I'm so happy to hear that you have been liking the channel! Thanks much for letting me know. ❤

i'm so glad you found it helpful! ❤

I do really like the Bobbi Brown sticks and wish they would give me a complete list of which ones do not include aluminum powder. Those Nars pencils are also great! My arm is still not entirely healed but at least i can do most things that I really need to now. Thanks much for your comment! ❤

I see that those include fragrance and so that makes them a no-go for me, unfortunately. ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews Oh, good to know. I don't do very well with fragranced makeup, either. I might have to rethink. I wish Merit would ship to Europe already! I looked into Lisa Eldridge lipsticks, and many people have issues with lipstick breaking in the tube, so I'm hesitant to buy them.

@@anafeller4069 Yes, that does seem to be a drawback. But some people say they have bought a whole lot of those and not had any problems at all.

Thanks so much for your nice comment! ❤

i feel like i am really just trying to build a RU-vid audience by providing useful info, rather than actually trying to get anyone to buy anything at all. But it is a really pretty palette! 💗

I'm so glad that you liked the video and the look! ❤

Thanks very much! i do really like it. ❤

This is a really fun release! Thanks as always for watching. ❤

Do you mean the BB cream concealer or the liquid one? The stick is one of my favorite concealers but I haven't tried the liquid one. I do think that comparing my favorite cream concealers against some of these new liquid ones would be interesting, and so I will work on that. ❤

I tried the Bobbi Brown cream stick concealer. I have tried liquid in other brands & find not liking them. The cream stick is best.​@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews

I am wearing Lisa Eldridge True Velvet in Velvet Enchantment. She said that she designed this as a red lipstick for people who think that they can't wear red lipstick, and I do think it comes across like that for me. I feel like the Merit matte lipsticks are pretty similar to the Lisa Eldridge True Velvets, though not as expensive and in different colors. I like both of those formulas pretty much equally and use them both really frequently. The Westman Atelier formula seems to be trying for the same sort of feeling, but i do not think that formula is as successful even if I put aside the issue of the taste/smell. The other lipstick in this soft matte category that I really like are the Armani ones. That is too bad that Merit is not shipping to Europe yet! ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews, thank you so much for your answer. The WA lipstick trio will be going back. I really tried to make it work, but they dry out my lips terribly. I would like to try Violette Fr, but I know they don't take stuff back, so that's risky to me, especially when I have to order 100 euros worth of product to qualify for free shipping. Maybe I'll try Lisa Eldridge. Between Merit, LE and Violette, which lipstick is blurring and moisturizing at the same time? I know Westman is the only brand that doesn't have silicones in their lipsticks. Are they really that bad to ingest?

The lipsticks that usually have silicone in them tend to be mattes, which I guess is why the Westman Atelier matte lipsticks are a little unusual. There are a lot of satin-type lipsticks that do not hae silicone in them, though. It's my understanding that silicone is primarily thought to be problematic for environmental reasons, and I also try to limit the frequency with which I use silicone-based foundations because i feel that it adheres too tightly to my skin. But it may be that swallowing silicone is not a great idea (though whether swallowing other lipstick ingredients is any better, i don't know). I found all the Violette lipsticks that i have tried to be really drying, though I haven't tried the jelly ones yet. I think the Merit and Lisa Eldridge ones are very nice. I did this video on lipsticks maybe 6 months ago, and so perhaps that would give you some ideas with regard to formulas and ingredients. Since then, Nars has released their line of Explicit satin lipsticks and I do like those a whole lot as well. Please feel free to ask more questions if you have them! ❤ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L03amdVKmXc.html

They are pretty, aren't they? Thanks for watching the video! 💗

I'm so happy you are enjoying it! ❤

I'm so happy you liked it! ❤

I'm so happy to hear it was useful to you! ❤

Thank you for sharing your experiences! ❤

i did try using the product despite the smell but found that it just kept getting more problematic for me. Which generally is the case with any product that causes any kind of irritation for me - that taking a zero-tolerance policy is always my best strategy, and that attempting to use the products anyway always results in the problems getting worse. Which was the whole impetus for my starting this channel, to find products that actually would work for me without any irritation of any kind. It does seem like ethylene brassylate is one of those scents that is not noticeable or pleasant in small amounts and unpleasant in larger amounts, and that the amount that is needed to be annoying can vary a lot from person to person. i realized that the Pat McGrath blush sticks also contain this ingredient, but that for those, the smell is very faint for me and I had never been bothered by it. And probably I will keep using those. I bet there are some people that are bothered by that much scent too, though. I'm happy for those people who can use the VB product without irritation. Although i will say that the idea that companies that put synthetic fragrance in things can call themselves "clean beauty" does not sit right with me in general. Thanks much for your comment! ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews I agree on the clean beauty argument 100%! I hope you find the right concealer for you. If you can get hold of the Madara concealer I highly recommend it because it has no smell at least not for my nose but I’m not sensitive to smells unless it’s paint or Chanel foundations which I can’t use because of the strong fragrance in it. Madara it’s a Latvian brand here in Europe so not sure how much the shipping to the US would be but the concealer is not expensive and I have been using it since 2019. BTW I’m not affiliated with that brand I just love that product and I wish more people knew about it.

As always, thanks so much for watching and commenting! ❤

i do really like the way that this product looks on my undereyes and wish that it did not have that fragrance in it! ❤

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I'm glad that you found this channel! ❤

Ps . I get mini mascaras on their website . ( love the caliray mini too )

Oh, I didn't realize they have a loyalty program now but I see that i do have some points in it. That is nice that they make some mini versions of products available through that. That is unfortunate that you had all those problems with the products that you ordered. it is sounding safer to buy at Sephora - at least I can check the product before leaving the store. ❤

I'm preparing to do a Westman Atelier video over the next couple of days and am planning to include some comparison footage between WA and Sarah Creal in that. So far I admit that the WA seems to have been making the wrinkles on my face look worse and so that has been a disappointment. In general, I feel like i have teneded to have much more success with cream concealers than with liquid ones, but the Sarah Creal seemed to be an exception to that and I also feel the Saie Slip Tint one has been surprisingly good. (And the VB one looks fabulous - I just wish I were able to tolerate the scent.). I do keep running lists with grades for every concealer I review and so will include those lists in the WA video. Thanks for your comment! ❤ Here is a video that I did last year where I discussed and demonstrated a variety of cream concealers, by the way. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ElKNJLpe1tE.html

I think that some people are just more sensitive to certain kinds of synthetic scents (vanilin, ethylene brassylate, ambrox) than others. Lisa Eldridge said that the vanillin scent in her new lip balms was very light and that 'you may not even be able to smell it,' but I found it to be overpowering enough that it ruined the experience of wearing the product for me. Interestingly, I hardly seem to be able to smell cetalox/ambrox at all, but it nonetheless gives me wicked headaches. With this, the smell seems to be becoming more noticeable each time i use the product, and the headaches keep getting worse. Which is really too bad, because the more that I have tried it and looked at the video footage, the more attracted I have become to how it looks on me, with other products that I usually like coming up way short in comparison. So if you can use it successfully, I am jealous of you! Thanks much for sharing your experiences! I'm really happy that you have been enjoying the channel. ❤

I'm so happy that you are finding them helpful! ❤

I'm so happy to hear that!

It is sounding like problems with these eyeshadow sticks are more common than i had thought. Which is too bad because the ones that do not have problems are very nice. ❤

i think that in general, i tend to focus more than is likely good for me on issues with regard to what is wrong with the world, and that part of the reason that i decided to focus more on makeup was because it felt like a refuge from those kinds of stressful thoughts. And so having this line of lipsticks bringing up a variety of problems related to gender - including the fact that a woman has never been President in the U.S. - feels to me like an unwanted intrusion into what i have felt was more of a safe space. And making an effort to look at the situation from a different perspective doesn't really change that. But that doesn't mean that other people feel the same way with regard to this as i do, which is why i asked how others were viewing this.

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews I forget that people use make up as an escape. Protecting yourself from language that triggers stress for you is valid, I should have understood that from the way you spoke about it. I hope I didn't come across as insensitive, it wasn't a comment that you should change your perspective. Thanks for sharing 🙂

It does sound like we are in real agreement in terms of our experiences with these products then! ❤

I decided to use the AB cream on the right side of my face because I felt that the right side looked a little worse than the left side when i started the experiment. I was sleeping at least somewhat more on the right side than the left side, I think. Thanks so much for your comment! ❤

Oh, good, I'm glad this was helpful! There is another set with a new mini blush shade, a new mini highlighter shade and a mini mascara that WA is also offering, and so I did order that with the intention of including it in a video (along with a review of their concealer), so watch for that one soon. I think that I have had some of these blush sticks and highlighter sticks for more than 3 years and they still are all feeling good to me. I just have them in our climate-controlled house (generally 70-75 degrees), not in the bathroom, not a humid climate, never in the refrigerator. Upon reflection, I can't think of any Westman Atelier products that have gone bad on me yet. That is undoubtedly part of the reason that i have been motivated to keep buying from them, I'm sure! 💗

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews Thank you for your answer. That sounds very good. I’ll just store them in a similar way. And will keep them longer this time 💚 Look forward to seeing your test of the new gift box. I actually just ordered the concealer as well. So excited to see, whether it’s good. I haven’t liked the complextion products, but it has great reviews.

Please let us know how the products that you buy work out for you!

i agree that the Jones Road eye pencils have been a little irritating to me, which is unfortunate because they otherwise have performed well for me. The eye pencils that have not been irritating for me and that i feel have performed especially well are the ones from Caliray, Laura Mercier Caviar Tightline and Roen. (They all have nearly identical formulas and appear to be from the same factory.). I actually also like the old gel eyeliner pencils from Bobbi Brown and seem to do fine with those! Haus Labs, Kulfi and Jane Iredale eye pencils also have been okay. I also have liked using the Merit Solo Shadows (with the #2 Merit brush) and the MOB Beauty Cake Eyeliners. i have found that for my mature sensitive dry eyeliners that certain liquid concealers seem to be much more effective as eyelid primers than any products that i have found. i have liked the Saie Slip Tint concealer, the Sarah Creal concealer, and the Haus Labs concealer. Or Kosas also has been okay for me. I'm glad that you have found this channel to be useful!!! ❤

i am going to do a video on the VB concealer pen shortly (probably the next one up after the Merit one I am currently working on). One thing to know about that is that it has synthetic musk fragrance (ethylene brassylate) in it, as well as some natural processed fragrance (linalool, citronellol, geraniol, rose flower water). And benzyl alcohol, which also has a flowery type scent. i would much, much, much rather that it not have a fragrance, and the ethylene brassylate is tenacious enough that it continues to be noticeable to me long after it is applied. I doubt that i would have bought this if i had known about the ethylene brassylate (synthetic fragrance is on the excluded ingredients for this channel), but I will say that i don't think that the product has been irritating to my face at all. And in terms of the performance, it is lovely - the pen is very nice for spot concealing of things like age spots or blemishes, and it also looks lovely under the eyes. It seems to have a stretchy type consistency and blends really easily into my face, looking like I am wearing nothing. I would not use the VB as an eyelid primer, both because of the scent and because i don't think the consistency is appropriate for that purpose. in general, between the smell and the very high price per gram, i do not see myself buying it again. The Sarah Creal product, on the other hand, is more like an ordinary high-quality concealer, with the added benefits of not emphasizing texture and not being irritating even when i use it as an eyelid primer. It does not take any getting used to and is the sort of concealer that I feel comfortable using regularly. It is pricey but you do get a quite a bit of it in the container. I do like that BB powder! It's too bad that it is so under the radar since I do think a lot of people might do well with it. ❤

Yes, it absolutely does seem that all of the chemical sunscreens (including the unapproved ones that are described as "sunscreen boosters') and the nano zinc/nano titanium dioxide all should not be used in situations where coral reefs are present. Thanks for bringing this up! ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews Seems like maybe some of the “new wave” chemical filters like Tinasorb & Uvinul that are popular in Korea may possibly be reef safe?

My observation in general is that the history of the chemical industry tends to be that when specific chemicals are found to be unsafe in various ways, the chemical industry then introduces chemicals that are slightly different but that haven't yet been proven to be unsafe. And then that eventually, the new versions are usually shown to be just as bad as the old ones. Which is all a result of living in a world where chemicals are presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty. So I'm not sure about the Korean sunscreens. i would be interested in seeing if i react to them though, since I do react to all the chemical sunscreens that i have tried so far. ❤

I do think that it would be nice to find some less expensive products that did not irritate my skin and that performed well. The drugstore makeup line that i have liked pretty much across the board is Honest Beauty. The few products from Persona that I have tried have seemed okay, and the foundation from About Face also seems pretty good for the price. I tried quite a few things from Burt's Bees early on and thought some of it was okay but wasn't crazy about any of it. i have been interested in Flower and Clover but haven't really dug into it yet. I'm open to additional suggestions! ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews Thank you. I was looking into the Honest Beauty recently actually. I kinda think of Burts Bees as I do Physicians Formula. They both sound and look like "clean" brands but they are not. For instance, I was looking into the Physicians Formula powder blushers and bronzers, some have talc, aluminium hydroxide and frangrance. I've never heard of Flower and Clover. I will look into it. Thank you for your detailed feedback. I admire your input and your research.

i did look at the new Kosas brightening powders at Sephora the other day. The pink is supposed to be for fair/light skin; there is a yellow one for medium skin tones; and a peach one for darker skin tones. In general i do tend to like pink powders, because I feel that they give a little bit of extra life to my face in general. I do think that women can look a little sallow as they get older as a result of decreased blood flow to the surface of the skin, and that a pink powder can be a subtle way to address that. I have really liked the Jones Road and MOB Beauty pink powders, and there are a few more pink powders out there that i also am trying. In this case, though, I feel that the pink powder came across as really light on my skin, even more light than a typical translucent powder, and didn't look very pink. That was a surprise because the photos made it look like it was going to be quite pink. My impression from what Kosas has said is that this is not really intended as an overall face powder but just for brightening certain parts of the face such as under the eyes, and I'm not so sure that i like my undereyes brightened (e.g. i haven't used the Nars product much even though the formula seems nice). There were a few other new pink powders at Sephora that were just released - one from Makeup By Mario (though I bought the peach one in that) and one from Tower 28 (which was not as pale as the Kosas one). But i do really like the Kosas formula and may end up buying the new pink one just to experiment. They are having a 20% off promotion at the moment (at least in the US) and so maybe now would be a good time. I'm really happy that you have found my channel useful!!! ❤❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews This is SOOO useful information about the Kosas Candy. Then I’ll stick to my normal Kosas in Airy. Thank you. I’ll look at your other suggestions and keep looking. Agree so on the need for “life - blood flow” for our age😊

@@Majspiir Oh good, I'm glad you found that helpful! i do think a whole video on pink powders might be worthwhile..... 💗

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews yes, please 😀 I’ll wait for it before buying.

Thanks as always for your comment! It does seem that especially as young girls become more interested in the whole beauty shopping experience that a lot of people do feel uncomfortable with all those Nars shade names. I do have the Westman Atelier concealer and have been liking it, and so hopefully I can do a video on that soon, 💗

Thanks so much for your comment!! ❤

Thanks much for your comment. Please let.me know how that Jones Road brow pencil works out for you if you decide to try it. ❤

Oh that is interesting that you have been liking that new DM palette. i guess I was assuming that it would be too bright for me, and it also is quite pricey, but now i hope i can take a look at it. I did just order the new Lancome/Lisa Eldridge palette called Celestial Rose and so am looking forward to playing with that one and demonstrating it. i'm happy the TF concealer has worked for you - i do really like that one!! ❤

@@lisapetrison-beautyreviews yes, the DM palette is quite sparkly! So far, I’ve only tried the autumn type colors and one purple. I believe the colors toward the bottom of the palette are more satiny type finishes, like what you enjoy, so I bet you would like it, especially since you like blues!

Thanks much for your comment!! ❤❤

Thanks so much Sue! My arm keeps getting a little better every day, but I do feel a little under the weather today and wonder if I'm coming down with some kind of virus. Hopefully I can fend it off quickly if so! ❤

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. It does seem like an awfully lot of people think that it is time for Nars to pursue a new naming strategy. I do think it would be unfortunate if not liking those names is keeping people from buying the products because pretty much across the board, i really am impressed with their formulas. 💗