Yes please! 😊🖤

Yes!! 😁

love it 💕

Would love to see this as a series! Everyone's style and techniques evolve and you analyze them so well ♥

Love it! It would be also cool to see some of yours older work, and what you would change, do different.

Yessss

Oh my goodness, same!!! Great idea!

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omg yesss

YESSSSS 🙋🏻‍♀️

I was in grade 9 ONLY doing mascara 😭

@@mothylace me today putting bronzer in crease and putting on on mascara

I think some people are naturally more artistic and talented, but that anyone with the patience can learn the techniques. I struggle to come up with eye logs because I'm just a makeup baby, but a couple things I've slapped on once I learned the techniques have been pretty good. Some people are just quicker to learn the technique too.

Lmao meeee

Me to hun... me too lol 😆

I love when I read well versed comments on KZfaq like these!

I am one of those science and math people but tried to delve into the art world by getting into band and other things. I wouldn't practice but was moderately OKAY enough to play the clarinet. I have often wanted to try but cannot understand how to get to the end product.

Anyone can be taught technique but not everyone is artistic enough to become truly talented.

LOVE this comment. True at its finest.

@@Asphyxia612 My son learns so much more through songs. He knows the months of the year, days of the week, planets, and all kinds of things we didn't think he'd ever learn because of songs. He also started making up his own songs! He's obsessed with patterns and rhythms so that helps a lot too.

He’s like a friend talking to you personally. It is so engaging 🖤

Yes, he's top notch fantastic

I know! He has such a cute freakin' laugh! ;-)

Yeeeeess! Agree

Me too!! I watch his video when he does his make-up using make-up he hates (and uses pink lippy) when I'm feeling depressed.

Absolutely. People being able to speak more than one language are so lucky!

I love it! Hearing her accent evolve is amazing. I love people who have more than one language in even the smallest capacity. 💚

Her accent became more American

We're not lucky, we've worked hard

@@danceillusions13 ummm hard? Why? I can speak in 4 very different languages not because of hard work, it's just easy for me to learn languages 😁 also in my country everyone speaks at least English besides our native language.

I think it’s actually super common for them to be this knowledgeable , but it’s all been passed down from Nikkie. So many people remade her videos, watch her currently, and like a game of telephone, we now have a whole generation of young people who can do editorial makeup. I didn’t know any boys in my high school that even knew what foundation or a beauty sponge was… now I have students asking me what foundation I use for my skin type and how to set concealer.

Ikr

If I felt more comfortable on KZfaq I would totally do this 😩 I miss actual tutorials

@@mewiththeawesomehair please do. Just imagine you are talking to your best friend and ignore your own negative thoughts and if you get negative critics also ignore and just dobedobedooo :)

Yep. Like Robert does!

I agree Camille! I did a lot of research on creativity over time. Such an interesting topic!

That's exactly what I was thinking but I was struggling to put it into words!!

Exactly!

I agree, kind of. LOL While some people seem to be natural born innovators and creative fountains, a lot of it has to do with experiences. The more input a child is exposed to, in books, experiences, interaction, pretend play, and the ability to experiment and explore, the more nuggets they will have to put together to form ideas for future situations. The prior experiences also teach the child a lot about how those nuggets work and/or fit together. Another important piece of the puzzle is encouragement. If the child has a strong supportive environment, this allows the child to develop the courage and confidence to put forth creative efforts. Many keep in their creativity because they do not feel confident enough to share it.

Even though I think creativity is something that you’re either born with or develop at a very young age, you shouldn’t feel discouraged if you’re not as creative as you’d like to be. You can still improve, as you gain experience, practice and expand your mental library. You might not become a creative genius that keeps popping out the most innovative ideas, but you can most definitely become more creative than the average person. That’s how I see it at least.

Thank you so so much I appreciate that!! 🖤🖤

Practice means improvement :)

Its almost like those with a natural palette. They just understand tastes better, so can put incredible dishes together. You cant teach having a good palette.

@@juliannah5721 agreed, I also think the creativity with makeup is linked with several other creative hobbies. You don't know how to paint a tree until you paint 100 trees, then maybe it'll come more naturally haha. My palate is not as developed as my boyfriends but I'm better at drawing & stuff :p

Some people are born with an extra cone in their retinas, means they can see millions more colours than us. There’s an artist somewhere who paints with tetrachromancy and the paintings are a trip

Very true! People can be 'born' with talent but nothing is unteachable, it is simply a case of being invested enough to keep at it! And anyway, some people that for example, are talented in a craft ironically might not be into it as much as others and often apply that talent in other walks of life :D

This

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You beat me to it haha, and there are also different 'levels' or ways to ne creative, someone who does calligraphy on Christmas cards as a hobby is also creative, but its a different kind than a fine artist creating something from scratch i think 🤔 That doesnt mean one is better than the other btw, all creativity is worthwhile

I think people are born with natural talent. Those people learn and develop skills like everyone else but there’s a part of their brain that allows them to approach something differently or see it from a different angle than others. All the designers I’ve employed that have natural talent have generally blown me away more than people that are just amazingly skilled. They get good at something and then push the norms, invent and then lead. Maybe natural talent is more to do with confidence?

I agree, I think that the people who have talent in something still need to build up skill. It just might be easier for them to do so, but everyone can still learn things well without having a natural talent in it.

Same 😭

Them BROWS i was so shook! Like, it was 2011 😳

Same

Some people need instructions, some people are comfortable with experimenting. I think the biggest difference for creativity is the comfort of failing and seeing it as a step to improving.

@@tahara77 absolutely agree with your "comfort of failing". I am not comfortable with failing too many perfectionist tendencies in me. So many things Ive given up on because I failed on 1 or a few things but neglected to see all the things I achieved and gained.

everytime*

I think it was Bailey Sarian who said make up artists don’t show their kits. I don’t remember her reasoning, but it made sense. Something like not giving away their “secrets,” I think.

Oh yes deffo!! Oh go on Robert pleeease!!!

Yessss

Yeah, it's super difficult to believe her stance on self love when she constantly masks herself.

@@TheSwauzz so I do not love myself if I use a full coverage foundation? Wtf is that thought?

@@TheSwauzz No, her preferences on how she does her make-up is nothing to do with her self confidence or love for herself. You have to remember she is recording for videos, even Robert said himself he wears WAY more foundation on camera than he would in real life.

@@pinkbubblesnake exactly! I really don’t get why some people assume that wearing foundation equals being insecure. Also, Nikkie has mentioned several times that she doesn’t wear any makeup on days when she’s not filming

@@TheSwauzz it’s 2021 and you still think wearing makeup is a way to mask insecurities 😴

Yes! I've completely given up on eyeliner, lol.

Same. My eyebrows are so low!! I couldn’t change it unless I shaved off my whole brow and just drew it

same i just do the tiniest eyeliner its the only thing that fits 😆

Same... And the fact that I have all that forehead real estate with tiny hooded lids is so unfair lmao.

@@anji623 that's why I shave off my eyebrows but I still struggle because I create space on the outsides on my eyelids but not my inner lid. It's so frustrating

Me not able to achieve my full potential 😶

@@plumpy_space_princess you can always achieve your full potential, luv 🤗🤗 I myself have a great potential for music, not so much for maths but here I am, a programmer by trade. 🤷 Sometimes what we have potential for, isn't what we want to do.

She was 14

yo WHAT omfg-

I really love your comment. Made me think a lot. I’ve always felt very talentless because I associate talent with creative thinking but now when I think of it I was always just taught logical thinking. Like, in school it was never about finding what you want to do, but how to get a job and be able to sustain yourself. What jobs will get you more money or what jobs are easiest to get. I had never thought about that until I read your comment.

YES! In my high school I once had a workshop on creativity and how you can use it to learn better/ easier/ faster. The workshop was given by non-teachers and one of their main points was that you can *learn* to be creative. It is something that can be developed, like any other skill, no matter how old you are. This was really mindblowing to me. We did many exercises that showed us that your creative abilities can easily be expanded.

I’m so so sorry to hear that! Our dogs are our baby’s, I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m sending you all my love! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

So sorry you lost your fur babies ❤️❤️

@@RobertWelsh thank you. They truly were like the sisters i never had. We had them for 16&14 years, so they've been a big part of my life.

@@littlemy1773 thank you💝

I feel for you, I'm so sorry for your loss. my cat passed away a few weeks ago and I'm still trying to recover. It's so hard losing a pet, stay strong ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

I think people are either born with creativity or they are not. It's what one does with it. Same goes for natural talent

Creatively is not a skill it's a personality trait. It comes down to being left brained vs right brained. I agree with the rest of your comment and I appreciate your vernacular. I mean no offense at all.

@@misanthropic985 honestly, hard disagree. i’ve seen too many people who practice using their creativity improve to believe that

Her and Kandee Johnson were the first ones I ever watched!

But what are you talking about... "theyre the same person" !🤭🤭🤭 (jk)

I guess I completely forgot about Robert’s brother bc my dumbass’s first thought was “do you mean James Charles? Obviously Robert first” and now I’m embarrassed at myself 💀🤚

Robert always goes first for me! I feel James videos can be repetitive sometimes and I feel like I will not miss anything out if I watch them later , so I tend to go for Robert first hehe maybe also because i find makeup more interesting than skin care 💖 I find I learn more from Robert than I do James, since skincare its just trying out the same ingredients over and over from different brands and a sudden sponsored skincare vid. James channel is good for new people getting into skincare but then you know what works for you and move on bc then the rest of the content is more of the same. With makeup tho! Theres always more to it I believe 💖 plus Robert is an actual profesional in his channel’s field and that is a plus to his content and posts. I hope his channel grows as big as James’s someday 💖 I also love their joint channel 💖

Must be an American thing...

Exactly that, I feel the same - I even notice that at my apprenticeship (graphic/media designer). I can work on my routine with the programs but I just don't have an eye / the mind for it

That's me. I love the artistry of makeup, but if you asked me to do something myself, nope. But I can copy, lol, and I can definitely appreciate.

@@calliew311 100% relatable - I feel that when I try to play with it too

Completely agree with you all! It’s like... I can see two eye looks and appreciate which one is “more creative” or suites the eye shape better. But ask me to create it from scratch and I’ve got nothin 😂

I appreciate that so much thank you! 🖤

I've never gotten on with beauty blenders, I feel like the foundation is more likely to come off because it just sits on the skin 🙃

It is Robert 😅

@@enakshi8729 omg I was watching their twin channel before this comment 😂

I actually still have all of mine. Oh the nostalgia... Yeah I know they probably belong in a makeup museum but hey whaddya gonna do😊

I totally agree. I remember that I was much more optimistic, creative, and ambitious when I was a kid.

@@sammyiscrying Huh? Nearly every person was more optimistic, creative and ambitious as a child because they hadn't experienced rejection and failure to the point that it halts their life progression. Adults DO deal with that and so much more. Children also have the freedom for creativity because they have minimal responsibilities. And honestly, if you are an adult that feels your creativity was destroyed, you're making the choice to not be creative anymore, not anyone else.

I think the beautiful thing about like is that we all have inherent talents that we can hone to become more skilled. Disingenuous to me to think we're all born the same with the same 'stats'. Variety and individuality is the spice of life and we all bring different strengths to the table :) However, I don't think there's a single person that was ever born with zero creativity or lack of talent in something at all. So in that regard, I defintely agree that nurture vs nature can unfortunately be a destructive force to the individual.

@@TheSwauzz hi Sarah, thank you for sharing your opinion, but I feel like it is a little bit useless to attack someone, and make it this simple as “it is your decision to change it”. from her very short answer you can not know what makes her feel that she is less optimistic etc now, and also no one knows what the other person is dealing with, also don’t forget that not everyone has that priviledge to be in charge even if its their own life sadly.. please don’t be this quick to judge:)! have a great day! ❤️

I think I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. Even when I was in kindergarten, long before I knew what was going on in the world and when people were still supportive, I had zero creative streak. Art classes were always hell for me, since I never knew what to draw and couldn't even do it if I wanted. I never had much of an imagination as a kid, either. It sucks because most of my friends have always been insanely artistically talented, and then there was me struggling to draw stick figures. 😔

Same!!

I bloody love this comment! Me too!

I think he means like as popular as it is now. Like girls always liked makeup but this whole trends in makeup and channels and influencers are something new within the last decade

😂😂

I had 5 different mascaras, cream foundation, whipped foundation, and pressed powder, and the usual ridiculous amount of glitter in various forms (eyeliner, eyeshadow, eye crayon, loose glitter, glitter gel in pot....). I miss the early '00s. Such a sparkly time.