Youtube Makeup Gurus, Copying looks, responding to subs, etc.

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week so far and for all of you that are stressing on finals (like me), keep pushing, you're almost done! =)

So I wanted to talk about something, well write, obviously. Today queenbmakeup (queenbchronicles.com/beautytips) said on twitter that a well-known YT makeup guru copied her look. I actually found the look that was copied and I have to admit I was a little disappointed because I do watch this guru a lot. To that guru's defense, I'm not sure if that person even knew that they were copying a subscriber's look. Either way, it doesn't look good in both sides of the situation. In my opinion, I'm pretty torn. There are the gurus that I truly love watching and totally respect (because they actually have some serious skills), but lately on twitter and on YT as well there have been some issues with the so-called "top gurus" that are pretty egoistic and ignore their subscribers.

Personally, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Considering the gurus that are YT partners have thousands and thousands of subscribers, I don't know how one can reply to every single comment/question from a viewer. I do understand though that it is rude to deliberately ignore your viewers, but how do you know if they really are ignoring you or just don't have the time? What if they really are too busy?

So I guess what I'm getting at is a disclaimer to my subscribers/followers/viewers:

I am NOT a YT partner. I am not a professional makeup artist, nor do I try to be. Like a lot of other people I'm still learning and I just have a great appreciation for makeup and I like to share what I know. I truly appreciate feedback from people and try to address any questions that I've gotten. I don't thank every single new subscriber because it's just so tedious, but it doesn't mean I'm not thankful. I really am grateful.

I will say though that I think it's ridiculous to comment on other people's videos and tell them "subscribe to me too" or "comment on my video." If I get comments like that, I most likely won't respond. I don't expect everyone to subscribe to me so that tactic to get more subscribers is just tacky. I will comment on a video or subscribe to someone if I WANT to. Spamming people's inboxes is not the way to go.

Lastly, I do have a life outside of my YT tutorials. I don't upload videos regularly, but I definitely try, even with a busy schedule (one reason why I closed the requests for the Video Game Heroines series). If I for some reason didn't reply to your comment, I apologize, because I do try to reply to all the comments I get. I always encourage my viewers to send me a message if they have any questions and it's probably the best way to get a question answered. Once again, spamming will not be tolerated.

Phew. I think that's it?

Oh. Well, does anyone know how to put a chatbox on their blog? I've been trying to find one but I keep failing miserably. I do read the comments on here too, but I wanna be able to reply to comments, so I figure a chatbox would work well =P

Sorry this post was quite long. I just felt like I had to talk about this. What do you think? Let me know =)

xoxo

VIDEO GAME HEROINES Series: Rinoa Heartilly

Whaaaaa?!!!! Yeah new tutorial. My brain is fried with Business Ethics and I figured I'd take a break and play with makeup. No seriously, I'm going to study right after I post this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Gpwe_Vkj4

Pictures of Rinoa:

http://www.rodrigoflausino.com/imagens/games/final_fantasy/rinoa_01.jpg

http://www.armadaanime.com/poster-rinoa.jpg

http://www.eternal-legend.com/ffviii/pcs/shots/rinoa.jpg

What I used:
Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC "Vanilla" Pigment

Coastal Scents 78 Palette (white & blue e/s)

MAC "Sea and Sky" Mineralize Duo

Clinique "Black Icicle" Duo

Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Maybelline Clear Mascara

Rimmel Soft Kohl eyeliner

Rimmel Eyebrow pencil

False Eyelashes #117 (no brand name)

Face:

Givenchy Mister Mat Foundation Primer

ELF Mineral Foundation in Medium

Make Up For Ever Concealer Palette No. 4

Blush from 78 palette

Lips:

NYC "Sugar plum" lipstick

MAC "Wonderstuck" lustreglass

March 3's LOTD!!

I've been so ridiculously busy lately! Just when I thought midterms are over, the next round is coming up in a week. School's just getting harder as senior year approaches. Yikes! So tanyas247 from youtube tagged me in a "What's in my purse?" video so last Tuesday (March 3) I recorded the video, but I still haven't gotten it up! I also took some pictures for my LOTD, which I also never got the chance to put up =/. Hopefully if I have time I'll get my next tutorial up, but I've got loads of homework.

Anywhoz, this past LOTD was actually inspired by Adriana Lima (Victoria Secret model). I was looking at the W magazine and I saw her ad for Guess Jeans and I just loved her makeup!

This wasn't the exact ad I saw, but in this picture she's wearing the same makeup. There's another picture where it's a close-up of her face, but I can't find any online. I noticed the lashes definitely dramatized the look and I wanted to make it wearable for the daytime =)

I lessened the liner and didn't put on any falsies to tone down the look. Unfortunately I didn't have the lipstick shade she had on, so I just used what I had.

Main things used:

Coastal Scents 78 Palette (silver, dark gray, and light blue e/s)

NYX Walnut e/s

Clinique Black Icicle Duo

NYC Retro Red lipstick

MAC Deep Attraction lipstick

L'oreal HIP Turbulent lip gloss

VIDEO GAME HEROINES Series: Nina Williams

Hey everyone! I finally recorded a tutorial for the next look in the Video Game Heroines series. This look is inspired by Nina Williams from the Tekken Games and Death by Degrees. This was a viewer request by rubygloom5678 =).

Link to tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnhteUFE5Nw

Knowing that Nina is an assassin, I wanted to make this both a Nina and a femme fatale look. And this is why I was going for a dramatic smokey eye. I smudged out the eyeliner on my lower lashline more than I would normally do for a smokey eye just to add to the femme fatale effect.

Pictures of Nina:

http://bestgamewallpapers.com/files/tekken-5/nina-williams.jpg

http://ruyeyama.best.vwh.net/psx2/sciiiccc/ccc-nina1.jpg

http://www.mediacritica.net/research/pixelpinups/nina2.jpg

What I used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Coastal Scents 78 Palette Version 1 (purple e/s)

Sephora Matte No. 9 "Midnight Black" e/s

MAC "Yogurt" e/s

MAC "Vanilla" pigment

Maybelline Expertwear eyeliner

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Rimmel eyebrow pencil

No brand #99 false eyelashes

Face:

NYX Twin Cake "Perfect Tan"

MAC "Breath of Plum" blush

CS Contour & Blush palette

Cover Girl Loose Powder (for fallout)

Lips:

MAC "In 3D" 3D glass

LOTD: Hello Kitty Romping + updates

Hey all. As I'm waiting for a friend to pick me up for a party (and honestly I'm pretty tired), I thought I'd post an LOTD and some updates. Well here's my LOTD:

Main things used:

MAC HK Romping e/s

Sephora Midnight Black e/s

MAC Vanilla Pigment

MAC Wonderstuck Lustreglass

Jane Not So Innocent Pink lipstick

I don't wanna do a tutorial on this mainly because everyone's been posting their versions of Hello Kitty looks. So this is just to share what I came up with I guess. Anywhoz, more to important stuff.

For those who have subscribed to my youtube channel, you'll notice I haven't been posting any tutorials lately. I've been so swamped with school that I'm either too tired or I just don't have the time to record a video. I just took one of my midterms today (a Saturday!) and I still have one more, with a minimum 5 page short story on the side. Lots of stuff to do! I am hoping to get my next tutorial on by next week though! It will be a viewer request for the Video Game Heroines Series. The heroine will be Nina Williams from the Tekken games.

So that's all for now. I seriously need to get some sleep, I almost feel too tired to party hardy LOL. Heh that's college.

xoxo

VIDEO GAME HEROINES SERIES - Claire Redfield

I thought I'd post a couple pictures from my most recent look! For those of you who have been watching, I've been doing a Video Game Heroines Series and this look is inspired by Claire Redfield from the Resident Evil games.

Link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FGtMqVxu4U - There's a part 2 as well

Pictures of Claire:
http://www.megatokyo.com/rantimgs/0012.gif - Her costume in Resident Evil II
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/heavenwaits/claireredfield1_lg.jpg - In Resident Evil: Code Veronica
http://trylobyte.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/re_degeneration_claire.jpg - Claire in RE: Degeneration

What I used:

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC "Basic Red" Chromaline
Coastal Scents 78 Palette (Pink, Red, Plum, and Highlight e/s)
MAC "Vanilla" Pigment
ELF Eyebrow Kit
Maybelline Expertwear Eyeliner
L'oreal HIP Cream Liner
Maybelline Clear Mascara
Revlon 3D Mascara
Ardell Wispies

Face:
NYX "Perfect Tan" Twin Cake
ELF Concealer
CS Contour & Blush Palette
MAC "Breath of Plum" blush

Lips:
NYX "Cabaret" Lipliner
MAC "Rougette" Mattene Lipstick
L'oreal HIP "Turbulent" lipgloss

A blog?!

I haven't blogged in years! All the in- and out-going trends of xanga, melodramatic, etc. got me into it back in the day but here I am again with a blog!? Well it's only going to be about makeup and will kind of be the backbone of my youtube channel. Plus I can add less stuff to my videos! LOL.

Stay tuned.