I love getting into a black hole of watching beauty content creators put on makeup while sharing their tips and techniques, as well as review products.

However, as a Caucasian, fair-skinned almost-40 woman living in a hot country in Asia, I can't relate to so much content out there filmed by creators who live in cold climates. All those layers of foundation and powder make don't work well in Southeast Asia, so I was hoping to find more relatable content creators in terms of product use and climate

For context, I do love Jenna Menard's low-maintenance and light-handed approach to makeup. If you know anyone else like her, that would be great! :) Thank you!!

Does anyone have her glass skin video saved/reuploaded elsewhere? I know some of her videos were reuploaded to bilibili, a chinese video hosting platform, but the glass skin vid is literally nowhere to be found :( puhleasee

After not watching any of their videos for the past two weeks, I’ve come to the conclusion that they no longer post content that I would watch. Our time was great while it lasted, Michelle Wang and Jessica Braun. I wish you well.

Pat is teasing a holiday release and in today's reel you could snap a picture of the print on the front. It says Luminous Legends: Mega eye shadow palette (that's the holiday format usually), 0.56oz total, but I could not read how many different shades that is. Previous holiday palettes were 18 shades, last year's were 9 & 2 blushes.

Does anyone know why Elle Leary stopped posting videos on YouTube? She used to be active on instagram and YouTube but has not posted in over a year

What are the influencers trying to influence you to buy, and why are you just not gonna buy it?  

Talk us all out of buying the one product you want the most right now!

So, disclaimer: I honestly cannot decide if I'm imagining this person or not but it's been itching my mind for 2-3 days now so I'm giving it a shot here lol.

A few days I ago I had this flashback of this IG influencer, I do not remember her name. I think I found her through Lime Crime's IG back in 2015 or 2016. I have vague memories of her donning that era's IG Baddie makeup but alt clothing. I think I found her when LC where having the rust in their eyeshadow duo drama and then they also promoted their Polly Pocket collection. I think she had a twin. I have vague memories of her participating in some PR campaign for a Korean brand or maybe she went on a trip to Korea???? I think she got exposed for something like editing her pics or lying about herself.

That's all I'm remembering rn. Also she was POC I think. I just remember she was blowing up during that era when IG influencers where new in the game and she was more alt. On one hand I feel like my mind is making up this whole memory but I swear I remember someone like this hefbhjfbhb.

Oden's Eye must have a crazy good percentage that they pay to influencers because every time they have a product release, my feed is overwhelmed.

Not buying them seems counter-cultural at this point.

Does anybody here follow Karissa Pukas? She’s not a huge influencer, less than 300k followers. She started out as a playboy bunny wannabe beauty guru and now she’s a crunchy lifestyle/mommy blogger type. I used to enjoy her content but she has gotten so irritating in the past 4 or so years. Her insta stories today pushed me to finally unfollow because she creates her own very small problems and then acts like she has the most stressful life lol. Anyway, just had to put it out there in case anyone else feels the same way.

I saw it on my feed and was thinking about sitting down and watching it later but I now I can't find it.

Who are your favourite french beauty youtubers? Im learning french so I feel like it would be a cool immersion technique :) thanks!

Hey y’all. I was reading this 2020 article called “Are Beauty Brands Intentionally Hiding Their Ingredients?” by Jessica Defino, and she lists some examples of beauty brands who have hidden their ingredients online in the past or still today.

I have also noticed this happen in the “Clean Beauty” space. I find this to be very sketchy and will not support brands who engage in these practices personally. Here are some examples from the article

• La Prarie: “In my opinion, brands who do not display their ingredients are most definitely doing this intentionally”… Sometimes, it’s to protect profits. “If you’re going to spend $300 on a single product, you are more likely to read all the information provided because it’s not an impulse buy,” Parr explains. If said product includes, say, possibly-carcinogenic butylated hydroxytoluene and potentially-hormone-disrupting parabens (as is the case with La Prairie Skin Caviar, $510, the ingredients of which are not available on La Prairie’s site), consumers may be quicker to ask questions and slower to spend money.
• Beauty Blender: “The brand has chosen not to disclose the contents of its Bounce Foundation on its site, save to say they’re made with “all of the good” and “none of the bad.” This gives the impression that the products are very nice and safe. In reality, Beautyblender formulates with talc (asbestos contamination is a concern, leading many cosmetics corporations to “quietly move away from” formulating with the ingredient), PEGs (created through ethoxylation, a method that uses ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen, and can result in contamination from 1,4 dioxane, another known carcinogen), and fragrance” (update: BB appears to now be listing the ingredients for this foundation!) 

I also noticed that this sub’s recent villain, Sahi Cosmetics, touts a “Clean Beauty Promise” with ingredients that will “NEVER” be in their products. A redditor commented a couple weeks ago that  lots of the products on the Sahi Cosmetics site don’t have ingredients listed, so I used the wayback machine and found that the ingredients used to be listed. Many contain ingredients that they say they "NEVER" use, which makes me suspect that the ingredients might have been hidden for this reason? Some examples:

• Carbon Black appears present in the 'Snatched and Glowing' Eye & Face Kit -- the Precise FeltTip Liner specifically 
• Aluminum Salts appear to be present in the Under Eye Creamy Concealer (Aluminum Hydroxide  is an emulsifier and pH adjuster, and can fall into the aluminum salts category. Additionally, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate falls under aluminum salts)
• Aluminum Salts also appear to be present in some of the baked blushes ( Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, and Calcium Sodium Borosilicate all contain aluminum compounds)
• SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) and Mineral Oil are present in the Waterproof Mascara (Paraffin is a type of mineral oil; plus Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina)).
• Many of these products contain Phenoxyethanol (okay if it’s less than 1%, but the concentration is not listed) and Titanium Dioxide, which if in neoparticle form would also be a violation of the clean beauty initiative (but it’s unclear what form it is in). 
• Talc: it’s also worth noting that the Baked Blushes, which do not have ingredients currently listed on the website, also contain Talc. I think most of us are aware of the risk of Talc contamination (even if small) when it comes to private labeled goods, and this is an ingredient that many consumers will want to know is in the products or not. 

Does anyone have other examples to share that I can add to my list of brands who appear to have hidden their full ingredients from consumers, or brands claiming to be “Clean” but still using ingredients that are no-nos? Please share if so

EDIT: Great news, all - Shortly after I signed off this afternoon, I received a message from Angelica. She said someone had forwarded her this thread, and that she was willing to make things right - which she did. SO - There are a few lessons to take from this, and I remain grateful for this community for helping to move the needle.

Good morning, all - I ordered one each of Singe's newest products (4 blushes and 2 makeup bags). I'm wondering if anyone else here ordered the makeup bags, and what is your impression? The blushes I like, a lot, for what it's worth. The makeup bags I returned almost immediately, believing them to be damaged, and I'm less than thrilled with the customer service I received. Just looking to hear about other experiences, good or bad. For context, I've purchased (and loved) everything Angelica has done, from Club Nebula to this, and I've never had a single complaint. Thanks!

Thanks to the recent community poll and feedback section, we are now allowing one day of the week where memes can be posted as stand alone content! We have chosen Monday so your week can start off (hopefully) better!

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No stand alone self promo, please!

“Deal you can’t find anywhere else.” This feels like watching an informercial. This feels a bit off, I wonder if she owns a portion of the company? Or if she really just wants to push this brand for money reasons?

She’s always been pretty money driven (youtube partner program, IQQU skincare, fawn/Icon Network, ipsy, em cosmetics, instagram sponsorships). Still, it’s a bit jarring seeing her acting like a QVC presenter.

Are you a BG? If so, this is your opportunity to introduce yourself!

Please post one parent comment only, with as much or as little detail as you like, and include links.

You're welcome to comment as much as you like, here and elsewhere on /r/BeautyGuruChatter, but please don't spam the sub with links to your social media. Outside of this weekly post, Rule 7 still stands. If you wish to post links to your own content, please do so at /r/BeautyInfluencers, where self-promotion is welcome (please read the sidebar of that sub before posting.)

BG's - if you're comfortable doing so, please feel free to include information about your overall aesthetic and facial features - we often have people looking for bg's with specific features or attributes. This is optional - share or don't share as much or as little info as you like.

• Where you're from - there are people from all over the world who visit this sub, and it's nice for folks to be able to see BG's from their own part of the world, because you have access to the same makeup they do.
• Skin tone - do you have warm olive skin, or are you cool-toned and fair? For reference , you could include your favorite foundation shade, but the most recognizable info for the community might be your closest MAC number, like NW45 or NC25 (here's a guide from [swatchaholic](http://the-swatchaholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mac\_surfbaby\_skint\_hl.jpg) that might help.
• If you're into skincare, and also, what your skin type is (dry, oily, mature, acne-prone, etc)
• Eye color, eye shape and lid space - do you have deep set or hooded eyes, or epicanthic folds, or do you wear glasses
• What kind of makeup do you do most - do you do mostly full glam but also some SFX makeup, or do you focus on no-makeup-makeup, or do you do a full range of looks
• Whether you do tutorials without false lashes
• What kind of makeup do you feature - do you do Sephora and drugstore hauls, do you use indie brands, or have a focus on cruelty free, or if you like to buy from B.O.M.B.

I’m trying to catch up on old YouTube drama but can someone summarize for me what happened when JC and J* got canceled? Did they lose their brand deals with Morphe? Did they go offline? How do they still have such big fan bases now on tiktok?

I haven’t really followed them in just about a decade, but when I saw this and it just kind of looked suspicious…? Are there any thoughts?

Hey! I'm trying to find a YouTuber from the mid 2010s. I believe her name was Nicole. She was a brunette, pixie cut, American. She used to do makeup tutorials. She must've been in her 30s/40s. She also did nail polish videos. I can't really remember much else about her.

She had a son who I think was in the army, and a daughter too. She had a larger nose too if that helps?

Hi everyone, i feel that Spencer is the one the few beauty make up artist with honest and elaborated reviews. I quite enjoy watching him. Plus his soft voice 🥰 is so calming. I feel for the last years it’s all about selling from the influncers to see who praises their stuff the most to be in their PR lists. Miss Glamzilla the most, is there anything she doesn’t like ? Plus praising herself all the time gets on my nerves. And like her many others. Please share your thoughts. 💭 🫶🏻

Hi,

Please don’t come for me, I am just wondering, I feel like it’s really costly for them to do these giveaways, and I rarely see winners published, or none at all with giveaways on Youtube. So it got me wondering how many of these are real, and would love to know if some of you have actually won!

Thank you!

I remember this drama going on last year and it looks like it's coming back. I just want to know what everyone thinks since I like both creators and follow both on Tiktok and YouTube.

In their most recent videos, they have lots of receipts with dates to prove that the other one is copying them along with the messages both have exchanged with each other. Of course with this, I'll probably do my own research since that is the best way to come to a conclusion (aka scrolling back on both tiktoks to see if things line up), but I also like to know what others think on this situation as well.