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[@sagestrange]

"Sorry about that everyone" diabolical

[@madhijkoite6340]

her yelling was insufferrable omfg.

[@wendys9500]

The LACK of commentary spoke volumes 🤣🤣

[@teiralda]

I saw this before i watched the video and was waiting for context. so much better than expected hahaha

[@maddiebryn5386]

Cracked me up when he said that lmao. I was genuinely getting pretty irritated 🤣

[@SamIAm10262]

The way I cackled!! 😂😂

[@archers.arrows]

"Well, thanks for that, because it's bullshit," is the energy I'm bringing into 2025.

[@eligreene2898]

I feel that in my soul cause me too 🤣🤣

[@ElizabethHoward]

Agreed. "I recognize that the Council has made a decision. But given that it’s a stupid-ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore it."

[@UnpurrfectRobyn]

100%

[@jo4vt]

😂 Oh, gosh, me too!

[@kszoknyik]

You and me both 🙌

[@Katya-w5o]

"Sorry about that, everyone". This sent me. Robert, please, never change.

[@kszoknyik]

I really appreciate him apologizing for that minute of horror 😂😂

[@carolschapter]

with the last one, you either ruin ur makeup brushes or ruin your skin 😭 istg the "everything is toxic" people need to stop 😭

[@samesta5695]

He lost me smashing that brush. I didn’t even need to know what’s in it.

[@TheGooglyminotaur]

I would swallow a teaspoon of brush cleaner over a teaspoon of baking soda.😂😂

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

Not to mention, combining baking soda and vinegar just neutralizes *both* of them. Congratulations, you just gave your brushes a slightly salty carbon dioxide bath🙄

[@eligreene2898]

To be honest I would rather ruin my brushes than my face but on that note I don’t believe in clean beauty because literally everything is made of chemicals.

[@Neenerella333]

It depends on the brush cleaner. I'd eat a tsp of my orange peel solid one from Joy Adenuga, but the gel one I used to have would definitely give you diarrhea. That kind works like shampoo because that's basically what it is. I agree that the poison comes from the dose of anything. But some ideas are basic 10th grade chemistry.

[@LouiseKMagnusson]

"that brush is f**ked." ... I adore you, but I swear you'll be the end of me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Muse33]

The cold stare into the camera 😂

[@LouiseKMagnusson]

@@Muse33 😂

[@asiamommi]

I. AM. DEAD. 💀

[@LouiseKMagnusson]

@@asiamommi Right behind you! 😆

[@stephgreen3070]

Why?????is that girl screaming so fast at me!? CALMDOWNANDRELAXHONEY!!!!!!

[@nikkie3193]

driving me crazy omg !! why is she screaming??? does she think its funny???

[@09kurai]

I thought about that too! came across as annoying..

[@dvdh4856]

Right?! It’s not entertaining or funny or interesting or whatever the intention was, it’s just grating annoying and somehow intrusive 😫. Like take 10 steps back please wow

[@minervarose7664]

Wtf is wrong with her 😂😂😂😂😂

[@josiekoerner5345]

Right I couldn't even make out what she was saying, if it wasn't for Robert's translation

[@cats14600]

“Well thanks for that cus it’s bullshit.” 💀💀So spicy today 🌶️, I’m here for it 🔥

[@clarehartland150]

Baking soda and vinegar or lemon juice make a dramatic fizz, but they neutralise each other, so total waste of time as a cleaner. Like you said, that brush is f*cked. Love the “Bye” at the end!

[@Serra-81]

Came to say this, but you beat me to it. Getting tired of seeing the bakind soda and vinegar reaction being the cure all to everything

[@kszoknyik]

These kind of people really need to get a job or better hobbies because this is insane 🙄

[@ruumuur]

@@kszoknyik it's profitable to them though because they're taking advantage of people who don't know any better. it's actually insanely despicable behavior from insanely despicable people.

[@judymcdougall]

WTF is she screaming about. I can’t even understand her 😂😂😂

[@vnokesCO]

So much chaotic energy! That was hard to go through.

[@Jennilynne]

I haaate the ones that just yell at you the whole time.

[@caitlinwhatthefrick2361]

Ikr?! Like it is possible to make a video and not scream the entire time like holy crap my ears still hurt even when I turn the volume down

[@ssh1487]

Some people confuse obnoxious with humour it’s fked lol “sorry about that everyone” love the contrast with Robert’s calmness

[@dercuwuin]

Listening to her I’m forgetting to breath 😂

[@lauraallen661]

So glad u said "if you're following one of those toxic chemical people please unfollow them"....I'm so sick of all that BS!!

[@miranndall69]

I like that that one dude is talking about hollow under eyes. I’ve always hated that mine are hollow and the concealer under my eye looks like funeral makeup 😭

[@nicola_pink]

I know you hate it, but as someone with pudgy undereyes I just wanted to say I actually love the look of hollow undereyes ❤❤

[@stephgreen3070]

Yes. I have always had hollow under eyes and using concealer tips for dark circles just never worked. That explains why! I don’t have dark circles, just hollowness and shadow!

[@xamyx725]

@@stephgreen3070I’m the same… After years of trying all the “tips & tricks”, I pretty much just stopped bothering with concealer, and just rely on foundation with a light dusting of powder…

[@antisocialsocialite5046]

Girl I just turned 33 and seriously it looks to me like someone sucked all the fat and water out and now it's just saggy skin hanging off of bone...the hollows are SO bad and I've only noticed this recently... And concealer is great for coverage but it doesn't add volume where there isn't any 😭😭 I need new under eye hacks

[@starlinguk]

​@@antisocialsocialite5046 Using a darker concealer on the higher parts and a lighter one on the hollowed parts might work.

[@ann18o96]

"There's a way to make everything work" THIS harmony of similar shades is beautiful, contrast of intense colors is striking. You just need to know how to execute it properly.

[@abb3rz07]

the "am i light, medium or dark contrast" has been SO FRUSTRATING so hearing you also be annoyed with it was so satisfying lol

[@tinad.5752]

I wish I could like your comment 1000x Couldn’t AGREE more!

[@nightgoddess9]

This is the first I’ve heard of it and I’m sitting here thinking what type of bullshit is this 😂

[@littlechickenman]

It's like the MBTI of makeup lol

[@laur83]

i’m not gonna lie, it makes sense to me and i quite like the concept. but the idea that it’s THE one and only way to do your makeup is BS. it’s just another internet trend and we can choose to follow along or not, and neither approach is wrong or right.

[@clarevarneylouisecook2241]

I think the contrast idea may have come from those colour consultation things where you 'get your colours done' and find out if you're a clear spring or a deep winter. They've been around since at least the 80s.

[@HonkHonkJosei]

12:59 she started stressing me out at this part OMFG

[@haze1811]

Only "this part"? Man she made me so freakin anxious & irritated. I literally hate it.

[@josiekoerner5345]

Right

[@clytxo1317]

I literally muted the video during that part!

[@TheMakeupChair]

16:56 that eye roll!! 👌Perfection! Saying soap is full of chemicals while creating a chemical reaction…come on now! 🙈

[@sebumpostmortem]

My color season is _True Deepest Deep Muted Goth_ and my level of contrast is _whatever fiasco_ 😌. 🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

[@tearfulxsoul]

Lmfao I was looking for my fellow goths 👋 🖤

[@DeathByBlonde1]

You would have to pry my deep dark Smokey 90’s grunge eyeshadow look out of my cold 💀 hands…

[@MissNoopy]

I love spending some time watching you, it's such civilised company.

[@rowannnnnnnnn]

“Civilised company” I like that phrasing of it. Legitimately the most accurate and perfect way to frame his videos. Consider your word pairing adopted into my lexicon.

[@michellemcknight8479]

thank you for highlighting that there are no "rules" to makeup! forever i used to contour and it never worked because i have no cheekbones, so i started just doing blush and it looks so much better for my face shape - there are no one size fits all rules, you just have to find what works for you!!

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I was feeling like I was “behind” for not contouring. But I have a health issue & I have trouble eating solid food - my face is quite structured, angled and shaded. Ie contoured! 😂 turns out I needed to use subtle highlighter strategically to widen & soften. No matter how trendy contour is, me looking like the Crypt Keeper is not a good thing lol!

[@quinncy.]

Yup. I remember when contouring wasn’t in and no one really did it. It’s really not necessary at all.

[@vnokesCO]

The chaotic energy of the girl giving out all the tips was way too much 😵‍💫🤦‍♀️There's a better way...

[@Jennilynne]

Too much for my old lady ears lol. I don't think I'm her target audience

[@yagirlia1962]

@@Jennilynneas a 20 year old genZ woman with ADHD i’m not her target audience either 😭😭😭😭😭

[@table2.0]

@@yagirlia1962hella vibes! Hey ADHD AFAB friend!

[@grantmegan91]

It's giving wanna be quirky Shane Dawson vibes 😬

[@kszoknyik]

She needs a handful of xanax. Or i do bc i got anxiety just by watching/listening

[@kkatellyn]

✨everything is a chemical✨

[@crimsybitesnibblingpony662]

Thank you Robert!! I'm so exhausted by the trends made for the clips. Who are these people calling the color police?? If I want to wear purple I will, if I want to wear bubble gum baby pink, I WILL! I have dyed hair, and match my eyebrows to my hair color because it's so odd to have dark brows with pink hair lol

[@xamyx725]

I dye my hair jet black, and wearing anything other than black or charcoal on brows just looks odd, and the fact I dye my hair that much more obvious… As for what colors I wear for the rest of my makeup, I’m going to use what I enjoy… I’m 51 years old, have been wearing makeup seriously since I was 12, and have found what I love, and what works for my personal aesthetic…

[@deedeedussard]

Haha your speaking my language I'm about to braid my hair purple and baby blue. I always wear colours I love me some pink blue purple eyeshadow looks or a duochrome and a sparkly to go food shopping haha idgaf.. if people don't like it they need to mind their business. I had a girl in the chemist the other day tell me she loved my duochrome look and that shee would to love to wear colours I told her do it f anyone else 😂😂

[@nightgoddess9]

@@deedeedussardare we the same person because you literally just described my every day look 😂 I have blue and purple ombre braids and I regularly wear full colorful eyeshadow looks. And my outfits are also extremely colorful. But I make it work and regularly get compliments on my unique style. It’s about first off finding what makes you feel like you, whatever style that may be, and then enhancing that so it’s both effortless and intentional. And when it comes to color, of course you don’t want to look like a rainbow puked on you, but there’s even a way to do that and have it look nice. You just have to find the right balance of matching and contrast. Like matching your eyeshadow to your outfit but your jewelry be a sharp contrast to that and your shoes and bags match your jewelry.

[@deedeedussard]

@@nightgoddess9 haha it really sounds like we are long lost twins. I agree whole heartedly. I love to sew too so I have a quite quirky style but I've been told it weirdly works. I think it's also about confidence. I (and it sounds like you do too) wear things that make me feel confident and comfable and I think that radiates from within. It's not a out being an explosion in a fabric factory but choosing well as you said. It can be dark blue bottoms with a crazy coloured top. I love Indian jewellery and there is an uncle I buy from that imports handmade pieces from India so I have some beautiful jewellery that's also multicoloured but somehow ties in my whole outfit. I don't want to be bland and boring I'm too old for that. I saw the advanced style documentary and it legit made me feel at home and validated. (Not that I needed it but they are aging goals)

[@katcalico9142]

Not the swallowing the plumping lipgloss - that is the worst. Thank you for bringing sanity to the contrast/color season trends. I get it but somedays I just want to wear pink eyeshadow. I really needed this today! Your makeup looks amazing btw - you always look amazing, this look is sending me 🔥

[@danyf.1442]

Exactly!!!💯like me, I am a winter but sometimes I like wearing warm tones, especially in the fall, I know it's not the best for me but somehow I make it work anyway.

[@grantmegan91]

​@@danyf.1442if you love it, it IS the best for you ❤️

[@danam.5127]

The hollow undereyes trick looks really helpful! My eyes aren't super hollow. However, my glasses often cast a shadow in that same space, so I've been looking for a way to balance out that area. I'm excited to try this out!

[@tofo6916]

That one person screaming at us was a lot.

[@zouz8195]

The joy on your face when it’s actually good advice 🥹

[@ragnegjengedal7803]

Kackie did a great video on contrast, showing why it's bullshit. She also did one on the whole season thing (are you a winter or a spring). It's great seeing it from a painter's perspective as well.

[@Marina-vl7hn]

Could you please give me the @? I'd love to check her out

[@kanaktanwar]

​@@Marina-vl7hnkackie reviews beauty is the channel name if i remember correctly

[@sandrayluo]

THIS!!!! I was thinking about how perfectly Kackie shows how you can make “high contrast makeup” work on a low contrast person. I’ve been loving her painter’s perspective on makeup series. Would highly recommend

[@themirrorbeauty]

"Am I a summer, am I winter" is something that has always been killing me (and now the high and low contrast thing, too) - thank you for pointing this out, I hate those made up "rules" that just appeal to the perception of beauty of their author. I've filmed a video going over this myself, it's currently in the editing, and I am glad you are now mentioning this as well!

[@liyah.]

Oooooo I might need to try that forehead one. I don’t particularly do the typical contouring to “shrink” my forehead but the way the highlighting looked was really nice 🙌🏾. I prefer this over the popular styles.

[@PamEllis-m5w]

Hey said "sorry about that everyone" 😂

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

1:41 I’m 54, I love my fluffy brush for concealer! It works so well - I see other women trying to cover wrinkles with product, and that does not work. I use as little product as possible because vanity. No one knows your techniques, it’s pointless to copy ones that do not work on your skin. All people see is the finished result.

[@josiekoerner5345]

I'm 55 I need to remember this tip.

[@CrystalFier]

17:36 Thisthisthisthisthis!!! The. Dose. Makes. The. Poison!

[@AKbaby89]

I love you and Luxerias makeup artist reacts videos❤ i love the information, but mainly the sass😂😂🫶

[@angeliarossett5934]

High/low contrast looks like saturated/desaturated pigment to me. But I walk around with as much glitter as I can get to stick. 😂 I actually don’t care if it sticks 😂😂😂

[@Pinkosaurus]

I’m with you glitter queen! 👑

[@RachaelTheRed]

The whole contrast thing is related to the resurgence of color seasons. The idea behind color seasons is that some things look more natural/harmonious on certain people and somethings will look less natural/dis-harmonious. I (and a lot of others) view color seasons just as a tool to help understand what effect different colors will have on you so you can create the kind of look you want rather than as a hard and fast rule. Your contrast level helps determine your season and how dramatic certain things will look on you. The way you tell is by taking a photo of yourself (without makeup) and turning it black and white. If your hair eyes and lips stand out, you have high contrast and are probably a winter or spring (depends on your undertone). If your hair, eyes, lips, and skin all kind of blend together then you have low contrast and are probably a summer or autumn (once again depending on your undertone). Your undertone, warm or cool, also helps determine your color season. Knowing your undertone helps you pick the right shade of a color to compliment your skin tone. Using undertones and contrast levels together can help you determine if something will look natural on you or dramatic, if it will give you a glow or make you look dead. Color seasons are just color theory repackaged in a more marketable way. Some people get crazy strict about it which is sad because that does limit your creativity but it can be a really great tool when used as just that, a tool. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk * Steps off of soap box * *Edited for spelling

[@ericjackman1143]

I'd LOVE to see your thoughts on makeup techniques that people use outside of beauty makeup, even if you're not familiar with it. I think it would so interesting to see a makeup artist's perspective on SFX, Drag, Cosplay, Editorial, etc especially from a theoretical perspective.

[@kiraluvsmakeup3556]

😅😅 loved when you said "Sorry bout that, everyone." Gave me life. 😅 best content creater EVER!!!

[@yyyiii7622]

the biggest game changer for me was reading 'The Skin Radiance Recipe' by Mrs. D

[@oliviaoxley]

I’m convinced that there are “makeup artists” who make these filters just for the sake of having people use them to make content

[@kristenstites4418]

13:33 there’s nothing I hate more than the yelling loud tik tok voice

[@emilystrawberry4884]

I always thought the low high contrast thing was about how strong your features are. Like if you have harsh brows and very dark defined eyes you shouldn’t do very heavy dark smokey eyes with a red lip. Idk if i make sense really 😭

[@tearfulxsoul]

Yeah I get this, I thought the same thing. I have very very strong features. I have dark hair and deep brown / hazel eyes but my eyebrows are light brown and I naturally have very little of them 😂 so I have to use a darker eyebrow pencil to accentuate my features and use darker/cool toned eyeshadows. I can still use every colour of eyeshadow it just depends on the tone. I can pull off most lip colours, mostly nudes, browns, but only a true cool cherry red and not a warm red. If I try to do my makeup in that “natural makeup look” that people use in tutorials I look sick 😂 My mum and sister are both blonde, my mum has blue eyes so if she does pinky shades and a bit more natural it looks beautiful and highlights her features. If I want to use pink I have to use a deep, darker pink/mauve or neon pink. Idk I never really thought about this high contrast thing, I just always thought about doing my makeup in a way that highlights my features. My makeup and my mums makeup still have a contrast in a way but you don’t really think about that. More just about whether it flatters you or not and adds to your makeup look. Unless we painted our face with just our foundation colour and nothing else there will always be contrast lol. I feel like the contrast thing has just tried to turn colour theory into something else and make the concept of using makeup that accentuates your natural features into something fancy. Seems like a lot of people just wanna ban freedom or creativity in makeup 😂

[@kszoknyik]

This is what the original idea was probably but then tiktok happened

[@Laura_Lawson]

That was an excellent “bye” at the end. Please sign off every video like this 😂 💜🖤💜🖤

[@NachaBeez]

That “bye” was straight out of the twins’ channel 😂😂😂

[@electricperfume7870]

I actually laughed so hard at that lmaooo

[@bumblebeemer]

Also? If they're doing the scream-o thing, WHERE THEY ARE YELLING EVERYTHING UNNECESSARILY, don't listen to them. They are YELLING because they DON'T KNOW what they're TALKING about BUT THEY WANT ATTENTION. Works for the internets and irl.

[@vnokesCO]

So much chaotic energy! That was hard to go through.

[@wroniskoooo]

YESSS, like why are you yelling, what did I do to you? I'm sorry 😭

[@varshakaserneni]

13:37 ankush ❤

[@caitrinabbott4006]

The contrast conversation helped me understand why I look a bit shyt every time I try to do natural or no makeup makeup. So that actually really helped me.

[@UnderTheElm]

Yeah, its a bit rich seeing an artist criticizing color/contrast theory...

[@yagirlia1962]

@@UnderTheElmthe contrast convo is actively limiting people from actually learning how to do makeup and finding makeup that suits them. most people who “don’t look good with lots of makeup” for example usually just have a lower skill level. Robert clearly said that ofc color theory exists but these trends are limiting people

[@folfelit]

​@UnderTheElm the problem is that contrast is not inherent with human faces. Small eyes with high contrast makeup will look smaller - is that inherently bad? What if you like small eyes? Then you would think you're high contrast while everyone else claims you're low. It falls down to preferences. It wouldn't be so criticized if people explained how it works instead of claiming faces can be inherently high or low contrast. High contrast exaggerates - if it's big, it'll look bigger. If it's small, it'll look smaller. Low contrast does not affect size/ impression. If you want to exaggerate a feature of yours, high contrast there. That's it. Faces aren't inherently high or low contrast, except eye and hair color - which isn't even used in most of the examples both high and low examples (which tends to be multiple East Asian women of dark hair and eye, or multiple white women with light both somehow each having high and low variations.)

[@UnderTheElm]

@@yagirlia1962 I see you, I se where you are coming from, but can I just quote: Makeup most definitely has a theory✨

[@franceskeller4536]

Robert, I would love to see a video where you focus on makeup tips for olive skin tones ranging from light to very dark!

[@user-wp1dn7fd9w]

As a person with d34dly dark circles, I’ve been using a synthetic eyeshadow brush since the end of lockdown. I need to be precise and the rest of my face is so pale that I can’t put concealer like I see online: neither the triangle, nor the two dots that wouldn’t cover a single vein

[@deedeedussard]

I have super dark look like I ain't slept in 10 years dark circles and I dó my concealer the way the lady said just a little at a time on the brush and some powder and it looks great. I learnt it from a make up artists years ago and haven't looked back

[@Sherralyn]

"Swallowed a plumping lip gloss," isn't something you hear every day😂❤❤

[@minakabess3586]

lol Not Robert with the "That brush is F*****" omg I love you Robert! Thank you for that one!

[@plmwrites]

I love your education and I love your attitude 💖 I have learned more from you than I did in beauty school in regards to make up.

[@Pinkosaurus]

High & low contrast are interesting ways to think about what kinds of looks you prefer. But “low contrast” faces can look fantastic with a high contrast look, and vice versa

[@aleigha9141]

I hadn’t even heard of contrast until this video lol I have heard people talking about being a ‘spring’ or ‘cool fall’ and things like that. I don’t pay any attention to that. I just wear what I like and what I think looks nice. I can see myself in the mirror 😂 I KNOW I have the fairest of fair skin with pink undertones and dark blue eyes with very dark brown hair. So I find colors that complement my skin and aren’t too dark. It’s really not that complicated people 😆 thank you for another great video! Have a wonderful week! Hugs! 💜

[@Shizukanexen]

That girl was way too high energy to be giving Millennial anything lmao.

[@PuApOoK]

Your eyelooks are always so nice, but this one is so beautiful

[@bobbienami7981]

Oh Robert, those eyes❤❤❤ I always comment on your eyes but these colors are my total jam. Love your blending. You are an extremely handsome man with nothing but with makeup 😍😍😍 thanks for always doing these videos. Love your content ❤

[@harrietxo2310]

literally looks ethereal

[@v_eye_let_17]

“Sorry about that, everyone” 💀 I love you.

[@Leash_Canada]

The people who yell in videos annoy the Hell out of me.

[@kalo8043]

"Sorry about that everyone" ha ha that girl speaking super fast annoyed you but you didn't want to say it, so nice robert.

[@ImpureForce]

Hi Robert, I don't get the whole low/high contrast thing either but it reminds me about black&white photography and how some makeup looks invisible on it. I wonder if you could do a video on makeup for B&W (like for passport) photo?

[@elizabethtangora4353]

High contrast is the look when you take a picture and edit the contrast way up: the dark areas like eyes and lips become darker while the light areas of the face (mostly large areas of skin unless the person is very dark skinned) become lighter. The part I don’t understand is how that relates to makeup. A study I read once found that when presented with a series of androgynous faces, people identified them as masculine or feminine based on the level of contrast. So scientifically, if you’re a “low contrast” person who wants to look more feminine you should be applying makeup to make your lips and eyes darker. But that doesn’t seem to be the trend? 🤷‍♀️ I guess I’m glad because the implications for dark skinned people are pretty problematic.

[@bethmarles6575]

My 5 year old finds your voice so calming I've just used this video to bring him out of a meltdown calm him down after having a nightmare

[@charliehorse8401]

16:06 this editing has me physically ill. I genuinely want to peek into the mind of people that can stomach this editing because. How?

[@tecneon]

Same it's so obnoxious

[@lauracuevas8948]

Thank you for this Robert. I especially like the concealer application. I will appy tomorrow, this technique for my own evaluation. Much appreciated!❤

[@Throatzillaaa]

Robert has such a beautiful genuine smile ❤

[@JohannaBaggins]

The anci person gave me anxiety

[@raenoway]

Why was she yelling?? Why was she more frantic than a squirrel on its third venti cold brew?? Why was her face three shades darker than her neck??? Why is she making the most cringe jokes??? All the whys.

[@kszoknyik]

Same

[@quinlantaylor04]

I feel like I’m always learning something from you. There’s always going to be bs trends out there to make others feel bad about themselves for not following

[@ankushbahuguna]

Made my day Robert ❤

[@RobertWelsh]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🖤🖤

[@marinapastorino]

16:35 the only think I took from this video was the coat hanger hack for paintbrushes

[@sj3695]

Okay the first one is so real. I discovered this when I worked at mac, their large fluffy eyeshadow brush is the best concealer brush EVER❤️clients love it everytime I use it

[@pocketcowboy]

17:17 Preach! This is why I love this channel.

[@leanndemars_MN]

I'm definitely going to try this concealer heck❤

[@laurakrucaite3583]

"Can I just say something.." 😂 killed me right there 😂

[@recommendationsfromrach]

The jumper is gorge Robert!

[@harrietxo2310]

For real! It’s perfection alongside the makeup

[@J_Greeves]

I’m so happy you said the powder or cream thing! I never understood that and kept meaning to ask you about it. ❤

[@barjee8965]

13:50 am i the only one who thinks dark circles are attractive? i LOVE his eyes before the makeup >.

[@Vallie352]

That eye roll at the end. Lmaoooo.

[@queenning28]

If the high/low contrast thing is real, doesn’t that mean 99% of East Asian girls have low/medium contrast and can only do plain natural makeup?😂

[@sevothtartesama18]

I don’t often comment but I just had to let you know how gorgeous this more lively lip colour looks on you, Robert

[@courtneymaria56]

Taking MAJOR notes about the hollow dark circles, I cannot get rid of them for the life of me 🙃

[@JennaCydeEdits]

Thank you for talking about the color correctors! I specifically use a Peach color corrector for my skin and was constantly told over the years (mainly by these "influencers") to use the orange one. The Peach corrector has worked wonders on my dark spots and under eyes. Thank god I figured that out before my brother's wedding this year, haha 😅

[@gemmycantik]

One thing I appreciate about your video is that you're always keeping it real. No BS ❤

[@rachelnewaccount]

Love you robert! I always look forward to your videos. I am perpetually looking forward to your uploads. U always make me laugh no matter what. My sister and I love you and James, because you remind me of us ❤

[@adafihj6439]

I can tell from the thumbnail this is gonna be good

[@rachelleoiler1236]

I love your sassiness in this video, I feel like I've watched the transformation of Robert in real time!

[@AmayaRodrigo]

You are a gem. I love your reaction videos 😘

[@SarahElder-tk6ht]

Not even the mad season yet but robert is giving the energy of someone whose just had enough of it all 😊

[@harvestcheddar0]

High contrast/low contrast is a real thing. It’s just looking at makeup the way an artist might (like a traditionally trained painter kind of thing). BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t do what you want or it won’t look good if you don’t follow the concept. We usually end up following it by default anyway. It’s really just looking at it through a different lens, which might be confusing for some or helpful for others. I’m always just like take and leave whatever works best for you because it’s your face at the end of the day.

[@electr.cdreammachine]

To be annoying for the sake of being concise, it's this, * one way an artist would. I get frustrated that the moment social media could (not even does but COULD) support creative and innovative artistry they fall back to not being rule breakers of things that are tried but not true everytime. I feel this way bc of respect for the traditional art as well, copy paste can't do it justice and it feels like I'm being gatekept in the shallow (and eurocentric) end of a pool, there's no safe way to dive into historical influence anymore unless you try to isolate your references from other people. That can be a really cold way to proceed. More a rant, not tryna fix your point just establishing mine as constantly alternative without that even being my intention. It honestly sucks for people how gated the community has gotten.

[@projectalyce]

I had a makeup artist tell me once that I shouldn’t wear makeup, in particular eyeshadow because I have “harsh features”, Mind you, the “harsh features” are because I have a medical condition that has caused facial abnormalities. I was told that at 16 when I was apart of a wedding. They still did my makeup. I’m not saying that the contrast thing isn’t a real thing that has to do with our individual features. Beauty is science. It’s not just social. BUT, this wave of social media content creators telling us that we have to do this now is giving off the same energy my makeup artist gave me. It’s telling us (especially younger people who don’t know better) that you can’t do something because the “rules” say you can’t, and because you don’t look a certain way. Again, it might be rooted in science. Art has theories to it. Makeup is art. But, it sure does exclude a lot of people and even for the people who are included, they have to follow these strict rules as well. Just like apparently I can’t wear makeup at all because I have big, popped out eyes, big cheeks and big lips.

[@harvestcheddar0]

@@projectalyce I’m so sorry someone said that to you. It’s not true. Everyone and anyone can wear makeup. I’m sure you look great with or without makeup. I have an autoimmune disorder and had gotten used to doing things a certain way to accommodate the physical manifestation of it. My medicine has returned me to the way I was before I got sick but I still do my makeup the same. Old habits die hard and I do what I like and am comfortable with, not necessarily following what the consensus on the best technique is. As for the high contrast/low contrast concept - it’s a similar idea to light and shadow, what you bring forward, what you bring back. These are tools for people to use or ignore how they please. If any influencer or person is telling you that you have to do your makeup a certain way they are lying to you or are misguided themselves and being short sighted. At that point, it’s no longer A lens, but it’s being pushed as THE lens, and there’s not much art in that.

[@rowannnnnnnnn]

@@projectalyce​​⁠​​⁠ she’s got a major skill issue in my opinion. Like, what’s her damage??? For real, that’s insanely cruel. To tell ANYONE, let alone a *16 year old* AT AN EVENT,* that they “shouldn’t wear makeup” is unhinged and degrading. I’m probably definitely preaching to the pastor here though… A face is a face. If makeup is for your face, all you need is a face. End of story.

[@Aerogael]

My hair is dark brown but my eyebrow hairs are black. I always use dark brown brow products to MATCH my hair. It would look crazy if I put light brown on my black brows

[@jcm85]

I don’t think the contrast makeup is stupid or hard to understand, but I hate that it’s a “trend.” I think it’s super helpful. But I’m also a visual artist and have been deep into color analysis all year. I think people on the internet take things too far. Color theory is hard and subjective and people act like it’s easy or objective. I think for people who don’t have professional expertise and consistently don’t like how their makeup comes out (me), it’s helpful to use color theory as a tool to find what suits them most. Color theory is also play. Not all of us act like it’s the only way things should be. It’s been a great tool and breakthrough for me 😊

[@Merdragoon]

I didn't even know the High, Mid, and Low contrast was even a make up trend until Style Theory talked about it, and they make a really good point that it's only really good for "netural/natural" looks because the color has a very different thing to it, and really should be used as a tool then a need. High, Mid, and Low Contrast in art is only good for Monotones as a "full peice" but also only should be used as a tool for what you're trying to achive. Make up is a form of art as well and should follow the same idea of it being a tool instead of a necessiety.

[@csimp6859]

Completely agree with everything you said Robert. Thank you for keeping it real! Chef's kiss 😗👌

[@novat4925]

high and low contrast/ personal color has been a technique in east asian make up! when you were explaining the different shades of blue for your skin, that is literally the idea of personal colorrrr

[@teri2466]

The voice of reason. I love it! 🖤❤️🖤

[@mchristinavalentine7210]

You are adorable when you reach to fix the front of your shirt at the neck.. too cute.

[@jennifermolina4396]

I love that Bk Beauty brush for eyeshadow. It's so good. And to the yelling girl, just do your makeup how you want to. I press powder on my forehead because I'm oily. And that works for me. Everyone is different with their makeup. No rules.

[@makeupbyevef]

ahah the way you said ‘byeee’ at the end 😂

[@ace.of.space.]

13:52 this guy has almost exactly the kind of darker tone all the way around the eyes that I do! i don't usually wear makeup but have tried to put on some for a photo or event, and concealer under my eyes always just looked unnatural. good tip from him about matching your skin tone instead of going lighter as is "typical"

[@rohvmal]

I have one nice thing to say about the contrast trend, which is that it gave me a language to understand why I don't like nude lipsticks on myself - and whenever i feel like doing a softer lip i keep this language in mind to remind myself how to do it so i like it.

[@draganatisma6605]

i love the new haircut!🥰

[@brattygrl81]

There's no way I'm going to clean my eyeshadow brushes with fresh lemons! It's bad enough that I have to slice onions at my job 😂. It does make me feel better, though that my favorite mua thinks this whole light, medium, and dark contrast thing is bs ❤.

[@bambisinbad8763]

immediately putting the undereye concealer placement tip for folks with undereye hollows to use. blew my mind