What is Budget Beauty?

I love makeup! That’s why I’m here. I love to use it and create looks, and I’m glad you’re here! Hopefully, through my reviews, videos and photos, you’ll be inspired to love makeup and maybe learn something you didn’t know before, too.

The purpose of Budget Beauty?

I love to create affordable looks — makeup that doesn’t break the bank. Sure, you can splurge and treat yourself (always treat yourself!) but there’s always a cheaper option to create something you can be satisfied with. I’m a drugstore makeup girlie — always have been — and I hope to provide reviews of the kind of makeup you can — and I do — wear everyday.

What can you expect at Budget Beauty?

I will be creating longform and shortform videos, product reviews and photos of my looks. I will also discuss my skincare routine and application tips; there’s nothing more important than a good routine for the skin and knowing some basics when it comes to putting makeup on and taking makeup off your face. We also plan to delve into men’s skincare and 4C hair care later.

My aesthetic

I’m a pinup, burlesque and vintage camp horror enthusiast so my aesthetic and makeup trends toward 1940s to 1950s with a smidge of 1960s and rarely 1970s looks thrown in. I am a Bettie Page super fan and love her overall look. I’m also a major fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race and its various incarnations, so expect to see lots of references to it and the makeup knowledge I’ve learned along the way from watching many seasons of the competition and following a lot of drag queens! Music is also a major part of my life so expect that there will be lots of references to my favorite artists, bands and my large music library.

3 Comments

    • Lyndsey

      Reply

      That is some type of observation considering I have been doing longform videos for less than a year.

      Let’s start with content creators. In several of these videos – specifically the Beauty Haul series — I highlight several Black content creators such as Beats by Deb, highlight Black makeup artists such as Danessa Myricks and purchase from her. I happily and loudly share my support for Myricks’ brand because not only Black support, but also because I believe it’s fantastic. Maybe you missed it, maybe you didn’t.

      As for looks, I do, in fact, celebrate Black beauty. Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Donna Summer and quite a few modern pinups such as Macee Legree, Angelique Noire, Perle Noire are inspirations.

      And humble brag aside, I am my own inspiration. I love my skin and the beauty that I am. This is my makeup journey and specifically my makeup journey. How I choose to do it and who and what I choose to recreate is my choice. My support for Black beauty and non-European beauty standards is not up for debate if that’s the implication. Just because I haven’t done a specific look outside of my comfort zone doesn’t mean I don’t want to or find it beautiful.

      Respectfully, Lyndsey B.

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