• Jonathan Van Ness is officiating a lucky couple's wedding for Seattle Pride, so INSIDER asked the grooming expert for his best wedding grooming tips.
• The "Queer Eye" star says straying too far from your usual look is one of the biggest mistakes brides make.
• He also suggests doing two dress rehearsals in full hair and makeup a week before the wedding.
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Jonathan Van Ness is known as the grooming expert for Netflix's hit "Queer Eye," and he helped more than a few brides get ready for their wedding day as a hairdresser before becoming a household name. 

Now he's teaming up with Elysian Brewing to officiate a wedding during Seattle Pride, and INSIDER had the chance to ask him for the beauty tips everyone should know before their big day.

Van Ness says straying too far away from your usual style is one of the biggest mistakes any bride can make

"If you're someone who is on the high-glam side, don't do a bare face on your wedding day," Van Ness said. "If you're someone who's on the more natural side [...] just zhush what you're normally like."

Essentially he thinks it's best to "keep it simple and enjoy your day" and not worry too much about changing up the look. 

Once you've settled on a look, Van Ness says the next step is making sure you've properly rehearsed with full hair and makeup 

"When you go to do your trial run a lot of hairdressers will be like 'oh this is like an 80% version of it, and we'll really go full out on the day," Van Ness said before adding, "NO! You need to do your whole look twice through a week before your wedding."

He advises that doing two dress rehearsals with full hair and makeup a week before the wedding will allow time to alter your look and is the best way to avoid a major meltdown.

"If your hairdresser doesn't get it right on the first time, why are they going to get it together on the second?" he told us. "I've seen so many meltdowns on the day of because of that." 

Van Ness is set to officiate a lucky couple's wedding in June, which he says will be much less stressful than his typical wedding experiences. 

"All my wedding experience has been about doing people's hair and all the stressful moments," he said. "So to be able to just come in for the fun stuff, I love that."

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• Beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook announced the end of her longtime friendship with makeup artist James Charles in a 43-minute-long YouTube video titled "Bye Sister" on Friday.
• In her video, Westbrook said she was "completely blindsided" by Charles, who posted an advertisement for Sugar Bear Hair vitamins on Instagram in April.
• The beauty vlogger also accused Charles of "manipulating someone's sexuality," and trying to trick a straight man into thinking he's gay.
• Charles released his own video Friday night, in which he said he's "disappointed" in himself, and apologized to Westbrook and her husband.
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• YouTuber and celebrity makeup artist James Charles appears to have lost nearly three million YouTube subscribers as he is locked in a bitter feud with close friend and fellow makeup vlogger Tati Westbrook.
• On Friday, Westbrook released a 43-minute-long video explaining that she ended her friendship with Charles after he advertised with a top competitor of Westbrook's supplement company.
• Westbrook also accused Charles of "manipulating someone's sexuality," and spreading lies about her and other people in the beauty community. 
• According to SocialBlade, which tracks real time social media subscriber counts, Charles had around 13.9 million subscribers as of early Monday morning — a major drop from his count before the feud, which was over 16 million.
• Westbrook, on the other hand, has gained around three million subscribers since her publishing her video on Friday.
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Celebrity YouTube beauty vlogger James Charles appears to have lost nearly three million YouTube subscribers as he is locked in a bitter feud with makeup vlogger and former close friend Tati Westbrook. 

On Friday, Westbrook released a 43-minute-long video explaining that she ended her friendship with Charles after he advertised with a top competitor of Westbrook's supplement company, Halo Beauty.

Westbrook also accused Charles of "manipulating someone's sexuality," and spreading lies about her and other people in the beauty community. 

Fellow YouTuber and cosmetics mogul Jeffree Star weighed in on the drama, saying that Charles had been banned from his and his boyfriend's home, and calling him a "danger to society."

Read more: The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home

Pop star Zara Larsson also said in a now-deleted tweet that Charles "hit up my boyfriend in the dms several times knowing damn well he's straight."

According to SocialBlade, which tracks real time social media subscriber counts, Charles had around 13.9 million subscribers as of early Monday morning — a major drop from his count before the feud, which was over 16 million. 

Charles' responded to Westbrook's claims in a video titled "tati," where he apologized to the beauty mogul and her husband.

"Most of my career over the past few years has been about me making mistakes and trying to learn and grow from them," he said in his video, which had over 35 million views. "I haven't always done the best job of that, I can admit that, but I have always tried."

Westbrook seems to have benefitted from the feud, gaining around three million subscribers since her publishing her video on Friday — her follower count has rocketed to 8.97 million as of Monday morning.

Someone has uploaded a live counter of Charles' versus Westbrook's subscriber count if you want to stay up to date on the action.

Representatives for Tati Westbrook and James Charles did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.

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• There's so much advice out there about how to clean your makeup brushes, it can be a challenge to find the method that works best for you.
• Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner makes it simple to get a deep clean without spending an hour hunched over the sink.

I love just about everything that comes with wearing makeup — applying it, removing it, shopping for it. But cleaning my makeup brushes? I could do without that part.

And in fact, I often do. 

I definitely don't wash them as often as I should. My signal that it's finally time to clean them is when the bristles on my go-to eyeshadow brushes are so gross that all my looks turn a singular muddy shade of sorta-glittery brown.

Having a good cleansing method does take a lot of the stress and guesswork out of the situation. If you have an effective makeup brush cleaner, you'll be less likely to put off the task. From DIY options to instant brush cleaners to deep-cleaning shampoos and fancy tools, there are a ton of makeup brush cleansers on the market.

What type of brush cleaner you use will depend on how many brushes you have in your collection and your personal makeup habits. But no matter what, it's a good idea to have both an option for deep cleaning and a spot treatment on hand. This way, you don't have to worry about leftover powders mixing together while you're doing your makeup, even when you're in between washes.

Here are the best makeup brush cleaners you can buy in 2019:

• Best makeup brush cleaner overall: Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner
• Best budget makeup brush cleaner: e.l.f. Daily Brush Cleaner
• Best fast makeup brush cleaner: Sephora Collection Color Switch by Vera Mona Brush Cleaner
• Best deep cleaning makeup brush cleaner: Bobbi Brown Brush Cleaner
• Best makeup brush cleaner mat: Sigma Spa Beauty Express Brush Cleaning Mat

Updated on 5/13/19 by Jada Wong: Updated formatting.

Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.

The best makeup brush cleaner overall

Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner was developed by a Hollywood makeup artist to deep-clean natural or synthetic makeup brushes.

Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner was developed by a Hollywood makeup artist, so you know it's the real deal. The formula deeps cleans natural and synthetic makeup brushes as well as tools like spatulas and refillable palettes. It's also quick-drying, so you don't have to deal with every wash rendering your makeup brushes out of commission for a full day.

Unlike other fast-drying makeup cleaners, this one really delivers more than a surface-level cleanse. "When I received this I had not cleaned my brushes for a while so I probably had about 50 to clean. This would normally take me 45 to 60 minutes if I was lucky. 25 minutes later all my brushes were clean and dry," writes one Amazon reviewer.

Another really cool feature of the Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner is that it doesn't require rinsing. You can simply dip your brush in the blue solution, watch it dissolve the makeup, and wait for it to dry. Just pour out a bit of the solution into a different container so you don't contaminate the whole bottle. 

Some reviewers complain about a strong vanilla scent, so if you find that it lingers or are very sensitive to the smell, you can give the brushes a quick rinse after cleansing.

This product has more than 700 Amazon reviews with a 4.4-star rating and has been featured on Best Products, Rank and Style, and Into The Gloss. 

Pros: Quick-drying, cleans synthetic and artificial brushes as well as tools, comes in three sizes

Cons: Pricey, strong vanilla smell

Buy a 32-ounce Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner on Amazon for $42

The best budget makeup brush cleaner

The e.l.f. Daily Brush Cleaner is a super-affordable option for spot cleaning your brushes throughout the week.

Sometimes you just need to clean your brushes in a jiffy. The e.l.f. Daily Brush Cleaner is a gentle spray cleanser that's great for removing color and gunk from your brushes when you don't have time to do a big clean. Oh, and it's only $3.

I personally love to use this after using a super bold eyeshadow so the colors won't get muddied next time I reach for the brush. You can spray the bristles directly or spritz the formula onto a paper towel and swirl the brushes over the damp spot to clean them. I like to wipe the brushes either way to make sure the bristles don't dry stiff.

E.l.f. Daily Brush Cleaner has been featured on best-of lists at StyleCraze, Elle UK, and Best Products and has more than 1,690 reviews on the platform Influenster.

"I really like this product for cleaning my brushes," writes one reviewer named Erin. "I have a really oily t-zone, so my brushes pick up a lot of oil. I use this every day to get the makeup and oils off my brushes between uses."

"This is a good brush cleaner to get that first layer of makeup and grime off of your brushes. I like using this especially if I'm changing up my looks from day to day, but you for sure need another deep brush cleaning soap of some sort!" says another fan.

Pros: Affordable, good for daily cleaning, dries quickly, easy-to-use spray bottle

Cons: Strong smell might be off-putting to some, can leave bristles stiff

Buy the e.l.f Daily Brush Cleaner at Target for $3

The best fast makeup brush cleaner

The Sephora Collection Color Switch by Vera Mona Brush Cleaner is a quick-cleaning sponge that lets you wipe your brushes while you're working on your makeup.

If you've ever used a super bright eyeshadow, you're probably familiar with the problem it poses for continuing your eye look.

Unless you have an endless supply of makeup brushes, sometimes you need to wipe them off in the middle of getting ready so you don't end up with electric blue eyeshadow all over your face. The Sephora Collection Color Switch by Vera Mona Brush Cleaner is like a nail polish remover sponge for your makeup brushes.

It's a dry makeup removing sponge house inside a tin that allows you to wipe colors off your brushes without any drying time required. Simply brush the bristles around inside to remove pigment. The sponge itself can be washed with a different brush cleaner or with warm water and soap.

Shoppers love how easy the product is to use. It has a 4.6-star rating on Sephora based on 750+ reviews and has been recommended by Best Products, StyleCraze, and New Beauty.

"This product does exactly what it says. It allows you to switch colors without having to have a million brushes when using multiple shadows or blushes. I highly recommend this for everyday use between cleaning," writes one Sephora reviewer.

Pros: Cleans brushes between uses, no liquid required, lets you use fewer brushes for beauty looks

Cons: Sponge needs to be washed, doesn't deep clean, best for smaller brushes

Buy the Sephora Collection Color Switch by Vera Mona Brush Cleaner at Sephora for $18

The best deep-cleaning makeup brush cleaner

The Bobbi Brown Brush Cleaner is a perfect option for treating the most luxe brushes in your collection.

Sure, $17 for glorified soap sounds excessive. But the Bobbi Brown Brush Cleaner does wonders for preserving the life of your brushes. If you have high-quality, expensive makeup brushes that you want to last, it's worth the investment.

This formula is very gentle and conditioning on delicate fibers, but also provides the kind of deep clean your brushes deserve. Per the product description, you're meant to wet your brush heads, then work the cleanser directly onto the bristles and rinse. You'll have to leave the brushes to dry on a towel, possibly overnight.

Bobbi Brown's brush cleaner formula has a nearly-perfect rating on Nordstrom based on more than 110 reviews and has been featured on Rank & Style, Best Products, Elle UK, and StyleCraze.  The formula is powerful enough to remove even creamy products like foundation and concealer from brushes, leaving them good as new.

"This cleanser works great on all my brushes especially my foundation brush. I was using another brand that has an alcohol base and this works much better. It's soapy. It takes a few passes of massaging the brush and rinsing, but my brushes are clean and retain their shape with this cleanser," writes one Nordstrom shopper.

Pros: Gentle, helps brushes retain shape and quality, a little goes a long way

Cons: Expensive

Buy the Bobbi Brown Brush Cleaner at Nordstrom for $17

The best makeup brush cleaning mat

The Sigma Spa Express Brush Cleaning Mat features various raised sections to give all of your brushes the most thorough clean possible.

Makeup brush cleaning mats seem like a gimmick. Who needs a giant pink rubberized surface that sticks to the bottom of your sink when you can clean brushes with dish soap and the palm of your hand?

Well, if you have a ton of different brushes, the Sigma Spa Express Brush Cleaning Mat is a great investment.

This mat, beloved by YouTube personalities, makeup experts, and shoppers alike, features seven textured surfaces that help you get the best clean for every brush in your collection. The mat suctions to the bottom of your sink so it stays put while you work. Instructions help you figure out which areas should be used for which types of brushes.

Of course, the downside here is that you'll need a separate soap or cleanser to use with the mat because the rubberized material won't totally cleanse bristles on its own. This concept might be a bit complex if you've only got a handful of brushes. But if your collection is huge, this could help you wash everything faster and more thoroughly.

The Sigma Spa Express Brush Cleaning Mat has an almost perfect star rating on Nordstrom based on 460+ reviews. It's also been featured on Fashionista, New Beauty, and The Strategist.

"Fits perfectly in my smaller sink. And makes it soooo much easier to clean my brushes. Cut down my brush cleaning time in half! And the best part of all, is it keeps my sink clean! So I don't have to go and wash my whole sink when I am done cleaning my brushes. Would give 10 Stars if I could," writes one shopper.

Pros: Cleans all different types and sizes of brush, fits in most sinks, suctions down for secure cleaning

Cons: Needs a separate liquid cleanser

Buy the Sigma Spa Express Brush Cleaning Mat at Nordstrom for $25

• On Friday, beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook accused makeup artist James Charles of using her to boost his following, and said he has tried to manipulate others' sexuality in a YouTube video titled "Bye Sister." 
• Now, former fans of Charles are retaliating against the YouTube star by destroying his eponymous eye-shadow palette sold by Morphe.
• On TikTok, some angered fans have posted videos that show them burning the makeup.
• Other fans say the palette is too expensive to destroy, and have instead redecorated the palette with images of Westbrook, and celebrities like Snoop Dogg.
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Beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook announced the end of her friendship with makeup artist James Charles in a 43-minute-long YouTube video on Friday.

In her video, Westbrook said the makeup artist uses his fame and money to hold power over those close to him and accused Charles of trying to manipulate the sexuality of multiple straight men. Since the video's release, Charles has lost millions of YouTube subscribers.

Now, some people are retaliating against Charles by destroying the vlogger and makeup artist's eye-shadow palette. On TikTok, some former fans have posted videos of themselves burning the James Charles eye-shadow palette from Morphe.

Another TikTok user decided to scrape each individual eye-shadow shade from the palette, which makes the product practically unusable.

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On Twitter, people found other ways to destroy the palette. One user, for example, took her makeup and threw it across the pavement. While she didn't reveal whether or not the palette broke, most eye shadows can't withstand any sort of drop without breaking.

Many people on Twitter said that while they no longer support Charles, the palette is "too expensive" to completely destroy.

Instead of causing any damage, some people chose to get creative with their makeup and cover the James Charles logo with new designs, such as a photo of Snoop Dog.

Another person painted a portrait of Shrek over the logo and renamed each eye-shadow shade to correlate with the animated film.

They also covered the "Unleash your inner artist" phrase on the inside of the palette with a new one: "Unleash your inner onion layers."

One person on Twitter transformed their palette to show their support of Tati Westbrook. They first covered the James Charles logo with a piece of duct tape, and then used a Sharpie marker to write "Stan Tati Westbrook."

But for some former fans of Charles, the Morphe eye-shadow palette was not worth destroying or redecorating.

As seen in one TikTok video, some people are choosing to return their makeup to the store where they originally purchased it.

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• YouTuber James Charles has lost nearly 3 million subscribers after his bitter beauty feud with Tati Westbrook
• One of the world's biggest YouTubers is wading into the platform's beauty war: PewDiePie says Tati Westbrook seems 'manipulative' in James Charles takedown
• The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home
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• On Friday, beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook announced the end of her longtime friendship with makeup artist James Charles in a YouTube video titled "Bye Sister." 
• The controversy is the latest in a string of scandals faced by the 19-year-old makeup artist throughout his career.
• In 2017, Charles faced his first major backlash when he joked about contracting the Ebola virus before visiting South Africa.
• He later received criticism for calling Ariana Grande the "rudest celebrity" he's ever met and has been accused of editing his Instagram photos.
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James Charles is widely known as one of the biggest beauty vloggers on YouTube. But after a public feud with his longtime friend Tati Westbrook on Friday, Charles has lost millions of followers overnight.

However, this isn't the first scandal Charles has found himself involved in. The 19-year-old makeup artist has actually faced a number of controversies online throughout his career.

For example, Charles faced widespread criticism after posting an offensive tweet about the Ebola virus in 2017. He's also been accused of editing his Instagram photos, "manipulating" people, and describing influencers as a marginalized group.

From his first scandal in 2017 to his most recent feud, here's a look back at the beauty mogul's controversial past.

James Charles faced his first major backlash after joking about Ebola in February 2017.

On February 16, 2017, James Charles posted a now-deleted tweet in which he joked about contracting the Ebola virus while visiting South Africa. He shared the tweet shortly after being named CoverGirl's first CoverBoy.

"'I can't believe we're going to Africa today omg what if we get Ebola.' 'James we're fine we could've gotten it at chipotle last year'…." Charles said on Twitter, according to The Cut.

Twitter users were quick to criticize the then 17-year-old, and called his message "stereotypical and degrading."

According to Seventeen, Charles also began to block users who called him out, and shared a tweet in which he seemingly told himself to "block and move on james block and move on."

The makeup mogul later said on Twitter that he was "extremely sorry" for his tweet, and was "aware" that his message was "extremely offensive and degrading." He also referred to the continent of Africa as a country.

In September 2017, Charles found himself in a middle of a feud with cast members from the horror film "It."

Seven months later on September 7, 2017, Charles wrote in a tweet that he was "excited" to see the film "It." But, according to BuzzFeed, the makeup artist quickly changed his mind about the film, and called it "awful" and "predictable" in a series of now-deleted tweets.

Fans of the movie weren't the only ones to disagree with his tweets. Finn Wolfhard, an actor who starred in "It," also sent Charles a message over Twitter.

"Why are you on your phone in the movie theater? Rule 1." Wolfhard said on Twitter.

Charles first responded by saying he was "kinda honored" to be "dragged by a legendary child actor," and then shared a two-minute-long video in which he apologized to Wolfhard and fans.

Charles also asked people on Twitter to "please shut up about using your phone during a movie," as he felt that there were "more important things to worry about like, idk, the world ending."

One month later, Charles was widely criticized for creating an "It"-inspired makeup tutorial on YouTube.

On October 8 2017, Charles uploaded a makeup tutorial titled "It Pennywise Glam Halloween Makeup Tutorial." He opened the video saying, "I know everybody's gonna say that this is the most hypocritical, ironic video of 2017 so far, and you're probably right."

"It would be way too good of an opportunity to pass up," Charles continued. "Even though I personally did not enjoy the movie, Pennywise was the best."

The following day, "It" actor Wyatt Oleff took to Twitter with a message that was seemingly about Charles, according to BuzzFeed.

"When you decide to exploit a movie that you hate for money & attention cause why not," Oleff wrote on Twitter.

Charles faced backlash for calling Ariana Grande the "rudest celebrity" he's ever met in March 2018.

On March 30, 2018, Charles uploaded a YouTube video in which vloggers Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams apply his makeup. Approximately 11 minutes into the video, Dawson asks Charles to name the rudest celebrity he's ever met. He quickly replies, "Ariana Grande."

"I haven't really talked about it because I really like Ariana, I guess I just had a really crappy experience with her," Charles said in his video.

According to Charles, the star followed him on Twitter, and exchanged direct messages with him following one of her concerts. But once fans called out Grande for following Charles in the midst of his "Ebola scandal," the popstar unfollowed him so as to "not disappoint" her fans.

Grande's fans immediately defended the star, according to Billboard, and said she did the right thing by unfollowing Charles.

Six months later, Charles found himself in another feud, this time with makeup mogul Marlena Stell.

YouTube's beauty community saw tons of drama in August 2018, most notably between vloggers Jeffree Star, Manny MUA, Gabriel Zamora, Laura Lee, and Nikita Dragun. 

Shortly after their feud subsided, Marlena Stell, the founder of the beauty brand Makeup Geek, took to Twitter on September 27, 2018. In a now-deleted tweet, she announced that she was working on a Netflix documentary about the beauty industry.

Charles responded to her tweet, saying, "Wait what?" He continued to tweet Netflix, saying he wanted to make an unbiased documentary "on the behind the scenes of the beauty industry and why the community is plummeting." 

He continued to say that he felt "livid" and "defeated" because "everything that [he puts his] heart and love and a ton of work into is always stolen by someone." He then sent two tweets to Stell.

Stell first responded to Charles by saying she was approached by Netflix, and that "it would be great" to hear from an influencer for her documentary. Charles, however, did not accept her response, and the feud continued for hours, according to Dazed Digital.

Leading up to the release of his first-ever makeup product, Charles was accused by fans of creating fake eye-shadow swatches.

James Charles announced his first-ever beauty product, the $39 James Charles x Morphe eye-shadow palette, in a YouTube video on November 2, 2018.

While swatching a black shade named "Spooky," Charles is seen swiping the shadow across his arm, and appears to do so over another layer that he applied previously. Fans noticed the second layer, and began questioning Charles on Twitter.

Charles admitted to "pre-swatching" some of his eye-shadow shades on Twitter, and then conducted a live Instagram video in an attempt to prove that he created a high-quality product.

That same month, some fans said that pink shadows from the James Charles palette stained their eyelids and gave them hives.

Twitter user @kodeerants uploaded a video on November 19, 2018, in which she accuses Charles of failing to advertise that some shades in his palette are not meant to be used on the eyes.

According to the Twitter user, her eyelids were stained pink and broke out in hives after she applied the shade "Skip."

"You should never, ever, ever try to promote a product that does this to another human being," she yelled in her video.

Charles defended himself in a tweet, saying "most pinks, purples, & reds all stain certain skin types."

"You accusing me of lying to fans & not caring about people is a ridiculous cry for attention," Charles continued. "If you have hives, consult your dermatologist, not me for likes on Twitter."

Kodeerants did not accept his response, writing on Twitter: "Your lack of sympathy for someone who was harmed by a product with your name on it is truly shocking."

Some called the makeup artist a hypocrite after he destroyed a James Charles x Morphe palette — something he criticized another YouTuber for doing.

At the end of December 2018, a YouTube star named Lauren Godwin shared a video of her destroying a James Charles x Morphe eye-shadow palette to TikTok.

"There are people who can't afford the palette, can't get it because it's sold out, or who have been scammed by knock offs," Charles replied in a now-deleted tweet, according to We the Unicorns. "And she's gonna buy one just to destroy for likes... on tiktok? this ain't it sis."

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Godwin followed up with a YouTube video, in which she said she had no harsh feelings towards Charles, and even bought an extra palette to use. Charles then replied in a tweet where he apologized to Godwin, saying "it wasn't that deep," and that she shouldn't receive hate.

A few days later, however, Charles appeared in a Jeffree Star YouTube video where the two makeup moguls are seen destroying makeup, including their own palettes. Many felt the video was hypocritical, and questioned Charles about it on Twitter. 

In March 2019, Charles was accused by Reddit users of editing his Instagram photos.

According to Revelist, people on Reddit began to accuse Charles of "faking his skill level" in March, as many of his makeup looks are extremely refined and proportional.

While the makeup artist has frequently admitted to using the photo-editing app Facetune on his photos, people on Reddit claimed that Charles was taking his editing too far.

"Photoshop absolutely can be art," Reddit user jimmyjrdanceparty wrote. "But when you're selling yourself specifically as a makeup artist and you're editing your makeup to the point where it's clearly not your skills in the final product, that's incredibly disingenuous."

Charles was called out by people on social media for his use of the phrase "the house" in YouTube video.

On March 22, 2019, Charles uploaded a YouTube video in which he is seen applying his makeup in alphabetical order. He also uses the video to teach his followers the basics of "Sister Speech," or the slang language he frequently uses.

When he gets to the letter "T," Charles says it stands for a phrase called "the house." Charles then says he learned the phrase from YouTuber Rich Lux, and defines "the house" as the "best way to put emphasis on anything."

According to BuzzFeed, people on Twitter were quick to correct Charles, informing him that the phrase was meant to be "the house down," rather than "the house," and that it actually stems from drag culture, coming from the late drag performer Erica Andrews who created the phrase "the haus down boots."

Charles was widely criticized for saying he's not "full gay" because he's been attracted to women and transgender men.

On April 12, 2019, Charles uploaded a YouTube video in which vlogger Jeff Witteck does his makeup. The two discuss dating and sexuality, among other topics, and at one point talk about the Kinsey Scale.

"So the Kinsey Scale is from like, zero to six," Charles says to Witteck in his video. "Zero being like, completely straight, and six being like, completely gay. I truly believe the amount of people that are a flat-out zero, or flat-out six, is very, very small."

When Charles says he would put himself on the scale at 5.5, Witteck replies, "So you're not even full gay?"

Charles then says, "I mean, no. There have been girls in the past that I've thought have been really, really beautiful. There's also been like, trans guys in the past too that I was really, really into for a moment in time."

According to Nylon, the response from Charles upset many fans, who felt his answer was offensive, and discredited transgender men as "actual" men. Charles later apologized on Twitter.

After attending Coachella with Charles, YouTuber Gage Gomez accused the makeup artist of "manipulating" him.

Gage Gomez posted a YouTube video on April 29, 2019, in which he claims he was manipulated by Charles from January up until Coachella. Throughout his video, Gomez claims that Charles "pressured" him to hang out, and tried to "manipulate" him.

"James saw this as an opportunity to manipulate me as a person who may or may not have been trying to figure things out about their sexuality, after the fact that I told him I was straight multiple times," Gomez says in his video.

Charles took to Twitter with a statement, in which he said Gomez "never" told him he was straight. Charles also claimed that Gomez was looking for "an opportunity" to spend time with influencers.

While attending the 2019 Met Gala, Charles was accused by fans of copying a red-carpet look worn by Zoë Kravitz — which he previously mocked.

On March 11, 2019, Charles was featured in one of Tana Mongeau's YouTube videos in which the two "brutally roast celebrity fashion."

When discussing the gold-and-black mesh ensemble Zoë Kravitz wore to the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, both Charles and Mongeau say they don't know who she is, and rate her outfit a zero out of 10. Charles also says Kravitz looks like "she didn't finish getting dressed." 

But while attending the 2019 Met Gala in May, Charles arrived wearing a similar outfit, which included a mesh top and black pants.

According to Revelist, many Twitter users pointed out similarities between the two outfits and were upset with Charles for wearing a style that was similar to one he previously mocked.

After the Met Gala, Charles was criticized yet again for talking about social-media influencers as if they were a marginalized group.

After attending his first Met Gala, Charles took to Instagram to share a photo from the event. In the caption of his photo, he thanked YouTube and Alexander Wang for inviting him to the ball.

"Being invited to such an important event like the ball is such an honor and a step forward in the right direction for influencer representation in the media and I am so excited to be a catalyst," Charles wrote on Instagram.

According to Revelist, people on social media criticized Charles for seemingly describing influencers as a marginalized group, and felt that his caption was ignorant.

Arguably his biggest scandal to date occurred on Friday, when beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook publicly ended their friendship in a YouTube video.

On Friday, Westbrook released a 43-minute-long video explaining why she's ended her friendship with the makeup mogul.

According to her video, titled "Bye Sister," Charles "completely blindsided" her when he advertised Sugar Bear Hair vitamins on Instagram in April. The vitamin brand is the top competitor of Westbrook's supplement company, Halo Beauty.

Westbrook also accused Charles of "manipulating someone's sexuality."

The video has been viewed more than 35 million times and has resulted in Charles losing millions of YouTube subscribers.

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People are destroying their James Charles makeup following his feud with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook

• YouTuber James Charles has lost nearly 3 million subscribers after his bitter beauty feud with Tati Westbrook
• One of the world's biggest YouTubers is wading into the platform's beauty war: PewDiePie says Tati Westbrook seems 'manipulative' in James Charles takedown
• The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home

• Makeup mogul James Charles is facing major backlash after being accused of manipulating people and using his friends for fame by former mentor Tati Westbrook.
• People on social media have now noticed that Charles' merchandise website, Sisters Apparel, seems to have been taken down. 
• On Twitter, some fans believe the site was removed by Jeffree Star and his company Killer Merch, which stocks Sisters Apparel.
• Sisters Apparel is also currently hosting a pop-up store in Australia, which some fans say has been empty since Charles' public feud with Westbrook.
• Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories.

Since James Charles was accused of manipulating people and using his friends for fame by former mentor Tati Westbrook on Friday, the makeup artist has faced major backlash across the internet. Not only has he lost millions of subscribers, but some people have also destroyed his namesake eye-shadow palette in retaliation.

Now, people on social media have noticed that Charles' merchandise website, Sisters Apparel, seems to have been taken down. The website once stocked sweatshirts, T-shirts, joggers, phone cases, and other products emblazoned with Charles' catchphrase: "sisters."

But on Monday, a visit to the Sisters Apparel website brought viewers to a black-and-white page that read, "Will be opening soon..." The website also said it is "currently under construction," and offered an email sign-up for fans to learn about "launch updates."

On Tuesday, the website appears to have undergone another change, as a privacy-error message appears on its homepage.

Read more: YouTube beauty star James Charles is at war with his former mentor Tati Westbrook. Here's the story of his controversial past.

While Charles and Sisters Apparel have yet to share any information about the website, some fans believe that Jeffree Star might have something to do with its apparent disappearance.

On Twitter, fans have pointed out that Sisters Apparel is stocked by Killer Merch, a company that Jeffree Star co-owns. Some believe that, because Star has sided with Westbrook, he has since chosen to remove Charles' website from his company's roster.

A Sisters Apparel pop-up shop in Queensland, Australia, appears to be virtually empty at the time of writing

The Sisters Apparel brand is currently hosting a pop-up shop at the Pacific Fair Shopping Centre in Queensland, Australia, until May 17. But, as seen in videos from fans who have visited, the shop seems to be almost empty following Charles' public feud with Westbrook.

In the midst of the feud on Friday, Charles made an appearance at the Australian mall for a meet-and-greet and Q&A. According to fans who attended the event, Charles arrived two hours late, leaving many fans stranded outside in hot weather.

YouTubers Chloe Macdonald and Dan Locke, who are behind a channel called Exploration Date, also attended the event, and vlogged their experience. In their video, Macdonald and Locke said they waited two hours for Charles to arrive and that Charles "wasn't himself" during his five-minute-long Q&A session.

Representatives for James Charles, Sisters Apparel, Killer Merch, Jeffree Star, and Exploration Date did not immediately reply to INSIDER's requests for comment.

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• A beauty YouTube feud is erupting after viral makeup artist James Charles made a deal with his friend's competitor. Now, she's accusing him of being a 'bad role model' and 'manipulating someone's sexuality.'
• The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home
• One of the world's biggest YouTubers is wading into the platform's beauty war: PewDiePie says Tati Westbrook seems 'manipulative' in James Charles takedown

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• On Monday, beautyYouTuberNikita Dragun shared screenshots of texts with James Charles to clear his name after a public feud with vlogger Tati Westbrook.
• Westbrook accused Charles of manipulating people and using friends for fame in a video after he promoted sleep vitamins from Sugar Bear Hair, a competitor of Westbrook's vitamin line Halo Beauty. 
• The texts date back to April 20 at 7:20 p.m., when Charles was attending weekend two of Coachella. According to Dragun's screenshots, Charles asked to be connected with the Sugar Bear Hair team in the hopes of gaining extra security at the festival.
• People on social media now believe that Dragun's screenshots are further proof that Charles lied about his vitamin sponsorship, as many feel that the timestamps don't match up to the actual events.
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On Tuesday, beauty YouTuber Nikita Dragun entered the feud between James Charles and Tati Westbrook in an attempt to clear his name.

Dragun shared screenshots of text messages with Charles to show that she had introduced the 19-year-old makeup mogul to the beauty vitamin brand Sugar Bear Hair at Coachella. After this, Charles promoted sleep vitamins from Sugar Bear Hair — a competitor of Westbrook's line of beauty vitamins Halo Beauty — in a video on his Instagram story.

Later, Westbrook accused Charles of manipulating people and using friends for fame in a 43-minute-long video.

We know it's a lot. Let's break it down.

Read more:How beauty YouTubers James Charles and Tati Westbrook's relationship crumbled over a single weekend

Dragun's messages appear to show that Charles reached out through her to Sugar Bear Hair to get an upgraded pass at Coachella that could give him access to further security

According to the screenshotted text messages that Dragun shared, Charles had asked her to connect him to the Sugar Bear Hair team on April 20 at 7:20 p.m. while at Coachella, where he seemingly hoped to get more security at the festival by way of "extra artist passes" in exchange for a sponsored post on social media.

Coachella sells general admission tickets in addition to giving out producer, artist, and VIP passes to get into different levels of access at the event. An artist pass is one of the ultimate VIP tickets at Coachella.

Within a span of three minutes, it appears that Dragun reached out to the vitamin company, and was able to obtain passes for Charles.

"Heard a situation needed some clarification," Dragun captioned her screenshots. "My friend was in an emergency and texted me in the moment [...] I connected him with Sugar Bear. Nothing shady."

"Babe can you do me a favor and text your Sugar Bear person and ask if they have any extra artist passes for this weekend and that I'll story," Charles texted Dragon on April 20. "I'm in VIP and am getting attacked. Need help lol."

"Yeah of course, two secs," Dragun responded to Charles. "They said yes. Can I give them your number?"

A different YouTube channel said Charles lied in a direct message with them and said Sugar Bear Hair reached out to him — not the other way around, like Dragun's screenshots suggest

The following day, a drama channel on YouTube called TeaSpillYT, which is run anonymously, took to Twitter to share screenshots of messages they claim to have previously exchanged with Charles.

In their screenshots, the makeup artist appears to claim that Sugar Bear Hair reached out to him first. 

"So I was getting mobbed like crazy and the Sugar Bear team heard about it from a few influencers that were there," Charles told TeaSpillYT. "And they texted me and were like hey James we have an extra artist and safari pass for you and a friend if you need to get backstage."

"Sister lied to me," TeaSpillYT wrote on Twitter.

The anonymous user also shared another screenshot of more messages they claim to have exchanged with Charles.

The second screenshot appears to show that the makeup artist was approached by Sugar Bear Hair.

"They said one Instagram story for our new sleep vitamins and you can post after the festival on Monday," James told TeaSpillYT. "And I said gimme the pen to sign. Like there was no thought, no emotion behind it other than panic and wanting to be able to enjoy the festival."

Many people on Twitter think Dragun's screenshots don't actually help Charles' case at all

Many people on Twitter seem to believe Dragun's screenshots suggest that Charles lied, as the makeup artist said in his advertisement that he met Sugar Bear Hair on weekend one of Coachella, which took place from April 12 to April 14. In the same advertisement, he also said the brand helped him with security during the festival, though it's unclear if they provided assistance during the first or second weekend of the festival.

Other Twitter users feel that it's unlikely that a brand would be able to create accommodations for Charles so quickly and at such short notice.

Read more: YouTuber James Charles' online store appears to have been taken down following his explosive feud with former mentor Tati Westbrook

Some people feel that regardless of who reached out to who, Charles should not have promoted vitamins he hadn't actually used.

Dragun, however, defended her screenshots and said she doesn't have time to "fake texts."

Beauty vlogger Gabriel Zamora also defended Dragun's screenshots by replying to a fan on Twitter. 

Representatives for Nikita Dragun, James Charles, and Sugar Bear Hair did not immediately reply to INSIDER's requests for comment.

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• YouTube beauty star James Charles is at war with his former mentor Tati Westbrook. Here's the story of his controversial past.
• People are destroying their James Charles makeup following his feud with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook
• A beauty YouTube feud is erupting after viral makeup artist James Charles made a deal with his friend's competitor. Now, she's accusing him of being a 'bad role model' and 'manipulating someone's sexuality.'
• The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home

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• Blush is our secret weapon to looking fresh and awake, but choosing the right formula can be like playing a game of beauty roulette — you'll never know what you'll land on and like. 
• We've tried a ton of blushes in various formulas, and have landed on Glossier Cloud Paint as our overall favorite because it's easy to use, not too expensive, and depending on the color that suits your skin tone, looks oh-so-natural.
• But since everyone has different skin tones and textures, and might have budget and formula concerns, we also tried and like blushes from BECCA, Bite, Hourglass, and L'Oréal. 

If you had told me — a fair-skinned lady with naturally-flushed cheeks — even two years ago that I would eventually become obsessed with blush, I would have scoffed at you. I'm not even entirely sure how to scoff, but I would figure it out so I could do it in your direction.

The right blush can help bring an entire makeup look together, wake up your complexion on tired mornings, or reinstate some life on your cheeks after you've blotted out your natural color with foundation. But until very recently, I avoided blush of all colors and formulas. I was intimidated by it and didn't understand what it could do for me. After all, I already had naturally-rosy cheeks, and isn't that the entire point of using blush anyway?

But one of the major perks of writing about beauty is getting to try a lot of makeup, so eventually I decided to give blush a shot. After some trial and error, I found some Holy Grail blush formulas that look natural on my skin tone and texture. 

My favorite blushes are relatively fool-proof and easily buildable in terms of coverage. I have fair skin so I always apply with a light hand (it's easier to use add more blush as you go rather than to take it down a notch), and all the picks on this list can be layered and built up to be more dramatic and opaque. 

Here are the best blushes you can buy in 2019:

• Best blush overall: Glossier Cloud Paint
• Best powder blush: BECCA Mineral Blush
• Best multitasking blush: Bite Multistick
• Best glowy blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush
• Best drugstore blush: L'Oréal True Match Super Blendable Blush

Updated on 5/15/2019 by Jada Wong: Updated formatting, prices, links, added L'Oréal True Match Super Blendable Blush and removed Catrice Strobing Blush as it's been discontinued.

Keep scrolling to check out our top picks.

The best blush overall

Glossier Cloud Paint is the easiest blush you'll ever use, and it comes in a small, but wide range of colors that suit different skin tones. Simply squeeze a little out of the tube and blend it out with your finger tips.

If you follow me on Instagram or have met me in real life, youknow that my daily makeup routine is about 95% Glossier. It's a tough call, but Cloud Paint might be my favorite product from the brand.

First of all, the packaging mimics real paint tubes and is 10 times cuter than the average blush compact. But Cloud Paint doesn't just look good on the shelf.

The formula is a collagen-infused cross between gel and liquid that blends like a dream, leaving behind a natural-looking flush and dewy finish, minus the streaks or patches you get with drier cream blushes. I typically pat it on with my fingertips as it helps distribute the color on my cheeks easily and quickly. You can also use a flat stippling brush, especially if you apply too much product (which can happen because the tube is opaque so you won't know you've squeezed out too much until it's too late).

Glossier is known for light coverage, but these babies are super pigmented. I've use at least one of the six shades almost every day for more than a year and I haven't run out of a single one. And speaking of shades, they are Beam (a coral/peach), Puff (bright pink), Haze (berry purple), Dusk (terracotta nude — I use this as a bronzer and blush combo for a sunkissed look in the summer), Dawn (bright orange), and Storm (deep rose).

I do use all six depending on my mood and overall makeup look, but some are more intense than others. For deeper skin tones, I especially recommend Haze, Dawn, and Storm.

Pros: Easy to use, buildable, lasts (maybe) forever, great for makeup beginners

Cons: Opaque packaging makes it hard to see how much you're squeezing out

Buy Cloud Paint at Glossier for $18

The best glowy blush

The stunning Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush gives you that coveted "glowy but not glittery" look with one easy swipe. 

I don't typically advocate spending close to $40 on a blush, but I'll make an exception for Hourglass. The brand's powders are stunning. I had a hunch I'd fall in love with the brand's Ambient Lighting Blushes before I even tried it because Hourglass makes my favorite bronzer of all time — the Ambient Lighting Bronzer in the shade "Nude Bronze Light." One swirl later and I was hooked.

Like the bronzers, Hourglass' blushes are swirled through with the brand's cult favorite Ambient Lighting Powders for a natural, luminous glow that won't enhance pores or texture. Powder blushes can suck the life out of your complexion, but the subtle luminosity of these prevents it from looking flat.

The Ambient Lighting Blush formula comes in four shimmery shades and six radiant shades. My favorites are Dim Infusion and Luminous Flush, but they're all really beautiful, buildable, and delightful to use. These are also hugely popular with makeup lovers — they have a 4.5 Sephora rating based on 1,700+ reviews.

Pros: Gorgeous luminous finish, easy to blend, versatile shades

Cons: Expensive, packaging is a little bulky, packaging also doesn't include applicator brush

Buy Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush for $40 (originally $38)

The best mineral blush

BECCA Mineral Blush is a seamless powder that gives you a gorgeous flush all day long.

Before Glossier, BECCA Mineral Blush was the first blush I really played around with. The brand's Shimmering Skin Perfectors get all the attention, but the blushes are fantastic too.

Like Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush, these are buttery smooth and blendable. They're a bit more pigmented and intense, making them a great choice for people with medium to deep skin tones, though people are more fair can still use but with a light hand.

There are eight shades, and my personal favorites are Flowerchild, which is a dusty pink with golden shimmer, and Wild Honey, a peachy nude. Sephora only stocks half of the colors, while Lantana is only available at Dermstore.

The formula is infused with good-for-your-skin vitamins and antioxidants. While I wouldn't suggest relying on makeup alone for the skin-care benefits, it's a nice bonus. BECCA Mineral Blush has a 4.7 rating with more than 550 reviews on Sephora and 4.8 with more than 480 reviews on Influenster, and has been featured on "best of" lists at Best Products and Allure.

Pros: Easy to blend, pigmented, comes in six versatile shades

Cons: Super delicate and breakable

Buy BECCA Mineral Blush for $32

The best multitasking blush

For a one-and-done makeup look, dip into Bite Beauty's gorgeous array of Multisticks.

I'm obsessed with all things Bite Beauty (Amuse Bouche is my favorite lipstick formula of all time), and nothing beats the brand's Multistick formula for days when I just can't be bothered to use separate products on my eyes, lips, and cheeks.

Multisticks are made for people who always start their makeup five minutes after they should've left the house and still manages to look amazing. I apply it directly from the bullet onto my cheeks and blend it in with my fingertips, or warm it up with my finger and then pat it where I want the color.

The formula is actually 35% powder, making it drier than products like Cloud Paint, which is great news if your skin is oily and cream products never stay in place. These seriously stay put even in hot weather.

In my opinion, the Bite Beauty Multisticks perform best as blushes, but they work nicely in a pinch as subtle eye color and lip stain and I love using them for creating monochromatic looks too. Their multifunctionality also makes them a great choice for travel.

Another plus side? The shade range is fairly extensive, with 20 matte shades ranging from a lilac beige Cava to dark mahogany Almond.

"I love the formula and Bite really nailed it," writes one Sephora customer. "It blends easily, it's highly pigmented, it dries to a powder-y finish (not exactly powder but not tacky anymore) and it's super comfortable to wear."

Pros: Multitasking product, cream-to-powder formula, completely matte

Cons: Formula is on the drier side so it can take a little work to blend

Buy the Bite Multistick for $24

The best drugstore blush

L'Oréal's True Match Super Blendable Blushoffers natural buildable coverage and flattering shades at a great price. 

Blush can be one of those makeup things that you wouldn't want to spend money on. You can technically use lipstick or even eyeshadow in place of actual blush, and for those blessed with naturally-rosy cheeks, you might not even need it. But if you still want to give blush a try (and I highly suggest you do), forking over $11.99 for L'Oréal's True Match Super Blendable Blush seems like a reasonable compromise. 

The blush is part of the brand's shade-changing True Match line, though it doesn't have any shade-changing technology that adapts to your unique skin tone. But with 12 blendable and buildable shades that range from peach to plum, there's no need. The colors are so realistic that you might just be convinced to join #teamblush. 

I find that some of the shades are so sheer and light that I need to build up the color, which makes me use up the product faster. But at $11.99, it's not a big deal to me. I actually care more about the outdated packaging than hitting the pan sooner than expected, but hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.— Jada Wong

Pros: Under $15, sheer colors are buildable

Cons: Outdated packaging compared to others on this list, compact doesn't include mirror or brush

Buy L'Oreéal True Match Super Blendable Blush for $11.99

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• On Friday, beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook announced the end of her longtime friendship with makeup artist James Charles in a YouTube video titled "Bye Sister."
• Since the video was posted, Charles has lost nearly three million YouTube subscribers, while Westbrook has gained more followers than that amount.
• Multiple celebrities have also unfollowed Charles on Instagram, and his merchandise website appears to have been taken down.
• Westbrook, who typically posts new YouTube videos at least three times a week, has not uploaded anything to the platform since Friday. However, she has been publicly supported by stars like Shane Dawson.
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Beauty vloggers James Charles and Tati Westbrook have had a whirlwind week.

On Friday, Westbrook released a 43-minute-long video in which she ended her friendship with Charles, claiming that he used her to achieve fame and success. She also accused the 19-year-old of trying to manipulate others using his "fame, power, and money."

Since her video was released, Charles has lost nearly three million YouTube subscribers, while Westbrook has gained just as many. Charles has also lost a number of celebrity Instagram followers, and Westbrook has yet to upload a new YouTube video, which she typically does at least three times a week.

Below, take a look at all the ways Westbrook and Charles appear to have been affected since their public feud.

Since Tati Westbrook publicly ended her friendship with James Charles on Friday, the 19-year-old makeup mogul has lost nearly three million YouTube subscribers.

Prior to the release of Westbrook's video, Charles had amassed more than 16 million YouTube subscribers. At the time of this post, however, the beauty vlogger is down to 13.4 million.

According to Social Blade, a website that tracks YouTube subscriber counts, the number of Charles' YouTube followers appears to be going down every minute.

Westbrook, however, appears to have gained the number of subscribers that Charles has lost.

Before posting her "Bye Sister" video on Friday, Westbrook had a following of more than 5.9 million on YouTube. At the time of writing, her Social Blade page shows her having 10 million subscribers and counting.

A live counter has been created to track their respective subscriber counts.

Since Friday, a channel on YouTube called Tea4Real has been hosting a subscriber-count livestream. The live video shows the changing number of subscribers held by Westbrook and Charles respectively.

The video also lists the number of subscribers the two had prior to their feud.

Charles has lost tons of celebrity Instagram followers.

So far, at least eight celebrities have unfollowed the makeup artist on Instagram: Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Shawn Mendes, Demi Lovato, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, and Zhavia Ward.

Charles was also unfollowed by seven major YouTube stars, including Jeffree Star, Ethan and Grayson Dolan, Emma Chamberlain, Ricky Dillon, Antonio Garza, and, of course, Tati Westbrook.

Former fans of Charles' are retaliating against the makeup mogul by destroying his namesake eye-shadow palette.

On TikTok, for example, some former fans have posted videos of themselves burning the James Charles eye-shadow palette from Morphe. Twitter users took different approaches, like one person who threw their palette across pavement.

But while many people on social media said they no longer support Charles, others felt the palette is "too expensive" to completely destroy. Instead, some people chose to get creative with their makeup and cover the James Charles logo with new designs, such as a photo of Snoop Dogg, a painting of Shrek, and a label with Westbrook's name.

YouTube stars like Jeffree Star, Shane Dawson, and Trisha Paytas seemingly endorsed Westbrook's vitamin brand, Halo Beauty.

Following Westbrook's video on Friday, YouTuber Trisha Paytas took to Twitter to announce that she purchased vitamins from the beauty vlogger's brand, Halo Beauty.

"24 hours ago I had no idea what a Tati was and now I'm buying every product she has," Paytas wrote on Twitter. "Mainly cause I need my hair to grow."

Read more: The explosive YouTube war between James Charles and Tati Westbrook is all because of vitamin supplements. Health experts say they can be a scam.

When a fan replied and said the vitamins work, Dawson answered his tweet: "It really does!! I use it daily!! Not spon! haha."

While the two are not formally sponsored by Westbrook or her brand, the timely stamp of approval from Dawson and Paytas showed many fans that YouTube fan-favorites had taken sides.

That said, on Monday, Dawson spoke about the feud in an Instagram story, and seemed to offer a more heartfelt take on the public drama without necessarily picking a side.

"Even though I believe some people need to be humbled I also could never enjoy watching someone go through something like this," he said, adding that he wants to "focus on good stuff" and that he feels like he has "tea poisoning from all this drama."

Westbrook's vitamin brand is said to have seen an "unexpected influx of orders" after the release of her video.

According to one Twitter user, Halo Beauty sent an email to people who recently placed orders, informing them that the brand is "a few days behind" its shipping process.

"Due to an unexpected influx of orders, we are a few days behind processing your shipment," Halo Beauty appears to have written in an email sent to customers. "Please know that our Halo elves are hard at work, and everything should be running smoothly by the end of this week!" 

However, Westbrook hasn't uploaded a new YouTube video since Friday.

The beauty vlogger typically uploads content three times a week, but has been nearly silent since her Friday video.

On Twitter, she said that she wouldn't post a video on Monday because her "heart is still too heavy."

"I feel like I need to remind you that we can hold truth & inspire change without grabbing onto hate," Westbrook said in a tweet. "Honor your blessings, don't abuse them. Celebrating pain will only bring it to your door. Love you guys, see you soon."

Charles faced additional backlash in Australia, where he delayed a meet-and-greet, seemingly as a result of his feud.

In the midst of the feud on Friday, Charles made an appearance at the Pacific Fair Shopping Centre in Queensland, Australia, for a meet-and-greet and Q&A.

According to fans who attended the event, Charles arrived two hours late, leaving many fans stranded outside in hot weather. 

YouTubers Chloe Macdonald and Dan Locke, who are behind a channel called Exploration Date, also attended the event, and vlogged their experience. In their video, Macdonald and Locke said they waited two hours for Charles to arrive and that he "wasn't himself" during his five-minute-long Q&A session.

Charles' merchandise website, Sisters Apparel, appears to have been taken down since Westbrook's video was released.

The website once stocked sweatshirts, T-shirts, joggers, phone cases, and other products emblazoned with Charles' catchphrase: "sisters."

But on Monday, a visit to the Sisters Apparel website brought viewers to a black-and-white page that read, "Will be opening soon..." The website also said it is "currently under construction," and offered an email sign-up for fans to learn about "launch updates."

On Tuesday, the website appeared to have undergone another change, as a privacy-error message appears on its homepage.

While Charles and Sisters Apparel have yet to share any information about the website, some fans believe that Jeffree Star might have something to do with its apparent disappearance.

On Twitter, fans have pointed out that Sisters Apparel is stocked by Killer Merch, a company that Jeffree Star co-owns. Some believe that, because Star has sided with Westbrook, he may have chosen to remove Charles' website from his company's roster.

Representatives for James Charles and Tati Westbrook did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.

• Read more of our coverage on James Charles and Tati Westbrook's feud:
• People are destroying their James Charles makeup following his feud with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook
• A beauty YouTube feud is erupting after viral makeup artist James Charles made a deal with his friend's competitor. Now, she's accusing him of being a 'bad role model' and 'manipulating someone's sexuality.'
• The beauty YouTuber war is growing: Jeffree Star says James Charles is a 'danger to society' and has been banned from his home
• James Charles' online store appears to have been taken down following his explosive feud with former mentor Tati Westbrook

• Urban Decay has launched a colorful new makeup collection called Sparkle Out Loud.
• The line includes glitter face gels, sparkling eyeliners, and high-shine lip glosses.
• One shade of the collection's Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliners is called Stonewall. It was named in honor of the Stonewall riots.
• Twenty-five percent of proceeds from the shade will go towards The Stonewall Foundation, which supports projects benefiting LGBTQ+ communities.
• Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories.

I can't remember a time when glitter makeup wasn't in style, but that might be because it's been trending since I was in high school. Urban Decay is one brand that's to thank for that.

Since it launched glitter eye gel in the early 2000s, the brand has been releasing shimmery products, along with its cult-favorite nude eyeshadow palettes, of course.

Now, Urban Decay has reformulated and relaunched the Heavy Metal Glitter Gel as part of a 22-piece collection called Sparkle Out Loud. That's right: we're heading back to the early aughts.

The new Heavy Metal Glitter Gel ($22 at Urban Decay) is more a more concentrated version and made for your eyes, face and body.

The hyper-reflective glitter is in a water-based gel so there's no stickiness, and you can apply it right with your fingers. Plus, the brand promises it'll dry quickly and stay put for up to nine hours, making it amazing for summer music festivals.

There are six eye-catching shades to choose from: Saturday Stardust (an iridescent pink glitter with green shift), Dreamland (an iridescent peach glitter with blue shift), Soul Love (an aqua blue glitter), Disco Daydream (an iridescent silver glitter), Distortion (an iridescent glitter) and Party Monster (a lilac glitter with reflective holographic shift).

If glitter gel is a bit too bold, there are also eight new shades of the Urban Decay Sparkle Out Loud Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner ($21 at Urban Decay). It's a razor-thin glitter liner that allows you to create dozens and dozens of creative eye looks.

Choose from: Gunmetal (a black and silver glitter), Disco Daydream (a silver holographic glitter), Studio (a light purple micro-sparkle with lilac holographic glitter), Stage Dive (a bright teal-green glitter), Goldmine (a bright yellow-gold glitter), Starfire (a bronze glitter), Volume (a duo-chrome glitter with pink-yellow shift) and Stonewall (a bright red glitter).

To help honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, 25 percent of all proceeds from the Stonewall shade will benefit The Stonewall Foundation, an organization that supports LGBTQ+ projects and scholarship programs.

Read more:A beauty brand made for men is facing backlash for saying male skin is 'tougher' than women's

What, you thought that was it? Nope, there's even more glitter liner coming your way, this time in pencil form. There are four new shimmery shades of the ultra-wearable 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils ($22 at Urban Decay) to choose from.

Shop Electric Empire (a metallic green with glitter), Viper (a metallic purple with glitter), Roxy (a metallic bright blue with glitter) and Wildside (a metallic copper-pink shift with glitter).

Rounding out the Sparkle Out Loud Collection is the Hi-Fi Shine Ultra Cushion Lip gloss ($20 at Urban Decay) in four new shades.

The shiny and plumping formula now comes in: Hot Love (a red with iridescent glitter), Disco Queen (a violet with iridescent glitter), Wildside (a copper-pink shift with glitter) and Star Stunner (a clear-pink shift with iridescent glitter).

The entire collection launches today, so go get your glitter on.

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• We test the Contour Curve on how easy it is to use, how accurately it contours, and if it actually fits every face shape.
• We try it out with a contour stick and a contour powder to see if the product type makes a difference.
• In the end, we say if it's worth the $20 price tag.

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Nico: Oh, my God.

This is WTF Beauty, where we test out the beauty world's weirdest, wackiest, most WTF beauty products.

Today, I'm gonna be testing out the Contour Curve, and at the end of it all, I'll let you guys know if it's worth your money.

I have never contoured. I've never tried to contour, never learned how to contour. But this product promises to make it really easy, simple, and quick for a newbie to learn how to do it.

So you can use the Contour Curve for three different parts of your face. This little hook part goes around your ear so that you can contour your cheek with this part. This side is for contouring your jawline. And this little skinny endpiece is for contouring your nose.

I'm gonna be evaluating the Contour Curve on three things: how easy it is to use, how accurately it contours my face, and if it actually fits my face shape because it claims to fit all face shapes. I am gonna be testing out the Contour Curve with powder contour and a contour stick just to see if a different medium makes it work better or worse.

Looking at the product in my hands right now, I feel like there's no way this cannot work. It's just so simple. Like, I don't know. It's a flexible, like, piece of plastic. You just hook it on your ear and draw. It seems too easy to fail.

We're gonna start off using the powder contour. Let's start on my left side. Ooh, tuck the hair back. Point it to the lips. That did hit my cheekbone, like, exactly. Oh, oh no. I gotta blend it. I gotta blend this out. All right, let's try to do my jawline now. Oh, I can see the contour. Like, I can see the contour. My nose looks so straight. Do I have crooked nose, and I just didn't know? 'Cause this looks straighter than my nose normally. Yup. That looks good... Ish.

Let's get started by using the contour stick. Oh, my God. I've never had a jawline until right now. Can you tell a difference? I feel like I can see my bones more. This side just looks a lot more round and plump, and this one just looks more boney... more chiseled. I think it's a little bit more difficult to use than I expected just because holding it against my nose and trying to get a perfect angle. You kinda have to maneuver around a bit to get it just right for your face. But other than that, I think it did what it said it was gonna do. It helped me stencil out where I was gonna contour and did make the process a little bit easier. I'm gonna do the rest of my face and see how I look afterward.

I expected the Contour Curve to work, and it did. I think it contoured very easily. I was nervous being new to contouring 'cause I just, I'm not sure. I don't know how things work with contouring, what looks best on my shape. So I kinda just winged it, made it look as best as I could. But I do think that having the Contour Curve helped my experience. I think that it contoured well even though I haven't tried contouring out before. I can definitely see a difference in my face. I think that because the Contour Curve is flexible, it did fit my face really well. I wasn't struggling too much with that. And it has the possibility of fitting a bunch of other face shapes. It's true that you could use like a credit card to contour your entire face, but something about using this tool made it a little less intimidating for me. And it came with these instructions that really helped me figure it out on my own. I think $20 is a pretty steep price for a plastic tool though. I will say that.

Do I think that the Contour Curve is worth it? If you're someone like me who's new, doesn't really get it, and just wants help figuring out how to do it, absolutely. I can see this helping a lot of people. It's meant to be a learning tool, and it definitely helped me out today. That is a thick line, oh boy. OK.

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• From pomades to powders to pencils, there are so many different ways to give your brows depth and thickness.
• Laura Mercier's Sketch & Intensify Pomade and Brow Powder Duo is the best because it lets you customize your brow look, taking it from natural to defined with the stroke of a brush.

I used to be really overwhelmed by the concept of filling in my eyebrows. If I'm being honest, it seemed a little scary! How would I make it look natural? But now it's one of those makeup steps I never skip. A well-groomed, well-defined brow just kind of brings my whole face together.

My brows are shapely to begin with, thanks to years of obsessive tweezing — not over tweezing, thankfully. But I like to run a bit of pigment through them to give the impression of additional thickness and to make the hairs stand out against the rest of my face. Doing my brows takes a cumulative five seconds, but it makes a world of difference for my finished makeup look.

All brow products are not created equal, though it may appear that way on the surface. That makes the search even more confusing. How do you choose between all the gels, tints, pomades, and powders on the market?

You could go through the trial-and-error of testing countless options until you find your perfect match — or you could read on for five foolproof picks we'd recommend.

Here are the best brow products you can buy in 2019:

• Best brow product overall: Laura Mercier Sketch & Intensify Pomade and Brow Powder Duo
• Best brow gel: Glossier Boy Brow
• Best brow powder: Kat Von D Brow Struck Dimension Powder
• Best affordable brow pencil under $10: NYX Cosmetics Micro Brow Pencil
• Best brow gel tint: Wunder2 Wunderbrow Eyebrow Gel

Keep scrolling to check out our top picks.

The best brow powder and pomade overall

Laura Mercier's Sketch & Intensify combines pomade and powder to give your brows the perfect amount of dimension and intensity.

Whether you're shooting for the blocked, sharpened look of Instagram brows or something more subtle and natural, Laura Mercier Sketch & Intensify is a great option. The mini two-pan palette comes with both powder and pomade to help customize to the level of definition and thickness you desire.

A lot of brow pomades feel stiff and heavy, but this wax-gel hybrid is flexible and lightweight. If you accidentally apply too much, you can smooth it out by running a dry spoolie through your brows. In fact, I recommend doing this whenever you apply a brow product with a brush to blend everything together and give a softer, more natural finish.

If you have bushy brows you may want to top this product off with a tinted or clear gel, but otherwise the pomade should be enough to hold the hair in place all day. Sketch & Intensify comes in three shades — Ash, Blonde, and Brunette. The pomade and powder are two slightly different colors, which keeps your brows from looking one-dimensional.

This product is essentially an upgraded version of the discontinued Laura Mercier Brow Powder Duo, which was a favorite of beauty editors at The Strategist and Total Beauty.

"The wax mixed with the powder creates a very natural look and has incredible staying power. It took me years to find my soulmate eyebrow [sic]  product, and this is it! Highly recommend," says one Nordstrom reviewer about Sketch & Intensify.

Pros: Wax/powder combo ideal for customization, compact package for travel

Cons: Only comes in three shades, pricey

Buy the Laura Mercier Sketch & Intensify Pomade and Brow Powder Duo at Macy's for $28

The best brow gel

Boy Brow is cool-girl brand Glossier's best-selling product, a one-step gel that fills in and thickens brows in a single swipe.

We recommend a lot of Glossier here at Insider Picks. Emily Weiss' millennial pink-tinged brand is my personal favorite for everyday staples, and its number one bestseller, Boy Brow, perfectly encapsulates why.

Like most of Glossier's lineup, this is a totally no-frills, one-step item that adds just a second or two to your makeup routine but yields big results. Inside the white tube is an itty-bitty wand that reaches every single hair — even the ones so small you didn't know existed — coating each one with a creamy wax formula containing beeswax, carnauba wax, oleic acid, and lecithin. This means the formula is not vegan, for those who are concerned.

This is the only gel I've found that tints and thickens my brows while keeping them soft to the touch so it's not completely obvious that I'm wearing makeup. It comes in Brown, Black, Blond, and Clear, so there's truly a Boy Brow for everyone, though I'd love to see Glossier come out with tinted shade for redheads.

Beauty experts can't get enough of Glossier Boy Brow. When it first launched, it won an Allure Best of Beauty in 2016, was named a "game-changer" by Teen Vogue in 2015, and has been mentioned in countless other publications since then — including ours.

Pros: Natural finish, one-step brow product, works alone or over pomade/powder, four shades

Cons: Easy to apply too much product the first few times you use a fresh tube

Buy Boy Brow at Glossier for $16

The best brow powder

Shimmer in your brows sounds like a dystopian nightmare, but Kat Von D Brow Struck Dimension Powder is anything but a makeup disaster.

Shimmer is usually the last thing you think of when you hear the words "natural makeup," but it's is exactly what makes the Kat Von D Brow Struck Dimension Powder such a great pick.

Well, technically they're called "light-catching 3D pigments."But let's call a spade a spade — this is a brow powder with glitter in it.

The product is a two-in-one primer and powder that gives you long-lasting, natural-looking brows. Yes, natural. The shimmer gives each brow hair a dimensional realistic finish rather than making you look like the newest member of the touring circus. The concept actually makes sense, since real hair isn't usually one flat color.

Brow Struck Dimension Powder is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in seven colors. Editors at PopSugar, Allure, and Cosmopolitan UK have all noted the surprisingly natural look of this light-catching powder.

Pros: Vegan, cruelty-free, comes in seven shades

Cons: Bulky compact , pricey

Buy Kat Von D Brow Struck Dimension Powder at Sephora for $21 (originally $20)

The best affordable brow pencil for less than $10

Some consider the NYX Micro Brow Pencil a very effective dupe for another popular — but way more expensive — brow pencil beloved by the beauty influencer community.

You've heard of Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz, right? Of course you have. People love it — but it's pricey. Luckily, the NYX Micro Brow Pencil is a convincing dupe and for less than $10 too. With more than 4,300 reviews on Ulta, it's a fan favorite in its own right.

On one side is a thin pencil that helps draw in brow hairs using ultra-fine strokes. The other end contains a built-in spoolie for combing brows into place and making sure the pencil is fully blended.

It's so similar to Brow Wiz that many of the Ulta reviews directly compare the two products. "Goes on and lasts exactly the same as a brand that costs double the price!" writes one fan. "Literally a cheaper Anastasia brow pencil with the exact same quality, not to mention it's half the price," says another.

It also has a superior shade range to many other top picks on the market, with eight colors ranging from Taupe to Black.

Writers and editors love the NYX pencil too. This product has been recommended by Cosmopolitan UK, Rank and Style, Influenster, and Allure.  

Pros: Affordable, double-sided with pencil and spoolie, eight shades

Cons: Might be tough to find a shade match for non-brunette and darker hair colors

Buy the NYX Micro Brow Pencil at Ulta for $10 (originally $9.99)

The best brow tint

Don't have the patience to fill in your brows every morning? Wunderbrow is a temporary tint that stays put for up to three days.

Want really long-lasting brows? Wunderbrow is a semi-permanent tint that lasts up to three days. Imagine filling in your brows and not touching them again until Wednesday.  

On the surface, this is a brow gel similar to every other one out there, with a fluffy spoolie that deposits the tint onto your brows and realistic hair fibers that help fill in any sparse spots. But the innovation comes through in the staying power, which lingers far longer due to the waterproof, smudge-proof, transfer-proof formula. When you're ready to remove, wash the area with an oil cleanser.

Of course, the downside is that if you typically use an oil cleanser, you won't get the temporary tint effect, but you can always adjust your cleansing routine if this is something you're interested in trying out.

Wunderbrow has more than 12,800 Amazon reviews and a 3.7 star rating. A couple of reviewers note there's a bit of a learning curve and that they prefer to apply with a brush rather than the spoolie it comes with, but most agree on the remarkable staying power.

"[T]his product is absolutely a god send and stays on for an amazingly 3 days! It's great. It's easy to take off. Just rub on some baby oil, rinse with soap and water, and it's gone. Waterproof, smudgeproof, sleep-proof, sweat-proof, anything-proof!" writes one fan.

Former Marie Claire beauty editor Chloe Metzger called it "perfect for anyone with commitment issues."

Pros: Long-lasting tint, fibers for thickness, budge-proof

Cons: Difficult to control the amount of product on the spoolie

Buy Wunderbrow on Amazon for $15.68 (originally $16.50)

• We tried four different matte foundations with prices ranging from $5 to $65 to see which one would actually work with oily skin.
• The Rimmel Stay Matte costs $5, the Morphe Fluidity costs $18, the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r costs $34, and the Armani Power Fabric costs $65.
• INSIDER producer Natalie Fennell is going to figure out if you really do have to shell out for good makeup or if there's a drugstore gem in the rough. The answer may surprise you.
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The following is a transcript of the video:

Natalie: I have what I believe to be the oiliest skin of anyone I've ever met. I wear makeup every day. I like wearing makeup. It makes me feel good. It makes me feel confident. I have been on the look for a good matte foundation for the whole time I've been wearing makeup.

Natalie: In this experiment, I have foundations ranging from $5 to $65. And to be very scientific and proper about it, I'm not gonna know what foundation I'm using at any point. I've bought makeup in different price ranges before, but I'm just like everyone else. I'm looking for a deal. We're gonna see how much I should spend.

Natalie: The first foundation that I'm gonna try is the Rimmel Stay Matte. The swatches online, they don't look like skin. It's not guaranteed that you're gonna get an awesome match with only 24 shades to choose from.

Natalie: So the next foundation I'm gonna try is the Morphe Fluidity Full-Coverage Foundation. Great for all skin types. That also gives me worries because that shouldn't be true, because I don't think that a foundation that's gonna be awesome for me as someone with oily skin is gonna be awesome for someone with dry skin.

Natalie: I'm really excited about this one. This is the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r matte foundation. It's free of parabens and... phthalates? I don't know what that is, but it's bad. So it's not in this. Awesome reviews on this, obviously. I mean it's like Rihanna can do no wrong. This foundation is $65. It's an investment, right? I have a sneaking suspicion that the brand name is adding a lot to the price of this. So I don't know. We're gonna see.

Natalie: I'm gonna take these four foundations home. I'm gonna use them. I'm gonna check in with you guys and see what it looks like throughout the day. I hope that I find a new favorite. I think that that would be really exciting.

Natalie: Good morning. It is day one of my foundation wear test. Today, I have gone in with Doughnut. First impressions of this: When I touched it, it's very thin. I think that it blended out really well on my skin. I problem that I have, like the first place that my foundation wears off at is here.

Natalie: I thought I would just come outside to get some natural light to see how this foundation is doing. It looks... it's showing a lot of the texture in my skin, which is not awesome.

Natalie: It went. This is where it goes first. I don't know. I mean, I guess maybe I rub my nose sometimes.

Nico: How many times did you blow your nose today?

Natalie: A lot.

Natalie: OK, so it's the end of the day. We're looking a little worse for wear. I think that this one held up pretty well. I mean, yeah, it's gone here, it's gone here, it's gone there.

Natalie: I went in with the Cat foundation today. It was very thick. It felt like a concealer. I think the color match is pretty good.

Natalie: I wanted to do my check-in now. It's only about 12:30, but it already wore off my nose, which is sad. It's the first place to go every time. But I think that it looks good.

Natalie: What do you think? Oh, it's delicious.

Natalie: I've had this foundation on for uh 12 hours. I feel like it looks good.

Natalie: Today, we have gone in with Strawberry. It was pretty liquidy in the container, but it blended out so fast.

Natalie: I'm checking my neck because I'm a little nervous already that it's gonna oxidize. I was scared this morning that I was gonna get foundation neck, and I haven't yet. So that's pretty good. It hasn't oxidized too much.

Natalie: The first six to eight hours that I had it on, I feel like it was looking pretty good. It's done some weird things. So like... this area and here and here and kind of around my eyebrows, it has collected kind of.

Natalie: I've gone in with Pizza today, and I'm not sure about this one.

Natalie: Pizza's not doing it for me. I think... for one, I think I could've made a better color choice. I think this one is maybe a little dark, a little yellow. It's exaggerating the texture of my skin I think, and it's separating here. It's settling in my, like, forehead lines. 

Natalie: Pizza was no good for me. I think the color match was not great. I think it didn't look great when it first applied. It kind of immediately settled in places. It settled in my forehead, and it's all gone. I mean, look at this. This does not look good. This does not look good at all.

Natalie: Oh. I've just spent the last four days testing out these foundations, and I have a favorite. This is the sad stuff. So in fourth place, we're gonna have to go with Pizza. The consistency of it just did not look good on my skin from the second I put it on. I felt like I could feel it. It was heavy. In third place, I'm gonna have to go with Doughnut. I think that the color match was actually really good for me because I'm pale. It's very liquidy, which was nice actually, and it did kind of separate throughout the day. Second place, I'm gonna do Strawberry. Unfortunately, this one didn't last all day. It looked really good. It started to kind of separate. It started to rub off. It came in strong, but it was a weak...it was a weak finish. First place is Cat. This one was really, really good. The color match, incredible. You dot it on, you blend it out, blends out like a dream. It looks awesome. Even without a primer, it was really what I was looking for in that my oils did come through, but it kind of turned into a satin kind of glow.

Natalie: It's the moment of truth. It's the big reveal. It's what we're all here for. So let's get to it.

Natalie: Let's see what you are, my disappointing friend. Pizza is the Morphe foundation. It just wasn't good. Third place is Doughnut. Let's see. The Fenty Beauty. That's a shock. I will say I didn't hate it. Wow, Rihanna.

Natalie: I have two cards in front of me, and which one is gonna be America's best matte foundation? Let's see. Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Natalie: It's the Rimmel. This is exciting news. This foundation is $5. So this means my girl Strawb' is the Armani, which was $65. Rimmel, this is magic. This just proves that you don't have to spend a lot of money on makeup.

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• We try Subtl Beauty's on-the-go makeup stack.
• We test the stack on longevity, application, and travel-friendliness.
• After wearing the products for 8 hours, we say if it's worth the money or not.
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Following is a transcript of the video

Nico: I'm going to be trying out the Subtl Beauty makeup stack. This is an on-the-go touch-up type of makeup stack where you can just toss it in your bag and use it whenever you need to.

Each stack is catered to the individual's needs. Because you can build your own stack on Subtl's website, there is no set price. You kind of just get a final price depending on the items you want in your stack.

I first saw this product on Messy Jessie Beauty's channel. She did like a whole in-depth review of the stack and seemed to like a lot of the products in it, so I really wanted to try it out myself.

But I'm somebody who just does not touch up. Ever. Once I put my makeup on, it's on. If I'm ugly by 4 p.m., I'm ugly. I go home. That's pretty much it. So maybe this little stack could honestly do something to help me with that.

I think part of the reason why I hate touching up is the idea of me having to drag all of my products with me all the time everywhere I go. So I just don't do it.

I'm going to be testing out the stack on how well it applies. What's the shade range like? Longevity. And also, is it as travel-friendly as they say it is? We'll see. I'm going to apply all the products to my face, wear them for eight hours, and check in with you guys later and give you my final thoughts. Will this stack actually solve all of these problems for me? Maybe? Let's find out.

So first step is gonna be concealer. I have two shades. I got the light and the medium just 'cause I don't know which one is gonna look better. I think I might do a little cocktail of both.

This is literally oily, greasy, frying pan. It's so weird. It's very creamy. It's just like so thin. It seems to be blending just fine. Yeah. OK. That's a good sign. Everything's blending together. Oh, my gosh!

Listen, I have really creasy, creasy, creasy under-eyes, so I need to get some powder on them immediately 'cause I can already see the concealer because it's so thin and oily, it's sinking into those lines. So let's move on to powder. Concealer, so far, really, really good.

So I'm gonna move on to the Shine Control powder to set my under-eyes. This is probably gonna be a bad idea. I never use pressed powders to set my under-eyes, just loose powders, but we're gonna try.

I'm gonna set my under-eye and actually set my entire face. I think that's a lot of powder. Let me just switch to a fluffy brush and just kind of spread this around my face just to set everything. I am extremely oily, so powder is pretty important to me.

Bad things are going on. From afar, it looks really good. Like, passable. But up close, you can definitely see the creases in my under-eyes starting to, like, separate.

Let's move on to bronzer. I also have two shades of bronzer. I have the warm shade and the cool shade, which is more to like, contour-y than the other. I'm going to do a little mixture of both. I think warm might be exactly the same shade as my skin tone. Oh, my God!

I can see it's starting to appear very subtly. Like so subtly. But I like that in a bronzer. I think that that bronzer actually applied so well. I love how it looks. What's next? Aw, s---. I have to put on cream blush.

I'm gonna move on to these two little Lip Cheek duo things. They're multiuse. You can use them on your lips and your cheeks. That's why they're called Lip Cheek. Let's move on.

I'm just gonna go for Dusty Rose, see how that works out for me. Probably bad.

This is really hard because I just put on that powder all over my face like a dummy, and then I put on the bronzer that's also powder. It's fine.

Oh, my God! And it's not separating my foundation, bronzer, or powder! This blush is incredible. I'm obsessed.

My lips are very dry and chapped, so I'm just gonna take the Dusty Rose color and put that on my lips as well. Ooh, that feels good. I like this. This color is so cute!

The last step is the highlighter, which looks beautiful. It looked beautiful when I swatched it, and I just want to put it on my face. That's good stuff. So far, this Subtl Beauty stack is working pretty well.

The only major, major complaint I have is that this concealer and setting powder are not good. I have very creasy under-eyes, and they just did not work together well. You can literally see all the separation happening under there, and we haven't even been here for like an hour, which sucks. Everything else is working great.

I'm going to wear this stuff on my face for the next eight hours and check in with you guys at home, and then let you know... what... methinks.

Guys, I made it eight hours, and as much as I wanted to touch my face and just wipe this all off, I left it on for the sake of this video. It doesn't help that the blush that I put on is a cream blush, and obviously, oily skin, creamy blush with no powder on top of that was gonna end up in this, like, look. Can we see it? Can we see the oils accumulating?!

The highlight still looks good though.

Oof. The creasing under my eyes. Let me just show you. I'll move in closer. Oh, boy. Like, look. I just think that the combination of the very, like, liquid-y, oily concealer and that pressed translucent powder was just... it wasn't gonna work.

In terms of how well the products performed, the bronzer, the Shine Control Powder, and the highlighter worked amazingly well. I can definitely see myself reaching for those again.

The concealer, on the other hand, sucked. It was really bad. I just. I feel bad because I'm sure that it would look good covering up like any zits or anything like that on the face. But under the eye? Oof! Girl, it was hot mess express under there. I literally looked like a horror movie. I think I'm just somebody that needs a proper loose powder and creamier, thicker concealer in order for a really smooth under-eye.

Even though the Lip Cheek had a beautiful flush of color to the face and I liked how long it lasted on my skin. It was amazing. It was just, it's a cream product, and I'm an oily person. That's not a good combo. Because it was a cream product, I just felt like it exaggerated my oil that much more. Like, I wasn't just oily on my T-zone like I usually am. I was oily everywhere I put that blush.

I was a little disappointed in the shade range of the products on Subtl's site. They do a good job of having, like, a larger range of concealer, I think, for a newer, indie company. They have a few options. But for the rest, it's usually like two options. There's only one option for highlighter. So I'm sure they'll expand on that in the future. But for me personally, I think I got shades that matched me pretty well. I wasn't struggling when it came to the shade range part of it.

I am not traveling anytime soon other than to my home in New Jersey. So to test its travel-friendliness, I kind of just threw it in my backpack and jostled it, like shook it all around to see if it would come apart in my backpack. And surprisingly, it didn't, and I figured that because the packaging on this is really, really sturdy.

The pans all screw in really, really tight, and I feel confident that if I threw this in my bag, it wouldn't just pop open and make a huge mess.

I love the fact that it's so small it literally fits into the palm of my hand. Like, I'm holding five or six products right now, and it can fit into pretty much every bag that I own. I do think that this little stack makeup is worth it if you are somebody that's just tired of hauling all your stuff around all the time and just want a simple solution.

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• Beauty YouTuber Tiffany Lynette Davis posted a video on May 14 in which she uses a toywashing machine to clean her makeup sponges.
• To clean her foundation-covered sponge, Davis poured bottled water into the toy, then added a cleanser gel from Glamglow, and finally rinsed the sponge for two cycles in the machine.
• While Davis said her beauty sponge didn't look "too bad" after using the "cute, fun, and girly gadget," she doesn't recommend the toy for daily use as a brush cleaner.
• Watch Davis' video below to see her full experience using the miniature washing machine.
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• From flat-top kabuki brushes to silicone sponges, there are almost too many tools to apply foundation.
• The Sephora Collection PRO Flawless Airbrush #56 is a basic, non-gimmicky foundation brush that gives you a seamless finish with your favorite cream or powder products.

There are so many options for applying face makeup, from foam sponges to silicone versions that look like chicken cutlets to oddly-shaped brushes that claim to give you an airbrushed finish. But regular old foundation brushes shouldn't be overlooked.

Even within that category, the possibilities are seemingly endless. There are flat-top kabuki brushes, paddle brushes, angled brushes, round brushes, electric brushes, and more. How can you choose just one? And what's the difference between them all anyway?

A lot depends on what kind of coverage you prefer and what your makeup application goals are, but you don't need to amass a huge collection — one brush can work for the majority of base products.

Personally, I tend to apply light BB creams and skin tints with my fingers and use brushes for products with medium or higher coverage. A foundation brush can also help blend out stubborn cream products. If my makeup is starting pill up from the warmth of my fingers, I'll switch to a brush to get rid of any weird clumps.

Here are the best foundation brushes you can buy in 2019:

• Best foundation brush overall: Sephora PRO Flawless Airbrush #56
• Best foundation and concealer brush: IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7
• Best drugstore foundation brush: Real Techniques Expert Face Brush
• Best kabuki foundation brush: Sigma Beauty Flat Kabuki Makeup Brush F80
• Best electric foundation brush: Clarisonic Sonic Foundation Brush Head

Updated on 5/22/2019 by Jada Wong: Updated formatting and links. 

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The best foundation brush overall

The Sephora Collection PRO Flawless Airbrush #56 is the only brush you need to perfectly blend your favorite cream or powder foundations.

Are you sick of looking at 75 different foundation brushes cluttering your makeup area? Feel free to KonMari them all and pick up the Sephora Collection PRO Flawless Airbrush #56. It's cleverly designed to work with just about any foundation formula, which means you can use it with liquid, cream, or powder foundation.

A video on Sephora's website specifically recommends using this brush for products with medium coverage. The slightly dense bristles allow you to layer and build product without creating a cakey finish, and spreads product around even no matter how you like to use the brush. You can apply foundation directly on the brush, pump it on the back of your hand first, or apply it directly on your face before swirling the brush in circular motions.

This brush has a 4.7-star rating based on more than 900 reviews. One Sephora shopper writes, "When you apply your foundation, you don't see the marks that bristles can sometimes leave behind. It is the best brush out there, believe me you're gonna fall in love with it!!!!!!!"

Best Products also named the Sephora Collection PRO Flawless Airbrush #56 a top pick foundation brush for its ability to apply different formulas with equal precision.

Pros: Not tested on animals, synthetic bristles, works with multiple foundation formulas

Cons: Pricey

Buy the Sephora Collection PRO Flawless Airbrush #56 at Sephora for $32

The best foundation and concealer brush

The IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7 is one brush that works for both your foundation and concealer. 

The IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7 first came to my attention — like most things beauty — on YouTube. Every single makeup expert I watched seemed to use this brush, and after reading the reviews online, I finally understand why.

This duo helps you score a flawless face in about five seconds flat. The two different sized brushes ensure you'll be able to reach every single crevice for a gap-free blend. Like all IT Cosmetics brushes, it's also cruelty-free, vegan, and made with 100% synthetic bristles.

The foundation side is of the brush is big, fluffy, and domed, while the concealer side is like a baby version with dense bristles and a rounded tip. IT Cosmetics makes beautiful brushes (I use several almost daily for eyeshadow) with super soft bristles that don't shed no matter how much you reach for — or neglect to wash — them.

The Complexion Perfection Brush has a 4.5 rating on Ulta with almost 300 reviews, and has been featured on Rank and Style, not to mention countless YouTube videos.

"I've been using this brush for years," writes one Ulta reviewer. "Definitely got my money worth. It applies cream & powder foundation, bronzer,& blush beautifully."

Pros: Double-ended, multi-purpose brush works for concealer and foundation, cruelty-free, vegan

Cons: Pricey

Buy the IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7 at Ulta for $48

The best drugstore foundation brush

Real Techniques makes high-quality brushes at drugstore prices, and the Expert Face Brush is an ideal foundation application tool.

Even though the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush is the top drugstore foundation brush on this list, it really is one of the best options out there — period. If you're not interested in dropping $30+ on a brush, I urge you to check this one out.

This is a basic dome-shaped foundation brush that's super densely packed to pick up and blend both thicker cream and liquid formulas . The bristles are widely distributed, so you can move product around your skin quickly before it dries down.

It has close to 2,000 5-star ratings on Ulta and has an overall 4.7 out of 5-star rating, and more than 5,800 reviews and a 4.6 out of 5 on Influenster. 

"I normally use mineral powder foundation and this works great for that - but was curious how this would work with a heavy cream. Result: you TRULY can multitask with it! I have NEVER been able to do this with one brush before ... I applied, one after the other with no wiping or cleaning between," reads the most helpful 5-star review on Ulta.

As an added perk that you wouldn't realize before buying the brush, Rank and Style points out that the brush actually stands on its base, so you technically don't need even to store it in your overflowing brush cup or makeup drawer between uses.

Pros: Affordable, densely packed bristles, works with multiple foundation formulas, stands on its base, cruelty free

Cons: Some reviewers complained about shedding over time

Buy the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush at Ulta for $8.99

The best kabuki foundation brush

The Sigma Beauty Flat Kabuki Makeup Brush F80 gently spreads foundation across your face without absorbing half the product in the process.

Let's face it — some foundation applicators eat product, causing you to use way more than strictly necessary in order to cover your face. The Sigma Beauty Flat Kabuki Makeup Brush F80 doesn't absorb any product, thanks to bristles made of the brand's proprietary Sigmax fibers.

A little foundation goes a very long way, so you may need to use less than usual when using this brush. But that's definitely not a bad thing because it has the potential to save you a lot of money in the long term. This flat-top structure is ideal for liquid formulations as opposed to powders.

The Sigmax fibers are hypoallergenic and antibacterial to help reduce the chance of breakouts between washes, and they're durable and resistant to heat and various chemicals.

Sigma Beauty Flat Kabuki Makeup Brush F80 has a ton of reviews online. It won an Allure Best of Beauty Award in 2016 and is an Amazon's Choice item with a 4.2-star rating and more than 2,150 customer reviews. The brush has also been featured on Rank and Style.

"I legit only use half the amount of pumps of foundation using this brush compared to using a beauty blender (which btw just soaks up everything, great blender but uses too much product)," writes one reviewer. Another shopper says she even uses it for non-streaky sunless tanner application.

Pros: Doesn't absorb product so you use less, hypoallergenic, antibacterial, durable, heat resistant

Cons: Only works for liquid or cream, not powder

Buy the Sigma Beauty Flat Kabuki Makeup Brush F80 on Amazon for $25

The best electric foundation brush

Gadget-lovers will be drawn to the rotating Clarisonic Sonic Foundation Brush Head, which the brand claims will blend base makeup in less than 60 seconds.

Do you need a fancy electric rotating brush to apply your makeup? No. But if you're a tech-head or a facial cleansing brush devotee, you'll love the Clarisonic Sonic Foundation Brush Head.

You can use this brush head with a Clarisonic Mia 1, Mia 2, Mia FIT, and Smart Profile— which means, if you don't have a base, you'll have to buy one separately. The obvious downside here is that the brush head only works if you have that specific facial cleansing device. But if you're thinking about taking the plunge anyway, this is a highly recommended add-on, with more than 200 5-star reviews on Ulta.

Instead of cleaning your face like the typical Clarisonic brush, this one distributes foundation or BB creams as it rotates. The brand claims the brush can blend everything smoothly in less than 60 seconds.

Speed is the main draw here, but this brush also gives you that airbrushed look while requiring fewer pumps of foundation. Even though it's pricey, it can help save you money in the long term — and you can streamline packing since you'll just need to change the head on your Clarisonic. 

"I use this for everything from apply foundation, blending out contour and any cream products, or as a final step to just buff out the foundation after I put it on with my beauty blender," writes one shopper.

Pros: Uses less product, blends in under a minute, anti-microbial bristles

Cons: Expensive, only works with Clarisonic brushes (which can also be expensive)

Buy the Clarisonic Sonic Foundation Brush Head at Ulta for $39

Buy the Clarisonic Mia Smart 3-in-1 Connected Sonic Beauty Device at Sephora for $199

• Producer Nico Reyes shops on Shop Miss A and buys beauty products only from the best-sellers section.
• She tests the products on longevity, performance, and shade ranges.
• After an eight-hour wear test, she tells us if it's worth trying out because it's cheap, or if she would rather just save the money.

Following is a transcript of the video.

Nico: This is WTF Beauty, where we test out the beauty world's weirdest, wackiest, most WTF beauty products to see if they're worth your money.

Today, we are trying $1 makeup once again from Shop Miss A.

Back when I did my first $1 makeup video, it was all bought pretty much blindly off the website. I didn't really take time to scour for the best-reviewed stuff. I just wanted to try a whole bunch of things.

I saw some comments saying that we did choose bad things, and this time around, I made it a point to only shop in the best-seller section, all the top-rated stuff that you guys are loving, and try it out for myself.

When I tried the Shop Miss A stuff the first time, I think my experience was overall mostly positive. There were definitely misses though.

I'm gonna be looking really closely at product performance, how long the makeup actually wears, and the shade ranges available on the website.

First thing I'm gonna start off using is the Wonder Skin Mattifying Primer. This is from AOA Studio, which is Shop Miss A's own brand that they sell on their site.

The first time I bought from Shop Miss A, the swatches on all of the face products were really confusing. I felt like the colors in real life didn't match the colors how they swatched online.

I have a whole lot of foundation options just to try to find something close to my skin tone. I didn't want to not have anything or be screwed over with one that just totally didn't match me.

I'm gonna use the Flawless Perfect Finish Foundation. The weird thing is, is that it has a dropper but nothing drops.

I'm gonna blend that in using the Studio AOA Microfiber Wonder Blender sponge. I haven't tried this yet, but their pink sponge, their Paw Paw sponge, is literally my favorite sponge that I've ever used, so I'm hoping this one is good.

So far I feel like that foundation is a pretty good match.

Now we're gonna move on to concealer, and we have a little throwback from my first video. I'm positive that this is like same color I used too. This is the Amuse two-in-one foundation and concealer.

I'm gonna use it to conceal, but I also have another concealer: Santee concealer Super Smooth, and it's like one of those little lipstick type of concealers that I've never used.

Oh no! It's too bright. I don't want Buzz Lightyear chin. Oh no! Oh, my God, OK, I gotta get to work right now.

I just don't think it's giving me great coverage on my dark circles, like, I still feel like they're peeking through a lot for three layers of concealer. But I think it's doing the job.

I'm gonna use the AOA Studio Perfect Setting Powder to set my undereye and my whole face.

I do really like this sponge. I think that they make really good tools on Shop Miss A. I really like their sponges. I really like their brushes.

I'm gonna go into this brush roll that's also AOA Studio. This is the one that KathleenLights recommended, so I got it 'cause I listen to her, and I'm gonna go in with a powder brush and just kinda dust this stuff away. She said these were really soft, and she was 100% right. These are literally so soft.

In terms of mattifying and setting everything, I really, really like it.

Before I do my face makeup, I think I want to just start working on my eyes. I don't really have a vision yet, but I'm just gonna figure it out as I go along.

I'm gonna start by priming my lids with the AOA Studio eyeshadow primer.

The palette I'm gonna be using on my eyes today is the Amuse Cosmetics bronze palette, which, this palette looks really familiar. If you know the Kylie Bronze Palette, like the first eyeshadow palette she ever came out with, this looks pretty much exactly like it. Might be a pretty good dupe for a dollar.

What am I gonna do with my eyeballs? They're there, they're ready, and I have nothing to bring to the table.

The shadows are working really well together, and this brush is doing a really good job at blending. Yeah, looking up close to my face, I have zero fallout.

I feel like I'm really smoky right now, so smoky that my contacts are full of eyeshadow.

Now I'm gonna get to the good stuff, which is shimma. For my lid, I think I'm gonna do a little shimmer cocktail 'cause I wanna try a lot of them.

I have this single-pan AOA Studio Wonder Baked Eyeshadow in the shade Cubano, so I'm gonna use this on my finger and just go in. That's looking OK.

So there's actually only two shimmer shades in this palette, which I actually don't mind considering I like more matte shades than shimmers, but they seem to need a lot of work to make them perform like a shimmer 'cause right now, they just look satiny on my eye versus like a real shimmer.

I have a little backup plan just in case these shimmers didn't work out, which it feels like they're not. I have the AOA Studio Crystal Powder in the shade Tiger Eye, and this is just like an eye glitter, a makeup glitter. I'm gonna press this into the center to see if I could just give it some pretty sparkle.

I'm gonna move on to mascara before I put on some false lashes. This is the AOA Studio Fat Lash Mascara. All right, mascara's on. I'm really into that mascara. The fact that I can see my lashes really lifted and separated is a huge step up from that first mascara I tried from Shop Miss A.

Before I put my lashes on, I'm gonna line my top lid, so I'm gonna use this little pot eyeliner, and I'm gonna use a single brush that I just found on the Miss A website.

Now...we gotta deal with these. I don't really wear false lashes ever, but I figured since they came out with this whole faux-mink lash line, we should try some, right? I think we should.

So the lashes are somewhat on, I do feel like the biggest problem I had was actually getting the adhesive to do its job. I feel like if I had just had used normal lash glue that the lashes would have gone on a lot easier.

Let's move on to the face stuff. I think I want to go in with my bronzer. This bronzer is from Malibu Glitz. It looks like it's bronzing. It just looks patchy and weirdly colored, like, it doesn't look brown. It almost looks like red. Interesting how things seem to be playing out.

So I'm moving onto blush, I'm gonna use the AOA Studio Perfect Blush in the shade Wispy. That's cute.

OK, highlighter, this is one from Amuse Cosmetics, and it's called the Illuminate Pro in the shade Medium. I see it. It's pretty subtle. It also looks silver.

So I'm gonna use the Sculpting Brow Pencil from AOA Studio. I think we got two good brows. There's no ugly sister today. They're just both really good.

I forgot to put on the eyeliner on my waterline, so I'm just gonna add that really quick. This is a Brown Super Gel Intense Eyeliner from Santee. Let me just get up in my face. Well, I think we may have found another bad one. It won't draw on my waterline. Cute. Nope, it's not sticking. Let's just skip this one. So that one was a fail, this gel eyeliner just will not stick to my waterline, so we're gonna move on to our final step, which is lips.

So this lip liner's actually from LA Colors, which is a brand I already know and have seen and am familiar with, and I'm also familiar with this lipstick, which is the AOA Studio Wonder Matte Lipstick. I did try this in my first video, really liked it.

Now, I'm not so much into matte lipsticks, but I figured, let's do what's best. Let's do what the people say is the best, which is this lipstick. This is the shade Obsessed.

This experience was a lot better the second time around just because I specifically shopped for the best of the best on the Shop Miss A website.

A lot of these products just performed better. I didn't struggle too, too much, and they all seemed pretty pigmented, very easy-to-use, easy-to-work-with products. There were a couple that just, I'm just not gonna use again. The products that did work really outweighed the products that didn't work for me.

So now we're gonna do the wear test. I'm gonna leave this stuff on my face for eight hours, check back in with you guys tomorrow, and let you know what of this stuff is really worth your money. Even if it is just a dollar, it should be good.

I really can't believe how long this stuff has lasted on my face. I'm in shock! Some of my high-end products can't even keep makeup looking this pigmented on my face for this long.

So I am floored, I'm thinking that maybe that primer is really, really good, and I wanna keep using it.

I think that the lipstick probably has the most obvious wear and tear. You can see it's rubbed off quite a bit, but this is with eight hours, dinner, talking, drinking. I still think it's a pretty comfortable matte lipstick considering I don't really like matte lipsticks anymore because they're so drying. This one is dry but not an uncomfortable dry. My lips don't feel crusty. They actually feel pretty good.

Yeah, everything is looking really, really great.

The second time around definitely proved to be better than the first. I think shopping on the best-seller page made a huge difference because I took the time to go through all the reviews and just see what people were loving, what was working for people, and it actually did work out for me.

Because I tried out so many products, I'm going to try and split up my thoughts into face products, eye products, and the lip products.

I think I was most impressed with how long my foundation lasted considering I did wear it for the full eight hours and I have very oily skin. I think that that primer I put on before did something magical where my skin just didn't look as oily as it normally would at that time of day.

That combined with the foundation combined with the really good translucent powder worked together to make sure that I actually had a face at the end of the day and it hadn't just rubbed off or gotten so oily that it separated.

I think the only major face product that I was disappointed in was that bronzer. It was a bad color. It wasn't blending nicely into my skin. I just did not like it, wouldn't use it again, don't think it's even worth the dollar.

Also, the brushes and sponge applicator worked so good. Those are something that I'm definitely gonna keep using.

In terms of the shade range on Shop Miss A, I do feel like they have a good variety. There's a good mix of colors and shades and undertones for a lot of people I think. My problem is that the swatches are not like how they look in real life. I just feel like the way that they're photographed or the way that they look on the website, it just does not correlate to how they look like in real life.

Even though I am somebody who rarely ever wears fake lashes, I think these lashes are really, really nice. They look similar to those high-end, luxury lashes. For faux-mink lashes, a dollar is amazing.

When I was doing my eye makeup, another disappointment for me was the actual shimmer shades in that bronze-eyeshadow palette. The mattes blended out so great. They were creamy. They were pigmented. I thought they blended together so well, but when it came to the shimmer shades, I think that they just looked so dull and lifeless and not like a shimmer. It didn't bring anything to my eye, which was what I wanted. But luckily we had that glitter, which I also thought was really good, and that really spruced things up.

The eyeshadow primer also worked great not only for priming my eyes but for actually keeping the glitter on my actual lid, even though it's not a glitter glue, kept it on there for the entire time.

I think that the brow stuff was probably my favorite in this little haul that I did on Shop Miss A. This brow pencil worked so well, I'm actually wearing it today, right now with the brow gel.

And finally, let's talk about the lipstick and the lip liner. I have to say that for a dollar, this matte lipstick really did its job. It stayed 90% on my lips for the entirety of the day. For a matte lipstick, it wasn't really drying. I did feel like I could still rub my lips together comfortably and not feel like it was sandpaper-y, like I was stuck, like...

In terms of the shade range offered, I think Shop Miss A does give a good variety of undertones and different types of colors.

I think I'm somewhere in the middle on my opinion on Shop Miss A 'cause I do not think it's a total scam and you're just getting really crappy products. There were some gems in the stuff that I tried that I am committing myself to, and I'm like, I'm buying this again, loved it. But I guess this is just about trial and error and figuring out what works for you, which I think at a dollar is totally worth it.

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• On Tuesday, beauty mogul James Charles attended a launch party for Kylie Skin, a new skin-care line created by Kylie Jenner.
• Throughout the party, Charles roller-skated, hung out with Kris Jenner, posed in photo booths, and spent time with fellow YouTubers Nikita Dragun and Gabriel Zamora.
• Jenner recently unfollowed Charles on Instagram in the midst of his public feud with Tati Westbrook.
• Some fans are now questioning the actual status of the duo's friendship.
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Following the end of his most-recent scandal, beauty mogul James Charles is quickly getting back to business.

On Tuesday, the YouTuber attended the launch party for Kylie Skin, a new beauty brand created by Kylie Jenner. He documented his experience on his Instagram story, in which he's seen driving to the party, roller-skating, and hanging out with fellow YouTubers.

In response to his posts, many fans questioned why Charles attended a party hosted by Jenner, who recently unfollowed him in the midst of his public feud with Tati Westbrook.

Charles attended the party wearing a pink suit with no shirt underneath, a diamond necklace, and simple makeup.

While Charles didn't post any photos of Kylie, he did share a snap of himself standing next to her mother, Kris Jenner.

The YouTube star also made sure to take advantage of the multiple photo opportunities at the party, posing in both a bathtub and alongside a pink wall.

Read more: A complete timeline of James Charles and Tati Westbrook's explosive feud that tore their relationship apart

On Twitter, fans questioned Charles' appearance at the party

Recently, Jenner was one of multiple celebrities to unfollow Charles on Instagram in the midst of his public feud with Tati Westbrook — which left many fans confused as to why he attended a party hosted by the makeup mogul. 

Some people also questioned an Instagram story posted by YouTuber Nikita Dragun. In the clip, Dragun is seen walking hand in hand with Charles and Gabriel Zamora as Iggy Azalea's song "Started" plays.

Dragun specifically included a verse of the song in which Azalea raps, "Started to say sorry but f--- that s---/ you started out hatin' now you love my drip/Ayy, b----, they lookin' at me, they not lookin' at you."

As a result, some fans wondered if Dragun was trying to "shade" Westbrook and Jeffree Star, who previously spoke out against them.

Earlier in the day, Charles shared his first Instagram post since his public feud. The photo shows Charles wearing rainbow-colored eyebrows.

In his caption, he encouraged his fans to "spread some positivity," and "give someone else in the comments a compliment."

He also shared an Instagram story on Tuesday morning, in which he said he was taking time "to kind of chill and relax" and "play with some makeup."

"I responded to some business emails this morning — I literally don't know how to ever stop working," Charles said in his Instagram story. "And I decided to play with some makeup today because I haven't gotten to [do so] in quite a long time."

"Makeup really just calms me down and is super therapeutic, which is really what I need right now while I'm on this kind of social-media break," he continued.

Representatives for James Charles and Kylie Jenner did not immediately reply to INSIDER's requests for comment.

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• On Wednesday, beautyYouTuber James Charles defended videos he shared on Instagram that showed him attending a party hosted by Kylie Jenner.
• "Posting a few stories of me smiling doesn't mean I'm 'better' or my [social-media] break was for sympathy," Charles wrote on Twitter.
• He shared the tweets after fans questioned his relationship with Jenner, who unfollowed him in the midst of his most recent scandal.
• On Thursday, Charles also seemingly made light of his feud with Tati Westbrook and Jeffree Star by posting images of his birthday cake with the phrase "so famous" written in chocolate; Westbrook had accused Charles of using friends for fame.
• Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories.

Just a few days after the end of his most recent scandal, James Charles has returned to social media.

On Tuesday, the beauty YouTuber shared multiple videos on his Instagram story while attending the launch party of Kylie Skin, a new brand created by Kylie Jenner. Fans were initially confused by his appearance at the event because Jenner recently unfollowed the makeup artist in the midst of his feud with his former mentor Tati Westbrook, another successful beauty vlogger.

On Wednesday, Charles took to Twitter to defend his recent posts, which seem to go against the "social-media break" he told fans he would be taking in his most recent video, "No More Lies."

"I said I wouldn't be filming for a bit and would pop in on my other socials, point being to focus on living rather than forcing content," Charles wrote on Twitter. "Healing for me consists of doing things that make me happy, such as playing with makeup & being social, instead of laying in bed all day."

He then shared another tweet and said, "Social media is a part of my life and I like keeping up with all of you, and I know a lot of you like keeping up with me!"

"Posting a few stories of me smiling doesn't mean I'm 'better' or my break was for sympathy," Charles wrote. "It means I'm trying to move on with my life and better myself!"

Read more: James Charles went to Kylie Jenner's party for her new skin-care line, even after she unfollowed him during the Tati Westbrook drama

The tweets were shared after Charles said he was taking a 'social-media break' in his latest YouTube video

"As for my other social medias, I pledge to myself that I'm going to try to power down as much as I can," Charles said in his "No More Lies" video. "I'm sure I'll be checking here and there, of course, but I do really want to focus more on in-person time and the people around me that are loving and caring."

"Whenever I do come back — I don't know when it is — I just cannot wait to show you guys a better version of me," Charles said.

Charles took to Instagram on Thursday to begin celebrating his 20th birthday

After posting his tweets on Wednesday, Charles then took to Instagram on Thursday to reshare a video posted by his friend Drew Scott.

The clip shows Charles standing behind a cake as his friends sing "Happy Birthday."

Charles then shared a close-up of the birthday cake, which featured the phrase "so famous" written in chocolate. He captioned the photo, "too soon."

With his birthday cake, Charles and his friends could have been making light of the makeup mogul's feud with Tati Westbrook

In a now-deleted video posted by Westbrook titled "Bye Sister," which originally ignited the drama-filled feud, the 37-year-old beauty vlogger said that Charles frequently uses his "fame, power, and money" to manipulate those around him.

Charles then responded to Westbrook's accusations in his "No More Lies" video.

"The 'I'm a celebrity' thing is really incredibly frustrating to me because this is an inside joke between my friends and I that Tati has also participated in," Charles said in his video. "She twisted this to be something far worse than what it is."

He then said the joke is meant to say "I'm famous," rather than "I'm a celebrity."

"It's something that we don't say in public very often because without context, I get it — it looks and sounds really, really bad," Charles said. "Famous is synonymous with anything good. So yeah, if my YouTube video does well one day, my friends will say 'Oh my god James, you're so famous.'"

"But literally if my friend takes a good Instagram photo, 'Oh my god, you're so famous.'" he continued. "If our Buffalo Boneless Wings at Chili's are extra delicious one day, 'Oh my god, these wings are so, so famous.'"

Representatives for James Charles did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.

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