Beauty Pet Peeves 2

[veronika23]

The other thread was getting too long and difficult to load! 

So what are your beauty pet peeves? What grinds your gears? Share your stories!!!

[veronika23]

@volta  Gotcha.  I follow her on FB. She seems genuine to me... just a sweet good person who cares. 🙂

[sultananatalie]

Are there any youtubers who have authentic skincare tips?

[jesscheems]

Tarababyz and she always tells you to use sunscreen 🙂 I think she's really sweet!

[heartsmyface]

She's one of my favs.  I can sit and listen to her talk for hours.  

[darkiceis]

@sultananatalie The only YouTube person I'm ok with is Stephanie Nicole. I'm definitely not that savvy with skin care but she is good at explaining things and is  good at educating on skin care. She is not a dr or pro but comes off as very well informed in the skincare world. 

[volta]

@sultananatalie  @darkiceis   I LOVE Stephanie Nicole. She's one of the few youtubers who I genuinely like. For one, I am a deductive person and I absolutely LOVE how she breaks down accounting facts and figures. Then she also compares it to other products and then gives an honest opinion. She is one of the few people who I feel will give a genuine opinion about a product because she's not sponsored by brands who I can tell will give only positive glowing reviews because they don't want to anger the brands and lose getting free swag.

I have yet to find a reputable youtube channel that deals primarily with skin care. If you search skin care on youtube, you will find makeup youtubers telling you about their skin care routine. The only thing I have a problem with that is that they are only addressing THEIR own skin. I understand it's much more difficult to have a channel that talks about skincare because every person's skin is completely different. You may have two people who say their both oily, but then if you break it down, one person could be oily in the tzone, big pores, hormonally triggered, prone to whiteheads but with dry patches around the mouth (i.e. ME) . Another person could have all-over oily skin, prone to blackheads, prone to acne, rosacea, and allergies.

Therefore, it's not logical for there to be many great channels dedicated to just skin care because no two people are alike with their skin and you can't pinpoint a general one-size-fits-all routine. Skin care, like going to the doctor, is highly customized because there are so many factors to consider. I'm not saying great videos don't exist, but it's hard finding solid channels.

SEE I TOLD YOU I was a deductive person!!!

[prti]

@volta I hate YouTube videos that have DIY skincare tutorials. Especially those tutorials where the youtubers mix Elmer's glue with charcoal or with something else. Those videos make me cringe. 

[mella900]

The things people come up with to put on their face is amazing

[volta]

I still think the cherry on top are those videos with the trend of using a certain male bodily fluid for facials. Don't get me wrong, it's a lot 'safer' and 'more natural' than ingredients like elmer's glue, but not all of us have a man in our lives or necessarily want that on our faces. Plus, it gets all over the place and once it's on something, it's ruined just like any other bodily fluids. LOL

[volta]

@prti  OMG before I could finish your comment, I instantly thought about the glue videos before you even said it!!! GAHHHHRRRRR!!!!!!

Also, those videos that involve corn starch or baking soda.

[prti]

LOL! 😄

[Annalily11]

People who act like end all, be all experts when they either A. Don't use things correctly or B. Have little to no experience.

These annoy me in general, but for the make up related things causing this rant:

A. One of my roommates has acne and insists (non-stop complains) shes done everything possible and just knows there's no solutions since she's been through tons of expensive and prescription acne medicine, when previously admitting that she's never stuck to a daily/nightly skin care regime and doesn't use the products as they're recommended. 

It makes me want to shake her. Throwing more money out for a product won't do anything if you don't use the product! Stop acting like there is no solution when you've never actually tried!

B. People who have either just gotten into makeup or never branched out past one brand/price range telling me what I should buy. Sorry, but ELF is not just as good as NARS. It's great that you want to save money, but stop telling me how I should only buy ELF, or NYX (These two brands are always the ones with the biggest lectures I find, though I do like some things from NYX, so it's fanatics bug me less). I never liked ELF, but it's rabid fans with badly done make up who keep harassing me insisting they're makeup experts and that ELF is the makeup god have driven me to hate the brand (anyone else run into these people, or just me?)

[Asche]

I haven't experienced that with Elf, but I feel that way about Morphe (thanks to youtube). I feel like it's rammed down our throats by the bigger youtubers, but when I watch the smaller youtubers (that aren't Morphe affiliates), the brand generally seems subpar. At this point I'm just tired of hearing about them. I know I'm never going to purchase anything from them, so I just wish everyone would stop trying to convince me that "they're the best!!".

Your first peeve reminded me of something that happened one Christmas. A teenage girl I barely know got her first UD palette for Christmas and proceeded to act like a makeup expert. 😛 We got into some kind of conversation and I told her very early on that I had all the Naked palettes (and really liked them for the most part), but she completely ignored that fact and proceeded to school me about the brand. It got to the point where she was talking to me like I was a complete idiot when it comes to makeup (as I'm standing in front of her in full-glam mode). At a certain point I just felt disrespected. Why can't we have a normal convo as two makeup lovers? Clearly I like makeup, I didn't need to be lectured. :S

[Annalily11]

I don't know why, but I just seem to run into a lot of ELF fanatics who get really angry when I mention that I've never had a good experience with any of the products. 

And my favorite is when I'm the one who originally introduced them to the brand and suddenly they're acting like I'm the noob XD. It is a shame, I also love talking about makeup, but people who feel the need to be a condescending know-it-all are no fun, and sadly every fan base has them.

[AmdSeph]

I went to Bay and bought Chanel ÉGOÏSTE for my bro. That Asian snob corrected me when I pronounced it in French. Thats why I hate shopping in store. 

p.s. if my post bothers you, move on. There is no need for bullying in the name of political correctness. 

[prettyangry]

I also hate shopping in store, someone might correct a mistake I made, and I might learn something. 

[heartsmyface]

What on earth?  If someone tells you something bothers them the usual response is to apologize for offending them and to try to do better in the future.  You're not going to garner affection (or respect for that matter) with an attitude like that.  

I'm almost afraid to scroll down and read others responses.  

[k617]

You bother me in general, so from now on, I will move past all of your posts. You obviously do not know what true bullying is if you think any of us here are bullying you. 

I can't believe you edited your original post to make it even more ignorant than it already was. 

[vegchililover78]

The only peeve you're proving here is your intolerance and that you can't be corrected for pronunciation or bad behavior. I'm coming to realize that maybe I expect too much from people in this forum. Honestly, I feel let down by your actions here considering how kind other members have been to you since the friends & family sale. Enough is enough.

[greenchilli]

@AmdSeph

Oh dear!  If only "that Asian snob" knew she had so many other, more critical things to correct you on, she might have moved past the French bit.

Perhaps next time.

[mrsbaine]

She was probably being kind @greenchilli. I'm sure there are so many other areas to correct @AmdSeph on but there just isn't enough time for all of it.