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Amanda Z
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Hi! My name is Amanda Z. Welcome to my channel! I love a "less is more approach" when it comes to skincare and makeup-- and that motto follows me throughout all of my videos. Stop by for undone, natural makeup looks & informative and detail-oriented reviews. I will always love makeup and skincare--so if you do too, I'd love to have you join me & my little community. :) Your awesome! Subscribe! Business Inquires: Amanda@BeelineTalent.com
Most Loved Products

e.l.f. Cosmetics
Perfect 10 Eyeshadow Palette — Keep It Ethereal
The mattes blend beautifully.

Koh Gen Do
Maifanshi Aqua Foundation — 002
For me personally, it is the perfect foundation for those of you that want to photograph exceptionally well, but you want to look naturally airbrushed in person.

Missha
M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 PA+++ — 23 (mixed with 13)
My all-time favorite is the Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream.
FACE
42 productsBlush
If you are truly really interested in trying a beautiful creamy cream blush cheek product that is so blurring, so pigmented and just kind of melts on the skin wherever it goes.▶ 9:17–9:25
It kind of has that airbrushed effect.▶ 9:31–9:37
I do absolutely love the Prada blushes. I don't think that you can go wrong with them.▶ 9:34–9:39
This is one of my favorite reds of all time. It is a gorgeous warm cherry red.▶ 10:16–10:22
Dior did reformulate I think last year and so it's more pigmented. You do need a lighter hand now. It is so vibrant.▶ 10:22–10:27
It is so thin on the skin. You really can't see the powder once it's on.▶ 10:31–10:37
This to me this is like a brightening blush.
I don't know how to describe it other than it gives me cheekbones I don't have. It gives me this kind of like plush cheek look.▶ 13:40–13:47
It adds that brightness. It is again another one of those like secret weapon products in my routine when I feel like my entire makeup look looks flat. This a little bit just right on the cheeks and everything pops. Everything comes alive. I look more awake. Like my green eyes pop.▶ 13:47–13:57
This is so cheap. Like, a lot of these products are insanely cheap. The fact that I can get this blush for five bucks just kind of it's insane to me.▶ 11:45–11:53
It just looks like such a nothing kind of shade, but it really warms up once you actually get it onto the skin to this really lovely soft peach.▶ 12:00–12:10
It has the blurring kind of formula that I wish for when I see formulas like this.▶ 12:14–12:23
I feel like the Fwee Pudding Pots are a mixture between the Nature Republic as well as the Lily by Red.▶ 15:08–15:18
It has the blurring quality of the Nature Republic product, like that kind of powdery feel, like obviously this is a putty, but it kind of goes down to this powdery smoothing look.▶ 15:21–15:28
Like the Lily by Red, that kind of smooth impact that it gives the cheeks, that kind of creaminess.▶ 15:38–15:44
It's my favorite K beauty blush that I've ever used.▶ 9:21–9:26
You guys know how much I love the Fwee Pudding Pots.▶ 9:23–9:35
This is a moussey lip and cheek product that gives you the most insanely beautiful blur on your skin.▶ 9:30–9:39
They're essentially the same thing as the Rare Beauty liquid blushes.
When I say that these are actually a dupe, I mean that they are actually a dupe.▶ 14:15–14:20
They're just absolutely fantastic.▶ 14:18–14:24
I do think that the e.l.f. Cosmetics liquid camo blushes are maybe the best liquid blushes at the drugstore.▶ 7:09–7:21
There aren't a lot of liquid blushes that are going to give you that finish and that blend.▶ 7:18–7:25
The fact that this just blended on its own like this.▶ 7:35–7:44
I just feel like this is one of those looks good on everyone kind of berry shades.▶ 11:27–11:31
It's great for that 15-minute makeup.▶ 11:31–11:37
If you want something you can kind of just like tap on the lips and the cheeks, it kind of just like melts in and looks like stained, flushed, youthful skin.▶ 11:37–11:41
This is kind of the only blush I've been wanting to wear as of late.▶ 15:20–15:24
The texture is so lovely because it just spreads so thinly so beautifully.▶ 15:42–15:48
I think that these are the most innovative formula.▶ 9:58–10:02
It's such an incredibly unique blush.▶ 10:13–10:20
If you have fair olive skin or in general you prefer these beiges, something a little desaturated has a little brown. It's just one of those all-in-one colors and it's fantastic.▶ 10:26–10:32
Copper Spice is essentially like a version of Toasted Teddy. It's a bronzer shade.▶ 12:11–12:21
This is pretty pigmented, so I'm not going to use like a ton of it.▶ 13:00–13:08
I will usually just use this alone as a blush bronzer hybrid if I'm going for that like sunflushed almost like that sunburnt kind of look.▶ 13:06–13:11
I'm kind of a maiden's blush person through and through.▶ 16:14–16:22
That is gorgeous.
There's a luminosity to it, but it's baked into the powder.▶ 16:43–16:51
Lip to cheek in red is stunning. It's really, really, really pretty.▶ 14:35–14:42
The Saie dew blushes do lean a little bit dewy.▶ 15:11–15:17
This shade hottie is a really really pretty color for summer.▶ 15:15–15:23
It's almost like a tangerine pink. Almost like a grapefruit pink. It's very very pretty.▶ 15:23–15:33
Bronzer
This is my favorite kind of everyday bronzer stick.▶ 7:10–7:16
It is a little bit glowier than the Charlotte Tilbury.▶ 7:16–7:24
To me, it's a very foolproof bronzer. It's very beginner friendly. You can kind of just swipe it on. It glides really beautifully and it gives you a very natural appearance.▶ 7:21–7:26
I love it because it doesn't have a really glowy finish. It almost has a softening kind of blurring finish to it.▶ 6:16–6:25
This fair shade, by the way, is also not incredibly orange.▶ 6:25–6:31
I feel like it is always a consistent blend, which is very difficult.▶ 6:31–6:38
It's a really buildable formula which is lovely.▶ 11:19–11:25
If I want something kind of sheer to kind of just warm up the entire face almost, this is what I'm reaching for.▶ 11:29–11:34
It's gotten Best of Beauty I think multiple years.▶ 11:36–11:43
This was in Best of Beauty for 2024.
Ultra silky look.
There's just something about this one that it just looks like airbrushed.▶ 12:55–13:11
This is just an incredibly user-friendly bronzer that is just going to get along with so many people.▶ 4:51–5:01
It's going to be just like a great easy to work with bronzer for the summer.▶ 4:57–5:10
It's always going to look very natural.▶ 5:10–5:15
Last all day spreadable formula that doesn't cling awkwardly on the skin.▶ 10:18–10:29
It has enough of a slip on the skin but it isn't slippy and it sets down and lasts.▶ 10:24–10:34
All of the shades are also so nuanced.▶ 10:39–10:44
They just melt. They just want to blend themselves.▶ 6:11–6:21
They just melt right on.▶ 6:18–6:20
This is so creamy, you can just stripe it on.▶ 6:23–6:28
I think the drops are better than the bronzer.▶ 6:45–6:53
This shade, if someone's after a shade that's not like straight warm orange, orange orange, I think that this shade absolutely fits the bill.▶ 7:10–7:18
It is definitely just has way way more pink.▶ 7:25–7:32
I really think the tones in here are really interesting and different.▶ 12:28–12:35
I think it's really hard to find such a pigmented bronzer for more pale skin that also has this really like pink undertone.▶ 12:34–12:42
They almost work really beautifully as blushes as well.▶ 12:42–12:49
Concealer
This is one of my favorite concealers for using almost as a foundation. Like, I really just stripe it all over my skin. It gives me this really flawless kind of finish.▶ 5:04–5:09
I like that it's very longwearing for under the eyes as well.▶ 5:14–5:22
It's a thinner like high coverage formula that then sets down.▶ 5:19–5:27
It is one of the most affordable, incredible concealers out there.▶ 4:29–4:34
This beats out like I have so many concealers here. Glossier Stretch concealer easily.▶ 4:39–4:47
Though it's a different finish, I would way more likely recommend this than like the Nars potted concealer.▶ 4:45–4:52
It is that perfect creamy hydrated under eye with a great amount of coverage that doesn't look dry, weird, cakey, and gives me the brightness that I need for my hollow under eyes, which so many concealers do not.▶ 10:32–10:41
That has been consistent through K beauty and Western beauty, you know, just over and over and over again. A lot of concealers do not work for me, but this is one where I would highly recommend.▶ 10:48–10:53
Just taking a small amount, putting it under the eyes if you just want kind of a no makeup makeup look. It's just a very fresh, pretty effect.▶ 11:00–11:07
I have loved this product for years.
It is one of the only color correctors in my opinion that doesn't dry out the under eye and make it look really heavy and thick with product.▶ 5:05–5:17
This almost feels like an eye cream.▶ 5:33–5:37
It is like kind of my holy grail concealer as far as summer makeup.▶ 6:05–6:13
If you have like again like an upcoming event or anything like that, this duo is going to last.▶ 6:27–6:40
It's just not going to look thick and heavy under the eyes, but it's going to add moisture.▶ 6:36–6:46
It's really good for combination skin.▶ 15:39–15:43
It works really well as like a concealer foundation hybrid.▶ 15:44–15:52
The SKINFOOD Dark Circle Concealer Corrector is lovely.▶ 6:58–7:10
Look at the moisture.▶ 7:07–7:15
Other brand concealers and correctors, like those potted concealers and correctors, they just do not give you the moisture.▶ 7:10–7:20
With the Kosas and the Revealer foundation, they really blend like perfectly together.▶ 3:56–4:01
This is my classic shade that I use really no matter what.▶ 4:04–4:12
I think the undertone is really nice to cancel out some of these like blues and purples that I have with my veins.▶ 4:09–4:15
It's still my favorite drugstore concealer.
It's very thin but it's also moisturizing.▶ 9:06–9:12
It takes a while for it to dry down.▶ 9:23–9:28
Eyeshadow
The reason I love this one is to me it's like these are like setting blurring powders in a variety of different shades and undertones.▶ 22:00–22:06
I would say think of this almost as a highlight, contour, bronzing, blushing palette for your eyes.▶ 22:09–22:18
Somehow it does everything.▶ 22:20–22:22
Foundation
This is a really lovely balanced product because it sets down. It has a really pretty kind of natural finish.▶ 1:45–1:53
It doesn't lean really really dewy. It doesn't lean super matte.▶ 1:53–1:58
Quite transfer resistant, but it looks quite natural while giving you a decent medium coverage and having that kind of set down.▶ 1:55–2:04
If you enjoy really beautiful skinlike makeup that you can layer and layer and layer and keep getting really lovely coverage without it looking like makeup, this is pretty ideal.▶ 0:48–0:58
I have spent a pretty penny on this product and I have never regretted it.▶ 1:11–1:19
This looks like skin in real life, and that's why I always go back and recommend it.▶ 1:32–1:36
For me personally, it is the perfect foundation for those of you that want to photograph exceptionally well, but you want to look naturally airbrushed in person.▶ 2:34–2:45
I have called it like it's the perfect wedding day foundation in my opinion for those of you with for dry skin types, normal skin types.▶ 2:54–3:00
I have bought this foundation for probably a decade now.▶ 3:18–3:24
I'm still going to give it to the Missha Perfect Cover BB cream.▶ 8:35–8:41
I always keep a bunch on hand.▶ 8:46–8:51
It gives me this true creamy soft focused hydrated look.▶ 9:09–9:23
My all-time favorite is the Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream.▶ 4:15–4:21
This is essentially the most beautiful medium coverage, hydrating, blurring foundation.▶ 4:17–4:28
Not only will it wear beautifully, it will just compliment my skin.▶ 4:30–4:36
The Missha perfect cover BB cream just gives you this immediate true brightened look.▶ 6:43–6:49
It gives you this flawless blur but illuminosity.▶ 6:49–6:53
It will give you quite a bit of coverage very quickly.▶ 6:57–7:06
This beats so many like $50 plus foundations that are in my collection right now better than like the new reformulated luminous silk from Armani.▶ 0:43–0:54
I would argue that this is better than the OG Armani if I really had to like put my money on a product.▶ 0:57–1:03
I've bought this product for maybe six years now.▶ 1:03–1:07
It is absolutely fantastic.
It will give you more of a light to medium coverage, certainly you could build it up to a medium coverage.▶ 4:28–4:34
It gives the skin such a blur, it's quite fluid and thin.▶ 4:37–4:44
This is a foundation I have used for years. It's definitely an old favorite.▶ 2:05–2:12
It is still a holy grail.▶ 2:11–2:14
What I really, really enjoy about this foundation is it has quite a lot of moisture without it necessarily being one of these obnoxiously self-setting smoothing, blurring foundations.▶ 2:25–2:35
Highlighter
If you are looking for a starter pack highlight, this is the one that I would recommend.▶ 17:47–17:51
It is from Hince. It's the shade lighting.▶ 17:20–17:26
It is the most beautiful glossy shiny looking highlight.▶ 17:26–17:32
Setting Powder
It is such a lovely powder because it takes down shine immediately.▶ 7:11–7:23
It really gives you that more silky kind of photo airbrushed effect without looking dry, without looking really heavy.▶ 7:20–7:28
I don't know how this can look so good if I'm being honest.▶ 7:57–8:05
Just so softening brightening on the skin.▶ 15:08–15:14
It's just not that sparkly cakey kind of powder, just really illuminating and pretty but will set your makeup.▶ 15:12–15:20
Took down all of the shine but I have like a very kind of perfected very polished look going on.▶ 15:25–15:34
Kosas Cloud Set to me, this is my like everyday holy grail powder.▶ 15:54–16:03
This does such an elegant job at setting those areas without everything looking dry and heavy.▶ 16:40–16:50
Sometimes powders can really look waxy on the skin. You see how that just like perfected everything without sacrificing the quality look of my skin.▶ 16:47–16:59
Setting Spray
If you want something to make your makeup last and lock in, the Mask Fit makeup fixer, this is where I would lead you to.▶ 23:05–23:13
When you spray it out, the mist is really fine, but it pumps quickly.▶ 23:21–23:26
You know how sometimes like they take forever to like move down and that will just lock everything in.▶ 23:26–23:30
We have the TIRTIR Glossy Coating Mist.▶ 22:44–22:49
This is more like to prep the skin to add like throughout your routine.▶ 22:46–22:55
Think of this almost like a refreshing mist or a mist to make everything kind of melt together.▶ 22:52–22:59
Toner
It gives you the most hydrated plush base for your makeup.▶ 1:57–2:03
It's more of a thin layer of moisture so you don't have to worry about your makeup peeling on the product.▶ 2:27–2:35
A formula like this generally works with most foundations, concealers, creams really.▶ 2:35–2:42
LIP
20 productsLip Balm
I've used these for years.▶ 23:22–23:25
If I do feel like my lips are so dry, and no matter what I put on, they're going to look crackly. They're going to look weird. They're going to look not great. There is a good chance that they will look good when I have these on.▶ 23:24–23:28
So many shades to choose from.▶ 23:35–23:40
If you're just interested in a thin on the lips, not really matte, not really glossy product. It's a stiff apply it with no mirror kind of lipstick.▶ 22:29–22:35
It feels luxurious. It is magnetized and it just looks really good on the lips.▶ 22:38–22:47
It's not something that you're going to see a lot of product on the lips either, which is why I love a satin lipstick in a thinner, stiffer kind of formula. It's just so good.▶ 22:45–22:51
This has way more pigment. Think of it almost like a glossy, shiny, thicker lipstick because it has the pigmentation level of a lot of lipsticks, but it's just so so glossy.▶ 26:38–26:49
It has a grip to it, so it's not going to move around. You don't have to worry about that.▶ 26:59–27:02
It just looks plush on the lips.▶ 27:00–27:04
They are absolutely fantastic.▶ 25:04–25:06
It has this beautiful plushness and it really keeps the lips nourished and hydrated without it being a really oily formula, without it being a very sticky formula.▶ 25:23–25:29
It's really doing a good job of adding that glossy kind of filled in line look while also actually working.▶ 25:34–25:45
If you are into like, you know, summer Friday's lip butter balm, that's when I would go with the gloss balms from Unleashia.▶ 25:48–25:52
These have a really lovely balminess to them.▶ 25:55–26:01
This shade in particular, Malibu, is I think their lightest shade, but it's nonsticky, very plush on the lips, and it really sticks and lasts. like it really forms that protective barrier that you need in a lip product like this.▶ 25:59–26:07
Lip Gloss
They are just the most plush, the glossiest, the most fill in the lines of your lips looking lip gloss that does not feel like incredibly waxy, sticky gloss.▶ 23:43–23:54
They just create the most plush, juicy lip look.▶ 23:59–24:08
There is no formula that I think is better than these on the market, period.▶ 24:14–24:24
For this look, this is when I would probably go for like Scotch 30% just to add a little bit of glossiness to a matte lip look like this.▶ 24:57–25:04
Vanilla 30% is like the perfect nearly nude kind of gloss for me.▶ 24:42–24:53
In the summer when I really want like a coral pop, I'll go for sorbet 70%.
The glow revor lip oil just it has the same texture the same glossiness the same like minty smell.▶ 27:07–27:16
They have a really beautiful fresh look.
They really fill in the lines of the lips but they're not gloopy they're not heavy.▶ 27:22–27:30
Lip Liner
They are a classic for a reason in my opinion because the shades are stunning.▶ 25:03–25:10
They last on the lips.▶ 25:08–25:11
When you pull out Pillow Talk for the first time in a long time like I did today. I'm wearing a bob with Pillow Talk. I am always like, why did I put this away and have not brought it back out in months?▶ 25:12–25:17
I love iconic nude too.▶ 25:43–25:47
If you have my skin tone and you're more into that kind of lip contoured look, iconic nude kind of gives you a little bit of like a shadow and then they set down budge proof and matte.▶ 25:47–25:52
If I want just like the most natural lip lined effect, that's when I'll reach for Buff.▶ 23:47–23:55
The lip liner, the lip oil, and the lip stains — the three lip products I absolutely love.▶ 28:32–28:36
Lip Stain
Think of these as what everyone probably wished the 2016 liquid lipsticks would be.▶ 27:34–27:39
These are slightly sheer. They're not quite as intense with creaminess with pigment. They don't feel necessarily like complete matte intensity thick paints. They're subtler. They're thinner.▶ 27:41–27:48
I think that they are more blurring, but they also don't look pasty and thick on the lips.▶ 27:54–28:02
I love the shade Pomelo Skin. It is my holy grail.▶ 5:15–5:21
It is the lip I used on my sister on her wedding day.▶ 28:29–28:34
This is the most lovely lip stain. It is glossy. It is hydrating. It isn't really thick. It isn't too too creamy, but it has enough creaminess to give you good saturation and evenness to the stain.▶ 28:41–28:51
I also love the shade dark coconut.▶ 29:38–29:43
Perhaps one of my favorite affordable lip products of all time, the Lip Ivy from NYX.▶ 12:44–12:57
I have tried a lot of lip stains. K beauty lip stains, high-end. This is one of the best on the market, period.▶ 12:50–13:03
Look at how juicy and even that color is.▶ 13:06–13:13
I was absolutely blown away with it.▶ 24:01–24:06
It like color adjusts. Oh my gosh.▶ 24:18–24:24
Is that not beautiful?
The e.l.f. Cosmetics lip stains and the e.l.f. Cosmetics lip oils these are luxury formulas like they are really really good.▶ 26:57–27:04
You don't need the Dior lip oils like you just don't anymore.
e.l.f. Cosmetics did a really good job with the shades and the formula is great.▶ 28:01–28:05
In this one you get a little bit more precision.▶ 29:36–29:40
If I want more pink I'll go with this one.▶ 29:38–29:42
I do think that the CoverGirl lasts a little bit longer because you have more of an intense pigment right at the tip.▶ 29:56–30:01
This is a go-to for me.
The SOSHE Beauty builds up faster with pigment.▶ 25:28–25:31
If you want uber uber glossy, I would go actually with the clear as twinkle crystal glam tint from Clio.▶ 20:24–20:33
These just give you insane insane glossiness.▶ 20:33–20:40
They just have a lot of glassing power to them.▶ 20:38–20:44
Lipstick
These lip veils are stunning. They really are stunning.▶ 24:01–24:10
They're just a really classic cream formula.▶ 24:07–24:14
They're not going to be like the heaviest mattest pigment. They're just beautiful skinloving lipsticks.▶ 24:10–24:19
If you'd like to have something that is really easy for the lips and the cheeks, you might be better off just using that.▶ 9:45–9:50
EYES
34 productsBrow Product
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz is my favorite brow pencil.▶ 9:11–9:17
It just has that perfect texture.▶ 9:13–9:21
It is not like putting heavy product in the brows all right away.▶ 9:17–9:27
I really enjoy it just for that more like just intense kind of hold.▶ 11:48–11:54
It is a very versatile product.
She is a clear brow gel person like the Anastasia Beverly Hills clear brow gel that looks beautiful on her.▶ 11:19–11:24
The Unleashia Shaper defining eye pencil. Eyebrow pencil. It is so lovely.▶ 10:55–11:04
This is my favorite K beauty brow pencil that I have personally found.▶ 11:04–11:15
The tip is insanely fine and it has good pigment to it, but it's not overwhelmingly thick either.▶ 11:10–11:23
If I was going to recommend one clear brow gel it would be the Han All Brow Fixer from rom&nd.▶ 11:50–11:57
That is my top recommendation for a K beauty clear brow gel.▶ 11:59–12:04
If you are into just a really quick brow product to just add some nice color, this is a great one.▶ 11:11–11:22
This is one that I do like.▶ 11:34–11:39
The Nyx does well, you know it's not a bad product.▶ 16:11–16:15
We actually also used the clear pomade I believe from Unleashia.▶ 11:43–11:48
Eyeliner
Sarah Creal has absolutely captured me. I love these eyeliners.▶ 19:04–19:09
This everyday taupe shade is longlasting. It is creamy, so I can actually play with the formula and then it just locks in and it's such a soft color.▶ 19:17–19:26
It's really pretty for everyday, especially if you don't want like a full chocolate brown or a full black. It just gives me the illusion of a wing while being soft enough.▶ 19:26–19:38
This is so good, you guys.▶ 20:50–20:56
If you are into a stiffer liner, but you still want a little flexibility, you want it to last, this is just such a good one.▶ 20:55–21:02
This shade, it's like kind of more of a warm brown, which I really enjoy.▶ 21:07–21:14
Eyeshadow
The liquid lurex are also gorgeous. If you're more into like a wet glossy one and done eyeshadow that then sets down.▶ 12:47–12:54
Formula is so fantastic.
Zora for a one and done smoky shadow is one of the most gorgeous shadows on the market.▶ 13:06–13:12
If you want that everyday kind of piece of luxury in your life, I do feel like Oyster Pearl just gets I get so much use out of it.▶ 15:11–15:20
It is that perfect peery brown. It's not too deep on me.▶ 15:23–15:30
It is really creamy and light reflecting on the eyes without any really heavy glitter particles or anything like that.▶ 15:27–15:33
If there's one luxury eyeshadow palette that I have recommended the most on my channel since the beginning, it has been Beyond Beige from Surratt Beauty.▶ 16:31–16:38
I don't even know how many times this has won best of beauty.▶ 16:41–16:49
It has basically everything that I need.▶ 16:47–16:52
The liquid silks are more matte, so they are stunning, longwearing, super, super blendable.▶ 12:26–12:32
There are so many shades now that I feel like not only are they incredibly nuanced. She really took her time with the shades.▶ 12:32–12:40
They are like the perfect base to any look or just one and done on their own.▶ 12:40–12:47
I just feel like for these really soft everyday creamy eye looks, I just feel like you can't go wrong.▶ 17:57–18:06
Yes, they are going to crease a little bit, but I do feel like texture on the eye is so like skinloving. It's so lived in. It really does look like skinloving makeup on an area of the skin that is often super delicate.▶ 18:03–18:11
These are really lovely for dry eyelids.▶ 17:46–17:50
If I want this really gorgeous kind of pink purpley, lived-in kind of eye, this is the one that I am reaching for.▶ 14:06–14:14
I love it because I think the formula really melts into the eye beautifully.▶ 14:16–14:21
It's not super metallic. It's also not a sparkle whatsoever. It's really wearable in a lot of ways.▶ 14:21–14:28
This is more of a classic kind of metallic eyeshadow. It is a powder single.▶ 15:44–15:53
There's also like no, you know, zero fallout to it, which I think is really nice.▶ 15:51–15:58
It's this really gorgeous kind of warm brown. It's like a warmer almost caramel brown, but then there's this really lovely taupey peery shift to it.▶ 15:56–16:06
As far as K beauty single shadows, this has been my most favorite since I tried them this year.▶ 16:29–16:34
Since I tried them, it's been kind of difficult for me to want to recommend other single shadows that K beauty brands come out with because, you know, I've tried a lot. A lot of them are duds.▶ 16:32–16:41
These are the wet sparkly top coats that I am always looking for and hunting for on Yes Style.▶ 16:51–16:56
Specifically the shade Glory is to me a really lovely just glossy peach wet looking eyeshadow.▶ 17:48–17:59
The shade Liberty from LAKA. This is like the most lovely grungy wet looking glitter. Like very very much giving luxury as far as that sparkle. The quality is just insane.▶ 18:34–18:42
It was like the dupe for Space Cowboy.▶ 18:28–18:33
I just absolutely love the wetness of it, the sparkle is insane.▶ 18:34–18:44
You can really shear it out to get that translucent wet glossy effect.▶ 18:41–18:47
The mattes blend beautifully.▶ 19:55–19:59
I feel like they have good pigment but you're not held hostage by the pigment.▶ 19:59–20:04
This has a really great balance.▶ 20:09–20:13
It quickly became just that perfect one and done creamy matte eyeshadow.▶ 19:09–19:20
It is very very similar to a lot of the Western Beauty expensive expensive eyeshadows like in the quality, in the pigment, the creaminess, all of it.▶ 19:16–19:25
It has a lovely blur to it.
This is what is on my eyes today as like the shimmery wet glossy top coat.▶ 20:15–20:22
It's pretty similar to something like Space Cowboy from Urban Decay, but I like it because it's even more there's like a softness to it. The particles are even finer.▶ 20:30–20:38
It's a slightly more powder like formula than those. Like this feels more like a powder than like the locker shadows do. But something happens when it goes on the eyes. It just kind of it's wet looking eyes shadow but taken down a notch in a really lovely kind of approachable everyday way.▶ 20:44–20:50
The Clio Pro Eye Palette Air palettes.▶ 13:09–13:18
This is the Latte Senior.▶ 13:16–13:19
This is all just like these absolutely beautiful mattes.▶ 13:18–13:24
It's kind of like a yellow beige.▶ 31:10–31:16
This one from e.l.f. is very smooth, not drying.▶ 18:02–18:10
It will make everything last longer.▶ 18:08–18:12
This Essence eyeshadow is really lovely.▶ 9:40–9:47
I really enjoy it because it has more of a cream to powder kind of texture.▶ 9:45–9:54
I actually think it's pretty reminiscent to the strobe highlights from RMS.▶ 9:51–10:01
Fe also has some incredible palettes as well.▶ 13:54–14:02
This is the 01 palette.▶ 13:56–14:05
If you want beautiful wet looking glitters, they absolutely have them.▶ 14:02–14:08
Some of my favorite K beauty single shadows for the eyes are the ones from LAKA.▶ 12:06–12:13
They are absolutely incredible.
I just cannot get enough of them.▶ 12:18–12:21
It is really difficult to find this kind of formula anywhere else.▶ 18:27–18:35
Rituel de Fille kind of pigment mixed with emollient kind of texture to them.▶ 18:31–18:42
You see how like they have that grungy kind of sy melting into the skin kind of look.▶ 18:42–18:49
This is more of that pink kind of taupey shade.▶ 19:55–20:04
Filthy Rich is a beautiful Smokey glossy one-and-done eyeshadow at the drugstore. Look no further, that is it.▶ 21:11–21:25
If I want more of a dramatic kind of one-and-done, that's the one that I'm going and recommending to you guys.▶ 21:22–21:31
Champagne Showers is still absolutely beautiful.▶ 21:00–21:05
If you prefer more of a powder to like a putty texture, I would say go with this.▶ 21:02–21:08
Mascara
It does give you that false lash effect.▶ 23:43–23:49
It's so so black, just the pigment alone.▶ 23:55–24:03
Definitely a good alternative to a strip lash or even an individual lash.▶ 24:10–24:23
This is just it's fantastic.▶ 22:17–22:22
Very pretty for every day.
If you want your lashes to get complimented rather than your mascara, I think that this is a really really good option.▶ 22:21–22:29
The wand is really, really promising.▶ 21:29–21:34
It definitely is building length and separation.
I love how black it is, how it's kind of lined my water or my tight line a bit.▶ 22:47–22:53
My personal favorite K beauty mascara is the Kill Lash Extreme Volume from Clio.▶ 15:21–15:28
Clio also does like their curling version.▶ 15:28–15:33
If you have trouble holding a curl or your eyes are always watering, Clio does incredible, incredible mascara for that.▶ 15:36–15:41
These days I actually am using my Sweed Beauty Lash Lift even more and that is unheard of for me.▶ 21:48–21:59
I will say that I wish the stopper was a little bit better and it removed the extra product more because I find that sometimes it has the perfect amount on it and then sometimes it gets gunked up. So that is one thing I don't like about it.▶ 22:01–22:06
It's still a holy grail though and I'm about to show you why.▶ 22:14–22:20
It's something between an eye gloss and a jelly, but look at that. Stunning.▶ 31:12–31:21
And it looks stunning on the eyes.▶ 31:21–31:25
It to me it's like a cream version of Halflight with these intense sparkles added in in a creamier kind of texture.▶ 31:24–31:29
SKINCARE
21 productsCleanser
Excellent.
Non-stripping, so gentle but effective.▶ 32:31–32:38
They come in a giant tube.▶ 32:19–32:24
Concealer
I usually really hate SPF color correcting kind of like eye cream with a little tint for like the everyday, that kind of thing. I usually really dislike those kinds of products and this is one of the only ones that is thin enough but hydrating enough.▶ 1:34–1:44
Like it has that good balance to it.▶ 1:50–1:55
I think that this works better than a lot of the concealers for hollow under eyes that a lot of people recommend.▶ 1:52–1:59
Exfoliator
I was nervous about trying these.
This does an excellent job of keeping my actual dead skin cleared but also taking care of the pore itself.▶ 4:37–4:46
A really well formulated pore pad exfoliating toner like this... they get so much hype that they do is because they're really taking care of so many different steps in one.▶ 4:43–4:55
Eye Cream
This is my eye cream of choice.▶ 7:11–7:15
I love this one specifically because it's not going to give me millia, which is so important to me.▶ 7:22–7:27
It's very hydrating. It's bouncy. It's plushy.▶ 7:27–7:36
Face Mask
I just loved the way it depuffed and kind of tightened up my skin.▶ 1:12–1:21
This has been one of the only face masks that really takes care of it and leaves my skin with almost this like kind of tight and bright look, but it kind of gives a different effect, a very glass kind of skin effect.▶ 1:24–1:29
It makes your skin more difficult to move around.▶ 1:36–1:43
This one is going to be more deeply nourishing.
If I want actives, I'm always reaching for the Peace Out Acne dots.▶ 27:55–28:02
These are the full strength.▶ 28:00–28:03
Both of these I love. Have repurchased. They're absolutely fantastic.▶ 28:02–28:09
If I just want to suck out the gunk and I don't need activives, like if it's a really especially sensitive breakout, then I'll just go with the OG Mighty Patch.▶ 27:37–27:50
Both of these I love. Have repurchased. They're absolutely fantastic.▶ 28:02–28:09
If you just want something to suck out the gunk and to actually stay in place and hold a lot, Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patches.▶ 28:09–28:14
Moisturizer
The Aura is better for true moisture.▶ 2:32–2:37
I have repurchased this multiple times.▶ 3:27–3:33
It is an absolutely stunning product that I have heard people talk about, but I just think that it deserves so much more love because it is affordable, but really performs the same way that a lot of these really high-end moisturizers.▶ 3:30–3:36
The Dynasty Cream is really replenishing, deeply hydrating.▶ 2:27–2:32
I don't think the Dynasty cream is great for use under makeup. I do find it will peel under makeup.▶ 2:35–2:42
I just use this when I'm not wearing makeup or at night time.▶ 2:55–3:00
It is a beautiful night cream.▶ 34:03–34:08
It does such a beautiful job of sealing in the moisture and just keeping everything really hydrated overnight.▶ 33:27–33:35
It's a very basic but incredibly incredibly effective formula.▶ 33:42–33:48
Serum
This is my holy grail now for over a year.▶ 5:15–5:21
The Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence has done more for my skin than a lot of crazy rich creams.▶ 5:18–5:27
This does such a beautiful job of really nourishing the skin, imparting both moisture and hydration.▶ 5:27–5:32
The crystal retinol is like one of the strongest retinols that you can get that is not like prescription strength like tretinoin.▶ 28:55–29:03
It is very strong.▶ 29:03–29:09
So it might even be too strong for me. I'm like slowly trying it.▶ 29:07–29:14
This has like really really great clinicals.▶ 29:12–29:18
I've been slowly incorporating this into my nighttime skincare routine in specific.▶ 29:16–29:21
Really excited to see what a consistent use of peptides will do for like my skin overall.▶ 29:27–29:32
Really really liking it.
SPF
I still think that it's an incredibly underrated product for the again deep hydration that it gives the skin without it being an overly greasy product.▶ 6:23–6:34
I still think that this as far as Korean sunscreens is one of the best.▶ 6:56–7:01
I still think that it would get along with so many different skin types.▶ 7:01–7:06
Think of this almost as like the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter except a sunscreen.▶ 2:05–2:14
If there is one mineral sunscreen that I'm going to put on, it's going to be this one.▶ 1:46–1:50
Do you guys see how like up close it just kind of gives you that freshness?▶ 2:01–2:05
This is my holy grail.▶ 2:38–2:41
This is the one that I recommend all of the time.▶ 2:40–2:44
If you have I would say like normal to dry skin, even combination skin, I would go with the Kiss Me Mommy.▶ 2:55–3:01
This gives you a beautiful velvety finish, no white cast, no peeling, will not break you out, will not irritate the eyes. It's perfect.▶ 3:19–3:25
I love the blur that it gives my skin.▶ 3:29–3:34
I have dry skin and that sunscreen works beautifully for me, but I see combination and oily skin also like really loving that velvety finish.▶ 3:59–4:04
I just love their sunscreen.▶ 26:38–26:42
You cannot beat their scent.▶ 26:43–26:47
It smells like that very very classic pineapple piña colada, but not like cloyingly sweet smell.▶ 26:52–27:01
HAIR
2 productsShampoo
My favorite shampoo of all time is at Credo the ARES Healthy Hair Shampoo.▶ 26:18–26:24
If you find that all shampoos weigh down your hair in general, your scalp gets pretty greasy pretty quickly.▶ 26:24–26:30
And also at the same time, your hair holds a lot of water and takes forever to blow dry. This speeds up blow-dry time like crazy.▶ 26:32–26:38
Styling Product
Keeps your brows up and it sticks.▶ 16:22–16:26
This will last you forever.▶ 16:26–16:28
It doesn't go white and crackly and yet my brows have a very lifted pretty effect.▶ 16:30–16:36
TOOLS
8 productsBronzer
This is just a lovely matte silky powder bronzer.▶ 7:52–8:04
I have found that this is so consistently good. The blend is like unreal.▶ 8:12–8:22
No matter what is going on on your skin as far as texture, if you just take a fluffy brush and press this onto the skin, it almost airbrushes.▶ 8:22–8:31
Brush
If you love a good boar bristle brush and you just find that many of them tug on your hair, they do not detangle. They break your hair, this is detangling.▶ 21:26–21:34
It does a really good job of moving through the hair, making everything really silky.▶ 21:36–21:43
It's definitely a love at first brush kind of product.▶ 21:43–21:47
This is my OG, the BK 106. Not cheap, but very, very good.▶ 3:29–3:36
This brush is so good, too, by the way, because I can take it straight from using my foundation to applying my bronzer, and it just is a perfect size to kind of do both.▶ 6:25–6:36
Lash Curler
I think the Kevyn Aucoin is slightly better for rounder eyes, but I use both.▶ 20:51–21:00
Both have a long-lasting curl. Both have a really nice glide to them. They do not tug on my lashes or break them.▶ 20:56–21:08
Lip Stain
It just scribbles on the lips so evenly.▶ 29:04–29:09
I can almost like cheat my lip line as well which is nice.▶ 29:06–29:11
Beautiful beautiful product from Palladio Beauty.▶ 29:17–29:24
Mascara
Is such a unique product and a very unique brush.▶ 11:42–11:49
You get a really, really lovely curly and soft lengthened look.▶ 11:58–12:05
Definitely gives you that like lash extension, lash lift sort of effect on a budget.▶ 12:05–12:12
Sponge
For an affordable sponge you cannot go wrong with these.▶ 35:53–35:56
I've recommended these for years.▶ 35:55–35:59
You get six for like I think around $6 or $7.▶ 35:56–36:03
Tool
I think it's going to be better for those of you to curl with hooded eyes or even more almond eyes.
Both have a long-lasting curl. Both have a really nice glide to them. They do not tug on my lashes or break them.
OTHER
6 productsBody
I got to tell you, if there's one that I have been like, my boyfriend and I both were just like, I just freaking love that soap. I love that soap so much.▶ 27:46–27:54
It is hydrating and it just has that it is definitely that like hotel soap vibe like you know when you go to a fancy hotel and like all of the essentials that they give you are all really lovely smelling and feel expensive.▶ 28:02–28:08
Yeah, this is that vibe for sure.▶ 28:14–28:22
Fragrance
Taunt is I would say still is one of my signature fragrances.▶ 28:43–28:54
I just think it's the edgiest cool girl vanilla.▶ 28:50–28:58
It has this musky ambery kind of base to it.▶ 28:58–29:05
This is that delicious strawberry mochi smell.▶ 29:37–29:43
It's a gourmand.
It is sweet. It is strawberry. It is ricey, milky, but not in like a lactic kind of way.▶ 30:02–30:08
DedCool Extra Milk has a little bit more of the lactic kind of smell, but not again, to me, it's not in like a weird way.▶ 30:14–30:25
It's just that fresh milky laundry slightly.▶ 30:25–30:36
It's so ever so slightly sweet.▶ 30:33–30:38
Setting Spray
This will mattify and really make everything last a lot longer.▶ 30:39–30:47
It's very consistent.
The mist itself is fine, so that's all I really care about.▶ 31:16–31:20
This one is very blurring and perfecting.▶ 25:54–25:59