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People and Posts that I'm Loving

New Favorite Youtuber or Blogger

This blogger isn't new to be actually but someone I recently rediscovered. Beauty and the BS is a blog written by the witty Rowena, a former cosmetics industry insider. She's the source for inside views on topics like why companies will discontinue your favorite shades and their efforts to release new products to convince you to buy them. She goes into what really goes into the statistics behind product claims and the definition of "difference" when it comes to how well your product works.

I love the writing style, how she peels back the layer of cosmetics industry intrigue and lays it all out bare. You'll find out who REALLY makes your lip and eye pencils along with what mascaras are really like.

Take the time to look through her popular posts, it will enlighten you about what you're really putting on your face.

Posts You Must Read





Do you have any recommendations for videos and posts I should look at?

People and Posts that I'm Loving

This post is a bit late but I hope you find it useful and will like being introduced to someone you may already read or watch!

New Favorite Youtuber/Blogger

Let this picture of Dustin lure you into the post.

dustin hunter

I've been watching Dustin from DustyoHunter for a while now but I don't think I've expressed my exuberance for him properly. He mainly does review and swatch videos on his channel along with tutorials. I absolutely positively love his video style. He's said that he has stylized his videos similar to the way Alton Brown does his show Good Eats and I'm a huge Alton Brown fan so of course I'd like him.

In this day and age, most Youtubers are a dime a dozen, especially beauty youtubers. What I like the most about his videos is how high quality everything is and how planned out they are. He also tends to pack a lot of entertainment and information into a video while keeping it fun to watch. The videos are professionally done and I believe he scripts his videos before recording but it still maintains a sense of casualness without the excessive "ums" and filler words.

His Tarte for True Blood video is the perfect example to show how much effort he puts into his videos. In addition to reviewing and showing swatches of the collection, he did two mini tutorials off of two characters in the show. He doesn't post every week or so because of the time it takes to do each video but all of his older ones are nice to watch.

Of the things I like the most though, I'd say its his ability to make me look at cosmetic brands a different way. He reviews Estee Lauder quite a bit and I think it's all too easy now to associate the brand as catering to an older generation (don't know why I think that, I just do) but his reviews and swatches make me think differently. That and I think he's probably the only guru I've seen on youtube talking about Aveda anything.

If you're going to watch only one of his videos, make it this one. You'll laugh your face off.

You can also check out his review blog here.

Must Read Posts

I'm pretty sure I'll have a link to one of Anna's posts every time I do one of these but can you blame me?

I'm so glad Lady in a Top Hat is posting again! (I hope at least). She is my swatch inspiration.

I only recently found Sandra's blog but I loved this look (and her eye shape) so you should check her out!

Shut up and take my money!(woot woot for Futurama references)

A super super pretty look with one of my favorite eyeshadows!

I'm not into pinks or light purples but I want these just because they're awesome (Tell her I sent you :)!)

This is a rather interesting experiment, I know I would just like to be left alone so I'm hoping that this is happening already in the US!

People and Posts that I'm Loving

I know most people like to do a monthly favorites post but I was inspired by Grey of Le Gothique's "It's Friday, I'm in Love!" series to do a post linking to people and posts that I've enjoying reading or watching recently. I'm not sure if I'll make this a monthly thing but if I can find the inspiration to I shall.

New Favorite Youtuber/Blogger

I'm not really sure how I got linked to her but I've been obsessed with watching Ruth from A Model Recommends. She's a beauty youtuber and if you didn't get it from the name of her channel, she's a model. As in she's been in the modeling business for over ten years as an "international fashion model, writer, and beauty insider"(the snippet stolen from her About Me).

I absolutely love her videos and I like seeing what she recommends from her side of the makeup chair. I've got Lisa Eldridge to recommend products as a makeup artist but I've never seen a model's perspective. I also enjoy her videos because I love her British accent and dialect and so she's great to have playing in the background while I do other stuff. She's got over 200 videos covering a wide range of topics from haircare, skincare and makeup tutorials and they're all informative while still enjoyable to watch. I especially loved her Christmas Gift Guide Videos, she did I think six videos covering a wide range of gift ideas and products and it was refreshing to see someone put in that much effort in their videos.

Posts You Must Read


No? Maybe you should see more swatches because the products look amazing.

I love anything purple and Anna related so it's no surprise that I loved this post of hers.

In case you haven't seen it yet, Aromaleigh is having a last chance sale of some of her limited edition collections.

Lillian from Lillian Funny Face has opened her circus/fair themed acrylic jewelry shop and I know I'm itching for the nautical narwhal necklace.

This post has been linked to a lot lately but it doesn't mean it isn't awesome. How can you not like a rainbow gradient liner?

Also, I loved Phyrra's swatches of the new Shiro Intertubes. Must get when I have money!

Do you have any posts or people you think I should check out?