THE BIGGEST MAKEUP SECRET NO ONE TALKS ABOUT

What's the biggest makeup secret that, once you'll see it it will change the way you look at makeup forever???
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[@caitrinabbott4006]

If I put on a red lip, I think I look amazing. I put on a nude lip, and my lips disappear. So I try to do natural makeup and I look like a sick Victorian child. So thank you for this video, I thought I was doing something wrong

[@bellefleur6300]

A sick Victorian child 🤣

[@doeeyes2]

Im absolutely the opposite. If i put on too much makeup i instantly look like a dated Pamela Anderson, in the worst way possible. Its just too much contrast. I look much better with a beachy, beigy, nude type of look.

[@hissykittycat]

Same with me, I work really hard at creating these natural looks, walk out the door and look like a chalk faced sick kid. Now I finally understand why!

[@icegypsy99]

I thought I was doing somthing wrong as well. Nude lip looks ridiculous On mr. Cool red looks amazing. Facinating lol

[@VicesinMyHead]

I look like a sick Victorian child, but that's just my face.

[@maggiegmcgrann]

I really love videos like this from you that bring not only the knowledge and art tools to make decisions about how we want to look but also give a Kackie-centered perspective on how YOU interpret a trend or makeup need.

[@kackie]

Gosh thank you SO much this means the world to me!!

[@alisoneardley3849]

You’ve just answered the reason as to why all the make up I try to replicate from influencers doesn’t work for me. I’m pale, with white blonde eyebrows and eyelashes… I always say I have a blank face if I don’t colour my brows and lashes! I’ve now started using brown everything but always wondered why a red lip looked absolutely ridiculous! Well thanks for answering that… thank you 😊

[@betty4gators]

Okay I am almost 60 yrs old been loving makeup since I was like 14 and thought I knew it all then I watch your video. I learned so much!! I am guessing your background as an artist helped your explanation - it was almost like I was back in art class in college but for my face not a canvas. Your detailed enthusiastic tutorial is so appreciated. It is late I am about to hit shower and bed but can not wait to do my makeup tomorrow with your tips!

[@liz54321]

This is so helpful, and explains so much of why I can sometimes wear something, but other times it makes me look incredibly washed out. 💚

[@ZAPitsALEX]

This was really helpful. Thank you so much for going into depth on this topic! Would it be possible to also do your sister's makeup so that we can see someone with more high contrast features??

[@MariaLuckyxo]

I was intrigued by the title of this video and I admit I thought it would be clickbait but it's not:) This is a great explanation on contrast and understanding contrast in make up choices. I'd love to see more videos on the concept either further explaining it or reiterating the basics explained here.

[@kackie]

Absolutely!!

[@colleencc7]

Brilliant explanation! I am getting into my mid-fifties and what I am actually struggling with now is the fact that instead of my hair and eyebrows going gray, they are instead just fading from a dark brown to a more blah-mid tone brown - I am literally changing from a high-contrast complexion and look to a low contrast one and I am trying to figure out how to adjust my usual makeup looks. I was aware that this is what was happening but I didn’t realize that I can kinda get away with both types of looks the way you are showing it. I feel like I am going to have to watch this over a few times to really get the full picture. Thanks for talking about something that I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else talk about on all the makeup channels!

[@cinemaocd1752]

I've learned so much from this channel over the years and this might be the most mind blowing thing. This explains why black eyeliner looks so harsh on me. I have pale brows and eyelashes, light green eyes and medium blonde with some gray streaks in my hair. I have fairly pigmented lips naturally so I always think I look better with a nude lip that softens that harshness! This explains a lot. Also, it's great to see Jackie get some props. I love to see genuine appreciation for other people's skills and not necessarily in a collab which usually has a ratings boosting reason.

[@kackie]

I'm so glad this helped connect the dots for you! And god yes I've always loved Jackie. She has the FUNNIEST turn of phrase and is SO talented and smart. Also she's such a Leo. Big fire energy.

[@sarahwalden178]

I would love to see a video in which you blend contrast theory with color seasons, or if you don’t like seasons, bright v. Neutral colors. I have a light olive skin tone and I find that brights, especially in lip colors, look far more skin native on me than nudes, mauves, berries, or blue-reds. I look better in brighter blush tones-muted ones tend to look muddy. Nudes are really tough. This would suggest to me that I’m high contrast. But a high contrast eye look feels very made up on me. I feel like there is something going on with the blend of contrast and tone but I struggle to figure out what exactly that balance is. I love your videos because I feel like you are helping me put words to things I’ve been noticing for years!

[@angelaclark129]

This is fabulous... and you sang the log song! You are a GODDESS! ❤❤❤

[@belerinah]

Woah that is such a grown-up approach to make-up. I have kind of started to understand this intuitively by myself, but everything just clicked in place in my mind thanks to your explanation. Thank you so much, Kackie!

[@itsbrimeeks]

Bruh this just BLEW MY MIND. I have been wondering why certain things (like most smoky eye looks) look SO stand out on me. And it’s cause I’m a lower contrast complexion!! My skin has pinkish red undertones and my hair is (dyed) redhead red! But when I was a platinum blonde, I was much higher contrast and could wear much more high contrast looks. Wow I’m so excited about this. Amazing. SUBSCRIBED.

[@missmayflower]

I had Snow White colouring when I was young, so I’ve been really adrift trying to do makeup with my now white hair.

[@gingerhalo123]

I’m high contrast - black hair, dark brown eyes, and light to medium skin. A red lip black winged liner looks good on me but no makeup makeup looks TERRIBLE 😭 like I need that darkness somewhere. Whether it be my eyes or lips.

[@brittchristensen5284]

I love these videos from you - now I know I’m low contrast! It doesn’t take a lot for my makeup to look very dramatic, and I looove makeup, so I like piling it on! I really appreciate this helpful video and I’m on to your next 👍

[@brittchristensen5284]

Also I use makeup to bridge the gap between colourful clothes and my natural colouring, to make any colour work for me.

[@Katarina-wr2hi]

omg I need to say it: I'm IN LOVE with your skin... it's sooo beautyful

[@CharlotteV3D]

It's stupid but it is something I kinda understood on my own when I grew older. With my face and my skin changing, I just started to adapt my makeup more and more, still using sparkly shimmers, still using lot's of colors, but very differently and with a very different placement. That's crazy how it can change a face! But now that I see your video, you actually put words on something I was starting to put my finger onto and I am so thankful for stumbling upon your video! It is such a game changer!

[@lauras2129]

Very helpful video. Realizing I went from higher contrast to lower contrast with going back to my natural hair color and I’m living in Eastern Asia where high contrast is definitely the standard. I always feel a bit out of place with the lip colors where I didn’t use to and now I have an idea of why. Thank you so much!

[@MariaSCarr]

Exactly!!! I think that is why I gravitate to the tinted balms in brighter colors when I want to do a red lip. Today, I actually have a “red lip” going on, but it is Lisa Eldridge Baume in Red Curve because it gives that slight punch of color without the severity of a red lip. ❤️Now, I feel as though I need to go out and get that La Perla Cinnamon Red for my collection!

[@estellemondine7712]

I spent so much money trying to find a good red lipstick, thinking I needed more blue-toned, then trying brownish brick red… then I got it: I just can’t pull it off because I am so low contrast, pretty desaturated… but a concealer lip looks killer on me !

[@ip9137]

I always had hard time with red liquid lipstick. It always gave me clown makeup face. The best way to wear a red lip for me is always wearing it like lip stain from bullet lipstick dabbed a little bit. It somehow looks glamorous and effortless at the same time.

[@doeeyes2]

See im the opposite. If i do that it just looks like a drank some red gatorade as a kid (and not in a good way). I look much better with a very defined red lip, kinda like Taylor Swift i guess.

[@Ida-Adriana]

Maybe you have double lip line?!

[@ip9137]

@@doeeyes2 Yes makes total sense 😍. It can be so beautiful on some people.

[@che4840]

i love this…..amazing makeup techniques 🩷

[@LizzyHuntDsm]

I just found your channel! I really appreciate this tutorial! Your explanation makes sense.

[@rachaeldeacon2039]

High contrast here, which i knew, but didn’t realize it applied to even my base. I’ve been spending the last several years trying to achieve as natural a base as possible, and figured it was just in my head that i thought my concealer looked dull when i was matching it to my skintone. Did my makeup witha brightening shade right after watching this, and I’ll be goddamned if it doesnt look more natural on me. More of this kind of content please!!

[@breckpeabody1473]

Whoa! There's the Palmer girl! This happens to me too if I go too bold. Thanks for the tips!

[@amandawade7725]

This is one of the BEST makeup videos that I’ve seen in a long time!!!!

[@hneil07]

Ok, so in my early 30's I had bleach blonde hair, wore black liquid liner, red lipstick nearly every day. I stopped being able to afford the upkeep of my hair so I let it go back to my "mousy blonde" color, kind of stopped wearing the red lips as a result and was like why does this black liquid liner look so bananas? Switched to brown liquid and eventually started using brown shadow and an angle brush for liner instead. This video just explained my life choices to me!!! Also, wow, haven't thought about Ren & Stimpy in a hot minute. What a treat 🤣

[@4WhatItsWorth]

omg, this is everything. I have been trying to describe for years this exact situation and I could never find the right words or explanation. But this is it! My complexion is 100% low contrast! I can pull off high contrast make-up if I'm going to an event but if I try to do it during the day I look WAY too overdone. So I would have to go more nude/natural to not look overdone but then on photos I wouldn't 'pop' the way my friends did. And I used to wonder how on earth can they get away with such a "done up" look during the day and I couldn't. Before watching this video I would have described it as "flat/dull/without dimension" but that never really felt right because my face isn't any of those things. But it is the low contrast between features that gives that impression when it comes to make-up and photos. I feel like this has explained SO much. Thank you! Now I know how to blend the high contrast areas a bit more so that it is more subtle between my actual skin and the pops of colour. That way I can still go more glam/striking during the day if I want to without looking like a clown 😅

[@naomia2874]

Wow, this really does explain so much.

[@livesouthernable]

Thank you for saving me so much (future) money. This is the information I needed

[@vickyh9430]

The first video I've ever seen of you and literally 3 minutes in I am obsessed with you keep doing what you're doing. I can't wait to finish the video I had to comment in real time. before I even got through the video 😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@OhCydney01]

This was so informative and easy to understand!! I watched this and then did all of my makeup this morning noticing everything and I realized I'm low contract! I do have black eyebrows compared to my light brown hair so I can do black eyeliner and mascara because that balances everything. But otherwise I need everything to be lighter or it just looks wrong to me.

[@kackie]

I love this so much!!

[@BeautyAndTheFrizz]

I loved this video so much! You have me thinking about the products I pair together!

[@Lisa_is_an_evil_snail]

Dude, the most exciting thing in this video for me was you singing the log song! Haha wow awesome! Don’t know anyone who would understand that reference 😂 but yes contrast is also revolutionary

[@camivergara7563]

Hey Kackie! Would you consider making a playlist of vids where you’ve talked about skincare/done skincare reviews. I know there’s more makeup content/sometimes they’re mixed together, but it occurred to me while trying to find a skincare routine vid from you that there wasn’t a designated playlist that I could find.

[@laurengreshin4881]

Fellow painter here. Nude lips without contrast liner (blended) make me look deathly. Red lips are the hill I’ll die on.

[@tiffanydailey8400]

SO interesting! I still feel confused how I can tell if I am high or low contrast though. I’m guessing low, since the bright red lip look does sometimes look like a bit much on me.

[@RavenMeer]

So after 60 odd years on the planet I now think I understand when the in store demo women get all panicey when I ask for a make over and they back away with fear in their eyes and say Your skin is so perfect you dont need anything ... and I knew that was code for "I dont think I can do something you will be happy with" I think it's that I have a very low contrast face. Thank you. that gives me somewhere to start from now.

[@lunamercurious3]

Oh! I never gave contrast a ton of conscious thought in makeup specifically because I have such a natural art brain and took art classes young enough I guess that I thought contrast was so obvious to everyone! This is awesome though, because if it’s not in my conscious logic brain enough then with my adhd I might just forget and not understand/remember why my makeup was so much better the day before! It sounds dumb because it is, but this is my life and this video turned out to be more helpful to me than I expected. Like I totally eye-rolled at first when I heard you say “something no one talks about is contrast”. I’m like “Duh. Do they have to start out that obvious?” Turns out I agree, even for myself. Also I would possibly like to teach makeup in the future and thinking about it and not taking basic concepts for granted is and will be so helpful for that! Anyway,?I’m so fair skinned that unless my hair is blonde my complexion is high contrast. Sort of! Like 1/2 of even high end foundation lines just don’t make a color light enough! But a few make some that are lighter, which is great because I like being able to highlight with something other than literal white eyeshadow!

[@almaconnor9171]

Oh, just gorgeous

[@annkathrinhanamond2982]

I'm the Snow White type - white skin, ebony hair. And I always noticed I put on the brightest coloured make-up, thinking "uuuuh that might be too much", but than it ended up looking like a gentle hint of make-up on my face. Quite confusing all the time😄 Now in my late 30ies my hair is getting quite grey and I notice how I lose contrast. It's quite interesting how it effects the look of my make-up. (By the way - I'm a huge fan of colour type theory, but only concerning clothing. Wearing "your" colour type clothes make you look good without makeup. But you can negate that effect with makeup (A colour makes you look pale? Wear Blush and it don't!), so I think when you wear make-up, you can as well choose the colours you like. I notice colours that make my skin look ugly when I wear them as a sweater looks fine when I wear them as eyeshadow)

[@PINKSTONES6]

😊😊😊😊😊Omggggg what brush did you use for the blush? It’s massive want it so much! I don’t know if you read comments. If anyone knows the brushes she’s using pls share especially the huge one …. Thanks in advance….🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ivalakossweet2236]

A true professional color analysist will not tell you wear this or that or put you in a box They will tell you to wear whatever you want or like, but they will explain why you belong to a certain color season (based on your undertone and intensity) and why those colors enhance your natural features.

[@gentleeyes]

Interesting video and you made me want to try to La Perla lipsticks, but looks like out of my price range lol. I 'm high contrast person with a bright skin tone and I do like a bright lip, but occasionally it can still look clownish on me.

[@oktobersown82]

Loved this❤

[@Labbfreak]

Rewatching this video because it is *that good*

[@cherylshiflett4384]

My hair is 50% white now. I’ve had to change eyebrow, foundation, eyeshadow and lip colors to not look washed out.

[@BlendBeast]

Absolutely love this

[@quikinn527]

Is there a tl;dw for determining whether you're high or low contrast? I have ADHD and I'm finding it hard to sit through a 30 minute block, I'm sorry I just can't focus

[@corrina2797]

Excellent video.

[@kackie]

Thank you!

[@cassiel.6918]

Can you have dark hair and eyes, and light skin and still be low contrast?

[@caithenry8429]

PS Kackie the kaja bento in orange blossom is currently $11 on yesstyle!

[@Julie-kh2wh]

first time with you, hello from french Canadian 🇨🇦!

[@asish6565]

Kackie please help me understand why do you love Gucci bronzer shade 1? 🙊 I got influenced by you and went to buy it but then got confused with the shades😢 Do you like shade 1 based on your skin tone or because you prefer the color it has? I feel like you could go darker maybe shade 2 or 3 but i’m sure there is a reason that you chose 1 and i need to know that🙊🩷

[@m.c.8680]

Grrrreat Video ❤

[@SarahMcAshan]

Bobbi Brown has long advocated this "double blush" technique that "fills in the distance." Whatever is "nude" on you, your-cheeks-but-better tone, then a pop of a brighter shade on top as an accent. Thanks for this detailed exploration; contrast explains why I look "formal" really easily with very little actual products if the contrast is too marked. That Beckham Cinnamon Kajal is perfection itself, isn't it?

[@e.l.2734]

I never knew she did that but it's how I wear any more pronounced blusher shade if I don't want to blend for 3 hours lol. Good to know

[@mstie3252]

Oh, that's a very interesting idea. I'll have to try it!

[@aristac9257]

Oh thank you! That helps!

[@NotesNNotes]

That’s really interesting. After reading it it felt obvious because that’s what we do with eyeshadow, but it wasn’t obvious at all 😅

[@JaimeMesChiens]

Bobbie Brown est une artiste française de formation. Pour moi, elle est minimaliste et ses produits mettent l’accent sur un bel aspect naturel, en mettant l’accent sur une seule couleur. Elle a maintenant près de soixante-dix ans et continue d'innover. je vais chercher si Kackie a discuté de Miracle Balm. Les gens semblent aimer ou détester ce produit. je l'adore, comme j'aime la plupart des produits Bobbie Brown.

[@emilyanneaurelius]

Omgosh, the lipstick turning "red" on you was WILD! I doubted my eyes for a few seconds 😂 Beautiful demonstration

[@kackie]

Thank you!!

[@yoylos3p]

It was wild! I turn not only peachy pinks but neutral pinks into orange colors with my lightish skin and very yellow undertone, but that mauve turning red was indeed wild, and beautiful!

[@randis7785]

I had to blink and rewatch that a few times because it tripped me out. Painters know their color theory to the max!!!!!

[@darklin333]

Omg that happens to me, I look like a thunderbird , like they're not my lips never heard anyone else mention that happens to them ..can't wait to watch now 👍

[@kreator1474]

on olive skin tones, everything softer, mauve or even nude lipstick will look brighter, like a magenta or true red, even if the colors were not bright in the first place.

[@ms.q604]

If I could give this 1000 thumbs up I would! This is the 30 minute explanation for what took me over a year to figure out on my own - namely, I'm low contrast (right now it's super obvious but I was MYSTIFIED) and can't wear high contrast without looking super, duper made up and glam. Love it, need it, want more!

[@sazdoxie4247]

Well stated! Thank you

[@Genevieve-ni5el]

Agree. I’ve never seen someone do a video talking and teaching about this and when you understand it, it helps tremendously. This woman is definitely a girls girl. She gets it! Lol💕

[@okayspacewitch]

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[@killbethy]

Same!! I'm very pale (too pale for most foundations aimed at Western markets until recently), level 10 blonde hair, very light blue eyes. I only truly figured it out when I decided to dye by hair and brows to a dark brown and noticed the black eyelash extensions that always looked clownish on me before looked "normal" while the brown ones I used to get totally disappeared. And then it clicked. But this video was still so helpful with showing how to adjust the midtones and gradients. I've been to makeup artists who don't understand this as well as this video does! 🙀

[@jujugoketo3711]

Amen! Well said. 1000 stars - gals/people that wear makeup need this info!❤❤❤

[@Genevieve-ni5el]

Painters are the most amazing and talented makeup artists because they really have an understanding of things like THIS, that most of us do not. Appreciate this video more than you know. I’d love to see this in a series, where you pull your artistry talent into applying it to makeup.

[@loosilu]

I KNEW she had to be a painter!!! I'm a painter, and contrast is everything.

[@jennifermarie1230]

Just practice u can be amazing too I promise

[@watermelon6878]

I quite agree! I would be lovely to learn bore about the main principles, and not always have to "trial and error" again and again to stumble onto something that works, but you don't really know why, and how to utilise it in other areas. A helpful shortcut.

[@petratuccino717]

Yes! More videos on contrast ❤ ty

[@kagitsune]

Two more fine artists turned either Makeup KZbinrs or professional MUAs: Alexandra Anele, and Hindash! Both great at demonstrating this stuff.

[@Arianassie]

WHY HAS THIS CHANGED MY LIFE! I've never been able to pull off red lipstick but I just mixed two together (a darkish nude and a tiny bit of red in the center) and I'm sitting here in my pajamas looking cool af

[@autumnakins7640]

That's awesome!

[@radioreverie]

Another important dimension here is saturation. I'm high contrast (naturally black hair, pale nearly-white skin with a desaturated cool blue-pink undertone) and low saturation. Even a blush like Nars Sex Appeal can and does look clownish on me because even though it's pale, it's at maximum saturation for its white value. The darkest blush in your look here would probably look less clownish on me because it has enough gray/black in it to match my extreme desaturation better. It would be the same with Velvet Ribbon as a lip color. It would look *good* on me because of my high contrast, but it would never look casual and effortless. I'd look like a femme fatale at best and a sexy mime at worst! A color like Chai would probably also be my best bet for French girl look, though it might be deep enough against my skin that it would actually look vampy/goth rather than casual and Cinnamon Red is probably too saturated/warm! There are always so many dimensions of art math to consider when trying to replicate a look; it gets a bit dizzying.

[@marielle7505]

I keep reading this comment back, this is so interesting to me!

[@Justaregularoldplumbus]

Girl yes I just commented about my high contrast low saturation situationship as well 😂 luckily I love looking vampy so I play into that!! And avoid anything that could possibly go too bright or orange on me, which is basically everything…. I buy all the grey purple browns and grey greens lol and black mascara forever

[@emilyscottbanks7638]

Yes! This is me too - high contrast but I need that hint of a gray undertone to make it work. I think that’s because my very pale olive undertone actually presents as a little gray? 🤷🏻‍♀️ But everything you mentioned: yes.

[@beatdizzy]

OMG saturation next!

[@jennyelledge566]

Love! Video 2: saturation! Video 3: contrast and saturation!

[@Muh-Rang]

This is one of those concepts that's so intuitive that you can leverage it accidentally, but it needs to be explained in depth before you can leverage it purposefully. For myself, I'm thinking of my "everyday" glasses with their dark, bold rim balancing out the low contrast of my bleached hair and tan skin. With my natural black hair, i automatically revert to subtler clear glasses, to balance the high contrast of my hair and skin.

[@AuroraCarlisle]

It’s funny because I used to wear black frames as a dark brunette/very fair neutral skin tone girl. Now as a balayaged blonde fair skinned girl, I wear a lot of gold rims and get compliments all the time. I never really considered why it looked better. It just did.

[@BeautyAndHerBeasts]

Tan skin/light hair = would be in high contrast to one another. Tan skin/Dark Hair would be lower contrast to one another.

[@RosieSandwiches]

Frames really do have such an effect on contrast and makeup choices! Dark hair, fair skin, high contrast. Black frames and I can only wear cooler tones and low contrast lips. Bright tortoiseshell frames and it has to be almost bare skin and a bold rusty warm lip.

[@sofia_c_1]

​@@BeautyAndHerBeasts Not really, it depends how dark her hair originally was and how light she has bleached it and how tan her skin is, tan skin and medium-dark blonde adjacents like honey blonde would usually have very low contrast. It won't become high contrast until your hair is nearing very very blonde/white (and even then won't be as high contrast as a deep skin tone with the same hair or a pale girl with black hair). Like zendaya in the challengers red carpet she has much lower contrast. Dark hair also comes in loads of shades and there are people with black or black adjacent hair who have tan skin but are definitely high contrast, like zendaya with jet black hair. And contrast also goes higher when there one part is cool and the other is warm. I have fair skin and dark hair but I am olive/ ashen both in hair and skin so I have lower contrast than my friend with very similar depth but very "clear" contrasty colours, warm skin and cool hair. So in general it's better not to give blanket statements.

[@squeekytoy123]

I think part of the reason this has never clicked for me is that I'm pretty neutral contrast- naturally medium blonde hair, dark green eyes, but very pale pale lips. My brow girl always asks if I want to go "bold (cooler and darker)" or "subtle (redder and lighter)" and I shift back and forth based on how blonde I am at the time, I've never understood why! These videos are amazing.

[@marshawilliamson8602]

‘’JUST a painter.” 😂C’mon, gurl. Understatement of the decade!🌸🐝

[@lindsaybeyerstein7096]

Do you ever share your paintings on social media? I'd love to see your work!

[@AhriFoxling]

@@lindsaybeyerstein7096 she is filming in front of one of her "paintings"

[@alanawolf1556]

@@AhriFoxling quotation marks??

[@1827handmade]

DUDE I was dark haired for 10+ years and could get away with liquid black winged eyeliner, day time smokey eye, etc. I went back to my natural strawberrish blonde hair and my typical make up DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. At all. I looked so "done up". Eyeliner had to go 2 shades lighter/and a touch less cool, brows too, eyeshadows became a whole different ball game. It was crazy frustrating! Fantastic video, thank you Kacks MaLacks!

[@greezly25]

The same i am experiencing right now and i have to say am very sorry about it. With dark hair, i did so many fun eye looks and now only the neutral looks are looking good.

[@BangtanBangtanBusan]

Brown mascara Light Brown line (Occasionally burgundy mascara over brown at night Eye makeup hugely toned down Natural with med taupe in the crease; Ivory highlight - it's easy🙏💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💜🇮🇪💜🇬🇧💜

[@greezly25]

@@BangtanBangtanBusan yeah i know but thats not a fun creative look in my eyes, it's kinda boring

[@alanawolf1556]

@@greezly25THIS!!! Neutrals look better on me but I vastly prefer a vampy or edgy look 😭😭😭

[@jenthulhu]

That feeling when you click on a video by a creator you've never seen before because they have a very alternative vibe and you think they're going to be super down to Earth, but then they pull out the Prada concealer. LOL. Really enjoyed your take on makeup! I don't think I've ever seen anyone take an artistic approach to makeup--which is crazy because makeup is such an artistic thing!

[@sandyfishgirl]

THIS 💯

[@jennifermarie1230]

Dumbest makeup video I’ve seen!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

if you like an artistic approach to makeup, you might also want to check out Alexandra Anele, who also was a painter who now applies her skills to makeup!

[@stephgreen3070]

Lisa Eldridge is also very art-oriented when she talks about out makeup.

[@KarenMelchior]

You’d probably like Alexandra Anele (something like that) as well then

[@bigwildonion]

When I got serious about sun protection, my hair darkened and my skin got paler. I couldn't figure out why my dusty rose and mauve makeup started looking muddy and unnatural. When I finally tried on bright lipstick, I was joking around, and was so surprised that it worked!

[@kackie]

Omg this is such an exciting revelation!!

[@dickottel]

I use different lipstick in summer when my skin is darker, for sure 😊 Purplish lipsticks don't go well with my tan. I also don't darken my eyebrows cause I love the low contrast summer look, and I wear more summer palette pastel clothes, they look nice with my tan. In winter my skin looks a bit sickly and it's harder to find colors that look good on me, I'm still not sure 😅 but I do more contrast

[@Meggyp0p]

This happened in my early thirties when my lupus was at its worst. I had to relearn how to do my makeup and started using better skin care and now at 40 I’m so glad I did because I get told daily how my skin looks “so young.”

[@Ms.Mel.Creates]

Yaaaaas!! I’m a watercolour and pastel artist and the same concepts apply to visual arts and makeup art. It’s colour and value math - I appreciate so much the way you use colour language to help people understand not only what’s working and not but WHY and how to manipulate things based on theory. ❤❤❤

[@annamoehagen3447]

As a high contrast person, I’ve found “natural” or “no makeup” makeup looks worse on me than no makeup at all. But I can slap on a bold lip like I was born that way. Once I figured out the high contrast thing, I gave up buying neutral makeup. Haha

[@Ruth78620]

I wear mascara, blush and Ruby woo and I'm good to go. I have dark brown nearly black hair, lashes and brows and pale cool toned skin and neutral colours look awful on me. Nude lipstick makes me look like I have none 😂

[@EH23831]

Same! Neutral makeup makes me look like a corpse! I love her layering of the blush idea- I have trouble finding blush that works well.

[@yerbamate86]

I’m the exact opposite!! I’ve always wanted to wear a bold lip or cat eye liner but I always look like a clown. The only makeup that works on me is no makeup makeup

[@weavrmom]

I had my colors and fashion type done by a professional, and believe you would be what is called a 'Dramatic Contrast' type (I have 0%of that!) and the advice for folks with a significant DC component is that they will always look better with some high-contrast makeup on. That without makeup they will look unfinished and not their best. Figuring out personal makeup colors/style really is an individual thing, right? 🙂

[@cerin7654]

This was the first makeup video that I watched (and I’ve watched thousands) where I was enthralled from start to finish. I can’t even explain how much i appreciate this video!

[@kackie]

Omg THANK YOU

[@Kittensforchrist]

You're humble too :) & a great natural teacher

[@shaec3405]

OMG. SAME.

[@peachorchard9109]

I’m high contrast and my daily makeup look is brows, blush, and red lipstick. I’ve always really struggled with literally any eyeshadow not looking clownish on me. This really helped me understand shades that may contrast well! So helpful!

[@kackie]

So happy to help!

[@annamoehagen3447]

Same! Eyeshadow always looks extra on me in not a flattering way.

[@gabrielafonseca4034]

This is the first time I see your content and this is the first time I've actually understood so many things about makeup. It makes sense that a painter can explain actual theory, which to me makes more sense than all those "season" videos and makeup tutorials.

[@reganszczepanowska8272]

As a 60-year-old woman with absolutely no contrast… I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial. It’s really pulled things together for me. I am extremely fair and wear the same foundations shades that you do yet my hair is completely buzzed cut and platinum. This has really helped me thank you thank you thank you.

[@cinemaocd1752]

The hair sounds awesome. I'm 54 and a med blonde but my hair is starting to gray. I definitely want to go short and platinum or silver soon!

[@loosilu]

I'm 56 and was born strawberry blonde. I stopped coloring my hair about 2 years ago and was shocked to find out my hair had naturally turned completely platinum blonde with NO gray streaks. Since then I've really been struggling with makeup!

[@serendipity1237]

Do you watch Alexandra Anele? Your description of your hair made me think you might like her.

[@reganszczepanowska8272]

@@serendipity1237I’ll check it out.. thanks

[@JillKnapp]

Hello there fellow pale-skinned platinum-hair buzz-cut GenXer 😁!

[@mariannetracy4248]

The definition of contrast: "your skin tone vs the rest of your features; hair color, brow color, eyelash color, lip color, etc." will help me tremendously! SUPERB CONTENT! Now I can play with more confidence and curiosity. I'm a natural warm redhead (with clear brows and light lashes, dark blue green eyes). At 70, my hair has faded closer to my skin tone and I couldn't figure out why my makeup application has gotten so hit or miss - the fine line between bringing fresh color to the face, but not looking harsh (or glam) in daytime. Thanks for being so concise, bright and making this fun to do.

[@MillieMaa]

love this!!! for us 50+ folks - as you age, your needs will likely change. I am neutral/warm, very fair, bright redhead with hazel eyes. I am probably mostly low contrast, but when I was younger I could get away with dramatic looks like a stong brow and no mascara, navy eyeliner or a bright orange lip (high contrast against fair skin and bright hair), but as I've gone more gray and my face has aged, these don't look as good. I still need a relatively strong brow and mascara, but if I do a strong lip it looks very costumey. It's like there's both a harshness (eg receding hairlines) and a softening (eyes and jawline) that's a part of aging, so a softer touch (for a lot of folks, not everyone) is more flattering. So interesting...

[@sarahkelly4095]

In my late 30s I’m already having to adjust the level of contrast I choose for makeup!

[@kimberly38amsterdam]

Same here. Did you try Charlotte Tilbury pillow talk eyeshadow and lip combined with a standout color eyeliner on the waterlines? Works for me.

[@natalienelson8681]

Redheads are stunning! Lucky you.😊

[@natalienelson8681]

So not a fan of the receding hairline situation. I thank God I was born with a bunch of big hair so I still have some left up there.😊

[@GiovannaRibeiro687]

I've always had this theory that some people are "eyes people" and some are "lips people". If my grandma put on a dark red lipstick with no other make up on, she looks amazing; in fact, she cannot go out of the house without her red lips. If I do the same, I look like a freaking clown and my dark circles pop like Madonna's music. Instead, I go for some mascara, maybe some subtle eyeshadows, and I'm done; for the lips, usually just a lip balm, or if I'm feeling more ✨adventurous✨, a gloss. I guess the contrast might be the reasoning behind that theory.

[@squeekytoy123]

I'm a painter, and I like makeup but your red lip video changed everything for me! Mind blown! I've only ever been confident with eyeshadow, where I think I was painting subconsciously. I've never been able to choose a lip colour and I'm so excited to put together a look! These are masterclass level videos!

[@sugaCat363]

This is honestly one of the most useful makeup videos I've ever watched! Just the principles behind it make so much sense. Also that certain colors or types of look aren't inaccessible, but you just have to be strategic to tailor it to your own coloring: mind blowing 🤯 I'm very high contrast (pale skin and dark hair) and cool toned. I remember trying to do the Latte Girl trend and just looking very orange and overdone because that caramel brown is not at home on my skin at all. It took me years to figure out bronzer because I didn't realize that it needed to be either more grey or more rosey to work on me.

[@kackie]

I'm so glad you left this comment! It's so helpful to understand the challenges of every skin tone.

[@Justaregularoldplumbus]

I totally relate to the bronzer thing!! I just never wear it unless I want to contour with some greige

[@natalienelson8681]

I’m still lost but I’m sleep deprived whilst watching.

[@2shadowcats2]

I remember when Delta Burke bleached her black hair to platinum blonde. Her makeup suddenly looked overdone and clownish, because it was bold and bright to match her dark hair. It didn't work against the lighter hair. What you are saying makes perfect sense!! This is why hot pink dark or vivid red or purple lipsticks look ghastly on me!!

[@natalienelson8681]

Talk about a stunning woman. Deltas skin is porcelain. I know what you speak of re: her blond.

[@thejulietocean]

And this is why I’ve always looked TERRIBLE with a nude lip 😂 I’m super high contrast and I don’t f with lip liner so I will never be a nude lip girly. It’s aight I’ll keep my hot pinks and tomato reds instead.

[@roboslobin]

Nude lip is the bane of my existence. I want it but it looks so washed out and terrible.

[@roboslobin]

I have a naturally high contrast complexion, much like your sister. However, I have been going gray and just letting it happen. This has decreased my contrast some and it has been a struggle to work out what shades now look best with the way I wear makeup. Thanks for explaining "bridging the gap" some in this video. Very helpful. Also, as an aside, my first profession was as a color chemist. So, I really dig when you get in the weeds with color theory.

[@sunnysorrel]

I did my makeup for an event yesterday and binge watching kackie came in clutch because i was like hmm i wonder why my makeup looks weird and then realised my foundation was a bit cool toned and so was my eyeshadow but my blush was PEACH and changing it helped so much ! Thank you for being so entertaining and educational

[@kackie]

omg that I have this impact is...so fulfilling thank you

[@sunnysorrel]

@@kackie 🥰🥰💖 ofc!

[@SandraSanchez-hc6qs]

This explains SO MUCH. I have figured out through trial and error that I look best in mid-tone/moderate contrast colors because I am basically the color of Cream of Wheat from my hair to my neck, with the exception of my eyes, which are a bright aqua shade. This is also made more complicated in that I naturally have both warm & cool tones in my complexion. Even slightly too high contrast, and I go clownish immediately. And if I swing too low, I am super washed out & look dull. I can pull off a little more contrast on my eyes, but not much. I had always thought I was just playing things too safe or staying in my comfort zone, but maybe I was, intuitively, staying in the range that was truly best for me. I love that your brain works this way & would love to see more color contrast videos for different looks.

[@sharonburr9880]

Such a good explaination. As a portrait painter this is intuitive for me . I’ve been ‘teaching people this about makeup for years. It’s the main problem I see with not adjusting your makeup as you age, I’m talking over a decade or more, your ‘ contrast gets closer’ as you age . You have to adjust .

[@carolmelancon]

Yes, I'm a little sad about losing my high contrast now that I'm letting my S&P hair go natural these last couple of years. I'm slowly culling my red lipsticks and will keep just a couple for formal events.

[@sharonburr9880]

@@carolmelancon or change the formula of the red lipsticks to a stain, good balm or semi sheer lip. Might be a nice ‘softer’ option :)

[@noomitje8]

I've darkened my hair over the last year or so (which just means: less and less bright highlights) and now i feel like I can "get away" with wearing no makeup at all way easier!

[@Doleniam]

This is so valuable for my brain that needs visual side by side. Thank you, Kackie! 🙌

[@kackie]

🥰🥰🥰

[@pamcamcris]

I don't know what prompted the algorithm to finally send one of your videos my way but your knowledge of blending color and its manipulation just earned you a new subscriber! ❤

[@kackie]

Well thank you!!!

[@eckbeck1982]

Same, girl. Same!!

[@bonitamoore7679]

Same!

[@AutumnElaine]

Contrast is everything. In more than makeup. I'm obsessed

[@maryarmstrong2231]

It’s what makes the Pixies so great! quiet LOUD quiet. Sunshine/rain etc❤

[@westernnut8407]

This was fantastic, and I was so glad to see you follow the line of your cupid's bow. I'm so tired of makeup influencers drawing a straight line right across the top in an effort to get bigger lips!

[@kackie]

Hahaha I've tried it before and it looks silly on me!

[@CelesteSeeker]

Right?! Natural Cupid's Bows are very pretty! I like mine and even though my lips aren't the fullest, I feel like its more natural, effortless, and elegant to follow it.

[@veryferal1970]

This was genuinely one of the most educational and informative makeup videos I've ever watched, while still being loads of fun! I feel like you can show subscribers how to do a look all day long but teaching them the "art math" as you said, gives them so much more than just that one look.

[@rheahalona]

Your videos are so entertaining, but more than that, they are educational and so smart.

[@caitlinstark9321]

This may be one of my favorite art math sessions ever!!!

[@abigailclay6914]

I’ve noticed this a lot with opacity. My sister and I have pretty much the same shade of skin, but hers is much more opaque than mine. Like whole milk vs skim milk. Her skin is a gorgeous creamy pink and mine is more of a translucent blue 😂 She can get away with higher coverage and much brighter colors than I can!

[@roboslobin]

Interesting. Makes sense.

[@sunnysorrel]

videos like this reminding me why i was drawn to yours and Hannah's channel ❤

[@pamallen7534]

Kackie, this is SO HELPFUL! I have never understood why paler lipsticks didn’t look good on me. The palest I can go where I still look good is Charlotte Tilbury’s candy chic, and I’m a similar skin tone to you. I thought it was maybe because pale lipsticks can sway too orange, but I recently tried a cool toned one and still hated it. I am high contrast! I wouldn’t have thought so because I’m pale and my hair isn’t that dark, but I only really look good in darker lip colours, and lighter eyeliners and eyeshadows just disappear on me. This is fabulous and so helpful!

[@victoriaj.9055]

Girl yes 🙌🏼 it took me absolutely forever to figure out why as a pale girl I look best in shades like pillow talk medium instead of light. Here we go!

[@Ladynipchick2]

Yes, fair skinned here, but possibly higher contrast than I realised.

[@dottyfulcrum]

Repetition of the theory has produced understanding at the time mark of 16:50. Thank you for making the effort. I already understood the basic colour theory (because, yes, painting is that), but I have never been able to produce that effortless daytime look. Thank you so much for that. It opens up my world.

[@LLove4Beauty]

Words can’t explain how much I needed this today

[@kackie]

🥹

[@yensid4294]

Yeah, basing everything on your skin tone doesn't always work. I am VERY fair/light with dark blonde/light brown hair & hazel eyes & I was always frustrated because using pale blushes & lipcolors (& even eyeshadow) did nothing for me or washed me out completely. Some of it was because lighter shades are often too cool but mostlly it was because I can take medium depth & saturation. I am not hight contrast or low, I am goldilocks--can't be too light/dark, can't be too bright/muted has to be just right in the middle. Same goes for warm/cool. Contrast is very important.

[@annao5796]

You sound a lot like me, very medium😀

[@chaosbecomesher]

I think I'm the same. Very fair, hazel eyes, blonde. The most at-home blush color on my skin was always a reddish-pink or deep coral. But I recently went from my natural blonde (kind of warm honey blonde) to a pale icy bleach blonde in order to go ombre pastel pink and lilac and fuchsia... and now I can't easily wear my favorite blush shades. I need very cool toned pinks and purples (Dior pink instead of my coral, haus labs purple... need the new Dior lilac). And more cool toned eyeshadow. All my old favorites got tossed aside for the natasha denona mini love palette, which didn't look like "me" in the pan, but it's PERFECT. And also, I've bought SO MUCH BLUSH. 😂🖤

[@Homeschooler64]

I’m lost on the 1st sentence. Lol. I’m 60 & in makeup wilderness.🙄🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nicolerenee2521]

The Fleetwood Mac tribute leading up to the nod to Ren & Stimpy just brought life back to my little millennial heart. There is still hope in this world.

[@AbigailFaulkner-kv3ei]

Came here to say the same thing ❤❤❤

[@saritavenkatapathynaidu9533]

So I wasn’t alone, huh? I think about 60% of what I love about Kackie’s Channel could be expressed by the fact that I’m a millennial creative of about the same age (turning 34 in a couple weeks) and the rest is just how much she appeals to the nerdy, social weirdo in me.

[@Sinead_Orebellion]

Apparently, the lyrics to the log jingle have been taking up space in my brain for 30 years…I sang along lol

[@Er1n_N1cole]

Same, same!! 🪵💜