Colorpop!!! It’s just colab after colab after colab. I use to love it but just very fatigued now. It’s just new components with the same colors. Probably just me.
No I completely agree! I really loved their stuff, their stone cold fox palette is such a necessity for me, and some of 9 pans but yeah, their collars are just.. tiring me. I love the packaging and all, but I do feel that they rearrange colors they already had. I won’t lie, I bought the sailor moon set, but in terms of looks, it’s really not versatile :/ but I adore it cause it’s just so cute lol
It’s just too much. I actually only have one COlourPop item, it was a gift & the color is perfect, but I just get a headache when I look at their selections. Plus, at my target, a huge % of the eyeshadow palettes are broken. It makes me wonder what shape other, less visible products are in. And I suspect they send us more rejects because we are a more rural region. I don’t like being offered garbage product for full price, so I avoid their section completely.
Honestly Colourpop has slowed down quite a bit. Before the Twilight release I don't think they done anything new for a while now to my memory 🤔 not sure if they actually listened to consumers or if they might be going out of business soon.
Out of all the brands, Estee Lauder needs to do something because I feel like I should be wearing a trench coat and sunglasses when I order my Double Wear foundation because it feels like their customer base died thirty years ago.
In this day and age WHY aren't companies making beautiful compacts that the customer can fill with the product of their choice seasonally... colors, refills, texture ie cream vs powder etc. Think of all the plastic that wouldn't be thrown out. People with less $ could have a budget version vs more $$ could invest in jeweled or custom art. Everyone could have there own statement piece. Although, this would mean it's less about the prestige of a brand and more about the product and how it works 🤦
Makeup forever has their perder foundation compacts rhat are refillable only on their site which I buy all my seasonal shades once a year in refills and it’s cheaper then buying a new compact! Charlotte tilbury too has their flawless finish powders in refillable compacts and bésame cosmetics Thais are my go to powders and it makes more sense! Estée Lauder does as well it’s makes more sense to buy a high quality compact and get refills
@@chaffroncorder646Ireland was full of Inglot stores back a few years ago. Stands of loads of colours of eyeshadow, blushes, contours, etc. Now they have barely anything. I still have a glitter, a palette of 3 eyeshadows, a palette with 2 bronzers and 2 blushes, black gel liner, brow gel mascara and the brow pomade. Everything bar the eyeshadow and glitter were got out in Poland a few years ago though. I would love for them to stock all the blushes again. I want some bubblegum pinks ones
I think the thing is, people who are super into makeup think brands who continue to do well are boring. Brands like Nars and Benefit have a solid customer base who are often very loyal to the brand/specific products. Benefit have the clear advantage of very popular mascaras and brow products - things that are regular re-purchases and their bronzers are popular across a broad age range (my niece and her friends love them). Not every brand wants to be super cutting edge, as that in itself is a small/niche market. I think of By Terry as a classic Space NK brand; appealing to women 35 plus who may have a bit more to spend and like a natural look - they are a French brand after all. I'd like to see Rimmel re-brand tho! I hate the Dior packaging, but like the backstage stuff. They've had a big resurgence in the makeup space tho. They seem to have prioritised re-formulation over re-packaging. At this point I think their lip oils and blushers are keeping their sales high AF!
I agree in many ways. Boring usually equals stable. What I want to look at on YT is different than what I buy. I can look at eyeshadow all day, but my costliest products are my complexion ones. Once I discovered my top choices (high end for important days, drugstore for regular lol), I do not want to hear about the newest thing until I have a reason to consider changing. Those reliable products that we buy over & over are going to be the economic foundation that pays for new shades & formulas. I think the online makeup world tends to forget that we are not the majority of consumers. A lot of my friends who wear makeup daily have very little interest in the details. They often have one product per category and then occasionally they get really into something completely random. One of my friends spends more on her eyelashes in a month than makeup in a year. Another one still buys Mary Kay. I'm just surprised brands don't do more low level marking (like sending PR but not doing ads) for existing lines that mesh well with the trends of the moment.
Also totally agree about Rimmel! They look the same as ever, which I associate with Kate Moss & heroin chic era. I recently discovered a couple of their products & was very impressed, but the names of some of the products are very confusing/hard to find with all the weird apostrophe use. I'd love to see an updated look for them, grunge is coming back, they could rebrand while keeping that edgier look. Right now, they don't seem to do much to stand out. Half the time, they just disappear into the brand stocked beside them... there's so little to differentiate them.
I agree with a lot of what you said. The majority of products I recommend and what people ask for at Sephora are the "older" brands with repurchase products
I feel old because I knew immediately that BusStop was a Marilyn Monroe movie. It was out a decade or so before I was born but I still knew. 😥 I'm off to treat myself to a Touch My Boob lippy and the new Ashes Of Dead People palette.💜🖤💜🖤💜
Instantly had Marilyn's look flash before my inner eye. That dusty, heavily worn show girl outfit, that had seen better days. So good. Love that movie.
OMG and 😂! Did Robert say, "the ashes of dead people?!?". Hilarious, he's a fantastic MUA AND A COMEDIAN! And the way he sculpted his nose in two super feather-like strokes?!? Straight up swooning - love his look in this one.
My mom uses exclusively Clinique and Lancome makeup, and all the products have been exactly the same for forty years. I got her a Haus Labs lipstick and Sephora brand lip liner, and she was GOBSMACKED by how vivid the colors were
Bus Stop is a 1956 Marilyn Monroe movie. It was a drama, which was a departure for her. In it, she plays a singer named Chérie. A 21-year-old virginal cowboy, Beau (Don Murray), kisses her, thinks that means they are engaged, and is determined to marry her, regardless of her opinion on the subject. I think Monroe wore a ruby red lip in the movie, so I think the Nars "Bus Stop" eye shadow might take its inspiration from that.
You nailed the description of Benefit. I feel like when they were super popular that style with the kitchy/parody 50s stuff was really popular. You could find magnets, calendars, wall art, etc. in that style. The problem is, that isn't high-end of popular looking now. I'd think they'd just let those visuals go and rebrand at this point...
Hi Robert. To answer your question about the use of the colour purple with white and why it may make you think of maturer brands, maybe it’s because we are used to these colours being used in retinol based products which have been marketed towards more mature customers? Just a theory. 🤷♀️
NARS and Benefit both give me the same weird feeling as Smashbox, which is that if I showed up at their office there would be no one there. It doesn’t feel like there’s anyone still running the brand, just one intern furiously trying to photoshop new releases for the same products.
Nars is my favorite brand. I have a combination skin and its sheer glow foundation applied with a beauty blender is my second skin. Their complexion brands are amazing!!
I was thinking about that too. Revlon is kind of not doing much. I heard they had to file for bankruptcy a few years ago, and I think their best days are behind them. There's nothing about them that makes me want to spend their higher prices for drugstore makeup. They just can't compete with Maybelline, Loreal, ELF, Nyx, Colourpop, and Wet n Wild when it comes to appeal, and honestly I've only had so-so luck with Revlon's quality. Part of their problem is that they don't really appeal to diversity, I don't think I've ever seen a male or transgender model in ads. And their shade ranges are horrendous, same goes for Almay and Physicians Formula. That's naturally going to rub a lot of consumers the wrong way
Honestly, yes! I feel like there was a serious moment for Revelon when I was first getting into make up. But now it just kind of gives me that Mom vibe. Like the lipstick I would find in my mom‘s purse. And that’s not particularly a good look for them.they definitely need an update you’re right!
Revlon is huge in Japan. I feel that they do more over there with actually exciting colours at least for me as someone who consumes more Asian style makeup, than here in the West.
I would add Lancome. Their concealers and foundations are staples for many people, but I can't think of a single other thing from that brand. And though the formulas and colors got an update in recent years, it's still foundation and concealer.
Dior packaging TOTALLY gives 80's Covergirl feels. And what is with that disposable sponge 25¢ applicator?? That pallette was HOW much and you are giving me THAT
The palette is Dior BACKSTAGE, it’s used backstage, hence the see through packaging, which was by design…but go off about Covergirl, you seem to know a lot about it.
The Balm did the same thing as Benefit. They have some great products (mary-lou luminizer, for one) but the 1950's type schtick got really old really fast and now you never hear them mentioned.
Benefits branding reminds me of Soap and Glory, kind of modern take on pinup/1950’s. The only product of theirs I’ve used is the ‘They’re Real’ mascara which is my all time favourite. There was a time when everyone wore the Hula bronzer.
I remember going to Benefit here in the Philippines and being totally ignored by their salespeople. I remember my friend and I standing there, asking each other about the products and me wondering out loud why we're being ignored, and still nothing. So never going to buy anything from them ever.
Smashbox could use a total facelift. I like roses scents but I don’t want scents in my makeup. I also think Anastasia Beverly Hills is boring and could use a rebrand. As for benefit you will probably hate this but maybe they should just bring their packaging into the disco era I would love for that 😂😂😂😂😂😂
As soon as the music for your videos start, my shoulders relax and my stress decreases. It's like the beginning of a spa treatment. Your voice and laugh are so therapeutic.
I knew Benefit would be on this list! For me, they absolutely knock it out of the park with their mascara, but I totally agree about the branding. I would love to see more actual vintage style packaging, rather than the faux 50s vibe.
The Benefit aesthetic is definitely in need of a big change. I also find Clinique out dated now, they have done some great lip products but I just don’t gravitate towards them now.
Honestly I don't think so. A lot of them produce mainly staple products their costumers have been using for more than 10 years and probably will till they die. Will they go viral and make tons of cash with one product in a short amount of time? No, but there is a good chance that they will still be here when the majority of uptodate brands are long gone.
So true. Especially since there are so many affordable “dupes” available that seem to not only be more reasonably priced but also have packaging that is sturdier or more esthetically pleasing.
I’m only a few seconds into the vid but if Estée Lauder isn’t on the list it needs to be! I’ve been waiting over 10 years for them to revamp/rebrand for a younger generation, however my mother disagrees & said, “we’re not dead yet hunny!” 🤣😅😋
My 9,5 years old son at a NYX counter the other day: (the display had faces of different people demonstrating some featured products; a dark haired guy with strong eyebrows and a beard was showcasing an eye primer and on an other photo, some other product) ”is this HIM?”, me: ”no, I don’t think so”, my son then again: ”is THIS him?” 😁
I really wish that Hourglass would let you have a customisable three pan face palette. I just want a blush, highlight, bronze option for my skin tone. Their Christmas palettes are the only time you can get something like that but they're too big and I can't get all the right shades that I want to use. No one cares about their overpriced eyeshadows but make it a face palette and I would splurge!
Ngl I almost bought their single eyeshadow last week in 'Fox' as tried it at an event and fell in love. Then realised the price, I was even prepared to spend £20-£30 but it was MORE than that. Those Christmas palettes though, missed the jellyfish one and seriously regret it!
Nars, back in the day did amazing duochrome eyeshadow. Still one of my faves to this day was a cool toned brown with a bright green flash. But now they just bring out the same neutrals or sme pallettes as everyone else. I know in the pandemic every brand seemed to focus on basics instead of fun stuff. But im desperately waiting for beands to bring out fun colours and innovative formulas. The indie brands are really going out there with more colour and fun.
I disagree about NARS. I only use their tinted moisturizer and light reflecting foundation. And Orgasm blush is a classic. Nothing wrong with that. Not every brand needs to have a new eye palette every season. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
NARS wins with having a lot of “hero products”. Its friggin rare for one brand to produce so many iconic makeup from blushes, concealers, and blush! Folks also forgetting the Asian market that is super into NARS, I had to import my stuff from the US because our stores are always sold out!
My closet Sephora is in Barrio Salamanca, here in Madrid, Spain. Which is a very traditional,old money, posh neighbourhood and I don't know if it's because of that, but boy, everything is fifty shades of beige. It's hilariously boring.
@@Haghenveien when you mentioned 50 shades of beige, I immediately thought: Estee Lauder. For me that's a 100% rich old lady vibe in sense of being boring to death. I can only think of their pink lipsticks and some overpriced skincare.
I must be old at 27 because I love the Tarte “Paarrty” blush, the Too Faced chocolate bronzer and the NARS concealer 😂 that’s the only stuff I wear along with Essence lash princess mascara and Maybeline eye brow gel.
Eversince Wet n Wild's parent company Markwins bought the brand, it basically rotted. They were planning a big push for 2020 but we all knew what happened 🦠
I guess my post was deleted because it had a link to a report that Markwins, Wet n Wild's parent company bought the brand in 2018 and basically sat on it eversince.
I’m a bit older and not very confident with trying new makeup things, I love watching you but struggle to do any of the looks on my mature skin and hooded eyes lol. As long as Nars continues to make their tinted moisturiser and Orgasm Blush they can try what ever else they like for the more adventurous than me :)
I used to LOVE Benefit's LemonAid. I 've never forgiven them for discontinuing it. I'm personally over any brand who releases eyeshadow palettes that all have the same shades: dusty rose, Terra cotta and that one particular shade of purple . I'm looking at you, Tarte.
Before you start listing: my first thought was Mac. It used to be my go to and the products are still OK, but nothing is exciting anymore like it used to be. Wonder if it will be on your list.
@@ghoultooth Yes, I agree. I used to think their eye shadows were the best, but there's so much better. It seems they stopped innovating 15 years ago and are just coasting on their existing formulas.
@@Leiake2604Absolutely! I bought a 9 pan eyeshadow palette that I thought was lovely, but then I bought a similar one from Nyx when that ran out and the Nyx one was honestly a lot more pigmented and easy to blend. It’s silly that they still expect people to pay these fairly high prices for a very mid-quality product. They used to be so popular for their lipsticks too, but they’re nothing special now, it’s quite sad to see
I love Nars foundation and concealer. They are the only brand that does an olive undertone for dark skin. Everyone seems to think only fair skin ppl have an olive undertone.
Don’t you know only yellow/orange tones exist? Olive is the hardest to get. I’m pale neutral and I just about get foundation. I ordered the palest Maybelline “neutral” online. It was orange and 2 shades too dark. I can’t imagine the struggle dark skin people have. It’s a joke at this stage that barely any of them are catering to darker skin, never mind the different undertones. I have the mixers from L.A Girl and they’re a life saver. I can use them to cool other cream products like bronzing sticks too. Maybe they do a green mixer, as I know they have a green concealer, which I have.
@@PucaFlea I have the LA mixers as well. I wanted to try other foundations but the undertones are always off. I feel like very fair and darker skinned people often have the hardest time finding the proper undertones. My sister is more of Beyonce’s complexion and she has a pink undertone and she also has a hard time finding complexion products.
@@coconoir6181 Korean Beauty got me with basically grey foundation, but I don't like supporting them, when they won't even cater to their darker skinned population. They barely even go in to medium shade range.
I always go after small makeup brands/indie brands. A lot of them create products that are outside of the norm. They get creative. I forgot what this brands name was, but it's a gothic makeup brand. They made a foundation bottle in a shape of a skull, I also heard the foundation itself was a great product
I think make up has become a lot more disposable. The trend seems to be focused more on having loads of different products so you could go a month without using the same blush or bronzer! We used to save up and buy more expensive products and stick to only using the same products. I think brands with only a few cult products are suffering because of this!
I feel like ABH is outdated even though they have some staples that I replace when they run out. I just feel like there hasn’t really been anything exciting or a game changer from them in awhile.
Bare Minerals immediately comes to mind. NARS I feel is one of those brands that just speaks for itself with its product quality. I didn't buy their Light Reflecting foundation because NARS marketed it well, I bought it because I saw so many people I trusted online raving about it. I agree their eyeshadow are typically not my style but their packaging is so freaking beautiful. I just entered my blush era and Deep Throat (😂) is my favorite blush!!!
Nars quality is fantastic. They don't need to change their packaging because it is timeless. Some of the limited editions I have are fabulous, I wish the carried on with them.
I don’t get why cosmetic companies insist on using rose scents. Yuck!!! I understand some people love rose scented products. The thing is some people refuse to buy anything that contains rose scents, but I doubt others would refuse to purchase an item because it no longer smelled of fake roses.
YES! I hate rose scented things. It’s so frustrating when it doesn’t say it’s rose scented, I purchase it and BAM hits me in the face 🤢. I also despise lavender scented things and that also ubiquitous in the skincare/makeup world 🙄
listen, I don't care if these "luxury" brands like Dior have "good" makeup, it's always going to be far more expensive than the quality requires. there's so many options now, from indie brands who actually do makeup as their main thing, not a random high fashion brand that decided to sell makeup as a side gig, and tbh I just think it's about the name at this point and while older generations might be willing to spend more for the brand, I think millennial and gen z folks have stopped caring so much about whether or not our products are "luxury" edit: I forgot to add that imo it is inexcusable, for any brand, but especially one that calls itself luxury, to still be selling makeup in those hideous 1980s style pans with the little matchstick applicators in 2024. it just makes it look like children's makeup from the 2000s which I feel is probably not what their intended vibe is lmao
Too Faced, Urban Decay, Pat McGrath (so sick of the horrific customer service and PINK EYESHADOWS) she’s better than that, she’s falling back on the easy path.
I can’t even with Pat. One time they sent me a defective palette and demanded I send it back using my own money (I’m in Asia) and only then I’ll get a refund thus losing money on shipping. Told them to take a hike.
@@vcr6854They gave us a taste of 'Vintage Vault' without Spare Change lipstick and only made Roach a permanent addition.😞 I stopped when they dc'd the vice lipsticks because I thought they would spare Perversion which is the only black lipstick that's available to me.
I worry about a brand's budget taking certain risks, which force them to discontinue products that work. Case in point Nars. They stopped carrying my shade of radiant creamy concealer. Palettes come and go because they're always expected to be the new new.
To be honest, Benefit (in my opinion) looks super cheap. It looks like a drugstore brand, specifically their highlighters (the cookie highlighter ones i think?) look super odd to me.
Haven’t watched this yet, but so many brands are such a bore: Tarte, Too Faced, Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier, Laura Gellar, NARS, Stila…I really could go on….and I will. Bare Minerals, ABH, Clinique, Estée Lauder.
Years ago I worked for Benefit and we were right next to the Dior counter. It’s funny how some things haven’t changed. Agreed that both need an update. And for the love of Pete can high end brands include an actual legit eyeshadow brush(es) in their pallets. It’s giving 1990 drugstore vibes with the little plastic applicators that now one uses.
Absolutely agree about the Dior packaging and as someone who grew up seeing a lot of Avon products that's all it reminds me of. Pretty sure that's not what Dior were going for when they chose cheap looking plastic
Yes! Identical to Avon! If you have to budget your groceries for a blush, you expect something innovative and stand out. Lets be honest, you're not buying it for the makeup, you're buying it for the BRAND. A fashion house should be able to produce something better than what an MLM offers.
Okay here is the thing - I tried Nars and benefit way back in the day and I feel like I’ve circulated through various products over the years and now that I’m in my 30s I feel like I came back to these brands for specific products because I know they are very good at what they do - nars orgasm colour is the most flattering colour on me and I have the blush and the lipgloss and the laguna bronzer. Those will be my forever favourites. I don’t know why they don’t sell eyeshadows any more but I looooved them too. Benefit - solid brow products that just work and don’t dry up after two uses so I had to return to them too. I honestly wish nars had more selection because I would just only buy their stuff so that I don’t have to ever think of what to buy ever again. I love the quality and minimalistic packaging that’s giving professional but doesn’t come with like million different options which I don’t need.
I really enjoy so many different products from Dior. It seems like the Backstage line has the plastic packaging. The Forever Line has the more sophisticated packaging. The Rosy Glow blushes used to be from the backstage line based on my memory several years ago. I agree that they should upgrade the eyeshadow palettes to match the Forever Line.
the byTerry hyaluronic acid powder is one of the best under eye powders on the market ! for people with dry under eyes that are trying to avoid that cake dry look when setting their under eyes then the by Terry is a MUST, it really helps set the makeup and avoid creasing. I absolutely love it, it is super expensive so what I do is buy the mini and since I only use a little under my eyes It actually last forever
I used to use Nars loyally but I agree the eyeshadows which were my go to are no longer what I purchase.. I do like their crayon lip and their bronzer/ blush are great but def needs an update
I have always felt this way about milani. Such amazing products, but their packaging and branding keeps them looking so cheap. Luminoso blush *is* that bitch, but it’s so chunky and takes up so much space in my collection, I just don’t want it around (same with those dumb boxes from benefit… they’re amazing but f that packaging. Sry!)
Bobbi Brown! I feel like even Clarins came out with some more exciting launches than they have (Lip oils etc even that was at least 12 years ago!). I must say I can't stand benefit. It used to appeal to 13 yr old me, but now in my 30s it just doesn't appeal- and I detest the packaging for their brow products! I will stand by Nars though- you can try to prise my matte concealer from my cold, dead hands!!
Im sorry, but your shade … I mean comments were all on point😂 NO LIES DETECTED !I was sniggering and giggling all throughtout! LOL! They better listen to you! Haha! 😂
Your makeup is so beautiful 😍 my fav look so far I've seen you create. As for NARS, I think a jelly blush stick for Orgasm would do very well or something along those lines. Also maybe adding a little pop of color or bejeweled something would make their packaging really pop against the black and white.
The By Terry Hydra setting powder for under the eyes is fantastic. It has no scent. The only other under eye setting powder that comes close to me is the Pat McGrath Blurring under eye powder. I haven’t tried any other products from Bt Terry but I will stick with this one until they no longer make it. If I get word that they are going out of business, I’ll buy 20 more. Wish I had done that with the Dior Air Flash foundation.
I love Nars foundations and concealers but I hate HATE the matte black rubber packaging and caps that smudge constantly and look like a mess. i know it's their THING but sick of cleaning them constantly. I'm not OCD with it, I am reasonable. But if i have to clean the caps of products more often than my MU brushes it's a bit MUCH!!
NARS is known among professionals as a great brand for red lipstick -- they have a red lipstick for EVERYONE. truly. also, they're owned by Shiseido now, so I think that's affected the level of pigmentation in their products. I truly loved NARS back in the 90s/00s; I preferred them to MAC. MUFE, NARS, Vincent Longo, Visiora ( very Old Hollywood, excellent products), Shiseido, Shu Uemura and any of the good Japanese gel foundations were what we looked for back then, at least for film/editorial work in the US. gel foundations have been eclipsed by cushions, and I think that makes sense. I still believe Japanese and Korean skincare are the best, and if you like *subtle* makeup that doesn't scream MAKEUP!, then they're also good choices for foundations and color cosmetics. most people don't know how to work with seriously pigmented shades! they think they're patchy, etc. -- no, they just haven't done their prep correctly and don't understand the concept.
I disagree about the benefit critiques. I love the faux vintage feel. I love the ultra fem vibes. Like the balm, the two faced love heart blush or their macaroon compacts, trixie Mattel vibes. I think it could work. I would love a brand to go full ‘kids’ or ‘vintage’ I miss the Edwardian, 20s cardboard packaging. Coty powder used to come in cardboard, I love beseame but have no foundation or skin prep.
In the 90s, an artist named Anne Taintor popularized 50s housewife snark & collage art designs that were eventually copied heavily. I knew Anne but didn’t realize it for decades, I knew her as my friend’s stepmom & with her married name. But the riot grrls esque snark is missing now, so the benefit design just seems so meh. I think it worked in a specific time frame but now that Benefit is no longer a cheeky upstart, it’s just 🙄
"Touch my boob!" 😂😂😂 I'm dead now!! ❤ I actually still have a couple Dior shadow sets from the 90s and the packaging is so nice... and the shadows are still usable!! It's odd to me how much packaging has been compromised by Lux brands. It's a big reason that it is rare for me to purchase high priced items when they can't even come through in their packaging. I've also still got some Lancome, Estee Lauder, and Princess Borghesa products.
Packaging can be a make or break issue for some shoppers. I myself don't really care. Cute, fun, pretty or gimmicky packaging doesn't help you apply the products better. I always laugh at people who get all hung up on packaging. All I see is how much cheaper the makeup could have been without it.
I do love packaging because I’m a person that loves the aesthetics of anything whether it’s makeup, clothes, buildings, etc. but I always wait for a review from Robert because he loves packaging even more than I do but will tell me if it’s trash 😂
If I’m paying for high quality makeup, I’d like the case to not fall apart after 2 weeks. That’s a great way for a product to leak, go bad, crumble, or dry up- and guess what? I won’t be buying it again.
Agree with all you've said but want to mention the lack of choice in foundation shades! I have very pale skin and none of the dior foundations work particularly well for me so I use pat mcgrath because the colour range is excellent. After all these years in the business, why aren't make up brands producing a good range of foundation shades, it's ridiculous. At one point I bought La Prairie cavier foundation, the best foundation ever...they discontinued my colour years ago and the range now is still laughable - do they want sales or not? Mac were the first to really cater for the wide market but everyone else is still lacking that vision. Brands have various foundations but even then depending on the foundation type, shades don't match across the formulas, really school kid errors, you would think most brands can't be bothered to try to maximise their sales. In terms of packaging, westman atelier is killing it at the moment, you pay for what you get!!
I know i might get some flack, but i am loving shein cosmetics' makeup containers. Not the stuff inside, but like the lipgloss tubes for their harry potter line.
Colorpop!!! It’s just colab after colab after colab. I use to love it but just very fatigued now. It’s just new components with the same colors. Probably just me.
No I completely agree! I really loved their stuff, their stone cold fox palette is such a necessity for me, and some of 9 pans but yeah, their collars are just.. tiring me. I love the packaging and all, but I do feel that they rearrange colors they already had. I won’t lie, I bought the sailor moon set, but in terms of looks, it’s really not versatile :/ but I adore it cause it’s just so cute lol
It’s just too much. I actually only have one COlourPop item, it was a gift & the color is perfect, but I just get a headache when I look at their selections. Plus, at my target, a huge % of the eyeshadow palettes are broken. It makes me wonder what shape other, less visible products are in. And I suspect they send us more rejects because we are a more rural region. I don’t like being offered garbage product for full price, so I avoid their section completely.
Honestly Colourpop has slowed down quite a bit. Before the Twilight release I don't think they done anything new for a while now to my memory 🤔 not sure if they actually listened to consumers or if they might be going out of business soon.
I swear some companies use the same colors & shades and give them new names.
@@waluigidude361and they know ppl will buy bc ItS jUsT sO cUtE 🥴 .. so they can get away with it
Out of all the brands, Estee Lauder needs to do something because I feel like I should be wearing a trench coat and sunglasses when I order my Double Wear foundation because it feels like their customer base died thirty years ago.
That foundation is the only makeup product I ever hear about. Do they actually have more? 😂
😂 dammit now I can’t unsee that
When the Clinique booth is still more lively than Estee, they surely aren't turning heads anymore
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They are still testing on animals. When they don’t need to.
In this day and age WHY aren't companies making beautiful compacts that the customer can fill with the product of their choice seasonally... colors, refills, texture ie cream vs powder etc. Think of all the plastic that wouldn't be thrown out. People with less $ could have a budget version vs more $$ could invest in jeweled or custom art. Everyone could have there own statement piece. Although, this would mean it's less about the prestige of a brand and more about the product and how it works 🤦
Makeup forever has their perder foundation compacts rhat are refillable only on their site which I buy all my seasonal shades once a year in refills and it’s cheaper then buying a new compact! Charlotte tilbury too has their flawless finish powders in refillable compacts and bésame cosmetics Thais are my go to powders and it makes more sense! Estée Lauder does as well it’s makes more sense to buy a high quality compact and get refills
Neen is doing this with literally indestructible packaging but it’s clear and not luxury at all :-(. Love the idea if they could make it more luxury.
Thus concept made me fall in love with Inglot. Their Freedom System is really awesome.
@@chaffroncorder646Ireland was full of Inglot stores back a few years ago. Stands of loads of colours of eyeshadow, blushes, contours, etc. Now they have barely anything.
I still have a glitter, a palette of 3 eyeshadows, a palette with 2 bronzers and 2 blushes, black gel liner, brow gel mascara and the brow pomade. Everything bar the eyeshadow and glitter were got out in Poland a few years ago though. I would love for them to stock all the blushes again. I want some bubblegum pinks ones
All of those luxe brands absolutely could afford to do that, and it would be a huge hit!
I think the thing is, people who are super into makeup think brands who continue to do well are boring. Brands like Nars and Benefit have a solid customer base who are often very loyal to the brand/specific products. Benefit have the clear advantage of very popular mascaras and brow products - things that are regular re-purchases and their bronzers are popular across a broad age range (my niece and her friends love them). Not every brand wants to be super cutting edge, as that in itself is a small/niche market. I think of By Terry as a classic Space NK brand; appealing to women 35 plus who may have a bit more to spend and like a natural look - they are a French brand after all.
I'd like to see Rimmel re-brand tho!
I hate the Dior packaging, but like the backstage stuff. They've had a big resurgence in the makeup space tho. They seem to have prioritised re-formulation over re-packaging. At this point I think their lip oils and blushers are keeping their sales high AF!
I agree in many ways. Boring usually equals stable. What I want to look at on YT is different than what I buy. I can look at eyeshadow all day, but my costliest products are my complexion ones. Once I discovered my top choices (high end for important days, drugstore for regular lol), I do not want to hear about the newest thing until I have a reason to consider changing. Those reliable products that we buy over & over are going to be the economic foundation that pays for new shades & formulas. I think the online makeup world tends to forget that we are not the majority of consumers. A lot of my friends who wear makeup daily have very little interest in the details. They often have one product per category and then occasionally they get really into something completely random. One of my friends spends more on her eyelashes in a month than makeup in a year. Another one still buys Mary Kay.
I'm just surprised brands don't do more low level marking (like sending PR but not doing ads) for existing lines that mesh well with the trends of the moment.
Also totally agree about Rimmel! They look the same as ever, which I associate with Kate Moss & heroin chic era. I recently discovered a couple of their products & was very impressed, but the names of some of the products are very confusing/hard to find with all the weird apostrophe use. I'd love to see an updated look for them, grunge is coming back, they could rebrand while keeping that edgier look. Right now, they don't seem to do much to stand out. Half the time, they just disappear into the brand stocked beside them... there's so little to differentiate them.
I agree with a lot of what you said. The majority of products I recommend and what people ask for at Sephora are the "older" brands with repurchase products
I love their mascara 57 yo here.
definitely. I can't bear the smell of their base products, I don't know why! They all seem to lean to neutral/yellow for me anyway@@montananerd8244
I feel old because I knew immediately that BusStop was a Marilyn Monroe movie. It was out a decade or so before I was born but I still knew. 😥
I'm off to treat myself to a Touch My Boob lippy and the new Ashes Of Dead People palette.💜🖤💜🖤💜
I knew immediately too. Late forties but still 17 in my head 😂
@@LisaTimminsI've found my people! lol!
I'm not a contemporary of Monroe as she died before I was even born, but I know all of her films! #MarilynForever
Instantly had Marilyn's look flash before my inner eye. That dusty, heavily worn show girl outfit, that had seen better days. So good. Love that movie.
Meanwhile, my dumbass thought it was Forrest Gump reference😅😅 you're right
OMG and 😂! Did Robert say, "the ashes of dead people?!?". Hilarious, he's a fantastic MUA AND A COMEDIAN! And the way he sculpted his nose in two super feather-like strokes?!? Straight up swooning - love his look in this one.
That got me 😂 he is so hysterical.
My mom uses exclusively Clinique and Lancome makeup, and all the products have been exactly the same for forty years. I got her a Haus Labs lipstick and Sephora brand lip liner, and she was GOBSMACKED by how vivid the colors were
I really want to try some stuff from Haus. Just curious to see how good it is.
Bus Stop is a 1956 Marilyn Monroe movie. It was a drama, which was a departure for her. In it, she plays a singer named Chérie. A 21-year-old virginal cowboy, Beau (Don Murray), kisses her, thinks that means they are engaged, and is determined to marry her, regardless of her opinion on the subject. I think Monroe wore a ruby red lip in the movie, so I think the Nars "Bus Stop" eye shadow might take its inspiration from that.
Is that the one where she sings and plays guitar?
You know your movies!
@@maryeckel9682No , that was “River of No Return “ with Robert Mitchum.
Yes, that one was a full-on Western film.@@kathleenem9207
Monroe only sings "That Old Black Magic," in Bus Stop, @@maryeckel9682. I think the reply you got about "River of No Return" is correct.
You nailed the description of Benefit. I feel like when they were super popular that style with the kitchy/parody 50s stuff was really popular. You could find magnets, calendars, wall art, etc. in that style. The problem is, that isn't high-end of popular looking now. I'd think they'd just let those visuals go and rebrand at this point...
Hi Robert. To answer your question about the use of the colour purple with white and why it may make you think of maturer brands, maybe it’s because we are used to these colours being used in retinol based products which have been marketed towards more mature customers? Just a theory. 🤷♀️
Covergirl’s older line for “mature” skin is also done in that purple and I agree with lots of retinols coming in white and purple.
NARS and Benefit both give me the same weird feeling as Smashbox, which is that if I showed up at their office there would be no one there. It doesn’t feel like there’s anyone still running the brand, just one intern furiously trying to photoshop new releases for the same products.
Nars is my favorite brand. I have a combination skin and its sheer glow foundation applied with a beauty blender is my second skin. Their complexion brands are amazing!!
I feel like Benefit hit their peak in the late 00’s. I remember being absolutely obsessed with their makeup when I was in my late teens
Revlon needs an update. They have some really stellar products, but honestly, who looks anymore?
I was thinking about that too. Revlon is kind of not doing much. I heard they had to file for bankruptcy a few years ago, and I think their best days are behind them. There's nothing about them that makes me want to spend their higher prices for drugstore makeup. They just can't compete with Maybelline, Loreal, ELF, Nyx, Colourpop, and Wet n Wild when it comes to appeal, and honestly I've only had so-so luck with Revlon's quality. Part of their problem is that they don't really appeal to diversity, I don't think I've ever seen a male or transgender model in ads. And their shade ranges are horrendous, same goes for Almay and Physicians Formula. That's naturally going to rub a lot of consumers the wrong way
Honestly, yes! I feel like there was a serious moment for Revelon when I was first getting into make up. But now it just kind of gives me that Mom vibe. Like the lipstick I would find in my mom‘s purse. And that’s not particularly a good look for them.they definitely need an update you’re right!
Revlon is huge in Japan. I feel that they do more over there with actually exciting colours at least for me as someone who consumes more Asian style makeup, than here in the West.
@@MrsDaedalus_The market of Revlon are more Asia centric now indeed. India is also a huge market with its own specialty products (Touch n Glow)
Same with max factor imo
I would add Lancome. Their concealers and foundations are staples for many people, but I can't think of a single other thing from that brand. And though the formulas and colors got an update in recent years, it's still foundation and concealer.
I love Dior, who wants to open 10 black boxes to find the blush they want, I love the clear boxes. Their latest drops for complexion, are fabulous.
Also the Christmas pallet he has shown on on the left side of the screen has lovely and heavy packaging.
Fully agree❤
Dior packaging TOTALLY gives 80's Covergirl feels. And what is with that disposable sponge 25¢ applicator?? That pallette was HOW much and you are giving me THAT
The palette is Dior BACKSTAGE, it’s used backstage, hence the see through packaging, which was by design…but go off about Covergirl, you seem to know a lot about it.
@@jadedgal05Yep, that and the people who buy Dior don't give a f about what applicator they're using.
The Balm did the same thing as Benefit. They have some great products (mary-lou luminizer, for one) but the 1950's type schtick got really old really fast and now you never hear them mentioned.
Benefits branding reminds me of Soap and Glory, kind of modern take on pinup/1950’s. The only product of theirs I’ve used is the ‘They’re Real’ mascara which is my all time favourite. There was a time when everyone wore the Hula bronzer.
S&G's Sexy Mother Pucker is still my all-time favorite gloss. Lip oil who?
I remember going to Benefit here in the Philippines and being totally ignored by their salespeople. I remember my friend and I standing there, asking each other about the products and me wondering out loud why we're being ignored, and still nothing. So never going to buy anything from them ever.
Smashbox could use a total facelift. I like roses scents but I don’t want scents in my makeup. I also think Anastasia Beverly Hills is boring and could use a rebrand. As for benefit you will probably hate this but maybe they should just bring their packaging into the disco era I would love for that 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I wish they would bring back the pore stick
Smashbox was so big in the early 2000s and I feel like I never see anything from or about them anymore.
Robert, can you pls do a video on your professional kit. Like good products for beginner artists etc.. would love to see!
I AGREE!! Would love to see what Robert would recommend for a professional kit
Oh yes!!!
As soon as the music for your videos start, my shoulders relax and my stress decreases. It's like the beginning of a spa treatment. Your voice and laugh are so therapeutic.
I knew Benefit would be on this list!
For me, they absolutely knock it out of the park with their mascara, but I totally agree about the branding.
I would love to see more actual vintage style packaging, rather than the faux 50s vibe.
The Benefit aesthetic is definitely in need of a big change. I also find Clinique out dated now, they have done some great lip products but I just don’t gravitate towards them now.
The brands more outdated to me are the most expensive ones. I feel it's Always the same.
Honestly I don't think so. A lot of them produce mainly staple products their costumers have been using for more than 10 years and probably will till they die. Will they go viral and make tons of cash with one product in a short amount of time? No, but there is a good chance that they will still be here when the majority of uptodate brands are long gone.
So true. Especially since there are so many affordable “dupes” available that seem to not only be more reasonably priced but also have packaging that is sturdier or more esthetically pleasing.
I’m only a few seconds into the vid but if Estée Lauder isn’t on the list it needs to be! I’ve been waiting over 10 years for them to revamp/rebrand for a younger generation, however my mother disagrees & said, “we’re not dead yet hunny!” 🤣😅😋
@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts lol that's funny.
@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKraftsI doubt they will, they just buy all the other brands 😅
My 9,5 years old son at a NYX counter the other day: (the display had faces of different people demonstrating some featured products; a dark haired guy with strong eyebrows and a beard was showcasing an eye primer and on an other photo, some other product) ”is this HIM?”, me: ”no, I don’t think so”, my son then again: ”is THIS him?” 😁
I really wish that Hourglass would let you have a customisable three pan face palette. I just want a blush, highlight, bronze option for my skin tone. Their Christmas palettes are the only time you can get something like that but they're too big and I can't get all the right shades that I want to use. No one cares about their overpriced eyeshadows but make it a face palette and I would splurge!
Ngl I almost bought their single eyeshadow last week in 'Fox' as tried it at an event and fell in love. Then realised the price, I was even prepared to spend £20-£30 but it was MORE than that. Those Christmas palettes though, missed the jellyfish one and seriously regret it!
Agree! The only way I would splurge on an Hourglass 6-pan is if it was customizable.
Nars, back in the day did amazing duochrome eyeshadow. Still one of my faves to this day was a cool toned brown with a bright green flash. But now they just bring out the same neutrals or sme pallettes as everyone else. I know in the pandemic every brand seemed to focus on basics instead of fun stuff. But im desperately waiting for beands to bring out fun colours and innovative formulas. The indie brands are really going out there with more colour and fun.
Partridge?
@@yourfuturewaifu9061 passiphae it was called.
Still killing and disabling people please wear masks and keep up to date on vaccines ❤❤
I disagree about NARS. I only use their tinted moisturizer and light reflecting foundation. And Orgasm blush is a classic. Nothing wrong with that. Not every brand needs to have a new eye palette every season. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
NARS wins with having a lot of “hero products”. Its friggin rare for one brand to produce so many iconic makeup from blushes, concealers, and blush!
Folks also forgetting the Asian market that is super into NARS, I had to import my stuff from the US because our stores are always sold out!
I was at Sephora yesterday and skipped over Tarte, Too Faced, Benefit, Urban Decay, NARS, and Armani because it's all the same stuff.
My closet Sephora is in Barrio Salamanca, here in Madrid, Spain. Which is a very traditional,old money, posh neighbourhood and I don't know if it's because of that, but boy, everything is fifty shades of beige. It's hilariously boring.
@@Haghenveien when you mentioned 50 shades of beige, I immediately thought: Estee Lauder. For me that's a 100% rich old lady vibe in sense of being boring to death. I can only think of their pink lipsticks and some overpriced skincare.
I must be old at 27 because I love the Tarte “Paarrty” blush, the Too Faced chocolate bronzer and the NARS concealer 😂 that’s the only stuff I wear along with Essence lash princess mascara and Maybeline eye brow gel.
@@Triaanx28I use the same products and I’m 40 so I must be a ancient dinosaur 🦕 😅
“The ashes of dead people…” 💀😂!
Bus Stop is a Marilyn Monroe movie 😉…it’s a funny one!
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I think NARS packaging is classic and timeless! I love it! Benefit I’m over, the cardboard bronzers no
I really like Lorac's eyeshadow formula but I haven't seen anything new from them!
Eversince Wet n Wild's parent company Markwins bought the brand, it basically rotted. They were planning a big push for 2020 but we all knew what happened 🦠
I guess my post was deleted because it had a link to a report that Markwins, Wet n Wild's parent company bought the brand in 2018 and basically sat on it eversince.
"did that come with a doll?" I am dead on the ground 😂😂
I’m a bit older and not very confident with trying new makeup things, I love watching you but struggle to do any of the looks on my mature skin and hooded eyes lol.
As long as Nars continues to make their tinted moisturiser and Orgasm Blush they can try what ever else they like for the more adventurous than me :)
I used to LOVE Benefit's LemonAid. I 've never forgiven them for discontinuing it.
I'm personally over any brand who releases eyeshadow palettes that all have the same shades: dusty rose, Terra cotta and that one particular shade of purple . I'm looking at you, Tarte.
Why is Tarte obsessed with adding that one shade of purple in every palette?? 😂
Clinique!
I was gonna say the same! Also no7 in boots
Before you start listing: my first thought was Mac.
It used to be my go to and the products are still OK, but nothing is exciting anymore like it used to be.
Wonder if it will be on your list.
Not just that, I feel like their formulas are just very… basic. They’re expensive for something that a lot of drugstore brands do better.
@@ghoultooth Yes, I agree.
I used to think their eye shadows were the best, but there's so much better.
It seems they stopped innovating 15 years ago and are just coasting on their existing formulas.
@@Leiake2604Absolutely! I bought a 9 pan eyeshadow palette that I thought was lovely, but then I bought a similar one from Nyx when that ran out and the Nyx one was honestly a lot more pigmented and easy to blend. It’s silly that they still expect people to pay these fairly high prices for a very mid-quality product. They used to be so popular for their lipsticks too, but they’re nothing special now, it’s quite sad to see
I miss the viva glam campaigns
Mac is slowly being irrelevant again. A local one to me just closed down without much noise
I have the Dior face palette and when I received it, I was like, “What in the Wet and Wild is this?” (pckg)
You would know about wet and wild wouldn’t you…
I love Nars foundation and concealer. They are the only brand that does an olive undertone for dark skin. Everyone seems to think only fair skin ppl have an olive undertone.
Don’t you know only yellow/orange tones exist? Olive is the hardest to get. I’m pale neutral and I just about get foundation. I ordered the palest Maybelline “neutral” online. It was orange and 2 shades too dark. I can’t imagine the struggle dark skin people have.
It’s a joke at this stage that barely any of them are catering to darker skin, never mind the different undertones. I have the mixers from L.A Girl and they’re a life saver. I can use them to cool other cream products like bronzing sticks too. Maybe they do a green mixer, as I know they have a green concealer, which I have.
@@PucaFlea I have the LA mixers as well. I wanted to try other foundations but the undertones are always off. I feel like very fair and darker skinned people often have the hardest time finding the proper undertones. My sister is more of Beyonce’s complexion and she has a pink undertone and she also has a hard time finding complexion products.
@@coconoir6181 Korean Beauty got me with basically grey foundation, but I don't like supporting them, when they won't even cater to their darker skinned population. They barely even go in to medium shade range.
I do the bronzers and blushers from Benefit...and their eyebrow stuff. The Boing concealer is good too. Dior packaging remind me of old Avon. xxxx
I always go after small makeup brands/indie brands. A lot of them create products that are outside of the norm. They get creative. I forgot what this brands name was, but it's a gothic makeup brand. They made a foundation bottle in a shape of a skull, I also heard the foundation itself was a great product
Touch my boob is my favourite lipstick of all time Robert!!!
I think make up has become a lot more disposable. The trend seems to be focused more on having loads of different products so you could go a month without using the same blush or bronzer! We used to save up and buy more expensive products and stick to only using the same products. I think brands with only a few cult products are suffering because of this!
I feel like ABH is outdated even though they have some staples that I replace when they run out. I just feel like there hasn’t really been anything exciting or a game changer from them in awhile.
Estée Lauder, Stila, Bare Minerals, and Smashbox for high end but for drugstore Almay, Rimmel, and Revlon come to mind
Almay and Revlon under the same umbrella company
Bare Minerals immediately comes to mind. NARS I feel is one of those brands that just speaks for itself with its product quality. I didn't buy their Light Reflecting foundation because NARS marketed it well, I bought it because I saw so many people I trusted online raving about it. I agree their eyeshadow are typically not my style but their packaging is so freaking beautiful. I just entered my blush era and Deep Throat (😂) is my favorite blush!!!
Sin and Deep Throat are still my favourite blushes
I introduced my mom to Deep Throat and she cant say it out loud but admits its her fave 🤭
Nars quality is fantastic. They don't need to change their packaging because it is timeless. Some of the limited editions I have are fabulous, I wish the carried on with them.
Makeup coming free with a doll sounds great to me. 😉
If I’m being charged luxury prices I want a luxurious experience, and that includes the packaging.
Exactly!!
I don’t get why cosmetic companies insist on using rose scents. Yuck!!! I understand some people love rose scented products. The thing is some people refuse to buy anything that contains rose scents, but I doubt others would refuse to purchase an item because it no longer smelled of fake roses.
YES! I hate rose scented things. It’s so frustrating when it doesn’t say it’s rose scented, I purchase it and BAM hits me in the face 🤢. I also despise lavender scented things and that also ubiquitous in the skincare/makeup world 🙄
I buy rose scented everything I can find lol but I hate lavender too
@@comradeoofers8557 same, i love rose smelling things but for some reason lavender gives me a headache almost instantly
listen, I don't care if these "luxury" brands like Dior have "good" makeup, it's always going to be far more expensive than the quality requires. there's so many options now, from indie brands who actually do makeup as their main thing, not a random high fashion brand that decided to sell makeup as a side gig, and tbh I just think it's about the name at this point and while older generations might be willing to spend more for the brand, I think millennial and gen z folks have stopped caring so much about whether or not our products are "luxury"
edit: I forgot to add that imo it is inexcusable, for any brand, but especially one that calls itself luxury, to still be selling makeup in those hideous 1980s style pans with the little matchstick applicators in 2024. it just makes it look like children's makeup from the 2000s which I feel is probably not what their intended vibe is lmao
Robert is right..I remember thinking Cover Girl loose powder looked like dead people ashes when it came out in the 80’s 😂
Benefit packaging aesthetic reminds me of the cartoon "the Jetsons" 😂
I absolutely adore your brand deep dive videos ❤
Too Faced, Urban Decay, Pat McGrath (so sick of the horrific customer service and PINK EYESHADOWS) she’s better than that, she’s falling back on the easy path.
I can’t even with Pat. One time they sent me a defective palette and demanded I send it back using my own money (I’m in Asia) and only then I’ll get a refund thus losing money on shipping. Told them to take a hike.
I’d sprint back to UD if they would go back to what they were in 1996 😢
Too Faced needs to go to hell. I can’t even look at their products after what they’ve done.
@@vcr6854They gave us a taste of 'Vintage Vault' without Spare Change lipstick and only made Roach a permanent addition.😞 I stopped when they dc'd the vice lipsticks because I thought they would spare Perversion which is the only black lipstick that's available to me.
@@xuanzhencat💯 and Impolite Society
I worry about a brand's budget taking certain risks, which force them to discontinue products that work. Case in point Nars. They stopped carrying my shade of radiant creamy concealer. Palettes come and go because they're always expected to be the new new.
I’ve never been into Dior for makeup. I love their perfume.
To be honest, Benefit (in my opinion) looks super cheap. It looks like a drugstore brand, specifically their highlighters (the cookie highlighter ones i think?) look super odd to me.
I LOVE the Benefit packaging. I love retro kitsch.
I think The Balm does it better
Haven’t watched this yet, but so many brands are such a bore: Tarte, Too Faced, Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier, Laura Gellar, NARS, Stila…I really could go on….and I will. Bare Minerals, ABH, Clinique, Estée Lauder.
Laura Mercier foundation is the best and their tinted moisturizer
@@marig9236 That’s great to hear! I use their translucent powder. I still am bored by the brand.
"Ashes of Dead People" Collection by Two-Faced coming summer 2024!
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I love rose scented things. In fact I think continuing to associate it with old ladies needs to be updated and rebranded!
Years ago I worked for Benefit and we were right next to the Dior counter. It’s funny how some things haven’t changed. Agreed that both need an update. And for the love of Pete can high end brands include an actual legit eyeshadow brush(es) in their pallets. It’s giving 1990 drugstore vibes with the little plastic applicators that now one uses.
Absolutely agree about the Dior packaging and as someone who grew up seeing a lot of Avon products that's all it reminds me of. Pretty sure that's not what Dior were going for when they chose cheap looking plastic
Yes! Identical to Avon! If you have to budget your groceries for a blush, you expect something innovative and stand out. Lets be honest, you're not buying it for the makeup, you're buying it for the BRAND. A fashion house should be able to produce something better than what an MLM offers.
No Clinique? That's my mum's favourite brand, and everytime I go with her to the counter it looks exactly the same as it did 20 years ago
Okay here is the thing - I tried Nars and benefit way back in the day and I feel like I’ve circulated through various products over the years and now that I’m in my 30s I feel like I came back to these brands for specific products because I know they are very good at what they do - nars orgasm colour is the most flattering colour on me and I have the blush and the lipgloss and the laguna bronzer. Those will be my forever favourites. I don’t know why they don’t sell eyeshadows any more but I looooved them too. Benefit - solid brow products that just work and don’t dry up after two uses so I had to return to them too. I honestly wish nars had more selection because I would just only buy their stuff so that I don’t have to ever think of what to buy ever again. I love the quality and minimalistic packaging that’s giving professional but doesn’t come with like million different options which I don’t need.
I really enjoy so many different products from Dior. It seems like the Backstage line has the plastic packaging. The Forever Line has the more sophisticated packaging. The Rosy Glow blushes used to be from the backstage line based on my memory several years ago. I agree that they should upgrade the eyeshadow palettes to match the Forever Line.
I still use my Nars blush 😂😂💀 can’t help it! I like what I like 😅
I don’t use any other brands in this video
Blush and Bronzer are my Nars go-to option.
I’ve got so many Nars blushes, but don’t see the appeal in 0rgasm. The ones I have are so pretty and perfect for my skin tone.
Orgasm fits many skin tones, I've tried a variety of other colors and this one suites me best.@@LeOhio817
Anita is a lipstick that I still wear to this day.
‘Did that come free with a doll..?’ 😆😂🤣.
Current day Pupa cosmetics in a nutshell 🤣
the byTerry hyaluronic acid powder is one of the best under eye powders on the market ! for people with dry under eyes that are trying to avoid that cake dry look when setting their under eyes then the by Terry is a MUST, it really helps set the makeup and avoid creasing. I absolutely love it, it is super expensive so what I do is buy the mini and since I only use a little under my eyes It actually last forever
I used to use Nars loyally but I agree the eyeshadows which were my go to are no longer what I purchase.. I do like their crayon lip and their bronzer/ blush are great but def needs an update
I Love these type of vídeos. You always make beautiful videos but i really like these. Your opinions and sense of humor is amazing💜
I have always felt this way about milani. Such amazing products, but their packaging and branding keeps them looking so cheap. Luminoso blush *is* that bitch, but it’s so chunky and takes up so much space in my collection, I just don’t want it around (same with those dumb boxes from benefit… they’re amazing but f that packaging. Sry!)
Diorshow mascara was THE thing in about 2001 - hasn't even crossed my mind to buy their products in about 15 years.
Bobbi Brown! I feel like even Clarins came out with some more exciting launches than they have (Lip oils etc even that was at least 12 years ago!).
I must say I can't stand benefit. It used to appeal to 13 yr old me, but now in my 30s it just doesn't appeal- and I detest the packaging for their brow products! I will stand by Nars though- you can try to prise my matte concealer from my cold, dead hands!!
Im sorry, but your shade … I mean comments were all on point😂 NO LIES DETECTED !I was sniggering and giggling all throughtout! LOL! They better listen to you! Haha! 😂
I understand what you say about Benefit but their Badgal bang mascara is one of my favourites.
Robert! When are you going to do a keep it fix it dump it for Feb!? More make up looks plz!
Your makeup is so beautiful 😍 my fav look so far I've seen you create. As for NARS, I think a jelly blush stick for Orgasm would do very well or something along those lines. Also maybe adding a little pop of color or bejeweled something would make their packaging really pop against the black and white.
You should do a deep dive on arbonne!
The By Terry Hydra setting powder for under the eyes is fantastic. It has no scent. The only other under eye setting powder that comes close to me is the Pat McGrath Blurring under eye powder. I haven’t tried any other products from Bt Terry but I will stick with this one until they no longer make it. If I get word that they are going out of business, I’ll buy 20 more. Wish I had done that with the Dior Air Flash foundation.
I've noticed brands like Bobbi Brown, Bare Minerals, Revlon, and ABH are outdated now too. Although they do have some nice products.
I love Nars foundations and concealers but I hate HATE the matte black rubber packaging and caps that smudge constantly and look like a mess. i know it's their THING but sick of cleaning them constantly. I'm not OCD with it, I am reasonable. But if i have to clean the caps of products more often than my MU brushes it's a bit MUCH!!
NARS is known among professionals as a great brand for red lipstick -- they have a red lipstick for EVERYONE. truly. also, they're owned by Shiseido now, so I think that's affected the level of pigmentation in their products. I truly loved NARS back in the 90s/00s; I preferred them to MAC. MUFE, NARS, Vincent Longo, Visiora ( very Old Hollywood, excellent products), Shiseido, Shu Uemura and any of the good Japanese gel foundations were what we looked for back then, at least for film/editorial work in the US. gel foundations have been eclipsed by cushions, and I think that makes sense. I still believe Japanese and Korean skincare are the best, and if you like *subtle* makeup that doesn't scream MAKEUP!, then they're also good choices for foundations and color cosmetics. most people don't know how to work with seriously pigmented shades! they think they're patchy, etc. -- no, they just haven't done their prep correctly and don't understand the concept.
I'm still angry VL is gone. 😞
I disagree about the benefit critiques. I love the faux vintage feel. I love the ultra fem vibes. Like the balm, the two faced love heart blush or their macaroon compacts, trixie Mattel vibes. I think it could work. I would love a brand to go full ‘kids’ or ‘vintage’ I miss the Edwardian, 20s cardboard packaging. Coty powder used to come in cardboard, I love beseame but have no foundation or skin prep.
I buy NARS eye shadow palettes, their glow foundation and their mascara!!! So good
Benefit should bring back the Hello Happy Soft Blur foundation. I loved that foundation for my over 50 skin. The stick foundation does not compare.
😂😂😂 The ashes of dead people 😂😂 Robert you are so funny I absolutely love all your videos
In the 90s, an artist named Anne Taintor popularized 50s housewife snark & collage art designs that were eventually copied heavily. I knew Anne but didn’t realize it for decades, I knew her as my friend’s stepmom & with her married name. But the riot grrls esque snark is missing now, so the benefit design just seems so meh. I think it worked in a specific time frame but now that Benefit is no longer a cheeky upstart, it’s just 🙄
I buy the calendars every year. They're deliciously snarky and full of refreshing honesty 😉✌🏾
"Touch my boob!" 😂😂😂 I'm dead now!! ❤
I actually still have a couple Dior shadow sets from the 90s and the packaging is so nice... and the shadows are still usable!! It's odd to me how much packaging has been compromised by Lux brands. It's a big reason that it is rare for me to purchase high priced items when they can't even come through in their packaging. I've also still got some Lancome, Estee Lauder, and Princess Borghesa products.
Your makeup is absolutely beautiful. Great video. So well said. Thank you
Outdated for the algorithm!
Packaging can be a make or break issue for some shoppers. I myself don't really care. Cute, fun, pretty or gimmicky packaging doesn't help you apply the products better. I always laugh at people who get all hung up on packaging. All I see is how much cheaper the makeup could have been without it.
We all know makeup's supposed to be fun, and what that means for different people is going to be different.
I do love packaging because I’m a person that loves the aesthetics of anything whether it’s makeup, clothes, buildings, etc. but I always wait for a review from Robert because he loves packaging even more than I do but will tell me if it’s trash 😂
If I’m paying for high quality makeup, I’d like the case to not fall apart after 2 weeks. That’s a great way for a product to leak, go bad, crumble, or dry up- and guess what? I won’t be buying it again.
@@joeyshabbadoo I completely agree. I just question the protective qualities of a palette shaped like a donut. LOL xox
I enjoy the Benefit pinup look. And they are my brow go to product haha
Agree with all you've said but want to mention the lack of choice in foundation shades! I have very pale skin and none of the dior foundations work particularly well for me so I use pat mcgrath because the colour range is excellent. After all these years in the business, why aren't make up brands producing a good range of foundation shades, it's ridiculous. At one point I bought La Prairie cavier foundation, the best foundation ever...they discontinued my colour years ago and the range now is still laughable - do they want sales or not? Mac were the first to really cater for the wide market but everyone else is still lacking that vision. Brands have various foundations but even then depending on the foundation type, shades don't match across the formulas, really school kid errors, you would think most brands can't be bothered to try to maximise their sales. In terms of packaging, westman atelier is killing it at the moment, you pay for what you get!!
Bus stop is a Marilyn Monroe movie 👍
Happy Monday, Robert🖤
Is anyone else tired of C Tillbury ads?
I’m still using my favorite remnants of some brands that have been long discontinued, like Prescriptives. I can’t even…. 😆 love all your videos. ♥️
I loved Prescriptives, especially their foundations and their lipsticks in dark grey metal packaging.
I know i might get some flack, but i am loving shein cosmetics' makeup containers. Not the stuff inside, but like the lipgloss tubes for their harry potter line.