Thank you so much for watching today's video! While I do mention specific brands here, the main take away from this should be the broader categories and the reasons why I believe they have such an impact. I knew viewers would be curious about what I'm personally using(at the moment!) so I decided to share those. You can find really, really excellent affordable products in EVERY category shown. Feel free to ask in the comments if there is a specific one you'd like a drugstore recommendation for!
Hi Risa, I'm a HUGE FAN! I often purchase what you recommend, and I purchased the Alba Truffle Spray and I love it. But with this economy right now, I wish you would do a video just like this one with Drugstore Products cause right now, I'm hurtin! Please with a cherry on top?
Your new obsession with rose lip colors is a good one, because that color just brightens your entire face and makes you look more vibrant and youthful.
Same! I ALWAYS have The Ordinary Argireline in my medicine cabinet. I will never be without it. I just turned 50. I started using that about 3 years ago because I was concerned with my 11’s and my forehead wrinkles. That has pretty much completely eliminated my 11’s, and lightened my forehead wrinkles tremendously. I also swear by their multi peptide serum, their Niacinamide serum, and CosRx Snail Mucin essence. That is an amazing combo for my skin! 😊
My daughter has the d'alba spray and she LOVES it! What I love about your videos,is I find myself thinking 'oo I have a drug store equivalent to that!''. I'm using the e.l.f cleansing balm,and it works an absolute treat. I'm using the L'Oreal skincare range,day/night. Like you say,it doesn't need to be the exact same product.,but it does give you ideas to find something you can afford and what works for you. 👍
A lot of my non negotiable products have to do with taking care of my skin from the inside out. I’m 56 and I love these kind of videos, seeing what people like. Thanks for sharing Risa! You look beautiful 💗
I hear a lot about how expensive some of these products are so I just did a little math (!!) to see if they really are. My must-have is something I never hear influencers talk about - the Kiehl’s ferulic brew. The price is now $62 for a bottle. But that bottle lasts for six months. That works out to slightly over $10/month or about $2.50/week. I bet that most of the people complaining about cost spend way more than $2.50/week on Starbucks. It all depends on your priorities. To have a 25 year old girl tell me I have beautiful skin (a few days ago) or other similar compliments makes me feel great in my old age and my role as being old and obsolete as per social media. I don’t feel old, obsolete, or invisible, but I understand that society expects me to feel that way. So I love having beautiful youthful radiant skin.
Right! Some people spend money on dining out, some spend it on movies all the time, or alcohol, coffee etc. and some people like to spend it on skincare or makeup 🤷🏻♀️ To each their own.
I’m 38 and warm up concealer between my fingers before I apply it under my eyes - game changer! I have combination skin but my under eyes are dry, and warming up product is the only thing that keeps me from looking cakey.
Hi Risa 👋 Love this! My grandmother was a makeup artist, who inspired me to become one too. Years ago I was also a Bobbi Brown makeup artist! I learned a lot about color theory and application techniques. And it was so fun! Thank you for another great video, gorgeous!✨
Thank you, Risa for this video! You do try a lot of different things, and do have lots of loves. So I appreciate the way you laid this out. It helps me understand what your basics are and what are your extras! My non negotiables, and they're mostly drugstore: ELF cleansing balm followed by the Basis Facial Cleansing Bar. Rosehip or grapeseed oil. Many of my skin issues cleared up when I started using oil to moisturize, and quit using multi taskers. 🤷♀️ A glycolic acid serum, and a peptide serum. I keep these constantly rotating. Clove essential oil for acne breakouts. I'm Double Nickels and fully menopausal, but I'm still getting cystic acne. 🤦♀️ The clove oil clears up break outs within days. A planer/shaver. Does NOT make hair grow back thicker and coarser! Improves your fave foundation 100%! A great lip balm - overnight, I love A&D ointment. Lots of lanolin and a tube will last *all year. 👍 Primer, foundation, concealer and blush. POWDER and a velour puff. LIPSTICK - the one you can swipe on, and look pulled together, with an otherwise bare face. (Revlon Rose Velvet 130 for me) Fragrance. From vanilla extract to Baccarat Rouge - whatever makes you feel magical. A SMILE and a GRATEFUL HEART. This beauty shines from the inside out!
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser in two shades lighter than my skin tone is one I highly recommend for eyes and for contouring. So easy to blend and extremely affordable ☀️
I like the d’Alba First spray, but the fragrance is overwhelming for me so I do not spray it directly on my face. Instead, I spray it on a fluffy brush and dab it on. Just thought I’d share in case others had the same experience as me.
I tried the Elemis cleansing balm , but it contains eucalyptus that is very irritating for my skin. I currently either use Cerave or Elf balms. I Love the D’Alba moisturizer!
I loved this video. I think there was a nice mix of high end and drugstire brands and all of the higher end brands have drugstore dupes. Risa makes those kind of content videos often. ❤❤
Thanks Risa... lots of food for thought! I've been enjoying the D'Alba double serum cream for about a year now... their product line is small but each product carrys a big punch! Have a great rest of the week!❤
Hi there! Here's a little secret - the Double Serum & Cream will be available at the lowest price only for July 16th-17th on Amazon Prime day + promotional period from July 18th to 28th 😎💛
Hi Risa! So I just happened to be watching this video after I had taken all of my makeup off and was getting ready to do my nighttime routine. I decided to try all of my lipsticks on like you recommended. I realized I have way too many high and low end lipsticks that I apparently wasted my money on. Lol Thanks for the tip!!!
When I got the d’alba spray that you recommended a while back and threw in the sunscreen. It is gorgeous and SPF of 50. I also now have a moisturizer and serum, too, but I haven’t tried that long enough to judge. But I do recommend the sunscreen. (I go for nontinted).
I love the pinky rose color on your lips. I, like you am a lipstick and blush girl💄 I definitely use a lip liner. I love the Maybelline Colorsensational liner in Magnetic Mauve. It matches so many colors and I sometimes fill in my lips with it and just add Buxsom Gloss. Unfortunately, I have been through every concealer color and brand and there is nothing that works for my dark circles, even with a color corrector 😢 I’ve tried every video and my concealer wears off in about 2 hours. I wish manufactures would try their products on people like me in their 60’s with fine lines, extremely dark circles and dryness. You always look beautiful and flawless. I’m definitely going to try the blush. It looks so pretty on you
Have you tried the Charlotte Tillbury color corrector? I also have extremely dark circles & it is amazing. Risa also recommends the Natasha Denona concealer (I haven't tried it yet but am definitely planning to)
Hey Risa - if you love the Vacation scent, they make a perfume as well and it’s on sale during the Ulta sale! Mix it with the Victor and Rolfe perfume and you’ll smell like you’re holding a bouquet of flowers at a friend’s beachside wedding. It’s gorgeous!
I am totally with you until I tried that "mushroom bb cream" like on tik tok. Was not expecting much, but his cam through for me. I mentioned this to another creator who specializes in over 30 makeup. She did not agree with me (in a very kind response) as she said it was too moisturizing for her. So if you have dehydrated skin, like me, this might work for you. Also, it is super inexpensive
I’m on my third bottle of D’Alba spray and my second bottle of D’Alba Double Layer Revitalizing Serum - a soon love with these products and now will for sure try the moisturizer- thank you beauty Risa! A fairly new “non-negotiable “ for me is the GoPure neck cream! I’m about to order my third jar - thank you again😊. This has been an incredible game changer for my neck and I have pics to prove it lol. Have a beautiful weekend! 💕 Xo 🇨🇦
Juno clean 10 is an excellent option for much less for a cleansing balm. I cannot stand the one from glow recipe. I dont understand how anyone likes it. The best pads ive used are Nassif Md and Dennis Gross. Love them. I did like the elemis ones too. I do love elemis. Face primer and lip plumper would prob be on my must have list. Face exfoliant would be Skinn literally Non-negotiables Derm-Appeal. Not used often.. do NOT get in your eyes but boy does it work better than any.
d’alba has a gorgeous thick firming cream as well. I adore it under makeup. It leaves the skin plump, hydrated and so soft…I just adore it! Great video as always Risa, love love love your channel ❤❤
That’s how I pick out lip color as I don’t always wear a full face of makeup, but I never go without some kind of lip product. How it looks on my bare face is everything!
You are not the only one Risa. I am wearing the Tom Ford everyday !!!! It's expensive but I can't believe how much I love it. It's like having perfect skin in a bottle. I followed your lead with the Kulfi concealer. Game changer thank you!!!!!
Your skin is absolutely glowing!!! I can't afford high end cosmetics. Is there a moisturizer cream and serum from Amazon that costs less? I love your videos!
As always, great video! You probably already have this as a video, but I'd love to hear your opinion on how to decide on a brow shape for your face. Since mine are thinning, and dropping, I need a refresh ❤
Risa, you are so sweet! Thank you for sharing your expertise. You do show some high-end products but you also include plenty of more affordable options. I don't understand why some people complain to you about not being able to afford high end products as if it's somehow your fault! 😮
💄Lipstick is my non negotiable -I don’t leave home without it! Since I retired I don’t wear any make unless there is a special occasion. But always lipstick! 😊
Great and informative video. Agree completely with the Vitamin C product, too harsh; caffeine under eye, so drying; primer awful. Thanks for the tips for some new products I will try.
For those of us with eyelash extensions, we cannot use a makeup remover or really anything, that contains oil. I use the Neutrogena oil-free, but there may be better options out there. It's definitely something you have to think about when considering eyelash extensions, because I have a lot of products I used to use that I don't use anymore
This was a great video. Perhaps for the next one you can offer more affordable non-negotiables. 😊 I love the D’alba products, I’m looking forward to trying the serum/moisturizer combo. Thanks again!
Hi! I apologize for not being more clear. The categories are the non-negotiables, not the specific products. There are affordable alternatives to for everything shown, I just knew people would ask what I was currently using, that is why I shared them in the video. ❤️
Hi there! Here's a little secret - the Double Serum & Cream will be available at the lowest price for an exclusive two-day offer during Amazon Prime Day, happening in mid-July. We highly recommend trying the cream during this period😎💛 We're confident you'll enjoy it!
Love this video! As someone who has been a bit obsessive with skincare, now in my 50's I have friends and family asking me what they can do. I do similar to what you have done here. Recommend the basics of cleanser, gentle exfoliant, moisturizer and sunscreen. A decade ago or longer, there were blogs / online articles about studies done where a person was shown with no makeup and then with makeup and others were asked what age they thought the person was. Those articles discussed how pale brows and lips and uneven and red pigmentation on the skin made a person look older, and addressing those issues, just as you have done, made people look younger. May I suggest a twist on this video. Yes, you got it. Would your Mom agree to film her 'non negotiables'? Yes, you can recommend them. You already have done videos with her and I have forwarded them to MY mom. It would be a fun twist. As for my makeup recommendation: not drugstore, but the Lisa Eldridge Luxuriously Lucent lipsticks are a great middle ground of pigment and moisturizing lip color that lasts. I have not had a chance to try her newest release All the best ❤
Risa, I just found the most GORGEOUS lip liner: Glossier lip pencil in the shade "Hold." OMG, it is beautiful. It's even pillow talk-ier than Pillow Talk! You will LOVE this rosy pink color.
Sunscreen always burns my eyes, even those labeled as suitable as a makeup primer! So my normal go to is Maybelline Dream Fresh BB with spf 30 in shade 120 medium sheer tint. But I just saw a sale for Burts Bees BB cream with Noni extract spf 15 in Medium and it’s also long lasting and very smooth! So when I’m mainly indoors, I’ll use Burt’s Bees and when I’ll be outside, I’m using the Maybelline ❤❤❤
Risa, I’ve discovered RMS blushes this year and love them. Would love to see a review of their products. That Morphe blush looks identical to RMS Hanky Panky.
Great roundup of non-negotiables, Risa! I've been using Philosophy's Purity for 25 years, and it works best for me as a facial cleanser. I do love to use a lip pencil as a base for my lipstick or gloss.
These are great, Risa! Thanks for sharing. I already bought many of these products bc you recommended them. They absolutely perform the way you described. You are definitely my go to for recs and tips. I have to admit, I cannot get my concealer right. I watched all of your concealer vids … just cannot figure out what I’m doing wrong 🤷♀️
Hi Risa, first off I would like to tell you how grateful I am for all the amazing videos you do… I find you go above and beyond to provide your subs/watchers with the most up to date information and great technique options….. I am looking into buying the spray Serum you mentioned but am confused since there’s a serum you can mix in with a moisturizer then there’s the spray…. Do you use all 3? Or should I start with the First spray serum ? Hope you see this…. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO YOUR VIDEOS!!
Thank you for this video. I checked YSL #13 lipstick. It is called LE Orange. To confirm: that is the color you have on? Also, could you please link the lip liner you are using? I really like the Morphe blush on you!
D'Alba has sales alot it seems. I almost bought the double serum and cream two months ago but the scent worried me because i have sensitive skin. Probably would use it on my body skin😂
I have your same skin coloring, but I have little or no eyebrows. I bought Ombre Brows 2 years ago and they are perfect. A touch up every 6-8 months and I am good to go.
You look more beautiful each year and younger ❤. Definitely want to try the Morphe blush. I love me some blush. Haha. Also, some years back I believe it was you who recommended the Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion Exfoliator. Do you still think it’s worthwhile? I’m 63 with very dry dehydrated skin. Thanks so much for this video!
So interested in the lip combo from this video. I did not see it in the links. What is the liner and lipstick you are wearing? Absolutely beautiful. Thanks 😊
I’ve always had thick eyebrows but as I’m aging they are thinning out. Can you recommend a good eyebrow pencil that has staying power and no fallout? I have not tried any yet and don’t know where to begin.
Benefit brow products are excellent and very long wearing. Look for something that says “waterproof” or “12 hour wear”. Those typically won’t smudge or budge throughout the day.
Thankfully, I never got into the 90s brow trend, but my problem is I am getting white hairs on my brows and eyelashes at 54. I am using the Brow gel from Benefit but if you guys know of a better one, please share. I do not want to dye my brows, I am done being a slave to hair dye.
