YouTube Made Me Buy It!

I don't know about you, but I love watching YouTube beauty videos by people such as Emilynoel83, KathleenLights, and MannyMUA. It is so nice to be able to see demos of products before buying, as well as swatches and tips. Each of the three YouTubers mentioned above have inspired me to make various purchases, both high-end and from the drugstore. So far, they have all been right on the money. Let's get into my purchases.

Colourpop

Colourpop is demonstrated and reviewed all over YouTube. You cannot find Colourpop in stores, but their website is super easy to navigate and they do provide a decent amount of info in their products.  Not to mention, the price is a steal at just $5 per shadow, lip pencil or lippie and other products for just a few dollars more. 

Wisp Super Shock Highlighter blended with fingertips

I picked up a highlighter and a couple of eyeshadows my first purchase. I detailed these Colourpop products here. As you can see in the swatches above, these products rock.

Gerard Cosmetics 

Gerard Cosmetics also is a well-known brand amongst the YouTube community. Their prices are more high-end, however. 

I picked up a liquid lip color from Gerard Cosmetics. This color is a collaboration with MannyMUA. He did an awesome job with this brand in coming up with this gorgeous pink nude that will look good on most skin tones. This retails for $20 and I used a coupon code to get it at a discount. 

E.L.F. Cosmetics

I wasn't really familiar with this brand at all until I saw Emilynoel83 mention it. I love what this company is doing with cosmetics. The quality is high-end but the prices are not. A lot of E.L.F.'s products can be dupes for high end makeup.

I have also made a lot of other E.L.F. purchases since and honestly find that their products really are comparable to more expensive brands. They offer a subscription box service every other month for $21 + $4.99 shipping, promising that the products are all worth at least $40. I will post my next E.L.F. Play Beautifully box, so keep an eye out for that.

Benefit

Benefit is a high-end brand that sells their stuff  both in stores and online. Their products are recognized by many different people since their items are sold in stores. MannyMUA has raved on about Hoola.

The only Benefit product I picked up was the Hoola bronzer for $28 at Ulta and it has quickly became my holy grail contour shade. I can see this working with light to medium skin tones. It is worth every penny at $28 because you get a lot of product and the color is gorgeous.

Boxycharm

This subscription box service is the best one out there, in my opinion. For $21 per month you get 4-5 full-sized beauty products, which is nice since most subscription boxes consist of mainly samples. I did my research, I watched many unboxing videos to really get a feel for what the various services offer. This one seemed to have the best items to try out and the last box was valued at $138. 

Makeup Geek

Makeup Geek is a top quality company created by the makeup geek herself, Marlena Stell. You can find her products talked about scattered all over YouTube and the beauty community and she herself posts videos regularly. Her prices are reasonable and her products are of professional quality. I picked up the Beaches and Cream eyeshadow single to add to my z-palette for $6 and shipping was really reasonable at $1.99. What a great skintone shade!

Z Palette

If you watch YouTube beauty videos, you have probably seen the Z Palette. When you buy single shadows from Mac or Makeup Geek, for instance, you need something to put them in. That's where the Z Palette comes in. It is slim in size, so travelling with it is a breeze. I picked up a small pink one to have a place for my Makeup Geek shadows from Amazon for $12.60. It holds 9 standard-sized eyeshadows. There are larger Z Palettes available as well that hold more. If interested, here's a direct link to the one that I purchased.

So, there you have it. I know this was long and so I thank you for making it to the end. I had a lot of stuff to cover. I will update you from time to time with other YouTube Made Me Buy It posts. It was a lot of fun putting all of this together. Till next time!

Want free makeup? Check out Influenster! I just recently joined myself and I'm having a great time with their app. I recommend trying it out since it is free of charge and I've seen YouTubers who have received free makeup from the company, so it's legit.

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