To the extent that it is a reflection of the types of products brands are releasing, yes, but I don’t actively try to emulate a certain look or style. On the other hand, if highlighters are really popular and releasing in a steady stream, I might be more into highlighters at that time.
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Maybe? In a way? But everything that’s been super trendy (high coverage foundation, metallic highlighters, contouring, bold brows, matte liquid lipsticks, dramatic lashes, etc.) never appealed to me. To be clear, I don’t think these look bad (I actually quite like them!) but they don’t suit me at all.
Although my preferred look of light-medium coverage foundation and shiny lipsticks is starting to trend. Yay! Finally, after all these years lol
Not at all. Most social media looks are so outré and overdone I find them ridiculous. I find information on swatches and new releases helpful, but for actual looks I go minimalist.
Nope; I’m not on any social media nor do I follow anyone. Much happier as a result…
Maybe at first when I didn’t know what I liked. I’m late to the makeup game. Now though I look at social media looks and they are too much for me. I’ve kept what I like and ignored the rest now. I appreciate the looks as art but not something I want to repeat on my face anymore.
I’ve also notice that barely anybody will mix styles together and that is a shame. It’s all full glam with heavy eye/cheek and foundation, or barely there. Why not mix the two?
I also realized that I follow most makeup influencers just as a form of watching “makeup art”, not to learn something for myself.
Does You Tube count as social media? There are some You Tube creators I subscribe to but I don’t follow any of them elsewhere. I would be interested in how someone closer to my own age might incorporate a trend in a look that could work for me but that would require some instruction, not merely a picture and product name, as you would find in a social media post.
I realised something after reading your comment.
I feel like the younger set of YouTube makeup people have good cameras, lighting and have a consistent output of content. The older set don’t seem to invest much in their equipment and the makeup tutorials with their low level equipment are not appealing. Maybe they keep the camera focused at a distance deliberately? I also have found that the content focus is much more on skincare and minimalist looks with emphasis on camouflaged, covering up, etc.
I feel like I am channelling Miranda Priestly’s character in the way I do my makeup and I am very happy with it. It would be nice to watch high production value tutorials on that but other than Lisa Eldridge, I don’t find there are any out there.
A full face can be done on mature skin. Trends and playful or bold or extravagant looks can be done on mature skin. I would still like to see the same exposure for the older set, the attention to modifying trends for the older set.
I wish there were more older youtubers out there doing exactly this with consistent output and high quality production value. A 50 or 60 or 70 year old version of Mel Thompson or Kelsee Briana Jackson would be perfect.
I don’t follow any social media for makeup anymore. The full face/extravagant/colourful/bold looks are too over the top to suit my tastes and have been for awhile, but no longer appealing for me to look because it seems out of touch. Where I’m at, we are masked anywhere outside the home so watching full makeup tuts or scrolling looks feels pointless and doesn’t apply right now. I’ve been feeling aged out of a lot of makeup looks and trends for awhile so it’s not just because of the masks. I am happy with my stash, with my techniques and I still wear a full (neutral, tonal) face but nothing – new products or looks, trends – seems appealing to me these days. I saw a few mentions of “makeup for your zoom meeting” in passing and thought that was clever but not enough to watch and I have zero interest in seeing any tutorial or looks involving a mask.
To be honest, it being 2020 and social media has taken over most of the information and promoting of beauty products, it most definitely has! It’s inescapable. It’s everywhere.
And I don’t mind one iota! Nowadays, one can learn so much more about a product or brand than when back in the day, there was so little to go on.
One caveat though, not everyone is forthright and 100% honest, so pick your reviewer/influencer/source carefully.
No, mostly. I just wear the makeup I like and suits me. I don’t follow trends, looks or styles of media influencers; I might sometimes be inspired to try a new technique, a new color combination, but only if it makes sense to my style.
Occasionally I’ll see a color combination on social media that will inspire me, but that’s about it. Most social media makeup influencers are younger than me and have MUCH more real estate in their lid area for eye looks, so there’s just no way I can copy them and get a result that looks as good as me as it did in their post.
Not at all. I guess I am of the generation that has grown up with social media, so a lot of the trends and influencers have passed me by.
I would like to wish everyone here, as part of our wonderful Temptalia community, a lovely and safe Christmas. And thanks to you Christine and Shaun for creating this perfect blog for us to share our love of makeup. I hope that you both can have a relaxing Christmas Day.
Not at all, don’t watch them at all
Not much, seeing as I’m older, I will take risks but there are limits to those risks and my husband thinks a winged eye is too much makeup lol! Merry Christmas everyone and bring on the “Happy New Year|”
No. I just don’t like most of the looks people do. Too much product and too many products. If it were for social media, I’d not buy anything.
Brand’s social media are a disgrace. Everything I need is good REAL swatches like you do here. It is incredible how most brands don’t post pictures of their products in their social media, considering we are in the age of buying through internet.
When I was first getting into makeup, absolutely! This past year, however, and especially these past few months, I’ve gotten totally off social media save YouTube and have been working on enjoying what I have. I’ve been really enjoying looking up old tutorials and demos of products I own for inspiration!