Moving House? Quitting My Job? Going To Hong Kong? Regret Cutting My Hair? Starting a Business / Q&A

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  • @normahl9086
    @normahl90868 күн бұрын

    I went to Hong Kong in 1982, for my honeymoon, and it was my first ever flight. We stayed at the YMCA! The most difficult and surprising thing was how crowded it was, but once you get past that, a fantastic experience. Hair, I love my hair short, but always end up growing it long again, because I find it easier, and only wash weekly these days. Currently growing it until it stops growing. My white hair is darker at the back, so I colour that various shades of purple.

  • @WellWithHels
    @WellWithHels8 күн бұрын

    Loved this catch up with you 🥰 Great questions from people! X x

  • @Cmr8791
    @Cmr87919 күн бұрын

    Loved this q&a! The different locations broke it up nicely and loved how it often related to the question. Well done 👏🏼 😂

  • @rachelhowe1922
    @rachelhowe19227 күн бұрын

    Stayed till the end 😂 I always get your vids on my feed

  • @SarahE1811
    @SarahE181110 күн бұрын

    i find you really relatable , even though im 44 childless and live alone with my dog haha, i also travel alot to America so i think thats what we have in common , we dont have the same skin tone but i always watch your make up / skincare vids! ive also had bobbed hair in forever unless i have extensions in so the hair vids at the mo are great aswell........ all in all i just genuinely like your personality and you seem a lovely person, i'll watch anything you upload and think its great ......i may also have a soft spot for the manny content :)

  • @mariannetuite7411

    @mariannetuite7411

    9 күн бұрын

    I’m 44 next weekend, live alone with my cat, and don’t have children either.. Fully agree with your comment. Couldn’t have said it better

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    The difference in age is negligible and my vlogs rarely feature anyone beyond me and manny so really .. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

  • @dettey_doughnut91
    @dettey_doughnut918 күн бұрын

    Made it to the end, not stuck under a rock, loved it as always ❤

  • @pinkynbaby
    @pinkynbaby10 күн бұрын

    Here until the end have always watched and you’ve never been missing from my feed. Thank you x

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    And that’s why I’m never missing 😂👏🏻❤️

  • @lizevans257
    @lizevans25710 күн бұрын

    So excited to see the New York vlogs Khila, me and my best friend are going in September it’s been a dream of ours for ever and we finally are going ! Eek ! xxx ❤

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Oh I hope you love it!! I think it’s love hate for some but I just will never be sick of it

  • @lmc013
    @lmc0139 күн бұрын

    The SLG question was mine, thank you for answering! Leaning toward one of the LV pieces but going in store next month to check them out and decide 😊

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Ahh well DM me if you want to chat more.. I love little luxury items but really can’t justify them these days.. I just don’t go anywhere to use them anymore 😭

  • @tracyj4279
    @tracyj42798 күн бұрын

    Watched to the very end - completely deliberately 😂😂 I always feel that you have got something to say 🤷🏻‍♀️ you’re real and it’s refreshing. Looking forward to the mental health chapter very much xx

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    I’m half daunted by the comments of tomorrows video already, honestly 😂

  • @gigilou
    @gigilou9 күн бұрын

    Always love your videos and content. I've watched you for so many years now! Your videos always come up in my feed ❤ Don't always comment as sometimes I'll have you on in the background to keep me company but I'm here always watching ❤❤

  • @lauraburkhill3599
    @lauraburkhill359910 күн бұрын

    I stayed till the end. Love your channels. And look forward to the next one 👍🙂❤️

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @juliajulesiscool684
    @juliajulesiscool68410 күн бұрын

    Always watch to the end.. rarely comment 😬 but love your content on both channels 🥰

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    But I know you so you must comment more than you think

  • @tessd8815
    @tessd88154 сағат бұрын

    Watched to the end , longtime subscriber 😊

  • @EmmaLou78
    @EmmaLou789 күн бұрын

    I rarely comment but watch a lot of your videos. You are my fav KZreadr. Love your vlogs. There's been various times I've felt like I've known you & been concerned (you do a lot!!!!) but not commented as you are a stranger & you have friends/family - not sure if that makes sense 😂 keep being you. Loved this q&a. Looking forward to the MH one.

  • @lorna_md
    @lorna_md9 күн бұрын

    Enjoyed this - good old nosey around the house too 😂😂. You know me, I always have an opinion / comment ❤ I enjoy pretty much all your content and rarely miss a video on either channel. X

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    oh I love an opinion, Lorna. If we all think the same way, nothing changes!

  • @bunnyhunny2936
    @bunnyhunny29369 күн бұрын

    Looking forward to you going blonder think it will look soo nice! 😍

  • @its_just_neat2023
    @its_just_neat20238 күн бұрын

    I guess im to be considered as an old timer 😂 as have watched for years and years. Love manny 💙 and how he steals every blanket and guards his biscuit. As for the short hair not gonna lie i was more than a little concerned pre cut - but you rock the look !

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    Haha I will never not find it funny that people are concerned about my hair 😉 thanks for sticking around

  • @mckirsty7783
    @mckirsty77832 күн бұрын

    Watched to the end, have been with you since the short platinum days because you're one of the only makeup reviewers I actually trust. I love your self-awareness and candour, and your sense of style - we're different ages with different body types, skin tones, hair type and lifestyles but I relate to you far more than 'full-time' bloggers (I am in Yorkshire so maybe that's it :D). I don't really comment because I think I'd talk to you like a real friend and tell you off (I'm that friend) and I try to remember that whilst I feel like I know you, to you I'd just be a stranger giving you unwarranted advice on the internet :D Please just keep being you. OH BUT I would love to see you follow along with a makeup tutorial, to see if they're any good for 'real' people and can be done without the latest new releases! xox

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    18 сағат бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @gymismytemple
    @gymismytemple10 күн бұрын

    I stayed till the end 😊and yes I’m interested in the mental health vlog 😊

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Coming on Sunday

  • @mariannetuite7411
    @mariannetuite74119 күн бұрын

    I absolutely love the Chanel coin purse and the YSL wallet you have. The colour of the YSL piece is gorgeous

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I think little slgs should be fun since they don’t have to go with anything

  • @mariannetuite7411
    @mariannetuite741110 күн бұрын

    Totally relate to getting stuck into something as soon as I feel like I want to do it. “Strange level of confidence” is exactly how I’d describe it. I don’t worry about whether I can or can’t, I just find a way to do.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Exactly! I have never had a self esteem problem. I haven’t always liked the way I look etc but I think I have always had a pretty strong belief in myself as a person and that’s really held me together

  • @mariannetuite7411

    @mariannetuite7411

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeautyyup, I’m exactly the same. My folks always said it was because I and they were told I wouldn’t ever do x, y, or z.. According to my mum I popped out with a stubborn streak that apparently went “Wanna bet? Just watch me!” 🤣

  • @susanwalton9918

    @susanwalton9918

    8 күн бұрын

    I think this is called the Dunning Kreuger Effect

  • @mrsmc125
    @mrsmc1258 күн бұрын

    Just stopped to rush off and order candle and melts while i remembered. 5 minutes later got my tracking details! Thats service!! X

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    LOVE TO HEAR IT ❤️😂

  • @alexandramincher8291
    @alexandramincher82919 күн бұрын

    I love your videos so much! 😍❤️💐

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    thank you x

  • @HorsesFashionBeauty
    @HorsesFashionBeauty8 күн бұрын

    I always watch your vlogs and they always end up in my sub box but this channel not so much if I don't see anything for bit I have come find them. Your comment about toilet cleaner reminded of a time I came downstairs after getting ready for work and my mum told me I smelt like loo cleaner it was mark Jacobs honey 😂

  • @florencialeal6234
    @florencialeal623410 күн бұрын

    I’m going to HK at the end of August and can’t wait!

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Oooh send me photos on insta!!! I will be so excited by then 😂

  • @louisebayliss9693
    @louisebayliss969310 күн бұрын

    I've watched you for years but haven't commented! I didn't realise this meant youtube showed your videos to less people. Love your videos.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Not necessarily commenting but for sure the more you engage.. I’m sure if you actively seek out every video that counts too but it would out me higher on your list if you were to like and comment. I hate that stuff but there’s a reason people ask you to do it 😂

  • @louisebayliss9693

    @louisebayliss9693

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty I will make an effort🙂 It's good to hear you talk about your ADHD journey. I'm going through the same myself and the wait seems endless!

  • @mariannetuite7411
    @mariannetuite741110 күн бұрын

    The deeper pink of your t-shirt is your colour. It suits you so well

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I am definitely a pink person

  • @rachaelquarry3382

    @rachaelquarry3382

    6 күн бұрын

    Where is it from?? X

  • @rachelhowe1922
    @rachelhowe19227 күн бұрын

    Love the t shirt in this video, where is it from please 🙏

  • @Raxyroobear
    @Raxyroobear10 күн бұрын

    Wow Hong Kong, that will be amazing! I'm so tempted to chop my hair again...I do this, chop it, get fed up, grow it, chop it arghhhhh. It just ends up in a messy bun anyway. I'm 39 in June and I'd love to find a style I love...flicking through Pinterest lol. Anyway, enjoy NEWYORK!!! Xx

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Thank you!! I don’t have a hair plan at the moment but I’ve never cut it short and not been immediately growing it out before.. I plan on keeping it short once I can tie it up without clips I thinj

  • @lauraSarah
    @lauraSarah9 күн бұрын

    I'm stuck under a rock and couldn't change the channel 😂😂 No I willingly watched to the end. Unrelated but did you know you are almost at 100 followers on twitch? (And if you saw this comment on your other video no you didn't 😂)

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    hahaha!!! really? I keep thinking I might go back to that but it's just another plate! I really enjoyed it but I need to find a good space in the week for it

  • @H3len50
    @H3len5010 күн бұрын

    I always see you in my feed mrs.

  • @stentsx
    @stentsx8 күн бұрын

    I've always loved your videos and I've watched you for most of your KZread journey. Please don't take this the wrong way. I have watched less recently as find the regular mention of ADHD triggering as I come to KZread for escapism. However, I understand ADHD is part of your life and you're documenting your life xx

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    I’m not sure what way would be wrong but I’m certainly not offended by your comment, don’t worry ❤️ Is it triggering because you have ADHD or is it the the topic of mental health in general that you find stressful? I can certainly understand that. I think you’d be really surprised how little I actually DO mention it because I’m very aware of people taking issue with self diagnosis and I could do without the criticism. I felt safe talking about it in a video about my life but I would hazard a guess it’s mentioned 1/10 videos. It may just be that the videos that appeal to you are the ones in which it’s mentioned 😂

  • @stentsx

    @stentsx

    8 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty I'd say mental health in general for myself too. My circumstances are pretty niche but my son has damage to part of his brain from birth, he's at a higher risk of having ADHD, autism etc. He's only 4, so we don't know if he has a neurological condition yet. So when people say things like X could be a trait of ADHD, I will analyse every single detail. Then go into a rabbit hole of looking into it. I'd also compare myself as well.

  • @stentsx

    @stentsx

    8 күн бұрын

    If everyone's triggers were considered, you wouldn't be able to make a video about anything. People could be triggered by anything.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    Totally get that. Ironically, you saying my mentioning ADHD is triggering will rattle around in my brain every single time I think of mentioning it for the foreseeable future .. it’s a vicious cycle for those of us sensitive to this stuff. As you said, don’t take this the wrong way because your feedback was valid and you didn’t upset me BUT if you recognise that you are triggered by something, you can stop consuming that content. In telling me I’m triggering you but that you appreciate I’m just sharing, it plants that same seed in my brain but neither of us are better off 😂 You had the urge to share your personal experience in order to relieve yourself of something .. I relate 😉

  • @stentsx

    @stentsx

    8 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty Thank you xx

  • @rachaelquarry3382
    @rachaelquarry33826 күн бұрын

    Where's your pink t- shirt from please? xx

  • @H3len50
    @H3len5010 күн бұрын

    Watched you for so many year's now. I am 51 so fair bit older than you (crazy HRT wumin..lol). It's just hubby and I but I adore you, love your content and will always watch.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤️❤️ and although 51 may feel older, I felt 35 at 21 so we’re probably similar 😂

  • @H3len50

    @H3len50

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty 😂. Is this because you had a family young? Both my sisters did and they feel the same way. In my mind I am still 27, sometimes... 😂 X

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    7 күн бұрын

    Definitely

  • @rella_xo4976
    @rella_xo497610 күн бұрын

    Every video pops up on my feed. I rarely comment any more because I tend to passively watch in the background while my boys are running around causing havoc

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    I do exactly the same but you do comment because I recognise your profile! There are some people I know from their names or photos and it’s funny cause you’re familiar even though we don’t know each other

  • @helenjones1226
    @helenjones12268 күн бұрын

    Love your lip colour in this vlog. What is it please?

  • @EmmaRedvers81
    @EmmaRedvers8110 күн бұрын

    Honestly you are making me really consider cutting a lot off my hair .........

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    I can tell you unequivocally that I haven’t regretted it for a moment

  • @janebolster9357

    @janebolster9357

    2 күн бұрын

    Me too!

  • @lottielangley480
    @lottielangley48010 күн бұрын

    I consider us friends hahaha 😂❤

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    So do I!! It’s such a strange dynamic to explain to people 😂

  • @vitag277
    @vitag2779 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @pamelaatkinsonscats2873
    @pamelaatkinsonscats28739 күн бұрын

    I enjoyed this. I literally know nothing about the KZread algorithm. I upload some cat videos when I feel like it. I like people to watch, but I’m too lazy to make any effort whatsoever. I do get notified of your Mikhila Talks videos, I’m not sure if I’m notified of your others. I’ll have to check to see.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    It’s definitely frustrating at times but you can’t fight it

  • @juliemunroe8942
    @juliemunroe894210 күн бұрын

    Still here still watching 🙂

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    ❤️❤️

  • @honestlyholly7657
    @honestlyholly76579 күн бұрын

    a few youtubers I follow have switched to just posting on their vlog channels and retiring their main channel. I wonder if it's just part of growing up process (everyone has been in their 30s or late 20s!) or whether it's youtube making everyone tired of the content push

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    I think that also you chose a topic when you start this thing and 14 years later you’ve talked it to death 😂 I’d like to strike a balance where this channel is sit down, more structured videos.. maybe topical chats like the podcast episodes and monthly favourites.. scattered with reviews etc and then the vlog channel is my “main channel”

  • @Coffee-Makeup-Stationary
    @Coffee-Makeup-Stationary10 күн бұрын

    Oh my goodness! You mentioned ADD or ADHD, I was diagnosed as an adult after I had birthed my two children. (I am in the United States. I am in Kentucky.) did I understand you when you said you were on a waiting list for years to be seen about this? I was so flabbergasted! So sorry that you haven’t been able to get this looked at or get any help. And I say that like that rather dramatically, because I have cried to my therapist during telehealth visits when I could not track down my medication‘s that I need for my ADD. my medicines keep me from making impulsive decisions, they keep my thoughts organized or at best the mindless chatter that we ADD people doing our heads where it’s like we have 18 tabs open on the computer at all times it keeps that chatter to a minimum. So I can’t imagine being without my medication for very long at all. Because my life is quite literally hell when I don’t have it. So that front, you have my sympathy. I believe you would see such a dramatic change and how you are able to process information and how you make executive decisions in your own brain. Also like a previous comment, you are really making me consider chopping my hair off. But I’ve just discovered I have curly hair. And I’m following Swavy curly Courtney on KZread and I’m really loving learning how to do the curly hair, but I’m also doing it straight when I don’t wanna wash it every day. But you’re really making me want to chop now. 🥰

  • @honestlyholly7657

    @honestlyholly7657

    9 күн бұрын

    with free healthcare, this unfortunately means long waiting lists :P

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Yes!! Seven years is the current wait time, apparently. I am very very close to pursuing a private diagnosis but it’s an expensive situation without insurance and even with I’m not sure it would be covered. Swings and roundabouts. I’d never be without the nhs and but we aren’t set up for private healthcare in the way you guys are Also I tried the curl journey but my hair doesn’t coil and I can’t deal with it for the wave 😂

  • @janethughes9541
    @janethughes95419 күн бұрын

    I’m confused why does palm spring candle have coconut and aloe I get the aloe as it’s a dessert plant but coconut 🥥 hmm not sure.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    You dont need to be confused, they're just candle scents. Aloe grows in the desert and coconut could be a dessert - perhaps that's the connection.

  • @stacysagias3111
    @stacysagias311110 күн бұрын

    Hello my baby shop perfume from cvs in ny❤.

  • @missvictoria62
    @missvictoria628 күн бұрын

    As far as I can understand as a viewer, not creator, I see all your videos in my Subscriptions all the time, and watch most, but I don’t necessarily see them on my Home page. Which is odd, as I don’t comment on many other people videos as much as I might on yours. So I guess if I only looked at my Home page, or wasn’t subscribed, I wouldn’t see many of your videos. I generally go straight to Subscriptions to watch channels I subscribe to and rarely just choose something off the Home page from someone I don’t follow. So in that regard, maybe it depends on people habits, whether they subscribe, whether they check their subscriptions or just their home page, maybe they’ve subscribed to 100s of channels and they haven’t scrolled far enough to see you at that particular time?? I’m not sure.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    8 күн бұрын

    If you subscribe to several channels, KZread with decide the order they appear EVERYWHERE. So even in your subscription feed. They select the order based on whether they think you will a) watch it b) watch it til the end c) watch another after. So if you always click and regularly watch too the end I will likely away be there near the top but if you watch occasionally or KZread thinks there are things you’ll watch more of, I may not appear at all. Even in subscriptions. It’s a weird one but that’s the business. They need to keep you on the platform as long as possible

  • @missvictoria62

    @missvictoria62

    5 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty ahh ok. I’d presumed the Subscriptions were more chronological. I tend to stay on top of unfollowing things I’m no longer interested in and keeping it ‘tidy’ lol. But I imagine if people click follow on all sorts and have a shared account with family, then I understand your Subscriptions page would be a mess and not necessarily helpful. What a minefield!

  • @sarahvob
    @sarahvob9 күн бұрын

    Would making your name back to missbudgetbeauty drive your vids back? Did it begin to die around that time?

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    No because the name was such an albatross. If I was still called missbudgetbeauty now I'd have several comments on this video asking what relevance this had to my channel name 😂 it was CONSTANT. I couldn't talk about anything over £10 without someone puling me up on it

  • @janethughes9541
    @janethughes95419 күн бұрын

    Just sayin but you do go on lots of holidays lots of holidays.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Do we? I suppose it's all relative but we usually take one holiday a year.. is that lots of lots?

  • @janethughes9541

    @janethughes9541

    9 күн бұрын

    Sorry reading it back it was abit harsh, I’m going through it too so my judgement was not good 👍🏼

  • @janethughes9541
    @janethughes95419 күн бұрын

    Why do you daily vlog? Is it money motivated.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    I'm surprised by this comment, Janet, You've historically been quite polite but this has a strange edge to it. I'm not having a great time at the moment so I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt because maybe it's me.. I'm in a bit of negative headspace and I'm reading your question through that lens. Money definitely plays a part but if that was my motivator, I would be doing things very differently. I enjoy daily vlogging because it feels for that month like I'm super connected with the audience. I don't usually make more money because less people watch each video the more there are but I like to challenge myself and it keeps my brain distracted when I'm not feeling good.

  • @stacysagias3111
    @stacysagias311110 күн бұрын

    Hello my baby shop perfume from cvs in ny❤.

  • @MissBudgetBeauty

    @MissBudgetBeauty

    9 күн бұрын

    Oh great shout

  • @stacysagias3111

    @stacysagias3111

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MissBudgetBeauty love you