life & style // no. 16 theotherpress.ca

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Beauty on a budget

> NYX Matte and Vinyl Liquid Liner

Lauren Kelly
Assistant Editor

 

[7 someone who grew up using
pencil and gel eyeliners, as |
was nervous to try a liquid liner.
Because of this, I was curious as
to how I would like NYX’s Liquid
Liner, which has high reviews. I
ama fan of NYX’s product quality
and price point, so I had faith
that they would be good, but I
was still worried that they would
not work for me.

NYX’s Liquid Liner comes
in two varieties, matte black
and vinyl black. I tried both,
and they both lasted all day
with no smudging, flaking, or
fading. The matte faded to a true
matte, which I prefer for my own
everyday makeup, but the vinyl
was a beautiful, shiny black that
would be a lot of fun for dressier
days.

The brush for the product
was long and thin, meaning it
had a little less control than a
gel or felt-tipped liner, but it
could apply incredibly thin lines
compared to others I had tried. I
found the brush to be incredibly
precise, making it much easier
to apply and correct it. As ’'d had
so little experience, I assumed
that it would take multiple tries
and a lot of corrections before
I would be wearing something
somewhat passable. However, the
brush picked up enough product
to draw a crisp, dark line, and I
only needed to correct a bit at the

Brittney MacDonald
Life and Style Editor

 

f you don't frequent YouTube

(YT) often, then you might not
know of the scandal that took
place late last year. There was an
influx of people coming forward
claiming that the behaviour of
some YouTube celebrities was
inappropriate, and at times
even illegal. Fans of popular YT
creators such as Mike Lombardo
and Tom Milsom were shocked
to hear about sexual assault
allegations and arrests on child
pornography charges after it was
revealed that some creators even
coerced underage fans to send
them nude photos and videos
of them performing sexual acts,
such as masturbating.

Most of these incidents
were dealt with by authorities,
resulting in the creators
themselves shutting down their
social media accounts and YT
channels to avoid backlash. This

  

front to make the transition from
lid to liner smoother. I will admit
that this was the most basic of
eyeliner styles, though, and I look
forward to doing more dramatic
looks with it.

I believe that this would be
a good purchase for frequent
users of liquid liners, as the
product was very long lasting, the
finishing was good, the colour
was crisp, and the applicator was

was often done with very little
fanfare and no explanation unless
their behavior resulted in a ban
on them attending VidCon, YT’s
annual convention.

That is, until Sam Pepper
rolled into town. This reality star,
who was best known on YT for
his prank videos, came under fire
for one such video where he ran
around pinching women’s butts.
Many people in the Internet
community found this behaviour
disturbing, claiming that he was
actually sexually assaulting these
women because he didn’t have
their consent prior to filming or
touching them. After the video's
release in 2014, Pepper replied
to the outcry by claiming that
the video was actually a social
experiment to show how society
doesn’t take the issue of male
sexual assault seriously. The YT
community fired back with a
resounding and unified cry of
“Bullshit!” and Pepper suffered a
small fall from grace.

Image via www.frendsbeauty.com

precise. I also believe that this is
good for newcomers like me, as
it was easy to use and did exactly
what I wanted it to. The price was
good as well for such a quality
product.

I purchased the eyeliners
at Shoppers Drug Mart, which
has just recently begun carrying
the makeup line, for $12.50 each.
However, they are also available at
London Drugs for $9.99.

a

The events and the Internet
community’s questioning of
Pepper’s behavior inspired
several fans to come forward and
claim that Pepper had behaved

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Sam Pepper removes himself from social media

> Notorious creator calls it quits after a very public fall from grace

 

inappropriately towards them
at various meetups. Rumours
circulated about an unnamed
woman who was contemplating
filing sexual harassment charges

Image via superfame.com

 

after Pepper allegedly lured

her into a room and tried to
pressure her into sex. Ultimately,
no charges were filed, but the
damage was done—Sam Pepper
was labelled a misogynist and
harasser. He took a break from
YT, only to return in late 2015
with a new prank video.

The video itself showed
Pepper tricking people into
thinking they had been
kidnapped and involved a mock
shooting of the captured person’s
best friend. By this time the
Internet had had enough of
Pepper’s antics, and a petition
was made to ban him from YT,
and for all his content to be
deleted.

On Febuary 21, 2016 Pepper
deleted all of his tweets and made
his YT channel inaccessible to the
public, his only statement being
“I give up,” and an assurance
that he would be uploading one
more video explaining his side of
everything that occurred.