. Does anyone concur?
i need your kackie liner in a balm, and i also need to buy diamond dog and the biscuit squeaky balm ASAP!!! love your crazy beautiful brain and face!!! 🧡🧡🧡
I have super oily skin and I love the kosas powder! More for the blurring than oil control. I just blot off oil rather than powdering because adding powder to all that oil just makes goo.
I also am a recent merit shadow convert. I’d only seen raves about them from dry skin babes so I assumed they wouldn’t work on me, but I tested them on my skin in Sephora and then I literally had to scrub them off 😳 so I decided to give them a try as bases and holy cannoli I finally found something that doesn’t crease on my semi-hooded oily eyelids.
Any idea what glossier concealer shade you are in the current shade range? I got one and it was too light.... their descriptions compared to the photos confused me 🥲
As someone who also has the La Mer Lip Plumper...I hate how much I like this overpriced arsehole of a beauty product. Like, damn you, why you got to look and feel like that, it's rude. Gonna bottom out on that one.
Matcha Meditation sounds right up my alley, but it's discontinued now, so I couldn't find even a travel size without going to some sketchy online dealer! 😢 Nowhere to be found at Sephora or their retail site.
Echoing others here regarding Tower 28 concealer not working for me. I THOUGHT I got the right shades. I did a Sephora trip weeks ago, swatched, noted my shades, bought them during the sale, got them, and I swear they are NOT the same shades I swatched 😂. I don't if it's Sephora's stupid lighting or me not having enough coffee that day but my under eye shade was at least 2 shades darker and neon orange on me (shade SAMO). The shade up (SB) despite being marketed as neutral turned orange on me. I'm not sure if it oxidized or went on orange from the get go, but I only noticed it after a few hours of wear. Going on it felt really nice, but later in the day did feel cakey and texturey on me. So sadly, they shall return 😞 However for what it's worth I LOVE the Caliray new corrector/illuminator/concealer thingies. Game changer! Love wearing alone or mixing in with my thicker or drier concealers to thin them out while adding radiance and colour correcting qualities. It is a THINNNNN product, feels like water on the skin. But great dry down. Not much coverage at all...but perks things up beautifully! Kiiiiiiiiiiiinda reminds me of YSL's touche eclat (the original), but also different lol. It's marvelous! Especially for my fellow minimal girlies!
I have the Tower 28 concealer in BU, and when I swatched all my base products the other day, it was my grayest and least peach/yellow/pink except for maybe the Rose Inc 010 that matches Hannah. The brand calls BU “neutral cool”? I don’t usually go for the “cool-toned” base colors, but they work in T28 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@kackiesuper good to know and gd if I can’t relate-having flashbacks to the glossier skin tint staring me down right when I started retinol 🫡 the second Cold War
@@kackieI’m also gonna take this opportunity while I have your attention to beg you to try the new Laura mercier concealer if you haven’t already because it’s unreal-the tower 28 actually clung to dry/peeling patches I didn’t even know I had but the Laura mercier serum concealer gives decent coverage and just looks so thin on my skin it’s undetectable. I also love the new powder, two holy grails for me, Laura mercier is killing it this year!!
top shelves and empties are the most helpful content by far, thank you for doing these so regularly!
Because you asked: the Fenty stick caused me to break out. I can totally see why people love it--great coverage, silicone-y, blends easily, and I thought it was my new holy grail for the first few days--but it was basically like filling my pores with spackle that no amount of deep cleaning could fix. I'm now back on the hunt for a lightweight, long-wearing foundation that plays well with sunscreen AND doesn't trigger my sensory processing condition (because makeup and complexion products are useless if they make you want to claw your face off).
The Eaze Drop fluid miiiight fare better, but I have to revisit it. I didn't *love* it, but I don't remember why. The *feel* of the Danessa Myricks wasn't terrible, but I found the lack of 100% dry-down to be mildly triggering, but again, I can see why it's a lovely product. I have it, I use it when my skin is thirsty and I think I can actually achieve something close to dry-down. Suggestions? Something on the lighter side for my neurospiciness needs, but long-wearing? Basically, I need something to be sweat-proof while I'm working for 10+hours on set photographing, ironically, makeup.
if you’re ok with very light coverage, i’ve found the dry down on the caliray skin tint to be perfect for my needs. i also can’t stand the feeling of makeup and heaviness on my skin, so i stick to exclusively gel and water-type formulations. i also had luck with the dry down on the glossier foundation for more high-coverage days.
@@cait8480 Ooh, good to know, thanks! I have a few foundations in my arsenal, but nothing feels perfect. Nars Light Reflecting is nice and lightweight, nice finish, good coverage, but not as long-wearing as I'd like. Dior post-reformulation doesn't dry down, ditto MAC Face and Body. Chanel Les Beiges was nice in the dead of winter if I was back east and my skin was dry and cranky, but I live in SF and it never gets that cold or dry here, so it just felt like a mask. Estee Lauder Longwear Sheer miiiiiiight be ok, but I feel like they're discontinuing it? Pat McGrath is nice, but I cannot for the life of me get an accurate shade match, and it never seems to like any of my sunscreens (I'm *thisclose* to making a spreadsheet to log my trial and error attempts). Le sigh. But I'll check out the Caliray, thanks!
@@samanthawolov7314np! fair warning, i’m combo/oily so i saw product breakdown thru the day with the caliray (but since it’s already pretty sheer it looked very natural) but i think normal skin will see a lot more longevity. plus the ball bearing in the bottle makes it a satisfying little pre-makeup fidget toy lmao
For oily skin and not having the consistency feel weird, I love the Rare Beauty skin tint. It’s essentially matte but doesn’t look or feel matte, I use it every day! Obviously it’s not a ton of coverage but it’s also not Glossier skin tint next to zero coverage. It also comes in a nice easy squeeze tube that isn’t obnoxiously large.
Video Request for a comparison between all stick foundations/skin tints! I prefer that delivery method to liquids because I wanna go speedy gonzalez/sonic when I do my base makeup.
Specifically comparisons between Fenty, Basma, Merit, Westman Atelier, Hourglass, Ilia, Huda, Bobbi Brown, Tom Ford, Nudestick and Makeup Forever (those are what I see on Sephora anyways, which is easier purchasing in Canada)
I have the Fenty one because of you and also the Basma and Merit as well, but I would like to know what you think of the others by comparison because I am trying to get my best bang per buck since sticks are usually more money for less product. Thanks Kackie!
Okay, you are glowing in this video!!! Also, I tried 3 shades in the Tower 28 concealer and they're giving Trump spray tan on me, unfortunately.
I’ve had a similar issue! It’s either too light of a shade, or it’s orange on me. I’ve tried 3 as well: DTLA (too light), and IE and EP are too orange
Oof, let's not do that look.
felt I have olive skin and even the neutral shades pull a little warm on me 😥
I’m olive! and use IE as a subtle color corrector for my under eyes and around my mouth area. It’s just orange enough that I can’t use all over yet perfect for a color correction
@@Reggiespaghettismom Light olive here and first bought KTown (7) which is almost there but a hint too peachy. Thought MDR(9) would be too dark, but it turns out to be exact match for me. I mix it with the new About Face foundation in Light 2 Olive, and I've never had a more perfect combo/skin color match! That said, I don't do lighter concealer under my eyes, I prefer actual skin color. I don't deal with too much darkness, but have thinner skin with veins showing.
"How you feel?"
What a perfectly sweet and caring question!
❤❤❤
Thank you for showing the bronzers! I was interested in the Hermes but seeing how yellow it is makes me convinced it will not work for me. Really helpful.
I wish there was a cooler undertone in the DM skin tint because the two lightest shades are too yellow for me :(
Me too! I love the product need pink!
Ugh thanks for saving me some money. Very much a pink.
Same
Same.
Same! That’s why I haven’t even bothered trying it even though everyone raves about it.
Kackie - color theory queen moonlighting as a chemist successfully 🥼🧪👩🔬
My issue with the Tower 28 concealer is not the shade but that I find it to cling to every iota of texture and look super dry and aging (especially especially under the eyes but not great on larger areas of the face either). And I am OILY so I am so confused why dry skinned folks in my age range like it?! For reference I normally use the Kosas concealer for my under eye and Nars soft matte complete for red/pimply areas. I feel like some folks said tower 28 and Kosas were similar but I find that not to be the case at all.
Same! I love the Kosas concealer and everyone seems to equate the Tower 28 with it…. Soooo I bought the Tower 28 and yikes, It makes my oily skin look so WEIRD
Right? It just gets so weirdly cakey for something claiming to be light and serum-y. I never looked so haggard as I did when I put it on under my eyes.
Same! I really want to like it but it looks bad on me
Same!! I'm also oily and it makes my undereyes look AWFUL. It must not work with our skin type. So bizarre. I can use it on my cheeks but honestly I rarely reach for it.
I have very dry skin, and the Tower 28 concealer is my HG. Never have issues with it looking weird or cakey or dry. But I really hydrate my skin before applying makeup, and it isn't reacting to over production of oil on the skin throughout the day either. Oily doesn't mean hydrated, so that could be why it clings to texture etc on oily skin. I bought the Kosas since people were comparing it and raving as well, and it looks like butt on my skin, and is nothing similar at all. The Nars concealers don't work on my dry skin either, so thick and dry looking/aging. It might just be a formula that doesn't play well with oily skin?
Gorgeous look! Foundation round up please! Is the Sephora best skin ever foundation comparable to the Armani luminous silk? Could you please explain Olive undertone?! OMG so many requests but appreciate your content and attention to detail.
These top shelves are always so funny to me. Almost everything you love, I love. Except that Tower 28 concealer. When it sets on me, i look HAGGARD. It gives me eye wrinkles and lines like nothing else. I’m also prone to eczema under my eyes, and nothing sets it off like that Tower 28 concealer. It is my most hated product I’ve ever tried. 😂
The Matt Saracen reference 🙌exactly where my brain went when you read that ingredient!
🤣🤣🤣 SAME
Hey Kackie! I can't believe I am so early. I feel the same way, I love my favorite makeup within reach and I been thinking of different ways to show all my makeup some much needed love because I really love them! I tried different ways to organize my makeup so I can have easy access to them. However, easier said than done. So I first organized it by putting by makeup type. It worked for awhile but I found myself wanting to use makeup by brand so, I organized by brand. However, I find myself wanting to mix brands together especially, if I don't have complete items for a full application. So now, I decided to just take my basic essentials in makeup brands and put them together by makeup type. So now I can choose which concealer, mascara, eyeliner, primer, setting powder, undereye powder, sun protection, eye lashes w/glue, lip liner and lipstick and lip gloss I am going to use when I do my makeup. What I do with the collection of brands I have stored together, I have left an empty drawer and I take a brand out and use it for a week. At the end of the week, I put it away and take another brand to use for the coming week. So far, it's working for me! Kackie, I am not a RUclipsr, I am just a Makeup Lover who LOVES to play with makeup. I want you to know that what you do makes a difference. Don't ever doubt it. Every time I see you, you light a spark within me that is slowly bringing me back to finding myself before on stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer along with a Sepsis Infection that shutdown my body and had to be put into a medical coma and then had emergency surgery. God carried me through it and I thank God for his grace and mercy over my life every day. It's been 8 months and each day I get stronger and stronger! The spring sale came at the right time and I am slowly restocking on what I need. I am definitely going to make each day count even if it is sitting in front of my house with a vibrant face of makeup bird watching! It matters, never doubt it! I enjoy your channel so much! 💯🙏🏽💐🤗💄🙌🏽💖🙃🦋🎨💅🐶👽✌🏽
I had a serious bout with cellulitis and extreme sepsis last year - my cellulitis was so bad it caused my Achilles tendon to tear. I am still in PT after spending a month solid in the hospital, and then many IV infusions in the infectious disease office. I second this comment. Kackie, your reviews do make a difference. Besides they are quite entertaining! I just finished Tom's latest Critical Sass and between your two videos I am set! I appreciate you doing these videos and you never know who you are reaching or what they are going thru. You've been a lifeline for me plenty of times when I was lonely, scared, and stuck in the hospital. I hope you know how important and appreciated you are. Simon could not be any cuter!! "How do you feel?" Aww - I melted! I hope your septum is healing up more - your look has convinced me to get a piercing on each side of my nose. (I have 2 in one nostril now but am adding one on the other side later today.) Thanks for being you! ❤
@@SargentBubblescom I understand you 1000% I will be praying for you. Never doubt what God can do. Nothing is impossible for Him! My bout with sepsis was from my port implant where they were administering my chemo. You are not kidding, it's a slow road to recovering. Looking back everything seems unreal except that you just can't forget about the nightmare. I am thankful for the RUclipsrs that help me escape thinking about what I had to endured and inspire me to dream about having a future with my love ones. Take good care and don't give up. We have gone through too much to give up! 🙏🏽💯😇💖🙌🏽✨💄💅💐✌🏽
I am cool toned/medium person and it is very hard for me to find good matches. The Tower 28 concealer was TERRIBLE on me - I hated it.
I wish you tooted your own horn more re: your finding Ferdinand blushes! Like 5 of those little pots are in my top shelf.
I love how lil man said “how do you feel?” Lol so adorable
"just Jack"!!!!! The reference!!!! Ugh I'm relevant! My childhood! Adored that show. Karen got the absolute best lines.
My mainstay perfumes are also all green for some reason, but I don’t have any of the ones you mentioned; I’m very intrigued! Also, as someone who has a very similar skin tone to you, though slightly more yellow, I am so in love with the corals and I need to pull all of mine out! I was having a contrasting moment for the last few weeks, but I am wanting to move into more native summer colors. 🧡
I can vouch for Father Figure and Valentino, thanks to recommendations from Kackie. Although, that Fataher Figure...just be prepared to walk around with your nose stuck to your wrist. It smells SO good! ❤
I'm so glad you reminded me that you are an ln5 in the prada foundation. I am close to needing to buy some new foundations. I am a shade match to HLP though, so I don't think it will go pale enough for me. :/
The Tower 28 concealer has been my favorite since August 2023. I use the shade BU which is the second lightest shade as well as the lightest shade with cool undertones, and it’s a perfect shade match for my cool fair skin. I have no problems with oxidation either. It’s the best, especially for normal to dry skin.
Dang. I really want to try that Prada foundation. Do I need another foundation, no. But what if the Prada is the best? I won't know if I don't try! Lol!
Love, love, love the Color Wow Style on Steroids. The spray gives my fine, thin, straight, kind of old hair a wonderful boost. Thank you for the tip on a great product I would not have known about.
the souffle shadows are so pretty!
Aren't they??
I just picked up Green Extravaganza it’s amazing thank you for this delicious recommendation. You are the best and have never steered me wrong so far. Thank you ❤️
Ok so we are skin type twins (very dry) and I’m fair cool toned (you have helped me so much finally figuring this out so I just get the cool version of whatever you get). You have convinced me to buy Gucci bronzer, Kosas powder, and nars blush in behave. I will be buying the prada foundation (when they restock my shade. I will be impatiently waiting), candy glaze in clear, Laura merrier powder and ysl quad in 100. You have convinced me not to try the haus labs foundation (thank you for saving me the hassle). Much much appreciated!
Kackie, I think you would be really interested in the Maysama LED pulsed light panel (and hair growth comb).
But Kackie what are you wearing on your eyes / where’s the video that explains THIS look???
i love top shelf and empties videos. i got a teeny tiny sample of clear Candy glaze a while back, and just bought 2 more. it’s one of my favorite lip products ever. thanks for sharing the colors you have so i could make a good decision on the tinted one.
also love the green valentino perfume too, it’s the best flanker so far imo! my husband loves the green one for men too. 💚
FYI - the TLC happi scalp scrub is not it if you have a lot of hair. I have very fine hair strands, but I have a LOT of them, and it takes a lot of time and product to get my entire scalp covered pre-wash.
I’ve only ever used it on a dry scalp/hair pre-wash day, bcuz that’s the instructions, maybe it’s easier if it’s damp first, but it literally took my 30-45 min to actually get my entire scalp covered.
It is great afterwards but not sure it’s worth the effort & there’s other products out there that are also really good & way easier to use.
I’ve been using the Amika reset oil and really really enjoying it.
I’ve started using the Drunk elephant for just around my hairline, esp my neck where I’m prone to getting acne & it works better that way for me.
This is what I needed to pull the trigger on the LED mask. I bought the Dennis Gross lip LED mask last fall per your rec and noticed a crazy reduction in redness (I have rosacea) around my mouth lately, especially when I'm hot or have just had a glass of wine. Even my extremely skeptical partner was like, Oh yeah you need the full mask. So, yeah, purchased. Thanks for the discount!
I've been binge watching your videos. Listen! Your hair being upswept is absolutely gorgeous on you.
Ohhh no it is good feedback for the tower 28 concealer, thank you! - I thought I was going crazy but it totally oxidizes on me and goes 1-2 shade darker after it dries down, which is a bummer because the color looked so good originally. And if I am using the lightest shade it’s way way too light and pasty gray looking :/ I know you ended up not liking the haus lab concealer as much and said it was comparable, but on my dark circles and dry eyes it actually ended up working better than the tower 28. So depending on how tired I am, I usually go from the glossier concealer for light coverage, to the Givenchy for medium overage, to the haus labs for heavy duty. (Also it does help that the haus lab ended up being such a great shade match for my pale neutral skin)
Would you do an everyday or office look with the Hermes quad, please! Even if only a short or reel. Obviously a video would be even better but any length video is appreciated. Please and thank you!!
I was one of the ones on your live having the ice cream color issue! Love the formula but DTLA is too light and rosey for me, EP is the right depth for me but leans orange on me, and IE is straight up orange on me (I have light/light medium neutral olive skin). I tend to mix DTLA and EP to try and make it work. Looking at the swatches online, IE looks perfectly desaturated which was a huge bummer it didn’t work
always excited to see a new video from you-you have the best recommendations!!
The born in Roma smells like Baskin Robbins 31 Shrek ice cream which I want to say is grape and green apple or something... 😅
I have the Prada in two shades and very combo skin and I just cannot get it to work for me. I can't bring myself to give up trying every few weeks though because I guess I'm a sucker for frustration (and I rarely leave the house anyway) 😅
I have had really good luck with hair regrowth using minoxidil, as well as a couple of prescriptions (ketoconazole shampoo 1x/week, clobetasol solution) and the Ordinary copper peptides hair density serum. I just apply the serums all together at night, it's not a demanding routine but it takes up to a year to see results and you have to keep doing it forever. It's worth it for me. xx
You are discerning; love that. Thx for continuing to mention older favs! Ciele and DM skin tints are holy grails. Also adore the Kosas powder, RMS blushes, Space Cowboy< Ethereal Eyes and T28 concealer.
Me, 20 seconds into any given Kackie video: "Just tell me what is on your eye lids and then I will listen to literally anything else you want to say for the rest of the video!" lol
I will have to try Scotch…. Been using packing tape! Best kept secrets!❤❤❤ love you!😊
How do you find the staying power of Phlur?
Love me some Kackie top shelf! 🙌
The RMS one looks like Minette from Westman Atelier. Cool video!
I need scotch tape
lol i should've linked some on amazon
I have oily skin and I absolutely love the Fenty skin stint. Perfection!!
I love the yummy skin tint except it breaks me out every single time I use it.
Your pink blush cool tone girls need and appreciate your input and reviews too so please don't forget us.
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I got the fenty stick for my mom and she has super oily skin. She loves it. Lasts a long time.
I would actually really like to buy the Hermès Healthy Glow Mineral Powder and the Eyeshadow Quartet from Hermes, but the products are a bit too expensive for me. Do you have a recommendation with which product in powder form I could achieve a similar result?
Yes the new dolce&gabbana!
I got Virtue based on your recommendation and I love using it as a base for other blushes! Today it was She's So LA (cream) on top
Do you have a recommemdation for the desaturated coral color in a lipliner?
Good question I will hunt
I like the blind switchboard operator metaphor. I say my brain is Amelia Bedelia but somehow distracted.
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I seriously think you're the most beautiful girl
🥺🥺🥺
Ciao from Caprichore!
Ciao, bella!
Perfect timing for a top shelf (and recent empties) from a fellow itchy human. Getting into insect season here, and I gotta keep those cumulative factors as low as possible. My Prequel package arrived today!
Your love of Prequel and Rhode milk doesn’t surprise me - they’re both endorsed by the eczema foundation. I swear by them and La Roche Posay Lipikar and Cica Plast - it makes my skin feel like it has a cushion layer of water on top.
I love this look!!!
Hi Kackie, I think I might be a shade match for you - and I also have dry skin!! What shade are you in the Fenty please? I wanna buy the Prada but I would have buy online as we don't have a counter here in Cork, Ireland that I can get a swatch to match-up with .. and given the cost, and the fact you cannot return 'tested/used' beauty products here, I dont wanna waste money on it!! But I might try it if I buy the Fenty in your shade and it works well for me. Thanks a million. M
The tower 28 concealer was greenish/ grey on me. Loved the formula but the color was just off for me. Picked up the lightest shade and had to throw away. Shame.
Speaking of Franken foundations, I personally love to mix foundations. If you do too I’d love to see what some of your favorite combinations are.
Is the yummy skin tint made in China?
I finally got the Tower28 concealer during the sale and I LOVE it! I’ve used it about 3 days now and it is perfect under my eyes. Definitely going on my top shelf along with the Ciele skin tint that I also got in the sale. Thank you for the recommendations as always!
I love watching your videos, but it seems like for some reason my skin hates the foundations your skin loves 😂 I have oily skin, but the weirdest thing is that the both the Ciele skin tint and the Danessa Myricks yummy skin make my skin look dry. No idea why 🤷♀️
The T28 concealer seems so lovely but I also struggled to find a shade match 😢 I’m a bit deeper than you and I’ve found there are some significant depth/undertone combos that are skipped!
I have tried the Tower 28 and its my new favorite. It just feels so fucking good on, and looks so good too. I can see the idea of the "ice cream" shade with the very very first one. I use the second and fourth shades, and perhaps that first shade is too pinky white? Not sure. But if nothing else you turned me on to it as a fantastic product, I even bought it for my mother and she loves it too. No product is perfect, but I feel like this product at least is excellent.
Curious about Matcha Meditation-you note the bright, fresh, and tea notes but fragrant it is says there’s a definitive creamy, white chocolate note which is not for me. Does anyone concur?
i need your kackie liner in a balm, and i also need to buy diamond dog and the biscuit squeaky balm ASAP!!! love your crazy beautiful brain and face!!! 🧡🧡🧡
Oooo i am so interested in Current Body!
I have super oily skin and I love the kosas powder! More for the blurring than oil control. I just blot off oil rather than powdering because adding powder to all that oil just makes goo.
I also am a recent merit shadow convert. I’d only seen raves about them from dry skin babes so I assumed they wouldn’t work on me, but I tested them on my skin in Sephora and then I literally had to scrub them off 😳 so I decided to give them a try as bases and holy cannoli I finally found something that doesn’t crease on my semi-hooded oily eyelids.
I love Matcha Meditation I get so many compliments when I wear it.
It's so unique!!
Great reviews of everything-Thank you!!
Just don’t get the new Guerlain lip oil. I didn’t look closely enough and it is ph adjusting🙄
hi. i may have missed it but what’s your opinion on the sound renewal superegg. Natalie posts about it all the time.
Any idea what glossier concealer shade you are in the current shade range? I got one and it was too light.... their descriptions compared to the photos confused me 🥲
Did I miss the link for the Rabanne Love balm?
Crap! Lemme add sorry!
What ever happened to LightStim? Every influencer was obsessed…and alas, now they’re not. 😂
I used mine the past 3 nights! I love it
You can like more than one thing
I thought maybe the company disappeared 🤔
very good looking for your beautiful sister ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
As someone who also has the La Mer Lip Plumper...I hate how much I like this overpriced arsehole of a beauty product. Like, damn you, why you got to look and feel like that, it's rude. Gonna bottom out on that one.
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Matcha Meditation sounds right up my alley, but it's discontinued now, so I couldn't find even a travel size without going to some sketchy online dealer! 😢 Nowhere to be found at Sephora or their retail site.
Oh no!! That is such a bummer. Maison Margiela is consistently discontinuing some of the best replica scents
Echoing others here regarding Tower 28 concealer not working for me. I THOUGHT I got the right shades. I did a Sephora trip weeks ago, swatched, noted my shades, bought them during the sale, got them, and I swear they are NOT the same shades I swatched 😂. I don't if it's Sephora's stupid lighting or me not having enough coffee that day but my under eye shade was at least 2 shades darker and neon orange on me (shade SAMO). The shade up (SB) despite being marketed as neutral turned orange on me. I'm not sure if it oxidized or went on orange from the get go, but I only noticed it after a few hours of wear. Going on it felt really nice, but later in the day did feel cakey and texturey on me. So sadly, they shall return 😞 However for what it's worth I LOVE the Caliray new corrector/illuminator/concealer thingies. Game changer! Love wearing alone or mixing in with my thicker or drier concealers to thin them out while adding radiance and colour correcting qualities. It is a THINNNNN product, feels like water on the skin. But great dry down. Not much coverage at all...but perks things up beautifully! Kiiiiiiiiiiiinda reminds me of YSL's touche eclat (the original), but also different lol. It's marvelous! Especially for my fellow minimal girlies!
No Chanel face stuff? Love, love, love your videos! ❤
Day made!!
My brain also went to Matt Saracen lol QB
I have the Tower 28 concealer in BU, and when I swatched all my base products the other day, it was my grayest and least peach/yellow/pink except for maybe the Rose Inc 010 that matches Hannah. The brand calls BU “neutral cool”? I don’t usually go for the “cool-toned” base colors, but they work in T28 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
RMS is having a 20% to 30% off sale:)
fenty sick is awful , danesa yummy is horrendus
Your franken foundation is perfect!
The glossier stretch is the perfect touch up concealer! ❤
Can anyone recommend a oil control powder? By the afternoon, my t-zone is an oil slick 😥😬
ELF HD loose powder (NOT the glow version lol)
I tried the Hermes in store - convinced that it would be too warm for me and dammit it was beautiful so I bought it and I use it daily.
🤣 that's why we play the game
Your makeup is so pretty today!
Can we please have a video of your "get it done quickly" or make do makeup and you answer questions?
Love your videos ❤
Yaayyy! Above the fold again !😊
Wooo, that new lighting setup is looking noice!
✋JUST JACK🤚
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Sad to see the Lisa Eldridge skin tint didn't make it to the top shelf!
Just because I need coverage
What is hard panning?
When your matte powder gets a sheen…and it no longer picks up on your brush. Usually caused by oils picked us on brushes.😊
Great explanation!
Would love to know why the Lisa Eldridge skin tint didn’t make the cut!
Honestly just because my skin has sucked and I need coverage
@@kackiesuper good to know and gd if I can’t relate-having flashbacks to the glossier skin tint staring me down right when I started retinol 🫡 the second Cold War
@@kackieI’m also gonna take this opportunity while I have your attention to beg you to try the new Laura mercier concealer if you haven’t already because it’s unreal-the tower 28 actually clung to dry/peeling patches I didn’t even know I had but the Laura mercier serum concealer gives decent coverage and just looks so thin on my skin it’s undetectable. I also love the new powder, two holy grails for me, Laura mercier is killing it this year!!
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