Actually french women, like, barely wear any makeup. just thought i'd get ahead of this one for you lmao

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

Hahahahahahaha

@rachellopez8357

5 күн бұрын

But what’s also true is that they spend a lot of time thinking about their aesthetic, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it took the average Parisian lady half an hour to apply all that low-key makeup

@lindsaykill1702

4 күн бұрын

@@rachellopez8357came to the comments to say this. My experience in France was both lovely/magical/life changing AND the homogeneous fashion was fucking lame, the blatant racism was disturbing, and everyone’s obsession with the pop of color on the lips (whatever color that may be but obviously many French women bent toward that Chanel red) was just… uninteresting. Don’t get me started on diet culture there. Are French women stunning? You betcha. But I don’t think Kackie is totally off base when she says she has to work REALLY HARD to pull off this “effortlessness”.

@lindsaykill1702

4 күн бұрын

Also, Kackie, keep practicing! My experience was that French people love when people make the effort to try to speak the language. And they are really willing to help you learn! Again, just my experience. As always, your content is wonderful. Thank you for all the knowledge you impart! ❤

@Lauren.Wagstaff

4 күн бұрын

Like everyone says with these looks…I think you’re doing too much lol. Anytime I see the look you aspire to, like Violette, she focuses on one thing. For the products you have, if you used shadow and liner, no lip. Maybe clear balm. If you want the contrast lip, no shadow. Minimal mascara. No liner, or maybe just tight line. As far as I can tell, with French makeup it is not about balance. One thing sticks out. Lips. Eyes. Brows. Whatever…but it’s the one thing. Even if it’s a nude shadow, as soon as you add in the second one to add in the socket contrast you’ve already done too much. Oh, and with the blush, maybe it’s the placement more than the shade. If it was less on the cheeks and higher up on the cheekbones towards the temples. For the boyish essence, I’d just balance the complexion, find a lip color that works, do brows and mascara. And literally nothing else.

Kackie, this is coming from a fan. Now I'm no French girl make up police and I'm European so idk what you guys in the US consider as French. But to me the closest you were to that style was minute 8 to 9 of your video, needed to stop there and choose one part of face to accentuate. French style stops early and accentuates one thing - typically but not necessarily a lip (think of Jane Birkin and her coats and coats of mascara but bare lips). Ultimately it doesn't seem that this specific aesthetic is your style so why bother. We're here for YOU aren't we. Oh and btw those lovely instagram-French girls releasing one-shade-bronzers do not "own" the aesthetic in any way.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

All very valid and thank you 😌❤️

@Pangaea83

4 күн бұрын

Yes! I’d love to see an example of a nude eye/red lip or Smokey eye/bare lip

@ketakibhattacharyya2128

3 күн бұрын

I was going to suggest the same thing. I also felt like with minimal/natural eye and cheek but with same lip might work and look more effortless. And wonder if it might even allow a slightly bolder lip.

@heavenjb

3 күн бұрын

This this and this lol 😅

@mariannetracy4248

Күн бұрын

I agree. Kackie has it totally nailed in minute 8 to 9, and then choosing one part of the face to accentuate. To top it off, it would be fun if she would do her hair such that it gives the French girl vibe (they don't ALL wear bangs!).

American here who lived in France. I think what you are missing is that you are trying to emulate "a girl with the perfect features for high contrast and perfect skin that looks like it has no makeup". And then you try to create the illusion of that with your artistic skills. You have the idea wrong. Maybe it is because you are relying on a very few examples of "the French girl" look from social media. French girls do not try to look perfect. French girls embrace "flaws" and actually value them as individual beauty. Seriously. They also do not see some things as flaws at all. No French girl would EVER try to hide your beautiful freckles. So, you have to start by shifting your incorrect vision of the French girl look. Also, it is not true that every French girl wears high contrast. I was friends with a woman with coloring almost identical to you and she also had a "boy" essence about her. When she did wear red lips, it was a warmer color, and she did not worry about trying to put another color on her face so that it came across as "French girl red". Also, since she was low contrast, she only put a small amount and smudged it, so that there were no definite outlines and the color was a low contrast, not defined smudge of color on her lips. She would also smudge a bit onto her cheeks. A bit! A tiny amount. And she was done. Usually not even mascara. And she also didn't wear red on the regular. Usually it would be a different shade altogether that she found complimentary. Probably smegma she vent enhanced the cult of her own lips. French girls do not wear full eyes, lips, and blush. Ever. And none are multiple layers of several colors. They may do a TINY bit of blush aling with lips OR eyes, bu it depends. They are not going to do a toned eyeshadow with liner and mascara and then add bronzer to balance out the lip color. No. French girls do not try to hide the flaws in their skin with foundation and concealer. They may use a bit if concealer to take emphasis off if dark circles or hide a pimple. But it will be a more translucent one that can easily blend in with their bare skin. Yes, French girls are very careful about their skincare, but when blemishes happen, they do not prefer a heavier masking Mateo effect over just having a blemish. I am no artist, but my mother is a master artist and watching you apply your makeup reminds me of watching the steps in her portraits. I am ignorant to art terms, so forgive me. You are obviously a talented artist and so you are approaching your face the same. You are using your expertise on color theory and you start with a base to create a canvas. But French girls don't do that. You'll never achieve it trying to start with a perfect canvas. Then you use your skills to build contrast and contour back in. Like you're painting a portrait of a French girl. It's just never going to work. So, ditch the idea of high contrast. Ditch the idea of covering your freckles or concealing to the point you have to build color back in. Pick eyes OR lips. I say start with lips. Smudge a lipstick on in a color and contrast level that matches YOU. Smudge a TINY bit into your cheeks. No brushes. No two colors trying to build contour. No eyeshadow. Try no mascara. Maybe just a swipe. No eyeliner. That will be the French girl look. And, yes, French girls use bronzer, but not with full eyeshadow and full lips and heavy blush. So, just because a product is sold with other makeup doesn't mean they use it all together. And not heavily. They would swipe it on the right places messily with their smudge of lipstick for example. But they would not use it as contour or be precise like Americans do. I love these chatty videos. It's fun to experiment "with" you

@rebekkakhigson

4 күн бұрын

Wow, what a great comment! I was also thinking while watching that it is all very analytical. And that exactly is NOT the french vibe. Don’t think too much, feel more if it feels right or not.

@notjustirene

4 күн бұрын

100% when do this kind of undone look, I do a smudged red matte lip (so it becomes more translucent) a little concealer to hide some imperfections and then some bronzer. I skip brows, blush… It’s as Coco Chanel said: always take away one thing when you think you’re done to make it look effortless.

@laurenceapitz1678

4 күн бұрын

this is 100% correct, in France women don’t have a perfect canvas, and we love freckles. people would just stare at you if you had a full face of makeup and colored eyeshadow, especially in Paris.

@user-ub6tc2jj3v

4 күн бұрын

❤ 100%

@amyherrick6772

4 күн бұрын

100% this as someone who lived in france for almost a decade, No Parisian girl ever wears all these products or puts this much effort in it.. it looks effortless because it's .. effortless. Only a red lip or lip gloss with mascara. Never all these products at once. Also I agree with everyone who said "stop!" at around the 8 minute mark.. I thought you looked so good there. Just add some lip balm and call it a day; the first blush was perfect. Absolutely love your channel and content but the French Girl look perhaps isn't great for youtube bc it's really like "put on 2 or 3 products and go" .. watch how Violette Fr does her GRWM videos; she uses very little. I think you could look great like that too.. it's just different than what you normally do. Also agree with the other post on here regarding your inner artist who cannot stop applying. But I LOVE your content! :)

It's so funny because I have French cousins and their French girlfriends happen to wear pretty heavy makeup. I'm talking like 2016 instagram baddie style makeup. So for people to say french women barely wear any is hilarious. As if an entire country of women are just a monolith LOL

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

TRUE.

@ferrulebeauty

4 күн бұрын

Piggybacking off of this! So true! I follow a bunch of French women influencers and makeup artists and they all have a full beat face. But I completely get and LOVE the idea of that cliche French girl aesthetic and use it on myself all of the time ❤

@emmanuellecolombani

4 күн бұрын

Well, I'm french and always the only one wearing makeup in the room, that's so sad because I looove makeup and would enjoy seeing beautiful makeups... 😅

@The_Viking_Highlander

3 күн бұрын

Exactement!

@jessicad1953

3 күн бұрын

The majority of french women wears one or two makeup thing : mascara and lipstick / mascara and one eyeshadow / mascara and eyeliner or mascara and blush. But some of us like makeup like I do and I wear so much more 😅

The French girl look is something I just don’t think I have an eye for. I feel like so much of it is about being thin and having bangs. And also it’s something that only seems to exist in stylized photos. (I say this as if I’m not currently wearing a free tshirt I got at work.)

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

🤣🤣 omg bangs. Another thing I realized after trying so many times...don't. Work. For me.

@Uhohlisa

4 күн бұрын

@@kackiegirl me too. I’ve wanted Bridget Bardot hair and bangs since 2004 and I just don’t have the face for the bangs :(

It’s the eye shadow, that’s your downfall here. I have smaller eyes too, and fuller lips, so I get it. But the biggest part of this aesthetic is embracing our natural beauty, not leaning on makeup to “balance” things out. I agree with the others saying that if you simply evened out your complexion and then chose to emphasize *one* thing only, you’d have nailed this aesthetic. You looked great between 8-9 minutes. Just add one more thing - mascara, lips, whatever - and then 🛑!

@rinwesley3092

2 күн бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing! She didn't need the eyeshadow.

@tdreamer25

23 сағат бұрын

@@rinwesley3092 I think they follow the rule of wearing just eyeshadow or just lips. you are right though after minute 9 if she wore a red lip that would be it

I think the real secret to French Girl makeup is to be born beautiful. (Oh yes, and naturally clear skin.)

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

The clear skin thing geez

@gracenurse3365

5 күн бұрын

@@kackie”We do not erase our flaws! These are what make us individual!” WTF, Frenchie?? That’s okay if you have, like, 1 cute, little scar/break running through an eyebrow… but what if you’re a normal person with about… 5 flaws??

@gardenia77

4 күн бұрын

@gracenurse3365 French women really do don't put emphasis on hiding flaws. They do not strive to all have a singular "it" girl look. They do pay attention to skincare, but you will see much more diversity in features in France and women focus on highlighting whatever part of their body or face they really like and they like individuality. Noone is trying to place blush or contour to have certain shaped features. Now, weight is anther thing all together lol. I was chunky for France lol. But people still treated me like I was gorgeous. My French family members would make remarks when I ate outside of regular meals because they don't do that there and their culture is to say something if they think you are doing something unhealthy to yourself. It didn't bother me because I knew their intent. And it is a healthier lifestyle.

@rachelsnow127

4 күн бұрын

Kackie is beautiful, not that you said she wasn't.

@jessicad1953

3 күн бұрын

That's a myth :)

I honestly think the artist in you gets in your way--speaking as another artist. You know how it takes a while to learn when to step back from a painting? Until you do, everything you produce looks... overworked. There's no other way to phrase it. The makeup at the end of the video was LOVELY, but from the "effortless" standpoint, it was overworked. In pursuit of fine gradients and filled in colors and perfect undertones and your cosmetically-based celebration of color theory... the face becomes overworked--again, not in and of itself, but in relationship to this particular aesthetic you're breaking down in this video. I think this might be as relevant as the femme/boyish aspect, simply because I watch you reach the point of what (to me) looks both effortless and chic, in every video.. and then move past it as you tinker with the artistic nuances of the makeup. I say this with FULL AWARENESS that there is a gap between how something presents on camera, and how it presents in the real world. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE your artistic approach to your makeup, and that perspective is partially what sets your content apart. I personally love the looks you end up with. However, that nuanced and detail-oriented artistic take is somewhat opposed to that sense of effortlessness you're chasing. In order to seem effortless, the gradient needs to be imperfect. The edges need to be slightly unblended and messy. The balance needs to be off. It's those FLAWS that create that sense of effortlessness, and I think your artistic sensibilities just snatch you away from that every single time. At 8:39 where you're saying "This blush is too high contrast" all I could think is "No, it's perfect. Stop there. Stop. Add some mascara, maybe some tinted lip balm. You're DONE." The blush was too high contrast in the way cheeks actually tend to be when flushing rather than cosmetically accentuated. Imperfect, yes. Artistically off-center, yes. But not overworked. However, I think the nuance you value artistically prevents you from enjoying that look on YOUR face. I think Sam from Ye Olde Pixiwoo was fantastic at this... the messy, "I slapped it on in the back of an uber" type of makeup, and knowing when to stop in order to capture that sense of effortless chic.. something that I think those of us who see the world in terms of color, contrast, and composition... we have a hard time reconciling ourselves to a cosmetic aesthetic that's deliberately slightly "wrong." P.S. I think a huge part of the "French Girl" aesthetic (at least viewed from an American perspective) that we don't often talk about is the hair... that messy "can't be bothered" look always seems to extend to the hair as well, and I think that really matters. Most styles of makeup will look instantly more effortless with hair worn down, and with a bit of messy/air-dried texture. You'll be hard-pressed to find a good example of this French Girl aesthetic with hair either pulled back, the way you tend to prefer yours, or overly "done."

girl if you wore just a little bit of red lipstick, you would have been done. you look like those beautiful effortless french girls tbh. love u

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

With all due respect, I disagree 😂

@ConnieWobbles

Күн бұрын

Not true red but her own version of red, with a BB cream and mascara, maybe. I think she could have done the look better with her own colours and textures.

Here are my 2 cents. By the way, I'm French: The point of difference in the analysis of your face is that you described your skin as "messy" when I saw it as natural and radiant. I would have only used the concealer, not the shiny stuff, the first blush, not the second. Transparency is allowing your skin to shine. As my mum used to tell me, enhance your best features, choose something that makes you feel like a million bucks and you will radiate. It's about finding your signature makeup style for you, yourself. Not the trend or fad. That only helps you access the best hues and tones that complement you. As you focus on contrast, or lack of, again, a bit of tension adds the "je ne sais quoi". In conclusion, french women wear make-up to enhance, suggest more than to highlight. Hence why you will never find highly pigmented and glittery eye shadows. As for the red lipstick, again it's about finding the hue, tone, and chroma that suits you. Lastly, the answer is in your title: fantasy. It's an illusion! Only foreigners describe the French style as being effortless. We, French women, know that it is a journey of self-acceptance and self-assurance that takes time, research, and mistakes along the way. So my advice to you is to find your uniqueness, to embrace it and to enjoy the process and to stop trying to be something you're not. All this is said with love and compassion, by the way. We are all perfect in out imperfections!

@lolal-t2027

Күн бұрын

Si bien dit💜

@eugeniedenardis8956

Күн бұрын

@@lolal-t2027 merci

If you're low contrast and want a French girl look, just do your brows and mascara, conceal where needed, use bronzer or blush if you want to and apply some lip balm. Done. (Oh, and if you're feeling extra fancy, add a winged eyeliner)

@samjames9298

4 күн бұрын

Yeah, all that eyeshadow looks lovely but it isn’t giving effortless French girl.

@Kelly-pp1et

3 күн бұрын

@@samjames9298it doesn’t look lovely at all. Just put tiny bit of bronzer on your eyelids to warm it up and that’s it.

I feel like this look could be so FrenchGirl™️ if you did no eyeshadow and just did your usual brown kitten flick and mascara. Also your French Girl outfit is definitely a flowy button up instead of a frilly dress

@jodieguess3002

5 күн бұрын

Oh, or even a soft Bambi eye all over the lid with what you mentioned! And her striped button up tops. ❤

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

Interesting!!

@fbmbassist

4 күн бұрын

Yes, I mentioned this in her previous video. Shouldn't use eye shadow, unless it's just a swipe of iridescent champagne. I know it's been joked already on this video, but it's true that less is better for this look.

@trishhykes5574

4 күн бұрын

Ooo please try this Kackie!!

As a woman with huge boobs, I often yearn and fanaticize about how it would be to have small boobs, especially in the summer. Honestly, they're more of a nuisance than anything, especially because they are sexualized if I wear dresses. I don't even have to try to show cleavage. I will never be a mother so I don't even need them, lol.

@thejulietocean

4 күн бұрын

Literally get “finally bras for small boobs” ads all the time and I’m like girl I wish 😭😂 I would love to experience zero boob sweat summers

@erinnswan7063

4 күн бұрын

I always wished my breasts were removable. I hate the boob sweat, the pain my neck and back pain. I would get them reduced if I had the money.

@nenjaboots

4 күн бұрын

@@thejulietoceanSAME!

@annamoehagen3447

4 күн бұрын

I feel this so much

@The_Viking_Highlander

3 күн бұрын

Oh yes. I feel this so much. Big boobs and heat do not mix. It's absolutely awful having a river running under there. Plus I always have to get two sizes larger in clothes that look ridiculous on my tiny frame. And the sexualisation of them causes such discomfort and anxiety. I love my boobs, but I wish I could wear what I want without being constantly harrassed or lasciviously glared at. I absolutely despise the male gaze. I just wanna punch them in the face! lol.

My observations, as someone who lives near France and interacts with French women in professional settings (like, on trade shows for example) : red lipstick is indeed a thing, but for the rest, I often notice they wear a heavy matte base (think EL Double Wear), some bronzer, mascara and sometimes eyeliner. What I feeli like I don't see is eyeshadow, neither do I see a lot of (colorful) blush. I absolutely agree that this type of makeup works best on what Kibbe would call « dramatic essence » (think Sofia Loren bodytype). I never manage to look that effortless neither, I tend to overpolish and add too much eyeshadow :)

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

Heavy. Matte. Base. Curveball 😳

@PlanningNerd

5 күн бұрын

@@kackie I think it's an attempt to have flawless skin when they don't - Jeanne or Violette just have natural perfect skin, it's hard to compete :)

If you had stopped at the first blush and added lipstick, you would have been there - you like to be more made up than is called for by the aesthetic

French women just really don't spend time/energy on makeup and they really love skincare. My mom is french and her and her whole family don't get excited about makeup but will enthusiastically talk about skincare and the perfect SPF for hours. When is comes to make up she owns a total of 5 products (3 everyday and 2 for "special occasion"). She wears mascara, a bit of brow pencil, and lip gloss everyday and if she's getting really fancy she uses bronzer - as an actual bronzer and an eyeshadow - and the tiniest bit of concealer. I feel like the not thinking about it/not caring is where the french-ness comes from? Who's to say!

So many people are giving you good perspective on angling for the French look. The thing I can offer, based on decades with French men and French families, is that neither brand is quintessentially French girl. There are so many French girls. For your form, think A.P.C. Think Saint James if you’re into nautical. Both would look great on you. And for makeup: it’s covering the “spots”, not covering the other things (dark circles, freckles), maybe a dusting of bronzer and slip of eyeliner, then either much mascara or a lip. It doesn’t need to be red. Hanging out with a group of Frenchies in NYC at a club, one woman said to me in astonishment: You don’t look American. I asked what she meant. She meant that I didn’t try to be perfect and put on so much makeup. You’re really beautiful; you could pull off the non-American look very well.

This reminds me of John Maclean: trends are for the anxious

@ZijnShayatanica

3 күн бұрын

I absolutely love that quote, especially as I'm only in the beginning of the video, hearing her agonize about how sorely she wants to belong & how she's tried tirelessly to force it to work, hahahah. Sounds anxious to me!!

@ZijnShayatanica

3 күн бұрын

Not that I'm being condescending - I've hopped aboard the hype train only to find things that have definitively worked AND not worked for me. It's been a helpful artistic exercise now & again.

There was an article on a now - defunct site called XOJane, entitled “What if I Don’t Want to be French Chic?” and it was so good, I wish I could share it with you. In it, the author talked about why the whole “French chic” thing just didn’t work for her, as an American. A few memorable parts: “I’m a peacock, a motherfuckin’ peacock.” “I know that our country is guilty for Tommy Bahamas, but we also have Tom Ford, Tom Fucking Ford.” Basically, the gist of the article was that as somebody who enjoyed being glamorous and pinup culture, the author felt that our country has just as much to be proud of when it comes to culture, fashion, etc.

@racingrachel

2 күн бұрын

God I miss XOJane

@llkoolbean4935

7 сағат бұрын

Great point. I just came back from Paris and they all wear Levi's.😂

Your videos are giving me the Art school education that my medical student mind has always yearned for! P.S. from one low contrast, melanin deprived female to another, your in depth explanations make SO MUCH SENSE and are SO HELPFUL!!! Thank you!

As an American who learned French in middle school/ high school and does pass for a native French speaker in France, and who is also not white, it’s very interesting to observe the strong us/ them culture and mentality in France, in one aspect I am “us”, when I speak, I am French enough to be somewhat accepted, but the racism generally prevents me from reaching that point, the idea that they are just making makeup for themselves is imo very aligned with the culture-I like the LFenR lip palette and face palette, and the concealer is actually nice imo, but I bought shades 2 and 3 and they are almost the same, I bought the bronzer to use as a face powder lol; great timing on this video, no one has done a very wide ranging review of LFenR and I wanted to know about the new eye palette but didn’t want to drop the additional $24 on shipping just to see if it was anything special

thank you so much for your videos :) it's so interesting to get your point of view as an artist in makeup products and looks ;) the french girl aesthetic is just a myth really of a brunette with a red lip. I'm from Paris and this does not exist irl ;)

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

Thank you for this. Seriously.

@sebumpostmortem

4 күн бұрын

Aaaaaaaamen, ma cousine du nord😚.

Kackie, you are elite level & I'm novice. But if I'm going for French girl chic, I choose only one thing (for me it's the lips) and leave the rest of the color out of it. (For me: No blush, no eye make-up. Just bronzer/mascara.) I also keep jewelry minimal. You're the best & I love the color analysis.

Hi, I'm pretty new to your channel, but I just wanted to mention that I completely understand the relief of returning to a smaller chest. I used to be about 30 lbs heavier than what is "normal" for me, and one of the things that made me most uncomfortable was how large my chest was. I was a DD, and objectively I had a great figure, but I never felt like it fit me at all, like I was in the wrong body. I lost the weight a couple years ago and returned to a small C, and only realized then how I'm vastly more comfortable with a more androgenous figure. It's been hard to explain to people, because I'm afraid of coming across as bragging or fat-shaming.

@Kelly-pp1et

3 күн бұрын

There is nothing wrong with fat shaming. We need shame back.

Grew up going to France to see my family over there and the “French girl” effortlessness is for sure from lack of effort relative to American standards. Like many comments have said, this is doing too much. Simple is the key-just like 2-3 discernible alterations allowed, no perfecting, no smoothing, no art project of the face. Think mascara + brushed brows + blush exclusively, or like lipstick and mascara and only a spot or two of concealer. I hung out with a girl who only wore a sheer wash of eye glitter and some mascara. No “base” with blending and smooth under eyes and no acne scars. She looked cool asf and it made sense with her overall look. It’s just hard to do so little if you A) enjoy doing a lot (like the process of make up) or B) are not used to seeing your made-up face looking still “imperfect” as a natural stopping point

I think the lip gloss performed a magic trick. I loved the lip before you applied the liner and gloss, but once you applied the gloss I felt like it pulled the whole look together. When I saw the finished look I said, Isabelle Huppert! So that really is some kind of magic. Also, I love that blush on you. I think it gives you a nice, natural glow.

no kidding, I saw the thumbnail and thought "Kackie's white whale" and when you said it I was like Leo pointing at the TV gif. I have this struggle too and excited for another discussion of contrast and effortlessness and color theory.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA omg

What about french tomboy?

That was so cool! I could really see how you started from "the French girl" and how you transformed it into "the kackie"

I love the curriculum-based videos you’ve been making lately, Kackie. You have a way of simplifying concepts, while still appealing to those of us who do have experience with visual arts.

I learn so much from you! We are opposites in contrast, coloring, essence, etc. but you explain things so well in ways that I miss out from other creators with similar attributes to me! Thanks for all your beauty wisdom!

"Boom milk, am I boom booming"? LMAO I died 😂 This was SUPER helpful. We need more of these videos, it definitely helps me understand and remind myself that what works for someone else may not for me especially when it comes down to colors. I love love love low contrast and pastel colors, but they absolutely do not work on me. I have light medium skin tone and very dark brown hair and eye. More of these please. :) Thank you

Yes, it's lie searching for the White Unicorn. Can't wait to see if you found it. I've been searching for years, (I'm 83) still on the hunt.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

YOU GET MEEEE 😭😭😭

@SandraSallin

5 күн бұрын

@@kackie Yes, I'm an artist also, so I understand your color theory craziness.

Oh wow, I totally agree with what you said about the contrast on your lips calling out the flaws in your eye shadow. As soon as you said that I was like EXACTLY 💯. I love the depth of your videos. Your energy is amazing. ❤😊

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

I'm so glad I don't sound crazy and you can see what I'm talking about 😂

I love that you teach me something new every video you make

This is one of my favorite videos you’ve ever done. So interesting!

Just want to say I’m loving these slightly more esoteric videos you’re doing of late, Kackie!! You waxing rhapsodic on color theory and working through things that are challenging for you is sooo satisfying and thought-provoking. Really engaged comments on here today too; it’s interesting to see everyone’s varying perspectives/feelings on the ever-illusive French girl aesthetic.

These videos have been super helpful, Kackie! I also have low contrast in my skin and easily look super made up, so I keep my makeup to a minimum. These videos are helping bridge the gap some.

I truly appreciated this review of "French girl" look. What you said makes sense to me. Thank you for diving in! ❤

I love that you're talking about contrast because whe discovered on my own that I'm high contrast, it made everything make sense to me! Its why I have the opposite problem from you and I struggle with soft nude lips. I already naturally have so much contrast in the rest of my face that downplaying my lips just looks off and unbalanced. On other hand, I think without knowing it I've been doing french girl makeup because sometimes when I'm in a hurry I just throw on a bold lip and litterally nothing else and that actually looks more natural on me in a way because it creates more balance in my face.

@Amanda-yd2ey

2 күн бұрын

So true. I want all ,y money and time back trying to find a perfect nude when my lips are friggin pink. And the days of MAC peaches blush so wasted when I naturally flush fushia. We really need to work with what we’ve got.

Just here to say keep it up with the makeup problem solving content! Your artist's eye is the sharpest tool in your shed for helping us figure out our own makeup. I appreciate it

… You are trying to try… you must not try to not try. Then! you vill achieve en Francais.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

Dear god 🤣🤣🤣 I'm so screwed

@Little.MissDiagnosed

5 күн бұрын

@@kackie don’t worry. So am I. Worked in Montreal. Grew up in a place called Sain Boniface. And even if my French was perfect I would be snubbed as “anglee-phon”. But when I don’t care my horrible French days are better accepted as eff it vibe. Perhaps if you simply stop caring you’ll achieve great French makeup. LMBO!

Thank you for practical masterclass which we truly needed. ❤❤

Your content is always so helpful. You don’t just say use this product, but this works because XYZ. I would love a video on how to fix makeup that has gone awry like eyeshadow getting out of control?

I love to ear you talk about colors and contrasts and that you show us how to apply some colors for it to work. I learn so much!!!

I adored this video. I have skipped back 3/4 of the way to watch again and have you repeat concepts. I adore the analytical approach. This is so helpful to assist me in looking at a style and analysing it, and assessing it in comparison to my own style to determine whether it would likely look good on me. Yes French girls "wouldn't do xyz 123" like some other people here havr said. Yes fine ok, that's probably true. But! But! I appreciate you analysing the makeup and style, and showing how you "solve for" something (love that phrasing in the art-math context) to make it work for your style and colouring. I want that book you mentioned - so much want. I looked it up after you mentioned it in a previous video a while back. The book seems like an invaluable resource. I also watch the Style Class sessions and they're so interesting. Sincerest thank you for an excellent, thoughtful, considered video. I like quietly wish you would open up something like consultations where you would look at photos of us and ask about our makeup requirements (we would fill out a form ) and you recommend a few products based on what we are looking for (eg, full face, just eye products, just lip and cheek, etc). Would pay for that assistance so fast.

I think it would be helpful if you didn’t adjust/fix the makeup as you go! While I love that when you are trying new releases, it’s a bit more challenging during your educational videos. I find it harder to understand the concepts because I don’t see a true before/after visual. So maybe showing us the “effortless” French girl makeup - red lip, soft brown wing, mascara. THEN, show us what you would do to fix it. Love your videos and am constantly learning from you.

It was amazing seeing you recover that makeup look after the first few colorful cosmetics! Great lesson in color and texture ✨

Accidentally paused this at 21:00 and this kind of animation is one of the reasons I love your videos

Ahhhhhhhh that's why I love your content. I am in my 50s and with your channel I have finally found my makeup vibe. I have always been a tomboy and loved makeup. Each and every time I applied makeup I would always struggle to not look like a clown. lol But now everyone is asking what I am doing different, because my makeup looks so good!!! ❤

Similar skin tone and boyish essence here - thank you for explaining something I’ve known and yet had no words for yet!!

Its so cool how much nuances you see!! It's clear you are very trained in color and art. I am just a begginer who have started being interested about makeup in my thirties (I am Spanish by the way) and I love your videos! But to be honest, I had to screenshot you before you added the powder to your face and after, and I barely notice any difference 🙈 I guess i need to train my eye! You are stunning 😌

This is the most useful makeup video I’ve watched in a long time. I’m a low contrast girl and have tried (unsuccessfully) to be high contrast my entire life. I have good technique. I can blend and blend and blend, and after doing a full face of makeup always wondered why everything just…looked redonk on me. So thank you. With this data point I can make changes that will hopefully help.

I’ll never forget getting lost in France as an 18-year-old and trying to ask for help in French and being totally ignored. I’ve been unimpressed ever since, but I’ll keep eating the croissants.

I learn something from every video I watch from you and therefore it does not feel like "wasted" time in the black rabbit hole of beauty videos. thank you

I just like watching your process! It makes me think about mine. ❤

I enjoy you open and honest style.

Yep, your French will never be good enough for French people 😂 I am Belgian, we are neighbors to France and we speak French but we have a different accent and some ways to say things are not the same (just like English in the US is different from the UK or Australia). French people make fun of us because of that. But you know, Belgian style is so much more fun and friendly. You would be perfect as a French speaking Belgian, maybe that is the secret 😂

@deniseballard4593

4 күн бұрын

One of my doctors is French-Canadian, and she has talked about being in France, speaking French and being answered in English. She was not pleased!

@emmanuellecolombani

4 күн бұрын

​@@deniseballard4593the problem with French language is that it is very difficult to understand the words when they are mispronounced or said with a strong accent. It's a nightmare for me to speak with people from english speaking or spanish speaking countries as I sometimes don't understand them at all and feel really bad 🙁... Same thing with French Canadian people, WE have a hard time understanding them, it's not their fault nor ours...

Great conversation about our fantasy self, and how to recognize and be ok with letting go of looks that don't work for us. Appreciating without envy

Yeesssss. It has its chokehold on ALL of us. So psyched to watch.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

🥰🥰 you get me

Ah! Loved your explanation for how finish affects the contrast of of color against your skin. While I’ve long known that throwing a gloss on top of a lipstick that was way too saturated or too dark for my coloring was the key to making it work, I never understood why. To me, it seemed counterintuitive because add gloss to something is to literally highlight it, which to make brain would make it stand out more not less. I didn’t consider how the light absorption of a matte color would intensify the color.

French girl makeup either makes me look washed out or old hollywood glam. Hollywood glam is my ideal makeup look, so i dont mind that, but i never look both effortless AND chic. It's either one or the other 😂

Love your content and color theory. Violette FR boum boum milk and her blushes are so amazing- been a long time purchaser of all her products. I recommend using the boum boum milk with her "la creme" or as a hydrating spray toner underneath a heavier moisturizer if you need it. I also use it during the day. Thanks for reviewing all these! Violette Rouje candles are amazing and so are their hair clips.

Hahahaha I just bought that damn Rouje eye palette on Friday 😅 I love the Boum Boum milk and Violette’s red lip stain. Such a fun video! And yes to the stubborn Aries trait from another fellow Aries ♈️

I loved this vid / concept . I love watching you troubleshoot live . I super enjoyed hearing you wade through your French girl fantasy. ❤☺️❣️👍💓🦋🙏😇

I absolutely love the Louise blush and I layer it with everything

I am a medium contrast, very pale, “true spring” girly. I cannot tell you how many times I have googled French girl makeup. I JUST RECENTLY realized when we think of “French makeup” it means high contrast. And it doesn’t work for me. That being said, I lean into my complexion and a natural looking flush, and go with an effortlessness that feels like “I just woke up like this”, when we all know I didn’t. I also loved when you talked about our own unique essences, really using those to our advantages. As I get older I really see the beauty in uniqueness, and at the heart of “French beauty” I think learning to love the skin you are in is the key.

I think you look amazing in everything!

I love these videos! I am learning so much. I think it would be helpful to see pictures side by side. So we could compare how the different textures diffused the light/color. Thank you for doing these types of videos!

You are a true makeup “artist” bc you explain the art of the makeup application and shade choices and how it all works. I learned more from your contrast video than any other video this year. I’m a neutral as well and nothing is easy; warms are too orange and cools are too gray so I’m a hot mess 90% of the time. 🤷🏼‍♀️😬🤦🏼‍♀️😂

boy essence + french = caroline de maigret? I love these videos and getting people to change their perspective. lil’ make up cubism lessons.

A video like this is very helpful! I have just recently started caring a little bit more about my make up and always wondered why some days my make up looked great and other days it didn’t. I never really thought about things like contrast (Which I’m still not really sure that I understand) or texture. I do know that with my very fair skin and blue eyes, I always feel more comfortable in lighter lip, shades, and glasses.

As a fellow low-contrast/always-chasing-the-French-girl-done+undone-aesthetic-but-never-achieving-it/boyish-essence-but-loves-a-full-face girlie: I've never felt so seen🙌you took a bunch of thoughts that have been rattling around my brain for YEARS and articulated them so clearly that it was a literal lightbulb moment for me. You are such a great teacher! The boyish essence/modifier thing btw - wow. Mind blown. I have always felt like such an imposter wearing anything femme, and finally in my 40s stopped forcing myself to try. I get such style inspiration from you and @ttsandra. This type of content is what makes you so unique and special in this space, I learn so much every time! ❤

Kackie, you consistently make the best beauty content. I would love a series about why X trend/aesthetic/make-up style looks bad on you…you being anyone. Also, I can’t do the French girl style either. My hair needs to be done neatly to look right and red lips make me look like a clown.

Loved the last few videos❤❤❤

I love this video!!! Also I know you linked the eye necklace recently but PLEASE give us the link for the tennis necklace one. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!

What I appreciate and use from French beauty is an emphasis on skincare, and cutting my hair so it works with my hair texture and I don’t really need to style it.

Also, a word of support on speaking french in France: a young man working at a patisserie on the Champs Élysée once told me my French was "pretty good", and to this day, that is the most meaningful compliment I've ever received. And i am by NO MEANS fluent. So. Your dreams are ✨possible✨🇫🇷

I suck at the Parisian makeup. I m greasy. I have to have copious amounts of powder. The second one grain of powder goes on I’m instantly over done. I can be barefaced but dab powder on boom over done. I can pull the dresses off effortlessly so that’s something

@annetteprice

5 күн бұрын

I’m greasy too. Try Danessa Myrick’s blurring balm. It’s so nice for people with skin like ours.

I think Clemence Poesy has a low contrast, but has worn a muted red lip with barely any blush and a slick of mascara on the red carpet, and looked amazing. I don’t think it’s just a low/high contrast thing - I think it’s about being strategic in what you do. Years ago, Lisa Eldridge did a video on how to wear a dark lip, and talks about how to make it not look messy - I often go back to that one if I want a simple “French” look, as a guide as to where to target my efforts without tipping into clown territory.

I spent this whole video going, "OK stop. Stop. Kackie, stop! Nooo too much! More?!! Pick one!!! Why?!!!" You don't look French, but you do look lovely.

@kackie

4 күн бұрын

My eye wants balance! 😂😂😂 maybe that's the problem

@shireads2954

4 күн бұрын

​@@kackie the eye wants what the eye wants

Les Filles En Rouge offers amazing packaging and products… are super underwhelming. I tried a few things and never touch them after. I don’t think the brand is worth it all.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

This is my experience too.

Surrat only has two bronzers and you love them. I can’t say shit though, as I ordered it yesterday. 😂

@tiffshorse13

5 күн бұрын

I so agree with your vibe. I was a little tomboy, who rode horses and played in the dirt. I’ve always loved being small chested because it makes sports easier. I still feel like I have a masculine,I’ve vibe, I love being in sporty or rock wife clothes, a sparkly tux sounds better than a gown, you know? I do love hair and makeup though. My husband would love me to wear floral dresses, but I feel like a clown 🤡 in stuff like that.

@kackie

5 күн бұрын

To be fair I reviewed them to call out the shades and never spoke about them again.

I'd love another video about what you said about if we're high or low contrast. For some reason I couldn't figure it out only with the first one. I've found you recently and this type of figuring out styles videos are quite interesting ❤

I just wanted you to know, the whole low contrast thing has solved my life long question as to why foundation, lipstick, and most of the time, liner, have never worked for me. Im 34 and love makeup, but have never been a foundation wearer, and you literally solved the question I've never been able to answer 😭 thank you.

Would love to see a comparison of stick foundations! I have some fun vacations coming up and I would love to take a stick foundation vs a liquid. Always love hearing your thoughts! ☺️

This came out really pretty, though. I could never get away with those shades.

I have this playing in the background, my engineer heart got too excited when I heard the words “solved for.” Are we doing math?! Yes we are - art math 😂

I'm right there with you! The "classic red lip" turns a hideous pinky-blue on me. C'est la vie! You're beautiful, and I enjoy your videos! FYI- I just watched makeup artist Leslie Dumeix on Vogue France; she's got a low contrast complexion, and she wears a low contrast lip.

100% with you on wanting Violette to bottle that blush scent. I’ve asked too. I’m not even a perfume girl generally and I’d buy that lightning fast.

Wee, yes. Fixing of the boo-boos is quite helpful, along with the explanation on why the fix worked. 😊❤

I am french and a girl and let me tell you that this “french girl effortless” thing is a scam 😁 my effort is a definitely a lot!

@emmanuellecolombani

4 күн бұрын

​@@creativefierceI'm French and I love using as many makeup produits as possible 😅 but I feel very alone in this, noone I know/meet uses makeup actually 😢

Violette fr has a lovely perfume.. oil based.. also she is a creative director for Guerlain… weirdo random info of the day 😉❤

You’ve made this make sense to me and why I wipe eyeshadow off and then just put bronzer on my eyes 😂 the whole matte/opacity/saturation and contrast brings it all together. This is so helpful and explains why I have drawers full of make up I don’t wear 😂 do you like Tom Ford Smoky Quartz? I have it and love it but I’ve realised how it’s too saturated for me

Kackie, have you heard about the Kibbe system? He divides different types of appearance depending on the ratio of yin and yang. It helped me a lot in finding what suits me best. And what you said about boyish features, reminded me of one of Kibbe’s types named Flamboyant gamine. Also: love your channel, greetings from Belarus❤

I love this video and this subject! My thoughts- 1. Your French friend is being really snobby. My experience has been that French people are thrilled when you speak in French. 2. I think the blush in your final look really suits you but is def not French. They’re just not that into obvious rouge. 3. Boy essence is a total French trope- think Jean Seberg in Breathless. More French videos please!

Oh Kackie, I could be your Auntie. I’m in my mid-sixties and love your channel. I’m the boyish essence type and I get exactly what you are saying. I could see the effort it took to make it work. Thanks for the geeky color info. xo, Cowgirl Deb

Ok try this : avoid all glitter and shimmer, minimal foundation (like BB cream), fill in brows, very light concealer, mascara. Don't bother with lipstick (the French girl wearing red lips every day is just a myth).

girl I totally feel you that sometimes the implication of French girl makeup that you see online is that you don't have to wear a lot of makeup if your style and essence is already effortlessly high femme...right with you on my style modifier being 'boy' but also liking to wear makeup! its a super interesting style place to be in tbh and would be interested to hear you talk more about it!

Hello Kackie, I am French and I live in Paris. I must say that I found your video and comments below very entertaining. From my humble perspective, there isn't just "one type of French girl". We're all different, just like you. I like make-up, sometimes full and sometimes not.... Love from France 💖💖💖❤❤❤