Full Spectrum Lamps, Unflattering Camera Angles & Poor Eyebrow Grooming!

[cirquedebeaute]

I know it goes against the whole point of the make-up... like the hair and the blackheads and shit lol

[Vbeautyonline]

I LOVED this video, and needed it!!!! I gotta get me a darn tripod lol. Im so sick of staking palettes under my camera. Dumb question.. but how are you looking at what your recording on your computer? Do you just hook it with the USB cord? I have an HP laptop and a Kodak easy share camera.. THANKS :)

[MsMakeupobsessed]

thank you for the video, really good advice about the camera and the eyebrows..lol

[NevaehsMakeup]

OMG!! thank you; thank you, I'm new to YT & new to making videos you're an angel sent to answer my questions.I now understand what I was doing wrong, I have some other questions to ask I'll e-mail U..Now I'm going to look @ you're advice on digital cam's.

With Love,

Nevaeh

[majoshlin]

like the mirror. what brand is it? does it et really hot?  thanks in advance.

[twixtbetwixt]

I think it's Revlon, Bought it at ULTA. Yes, it gets pretty darn hot! ;)

[myqroom]

Thanks for this video, Aprille! It was so helpful and answered some questions I had :) xxPatti

[annie2062003]

lol...

[annie2062003]

thanks for sharing this.

[jdelafosse04]

I think these are really good tips and advice. However, I enjoy seeing the little non-"perfect" things about people. I like actually getting to see the "flaws" that I am being taught how to hide. It brings these beautiful women and girls down to a more human level, if you will. Even though I'm not found of zits, facial hair, warts, etc I think it unites us when we get glimpses into other people's lives and see that we all have to same crap to deal with. Ok, I'm off my cheesy, cliche soap box!

[duckduckgander]

i've always heard that the 'up' angle is called the FGA - or fat girl angle or myspace angle.

also - i disagree that a skinny face is a 'perfect' face. i have a pretty chubby face and i'm not ashamed to show my chin :)

[septembersbabii1]

lmfaooo who wants to look up someones fucking nose omggggg girl you make me piss my pants

DO THEM BROWS! omg I gotta stop lol you got me crackin up girl but I know what you mean and then they zoom in and it looks so damn gross

[HellsintowN2]

Ive always set my camera slightly above my face & also at a bit of a angle, because I always thought it made me look better.

I know what you mean LMFAO some of the angles people record in could be way more flattering for them.

[feliciaflakes]

Eyebrows...so true..If people are bothering to tutor others...hook up the brows!

[terrazas0809]

ahh this video was EXACTLY what i was looking for just one unresolved question.....when your applying the makeup especially if you want to be zoomed in while applying it, how do you know if your in the video frame? like do you have a mirror behind the camera to see? and even if so i find myself looking stupid trying to look back and forth

thanks :)

[twixtbetwixt]

I use a digital camcorder that has a little view finder thing that flips out to the side & can be turned to face forwards or backwards. Also, when recording directly to the computer, you should see the live video on the monitor as it records.

If you're using a point & shoot camera & record to the camera's memory first, I can't really help with that! Sorry!

[dkbarry]

I hadn't noticed how many bad eyebrows were our there until I listened to this video. Now I can't miss them...they are so distracting.

[xxxanity]

Well the lighting in your video does look really great. And your hair, too. I agree with you, that's a great color. I don't know why everyone is being all pissy about the camera angle thing. I have a fat face, that angle is totally necessary for pictures and ESPECIALLY videos.

[lynxkitty6]

I do makeup for photo shoots all the time and contouring and camera angles are key. It's all about the illusion; why do you think so many ads are airbrushed and color retouched before printing?

[KarlaKayM]

I hate unkept brows too...and other facial hair~! YICK!

Great tips~~~

PS I also hate when people swatch colors on their arms and they have hairy arms! YUCK! Creeps me out!

[darkangelic88]

LOL you're seriously the funniest guru here on youtube. SERIOUSLY. LOL. You had me cracking up real bad just now. Haha. WTF, I share the same pet peeves as you too!

[cuteeyang]

hahaha Don't know why people are hating, but it's true what you say! LOL Keep being real, that's what I like about you. :)

[metrolady72]

i totally agree with you about having the right camera angle.

[cuteazzcnb]

i am so with you and the damn eyebrows. and there the ones that put the camera right up on there face, so you see everything!! yuck!

[BarrysDaughter]

can't help having a fat chin I am disabled and on medication and maybe us FAT FACED people don't want to look "skinny and perfect"

[twixtbetwixt]

LOL I was just waiting for the hate comments to come rolling in.

I'm not hating against "fat" people. I'm pretty fucking fat myself, you just don't get to see anything below my neck. But hey, if you want to use the most unflattering angles, that's your prerogative.

[BarrysDaughter]

Wow you really are charming arn't you. Have a nice day!

[twixtbetwixt]

I'm not FAKE, so sorry no charm here. Plenty of others out there who will cater to that.

Why so goaded about talk of unflattering camera angles? If I had said super curvy girl should avoid taper leg jeans because it's very unflattering, would you be upset?

What If i'd said foundation lines around the face are unflattering? Or that certain eye shapes should wear certain styles of shadow, because others are unflattering? Or super thick black liner under the lower lash line is unflattering?

[twixtbetwixt]

The point of being a "beauty guru" on here is to share tips & tricks to help improve one's appearance. I'm not perfect by ANY means, nor do I think I am.

If I suggest a different camera angle to give someone a more flattering shot, what's wrong with that?

Is everyone offended because I suggested that they need to keep up with their eye brow hygiene?

[MissSpero89]

I liked your tips. i just need to get a tripod to help my camera get the angle to avoid my chin fat. lol It's silly people are getting upset!

[leon2jojo]

HAHHAHAHAHA Note to self.. DONT PISS APRILLE OFF !!! groom my nose and dont angle the camera to my brows ? 0-0

Do i gots it6 right ?????

[justjolean1]

you crack me up girl love it!

[jenGeeJushawshee]

LMAO....The unkempt eyebrow is my pet peeve too!

I feel your pain!

[beautybargainhunter]

lol thank you so much Aprille.. I promise I'll do it!!! And won't make you watch my gigantic nose up close xoxo

[twixtbetwixt]

HAHA ;)

[PinupCandy]

LMFAO, "who wants to look up somebodies fucking nose?"

ok- I so needed this advice. Because my face is huge and I have done some vids and my nose was all up in there and I ended up deleting that shit. Gonna do one tomorrow, hope I can set it up well & you won't shut it off and scream at me from the other end :D Thanks Aprille, you rock!!!

[twixtbetwixt]

Well i love you, so I will watch you even if I have to look up your nose the entire time ;) LOL

[PinupCandy]

Aww, Ok, thanks. I will make sure to clean out my nostrils ;P

[twixtbetwixt]

You don't HAVE to - you know, kinda keep things interesting? ;) LMAO

[gypsydancermacaholic]

This was great! I need to try and do the angle thing. I fully agree with you on the eyebrow upkeep. I will not make any tuts if my brows are crazy, HELLO NO, it's nasty, same with pic. If my brows are grown out then all you will see are reviews etc LOL.

I have a full spectrum lamp but it always washes me out. I'm going to try and place it like yours. :)

[twixtbetwixt]

You might be washed out because your hair is so dark. I think I've had that issue where everything around me is dark, then my face is pale, and it just films odd.

Another thing I've heard you can try (which I do) if you seem to have odd colored skin from the lighting is load a background image on your monitor that's the contrasting color. If your skin looks bluish, load an orange background to balance out the color. Of course this only works if you're filming directly in front of the computer!

[twixtbetwixt]

The lighting seems to work best for me when placed above & behind the camera.

Perhaps you can hang some colored pieces of fabrics on the wall next to you, to help balance out the wall color. Or you might be getting too much light reflecting off the walls, too, so some sort of fabric might help soften that. I saw you hung one behind you, maybe experiment with a different color for that.

[liluri]

Awesome advice, you could add please don't sniff the whole way through your videos please, you'd have touched on all of my bugbears :) Thank you for this video

[misscasseycakes]

oh the lamp works good! i can see the red in your hair!

xoxo

[kayab9]

great advice! you r so funny!

[Deseonfire]

Thanks for the tips! And eyebrow stuble is not a nice sight. Also I hate it when some girls put music in their tutorials. Most of the music is very annoying, or else its too loud. And yes, looking up someones nose, is not pleasent. Love your vids!

[wildivy125]

I love your honesty! Such great advice, I couldnt agree more with you on everything!

[HelenBee123]

Thanks for the tip! I really need better lighting and that's why I have only like two vids. lol

[macmamas408]

HEHEE U ARE SO KOOL LOVE UR VIDS!

[lavenderlove889]

Nice tips! :)

[LaylaAndBirba]

Thank you a lot. In fact I have put away my videos yestarday becouse it make me upset doing them and I could'nt see the colours of the make up. I was always wondering how people on youtube make so wonderful videos. You are so kind as always

xxx

[einna099]

OMG! this made me CRACK up! haha, go you for speaking your mind all the time...lol!

[ssbbwangel]

great tips thank you .. my biggest things are the very bad lighting and the music .. hard to hear them explain things.

[guccigal73]

You're too funny !! Thanks for the info...

[GLAMhustle]

Haha, I like this video.

I take pictures from up above .. - "Gods eye" 'cause we all look good in Gods eyes, rofl.

Love you, Girl.

[lovhim1]

You're so funny. LMAF

[CreatingBeauty]

Toooo funny. :D I'm guilty for shooting up my nose, which is soooooo unflattering. lol Great tips girl. :D Thanks for sharing. :D

[mzrey]

You crack me up!Love ur personality!

[coisadocoiso]

ahah i love your bitchiness. You're one of my fav gurus because you cut the crap and tell everyone what you think (besides the awsome tutorials obviously lol)!

The eyebrow part is so true.... xD

[armywifeM08]

Hey I have a question about brows, LOL...I tweeze mine and idk, I guess I'm using shitty tweezers or something becuz evertyime I go to pull out a hair, I can hear the hair break instead of it pulling out. Such a nice sensation when u grab a hair and it comes out fully from the root! LOL But anyway, these tweezers seem to break the hair and I get these nasty little black dots that i cant seem to get ahold of and pluck out. Any tips on getting rid of them and what tweezers do u recomend? thanks!

[texasofmyheart]

revlon makes a great pair of tweezers - can't remember make. it's burgundy with really narrow/sharp tips. the narrower the tip, usually grabs hair better.the revlon ones will probably set you back $15 or so, but worth it. it'll grab your broken hairs too.

[armywifeM08]

thnks for the tip! :D

[twixtbetwixt]

Maybe you just have super strong hair follicles! ;) I have a little black pair of tweezers from Revlon. I've had them for years, but I think i just picked them up at walmart or target. Nothing fancy. They are angled & kind of heavy-duty.

I've seem some crappy tweezers where if you pinch them too tight the tips, instead of grasping tighter, spread OPEN, because of the pressure where you squeeze together (if that makes ANY sense!) So by squeezing them tighter they utterly fail to grasp the hair.

[armywifeM08]

Thanks girl, yea I konw what you mean about them crappy tweezers...I will try the Revlon ones , thanks girlie!!

[LIEHIEZE]

haha it looks like your body has disappeared.. XD

[dontwnturhndthistime]

kind of a random video about a lamp..but you make it interesting :) seriously, you should do videos about random stuff like this.

[tiffcat18]

Totally feeling you with the brows lol!

[daysies1974]

this video was helpful (and hilarious, too). thanks for showing how you record videos. i'm always so curious how everyone's setup looks like. :)

[reddhalia]

lol...lol...you are so funny! everything you said is true! xoxo

[MadMadamJess]

what about...SHAVE your eyebrows? lololololol! You look beautiful as usual, gorgeous. NICE LIGHTS! Your skin is flawless.

xoxoxox

luv,

jessie

[twixtbetwixt]

Well now, not all of us are willing to go that extreme ;) hehe

Thanks Sweets!

[MadMadamJess]

lololololololoL!! True dat. Anytime, sexy. You da best!!!

xoxoxox

luv,

jessie

[candyishmakeup]

Oh man, not plucking your eyebrows when you're going to put yourself on video and probably take macro pictures of your eyeball KILLS ME! If you're going to take the time to put on makeup in the first place, you can at least make the effort to get rid of scraggly ass hairs!! Yay for you saying that!

[twixtbetwixt]

Haha exactly!!

[rae4osu]

love this video! Great lighting! I especially love the bit about taking care of your brows... isn't that the truth! Great set up and thanks so much for sharing this!

[twixtbetwixt]

Thank you! These lights are the best!! ;)

[Dottilicious]

Your lighting is fantastic! But, aren't all those lamps and the heat from them, uncomfortable for you? :(

[twixtbetwixt]

I don't feel any heat from them actually. They don't get any hotter than the normal bulb lamps i used to use. And I only have them turned on for about 30 minutes - just long enough to record & edit videos. There have been times I've left them on for several hours, but again, no significant heat output. They are under 30 watts each, so maybe that's why. I don't know enough about wattage to say. LOL

[ladymagnoliaa]

pluck your eyebrows LOL! I agree!!!

[88Mikje123]

Hahahaha this is so funny

[MyPinkRainbow]

love it ...you are so right to so right

[BelightfulBrunette]

This video so cracked me the hell up!! Hahaha...you are on a roll girly!

[vintageortacky]

wow, your lighting is SO much better. Awesome!

[suripopje]

The video was all three( anoying, uesefull...)! The look is fantastic BTW, I like the way you did your cheeks, very subtile!

[hapasweet]

LOL! Great video. Camera angles are very important, I'm glad someone finally said something. I thought I was being a bitch when I'd frown on the unibrow shots but it is nice to know that someone else gets turned off from that, too.. hahaha

[DarkxAbyssmalxSoul]

wow the lighting is great now, I need a full spectrum lamp. I must say Im one of those offenders with the eyebrows. I will say this, I get them waxed and I have to let it grow out somewhat so they can wax them again, so at the end of the time just before I go in they are going to look shabby lol Thanks for telling us about your lighting! I will love watching you even more now =)

[twixtbetwixt]

Thanks girl! These full spectrum lamps kick ass! A MUST for makeup videos!

LOL I understand about the waxing & needing them to grow out for it. Still drives me crazy ;) But I totally understand! hehe Now let's see how many people I have offended.. hehe Speaking your mind isn't always a good thing.

[peachypink604]

LOL Aprille I love you. You're soo funny! And btw, higher cam placement makes boobs look bigger:D

[twixtbetwixt]

LOL ;) Thanks! Yes, we can't forget the flattering cleavage view ;) hehehe

Boobs anyone!?

LOL