I can’t emphasize enough how happy it makes me to see your videos again.

It’s so nice to see someone with actual knowledge and expertise in an oversaturated industry obsessed with youth that quickly moves from trend to trend. Another amazing look ❤❤❤

I'm 45 (46 this year), and what I've noticed is that as I get older, it's not that I can't experiment as much, as some ageist institutions have claimed. It's that I've settled into my own style and learned the lay of my own features, how they've changed over the years, and what truly suits them. You're not circumscribing, you're actualising. So like, I've learned that anything remotely warm-toned is going to make me look septic, and that "Sentient Patrick Nagel Painting" is my default aesthetic. So I'm having a lot more fun with makeup now than I did in my 20s and 30s, when it was all about throwing half of Sephora at my face to see what stuck.

You are the delightful opposite of all the perfect overly done makeup on yt. I’ve followed you pretty much since day1, so I am clearly here for your brand of schmutz❤❤

This is a beautiful late spring, summer look for wearing a dark or black cocktail dress. Great symmetry in the look. And, it is great to have your tutorials on this platform for we former Goth girls, who cannot quite pull off that look in our 40s+.

I remember your Pixiwoo video about how to do makeup without any brushes. You had posed the scenario: what to do if you're a makeup artist and you've shown up on a job and forgotten your brushes? You did an amazing job then... and now!

You’ve always been MARVELOUS at these sort of “undone” looks! And my nostalgic heart went haywire when you mentioned 3 o’clock dog! ❤

You made me fall in love with messy eyes.

“Fingers can leave a raw energy to your makeup” OMG I love that so much.

The real magic here is blending shadow with your finger right up under the lower lash line with extra long nails, without stabbing your eyeball. Love this look I’m going to try it out thanks Sam

'The best part of going to an event is getting ready'.. I'd feel the same Sam 🥰 Love a grungy smokey eye look especially using fingers. Stunning ❤

Absolutely my kind of look! This what I love about you, Sam! In a sea of perfect and heavily made up makeup gurus, you give us the undone, devil-may-care look! I also love how you'd give us options and how to show restraint when it comes to balance. I'm sort of guilty of not having restraint since I feel naked without contour, but will definitely try it next time. 😅

I love how committed you’ve always been to this aesthetic over the years. It seems like you have a strong sense of self xXx

Mac’s Powersurge needs to have an international holiday! What a legend. Still use it constantly xXx

Being a viewer from day one, I can't explain how much I missed your undone, grungy looks, and how much nostalgia your presence on KZfaq gives me. Such a wonderful video, will wear this look today :)

What a treat, a good old fashioned grungy eye look using Mac Powersurge! I bought that pencil based on your recommendation that it's a good one in the waterline if you don't want to close off your eyes too much. Must have been 2016 or so, I still have it and I love it!

I swear you could smear freaking MUD across your face and it would be the COOLEST, most beautiful look EVER! Just GORGEOUS ❤

I ❤ the inspiration behind this look! I love that I can show a bit more of my messy personality when having to wear a more conservative look. 👏👏👏 Thank you!

Hi Sam, the balance is perfection! Messy eyes need perfected skin. When I was younger (oh those grungy days) I did not need concealer and wore yesterdays smudged eyeliner with some "fresh" eyeshadow on top. And it looked stunning. Nowadays I have to tidy up more. But still love dark messy eyes.

Lol, i'd forgotten all about 3'o clock dog😂, I remember the Helena b.Carter(fight club) look you did years ago it was stunning, i still have Quite Natural paint pot, lol That Selfridges story, so funny

Beautiful! thank you Sam :) I remember your using Powersurge for your old Brigitte Bardot tutorial. I love that you used your fingers. I've also always appreciated how soft-spoken you are. Loved the shoutout to Three O'Clock Dog! Good times... PS - I hope the girls are doing well, they must be so big now :)

Having an awkward visit with family this holiday weekend in the U.S. So, my mood matches the attitude of Sam’s look here: I’m somewhat cooperating but with a vein of rebellion.

I love the messy undone look, especially after the last 4 years of *heavy* McGrath, Denona, Huda, etc. with wings, drag queen lashes, dirt brown contour, highlighter seen in outer space, dry liquid lips. I've embraced the sheer, messy undone look with my falling in love with Rituel de Fille. Their products are so unique, so multi-tasking, so easy, so beautiful! I love the look you created here. Blast from the past with Power Surge -- I now need to run to MAC and grab one, it's been a while!

Good Lord, that red lip was absolutely STUNNING with this eye look!! 😍😍😍

Beautiful! This look I LOVE ! It’s like retaining you while you gotta dress formal. Side note: back in the day YOU were the first person I saw online talking about anxiety and where it came from for you. Before that there wasn’t much out there (which is a contrast to more recent years) about these topics. I remember sharing your previous videos talking about it on my social media, sharing my thoughts on it and it felt like a door had finally opened. Suddenly I realised this stuff I’d experienced and was feeling had a name. I wasn’t broken, there were just issues and I needed help and support. I’m still on that road of learning and unpacking this stuff but I wanted to say thank you for being that first. You were a trigger in the best way possible. Thank you Sam xx

I just have chime in - you are an amazing artist who never conformed to trends. And it is so refreshing and wonderful to still see you do your own thing. So inspiring and I’ve missed you and you artistry so very much.

You are giving me …. The guitar girls from Robert Palmer video, Might as well face it, your addicted to love! Smoldering!!!

Love the looks! Sam's messy eyes are perfection!!! I am in my fifties and on occasion, I wear a smokey eye...yes!

You are the queen of rocking “messy” looks, but still having it look elegant but totally bada$$ 😁 edgy yet chic. I just love it. I swear I learn something new with every single one of your videos. You are absolutely right about balance. I think with social media like IG and TikTok makeup looks are taken over the top. There is very much still an art form to those kinds of looks, but everyone loves a wearable, and not overly time consuming look as well. I still love making a statement, but now that I’m in my 30’s, when I do a look I would have done in my 20’s, I feel like I’m just trying too hard. I am still working on striking that balance.

Wonderful to watch an actual experience makeup artist.. most KZfaq influencer’s are not makeup artist they follow the KZfaq style and all the same applications. When you watch a lot of makeup channels like I do, you get board of the same routine they all have. They all apply blush the same, contour the same, concealer the same and all conform to any new KZfaq makeup trends. Plus they push products for payment. Thank you for your time of, experience and knowledge of makeup application. 😊

I love that you're using your fingers so much!

I absolutely love your videos! The longer the better, and I love that you incorporate messy make up and use your fingers.

3 o'clock dog! Memory unlocked. Love a grungy worn-in look like this. Thanks.

You are my favorite makeup artist! You have such good instincts and an eye for proportion etc. I never thought about wearing a boring outfit , but then making it edgy with my eyeshadow. Thanks for the idea! Love from Northern California ❤

You are so beautiful, Sam! You look very similar to Helena Christensen with this look

I was thinking about you the other day and wondering why have you disappeared from YT... and couple minutes ago, algorithm shows me your video! I had to check if the algorithm is crazy because why would it show me old videos. And to my surprise- I find out you have a channel! It reminds me of good, amazing, "old"(we're not old, we're in the best years of our lives!) times. I watched you and Nic religiously. I'm still watching her channel, but you always had a special place in my heart....and now I have the pleasure of watching yours. What a great day!!! And what a stunning look...as always 😉

Love the nude lip. The red was fresh, but the nude was perfect. I also love how mascara on the bottom lashes sort of turned it into a 1920’s look. Very nice!

I have a MAC Powersurge that’s about 20 years old that I always come Back to. I heard the formula Changed. That pencil looks great on everyone and is so forgiving. ❤❤❤

I remember when I was young and learning about makeup, you did like messy eye look inspired on Brody Dalle and I just fell in love with that technic, after all this years I still do my makeup like that and it’s so awesome to watch you do something messy again ❤

Love this look, def going to replicate. Traffic noise completely undetectable and yes . . . Still hear cause your style, humour and wonderful self goes supremely well with my Sunday morning coffee and cuddle with my pooch. Thanks for a great start to my morning 😊❤

Oh Sam, I went looking for a vid from you tonight as I needed your magic to quiet my brain. You being back on KZfaq is beyond words. This look is me, late 80s at Uni. Then bar nights when I worked nursing. And yes, that balance could be possible for me at 55! I watched every second. Is it possible to still be a breath of fresh air after all these years? You show it's possible. And BTW, I didn't use a foundation brush until 2015 when I got one with an Eve Pearl kit. Love to you, Tassie Joy

I love your tip about using the white pencil to enhance the lip shape. My lips are very undefined so I’m going to start using this tip. Thank you so much Sam.

Love the look! I'm 55 and refuse to do what I "should" be wearing on my face or my body because of my age. Messy, smoky eyes forever ☙

I am surprised the guy didn’t recognize you Sam! Great look❤

Hi Sam, I can’t emphasize how happy I am that you are back. You are truly beautiful inside and out.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this look!!! I searched out the MAC liner...discontinued but I found online! Can't wait to try! Just an awesome look. Love the more red lip or the lighter peach lip! And thank you for the tips on how to balance everything...mascara on bottom lash versus hold off./ lighter cheeks, less blush.TY! 💕💄

Having watched you since YT videos could only be like 8mins long I absolutely adore this. Learning undone makeup from you saved my sanity and sense of self when instaglam was everywhere 💜

I remember watching you when i was 14, so glad to see you back!

I’ve been following your videos for 10 years I can’t thank you enough for the inspiration and information your videos have given me . But unfortunately I couldn’t find your old videos.

Love it!! Like a 90's grungy look but with better brows 😍

Sam x Me and my sister are a lot like you and yours. I like kohl eyeliner and smudged eye makeup. She likes liquid eyeliner and everything done perfectly. I love our differences. Life would be so dull if everyones style was the same. Love this look!!! I like doing it with dirty greys and muddy greens, they seem to suit me better than browns but it's the same messy look. I love it!!

Omg Sam! I found your videos in my teens years. You taught me how to do make up. So glad to see you back on youtube! 🎉😊

Luuvvvvv this!! My preference is the nude lip. But both are so beautiful! You make it look effortless.

I absolutely love this look. I also love the idea of it being messy and imperfect. I tend to shy away from using lots of makeup around the eyes because of a fear of it looking messy. Thank you for this video.

Knackered is an old word that was always said in my childhood for being Really tired! But it is taken from horses being taken to the Knackers yard but I still say it now when I’m really tired 🤷🏼‍♀️ love the makeup look 😍👏🏻

I am so glad you are back. I've been following since the start. You and your sister were missed.

I personally feel being a bit undone’s so attractive! This fresh skin w messy, smudgy eye always hits different for me. You being back on KZfaq gives me so much life

Love the blush and lips, looks great for summer. Also, I have had to put makeup on with fingers when I had some makeup but forgot to pack brushes. Always good to have some kind of look you can do with fingers.

I’ll definitely try this. I live out of a suitcase, so I can’t carry tons of makeup or brushes, this is perfect for me, thanks Sam xx

I’m so happy to see you back. It was great to hang out with you again. I Love this look especially with the nude lips.

I bought my first Powersurge because of you! It's such a wearable, versatile colour.

Sam I’ve been watching you for years and years, still absolutely love the makeup looks you do. What’s brilliant is that I’m now in my mid thirties, and have someone who can give me makeup advice and tips for “ageing” skin. Thank you so much! Having you & Nic back on this platform is a dream ❤

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS LOOK!

love these lived in type looks, effortlessly pretty

I'm more of a Teddy Eye Kohl girl myself. 😉This is SO up my alley. I've always preferred Mary Kate & Ashley, Nicole Richie and Tia Mowry's eye makeup but have never really been able to perfect it. This is what I used to see in magazines and on the runway: blown out, smudgy and never perfect. I loved how yours turned out. I've learned the best makeup looks tend to require the least in terms of effort and product.

This is stunning 😍😍 I really couldn't decide which lip combo I prefer as they are both beautiful! I'd love to see a super affordable drug store daytime gold look, I have my grandmas life celebration on Friday and would love to be able to do something along those lines but in need of abit of inspiration 🫶🏻✨️🤍

So after watching your 3 easy smokey eyes, I followed along to this with similar products I had. Love that I could do it in real time as you went. I haven't done makeup with my fingers since... I dunno... Before YT makeup channels were a thing. So basically forever. It looks SO bloody cool. I feel great in it. Nude lip for me. Sorry I don't have any social media to share a photo. It's Friday night here (Melb 🇦🇺) and all I'm doing is pottering around the house but it was delightful to do some makeup with you and I'll wear this to at least one if not all my Christmas parties! 💜

Oh my, your eyes are gorgeous!

Aww I absolutely love your nails here! Beautiful!

It’s a beautiful look, I just love how it turned out. Loverly.

I just love your look !

I loved this! The red lip look was gorgeous 💄

I like the messy look, love your technique ❤

I am so happy you’re back!!!!

Love your messy looks! ♥️

You nailed this look. I love it! 👌🏼😍

That look is gorgeous and I love the application with your finger. I love a smokey eye

Also your lashes are NEXT LEVEL!

It's giving Siobhan Fahey vibes, love it 🙌

I love your playful approach to makeup, so refreshing!!

Love this look with the nude lips! Btw your eyebrows are perfection, stunning!

It's imperfectly perfect! ❤😍

Absolutely love this look!

I love that you give options with your looks. So helpful and shows the versatility of the makeup.

Oh Sam, I do love you. I couldn't agree more. I was just on a thread in Facebook where a lot of women were extolling the look of plenty of eye liner/shadow, so went straight to bathroom mirror to top mine up. Looking less boring now 😅

I love this look, especially with the nude lip. Been a follower for like, over a decade I'm sure. Thanks to you Sam, I have often used a smoky, messy eye with a nice dress and made great use of PowerSurge pencil. This is a failsafe look, I love it.

This looks stunning on you!❤

Love the messy look. Mind you I think you look good in any makeup!

Love the eye makeup! I have to say the Dries Van Noten lipstick is beautiful but I preferred the nude lipstick on this one. I don’t wear much makeup but I enjoy watching your videos! You’re so lovable!

Love it! I m so happy you're back!

So good, love these kind of looks Sam! Keep them coming please ❤

Love this look with red mascara!❤

I have loved watching your smoky eye videos for many years. Thank you for keeping it simple. 💖😀

So happy to watch your videos this often! Thanks Sam. ❤

Beautiful ♡ I love when you do a messy smokey eye!

Wow 🤩 this is a gorgeous look! Thank you for showing it with two lip options! Can’t wait to try this look out

Really beautiful …Love the messiness as well! Thank you for showing us two lip options -both look 👍

I think its quite the cool look. I love the idea of a more formal outfit and a messy makeup look! Definitely trying this out!

So glad you’re back on KZfaq! This is the exact kind of look I follow you for and I love your approach to makeup.

So freakin' gorgeous!