Wednesday, August 3, 2016

great makeup tutorial, but at what price?

So this popped up as a suggestion on youtube.. A drag race inspired makeover, which also includes a link to all the products she used:
http://www.nikkietutorials.com/site/2015/04/vintage-glam-prom-makeup-tutorial-%e2%88%99-rupaul-inspired/


Not going to lie, she looks great after applying makeup (looks very natural, but at the same time very coated like drag).  So then I thought "heck, I'm a pretty good painter, so long as I had good paint maybe I can look that pretty.  I especially like the multi-shade foundation which makes the blush pop".  Yea, then I started pricing everything out (keeping in mind these are online prices, not department marked up prices)

FACE

$27 Smashbox Primer Water
$30 Dior Glow Maximizer
$21 Kryolan TV Paint Stick “G191” (base)
$21 Kryolan TV Paint Stick “FS31” (contour)
$21 Kryolan TV Paint Stick “406” (highlight)
$18 Makeup Studio Translucent Powder #1


EYEBROWS

$21 Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz “Ash Blonde”
$21 Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade “Taupe”
$21 tarte Colored Clay Tinted Brow Gel “Taupe”
$22 Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel
$20 Anastasia Beverly Hills Concealer #0.5

CHEEKS

$33 MAC Bronzing Powder “Give Me Sun”
$21 The Balm Powder Blush “Down Boy”
$7 Milani Baked Powder Blush “Luminoso”
$30 BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector “Moonstone”

EYES

$22 MAC Paint Pot “Soft Ochre”
$12 Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow “Fawn”
$12 Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow “Smoke”
$12 Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow “Caramel”
$12 Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyeshadow “Gold Rush”
$14 Makeup Studio Shiny Effects “Golden Light”
$8 Jesse’s Girl Eye Dust “Starshine”
$15 Kat von D Tattoo Liner “Trooper”
$7 NYC Liquid Liner “Black”
$28 Makeup Studio Jewel Effects “Shine”
$22 MAC Glitter “Silver”
$4 NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil “Milk”
$28 Makeup Studio Waterproof 3D Extra Black Mascara
$12 House of Lashes False Lashes “Iconic”

LIPS

$17 Coloured Raine Liquid Lipstick “Vanity Raine”

Ready for your total?
$559!  That's right, to be that beautiful, it will cost you morning starbucks for about 1/3 of a year.  I have multiple problems with this list:
1. I realize higher end brands typically work better, but do we really have to go all out?
2. Anything that says "makeup studio" seems to only be sold in Britain, and is expensive.
3. I think there's some overboard color choices here.
4. Most importantly, who has this much makeup?  I would be so worried about it going bad.  I'm guessing she's either well off, she only buys makeup with youtube money, or companies are sending her free samples to do makeup tutorials like this one.

If you stumble across any great makeup tutorials on a budget, please post a link to it.  I did find this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzHz1qN1byQ
although I probably wouldn't buy all the products shown (I just placed an order on amazon for natural eyeshadows, mascara, and an eyebrow pencil), some of the bases like the foundation, the powder, the highlighter, and the foundation sponge are things I might consider picking up.

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