- Aloha, everyone.
Welcome to Skincare with Hyram.
If you don't know who
I am, my name's Hyram
and I'm passionate about teaching you
how to perfect your skincare routine.
So make sure you subscribe to my channel
and hit the notification bell
so that you can see my
videos every single week.
That was a pretty fresh
and energetic intro
considering it's midnight.
I don't sleep.
I am so stoked for this video because
I've been planning months
and months and months
for this one.
One thing a lot of people
don't know about me
is that I actually used
to be a makeup artist.
And I don't say that very often because
I don't think I was that good.
I don't know, I loved the
creative aspect behind makeup,
but all of a sudden,
when it became my job
and my clientele here
wasn't exactly looking for
a daily cut crease moment,
I got kind of tired of it quickly.
And I turned to skincare, which of course
is my passion, my love.
And since then, to be honest,
I have not delved into
makeup in the same way
that I delve into skincare.
That being said,
a lot of you guys who watch my videos
also participate in makeup,
participate, why does it sound so formal?
A lot of you guys do make up
too, which I think is awesome.
I think makeup is so much fun.
You can really explore
your creativity, colors,
glam looks, all this fun stuff,
but like skincare, not all
make up is created equally.
And I know a lot of you
guys want to be mindful
about what makeup ingredients
you're putting on your face.
So in this video,
I'm going to be showing
you some makeup brands
and makeup products
that are approved by me
that have my stamp of approval
for incredible formulas.
Y'all know how picky I am
when it comes to skincare.
And even though I don't wear makeup,
I am similarly pick up
for makeup products.
And I'll be honest.
I have seen a good amount of
requests from you guys saying,
Hyram, I know what skincare to use,
but I don't know what makeup to use.
I'd really like to know
what your favorites are.
I thought I'd share all
of them in this video.
This video is also thankfully
sponsored by Sephora,
which is actually really
funny that it worked out
because I've been planning
on making this video
for a long time
and Sephora reached out
and I was like, oh, you know what,
let me see if the makeup
brands that I have in mind,
you know, are carried at Sephora.
And then I look through all
the brands and I was like,
oh, all of them are at Sephora.
It just happened to work out that way.
So if you want to shop any of the products
that I talk about in today's video,
all of the Sephora links are in
the description box below.
Also Sephora is doing a savings
event where you save $15
when you spend $75 or you
save $20 when you spend $100
which is a pretty good deal.
That's potentially 20% off your purchase
and you can use it in
store as much as you want.
Or if you want to use it online,
you can use it once
using code, WELCOMEBACK.
And if you are going to
shop any of the products
that I'm recommending,
make sure you take advantage
of that savings event
because honestly, that's
a pretty good deal,
but it's also only available
to Beauty Insiders,
which if you arent a Beauty Insider,
you can sign up for free.
I mean, I've been a Beauty
Insider for a long time.
I may or may not be a Rouge.
We will not discuss my
poor spending habits.
And the event is from
August 14th until the 23rd.
So make sure you take advantage soon.
Thank you so much Sephora
for sponsoring this video.
I'm glad it worked out with the products
that I was already going to recommend.
And thank you guys for as being
cool about my sponsorships,
I like working with marketplace companies
where I'm able to choose from a wide array
of skincare products that
align with my philosophy,
because then I can recommend
you the best products possible.
All right, so I have a lot of products
and a lot of brands to
get through in this video.
So we're just gonna jump right in.
I'm more so going to be
focusing on the formula.
So you know what makeup products are best
from a formula standpoint.
When it comes to experience,
obviously makeup is
different for everyone.
You're looking for something different.
And what works for me
may not work for you.
This is mostly focusing on formulation,
which is the fun part, of course.
So first let's talk about one
of my favorite makeup brands
at Sephora Ilia.
Now Ilia is a clean beauty
brand and you guys know
when it comes to clean beauty,
I'm neither here nor there for it.
Most of the time,
it makes me even more critical
of companies, but Ilia,
from what I can see has
really good ingredients
and all their products are
fragrance free from what
I've been able to find,
and they seem to be really
focused on sustainability
while providing really
high quality products.
And there are so many Ilia
products I could feature
in today's video because
there's just honestly so many
incredible ones, but there's
two main ones that I love.
The first being the True
Skin Radiant Priming Serum.
Now this one is a makeup
primer and I know this one
isn't entirely makeup but I have to say,
oh my gosh, this formula is so good.
Actually, if any of you watch Manny MUA,
he recently featured me.
It was such a crazy experience
considering I've watched him for so long.
He featured me in a video where TikTokers
chose his makeup routine.
And he asked me for a
primer recommendation.
And I said that this was the best one.
The ingredients are bomb,
I believe The first
ingredient is Aloe Vera,
it has gluconolactone
which is a Polyhydroxy Acid
that gently exfoliates the skin
without sensitizing it.
It has glycerin for hydration,
beta glucan which is great for hydration,
but also reducing
sensitivity and irritation.
And for me when I've used
it, it smooth over the skin,
but it doesn't have silicones.
So it operates differently
than a standard normal primer
with really beneficial ingredients.
And honestly, if you were
to use and makeup primer,
I'd say go with this one,
because it's just bomb.
Also many of his subscribers
were so, so sweet to me.
So any of you who watched that
and commented on the video,
thank you, you guys are so nice.
Also another product from Ilia
which this one kind of
disrupted the skincare world
when it first came out.
These Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40,
I just, this formula is so good.
And so it's a serum foundation.
It's a very lightweight liquid texture.
Now here's the thing
when it comes to makeup
that has really good skincare ingredients.
And here's why I'm way less
picky about makeup products
than I am skincare products.
A lot of skincare products are
meant to penetrate the skin,
whether it be actives,
exfoliants, retinol,
or all these different
types of ingredients.
They're usually paired
alongside penetration enhancers
to go deep into the skin and perform
whatever they need to do.
Now, the other hand makeup is meant to
just sit on the surface of the face.
It's not meant to go deep into the skin.
It's not meant to treat
or reverse any issues
or be a concentrated treatment in any way.
It's just meant to sit on
the surface of your skin
purely for aesthetic purposes.
So to an extent,
when I see a makeup company claiming like
their makeup products have all these
incredible skincare ingredients,
the majority of the time,
I'm just like, ah, I mean,
you know, it's not bad, I won't say no,
but it's not as enticing
or intriguing to me
as a skincare product
because it's not meant
to do the same thing
as a skincare product.
When I look at a formula for makeup,
I more so look for ingredients
that won't overly sensitize the skin,
whether that be fragrance or a really high
concentration of alcohol or talc.
That's more so what I'm looking for.
Now, this one, you know,
it has amazing ingredients,
like Niacinamide of course,
the hero ingredient Squalane,
which is good for moisturizing the skin.
It has an SPF 40, sunscreen
ingredient, zinc oxide,
which is my favorite, it's amazing.
This is a mineral foundation.
So happy to see that because
a lot of foundations out there
are chemical sunscreens.
It has bisoprolol, which is
great for reducing irritation,
like so many good ingredients.
And while I'm not
necessarily like, oh my gosh,
this is going to be just as
effective as a skincare product.
It won't be, but at the same time,
I'm not going to say
no to those ingredients
and a makeup product.
Like if you're going to
going to make a product,
you may as well get one
with really good skincare
ingredients on the chance that
they will work on the skin.
And I feel like this is
the perfect representation
of a foundation that, you know,
provides the functionality
of a foundation,
but also with some extra added benefits.
And PSA for anyone out there thinking
that the only sunscreen you need to use
is in your foundation, no.
(sing-song) Hell no!
A sunscreen foundation is not
going to be enough protection
for the entire day.
If you wanted to get
the full SPF 40 of this,
you need to use basically
about a tablespoon
worth of foundation.
You're going to look double
caked up on the Tuesday,
but it's a great addition to the sunscreen
that you already have in your routine.
And honestly, the more
sun production the better.
The next one I recommend is Kosas.
I think Kosas has some great makeup
skin care focused products.
And I actually recently partnered
with them on a deodorant
that's super cool, but looking
at their makeup formulas,
I was extremely impressed.
Their concealer, for example,
their concealer formula is
really good, which by the way,
I don't have all the products
that I'm talking about
in today's video, because I
already spent upwards of $300
for this video, so don't say
I never did nothing for you.
But their concealer has
caprylic triglyceride,
a good moisturizing
agent, glycerin, squalane,
panthenol all of which are really good for
hydrating the skin,
a peptide complex and sodium hyaluronate,
a concentrated form of hyaluronic acid.
It does have some rose essential oil,
but it's only for your
ingredients, I don't smell it.
And being that is, you
know, makeup, not skincare.
It's not meant to penetrate the skin.
I don't see it as problematic.
Also their Tinted Face
Oil, which thank you Kosas
for sending this to me,
is super good as well.
The ingredients are bomb.
Jojoba seed oil is the second ingredient,
like jojoba oil is amazing.
It's like one of my
favorite hydrating oils
because it works pretty
much for any skin type.
So to see it so high up in this formula
is really impressive to me
because it means you'll
definitely be getting hydration.
It has avocado oil great for moisturizing,
kaolin clay to prevent excess oiliness,
rice extract, rosehip oil,
just so many good ingredients,
this is a bomb formula.
And also another one that's very popular
in the skincare community.
I mean for good reason.
Another makeup brand that I
recently found, oh my gosh,
I'm so excited to talk
about this one because
I kind of freaked out when
I looked at the formulas.
Tower 28 Beauty.
This one I think, has been
really popular on social media.
I think they kind of just
launched with Sephora,
if I'm not mistaken, I'm not 100% sure.
Their lip gloss' formulated
with apricot oil,
propanediol, a good hydrating
and skin soothing agents
and beta glucan as well.
They have another
product which, oh my God,
I love this one just after
using it a few times.
SuperDew Highlighter bomb.
Now here's the thing when
it comes to highlighters
and makeup in general,
I will say one reason why I'm
not the biggest fan of makeup
is that products typically tend to use
a crazy high concentration of Mica.
If not the majority of
their product being Mica
and Mica is one of those
ingredients, you know,
that has some controversy surrounding it.
Sometimes it's hard to know
where it's coming from.
If it's synthetic, if it's
natural, how it's sourced,
if it's ethical and for me,
that's why I hesitate to
use a lot of makeup products
and where I do like to
look for makeup products
that use a lower concentration
of Mica where possible.
And this one is a highlighter
that has no Mica whatsoever.
Pretty cool, right?
And the ingredients are bomb.
Like it's formulated with caster seed oil,
a great hydrating oil to prevent
transepidermal water loss.
It has sunflower seed oil,
jojoba oil esters, Shea butter,
green tea, so many good ones.
It's fragrance-free and it
looks so beautiful on the skin
because the one, you know,
thing about highlighter
that I'm personally not crazy about,
like, if I want my cheeks
to go a little bit,
but I don't want to wear makeup,
highlighters aren't exactly
the best thing to use
because it kinda is patchy
when it's put on the skin,
sometimes it can look like this
random glitter on your face.
Like I love highlighters,
don't get me wrong,
but sometimes a little
bit of glow on its own.
And this one is awesome
because it gives this natural
like glowiness to the cheeks,
like the tip of the nose, under the brows
without looking like makeup.
I don't know, I really like it.
Next up is Tarte.
Now I will say not all Tarte
products are created equally.
Some of them have fragrance.
Some of them have
ingredients that I will say,
I find a little bit irritating,
but some of their products
like their concealer,
this is the mini one, I think
is actually really good.
It has caprylic triglyceride,
a bunch of hydrating alcohols,
and it's formulated with their
star ingredient, Maracuja oil
which Maracuja oil is
fantastic for the skin.
A really good hydrating oil.
I will say for this, it's formulated
at the bottom of the ingredient list.
So I'm just kind of like, eh.
But it's fragrance free
and a good hydrating formula,
ingredients that I like to
see in a makeup product.
And I want to include the brand because
I do think that Tarte has
a really good philosophy
when it comes to makeup
where they're reaching a little bit over
into good ingredients,
rather than solely focusing
on just how it looks.
One that just came out and
I'm really excited about
because the formula is good,
is the Sephoea collection,
Clean Glowing Skin Foundation.
This one just barely came out.
I was eagerly waiting
to get my hands on it
because Sephora collection,
I think has some good
quality makeup formulas.
Like I've always considered
Sephora collection
to have some pretty
stellar products, honestly,
on a more affordable price point.
But this one caught my eye
because in the ingredients
there's jojoba oil esters,
which jojoba oil is amazing for the skin.
Great for so many different skin types.
It has glycerin, squalane, green tea
and is fragrance-free.
I feel like this is a good
representation of a product
that reaches over into skincare as well,
rather than just being about makeup.
And applying this is really cool
because when I first got
this, I was like, okay,
I'm expecting this to be a
little bit glowy, you know,
because it has some really
hydrating ingredients.
on the contrary, it actually
has a really nice finish.
And it's one of the only
like foundation products
that I've found you can
apply with your fingers.
Most makeup products,
I'm like, you either need a
sponge or you need a brush,
but do not use your fingers.
The oils in your fingers kind
of naturally break it up.
But this one, I noticed
a really even coverage
applying using only fingers.
And sometimes I think
applying fingers can be better
because sometimes bacteria can build up
in make up sponges or brushes over time.
And even though I think they're great
for applying makeup sometimes, you know,
you just want to apply
it with your fingers
and I feel this one is
a good one to do that.
This one and I feel so nostalgic because
this is the first makeup
product I ever used in my life.
The BareMinerals Tinted
Hydrating Gel Cream.
This brings back memories bitch.
The first time I walked into Sephora,
I had a really bad sunburn and
I had some important meetings
coming up and I was looking for
something just to, you know,
correct kind of the tone of my face.
I ended up buying this
product and I went home.
And when I applied it,
looking in the mirror,
it was the first time
I ever felt beautiful.
Literally like this product
in my experience with Sephora
is what inspired me to get into cosmetics
in the first place.
I've talked about this story before.
I think I talked about it
in my eating disorder video.
It was the first time
I ever felt beautiful.
I had never experienced that before.
And I'm not saying it's
because of this product.
I'm just saying it was the first time
that I saw cosmetics
opening up the opportunity
for me to see my own true beauty,
not because of the makeup or how I looked.
It just unlocked my ability to see that,
it was a really cool experience.
And I'm honestly so grateful for it
because without that experience,
I never would have entered
the cosmetics industry.
So I get really nostalgic
when I think about this one,
but I have to say, even to this day,
looking at this formula, it's really good.
It has coconut alkanes, which are great
for hydrating the skin, propanediol,
squalane, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate.
And it's a mineral sunscreen as well,
which is another bonus.
This one continues to
be one of my favorites
because it gives like a
light amount of coverage.
You can build it up a
little bit if you want,
but it never looks really makeup-ey.
At least to me, it never did
unless I really piled it on.
But you can say that about anything.
I really like the finish on this one.
I continue to recommend it to this day.
And like I said before,
it's not meant to replace your sunscreen,
but it's a great addition
to your sunscreen.
The next brand is Lawless and specifically
their Loose Setting Powder I like.
Some of all these products
do have essential oils
and fragrance so I'm not a fan of that.
But I do think that they
are a good brand focused
on really high quality, clean beauty.
And this one I like, because
first off it's talc free,
which talc is a demonized ingredient.
I don't think it's necessarily really bad.
I just think there are
better powders out there.
But I also like it because Mica
is not the first ingredient,
which is usually what I
find in setting powders.
The first ingredient is corn starch,
which I think is a great ingredient to use
as a setting powder.
Mica is the third ingredient,
which again, you know,
it has Mica, but it's
a lower concentration.
It's all about lowering the amount of Mica
that I have in my products.
And it's only six ingredients,
which I think is really impressive.
And I love a setting
powder because it helps
to make sure my skin isn't
shiny when I'm filming.
So I'd highly recommend
checking this one out.
Another brand is Aether beauty.
And there's a couple reasons
I recommend this brand.
First off, I think it's a brand
that really does embody the
best aspects of clean beauty.
Clean does not mean better.
And even though a lot of
times there's good intention
sometimes in the execution,
it can actually be even worse.
For example, clean beauty really tends
to focus on natural ingredients,
but doesn't always focus on how
those natural ingredients are sourced.
And a lot of times,
as opposed to a lab made ingredient,
natural ingredients can be
sourced using forced labor,
which you want to be careful about.
And Aether beauty does a
great job of making sure their
ingredients are ethically
sourced and fair trade.
For example, this
highlighter is formulated
with ethically sourced diamond powder.
It is very high quality and oh my gosh,
I have to show you the swatch,
how it looks on the skin.
Wow, I'm doing a makeup swatch.
Oh my God, am I a beauty user?
This is so weird.
I don't know if you can see
it's a beautiful swatch.
This is the Supernova
Crushed Diamond Highlighter,
and the shade is Pure Diamond Dust,
but also the brand is really
focused on sustainability.
Like for example,
they have a little spiel here
talking about why they don't
use mirrors because it features magnets
that are not able to be recycled.
And I believe their lip
gloss is the first lip gloss
ever to be entirely recyclable.
And also if you go to their website,
they talk about how natural
doesn't always mean better.
And natural doesn't
always mean sustainable,
talking about how their brand
is fighting against that.
I also got the opportunity
to meet the founder
when I was filming a
few videos for Biosense
in San Francisco a few months ago.
And I have to say, oh my gosh,
I love the founder
because the conversations
we were having were so deep
talking about sustainability,
ethical sourcing and abuse,
the conversation around mass
waste in the cosmetics industry
and the way that she was talking about
her own personal ethics, to me,
it was really impressive because
when it comes to a brand,
I like to look at what the
values of the founder is.
And I dunno, I was really
impressed with her.
I mean, she offered to send me products,
but I decided to buy instead
so I could support the company,
which that's another
note I want to touch on
and why I bought these products
because I believe you
vote with your dollar.
And if we're going to
see a significant change
in the makeup community for
higher quality products,
it's important that we're supporting
the brands that reflect
the values that we want.
And I'm happy to support Aether beauty
and all these other brands as well,
even though I'm not an avid makeup wearer.
And then the final brand
is First Aid Beauty.
Now first beauty is one of my favorite
skincare brands out there.
I'm constantly recommending
their products,
but their Avocado
Concealer is so, so good.
I used to use that one all the time when
I was working from like 5:00
AM until 1:00 AM every day
and getting like three hours of sleep
and doing that three days in a row.
These dark circles would be loud.
And I loved that formula because
it had an array of really
good silicones, glycerin,
avocado, green tea,
licorice root extract, just
a awesome ingredient list
that was fragrance-free.
And I really hope the brand
comes out with more makeup
products because on skincare,
I feel like they're perfect.
Like they have so many products
that are great for the skin.
If they came out with more makeup,
I think that could be really popular.
And woo, I am tired, it is after midnight,
I am low energy if you can't tell.
I'm ready for some sleep, he
says, as he drinks more coffee.
And those are some of the
products and brands I recommend,
I hope to do another video
like this in the future
once I've discovered more makeup products,
because I'm happy to
recommend them to you guys.
Obviously I want you guys to
have good skincare products,
but I also want to make
sure that you're set up
with some good makeup
products that won't, you know,
potentially make your skin irritated.
Do you have any other makeup products
or brands you recommend?
Let me know down below,
if you are interested in
getting any of these products,
all links are down below
and don't forget to use
the code WELCOMEBACK for
the Sephora savings event
so that you can get some money off,
if you feel like shopping,
but no pressure of course.
And if you haven't already
be sure to subscribe
to my channel and turn
on notification bells
so that you can see my
videos every single week.
And I'll see you guys in the next one.
