tag: 19 (random) questions

i finally uploaded my response to the 19 questions tag that had been going around YouTube. i just love these types of Q&A tags. i find it so much easier to answer questions than to come up with stuff on my own. LOL

when i see a tag i want to do, i email myself with the questions (if it's a Q&A tag) and the link to the video or the name of the YTer who did the tag. i think i have like 7 tags to do! at least i have things i can do when i'm drawing a blank. then when i have completed the tag, i archive the email so i don't see it anymore. these tags have been so much fun to do... especially when the people you are subscribed to also do the tag, too... i just love that.

i know i've said this several times already, but i just love making YT videos this time around because of the interaction. when i first started, i got like zero interaction... and this is even after i made comments on videos i've watched, too... maybe it's because the people i used to watch had sooooo many (like thousands, or tens of thousands) of subscribers so they NEVER respond to comments. i just hate that. i mean i would love to have thousands of subscribers, but i'd rather have the close interaction with my subscribers instead. i have done so well with responding to comments this time around... i mean i did this, too, when i first started in 2009, but i think that's why i quit the first time due to the lack of comments. i don't know. it's just better this time around and i'm 100x happier. xoxo Kathleen

tag: 10 little secrets

this was another fun tag to do! i have so many videos i want to do and i want to upload them all at once! but if i do that, i won't have a reservoir of videos for when i'm out of town. and even then, i don't even know if i can upload anything because i know that the internet connection at the places where i'm staying aren't as good as mine and i don't want to hog up the bandwidth either. so i have no idea what i'm going to do...

most likely i'll just upload the videos when i return or try to upload at night when no one is using the internet. i just don't want to miss a day! i don't want to break my streak...

i finally broke 200 subscribers today! i'm actually at 202! i keep talking about reaching a certain milestone but i don't know what it is yet... if i commit to a number, it's going to drive me crazy so i'm just going to see where it leads me... i'd like to reach 1,000 subbies by the end of the year, but if i get to 500, i'll be a happy camper. as long as i'm still happy making videos, the number of subbies i have really doesn't matter. i'm currently so happy with the amount of interaction i'm getting in the comments on my videos. i never got this kind of feedback when i first started in 2009. i think it's because i never commented on any of the videos i watched so i was kind of invisible. i don't want to be invisible to the people that i subscribe to.

anyway, i have my BE video to film tomorrow, which is an unboxing plus a look using the products. then i'm going to film my LOFT haul from yesterday. i also have about 3-4 more tags to do, not because i was tagged, but because i want to. i find tags to be one of the most fun videos to do! i don't know why i didn't do them more often. oh, well! i'll see y'all tomorrow! xoxo Kathleen

tag: 25 questions and my 100th video

holy moly! i finally uploaded 100 videos! i can't believe it! sometimes i can commit to something and sometimes i can't... like not drinking dark soda, i quit back in January 2010 and haven't looked back. i know i can make it to 366 videos by December 31st and then i will keep on going in 2013! that is, if we're still alive... LOL

so after seeing the tag video on Gina/Citrushearted's channel (since she subbed to me), i just had to use it for today's 100th video. we always want to know a little bit more about the people we watch on a daily basis... and since i can't come up with questions of my own, this tag came in handy and at the right time! i really couldn't do a beauty video because the weather was crappy. raining, thunder, and it was just too dark outside. however, i loved filming while it was thundering outside because thunder is one of my all-time favorite sounds.

i hope you like my Q&A video... i had a lot of fun answering these questions! i feel like i've done this video already on my old channel, but i don't think so. i do have another Q&A video already filmed and it has a couple of the same questions, but i'll be uploading that later... i might re-film it, too, because i think i stumbled on my answers a little too much... in today's video, i was on a roll! i love when i don't have to cut out too much stuff...

so thank you again for keeping me motivated in making videos every single day! here's to the next 100! xoxo Kathleen

tag: makeup products i've seen on YT and have LOVED

thanks to the wonderful Rachael/TheRaerae1971, she created a tag today called "makeup products i've seen on YT and have LOVED" and i just had to make my response! i've bought sooooo many products based on what i've seen other YouTubers have used and i've only loved a few of them. i mean loved! i've purchased many things that i've liked but i've never reached for them after a few uses. and sometimes i've purchased items that these YouTubers have raved on and on about but when i finally get my hands on them and test it on myself, some of these items just don't work for me... and i'm not one for returning makeup because i always think i can make it work for me... and i just feel weird returning makeup even though some places allow it and i know a lot of beauty YouTubers do it all the time...

anyway, i loved this tag! i wanted to do a tag like this a long time ago to feature products i purchased because of Emily/EmilyNoel83 but i thought that was a bit stalkerish - LOL - and when i saw this tag, it was my opportunity to do it! it was actually really hard to do because what i just mentioned above... because i didn't love everything i bought because of other YouTubers' recommendations and reviews. i mean i like everything i've bought but i've not constantly reached for them... i guess it's just hard for me to absolutely love something because my collection is too big. when i buy something new, it's like the primary focus, but then when i get something else, all products get pushed to the back. so this is kind of why i'm doing daily videos so i can eventually touch everything in my makeup collection. it's actually working and i'm finding things that i forgot i had... like that NYC sheer red lipstick i featured in the video. i think i'm going to do this tag again in about 3 months time (or even monthly? or is that overkill?) so i can feature more products because i'm sure i can find some more in my collection... xoxo Kathleen

tag: nail polish obsession

no more nail polish! LOL okay, i think that'll be it with nail polish videos for a while... i will be getting back into makeup talk soon. i'm slowly getting better... i think it was just a 1day/2day bug. now i just have nagging cough.

i used my webcam to film today's video. i rearranged my iMac and my 2nd monitor on my desk so i can position the webcam to be in front of the window (or by the window). i would really like to film directly in front of the window, but i remember when i did that in the past, i was so washed out. i have way too much junk in my office to be moving heavy things around so i think the webcam is good where it is for now.

oh, BTW, Bare Escentuals JUST released their READY blushes! yes, PRESSED blushes! OMG! they have a preview sale right now on their READY blushes and bronzers... using the code MARCH at checkout, you will get free shipping on the preview items only. so tempting! i might just go to the mall since i have a full punch card ($10 off) that's been burning a hole in my purse! and if you were on the mailing list, you would've gotten an email from them with a link to the preview sale. i don't know if i can link to it here as the link might change per email recipient (not sure). so call your local boutique if you have any questions. this sale is not at ULTA or Sephora... just online or at the free-standing boutiques. xoxo Kathleen

tag: 7 deadly sins of beauty

i rambled on way too long in today's video! i think it's my longest video uploaded to YouTube since i started back up on the first. i think it was a fun tag to do because you get to learn about me a little bit more. in the past, i was a little bit too stiff in my videos. i didn't really share too much of myself and be more relaxed. but this time around, i feel more relaxed with myself to be a bit more goofy or share my oopsies on YouTube.

so i hope you enjoy a little bit more about me... i promise to do more of these tags so you get to know more about me! LOL thanks for watching! xoxo Kathleen