COVERGIRL 'CLEAN' BEAUTY...MY THOUGHTS (and Review).

The new Covergirl Clean Fresh Clean Color Eyeshadow Palettes and Yummy Gloss just launched and I'll be testing them out today along with the Covergirl Dewy Tint and a face full of CoverGirl Products. Also what are your thoughts on "clean" makeup?

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Hi, my name is Jen I am 44 and live in Connecticut with my husband and 8 year old son. I am a stay-at-home Mom and full-time YouTuber with a degree in business with a focus in marketing. Before leaving work when my son was born, I was a commercial lender at a bank. I also worked at Sephora and Macy's doing visual merchandising.
I have dry skin with some hyperpigmentation and fine lines. I love natural makeup looks but occasionally go outside my comfort zone a little bit. On my channel you'll find lots of videos about drugstore makeup and drugstore dupes (those are my favorites to film!) but I also review high-end makeup as well. I hope you enjoy my channel and if you do, please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & leave me a comment!

[tbrad]

Thank you for your clean beauty perspective! I’m so sick of hearing other influencers rant and preach about “harmful ingredients”, as if they’re trained, educated, and active chemists. It’s dangerously ill-informed, and predatory. I really appreciate your approach and sound logic.

[Chelbsn]

I love seeing Covergirl come out with good quality products, stepping up their game. I will be 50 in February and Covergirl was my go to for makeup when I was in high school. It's a warm nostalgic feeling and I might just have to try some of these products out

[dazem]

Just want to say... Jen you have done a great job keeping up your vlogmas this year. You're a busy mom and wife and i think we all appreciate you trying to stay dedicated to your channel and give us uploads as often as possible! Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄

[melissaluvsplease]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!! You literally spoke for me and I am so happy! When you said, "what is the other makeup dirty?" I almost fell off our bed! I actually wrote that to Tati several years ago and she was not happy with me at all. She commented back to me and I still to this day believe I am right about the whole scam that is "clean" makeup and so many people are buying it up and making the cosmetic companies millions of $$$.
I'm just so excited that you spoke up about this and again thank you Jen.

[kalena]

I wish more beauty youtubers would talk about the "clean beauty" scam and fearmongering. I'm pretty sick of it, so much so that I won't buy a product if it's labeled as such. I'm loving vlogmas this year, Jen! Thanks so much for all you do.

[ginnyburley]

I love the way you have structured your intro to vlogmas with a basic structure but with components that change daily. It’s sweet to see your son come down the stairs and put the ornament on the advent tree. Very nice!

[scapwell]

Thank you so much for addressing clean beauty. More creators need to push back against this whole movement. It's not regulated, it's pure fear mongering, and it's given us potentially more dangerous products because they go bad faster. It's also purely a money grab, both in labeling and the fact products go bad faster.

[heidiuscrap]

Thank you so much for addressing the issues with "clean" beauty. Parabens have been used and studied for decades and are shown to be safe as well as other ingredients. I feel companies just slap the name clean on products because they think that's what everyone wants. I understand we do have to be careful but people really need to check their sources carefully. The prices of drugstore makeup is really going up but the quality is definitely amazing. I exclusively buy drugstore makeup, that's why I love your dupe videos.

[PamelaH_HappyVibes]

I’m team science! I WANT preservatives in my products. Everybody else can keep their clean beauty.

[onewhisper]

I LOVE that you talked about this!!! All these brands are coming out with “clean” things and so many of them go bad so quick because they don’t have proper preservatives in them. They all have a shorter shelf life because of the lack of preservatives, but most don’t even last the few months the brand says they should. And I definitely agree with the fear mongering! People are so against things like parabens saying they have these horrible effects but there’s been no real studies proving that! The studies most people use as their “proof” are ones using amounts WAAAAY higher than used in cosmetics (which is usually less than 0.3%) and most were focused on eating or injecting the parabens not topical applications. It’s just crazy to me people jump on this fear bandwagon without doing their own research! Not to mention, like you said, without proper preservatives you’re at risk for some nasty infections. Just because something is natural doesn’t make it safe. There’s plenty of stuff in nature that’s bad for us! AND when there’s natural substances, a lot of times they need preservatives even more than synthetic ingredients, so not being properly preserved with natural ingredients is even worse! It’s just nuts!

[cindyb]

I'm happy to see that Cover Girl has some new products. I would like to try the Yummy Gloss, but to be honest I'm not impressed with the eyeshadow palettes. The price at $14 is way too much since they look like other less expensive brand 4 shadow palettes that I enjoy. I would rather pay this much for a Colourpop 9 pan. Thanks for the new updates!💚

[MyCleverHandle]

Hey Jen! Thank you so much for being the level-headed voice of reason from the YouTube Beauty community. I think warnings about talc usage are warranted if you're already compromised and, especially in the case of babies or those with pre-existing respiratory problems, breathing in the dust is a regular thing. But if any reasonably healthy adult uses cornstarch-based powders, you are inviting nonspecific eczema and yeast growth. Yes, cornstarch feeds yeast. Ringworm, athlete's foot, jock itch are all fungus infections, fed by cornstarch in sensitive individuals. I have found a couple of off brands of scented body powders that still are talc-based, but these are few and far between, usually found on the bottom shelves at super discount stores like Dollar Tree and Big Lots. I even shop at markets that cater to Latin populations; Mexican imports are where you can still find a few talc-based body powders. I generally don't wear perfumes, so whatever scents are in the powders are fine with me; they don't last too long anyway.
And "clean" products in the makeup and skincare categories can really cause problems, especially if you have rosacea or other sensitized skin issues. Not only are preservatives being eliminated or replaced, but emulsifiers, colorants and stabilizers too - and if your skin has been accustomed to forty (or fifty!) years of regular chemical use, just jumping to products with "more natural" ingredients - especially botanicals - can create havoc you might never recover from. So yes, you're so smart to consider and speak with reasoned skepticism about these issues. I give audible eye rolls when I hear YouTubers pretending to be scientists and giving dire warnings about "clean beauty." Thank you so much for giving the realm of other possibilities a chance to be heard.

[mahareslan]

I can't get over how gorgeous these palettes swatched, I think I will collect all of them, unfortunately the elf bite size palettes irritated my eyes so I'm so excited to try the CG ones .

[lilnikki]

Your skin looks so amazing. I would LOVE to see an updated video on the products and tools you’ve using because time is going in reverse for you. Happy holidays 💜

[Diane-ddtu]

I agree with your views on clean beauty! Thanks for sharing

[GwendolynSpring-xjiu]

I am glad to hear you address the fear of talc. With social media, so many rumours run crazy.

[amymarie]

You look gorgeous! Thanks for covering less expensive, widely available products!

[christysmith]

Makeup reviews AND education?? Everything I need! I would love to see the other palettes on you.

[traceyflater]

Frankly, I am put off by fragrance more than common preservatives. I wish Clinique would go cruelty free because they are committed to not "perfuming " their products. (Well, I wish all companies would be cruelty free. There's no need for animal testing any longer. ) Love the look you came up with.

[BrendaBostonGirl]

Thanks for including wear test results - that is so helpful to know when deciding what to get!