#sweetsop.

Why is there so many warming undergarments and layering options for the upper body and so little for the legs!!

This is semi-rhetorical but the following questions are not:

Do you generally/as a whole do not feel the cold in your legs or feel less cold throughout your legs?

Are you expected to be shielded from the cold from thicker/sturdier pants material, or from your shoes?

Or brands simply do not make form fitting or warming undergarments and there is a supply issue?

In order : ruthillea, cocoaswatches and skybxyy.

It’s mostly for women with warm-leaning neutral or olive undertones of medium-tan skintone unless stated otherwise.

For the Desi beauty YouTubers’ list, go here.

Ruthillea : a suggestion from a mutual, run don’t walk. You’ve got education and excellent makeup tutorials. From historical analysis of makeup trends, social commentary, transparency about brands, hilarious dating skits from an unapologetic baddie… also if you’ve got hooded eyes, love seamless eyeshadow blends and glittery makeup, like lip combos from nude to bold reds, want to know how cover hyperpigmentation and love Mac face charts…. Follow her on TikTok and IG. Also important but she POSTS PRODUCT LISTS. She doesn’t stand for queerphobic, transphobic, nonblack, sexist or uneducated stances!

Skybxyy : for those of you like pink, brown makeup looks, you love douyin as well as Korean style makeup with aegyosal. She also has excellent false lashes tutorials, perfect hydrated base makeup for dry skin girls. If you like pastel/slightly ashy makeup, she makes it work quite well and she does face swatches of many Asian Beauty staples (notably the lip glosses!!).

Uche Natori : the base queen herself and the UK baddie. No introduction needed. She had lots of lid space but keeps the focus on complexion, which I love.

Deborah Wanjala : she’s the silk press queen on type 4 hair, but she has makeup looks for that cute, coquette, douyin on dark skin but slightly westernised look. She looks phenomenal.

Just Jem : she swatches a lot of indie brands, and does beautiful, colorful looks as well as many pastel makeup looks on darker skin. She’s straight to the point and has a calm, analytical approach that I enjoy quite a lot

JustShanygne : Australian baddie who tests a lot of foundations! She has high cheekbones and does videos in a pleasant Vlog style and she looks beautiful every time

OHEMAA: another dark skinned beauty reviewer with cool red undertones that loves Danessa Myricks and modelesque, Hollywood looks. She tests lots of complexion products so you will never look ashy and she’s funny!

CocoaSwatches (Instagram link): the OG. I prefer her instagram but she will swatch makeup in 4K in the most beautiful and useful way. She does the most perfect lifted cat’s eye makeup and loves brown makeup as a whole so you will never be left wanting. She also loves bold, colorful makeup in intense shades so you can have fun. She swatches everything from lip pencil to blush to eyeshadow and her lip combos are gorgeous.

Danessa Myricks : I know she has a brand but on Danessa (the woman)’s page you’ll find her own personal daily makeup. She’s darker skinned, older and likes to be ready in 5. Her own makeup is natural a la Pat McGrath but she loves her glitter and creating bright, saturated colors that go on all complexions as she’s a professional MUA and photographer! Danessa loves a perfect, glowy base and colorful everything else. Matte, satin or very glowy (her favorite) welcome. She loves hot pink and so do I. You can find those bolder looks on Danessa Myricks Beauty (the brand’s) page (IG). She has tons of educational content on her website and during her TeachMeTuesdays moments, and her skincare/skin prep and makeup are unbeatable. She deserves her own page.

Luxury beauty reviewers (often with swatches):

Mo Makeup Mo beauty

WendyWise Beauty : a german queen who also reviews fragrance.

Alicia Archer : luxury makeup but she has quite an eye for color, does lengthy detailed reviews of products and wear tests for makeup in an active lifestyle (she’s a gym coach I think). She compares lots of similar shades so it’s good for dupes and checking if you don’t have the same mauvy brown lipstick or “blonzer” in different brands….

GlamGirlChelsea : she swatches most of Danessa’s makeup, does actual face swatches and that’s why I follow her but she loves a natural base with colorful lip or glittery eyeshadow looks. She’s a freckled girl if some of you want looks for those with varying degrees of coverage. She also does lifestyle posts and blog style things.