TEA TIME CHAT // Why I don't love dupes

in which we chat about why I don't love dupes and why I think the request for dupes is pushing the makeup game into a negative direction. Sure there are good things about dupes, but not everything needs to be duped for sure. Looking for reviews? I write full reviews of beauty & makeup products over on my blog: http://floatingindreams.com New reviews go live Monday – Wednesday – Saturday SHOP MY FAVORITES https://shopmy.us/indiequeen84 * MY BOOKTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiz5od5b1EpteqDkxOwacQ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog - http://floatingindreams.com Youtube - https://bit.ly/2T9JAFu Instagram - @indiequeen84 Twitter - @indiequeen84 Facebook - https://bit.ly/2DkW47U Goodreads - https://bit.ly/29cXkOk Tiktok - @floatingindreams_ WHAT I’M WEARING Top – H&M Eyes – Oden’s Eye Christmas Eve Foundation – Estee Lauder Hydra Rescue Porcelain Concealer – Rare Beauty 160C Blush – Kaleidos Makeup Dreamwalk Highlight – Kat Von D Thunderstruck Bronzer – Catrice Holiday Skin 010 Summer in the City Lipstick – Lisa Eldridge Velvet Cinnabar MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO 00:00 Intro 01:24 Why dupes are a good thing 08:57 What is a dupe 17:15 Why dupes are bad - Copycat brands - It could kill innovation 24:50 Dupes push out products that would get made 27:17 Buying cheap makeup isn’t always great 35:20 It’s a race to the bottom DISCLAIMER This is not a paid for advertisement or sponsorship. I buy 99% of all products I am showing. If anything was sent to me in PR or is affiliated, I will denote it with *. Links are not affiliate links, but just links to my personal pages linked to my blog or youtube channel, unless otherwise stated. I film my videos mainly using natural lighting as artificial studio lighting greatly alters the look/ performance of products and acts very similary to a filter. Besides, I don't live my life under studio lighting, so I need my makeup to look good in natural lighting mostly for my day to day life, which I why I prefer to test out products in the type of lighting I see my makeup in most.