Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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veronikawithak
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There have been a ton of makeup declutter and project pan videos up on YouTube lately! I'm loving it, they're really helping me stay on track.
One woman is project panning her Naked 1 palette! I have serious respect for that haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Z-gSGSkHE
One woman is project panning her Naked 1 palette! I have serious respect for that haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Z-gSGSkHE
LinenWhite7
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Who are some of your favorite YTers? I feel like most of the people I watch are just selling stuff at this point.
veronikawithak
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There are veeery few of them that are mainly makeup, have technique, and also do honest reviews IMO. If anyone has some bluntly honest, talented people to follow.. let me know!!! Haha. Looking for someone down to earth and in your face!
For example, Wayne Goss is the only one that immediately comes to mind for me. Check out this video, it's great and so true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny8pASatNp8
I also watch Pixiwoo and Lisa Eldridge for tutorials. And I like Temptalia's blog, although we're different skin tones so I have to take her reviews with a grain of salt. But she's not afraid to give bad reviews and that's refreshing.
More people I like that don't necessarily have tutorials and things:
http://www.brightestbulbinthebox.com/ (blog)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlb8TGhGJk (pinksofoxy YT) - her declutter series is the best.. she not only goes through things but talks about the reasons why she does it, she's very straightforward but she mostly does DIYs now
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCek9Y_cUU5G0D1wAO6lsOxQ (Amber F YT) - this woman is dedicated to finishing products lol and love her "shop your stash" attitude to seasonal trends
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vWLGFpBeZoxfzyFHrACvQ (Msgoddessintraining TY) - also great about finishing products and giving honest mini reviews
I used to like some other natural beauty "gurus" but I noticed after a while they just started pushing the natural products lol.. or other things from Vitacost/iHerb.. *cough*MichaelTodd*cough*
Honestly whenever I see a huge list of discount codes or affiliate links in the description bar I TUNE OUT..
I hope that helped even somewhat... Wish I could have given you a huge list of people. A lot of times I just search for project pan or makeup declutter videos posted within the last week and watch whatever ones come up. They're mostly done on webcams and low resolution though.. it's hard to find people with quality videos (content but also video resolution) that are also legit. Maybe eventually more MUAs without too many connections and people to offend will take over. I'm not in a position to speculate of course so I'll keep my thoughts to myself!
My main rec in that regard would be Dustin Hunter. Very honest, very funny, IMO. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanMFrLNvTSm9PqzbUVIGjQ A couple of other favourites at the moment (other than the aforementioned Pixiwoo and Lisa Eldridge) are NikkieTutorials (YT + nikkietutorials.com; videos are mostly tutorials; blog has reviews) and sokolum79 (she doesn't really do reviews, but she does a lot of tutorials; you'll like her if you're into more amplified/extreme/creative looks or are sick of "wearable/everyday" tutorials). In terms of blogs, I love Buy Now, Blog Later (buynowbloglater.com). It's more fashion/outfits of the day than makeup (though she does write about it), but I think Laura's fantastic. I also like Phyrra.net (she also has a Youtube channel but I mainly just read her blog; good if you're looking to learn about cruelty-free brands, and she does picture tutorials every so often), Musings of a Muse, and I miss the crap out of karlasugar.net.There are veeery few of them that are mainly makeup, have technique, and also do honest reviews IMO. If anyone has some bluntly honest, talented people to follow.. let me know!!! Haha. Looking for someone down to earth and in your face!
janette9687
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That is such a good idea to stick to a pallete and use it up! If only i could I actually wear it everyday, i have been able to destash 3 palettes they just havent sold or swapped yet but im happy! My neutrals get the most love tho. At the moment i have 4 mac palettes, i mufe 6 pan, 2 lm artist palettes, 1 mj the scarlet, 1 KVD ladybird and 2 mac temp rising quads, thats a lot! but hopefully i can decide to slim down more.
janette9687
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Jaclyn Hill and MakeupByTiffanyD I like to watch for their tutorials if you can get past the throwing Sigma brushes part in your face. I do love their techniques and MakeupByTiffanyD at times does have good reviews, she gets MAC collections sent for free to review but rarely post reviews on them unless shes really likes them but even her shes late at reviewing them. She will post them on her blog tho.
I love watching NikkiRothBeauty for reviews and empties videos, she works at Sephora so she has a lot of access to makeup brands and skincare stuff so she has a big range of tutorials, hauls and reviews of empties.
LouGarner
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Quote:Originally Posted by janette9687
That is such a good idea to stick to a pallete and use it up! If only i could I actually wear it everyday, i have been able to destash 3 palettes they just havent sold or swapped yet but im happy! My neutrals get the most love tho. At the moment i have 4 mac palettes, i mufe 6 pan, 2 lm artist palettes, 1 mj the scarlet, 1 KVD ladybird and 2 mac temp rising quads, thats a lot! but hopefully i can decide to slim down more.
i'm using my naked 3 palette every day. i have two mac quads and two mac old school palettes. i'm trying to used up my naked 3
That is such a good idea to stick to a pallete and use it up! If only i could I actually wear it everyday, i have been able to destash 3 palettes they just havent sold or swapped yet but im happy! My neutrals get the most love tho. At the moment i have 4 mac palettes, i mufe 6 pan, 2 lm artist palettes, 1 mj the scarlet, 1 KVD ladybird and 2 mac temp rising quads, thats a lot! but hopefully i can decide to slim down more.
i'm using my naked 3 palette every day. i have two mac quads and two mac old school palettes. i'm trying to used up my naked 3
I second that. Dustin is the only Youtuber I watch regularly. Love his videos and especially his voice!
I'm not really interested in tutorials, but I just recently came across an older Lisa Eldridge video, a no makeup look for very fair skin - OMG that was amazing!! LOVED it. I forgot the name of the MUA that did the look. I need to watch her more often.
I never really got why everyone likes Goss. I remember I unsubbed early, because I felt he was just saying whatever would get him views. I think he had the names of famous Youtubers and celebs, rappers etc as tags under his vids that had nothing to do with them, if I remember correctly.
charlotte366
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Quote:Originally Posted by Naynadine
I second that. Dustin is the only Youtuber I watch regularly. Love his videos and especially his voice!
I'm not really interested in tutorials, but I just recently came across an older Lisa Eldridge video, a no makeup look for very fair skin - OMG that was amazing!! LOVED it. I forgot the name of the MUA that did the look. I need to watch her more often.
I never really got why everyone likes Goss. I remember I unsubbed early, because I felt he was just saying whatever would get him views. I think he had the names of famous Youtubers and celebs, rappers etc as tags under his vids that had nothing to do with them, if I remember correctly.
Kind of agree on the Goss front, I am subbed but I rarely actually watch any of his videos, I do like a couple of his eye blending brushes etc from his brush range though. I miss Laura's youtube videos, but she seems to be having a slight make up revival on the buynowbloglater blog. I love her writing style. My other favorite blog is drival about frivol, her skin type is so similar to mine and I love the way she explores product placement and formulas. She obviously blogs for the love of it, not because she is in the pockets of the PR's! I must admit I am increasingly getting turned off the major commercial bloggers who never say a bad word about anything, some of the matching blogs never actually say anything or include swatches so I have increasingly stopped reading them. I think I might need to add things to the swap thread now, I purged again this weekend, but I can't really sell lightly used on ebay so I think I will be trying to swap it or sell on here. I am slowly using some stuff up, off to post about that in the use it up thread!
I second that. Dustin is the only Youtuber I watch regularly. Love his videos and especially his voice!
I'm not really interested in tutorials, but I just recently came across an older Lisa Eldridge video, a no makeup look for very fair skin - OMG that was amazing!! LOVED it. I forgot the name of the MUA that did the look. I need to watch her more often.
I never really got why everyone likes Goss. I remember I unsubbed early, because I felt he was just saying whatever would get him views. I think he had the names of famous Youtubers and celebs, rappers etc as tags under his vids that had nothing to do with them, if I remember correctly.
Kind of agree on the Goss front, I am subbed but I rarely actually watch any of his videos, I do like a couple of his eye blending brushes etc from his brush range though. I miss Laura's youtube videos, but she seems to be having a slight make up revival on the buynowbloglater blog. I love her writing style. My other favorite blog is drival about frivol, her skin type is so similar to mine and I love the way she explores product placement and formulas. She obviously blogs for the love of it, not because she is in the pockets of the PR's! I must admit I am increasingly getting turned off the major commercial bloggers who never say a bad word about anything, some of the matching blogs never actually say anything or include swatches so I have increasingly stopped reading them. I think I might need to add things to the swap thread now, I purged again this weekend, but I can't really sell lightly used on ebay so I think I will be trying to swap it or sell on here. I am slowly using some stuff up, off to post about that in the use it up thread!
kanne
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I really love ViviannaDoesMakeup and the other British beauty bloggers - Lily Pebbles, etc. I don't know if this is really helpful for a low-buy though because those girls just about had me buying a $60 bottle of hairspray until I realised (luckily) that I wont be able to ship a pressurised can to Australia! Phew. I'm sure they get PR samples and affiliate links etc, but they seem so honest that I can't help but think they are
I was just looking at my pay sheet and realised how much $$ I have earned this financial year compared to how much I have to show for it
IHughes
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I really like Viviannadoesmakeup and Lily Pebbles, I try to be inspired by them for my youtube channel, lol. They DO make me want everything as you say! Hahaha, not good for low buy!!I really love ViviannaDoesMakeup and the other British beauty bloggers - Lily Pebbles, etc. I don't know if this is really helpful for a low-buy though because those girls just about had me buying a $60 bottle of hairspray until I realised (luckily) that I wont be able to ship a pressurised can to Australia! Phew. I'm sure they get PR samples and affiliate links etc, but they seem so honest that I can't help but think they are :haha: I was just looking at my pay sheet and realised how much $$ I have earned this financial year compared to how much I have to show for itI don't know where it has all gone! I'm have to start putting all of my extra money from each pay into my credit card (almost at a zero balance) and my savings account (I put a portion away each week regardless), rather than treating that extra money as disposable! I earn penalty rates because I do shift work and often fall into the trap of telling myself I can buy something because I just finished night shift rather than telling myself I can put that money towards going overseas because I do night shift.
veronikawithak
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I've gotten rid of about 5 palettes in the past year or so.. and I've tossed 7 singles since January. I'm down to about 25 pans and 2 pigments.. I might buy duos if I like both colors but I don't want to buy a palette again for a long time. The quality just wasn't as good as my MAC singles and I didn't like all of the colors. I want every single item I have to be something that will get used. It does get easier as you go!
aradhana
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when i lived in glasgow, a luxury goods store called cruise (something like holt renfrew) was ram-raided, and the thieves basically stole a bunch of right-hand single shoes... never thought there would be a market for that either....
veronikawithak
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I finally used ALL of the products in my stash at least once and have completed my February challenge!! WOOOO!
I may jump for joy around my apartment later, we'll see!
I actually think this might be my favorite look of the month too! Here are the products I used:
eyes: MAC Samoa Silk on the lid and in the crease, MAC Coppering and Benefit Rich Beach in the outer corner, Melon pigment in the center, MUFE 19L liner
face: Nars Sheer Matte in Siberia, Chantilly concealer, MAC Radiant Rose, Laura Mercier secret brightening powder, NARS loose translucent setting powder, UD Chill setting spray
cheeks: Hourglass Luminous Light as blush/highlight
lips: MAC p+p, Patisserie
Anyone have any good ideas for a March low buy challenge?
I may jump for joy around my apartment later, we'll see!
I actually think this might be my favorite look of the month too! Here are the products I used:
eyes: MAC Samoa Silk on the lid and in the crease, MAC Coppering and Benefit Rich Beach in the outer corner, Melon pigment in the center, MUFE 19L liner
face: Nars Sheer Matte in Siberia, Chantilly concealer, MAC Radiant Rose, Laura Mercier secret brightening powder, NARS loose translucent setting powder, UD Chill setting spray
cheeks: Hourglass Luminous Light as blush/highlight
lips: MAC p+p, Patisserie
Anyone have any good ideas for a March low buy challenge?
ILoveMakeup84
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Woohoo!! So happy you finished the challenge!! I am nowhere finished so my challenge will continue in March
We need to think of a new challenge though because this one was so much fun!!
veronikawithak
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Yay! I already did a LOT of culling in the past year and had a smaller amount to work with which helped so much.. I'm getting to know my stash inside and out.
I'm really working on using up my 5 oldest lippies right now, maybe I'll make my challenge to use just those 5 for the whole month! I also have a couple more products on the chopping block.. I think I'm going to use them for the summer and then B2M what's left.
charlotte366
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Quote:Originally Posted by kanne
I really love ViviannaDoesMakeup and the other British beauty bloggers - Lily Pebbles, etc. I don't know if this is really helpful for a low-buy though because those girls just about had me buying a $60 bottle of hairspray until I realised (luckily) that I wont be able to ship a pressurised can to Australia! Phew. I'm sure they get PR samples and affiliate links etc, but they seem so honest that I can't help but think they are
I was just looking at my pay sheet and realised how much $$ I have earned this financial year compared to how much I have to show for it
I don't know where it has all gone! I'm have to start putting all of my extra money from each pay into my credit card (almost at a zero balance) and my savings account (I put a portion away each week regardless), rather than treating that extra money as disposable! I earn penalty rates because I do shift work and often fall into the trap of telling myself I can buy something because I just finished night shift rather than telling myself I can put that money towards going overseas because I do night shift.
I like Anna and Lily too, but I am no longer convinced that they are entirely honest I am afraid. So often these days the posts are the same as othe bloggers and I don't think that they are always disclosing when its a PR sample or sponsored post. A lot of people are calling them out on it recently on instragram etc. It is often easy to spot as everyone does the same products at the same time etc, like all the bloggers got 2 hourglass blushes in the UK and they were all doing reviews on just 2 blushes....co-incidence that they all purchased 2 before they were available... no that would be a PR sample. I do however love the style of their videos and editing etc and make up taste, its similar to mine, I still watch their videos and read their blogs, I just can't help feeling i would respect them more if they were more open about bad stuff or PR stuff. The only sponsored post I have obviously seen marked as such is the Bare Escentuals one that went round recently. It just makes me think twice now before I buy, their opinion no longer carries such a weight in my mind.
I really love ViviannaDoesMakeup and the other British beauty bloggers - Lily Pebbles, etc. I don't know if this is really helpful for a low-buy though because those girls just about had me buying a $60 bottle of hairspray until I realised (luckily) that I wont be able to ship a pressurised can to Australia! Phew. I'm sure they get PR samples and affiliate links etc, but they seem so honest that I can't help but think they are
I was just looking at my pay sheet and realised how much $$ I have earned this financial year compared to how much I have to show for it
I like Anna and Lily too, but I am no longer convinced that they are entirely honest I am afraid. So often these days the posts are the same as othe bloggers and I don't think that they are always disclosing when its a PR sample or sponsored post. A lot of people are calling them out on it recently on instragram etc. It is often easy to spot as everyone does the same products at the same time etc, like all the bloggers got 2 hourglass blushes in the UK and they were all doing reviews on just 2 blushes....co-incidence that they all purchased 2 before they were available... no that would be a PR sample. I do however love the style of their videos and editing etc and make up taste, its similar to mine, I still watch their videos and read their blogs, I just can't help feeling i would respect them more if they were more open about bad stuff or PR stuff. The only sponsored post I have obviously seen marked as such is the Bare Escentuals one that went round recently. It just makes me think twice now before I buy, their opinion no longer carries such a weight in my mind.
veronikawithak
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I hardly ever give weight to blogger opinions anymore.. usually only when it's a new product that I know I want but I'm just trying to figure out what shade to get or something and they give recommendations for fair skin or undertones.
I come on Specktra instead and ask for suggestions and favorite products lol. WAY more efficient and better results.
kerry-jane88
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