I don't know WHY it took me so long to stumble upon
YouTube for its vast wealth of homemade how-tos, but now that I've experienced it, I'm hooked. LOL :)
In my search for this look, though, I came across many, many, MANY, great make up artists (MUA's) with some fantastic tutorials and product review on their channels and vlogs. It's fair to say I'm now hooked on YouTube makeup. :)
Here are some of my new favorite YouTubers:
- pixiwoo
These two, AMAZINGLY, talented (and gorgeous!) sisters - Sam & Nicola - consistently put out beautiful, artistic, make up tutorials, chock full of knowledge, British wit, and helpful product reviews! I only wish I had a
smidge of their artistic talents! They have opened my eyes to the world of timeless & trendy make up beauty, as well as to fantastic products (top of the line and drugstore variety - and some only available in the UK: such as
Illamasqua's
Liquid Metal or
Sleek Makeup's I-Divine palette in
Graphite...
...which btw, if I happen to find either of these from you as a birthday present, I will love you forever and ever and ever [and may even kiss you!!] - I've been hot on the hunt for it ever since pixiwoo's
Greyscale review!). I highly recommend starting here if you are interested in being inspired by the latest runway looks, creative design, or maybe just to listen to their awesome British accents. :)
- makeupbytiffanyd
I find that Tiffany also provides consistently beautiful how-tos and products reviews. She has a great sense of humour, the longest eyelashes to envy, and very wearable looks (I just wish she'd do more dark lip colours for us brunettes!). Check out her "Basics" playlist - I learned a TON from those! I also credit her for introducing me to the
NYX brand of cosmetics (which apparently is a step above the common drugstore lines, but yet has super reasonable prices). I have a yet to try any, but the
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk is one that Tiffany often uses as a base for her eyeshadows (gives 'em something to stick to on the lid), and is definitely on my "list" to try - looks like it retails for about $3.50. Not bad, eh?
- enkoremakeup
Koren (and sometimes his alter ego
Korinne!) provide THE GO-TO channel for any product review, demo, and DIY info on make up that you could possibly need. I have learned so much from his brush reviews, how to depot your eyeshadows, brand comparisons, etc. He is a wealth of knowledge and talent! (And I envy his make up collection!!) If ever I'm not sure about something (shading, contouring, even colour 101), he's my first stop on the internet for getting up to speed. Thanks to Koren's review of
artist brush dups of
MAC models, for example, I was able to hit up Michael's for their
Loew Cornell Maxine Mop brushes to fill a void in my eye makeup collection...at 40% off, they were about $3 a pop. Pretty nice vs. $30 a pop! :)
- emilynoel83
By morning Emily is a news show anchor for her local network, but during the rest of her day she (and occasionally her husband Tyler, who makes guest appearances!) runs her Beauty Channel on YouTube. She was the one who first introduced me to the ever-popular
Coastal Scents line of cosmetics, most specifically the
88-palettes, which many YouTubers claims is quite comparable to
MAC. (I've yet to try it myself, but the warm/neutral 88-palette is definitely on my list of makeup I'd like to try someday! The same palettes are also available here:
BHCosmetics.)
Her vlogs focus on reviewing affordable makeup (often drugstore brands) that deliver high reward for the price. For instance, before spending a small fortune on primers, be sure to take a look at her
massive eye shadow primer review! So I like to watch her and then read the Sunday papers for the next buy one get one sales at Walgreens. :)
So as you can probably guess, you will probably be seeing a bit of a theme from me in my upcoming posts: fashion & beauty! I plan to do at least a nail polish and a lipstick post, as soon as I find my camera that is.
I'm curious for your guys' feedback! Have you discovered a website or YouTube channel that inspires your fashion and beauty?? Comment about it! I'd love to hear from you. :)
