This is a GREAT reminder why we need to regularly shop our own stashes and cycle through everything we own. Something sitting in the back of the drawer because it didn't work last spring when we bought it or even two years ago may just work perfectly this spring.
I don't think I'm the target demographic for this channel (right now), but i just found your page through a comment on another video and you seem like such a kind soul, subbing and making my mom do the same.
Stephanie! I used your concealer/powder hack today using Kosas Cloud Set in Candy and Huda in Cupcake today and it stayed smooth all day! Wow! Thank you for the information! 😊🩵
When those Elf Camo liquid blushes came out, I tried using it when I was in a hurry to get to an appointment. I put 2 dots of Cool Berry on my right cheek and started blending it out. Before I knew it, that whole side of my face was bright reddish-pink! Omg! I was already running late! I didn’t have time to wipe everything off and reapply my foundation, etc. Using a combination of dabbing some of it off with a makeup wipe plus blending a little foundation over top, I dulled it down a bit. The brighter and darker shades of that blush are super pigmented! Since then, I apply a dot to the back of my hand and pick some of it up on a brush. I should have known better than to use a brand new product when I was in a rush! 🙃
Hi Stef! So happy to see you today! I am still sick with the Bronchitis/Sinus Infection, ughh. I just wanted to say this: I have the KOSAS Cloud Set Powder in Candy, it's pink, and I just love it! It's so sheer & lightweight and doesn't crease on my undereyes! 😘😘
Re: tower 28 mascara: you are not the only one with packaging issues. I've heard lots of folks who initially loved this mascara start complaining of packaging issues as well as it drying out super fast (like 2-3 weeks!) There could certainly be a correlation between the two. Tower 28 is definitely having QC issues with the mascara. So disappointing! Hope they fix it! ❤❤❤
Great reminder video, Stephanie! ❤ Been there, done that with many products! Love 'em then hate 'em, then "hey, this isn't as bad as I remember!! (Or the other way around). I just checked my Tower 28 mascara. It's my 2nd tube. I even looked up in the lid. No issue. 🤷🏼I guess I'm very cynical about under eye powder. I've not tried one yet that doesn't make my undereye area look horribly dry. Having said that, I've not tried them all but that's because of if my experience.
Stef! Also a good soft blurring undereye powder is the Too Faced one in the gold heart packaging. Risa did a video about 3 or 4 months ago where she tested the Too Faced, Kosas and another that I can't remember, and the Too Faced won the prize! So seeing how much Risa loved it, I bought it and I love it too! I can't wait until you review the Hourglass Luminous Foundation!!! 😘😘😘
Ty for an honest review! Im a no go for Kosas, Huda , Elf Concealer and Foundations. I'm not really a Mascara but I am a fan of Benefit and GenSee productts as my eyes are pretty sensitive. 🎉🎉🎉
I love using the Kosas new pink color under my aging eyes..it’s light weight and so pretty! I also have had the same thing happen with my recent tower 28 mascara. And I love it but feel like it dries out fast!
Thanks for the update Stephanie. I got a led mask for Christmas and used it for several days in row but then had very red irritated skin! Any suggestions? Can I put some sort of moisturizer on first?
I LOVE the Patrick Ta blushes! I also bought a lipstick and lip liner from him. They're fantastic. I don't know if it's the blush of the brush I'm using with it, but it's so smooth and blurring. So far, I'm enjoying the Patrick Ta products I've tried.
I haven’t tried the Tower 28 mascara but have wanted to try to. I had the same issue with the stopper with my Elf tubing mascara. I am surprised to hear that your Tower 28, being much more expensive than Elf, has the same issue.
I had the same problem with the Elf new tubing mascara. The stopper was always coming out. I loved the Tower 28 mascara initially but it always ended up flaking.
Wow! That iRestore mask looks so much more comfortable than my Omnilux. It hurts the bridge of my nose and leaves a red indention and i know the way the mask fits that some parts of my face are getting more red light than others. Seriously considering!!!
I'll back you on Huda foundation. Shade range is difficult (I have 3 shades) and it won't last. You're intriguing me w/the primer though. I use powder foundation all the time. That's a shame about the T28. I've got one in my draw unopened as I've got others to go through, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I'm still on the hunt for a tubing I like (and reading comments, there's the same issue w/ELF which is one on my try list. Sigh).
I think I'm growing them out to curtain bangs, so I can push them aside easier. They're hard to deal with on camera because if I clip them back, they want to stay that way, so I have to completely redo my hair. They also look longer on camera and in person, which is so odd!
Because for me, as I said in the video, it’s not as smoothing on texture or as brightening as my regular under eye powder, Pat McGrath. But it is a very sheer, non-powder powder. But there’s something about adding it under Huda that allows me to use Huda under my eyes whereas I couldn’t before bc it looked too dry. Idk why, it just works! It was a hack I was testing, thinking it wouldn’t work. But then it did.
I have been watching a TON for videos this morning trying to decide between Not too Much and the new She's Seductive and I want to warn you that not all of his blushes are the same - the new ones seem to be very pigmented and make it more difficult to get a nice, even, moderate application. I'm still torn between the two. :) If you do pick up She's Seductive, would you do a comparison?
I haven’t had the stopper issue with Tower28 mascara, but I have issues with the formula drying out way too quickly. The last one I bought was even too dry with the first use.
Thats irritating about the Tower 28 mascara! I’ve had problems with two different Kosas concealers with the doe foot breaking off in the tube. 😟 I actually love the concealer but for that reason I’m not going to repurchase it
The Hourglass lid primer is awful and drying on my lids. It’s not just you. I love the UD primer and also Mac paint pots in a light matte color before I put on powder eyeshadow . The Tower 28 is my HG mascara. I’m on my 5th tube of it, and never had a problem with the tube.
I own that red light therapy mask, and I like it, but I have disagree with the description that it hovers over one’s face: not necessarily, if your face isn’t as small as Stephanie’s (it’s not my conclusion, she mentioned more than once before this fact about her face). This mask leaves marks on my nose since it’s a little smaller than I’d like it to be. I will still use it, and do not argue against buying it. Just wanted to warn since it’s an expensive purchase, and this is something to be on a lookout if you buy it.
Thanks for your comment! I'm curious about it - does the entire mask rest on your face, just the eye shield, or the area below the eye shield also rests on the bridge of your nose? Thank you!
I get that and think a great upgrade would be for the brand to make the built-in eye shield have a removable cover that would still allow it to rest on the face but give you the option to have eye treatment. (off topic: I had to edit my comment because I was trying to recall what facial mask I mentioned in this video and then I realized you were referring to the LED mask! 🤪)
I usually NEVER buy anything I see reviewed right away. For this very reason. I like to see if the product continues to be gushed about months down the road.
Are powder foundations good for ahem, old skin? That mascara is not cheap. They really need to improve the packaging. Have you complained to the company?I just watched a video by Gemma where she said she you used something you suggested and she didn't really like but now she does. 😂
2025 is no new brushes year (which I've broken already) and you pull out the rephr LC collection and a giant PT brush that I don't have but sort of want 'cos it looks so fluffy and floofy though I know you're tiny compared to me and it won't have the same floof. But I want the floof.
Have you tried Milani eye primer? I see a lot of influencers grabbing that and using it frequently. I, personally, use concealer on my eyelids, from Covergirl or Wet n' Wild.
Do you hear yourself? You are advocating buying a mascara and waiting four to six weeks for it to work! Are you out of your mind? Good products work on the first day and every day afterwards. Please stop this foolishness.
First, it's a known thing for wet mascaras to perform better a couple of weeks after they're first opened. This isn't new information. Second, I discovered I liked the mascara I previously hated after a bit more time. It's not really that deep. I'm not telling anyone to rush out and buy this drugstore mascara if they don't want to. No one is ever forcing you to buy anything. There are tons of other good ones I enjoy and have shared on this channel if you don't want to buy this one. Third, this is _my channel_ where I share my good AND bad experiences and where I discouraged you from buying a high end mascara in the same video. Out of my mind? Hardly.
Mascaras work differently at different times. There isn't one that always stays exactly the same. Some of us need to narrow down and use specific mascaras due to age or health. Stephanie appears to have sensitive eyes, I can barely wear mascara. I need tubing. That means I'm limited and I have numerous in rotation because...ready...they change formula over time and some are bad at the start or some are good at the start. But you go ahead and spend $500 until you find that unicorn
Unless that under eye video you watched was done by a teen, then the presenter was a woman, not a girl. Can we please not demean each other with the term girl? Thx.
I don't see the term girl as demeaning. It also means a young or relatively young woman, which is what she was. Everything isn't intended to be offensive.
I'm 75 and love it when someone says to me, "You Go, Girl!" When my friends and I get together it's a "Girls' Lunch or Girls' Spa Day or even a Girls' Trip"! It's certainly not demeaning.
Just try and imagine the opposite. Men don’t refer to other men as “boys”. Ever. When do women ever get to be seen as grown up? Calling someone who is an adult a girl or girly (which is a word U Tube makeup artists often use) is so 1950.
This is a GREAT reminder why we need to regularly shop our own stashes and cycle through everything we own. Something sitting in the back of the drawer because it didn't work last spring when we bought it or even two years ago may just work perfectly this spring.
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@@SharrellKline that's so true. My skin has changed significantly the last few months and things that didn't work before are working for me now.
I don't think I'm the target demographic for this channel (right now), but i just found your page through a comment on another video and you seem like such a kind soul, subbing and making my mom do the same.
Aw thank you so much! I make all kinds of videos, many of which seem to appeal to all ages. So I hope you (and your mom) enjoy! 💗
Love that you beauty creators get tips & advice from each other!!
Stephanie! I used your concealer/powder hack today using Kosas Cloud Set in Candy and Huda in Cupcake today and it stayed smooth all day! Wow! Thank you for the information! 😊🩵
When those Elf Camo liquid blushes came out, I tried using it when I was in a hurry to get to an appointment.
I put 2 dots of Cool Berry on my right cheek and started blending it out. Before I knew it, that whole side of my face was bright reddish-pink! Omg! I was already running late! I didn’t have time to wipe everything off and reapply my foundation, etc. Using a combination of dabbing some of it off with a makeup wipe plus blending a little foundation over top, I dulled it down a bit.
The brighter and darker shades of that blush are super pigmented! Since then, I apply a dot to the back of my hand and pick some of it up on a brush. I should have known better than to use a brand new product when I was in a rush! 🙃
Thanks for giving this update. It definitely helps to know if we've had better/worse results as time goes on.
I appreciate you !
Hi Stef! So happy to see you today! I am still sick with the Bronchitis/Sinus Infection, ughh. I just wanted to say this: I have the KOSAS Cloud Set Powder in Candy, it's pink, and I just love it! It's so sheer & lightweight and doesn't crease on my undereyes! 😘😘
Feel better soon!
Thank you Stephanie, such a good and informative video!
I appreciate your reviews, thank you!❤❤
Hi Stephanie, have you tried the Laura Mercier blurring powder. Awesome ❤❤❤❤
Very good video concept. Would love to see this be a regular every few months
Re: tower 28 mascara: you are not the only one with packaging issues. I've heard lots of folks who initially loved this mascara start complaining of packaging issues as well as it drying out super fast (like 2-3 weeks!) There could certainly be a correlation between the two. Tower 28 is definitely having QC issues with the mascara. So disappointing! Hope they fix it! ❤❤❤
Ugh. I’m glad I’m not the only one, but it definitely needs to be fixed!
Same!!
Same EXACT experience with the fireworks mascara!!!
Good info in this video. Wow that’s a very expensive Red light therapy mask. Wish i could afford it!!😊
Thx for your honesty❤🙏🏼
Great reminder video, Stephanie! ❤ Been there, done that with many products! Love 'em then hate 'em, then "hey, this isn't as bad as I remember!! (Or the other way around). I just checked my Tower 28 mascara. It's my 2nd tube. I even looked up in the lid. No issue. 🤷🏼I guess I'm very cynical about under eye powder. I've not tried one yet that doesn't make my undereye area look horribly dry. Having said that, I've not tried them all but that's because of if my experience.
I really like this. It makes me rethink some of my duds 😅 especially mascara. Thank you great thoughtful re-reviews!
Stef! Also a good soft blurring undereye powder is the Too Faced one in the gold heart packaging. Risa did a video about 3 or 4 months ago where she tested the Too Faced, Kosas and another that I can't remember, and the Too Faced won the prize! So seeing how much Risa loved it, I bought it and I love it too! I can't wait until you review the Hourglass Luminous Foundation!!! 😘😘😘
FYI
Melt cosmetics she’s alive loose powder. Nikki LaRose recently said it’s an almost exact for the original Givenchy Prism!
Ty for an honest review! Im a no go for Kosas, Huda , Elf Concealer and Foundations. I'm not really a Mascara but I am a fan of Benefit and GenSee productts as my eyes are pretty sensitive. 🎉🎉🎉
I love using the Kosas new pink color under my aging eyes..it’s light weight and so pretty! I also have had the same thing happen with my recent tower 28 mascara. And I love it but feel like it dries out fast!
Thanks for the update Stephanie. I got a led mask for Christmas and used it for several days in row but then had very red irritated skin! Any suggestions? Can I put some sort of moisturizer on first?
I LOVE the Patrick Ta blushes! I also bought a lipstick and lip liner from him. They're fantastic. I don't know if it's the blush of the brush I'm using with it, but it's so smooth and blurring. So far, I'm enjoying the Patrick Ta products I've tried.
I haven’t tried the Tower 28 mascara but have wanted to try to. I had the same issue with the stopper with my Elf tubing mascara. I am surprised to hear that your Tower 28, being much more expensive than Elf, has the same issue.
Enjoyed this video!!
You look gorgeous with this shirt ❤
Love watching your videos. I was wondering can you do a review on RMS?
I love the UD aging formula eye primer. 🎉
Will you try a few of the new shades of the Patrick Ta blush, especially the red?
I had the same problem with the Elf new tubing mascara. The stopper was always coming out. I loved the Tower 28 mascara initially but it always ended up flaking.
Wow! That iRestore mask looks so much more comfortable than my Omnilux. It hurts the bridge of my nose and leaves a red indention and i know the way the mask fits that some parts of my face are getting more red light than others. Seriously considering!!!
I find the Wet and Wild liquid blusher is easier to work with than the Elf. I tried berry in both. It is the Elf formula.
I'll back you on Huda foundation. Shade range is difficult (I have 3 shades) and it won't last. You're intriguing me w/the primer though. I use powder foundation all the time. That's a shame about the T28. I've got one in my draw unopened as I've got others to go through, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I'm still on the hunt for a tubing I like (and reading comments, there's the same issue w/ELF which is one on my try list. Sigh).
Thanks Stephanie I’ve done the same thing ❤
Kosas is my go to under eye powder because it’s not as dry as my loose powder
Great video! Are you growing your bangs out?
I think I'm growing them out to curtain bangs, so I can push them aside easier. They're hard to deal with on camera because if I clip them back, they want to stay that way, so I have to completely redo my hair. They also look longer on camera and in person, which is so odd!
Have you tried the elf eyelid primer?
Yes, it's a good one too!
Having to wait that long in order to use a mascara I just bought seems very silly to me.
Hi Stephanie, could you please review stick foundations, including Dior? Thanks
I review them regularly in my foundation roundups. I reviewed the new Milani stick in my latest this week and reviewed Dior not that long ago
If the Kosas works so well under your eyes, why do you add another powder on top?
Because for me, as I said in the video, it’s not as smoothing on texture or as brightening as my regular under eye powder, Pat McGrath. But it is a very sheer, non-powder powder. But there’s something about adding it under Huda that allows me to use Huda under my eyes whereas I couldn’t before bc it looked too dry. Idk why, it just works! It was a hack I was testing, thinking it wouldn’t work. But then it did.
I have been watching a TON for videos this morning trying to decide between Not too Much and the new She's Seductive and I want to warn you that not all of his blushes are the same - the new ones seem to be very pigmented and make it more difficult to get a nice, even, moderate application. I'm still torn between the two. :) If you do pick up She's Seductive, would you do a comparison?
I haven’t had the stopper issue with Tower28 mascara, but I have issues with the formula drying out way too quickly. The last one I bought was even too dry with the first use.
They're a "clean" brand. They don't have anything resembling an efficacious preservative.
Thats irritating about the Tower 28 mascara! I’ve had problems with two different Kosas concealers with the doe foot breaking off in the tube. 😟 I actually love the concealer but for that reason I’m not going to repurchase it
I’ve never really understood the hype with the tower 28 mascara. Ever tube I’ve ever bought it felt like it was already old and dried out.
I don’t love the Hourglass Eye shadow primer either. I’ve given it so many chances. I ended up tossing it.
The Hourglass lid primer is awful and drying on my lids. It’s not just you. I love the UD primer and also Mac paint pots in a light matte color before I put on powder eyeshadow . The Tower 28 is my HG mascara. I’m on my 5th tube of it, and never had a problem with the tube.
I own that red light therapy mask, and I like it, but I have disagree with the description that it hovers over one’s face: not necessarily, if your face isn’t as small as Stephanie’s (it’s not my conclusion, she mentioned more than once before this fact about her face). This mask leaves marks on my nose since it’s a little smaller than I’d like it to be. I will still use it, and do not argue against buying it. Just wanted to warn since it’s an expensive purchase, and this is something to be on a lookout if you buy it.
Thanks for your comment! I'm curious about it - does the entire mask rest on your face, just the eye shield, or the area below the eye shield also rests on the bridge of your nose? Thank you!
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Wish that mask went up higher on the under eyes. That’s my worst area
I get that and think a great upgrade would be for the brand to make the built-in eye shield have a removable cover that would still allow it to rest on the face but give you the option to have eye treatment. (off topic: I had to edit my comment because I was trying to recall what facial mask I mentioned in this video and then I realized you were referring to the LED mask! 🤪)
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I usually NEVER buy anything I see reviewed right away. For this very reason. I like to see if the product continues to be gushed about months down the road.
Are powder foundations good for ahem, old skin? That mascara is not cheap. They really need to improve the packaging. Have you complained to the company?I just watched a video by Gemma where she said she you used something you suggested and she didn't really like but now she does. 😂
2025 is no new brushes year (which I've broken already) and you pull out the rephr LC collection and a giant PT brush that I don't have but sort of want 'cos it looks so fluffy and floofy though I know you're tiny compared to me and it won't have the same floof.
But I want the floof.
That mascara would either get tossed or taken back for a refund. That would annoy me so bad. Mascara's are not supposed to do that.
Have you tried Milani eye primer? I see a lot of influencers grabbing that and using it frequently. I, personally, use concealer on my eyelids, from Covergirl or Wet n' Wild.
Yes, in the video I said that was one I used :)
Do you hear yourself? You are advocating buying a mascara and waiting four to six weeks for it to work! Are you out of your mind? Good products work on the first day and every day afterwards. Please stop this foolishness.
No need for that type of comment. It's makeup and different tech can help. You aren't required to purchase or even watch. Have a good day!😅
First, it's a known thing for wet mascaras to perform better a couple of weeks after they're first opened. This isn't new information. Second, I discovered I liked the mascara I previously hated after a bit more time. It's not really that deep. I'm not telling anyone to rush out and buy this drugstore mascara if they don't want to. No one is ever forcing you to buy anything. There are tons of other good ones I enjoy and have shared on this channel if you don't want to buy this one. Third, this is _my channel_ where I share my good AND bad experiences and where I discouraged you from buying a high end mascara in the same video. Out of my mind? Hardly.
Mascaras work differently at different times. There isn't one that always stays exactly the same. Some of us need to narrow down and use specific mascaras due to age or health. Stephanie appears to have sensitive eyes, I can barely wear mascara. I need tubing. That means I'm limited and I have numerous in rotation because...ready...they change formula over time and some are bad at the start or some are good at the start. But you go ahead and spend $500 until you find that unicorn
Unless that under eye video you watched was done by a teen, then the presenter was a woman, not a girl. Can we please not demean each other with the term girl? Thx.
I don't see the term girl as demeaning. It also means a young or relatively young woman, which is what she was. Everything isn't intended to be offensive.
How is being a girl demeaning.im 49 and I'm still the sex labeled girl.
I'm 75 and love it when someone says to me, "You Go, Girl!" When my friends and I get together it's a "Girls' Lunch or Girls' Spa Day or even a Girls' Trip"! It's certainly not demeaning.
Just try and imagine the opposite. Men don’t refer to other men as “boys”. Ever. When do women ever get to be seen as grown up? Calling someone who is an adult a girl or girly (which is a word U Tube makeup artists often use) is so 1950.
@@rorymurphy5331 "My boy Rory over here". "Going out for a few drinks with the boys". Yes they do.
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