PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on how to find your blush shade!! I'm finding myself overwhelmed with all of the fun colors out there. Great video- such a breath of fresh air 💕
As a pale cool toned person, it’s easier to find a blush colour to work as an effortless bronzer sometimes! I really love the Jouer blush duos, I have the shade Adore.
As a pale olive for whom all bronzers turn extremely orange, I may add: experiment with contour powders! Especially the ones from Korean brands, they tend not to be oversaturated.
Thank you for the reminder that in particular lip products do not have to be expensive to be fantastic. I keep trying over and over to find a dupe for my favorite red lipstick which happens to be from Colourpop, and I keep looking for the “luxury experience” but tbh in color and formula nothing is coming close. For me eyeshadow is another category like this too. I prefer eyeshadows that are really light in tone and pigmentation, and there’s soooo many cheap options that tick all my boxes from Asian beauty brands. Western eyeshadow is very often too warm toned, too deep, and too highly pigmented for what I’m after, even if the formulas are objectively good.
Video idea! Which products have you tried to dupe but always go back to the original? This makes me think of hourglass ambient lighting powders and buxom full on lip polish.
So interesting! Thank you for your detailed thoughts. My staple makeup investments are: 1. A top notch eyelid primer 2. A quality face setting spray 3. An excellent concealer good for eyes and face 4. A good fluffy eye blending brush to use everywhere on my face (Honorable mention: a long wear, natural looking brow pen that doubles as a natural eyeliner) About me: almost 50, oily skin and lids, enjoy multitasking items). Thanks again!
This was awesome. Timeless, practical, on point helpful tips for a fool proofing a go to collection! Keep this type of content coming... loving it! I'm realizing I need to stop buying so many different items and allow myself to invest in some higer end better performing products, which in the end will cost less and give me better reliable quality that I will actually use instead of not being satisfied and not using items. Thank you!💜
Thank you so much for this feedback ♥️ it’s true I don’t think a more expensive automatically means the best product but I am always willing to spend more money on something I’ll actually use and go back to over and over.
I really enjoy your videos recently. They are so helpful. It is refreshing not to have yet another person talk about all the new releases. Most of us probably have enough makeup to last us a while, and I get tired of always going after the next new thing. So thank you for putting out different content that has more substance
i was thinking about this just now! and i have a much more fun and colorful approach to makeup, fun maybe isn't the right word just certainly not natural because I would suggest investing in graphic liners or quality colorful eyeshadow palettes if you are into that sort of thing, but i would never want to be without a good skin tint either! edit: the first product is concealer which makes sense! but I actually haven't bought one in so long and I don't find that i need one for under my eyes, just a reminder to find your own makeup style and products because i've recently wanted to buy a concealer and then remembered that i've been fine without for months!
I would love to see a video helping to choose the right blush. This was a very helpful video. I'm 57 and only recently started wearing makeup again. I'm finding it hard to understand color. I hear warm and cool. Grey undertones? To my eye, all the shades are just a large spectrum. I can't tell warm from cool, in most shades. 💖
My must have staples are, in order of priority: a good cool toned grey taupe brow pencil (Mac in Thunder is The One), a wispy mascara (Glossier in brown), tinted brow gel (Glossier in grey), and a pale pink tinted lip balm (it varies but my fave is NARS Fast Lane). My honorable mention is a brown eyeliner to use as a smudgey liner/shadow but I’m not locked in to my all time fave just yet. Victoria Beckham has my favorite formula but not the perfect color. The Makeup forever artist pencil in Endless Cacao is the ideal color but the formula isn’t stellar. Pat McGrath liner in Shade is neither the right color nor formula. The search continues. I’m also searching high and low for my perfect blush, so a video on that would be awesome!
Actually K-Beauty has a lot of lotion/emulsion type of products and Korean makeup artists have been using them for years and they swear by them because these lotions have the perfect fat/water balance and they are perfect primers. I think the reason you love these milky toners is because they are kind of a lotion too.
@@AmandaZ Of course! I love Dr. Ceuracle - Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence. My previous favorites were discontinued sadly but Stylevana has a whole category of lotions and emulsions. And you should watch; - 5 at-home skincare tips to really improve your skin! | MY BEST SKIN EVER! by Soo Beauty 수뷰티 (#2. Water-fat Balance of your skin! part) -Japan & Korea’s secret to *TRULY* Hydrated Dewy Skin~ by Tina Tanaka Harris -Creamy Dreamy Serums for Cold Weather - Milky Toners for Cold Weather! by Kelly Driscoll These videos were mind blowing for me. Hope this helps
I don't mind spending some money on a nice lipstick. I've noticed drugstore lip products rehash the same colors over and over, with a high frequency towards looking cool or having a mauve tone on my skin. I have "spring" coloring and would like more variety bright orange or cinnamon. I agree heartily with buying makeup brushes. The right brush for your needs can give you a whole new lease on a product that you thought you couldn't use correctly 😅 my old Nars Amour blush gives a beautiful glowy look instead of extreme sunburn now.
I love this video even to share when people ask for recommendations. I think there’s SO many products/colors/formulas/price points it’s hard to recommend to people unless they share certain preferences or styles. ❤
I bought my Kevin Aucion eyelash curler in the 90s when he just started his beauty line and was only selling his makeup through the Victoria Secret catalog. It's the only one that even fits my eye. I'm on the hunt for the perfect bronzer with a satin finish dospite my large pores.. Mattes just make me look like I have dirt on face. KVD tattoo liner is my go to liquid liner. And I need to stop shopping around for mascara, and just go back and buy Pat McGrath Dark Star mascara. I love it sooooo much.
Yes please to a perfect blush shade video!! This was a great video, I’d also appreciate a more in-depth video on how to select a perfect bronzer shade.
Please do a video on how to find your undertone? I have been struggling to find mine for years and would appreciate your advice, especially when it is makeup/beauty related.
My staple is the ND Biba Palette; I almost never do all-neutral eye looks, but I use it as a base every time I wear eye makeup. My go-to blush is Nude Venus by Pat McGrath.
I totally get it- I touched on this a little bit at 26:33 but I definitely don't consider makeup or use the term investment in the traditional way- would love to talk more about it maybe in an upcoming video?
If that perishable product can give you the confidence to walk into that interview room. Or lifts your spirit to celebrate a milestone with loved ones. Many other scenarios. Is it truly a waste? Can we not invest in it to give us that, which can lead to something else that you would deem what “invest” should be? I’m sure most of us understood Amanda’s message. It’s simply be smarter with your purchases and what to look out for.
I love this. I discovered my perfect concealer. It’s Chanel- the le correcteur, expensive as heck but I’ve never ever found another concealer that matches my skin so well and works so well on my dry skin so I will absolutely invest in it each time I run out. 🎉
I’m loving these videos you’re making about curating makeup staples. There are so many trends that barely last a season before we’re moving on to the next it thing. Also I’ve stopped buying dupes (omg the amount of money I spent searching, not to mention the waste it creates, is awful). Most of the time I end up buying the original thing I wanted anyway 🫠
Me too!! I did this with the Bobbi brown vitamin enriched face base for a long time. I also had the motivation because I knew others wanted a dupe for it too, but then realized I had spent too much money searching for it in the long run. It was a valiant effort 😅
For my Asian eyes, the Surratt lash curler worked great on curling my lashes in the corners, whereas the shiseido curler worked better in the lashes in the centers
Fantastic video. Mine include 1. Fantastic medium coverage foundation. Koh Gen Do, Prada or Armani fit that. 2. Liquid liner that withstands my oily watery eyes. Revlon liquid liner is the best I’ve found and I’ve tried all the liners. 3. Natural looking blush. One of my favorites is Dior Cherry but red blush in general is my jam. 4. Good brushes. Most are natural but the bk liner brush is incredible and I have multiples.
The brand LYS is one of those brands which is affordable but also has great products that never disappoint. I also agree that buying the original and not the dupe while some products u can get away with but i have the i need a nude pallete on my birthday Wishlist since i want the original and i love the natasha denona formula so much! I also love my rms blush and more of cinnamon or mauve shades of blush
this video made me think about my own staples. brow gel, a glowy not glittery cream highlighter, and a lip tint. crazy that i haven’t found my ideal HG cream highlight and lip tint until recently, after 10+ years of experimenting with makeup! edit: this made me remember just how long i put up with RMS living luminizer because i couldn’t find a good alternative for the longest time. so many little things annoyed me about it, including the smell and how quickly it would go off. i think it would be fun if you made a video about products that used to be your go to, but that in retrospect, you realize you didn’t like all that much.
PLEASE share the info on the cream highlighter you found. I discovered Merit beauty and have been using theirs but this is an essential step in my makeup routine so if you found a stand out, I would like to try it.
The only Natasha Denona eyeshadow palette that I like is the Mini Zenon palette because the silver sparkling eyeshadow last on my eyelids compared to the rest of mini eye palettes.
Love this video. Please make an "Essentials" video for oily skin types. Also can you talk about when and what to look for to tell when your makeup should be tossed out. I have had makeup for a year or longer and do not know when to toss products.
Love this video but then I always do from you! When you were talking about blush I was thinking, oh boy, the journey of denial I have had about blush is alarming? I have very cool tone skin with a very pink undertone. I also have rosacea which means when I have a flare, my entire face will be a very bright pink to almost red pink. A flare will for sure happen when I am hot, when I am in the sun, when I am in the cold, when I am embarrassed, when I am nervous, when I am sad and even for no reason at all. The time it took me to realize I cannot conceal it with foundation is another conversation but the amount of time I tried to conceal this situation with the opposite color to a pink to red pink rosacea flush with blush makes me cringe looking back at it all? 😬 I tried nude blushes, I tried peach blushes, I tried them all while staying away from pink to pink red entirely. So what happens? An intense pink to red pink flare happens and I literally look like a person with a pink to red pink face with the placements of the wrong blush color choice of the day also exaggerated along with the flush. 😬 So finally I was like, Terri, you cannot avoid this so lean into this situation. I immediately upped my rosacea skincare routine while also avoiding all of the problematic to rosacea skincare products. I became vigilant with sunscreen for my face (which also isn’t always nice to rosacea.) I used enough foundation to even out my skin tone but it is my least used product now out of them all. I found the right tone of pink and even red blush. I found the bronzer with the best pink undertone. I had to spend some money along the way but my point is I wasn’t wasting money on colors that were not working for me. And I stuck to those products. So now when I have a flare my makeup does this weird matching job that blends a whole lot better with the color of my face. Now these are my staples and I appreciate the fact that someone is smart enough out there to recognize that different people require different things for different reasons. I might look basically the same every day but that is okay. It is comforting to have staples that work for me. Loved this video Amanda! And I would also love a video discussing pigmentation in makeup because I am still on a struggle bus with that? Thank you so much! 💕
I loved reading this- I feel like there are so many people who can truly relate. It’s crazy what leaning into what we have going for us can produce results we never would expect I’ve had this experience too with concealers. Would love to do the pigment video :) thank you for watching and all the feedback !
I have the same skin tone and red flushing you described. Would you be willing to share the information on the bronzer and blushes you found? I’ve spent thousands on makeup (I’m early 40’s) by this point in my life and I’m at a place where I just want to get it right. I don’t want to keep experimenting. I just want makeup that works for me and to move on with my life 😂.
@@Redeemed-10 Sure I feel the same and have fought with this until I finally figured it out. If you want to spend a lot, Gucci powder bronzer in shade 1. If you want to spend very little, Makeup Revolution Cream Bronzer in Light. Not so much again is Juvia’s Place Duo Powder Bronzer in Light. NYX Buttermelt Pressed Powder Natural Finish Bronzer in Butta Cup. Flower Beauty Heatwave Luminous Bronzer in Sunrise. Bronzer seems tricky because the cool tone ones seem like they won’t provide warmth but they do on fair/light skin tones with a pink undertone. As for blush, believe it or not, I look for one that has purple in it. Sounds strange but with my fair/light skin tone with pink undertone it reads as pink but with the right saturation to blend in. My all time favorite is Persona Super Blush in Jam. Or Persona Dreamstick blush in Jam. Honest Beauty Cream Cheek Blush in Lush Lilac. Lean into Pink with Juvia’s Place Blushed Duo in VOL 4. I stay away from peach in blush, I cannot get one to blend in with my pink undertone and when I flush it turns orange. I hope this helps! 💕
Loving your chats about timeless makeup ❤ My staples are my perfect blush shade Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop, Merit Great Skin, Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow and Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent Lipstick in Je Ne Sais Quois. I have other favorites but these ones have a special place in my heart and suit me so well! By the way your hair looks spectacular!
Hi @@AmandaZ! They’re a sheerish silky buildable formula in the same vein as the Merit satin lipstick. I think they’re more slick and shiny than Merit and I prefer the colors from Lisa. Je Ne Sais Quois and Kitten Mischief are my most worn lipsticks 😍 but I wouldn’t recommend Dance Card I find it a bit patchy.
Im interested in the blush shade for your skin tone video. Im combo skin with redness on my cheeks and just want to find a shade that doesnt amplify the redness, but makes me look healthy.
Generally, the spring mechanisms of lash curlers are really easy to remove (sometimes you need some little pointy pliers for it). I already did that to several lash curlers in the past and to my current one years ago and it's still going strong.
Unfortunately, I have given up concealer however. I’m in my early 20s but I deal with fine lines (that have gotten better through skincare) and concealer tends to crease so badly on me even with powder. If anyone else is dealing with this, I lightly press whatever little foundation is left on my sponge under my eyes after doing the rest of my face and ONLY put powder on that. Of course creasing is bound to happen regardless, but I get a lot less settling by doing it this way. The powder I use is the Fit-Me loose setting powder! I also have genetic dark circles (that concealer never seemed to cover fully) but still find I get the same amount of coverage as concealer!
Yes yes yes I have been weary of Cakey long wearing full coverage concealers forever. It’s always been a red flag and I love your concealer recommendations!
I think everyone would learn what they want to emphasize on their face, then spend the money to find and stick with the staple. Some people really want to have their lips be perfect, then spend the money on lip pencil and lipstick. Probably a lot of people find bronzer important. I personally want my eyes and blush to stand out (cause I look dull without makeup) and I just love when eyes and blush color match. That’s where I’m spending my money on. I realize I don’t even need mascara and bronzer for the look I prefer (I use lighter concealer in the center of the face and don’t use foundation so it’s already bronzed in that sense. So I guess it balances out the money everyone needs to spend on makeup But also for the dryness of eyeshadow,I find inverting the order of applying eyeshadow works really well.
thank you so much!! it's the "Will Oversized Twill Shirt" from reformation- I dont think they make it anymore :/ but it is a more structured twill shirt with a cream undertone!
@@AmandaZ For me it is (was) the Naked eyeshadow that was in the original Urban Decay Naked Palette but I think I just found a dupe for it yesterday but I still need to. test it, I'm excited!
I really like your videos but personally my purchases of high end products are the exception rather than the rule. That is not just for budgetary reasons but because there are so many great indie and drug store products around as well as reviewers who have recommended such great products. I am really impressed by a lot of the lesser expensive products that have been recommended to me. I hope that you do not become strictly a high end channel. Thank you for the information that you research and provide from your experience as well. Your videos are well thought out and very helpful. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Marjorie!! Definitely will keep trying affordable products and I certainly think you can still invest in something that is more affordable, it’s all about how much of your budget it’s taking up! So many beautiful affordable products out there
No way, I swear by spring eyelash curlers. They give me great curl using the squeeze and releasing through the lash. I have straight, short Korean lashes. The Tarte one is my HG, but the ELF and Dior ones work really well.
Thank you so much !! I got them at a booth during a fair, literally just in a plastic bag no branding so I have no idea but I am on the hunt for similar ones to recommend !!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on how to find your blush shade!! I'm finding myself overwhelmed with all of the fun colors out there. Great video- such a breath of fresh air 💕
Have you heard about 'color seasons'? It may help you as it determines which colors look most harmonious on you.
I’d love to do this!! I’ll put it on my list, be on the lookout ;)
Yes please!
@@juliemarie3082 I have heard of it! Need to look more into it. Thanks 😊
I love this idea! Sometimes too many options are most definitely overwhelming!
As a pale cool toned person, it’s easier to find a blush colour to work as an effortless bronzer sometimes! I really love the Jouer blush duos, I have the shade Adore.
this is a great tip!
As a pale olive for whom all bronzers turn extremely orange, I may add: experiment with contour powders! Especially the ones from Korean brands, they tend not to be oversaturated.
Thank you for the reminder that in particular lip products do not have to be expensive to be fantastic. I keep trying over and over to find a dupe for my favorite red lipstick which happens to be from Colourpop, and I keep looking for the “luxury experience” but tbh in color and formula nothing is coming close. For me eyeshadow is another category like this too. I prefer eyeshadows that are really light in tone and pigmentation, and there’s soooo many cheap options that tick all my boxes from Asian beauty brands. Western eyeshadow is very often too warm toned, too deep, and too highly pigmented for what I’m after, even if the formulas are objectively good.
Video idea! Which products have you tried to dupe but always go back to the original? This makes me think of hourglass ambient lighting powders and buxom full on lip polish.
Ooooh this could be a video !!
@@AmandaZYes!! Would love to see this one. What is your take on the Hourglass blurring powder.
So interesting! Thank you for your detailed thoughts. My staple makeup investments are:
1. A top notch eyelid primer
2. A quality face setting spray
3. An excellent concealer good for eyes and face
4. A good fluffy eye blending brush to use everywhere on my face
(Honorable mention: a long wear, natural looking brow pen that doubles as a natural eyeliner)
About me: almost 50, oily skin and lids, enjoy multitasking items).
Thanks again!
Thank you so much!! What’s your fav setting spray, would love to know! I could have easily included this as well
Skindinavia Bridal version & Elf Blue Light Micro-setting xx
@@J-Ramos123yes!!! The blue light is such a good underrated drugstore setting spray. I used to use all nighter but it was so expensive
This was awesome. Timeless, practical, on point helpful tips for a fool proofing a go to collection! Keep this type of content coming... loving it! I'm realizing I need to stop buying so many different items and allow myself to invest in some higer end better performing products, which in the end will cost less and give me better reliable quality that I will actually use instead of not being satisfied and not using items. Thank you!💜
Thank you so much for this feedback ♥️ it’s true I don’t think a more expensive automatically means the best product but I am always willing to spend more money on something I’ll actually use and go back to over and over.
I really enjoy your videos recently. They are so helpful. It is refreshing not to have yet another person talk about all the new releases. Most of us probably have enough makeup to last us a while, and I get tired of always going after the next new thing. So thank you for putting out different content that has more substance
i was thinking about this just now! and i have a much more fun and colorful approach to makeup, fun maybe isn't the right word just certainly not natural because I would suggest investing in graphic liners or quality colorful eyeshadow palettes if you are into that sort of thing, but i would never want to be without a good skin tint either!
edit: the first product is concealer which makes sense! but I actually haven't bought one in so long and I don't find that i need one for under my eyes, just a reminder to find your own makeup style and products because i've recently wanted to buy a concealer and then remembered that i've been fine without for months!
Love this yes!! So important
I am dying to know what affordable lip product you're wearing! Also, would love that blush video
I think i will def do the blush video!! The lip is romand glasting tint in pomelo- I linked it as well!!
I would love to see a video helping to choose the right blush. This was a very helpful video. I'm 57 and only recently started wearing makeup again. I'm finding it hard to understand color. I hear warm and cool. Grey undertones? To my eye, all the shades are just a large spectrum. I can't tell warm from cool, in most shades. 💖
My must have staples are, in order of priority: a good cool toned grey taupe brow pencil (Mac in Thunder is The One), a wispy mascara (Glossier in brown), tinted brow gel (Glossier in grey), and a pale pink tinted lip balm (it varies but my fave is NARS Fast Lane). My honorable mention is a brown eyeliner to use as a smudgey liner/shadow but I’m not locked in to my all time fave just yet. Victoria Beckham has my favorite formula but not the perfect color. The Makeup forever artist pencil in Endless Cacao is the ideal color but the formula isn’t stellar. Pat McGrath liner in Shade is neither the right color nor formula. The search continues. I’m also searching high and low for my perfect blush, so a video on that would be awesome!
Actually K-Beauty has a lot of lotion/emulsion type of products and Korean makeup artists have been using them for years and they swear by them because these lotions have the perfect fat/water balance and they are perfect primers. I think the reason you love these milky toners is because they are kind of a lotion too.
exactly!! would love to know your favorites
@@AmandaZ Of course!
I love Dr. Ceuracle - Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence. My previous favorites were discontinued sadly but Stylevana has a whole category of lotions and emulsions.
And you should watch;
- 5 at-home skincare tips to really improve your skin! | MY BEST SKIN EVER! by Soo Beauty 수뷰티 (#2. Water-fat Balance of your skin! part)
-Japan & Korea’s secret to *TRULY* Hydrated Dewy Skin~ by Tina Tanaka Harris
-Creamy Dreamy Serums for Cold Weather
- Milky Toners for Cold Weather!
by Kelly Driscoll
These videos were mind blowing for me. Hope this helps
@@zehrabenli4169you’re the best !
Yes to the blush vid! Awesome content! Thank you
Great video. I’d love a video on what blush color to wear!
Would love to do this one 😏
I don't mind spending some money on a nice lipstick. I've noticed drugstore lip products rehash the same colors over and over, with a high frequency towards looking cool or having a mauve tone on my skin. I have "spring" coloring and would like more variety bright orange or cinnamon.
I agree heartily with buying makeup brushes. The right brush for your needs can give you a whole new lease on a product that you thought you couldn't use correctly 😅 my old Nars Amour blush gives a beautiful glowy look instead of extreme sunburn now.
I love this video even to share when people ask for recommendations. I think there’s SO many products/colors/formulas/price points it’s hard to recommend to people unless they share certain preferences or styles. ❤
I bought my Kevin Aucion eyelash curler in the 90s when he just started his beauty line and was only selling his makeup through the Victoria Secret catalog. It's the only one that even fits my eye.
I'm on the hunt for the perfect bronzer with a satin finish dospite my large pores.. Mattes just make me look like I have dirt on face.
KVD tattoo liner is my go to liquid liner.
And I need to stop shopping around for mascara, and just go back and buy Pat McGrath Dark Star mascara. I love it sooooo much.
I love the rms bronzers/blushes!
I love it so much!! Keep me posted with what bronzer you end up finding and loving :)
Yes please to a perfect blush shade video!! This was a great video, I’d also appreciate a more in-depth video on how to select a perfect bronzer shade.
Please do a video on different eye looks to achieve with your palette/shadow staples to get more use out of them 🙏🏼
Please do a video on how to find your undertone? I have been struggling to find mine for years and would appreciate your advice, especially when it is makeup/beauty related.
I really appreciate your longer strategy videos, so many insights ❤
My staple is the ND Biba Palette; I almost never do all-neutral eye looks, but I use it as a base every time I wear eye makeup. My go-to blush is Nude Venus by Pat McGrath.
Using the term invest to refer to a perishable product like makeup is wild (and I'm saying this as somebody with a large collection)
Agreed. Makeup isn’t an investment bc there’s no ROI. It’s a waste, but I will gladly spend on waste (in moderation) bc I love makeup 😂
I totally get it- I touched on this a little bit at 26:33 but I definitely don't consider makeup or use the term investment in the traditional way- would love to talk more about it maybe in an upcoming video?
If that perishable product can give you the confidence to walk into that interview room. Or lifts your spirit to celebrate a milestone with loved ones. Many other scenarios. Is it truly a waste? Can we not invest in it to give us that, which can lead to something else that you would deem what “invest” should be? I’m sure most of us understood Amanda’s message. It’s simply be smarter with your purchases and what to look out for.
@@HereIs_MyI agree with you. Plus, if it goes on my face/skin/body or internally regardless of the shelf life; to me, it should be an investment.
I love this. I discovered my perfect concealer. It’s Chanel- the le correcteur, expensive as heck but I’ve never ever found another concealer that matches my skin so well and works so well on my dry skin so I will absolutely invest in it each time I run out. 🎉
I’m loving these videos you’re making about curating makeup staples. There are so many trends that barely last a season before we’re moving on to the next it thing. Also I’ve stopped buying dupes (omg the amount of money I spent searching, not to mention the waste it creates, is awful). Most of the time I end up buying the original thing I wanted anyway 🫠
Me too!! I did this with the Bobbi brown vitamin enriched face base for a long time. I also had the motivation because I knew others wanted a dupe for it too, but then realized I had spent too much money searching for it in the long run. It was a valiant effort 😅
For my Asian eyes, the Surratt lash curler worked great on curling my lashes in the corners, whereas the shiseido curler worked better in the lashes in the centers
Fantastic video. Mine include
1. Fantastic medium coverage foundation. Koh Gen Do, Prada or Armani fit that.
2. Liquid liner that withstands my oily watery eyes. Revlon liquid liner is the best I’ve found and I’ve tried all the liners.
3. Natural looking blush. One of my favorites is Dior Cherry but red blush in general is my jam.
4. Good brushes. Most are natural but the bk liner brush is incredible and I have multiples.
I am so glad you love the liner brush too!!! I have multiples as well 😂
Please please do a video on how to find your blush shade!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’ll get working on it hehe :) thank you for watching
The brand LYS is one of those brands which is affordable but also has great products that never disappoint. I also agree that buying the original and not the dupe while some products u can get away with but i have the i need a nude pallete on my birthday Wishlist since i want the original and i love the natasha denona formula so much! I also love my rms blush and more of cinnamon or mauve shades of blush
this video made me think about my own staples. brow gel, a glowy not glittery cream highlighter, and a lip tint. crazy that i haven’t found my ideal HG cream highlight and lip tint until recently, after 10+ years of experimenting with makeup!
edit: this made me remember just how long i put up with RMS living luminizer because i couldn’t find a good alternative for the longest time. so many little things annoyed me about it, including the smell and how quickly it would go off. i think it would be fun if you made a video about products that used to be your go to, but that in retrospect, you realize you didn’t like all that much.
this is such an interesting idea!!
PLEASE share the info on the cream highlighter you found. I discovered Merit beauty and have been using theirs but this is an essential step in my makeup routine so if you found a stand out, I would like to try it.
The only Natasha Denona eyeshadow palette that I like is the Mini Zenon palette because the silver sparkling eyeshadow last on my eyelids compared to the rest of mini eye palettes.
Love this video. Please make an "Essentials" video for oily skin types. Also can you talk about when and what to look for to tell when your makeup should be tossed out. I have had makeup for a year or longer and do not know when to toss products.
Oooh the makeup expiration thing could be interesting I myself still struggle with it to be honest
Love this video but then I always do from you! When you were talking about blush I was thinking, oh boy, the journey of denial I have had about blush is alarming? I have very cool tone skin with a very pink undertone. I also have rosacea which means when I have a flare, my entire face will be a very bright pink to almost red pink. A flare will for sure happen when I am hot, when I am in the sun, when I am in the cold, when I am embarrassed, when I am nervous, when I am sad and even for no reason at all. The time it took me to realize I cannot conceal it with foundation is another conversation but the amount of time I tried to conceal this situation with the opposite color to a pink to red pink rosacea flush with blush makes me cringe looking back at it all? 😬 I tried nude blushes, I tried peach blushes, I tried them all while staying away from pink to pink red entirely. So what happens? An intense pink to red pink flare happens and I literally look like a person with a pink to red pink face with the placements of the wrong blush color choice of the day also exaggerated along with the flush. 😬 So finally I was like, Terri, you cannot avoid this so lean into this situation. I immediately upped my rosacea skincare routine while also avoiding all of the problematic to rosacea skincare products. I became vigilant with sunscreen for my face (which also isn’t always nice to rosacea.) I used enough foundation to even out my skin tone but it is my least used product now out of them all. I found the right tone of pink and even red blush. I found the bronzer with the best pink undertone. I had to spend some money along the way but my point is I wasn’t wasting money on colors that were not working for me. And I stuck to those products. So now when I have a flare my makeup does this weird matching job that blends a whole lot better with the color of my face. Now these are my staples and I appreciate the fact that someone is smart enough out there to recognize that different people require different things for different reasons. I might look basically the same every day but that is okay. It is comforting to have staples that work for me. Loved this video Amanda! And I would also love a video discussing pigmentation in makeup because I am still on a struggle bus with that? Thank you so much! 💕
I loved reading this- I feel like there are so many people who can truly relate. It’s crazy what leaning into what we have going for us can produce results we never would expect I’ve had this experience too with concealers. Would love to do the pigment video :) thank you for watching and all the feedback !
I have the same skin tone and red flushing you described. Would you be willing to share the information on the bronzer and blushes you found? I’ve spent thousands on makeup (I’m early 40’s) by this point in my life and I’m at a place where I just want to get it right. I don’t want to keep experimenting. I just want makeup that works for me and to move on with my life 😂.
@@Redeemed-10 Sure I feel the same and have fought with this until I finally figured it out. If you want to spend a lot, Gucci powder bronzer in shade 1. If you want to spend very little, Makeup Revolution Cream Bronzer in Light. Not so much again is Juvia’s Place Duo Powder Bronzer in Light. NYX Buttermelt Pressed Powder Natural Finish Bronzer in Butta Cup. Flower Beauty Heatwave Luminous Bronzer in Sunrise. Bronzer seems tricky because the cool tone ones seem like they won’t provide warmth but they do on fair/light skin tones with a pink undertone. As for blush, believe it or not, I look for one that has purple in it. Sounds strange but with my fair/light skin tone with pink undertone it reads as pink but with the right saturation to blend in. My all time favorite is Persona Super Blush in Jam. Or Persona Dreamstick blush in Jam. Honest Beauty Cream Cheek Blush in Lush Lilac. Lean into Pink with Juvia’s Place Blushed Duo in VOL 4. I stay away from peach in blush, I cannot get one to blend in with my pink undertone and when I flush it turns orange. I hope this helps! 💕
Hourglass smoke is a staple for me too. It's so pretty!
Loving your chats about timeless makeup ❤
My staples are my perfect blush shade Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop, Merit Great Skin, Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow and Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent Lipstick in Je Ne Sais Quois. I have other favorites but these ones have a special place in my heart and suit me so well!
By the way your hair looks spectacular!
Aw thank you 🥹 I have been eyeing those new Lisa Eldridge lipsticks… what are they like?
Hi @@AmandaZ! They’re a sheerish silky buildable formula in the same vein as the Merit satin lipstick. I think they’re more slick and shiny than Merit and I prefer the colors from Lisa. Je Ne Sais Quois and Kitten Mischief are my most worn lipsticks 😍 but I wouldn’t recommend Dance Card I find it a bit patchy.
Im interested in the blush shade for your skin tone video. Im combo skin with redness on my cheeks and just want to find a shade that doesnt amplify the redness, but makes me look healthy.
I would love the video about how to find the perfect shade of blush!
Generally, the spring mechanisms of lash curlers are really easy to remove (sometimes you need some little pointy pliers for it). I already did that to several lash curlers in the past and to my current one years ago and it's still going strong.
Ooo good idea!
The Ilia Base Face Milk is definitely good! It’s just a shame that it isn’t fungal-acne safe 😭
I absolutely love your hair color!
Fantastic Video. Id love a video on how to find the right blush shade. I feel like I still havent found my blush staple.
It’s difficult to do!! I’m going to get working on it :) thank you for the feedback I’m really glad you enjoyed this one I enjoyed making it!
Unfortunately, I have given up concealer however. I’m in my early 20s but I deal with fine lines (that have gotten better through skincare) and concealer tends to crease so badly on me even with powder. If anyone else is dealing with this, I lightly press whatever little foundation is left on my sponge under my eyes after doing the rest of my face and ONLY put powder on that. Of course creasing is bound to happen regardless, but I get a lot less settling by doing it this way. The powder I use is the Fit-Me loose setting powder! I also have genetic dark circles (that concealer never seemed to cover fully) but still find I get the same amount of coverage as concealer!
I hope this is helpful for folks!! Love these tips :)
Yes yes yes I have been weary of Cakey long wearing full coverage concealers forever. It’s always been a red flag and I love your concealer recommendations!
Yes!! I am so glad, once I realized that every super high coverage concealer I was buying wasn't for me... something clicked
❤ ❤ video!! I know this is for high end / luxury but if you can do the same concept for drugstore, that w/b great!!!
PS what is your lipstick??
Romand pomelo :) I linked it! Thank you so much for watching
Would love a blush video. I look terrible in mauve colour blush. Im neutral light skin tone.
I like the Dior Cherry.
Amanda, if you like the toner you always use, it's very likely that you like the rice toner from Thank you farmer by k-beuty 🥰
Ooh I have that one I do really like it!
I think everyone would learn what they want to emphasize on their face, then spend the money to find and stick with the staple. Some people really want to have their lips be perfect, then spend the money on lip pencil and lipstick. Probably a lot of people find bronzer important. I personally want my eyes and blush to stand out (cause I look dull without makeup) and I just love when eyes and blush color match. That’s where I’m spending my money on.
I realize I don’t even need mascara and bronzer for the look I prefer (I use lighter concealer in the center of the face and don’t use foundation so it’s already bronzed in that sense. So I guess it balances out the money everyone needs to spend on makeup
But also for the dryness of eyeshadow,I find inverting the order of applying eyeshadow works really well.
Can you please do a video suggesting bridal makeup and bridal makeup kit
For both Asian Middle Eastern as well as American European weddings
hi! what mascara are you using/what would you recommend?
Luv your video
Very useful video and i enjoyed it! ❤
Great video!!! Please do the same video for drugstore affordable products🙏🏻❤️
Totally! I have an affordable makeup video I need to get back to filming for! It’s been put on the back burner
This is such a great video, esp the thought behind this. 👏👏 💜
thank you so much I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed this video!! Thank you 😊
Thank you so much I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
Exceptionally helpful video. Thank you! I agree with everything you said. ❤
Thank you so much Gina !!! :)
It’s funny, the shiseido curler has way too small an opening for me, I struggle to get my lashes in. The Kevyn aucoin is much better.
Love the Kevyn auccoin I do think it’s a bit wider
Hi! I live in Switzerland, and BK beauty doesn’t exist here, any recommandations on a good small angled eye shadow brush? Thanks 🙏
Have you ever tried the c curl lash curler?
So good!
Please help me find my perfect blush.
I'll get working on that video!!
This was a great video 😊
thank you so much :)
Great tips! Thank you
Thank you Catherine!! Hope you’re doing well
I had no idea Kosas concealer had caffeine in it. No wonder I love it so much!
yes!!
You look so nice in todays video…
Great tips.
Happy to help!!
please where is your shirt from? love the color ♥️
thank you so much!! it's the "Will Oversized Twill Shirt" from reformation- I dont think they make it anymore :/ but it is a more structured twill shirt with a cream undertone!
@@AmandaZ thank you!! 🫶🏽
If you are trying to dupe a product though that you loved but the brand discontinued it NEVER give up the search, LOL!
Omg the struggle 😢 my Tom Ford platinum single …
@@AmandaZ For me it is (was) the Naked eyeshadow that was in the original Urban Decay Naked Palette but I think I just found a dupe for it yesterday but I still need to. test it, I'm excited!
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Why I feel that Kosas concealer is a bit dry and not easy to blend.
Kosas revealer concealer looks very dry under my eyes and the tones are a bit off..
You might have more luck with the tower 28!
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Thank you for watching !
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I really like your videos but personally my purchases of high end products are the exception rather than the rule. That is not just for budgetary reasons but because there are so many great indie and drug store products around as well as reviewers who have recommended such great products. I am really impressed by a lot of the lesser expensive products that have been recommended to me. I hope that you do not become strictly a high end channel. Thank you for the information that you research and provide from your experience as well. Your videos are well thought out and very helpful. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Marjorie!! Definitely will keep trying affordable products and I certainly think you can still invest in something that is more affordable, it’s all about how much of your budget it’s taking up! So many beautiful affordable products out there
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No way, I swear by spring eyelash curlers. They give me great curl using the squeeze and releasing through the lash. I have straight, short Korean lashes. The Tarte one is my HG, but the ELF and Dior ones work really well.
I’m glad it works for you! It can be so hard to find good ones
Who can afford your staples in today's economy? Why don't you recommend more AFFORDABLE makeup.
Love this video! Also, would you be willing to tell us about the earrings you're wearing? I'm positively beWITCHED 😂🪄
Thank you so much !! I got them at a booth during a fair, literally just in a plastic bag no branding so I have no idea but I am on the hunt for similar ones to recommend !!
Caffeine does nothing for me but glycerin 🤌