A few years ago I consumed a lot (ok not that much, but I was a regular watcher of a few Youtubers) of makeup related content and learned from it. Nowadays I feel like everyone is just repeating their existing videos. Everything is done and old so I stopped watching maybe over a year ago.
Is it me personally or is beauty YT still as big as it was in let’s say 2017?
I’m one of the weirdos who watches declutters, but only from very specific people. I agree the purchase-discard cycle is problematic, but I just like to see what they actually keep. In some ways it’s better than a review. If they’ve got a foundation or a palette that they’ve been using for years and still want to keep, that’s a pretty strong recommendation for it. Also, if they’re getting rid of a bunch of popular items, it helps remind me that I don’t need to buy the shiny new thing. It actually helps me personally curb my spending and be more picky about what I buy.
But yeah, it’s definitely weird. I think most people see that consumerism cycle and rightfully get turned off by it and don’t want to watch, and that’s totally fair.
I hadn’t thought of declutters in that way and I can see the appeal with it a tad better!