Gimmicky beauty products that we tried to forget

[@Pi1ipa1a]

You need to do a Makeup Breakup where you test the Real Techniques sponge against slapping your face with the sole of a shoe. I nominate Hailey

[@bethannybiscuits]

😂

[@ardencho662]

Lol

[@kaleenparkin8401]

FIRST ONE HERE!! I just wanted to say I am so happy to have you guys back, I love you guys and listening to your voices brings so much peace!

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

Thank you so much! We're happy to be back 🥰

[@mercedesvelasquez8781]

​@@BEAUTYNEWSfor the metal eye lash comb their talk about the one that looks like the shape of eye lash curler those are actually safer & work equally as well as the one you showed here in the video which real techniques does make this type

[@amytsang3176]

I didn't realise how much I missed you guys, until now. So much happiness comes over me when I see you guys on my feed and its wonderful to see you two back so regularly. Thank you. Love you girls ❤❤

[@Marwa-wn4hb]

Real Techniques need to re-consult with Sam and Nicola Chapman 😂

[@cwynn1547]

Is Crappy Products that Crapped Me Off a worse category to come? 😜😜 Love it 💄🍷

[@hamallu]

We need that series to move to this channel.

[@Ryanneey]

I’m with you Kat. I think what gives you a nice finish when using a beauty sponge is the fact it absorbs a little bit of the product. It picking up a bit of the product and helping move it around and even it out is what I enjoy about Beauty Blender.

[@mercedesvelasquez8781]

I rather just use my hands, fingers and or a brush if it comes down to it because the sponge is crap

[@palemich]

I literally used that metal eyelash comb this morning out of the blue and it saved my life before going to an audition. I find them so good for a new mascara when it’s too wet and it just sticks all of your lashes together in a big spike. I wish I had one with slightly thinner prongs(?) honestly. It’s just good to keep on hand just in case. Big fan

[@TracyD2]

I love them.

[@lenitarandolph]

Same, I just got one a month ago and realised how helpful it would have been earlier with trickier mascaras!

[@Ryanneey]

I totally forgot about that tiny washing machine 😂 now if someone would make one that works, I’d be happy!

[@blendofdays]

The saddest thing about beauty blender being so hell bent on including that teardrop design is that the foundation was actually incredible yet too much money so many never got to try it. By the time it made it's way to beauty boxes there were very limited shades. What a shame! They should bring it back in regular packaging, charge half as much & let people see how great it is/was!

[@claireboddey3273]

My favourite days are the ones when your videos drop, I get up at 4.30am UK time (perils of being married to a farmer) and I can listen to you beautiful ladies while I potter round the house doing my jobs with a cuppa before the kids get up and I go to work. Perfect start to the day 🖤

[@Ari_Kle]

I love Artis brushes. They are great for my mature skin. Not all the sizes make sense but the small round one is great for concealing my dark inner eye corner. I see Lisa Eldridge using Artis too. I love velour puffs and see YT beauty creators using them all the time now.

[@melp8175]

Thx for keeping us informed and being honest and intelligent ! You two are the best and always helpful& funny . Cheers!!🌹🌹

[@omniscient.nescience]

I swear, every three-five years or so at this point people try to bring back silicone blenders and people online pretend it's some 'new innovation' - Meanwhile I'm just sitting here like 'Wait y'all didn't remember how shite this was last time? This is just the same exact thing.'

[@Kitkat-zl8jj]

I think to start with, if revelon had marketed the silicone double-ended applicator as something for lips,corners of the face, and highlight/blush... Maybe it could of been a game changer cause then a later release could of been a bigger one for face/body

[@nickimontie]

I like mine - for applying concealer and lip gloss in pots. It works great for those applications.

[@karlabyrne6029]

You mentioned Kaja but not that stupid joystick powder they had. That was ridiculous too. Another gimmick I think was those brushes with the powders in the handle. Also magnetic lashes but not sure if they're considered a gimmick or not. 💖

[@Squoggs]

22:56 hey that’s me! 😂 bring back the super sponge!!

[@katherinerowlands7527]

Whoop whoop 🎉 a new beauty news vid is here, yay!

[@pattizayac9351]

The Becca Zero "No Pigment Virtual Foundation", that was ridiculous, and no one asked for that

[@DanielaMiszezun]

I have a tool that applies the foundation and concealer beautifully: My fingers. I actually don't need an unsustainable company that will produce something that mimics our finger(print)s. Our hands, well washed can do wonders and are fast, won't absorb product, so less waste. And they're free. I think, at least when I did my thesis on sustainability, people are turning into more reliable brands and sources (and also resources), less waste, less contamination, better use of time, money, etc; and these brands are the totally opposite, totally blind and deaf (they haven't heard of the 2030 agenda nor where the world is going, apparently).

[@kellysblackcat]

I agree. I use my hands too. Years ago I used the Shiseido moisture mist cream foundation and it came with a really nice sponge, and we also used sea sponges back then too., the 90s. But now I just use my hands, and for cream blush etc. So much easier and faster I think.

[@louisacoote2337]

And the warmth from my fingers helps to blend out the product! Fingers all the way! I also use fingers for eyeshadow, blusher and highlighter!

[@herb4n7egend]

honestly i stopped using sponges and brushes and started using mostly cream products and now the only brushes i use are for my brows and sometimes an eyeshadow brush, and mascara if that counts, and my makeup looks better than it ever did using my massive brush collection

[@CPa-bp3rw]

This video went by too faaasst😩💔❤️❤️❤️

[@Nicatnite99]

Metal lash combs are sooo much better than plastic ones (which I have broken). My metal one is from real techniques, have had for years!

[@yensid4294]

I still own a metal eyelash comb, a couple in fact. One folds down to fit in a makeup bag. The trick is to use them from the top so you don't poke your eye or close your eye. The plastic ones are garbage. When I was in high school, girls would actually use straight pins & needles to separate their lashes 😮 One silicone product I like is a shield. You can use it instead of tape for sharper edges on your eye looks, as a guide for eyeliner & a stencil edge for contour (if you're going for a hard edged look)

[@poppetangel]

I'm embarrassed that I din't think of using the comb from the top! The times I have whacked my eyeball with the metal prongs 😵

[@al-ky5un]

Just wanted to say when I was a teenager I was getting into makeup and my friend recommended your channel I was like 14 or so and I’ve been loving you guys ever since, I love your recent videos I like to use them to relax. Love both of your personalities so much, much love ❤

[@ChelleBeeby]

💜💜💜TFS💜💜💜 as you finished on wing liner stamps maybe good for adaptability for those who need it, I for one would be very interested in other "adaptive" products you think are out there.. I'd put both hands up but with my frozen shoulders you wouldn't see them anyway! HAHAHA

[@genericmannequin]

The winged liner stamp reminds me of those eyebrow stencils that brands were making back when block shaped brows were popular.

[@jszgarrison]

I laughed out loud because I still do use my glitter ballsack…it is an amazing “magic eraser” for errant eyeliner, mascara, or other products you nick your face with and want to remove quickly.

[@ericadubach1974]

Another way to rub one out 😂

[@whyaddnamehere]

I bought one of the Artis dupe brushes back in the day. I still have it and LOVE it for powder. The medium size is good for foundation too.

[@heykerryann]

I bought them for my mom and she loved them for her foundation. Mofos to clean though

[@kylie3176]

I was put on to the artis brushes from an MUA on insta who has a tremor (I also have a tremor) and I fear I did fall for them. LOL I found them really great for stabilising and the handles are chunky which made gripping easier and less painful. Great for complexion but I agree the eyeshadow ones are silly. The other ones I love in a similar vein (good for my disability) are the golden triangle ones from bdellium tools, they're fantastic for eyes.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

I appreciated your sentiments on the wing stamper. I personally find I wouldn’t wear just the stamped wing, but that certain ones, because of how you line them up, gave a really great outline for getting the angles of a wing correct and matching. I’d then go in with an angled liner brush and extend the flick or darken the stamp and it worked well. But I’ve since given up on wings. I just don’t feel the need for them as my glasses almost always hide them. A colorful waterline is almost always going to be more noticeable on me and far easier to do.

[@shalmarie9624]

Thin lizzy has had the blurring brush for yeaaars (the one similar to artis) I actually really like it for my last step by running it over my face with nothing on it to make sure everything is blended out nicely and that there are no streaks

[@lily-rosefyfe1658]

I love mine for stick foundation!!

[@Lexyalexa]

Great video! I had a good laugh at the strange shaped sponge!

[@littleanina1]

My faaaaav type of video from you two 🙌🏻 just loooove listening to you rant because I always agree so much. Thanks for calling out the fact that SO many things are just Temu / AliExpress with a new brand name on… We criticize temu and ali for good reasons, but buying the products at 10x the price from dropshippers or just repubtable brands that slapped their logo on isnt gonna solve anything.

[@lyndawithay3135]

I’ve been using my fingers to apply ‘base’ since I was 12. That was a long time ago.

[@debedwards1717]

I just watched Emily Noel’s latest video and it’s about the Revlon tool. She liked it more than she thought she would but I don’t think it’s for me.

[@sanaswe5659]

Bless her heart for trying but her end result was not great.

[@debedwards1717]

@@sanaswe5659 I know. 😂

[@PhuongyNguyen97]

The Evie blender was the first thing I thought of when these silicone sponges became popular again. Like some sort of repressed memory, but I do remember the weird one-sided beef the owner had with xsparkage 🤨

[@daphnegarzarelli-lawson324]

I LOVED the super sponge!!! It was my all time favorite foundation applicator. I used less product and got better coverage. I miss it. Wish I would’ve stocked up 😭 I’ll try the makeup forever. I had no idea.

[@wombatlittle1]

L'Oreal use to have a cream foundation that came with a tiny roller paint applicator.

[@mariky]

Kat, that lipstick!😍😍😍

[@ashcraft555]

I have a dollar store version of that Revlon tool. It works nicely for patting the creases out of my concealer after I've applied it. I have long nails so that tool is easier to use than my fingers.

[@jwb0310]

I love the puff for applying my concealer. It gives me a much nicer finish than either using a brush or sponge.

[@cinka2529]

Another video, yeah !!! Thank you both 😊

[@angeliarossett5934]

Have loads of valour puffs and I use the fluffin’ heck out of my metal eyelash comb and it’s aided by a hat pin and a henna applicator to separate my extremely long lashes. The rest can take a hike🎉😂

[@bmckong]

The only thing I ever found those silicone sponges useful for was mixing on it like a palette. I bought a cheap Elf one to use for travel.

[@lee-annek6969]

I buy heaps of nail art and house hold gadgets from Temu. Love it. Would never buy make-up, skin care or fast fashion from them though.

[@wombatlittle1]

You guys have coordinated your eyeshadow 😊

[@heykerryann]

I have 3 of those eyelash comb/brush things! So it’s not user error! 😂

[@Tfe78xv3t]

This channel and you ladies make my day whenever you post! Cheers 🥂 🥂 🎉🎉❤❤😊😊

[@megansillito993]

I use a dollar store toothbrush make up brush to apply my kids sunscreen on their faces. It’s amazing.

[@angiesol19]

I honestly could not get through doing my homework if it was for y'alls videos playing on the background. I, of course, watch it once throughly without distraction, but it's nice having you ladies playing in the background as I cry over college pre-calculus .

[@OllyVish]

Love your reviews!!!

[@hollythornell5262]

I had a knockoff Ardell brush set from Moda. I still have the concealer one and use it sometimes. It’s blends it out quickly and it’s pretty soft. I didn’t like the other ones as much which is obvious because I have no idea where they are

[@that_muagirl_3746]

The revlon thing I think would be good under the eyes and hard to reach places with a sponge. Maybe blemishes, but the whole face? Absolutely not 😭

[@JoeysMagGoth]

Nice trip down memory lane - including things I totally missed ❤💚

[@aartijhoke1768]

Please do a make up break up on the summer Fridays lip balm! It’s wildly expensive at £23. It says 15 grams but the tube feels half empty!!

[@jenniferbrown1690]

I actually quite like the REAL Techniques sponge. I bought mine from Ulta. It's not hard plastic. It's a sponge with a silicone sticker on it. The silicone part is flexible. I like that part for my inner and outer under eye.

[@mzbeatbarbie]

😂😂😂😂 great video 😊, I remember these days, u ladies dropped MANY JEWELS! 🎉🎉🎉

[@themoseyingadventurer]

I purchased the artis brushes for the face and I still use them. I’m pretty happy with them. I’ve been gifted some of the cheaper ones and then bristles have fallen out on those. I do have one smaller artis brush that I’ll use for concealer. I would not buy the smaller ones meant for the eye because it seams completely impractical

[@Msyinett]

I still have an Artis foundation brush. It's really good and does quick work of blending foundation

[@mildredflemyng-middleton4795]

That revlon tool may be nice for those eyeshadows that apply better with fingers, but it’s dang foolish for face base.

[@smartypantswastaken]

Kat's bright red lips are so beautiful! It's the perfect shade with the perfect shine! Is there any way to find out what color and product that is? 💙👄💄

[@esthertschwartz]

I recently purchased RoseandBen 's velour puff and it works well and washed well. A bit unique fabric

[@taigahilliard619]

You both kill me, so snarky and funny

[@CreekSideLagotto]

I’ve enjoying the real techniques. It really works for me actually. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@debedwards1717]

I used to love my metal eyelash comb. I don’t use one anymore because I guess mascara is better now. And I first used mine in the 80s.

[@ether.x6764]

I actually like to use the silicone applicator to apply gel liner to my waterline! It was annoying for me to always be cleaning the dried chunks of gel liner out of my brush and found that I can dip the very tip of the silicone applicator into the gel pot and apply it to my waterline and smudge it out! It actually works surprisingly well. I got two applicators for $5 on Yesstyle, and I'd say it's worth a try experimenting with them.

[@wolfordclay]

When I think of artis brushes I always think of Tati

[@kendrastevenson5423]

I have a curved eyelash comb and I LOVE it. It can salvage a clumpy day

[@issy7465]

The Tati beauty velour puff is still one of my favourite items. I’m sad the brand shut as there were some great quality products

[@superfacch]

She announced the brand is coming back! I'm not sure if she will have the same products but keep an eye out

[@JoeyRoo]

2:30 shiseido has a foundation brush that has a silicone thing at the end that is supposed to mimic the feeling of a finger

[@thaysagomesmartins6315]

I love this video! I would add the half magic weird felt tip liner. They've more recently lounched a micelar water one just like it. In my opinion, there's absolutely no point to their existence!

[@paulamaje5517]

You both made me laugh so much. Thanks for the entertainment ❤

[@jessn.2665]

Im extremely jealous that your flight to Japan is so much shorter than mine. You can get all the reasonably priced makeup and skincare that you want 😂

[@TaylerBootz]

I forgot about the glitter rubber ballsack. I always thought they looked like something made in high-school art class. 😅😂 I didn't know Makeup Forever had a sponge! Do they not advertise?

[@AlfieDog4]

I still use the Artis brushes! The finish it gives to my foundation is flawless

[@YarX0]

e.l.f. also sell a 'silicone' make-up sponge, similarly to the one by Makeup Forever, it has a silicone coated base. It's £6 here in the UK and is actually pretty good. Remember that roll-on made of pumice stone or something like that by Revlon? The one which was supposed to absord oil from the face? I've seen that and copies of that on sale in TK Maxx recently. That was also a weird product.

[@krystenhayden2516]

Do yall remember those like fuzzy sponges? It was almost like a velvet outside. Funny story i used one when i was in esthetics school and under the woods lamp you could see all the little fibers on my face. I didnt know what it was at the time but i figured it out later.

[@hermydee]

Still love my Evie knock off the material it's made off make my foundation set faster and therefore eliminates the need for powder. Also the way it interacts why Cetaphil moisturizer is lovely.

[@EdnaStMary]

Hailey's nail color on her left hand is exactly the color I want😄

[@leighcrabbe7707]

Hailey. I love the wine glass! Do you know where you got it?

[@sapphire6543]

You two crack me up 😂I love this one and can’t wait to share my glitter balls 😂

[@ttebggym]

I adore metal eyelash combs. My fave is curved.

[@yensid4294]

Omg, those shoe shine makeup brushes looked so uncomfortable to use. I remember when they were viral. And some roller thing for applying highlight & blush? That was weird. Rainbow highlighters were around at about the same time I think.

[@Scr3amerrr]

velour puffs are still a HUGE trend with the UK tiktok girlies. a Trigwell powder puff is as essential as oxygen here 🤣

[@RoKer13]

I’m surprised the velvet sponges weren’t mentioned lol

[@candysmack]

What's the difference of the velour puff versus the puffs you get in pressed powder compacts? It seems to be just a bigger version?

[@jillholod34]

I would use the Revlon applicator thingie for lipstick but not for anything else.

[@Kitkat-zl8jj]

I also don't know if you've ever tested these but I adore my Juno and co beauty sponge.... used them for 3 years now and cost me between $7-$8 at mecca but lawd do they do the job and last ages

[@diamondsngunns88]

Is that the velvety-looking one? ❤

[@Kitkat-zl8jj]

@diamondsngunns88 yea it is, they come in blue,pink,purple, and yellow as far as I know for different skin types. Their wash bar in a tin is fantastic for cleaning these and brushes too. I can't imagine using a different beauty blender atm

[@RachieRach77]

Loved this video 😊❤

[@CrunchyLeaf9000]

Goddddd I did just send one of those sponge washing machines to my donation bin. They sold them at Hot Topic even 😭

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

I use my hands to apply my foundation and concealer, and when I need to really get into like a small area under my eye or somehting, I use a good ol wedge sponge.

[@daniellem905]

Lmao at the glittery ball sac 😂

[@juliaokasaki]

in like 2018, I bought a silicon foundation applicator that was meant to replace the round sponges that came in cushion foundation compacts. I remember liking it at the time but I think after I applied my foundation, I went over it with a sponge to pick up excess product just like y'all said. I found it again to try it out after this video 😂if I end up hating it, it was from Daiso, so I can't say it was a waste of money

[@jaynnnewell4722]

I do have a set of those paddle-style brushes from Mary Kay (they were a gift), I agree the larger ones are nice but I never even tried the smaller ones because they just looked awkward AF to work with.

[@justilou1]

The RT sponge looks like something from my anatomy textbook

[@EvilZoe2]

My favorite foundation brush is still my Artis one. I just never found anything as effective. LOL

[@_very]

You can use your fingers for makeup. It is allowed.

[@TheTheLeeloo]

There is a shiseido brush that existed for a long time with a jelly side, but its jelly piece is big and a lot larger than this revlon gimmick!!

[@sanaswe5659]

Emily Noel just did an episode with this stupid Revlon Jelly thing. She was a happy warrior, but always ended up using her fingers. I’d never give up my brushes for this bizarre pointy thing.

[@debedwards1717]

I’m sure I saw that new RT sponge in Priceline last week.

[@BEAUTYNEWS]

This was filmed a month ago 😝... I might need to look for it and we can do a demo!

[@arsheen_machine5497]

i wish yall would also address the eyelash curlers with the combs. they’re interesting but i’m not sold on them yet idk why hmm