One more note I wanted to add! Along with being cruelty free, they do make their products themselves and with natural ingredients so I'm sure that is an aspect of the price. While I totally get that and respect it a ton, I wanted to remain subjective to the products themselves. I'm by no means telling anyone they SHOULDN'T spend that much, but this is all based on what I feel comfortable spending. Okay das it I swear 😂

I’m reading these comments and I’m seriously like wtf? You guys realize how insensitive some of those are? After someone you’re watching spent the whole day and probably some of the night filming and editing the video for you, and you ask them if they were forced to do this? You tell them they didn’t seem to enjoy it? That they look fed up? Not JOYFUL enough? If Rachel didn’t want to make the video, she wouldn’t waste 10 hours making it, believe me. Also, good luck trying to keep the energy high for a half an hour long video. *rant finished, flies away*

Fun fact: the Red Velvet shade is what Hayley Attwell used for Agent Carter

Just wanted to mention that a large part of the appeal to the cream mascara is that it's hygienic! Because the wand doesn't go into the tube and you wash it every time (btw if I'm in a hurry I just set it down on a piece of tissue and wash it later), no bacteria can transfer into the makeup. It also lasts foreeeever. I've been using my tube for two years now, and it doesn't fall to the same "throw out in six months" rule because of the hygiene of it.

I bought their Snow White Red lipstick because they made a replica of what she wears based off the ink they used in the film. I think that's really cool and it matches my skin color, which is rare (I'm medium-dark skinned). When compared to other make up brands like MAC or Too Faced, Besame is about the same price and they have something else going on which is the historical experience/asthetic/research to it. You have a piece of history in your make up collection. To me that justifies the price, but then again, I am a history buff.

Edit: Hey guys I know a lot of you are saying I'm not my usual energy in this, and that it seems like I'm forced into making it, which isn't the case at all, so that makes me kinda sad hahaha. I didn't even notice until you guys pointed it out. 🙈 I think it was the fact that it was a really LONG process (like 3 hours of footage), so I think I was mostly just overwhelmed and tired. No one forced me to make the video, I *wanted* to. Just a heads up. ❤️

FORGOT TO MENTION: These are all cruelty free I believe, so that's pretty sweet! || So this video took me around 8 hours to edit, including some technical difficulties and some curse words. I hope you guys like it! I just wanted to be as honest as I could. Just remember makeup works differently for everyone so even if it didn't work for me, it could for you! (EDIT: Guys I'm not comparing my liquid lipstick to theirs, I only mentioned it so you could see what I use daily and what I'm used to 😎)

“18 dollars for a blush” you say as I nod, $30 dollar Tarte blush on my cheeks

There is nothing wrong with this video. Your attitude is perfectly fine and you have all the rights to be how you feel like. I actually appreciate your natural attitude and I would prefer you like this, even if you will be nervous or irritated in your videos or just happy and smiley, doesn't matter as long as you just express your feelings. We are humans and criticizing someone for expressing his or her feelings is absurd. Is not you who has a problem, they have. You shouldn't care about people opinions anyway. Even if is good opinion or bad, just stay dead to their admiring or criticising and just love them anyway. Kisses!

I'm glad you were honest with your review. If cream lipstick isn't your bag, it isn't, but the one place I didn't think you were fair, was when you said consumers are just paying for the esthetics. Yes, you are paying a premium for them, as well as for it being a luxury brand, but you are also paying for their research, and more importantly to support a small business who manufactures their products in the US. They can't compete with international giants with factories all over the globe, and paying a fair US wage pushes the price way up. Those issues don't matter to everyone, especially when you're first starting out and broke, but it does to some people. I just think it's fairer to note that sourcing and US wages are one of the big reasons for the higher costs, not just esthetics. You said to justify the higher price you'd need something different or special, to me, supporting a small business and fair wages is just that. As I said, good for you for being honest, even when it made you uncomfortable. I respect that

I heard that the besame lipsticks are super pigmented, which is why even if it there's transfer it still stays on pretty well. Thank you for being super honest.

Silly question, so how does one join the vintage community because I want in.

I really appreciate that there's actually someone who doesn't spread the hype that Besame is the best thing in the world. It's beautiful, totally, and I agree that a big part of it is the history. But that doesn't mean if you don't use or like their products that you're any less into vintage things or whatever. I think just doing your makeup with modern products in the style of whatever time period is totally enough. So, yeah, thanks for making this video.

Coty's airspun translucent powder hasn't changed really since the 1920's. You can still get it pretty easily for under $10 if you want a "vintage" face powder.

Thank those oily eyelids when you are 40. That oil will keep the crazy eye creasing and crows feet away longer.

I watched this video after watching the apology video and I was expecting it to be a lot worse. I'd rather have someone tell me their honest opinion rather than have them obviously be searching for something nice to say just to save someone else's feelings from being hurt. I love packaging, but i'm not willing to pay that much money for a pretty bottle or box if I'm not in love with the product on the inside. I'm also very frugal when it comes to makeup... and pretty much everything, so I definitely know where you're coming from. This company sent you their products in hopes that you would put them in one of your videos. It's not your responsibility to be complimentary if that's not how you felt. Don't let the haters get you down. Like you said the people saying the meanest things were probably just passers through. They can go somewhere else if they want. I love your videos, I love your quirkiness, and I appreciate your honesty. Keep going girl!

As per your perfume, what you experience is a physiological reaction called olfactory fatigue or olfactory exhaustion. Your sense of smell adapts to prolonged exposure to a certain smell by decreasing your ability to smell it. If you want to try the staying power of a perfume, you should ask someone to smell it when you apply it, have him/her leave you for a few hours and then come and smell you again. Also, everyone please take this in consideration when you use perfume. I've been in offices where someone puts on more and more perfume, not realizing that other people can smell it 100 feet away.

Cat hair is how i get like 90% of my daily fiber.

One perk i could see to the mascara is that since you have to clean the wand after use then that means bacteria doesn't collect there. This means both healthier eyes and a longer shelf life for the mascara. Not sure if it would sway me though. It's still a pretty cool concept!

I think that blush looks amazing. Soft and natural. Super classy and cute.

This is partly why we love you so much cheapskate mcgee! I love that you are honest, I can’t afford these but they do look pretty so my hubby treated me to one thing from the Snow White collection so I got the 7 dwarves lipstick, but they won’t be used lol they are just pretty to look at. At least you can make up a display on your vanity now. Awww yay Frodo at the end awwww xxxx

I’m not apart of the vintage community... but sweet baby Jesus you make me want to. I love your aesthetic. 😊 I love your honesty. When I found you I cyber stalked all your videos. You’re amazing. Ok I’ll stop..... gorgeous. 😂❤️

im honestly in love with all of those lipstick colours

Dear viewers, please appreciate that she is honest, but also she values the aspects that deserve appreciation in these products. And being honest is a curageous act!

I watched this video, then saw the response you made later on. I have to tell you that I loved how honest you were in this. You DO NOT seem ungrateful. Social media culture these days pressures everyone to be 100% peppy and positive, as well as to not offend anyone. You have every right to your opinion, and the company DOES get free advertisement by sending you their products. You also have the right to be in a different mood than people have come to expect. I also struggle with being a people-pleaser, and wanting people to like me. Please, don't water yourself down because a few people decided to get their feathers ruffled by your opinions. If you are 100% true to yourself, you can trust that the people who stick around do so because they really and truly like you for who you are. (I'm saying a lot of this for myself, as well.) I like your sass. DO NOT dilute yourself because a select few can't handle your flavor.

I'm seeing this vid two years later, but I wanted you to know how much I appreciate the transparency of this review. I've been working with another brand for over a decade but I LOVE playing with new shades and formulas. I don't tell my clients that something is fabulous (my brand or another) unless I believe that. And guess what, often they still buy things that aren't my personal faves BECAUSE I'm honest. And because I treat them with the respect to assume they are intelligent enough to make an informed decision. My. guess is that Besame got income and customers from this review because your tribe trusts your input. Keep doing you, because that is who I watch and enjoy!

A) I love this video! I've never bought Besame before, so it's super interesting to see how a normal person (as opposed to like, a full time ~Vintage Instagram Model~) wears their makeup! Thank you for posting this - now I know I won't be able to like, buy Besame and slap it on in the rushed 10 minutes I have before classes in the morning. B) [deep breath] okay, so! Up until very recently, I've made soap and perfume for a living. A BIG thing with perfume is skin chemistry; IE, how certain fragrances will react with an individual's skin composition (pH levels, how much they perspire, even things down to diet and stress levels can affect skin chemistry). If the 1940s perfume rollerball fades quickly on you, the individual notes might not vibe with your chemistry like a vanilla-based perfume would (same for me and florals - my skin EATS floral notes in like, twenty minutes, but a musk or sandalwood-based perfume will last close to 24 hours without reapplication on me!). Perfume is one of those hard things to sell online because you really don't know how a scent will react with you just by the description of the notes alone, but it's great that you got to see how it worked for you and made ya feel like a Grown Up Lady! Sometimes ya gotta buy the $25 perfume and see how you jam with it! Reapply if your skin fades the scent really fast, life is short and perfume is amazing! C) Cat hair in my lipstick is pretty much my entire life. D) Crooked Lips Club made me wheeze with laughter. Thank you. ♥

I think it's super great that you gave these products such an honest review. I tried Besame lipsticks a really long time ago when the company was smaller and much less beloved and I wasn't impressed then. I found the lipsticks really drying at that time. Its possible they have updated their formulas since then, but I agree liquid lipsticks are just so much more convenient! I stick to Colourpop for creme lipsticks (and liquid lipsticks too) as they are cheap, work well, and are also cruelty free.

I actually really appreciated this review, it’s comforting to know Rachel is going to give us her honest opinions on things rather than just bending to the brand’s expectations from sending her free products. I know I’m 2 years late to this video but reading through some of the comments is just disgusting and makes me sad for Rachel. All I can say is keep on keepin’ on Rachel because there’s a lot more people that enjoy you as a person and really like your content than the negative meanies out there. Sending love xx

god it saddens me to see you self conscious about your 'crooked lips' you're so gorgeous and it's barely even noticeable. ok bye love you

The prices are pretty decent compared to other brand like urban decay, stila, kat von d,tarte, benefit etc. I'm wondering what happened to the cake mascara?

Love your honesty! I get the novelty of Besamé because the packaging is delightful. It's a window into history but it's really not practical for today's woman. We've made advancements in the beauty world for a reason and I think their products are a little pricey for what you get so I totally get your salt

I know I'm 2 years late (just found your channel yesterday haha) but I think the pricing on this is probably that it's more difficult to make these products the same way they did "back in the day". I agree that the worth for consumers is definitely in the vintage feel and aesthetics. If you wanna "feel" like you're being vintage, it's a good company to use because their products are the same as how our grandmothers and their mothers did their makeup (color transfer and all). I honestly just really appreciate that you're not a stuck-up vintage person when it comes to products. You go for the aesthetic but also use modern improvements to make your look more convenient and easy to achieve. You make it an attainable goal for others who are interested.

finally real talk reviews

You crack me up lol I wear besame lipsticks everyday. It's how all cream lipsticks should be applied, make sure your lips are not chapped, I do this by putting lipbalm on before I go to bed and after I brush my teeth in the morning. I apply, blot, reapply and blot. That's it, that's how my grandmother and mother have always done it so I didn't know people didn't know lol I loved this video, and the editing.

I wear besame because they are american made with natural ingredients and are cruelty free I don't mind spending the extra money if it means I'll reduce my footprint and also my skin is super sensitive and absolutely hates cheap makeup I break out every time lol 😄

Ideas and feelings about vintage makeup and fashion strikes me very much the same as classic cars. There's pretty well two distinct camps. There are those who want only the original, all the hassle, expense, and faultiness of it, for authenticity. Then there are those who want the authentic look, but don't really care if it's real, reproduction, or even if it's just an old shell on a new car... If that makes sense... I'm in the second camp. I think Besamé is selling you a piece of history more than functional makeup; although like most replicas, it does still work.

This is one of the very first video's of Rachel I have seen. And definitely why I subscribed. Very honest but respectful at the same time!

Girl, how do you use liquid lipstick without chapstick?! Ha ha, especially with this dry winter weather!

I've been having a rough health day today but i am so thankful for your videos as they are helping me keep distracted and occupied moment-to-moment. Thank you for making such great videos!

I was watching your video without headphones on and my Google home replied to your question haha

It’s a good thing when you can’t smell your own fragrance anymore. It means you didn’t overdo it.

As someone who usually pays upwards of 20 dollars for blush, a cool replica rouge in a cute tin isnt overpriced at $18 by my standards but I guess it depends on the person. I wanna give this brand a try and I really enjoyed the honesty of this review. Thanks a ton ❤❤❤

Besame got me back into vintage. While I never have the money to burn on high end brands I saw an ad last year at tax time and had recently binged agent carter. $25 and a few google searches later I had in my hands 1946 Red velvet. I adored it! I still adore it. I like the feeling of cream lipsticks as its like im dressing up. I want to also mention that Nyx Alabama is like $3 and is a near perfect dupefor Red Velvet.

Just wanted to say that the effort and time you put in to editing really shows!! Its always a treat to see your videos in my sub box, thanks for a great review~ 💕👏

I was not looking for a new KZfaqr. I have so many. Welcome to the roster, I have no self control and you and your whole channel is adorable 😂💜

This is such a wonderful and refreshing review of the most popular Besame products, perfect for me as a beginner to vintage makeup! I love you!!! xxx

Thank you so much for being the realest KZfaqr out there!!! ❤️ I freaking love you!

The brightening powder looked absolutely gorgeous on!

This is an amazing and honest review, I'm so upset people made you cry ) : I'm loving this video, keep being you - all shades of you ♡

Late to the party, I know, but I just discovered you today! These instructions sound like my grandmothers and great grandmother teaching me how to apply my makeup. And your honesty about your preferences and thoughts is really refreshing!

I love your videos and how honest you are. Its bard to find a youtuber that is so honest. ALSO YOUR HAIR IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE THING EVER

Their Victory Red is my favorite red and I don't follow the instructions. I line my lips with whatever red liner I have at the moment (I found the dryer liners, the more "pencil" ones like, the ones you need to use a pencil sharper for, work best for this), put the lipstick on, blot on a tissue, and I am good to go. They go on heavy, which is why you should blot the excess. I have found that that makes them last the longest and doesn't bleed. I have found some bleeding near the like, 5 hour mark but it's so minimal unless you're right up on my mouth, and no one is that close. I wore it for my wedding and it lasted like a champ for me.

I love how you're lowkey the meme queen P.S I work in a thrift store, and since I started watching your videos i keep looking at clothes I bring onto the floor and I automatically think "wow that shirt would be perfect for a vintage look. I DON'T EVEN DRESS VINTAGE. I DRESS LIKE A GRANDMA FROM THE 80'S AND THE MORE GAUDY COLOUR THE BETTER.

You are seriously my favorite favorite youtuber ever! Top number one . I love your make up your hair your clothes. Literally everything! Honestly your absolutely PERFECT TO ME.

First video I’ve ever seen of yours, you are adorable! Happy to be subscribed! Thank you for reviewing this brand! I’ve been curious about it for a while now ❤️have a great day y’all💄

I once bought the besame cake mascara and yes its pretty expensive but its the only mascara I use at all :D it lasts very long and looks super pretty and natural

I wear coconut perfume mixed with vanilla... I love smelling like cookies.. I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

I loved this video. Love the honesty, especially with expensive products! 💜

This vid is so mice, Madame Maksy being honest and her lovely self. Keeping a lil of the beloved chaos in while not letting it distract from her review.

honestly? i think that the prices are pretty fair! lots of vintage reproduction brands charge way to much! and while you are paying for the packaging the product itself is pretty fucking good as far as I can tell!

Thanks for this review. It was so refreshing and honest. I heard about Besamé Cosmetics through Facebook and when I went to LA to visit family stopped in. The shop is adorable and I totally got sucked into the vintageness of it. Being completly new to makeup application, I spent about $200 on a mini makeover lesson, two lipsticks, the face powder, blush, foundation and mascara. I've never spent so much on makeup. And since I did, I've been wearing this stuff almost everyday to justify the buy. I too did not read the instructions on the lipstick and kept wondering why the color kept bleeding into the creases so much. So thanks for that little lesson haha. Love your channel, this is the first video I watched. Can't wait to check out more. It's refreshing how honest you are about the things you like and dislike.

I seriously appreciate your honesty! I can only imagine the comments you get in response. But I think you are so great! Thanks for the awesome vid.

The dark red makes your hair absolutely POP like holy cow 😍😍😍 you look STUNNING in that shade!!!

Wow! I remember my mother and grandmother blotting their lips! Thanks for reviewing Besame's products. I know I would've just popped the products out, ignored the directions, and have made a huge mess. And I appreciate your view.

I really appreciated your honesty in this video. I've been eyeing Besame products for a while, for that packaging ~*~aesthetic~*~ but had trouble justifying the price without knowing about the products. So thanks for helping in my considering process!!

Another lovely video, Rachel! You were honest, straight forward, and hilarious while you did it, and honestly, that's all anyone or any company could ask for - Bravo!

This has got to be one of the best videos I have seen in a while! While i totally would spend this kind of money on makeup if it was great, I usually don’t because there is perfectly good makeup at the drugstore. I actually fairly recently bought several more expensive pieces of makeup and ended up deciding I didn’t even like them as well as what I can pick up with my groceries! I have thought about purchasing Besame products several times, but never have because I thought I would be disappointed by the staying power / application. It is wonderful to see such an honest review!

LMAO when you said Okay google, my google home went off and answered your question 😂😂

Years later, but my favorite part of this whole video? The exit lol. “I’m really far from the camera so...” *lunges* 😂😂😂

Those colors are gorgeous! I have been very curious about these products, so thank you for testing them! You are always amusing to watch!

that 'vampy' lipstick is beautiful XD i'm in love, also it looks great on you!

Thank you for putting so much of your valuable time into this honest review! It is very likely that my face would rebel against Besame. My lips dry out terribly no matter the season, so I do a lip mask (apply, wait for it to dry, wash it off) then balm (leave on for a few minutes and wipe off), then Covergirl Outlast liquid lipstick. I use Revlon Colorstay eyeliner and eyeshadow, Covergirl water-resistant clump crusher mascara, and BB cream and blush my mom gave me and that I'll eventually replace with products from the Walmart makeup aisle lol. It all applies quickly, looks great, lasts, and is affordable. Can't beat that :)

Appreciate the honesty :D I am mostly in the same boat where I wouldn't probably pay that much, I'd just look at it from afar or something because they are certainly beautiful.

The noir red really brings out the red in your hair. Looks lovely

I watched this video yesterday and I loved that you introduced me to a brand that I have never heard of. I came back today after your other video to be creepy and tell you that you're an amazing person and thanks for letting people like me live through your videos.

Adorbs as always😘 I did like the powder and rouge on you !

Honest and perfectly fair review! Not everyone has that much time in the morning, damn. I aint waking up half an hour early just for some damn good red lips i tell you what!

WE LOVE YOU!! And I barely noticed your wedding ring for the first time and it is stunning. 😍😍

Just wanted to say that I love your aesthetic!!! And I like your video, it seems as if this make up is more for collectors than actual use great video!

This is such a great review! I love Besame, and I think you hit on exactly why I love it and it makes sense why you don't! I adore the packaging and actually save it and use it as decoration!. The lipstick instructions part cracked me up because I already put my lipstick on exactly the way Besame recommends. I would be struggling with liquid lipstick. I use the cake mascara after stopping mascara for decades because it irritated me to feel the mascara. I love Besame mascara because I don't feel it on my eyelashes. I love that I can clean the brush between uses. I love honest reviews positive or negative because then I will not be disappointed in a product if I know the pros and cons of what I am are buying.

A year late to this video, but as a Besame lover, I loved your review! Always appreciate personal honestly when folks get press boxes. I do believe the price is justifiable, as others said, in factors other than the beautiful packaging. I have been to their Burbank store and it's very small and cute, and doubles as a makeup museum! They do a lot of interesting makeup history educational work. For a small business, which they are, I like to support them when I'm able. The perfumes are my faves also. My vintage game, as a butch, is more menswear-adjascent so their powders and perfumes are more my ballpark and I'd recc them to anybody.

i am in love with your reactions girlllll

I loved your honest tutorials. Very refreshing. Amazing. Keep up the great work.

Okay I know this was 4 years ago but I’m new and I’m bingeing okay? Yeah! Crooked Lips Club! Thanks for making me feel more normal! 👍🏻

Watching this while I knit a 50s style cardigan for my son, and when you asked Google for a word, my Home Mini freaked out, lol.

I loved seeing a longer video from you! Thank you for trying out things with us.

I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to see/hear someone actually be completely honest in a review! Seriously! I love it! 😍

I really thought I was the only one who's obsessed with smelling like FOOD damn I'm relieved, food smell squad✨

Their cake mascara is AMAZING it lasts really long and really holds the curl and doesnt smudge (I usually ONLY use waterproof)

I live for your extra long videos!! I love your honesty, it can feel like all we hear about Besame is overwhelmingly positive and this is such a thorough counter opinion. When you're spending as much as these products cost it's so important to have diverse reviews like this one. I personally love their lipsticks (but I'm also strictly a cream lippie kinda girl). I'm also someone who prefers taking the time to do my makeup, so I love the extra application time, it just means I get to do even more makeup :) on the low though you're literally perfect

love the honesty in this review. both the positives and negatives seem very realistic.

When you applied that dark lipstick, it reminded me of that scene in pleasantville

I do a similar method for cream lipsticks, with the blotting and reapplying. I also begin with a lip stain and a liner before I use any red lip color (even longwear liquid lipstick) because I heard a while ago that reds should always be layered.

I really appreciate how honest you are in your review. I love the look of Beseme, as you say *aesthetic*. I've been seriously considering purchasing something to try... But I'm also for everyday practicality - both financially as well as wear and tear! I work as a receptionist in a hospital outpatients. Five days a week I'm in uniform with minimal makeup. I need versitility for days I can wear vintage and makeup that can last the day with little touch up! Keep being you Rachel ♥

I appreciate your honesty, makes for a trustworthy channel.

Omg all of this looks plastic free! So happy, def going to buy when I’m done with my other makeup.

Ok I missed this video for some reason, but did get your one that you were upset at how you reviewed and acted rudely, but i just don’t hear all that in the video, I feel you were fine, and did an honest review so please don’t be so hard on yourself, believe me I think it was fine and like you said aside for that your a human and sometimes people think you have to be on cue all the time, well sweet girl, you don’t and your really fine just fine🦋🌈🌈🌈

Thank you for being this open and honest! I think you presented and explained very well. If someone doesn't enjoy they aren't forced to watch it, just saying. And thanks for putting that much time and energy into making these videos. I hope you have a great week.

I loved the video, you always make me smile and giggle with the humor you show in your videos!!! 😊