Why I Stopped Buying These Beauty Products

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I hate that some Influencer’s are “ obsessed” with a product and you never here about it again😮

I feel like the YouTube community is just one big advertisement for beauty brands. I miss when beauty tutorials were the popular thing. Remember the old Michelle Phan aka Ricebunny tutorials? 😢

Totally in sync with you! I fell into the crazed YouTube makeup-buying era. It was my first realization that there was makeup beyond what I saw at the drugstore lol. BAAAAAD time to discover YouTube. Now, I have come to realize that I don't like to do complicated eyeshadow looks. I don't like bright colors even though I'm told how AMAZING they are. I'm a barely-there, all-neutrals gal. I don't wear anything but the Dr. Jart Cicapair color corrector and a few dots of concealer, and eyeliner. Not even mascara!. And I NEVER will wear all the gorgeous, $$$ full-pigment lipsticks (Tom Ford, Dior, Chanel) I bought that make me feel like Ronald McDonald . :) I only wear sheer, cool-toned glosses and balms now. I am super happy with my decluttered, minimal collection that I actually use. Maybe a cool-toned, mauve product appeals now and then, but otherwise I look at Sephora and don't want a single thing. YAY FOR MEEEE!

Your brutal honesty and straight forward reviews are the exact reasons why I LOVE and SUPPORT your channel! 🎉 love you Kait! 😊

Omg I found my perfect beauty YouTuber. I love tube mascara, I use same tretinoins, same make up 😂. I have same skin issues. I love that you don’t push products, respect yourself and your audience. What a breath of fresh air. Educated, well articulated, serious woman 👍🏻.

I really needed this because I’m easily influenced and love shopping which is a deadly combination!! Thank you!!

TOTALLY AGREE on the lip oils. I bought the Clarins lip oil and could not figure out why so many people were raving about them. They are not comfortable! And then the pigment slides everywhere on some. The clarins pigment is quite dilute. Great video as always. I loved the please leave video. ❤❤❤

I just found you am so excited to find a channel that isn't constantly trying to convince us we need to buy new things. So many other influencers are selling out to adverts. Thank you for bringing more integrity to beauty online!!

I have to say Kait your "negativity" that people post about sounds like common sense to me. I agree with so much of what you said in regard to disappearing cream blushes, foil shadows that look bad on my wrinkly hooded eyes, lip oils that make my lips drier, sheet masks and primer's I never reach for. I refuse to buy any more matte lipsticks that dry the crap out my lips and require a gloss over them in order to use them. Like you I live in a small house and I no longer have room for more stuff, so I don't buy backups of makeup. The only things I buy as backups on sale are skincare products ( 3 items) I use religiously year after year and then I only buy one. That will get me through 1 year till the next time they go on a big sale. This video will help me really limit what I will buy during the Sephora sale or Ulta's 21 days of beauty.

Completely agreed on backups! Or the "next" one (for example, a new vitamin C to try) if I'm not actually running low. I don't need it!

I am so glad I found your channel! I miss Beau-tube! I cannot do this short form mess for makeup and skincare. I need to see product use, wear testing and initial reactions, not just a bunch of cutesy jump cuts that are really just ads and ads only. Plus, I'm too old for TikTok! And I'm going through debt resolution, so I need to curb my spending. Your vids have been a godsend, and what I needed to hear as a recovery product junkie!

My list of what I’m not buying anymore is pretty much covered by what you said haha. No more backups: I find my tastes and needs change sometimes before I can use them all up, so I’m better off not buying them. If I ever run out of a favourite before “the next sale”, I have enough stuff that my second favourite product will do just fine until then. Something must go before I buy something new: I have a lot of skincare and makeup already, so my rule is that I have to use something up before I buy a new thing in the same category (e.g., foundation). Sheet masks: I don’t find them very impactful. I would only buy them if it was for a fun skincare/spa party with friends, not as a serious investment in improving my skin. Eyeshadow palettes- I’m generally a no-makeup makeup girlie so the Mac palette with like 12 shades of brown is all I need besides some singles.

Right there with you on mascara and sunscreen! I’m also really picky on those categories and once I find the one or two that work I’ll stick with them!

I appreciate the anti-viral beauty comments. You can see when one revs up on Tiktok - EVERYONE is pushing it. It's so easy to get caught up in it but then you end up spending so much $ on so many products that you can't possibly even use them all (and many aren't meant for you, as you say)

Thank you for keeping it real, Kait! I can definitely relate to what you’ve pointed out in this video. My mindset has changed quite a bit now that I’m in my 30s. Less is more! I stopped using primers, setting sprays, concentrated serums, and I don’t need viral products that may not be worth it. I’ve also decided that I want to pay more attention to indie brands/small businesses. They can put so much more effort into perfecting their products, and that is well worth it compared to brands that release new products almost every few weeks.

Thank you Kait for this, I really needed to be reminded that I don't need to buy more stuff when i have soooo much already, things that I like too! It's so easy to get carried away and tempted to buy new products... I emptied a shopping cart that I had filled... did not need any of it! xxx

I truly appreciate your thoroughness and the specificity with which you give your stamp of approval. I have a lot of things I feel that align with what you like in a product and your texture, flavor and scent descriptions are so helpful. I understand many people are on you about your “negativity” but I think there should be more influencers like you - making discerning content on products and bringing their perspective to products. People use products and individual people make products personal, they form attachments and use them day to day. I always feel bad that you preface your explanation for why you get on YouTube and talk about opinions because you have every right to do that. And those who criticize have every right to silently leave. It’s not that deep. Thank you again ❤

Just adore your content. Thank you for videos like this!!

You are absolutely not negative, and I’m offended on your behalf! Genuineness is so lacking on YouTube that ppl mistake it for negativity. You’re my fav beauty tuber❤️