Good afternoon everybody. Thank you for coming out tonight to honor Dennis Lutz some more he deserves it I'm Greg Duggan. I'm the town manager several months ago we knew that Dennis was going to be retiring pretty soon and Aaron Martin approached me with an idea from the public work staff With an idea to honor Dennis and memorialize his importance to the town of Essex and its history The idea from from public works was to suggest naming this facility after Dennis To me it was a no-brainer. I brought it to my predecessor. I haven't teach at the time no-brainer to him, too We approached the pitch the idea to the select board and to a person. They said absolutely so I'm happy to be here today Dennis joined the turn of Has served the town of Essex as a public works director for 38 years. He retired on July 15th of this year Even before he joined Essex or Essex Dennis was designing the town's wastewater system when he was working for Donald Hamlin consulting engineers At the time he was hired Dennis had six employees in five trucks He has since doubled the department's resources and that doesn't even begin to really capture the total impact that Dennis has had on the community In a little bit. I'll share a resolution read a long resolution that the select board adopted a Monday night It details the many many contributions that Dennis has made to the community So sit tight for that. In the meantime, thank you all for coming here today And after all Dennis has done for Essex This seems just like the most fitting thing we can do and the least we can do Today in this facility after him the public works facility and ensure that he and his legacy remain part of Essex forever Working for Dennis was great. He's a great guy He always treated everyone fairly and equally and he will be missed by the town Dennis has always treated me both professionally and personally just You can always go to Dennis talk to him about anything. He'll always great give you his best opinion on the subject of matter and he's just really good guy to Talk with and sit down and figure out a problem Very hard-working man. He's taught me a lot You know, he brought me the job and he said, you know You know when it's time to leave when you're not enjoying your job anymore, and I've enjoyed it It's just that I'm 66 so it's Like him He's been a mentor he's been a friend my husband died five years ago and he was right there for me for the whole my whole public works I Be quick so I don't melt up here You'd like to thank everyone for coming out today to celebrate with us and Dennis The dedication of the highway garage in his name Dennis started his career here as Greg said back in 1984 as the public works director He's been serving this community For the 38 years and it has definitely left his mark on this community During his time here in the town Dennis has played a key role in a lot of the major infrastructure projects that We've seen in this community 22 miles of paved road Dennis were installed under your watch As Greg said most of the infrastructure here for the sewer sanitary sewer was under construction When you started We now maintain 42 miles of sewer lines within the town and 17 pump stations Stormwater back then consisted of Putting a couple pipes underground across the road to get water from one side of the road to the other Significant changes I've taken place since then and Dennis played a major role at the local state and regional levels putting input on regarding Regulations and permitting of stormwater infrastructure and communities I could go on and on some more But all these changes that has been part of over the many years here Have helped make Essex the great community in which we all Work in or live in And I can't think of a more fitting way Than to To honor his accomplishments and dedication to the town of Essex than to name this facility after you Thank you Has been a it's been a great boss Always always instilled this team spirit, you know, it was always part of the same team So it was never like really working for a boss. You're working with your team. They That's something that I Hold dearly and it's something that I try to emulate Hopefully the people that work with me now The wear off on them and we can continue forward but Dennis has been a great mentor He's prepared our whole team to carry on We look forward to the challenges and we look forward to seeing him again off and on to help us out here. I Think we got it Dennis we're gonna have to get the sign still by the select board so you can't take it home today, but share it right now Resolution in appreciation of Dennis E. Lutz Whereas Dennis Lutz PE was hired as public works director for the town of Essex in September 1984 And whereas Dennis retired on July 15th, 2022 concluding 38 years of dedicated service and leadership to the entire Essex community and Whereas prior to joining Essex Dennis worked for the state of Vermont as an environmental engineering supervisor and for Donald L Hamlin consulting engineers as a project manager and Whereas Dennis also served in the military for 37 years Beginning on active duty as an engineer company commander in Vietnam and later as a construction site engineer in Oregon for the Corps of Engineer And following active duty became a member of the Vermont National Guard Ultimately spending the last five years of his military career as the assistant adjutant general for the Vermont National Guard and Whereas Dennis's major military awards include the Legion of Merit three Army Meritorious Service medals the army Army commendation medal the Vietnam service campaign medals and the silver order of the Deflurry medal by the Army Engineer Association and Whereas Dennis began work as the town of Essex public works director He had six employees five trucks and has since doubled the department's resources and Expanded the services that the department provides to make the town of Essex a sustainable and desirable place to live work and visit and Whereas Dennis created and updated the town's public works specifications comprehensive road management plan and winter operations plan And whereas Dennis took great steps to improve water quality in Essex and the surrounding area by adhering to the town's national pollutant discharge Elimination system phase two small municipal separate storm sewer system general permit Creating a chloride monitoring program reducing salt application Recommending the creation of and then serving on the joint stormwater Coordinating committee between the town of Essex and the village of Essex Junction and hiring the town stormwater coordinators And whereas when working at Donald L. Hamlin consulting engineers Dennis designed and constructed the town of Essex's wastewater system Then his public works director managed the system and served on the tri-town sewer committee thereby reducing sprawl and ensuring safe treatment of waste and Whereas Dennis developed the current capital planning and budgeting process for the town and has been the key individual Coordinating large projects from all town departments the select board and the community identifying needs and developing projects based on cost estimates and priorities and Whereas Dennis hot sought and obtained numerous grants to minimize the cost of the town to pave streets upgrade water sewer lines Make improvements to stormwater systems expand the sidewalk network and more and Whereas Dennis has always treated residents business owners customers and co-workers with respect and honesty and Whereas Dennis has supported community events such as green-up day and touch a truck And whereas Dennis has mentored many employees interns and students and Whereas Dennis is a lifetime member of the American Society of Simple Engineers and has remained active in numerous professional associations Including the American Public Works Association American Water Works Association and New England Water Works Association And whereas Dennis is an elected Champlain Water District Commissioner from the city of South Burlington And whereas Dennis was appointed by the governor as commissioner on the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission and Whereas Dennis has been named the Public Works Director of the year by the Vermont Highway Association and Whereas Dennis has received the American Public Works Association Distinguished Service Award Now therefore be it resolved that the select board on behalf of the staff and citizens of the town of Essex Hereby extend our most sincere appreciation to Dennis for his 38 years of dedicated service to Essex the state of Vermont and the United States This was adopted this first day of August 2022 by the Essex select board And now the important moment Dennis Carol if you can come up and unveil the new sign. Oh, we're gonna begin Starting underground I guess he I mean even before we work for the town of Essex Dennis designed the wastewater system Since he's been here you heard me speak a little bit. He's he's doubled the resources for the town He's brought in hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars worth of grants for water systems sewer systems storm water systems He's just been instrumental to the growth. He's been professional. He's been the mentor He's taught me a lot back when I was a planner as the manager now and he's been a mentor to me mentor to many others And just up most professional and dedicated smart man who has done so much for the community You can't even really Capture it all and say some words, but just numerous awards for the country for the for the community Road standards public work standards infrastructure standards just so many guidelines that are going to stick with us going forward and Yeah, keep us keep us on point and going in the right direction for many years to come At least we can do is name the facility after him and select board took that ran with it and Yeah, Dennis is gonna have a lasting legacy well beyond just what you see, but we'll be here for a long long time I'm very humbled. I don't really think I know this guy that Greg was talking about but I've had a long career and a very successful career When you do work you love it's not really work And that's how I've felt about this job for my whole career And I felt the same when I was in the military and I think that's an important part of Finding success in life is to just do what you love and and continue to do that I'm gonna do the same when I'm retired. I Do have something in common with the building? We're both well-aged. I won't say old But we still have life in us and so our plan is to do some traveling do other fun stuff that Want to do I'll probably come back and do some part-time work for the town in the future just because my heart's in it and It's a part of me the town is a part of me will always be a part of it. It's a great place to work It's a great place to live I Think that Essex has a lot of great opportunities going forward Situations change from looking at a merger to now being separate communities and in my view that's unfortunate But it may also provide an opportunity for Essex to grow and to make Progress and I'm totally confident in the people who still are working for the town We've we've always worked as a team Aaron and Annie and Carl and Dan and you name it And I could go through all the names the people on the town staff they've They're really professional and that's the one thing that I think really characterizes Essex is a professional Staff that really means well and tries to do right by the community I Have a lot of confidence that's going to continue into the future Names will change, but if we kind of follow the same pattern that we've had in the past in terms of doing our best Working at a job you love. I think there's a lot in store. That's really positive for Essex And I'll be a part of it as long as I can and why can't I'll read about it And I'll read about the success of other people Who are here doing their work to keep this a great place to live? Vermont's a great place. We're not going anywhere. I wouldn't go anywhere Families here I will get out in March. March is a bear We're gonna go someplace warm in March for a couple weeks so we can recuperate and get ready back for the summer so we can go camping again, but other than that we're gonna be around and Anybody needs to call. I actually had Discarded all the stuff on my my cell phone. I saw the town cell phone and I got a complaint the other day So I passed it on so I anticipate I'll probably still get some of those going down the road If they don't know who else to call they'll call me and I don't have a problem with that But if anybody has anything that they really want or need to reach me We're still at our same address. We'll be there for as long as we can and We're gonna enjoy life and thank you so much for doing this today. I really really appreciate it


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Hi guys, what is up? Welcome to my channel. So for today's video, I am going to be trying a full face of new makeup. I recently did a haul, I also got a little bit of PR. So I'm gonna use those products in this video just to kind of update you on my thoughts. So you can see what I think of them, what worked for me, what didn't. And yeah, so I have a lot of products. The look is pretty simple, but I still feel like I got a pretty good feel of the products that I tried out. So if you are interested in seeing that, then just keep watching. So I have a lot of new products that I have not tried sitting in front of me. I'm so excited to play. So the first thing that we're going to try out is a new primer from Good Molecules. This came out a few weeks ago and this is the silicone free priming moisturizer. It is winter, so I know we all have super dry skin, so this is perfect. I mean, I put it on my Instagram story that I had received it. They said this is supposed to be great with or without makeup. Of course, I'm using it with makeup today, but it looks like this. Good Molecules is really awesome because it feels like it's a high-end brand, but it actually is quite affordable. You can get it off of Beautylish. I really need to like fully test out their skincare, but this is what it looks like. It just squeezes out. My skin has been so dry and thirsty, so this is perfect. Oh, and it feels really nice. It's like not a super slippery moisturizer, but it still has a little bit of slip to it. Feels like there's a little bit of tackiness sitting on the skin from it. I just switched over to a La Mer moisturizer and I don't think my skin is agreeing to it because I haven't had a breakout in a long time, so just excuse that. Oh, but this feels very, very nice on the skin. It feels like makeup's going to lay well over it. So if you are interested in good molecules, this feels like a good one for dry skin. So for foundation, I'm going to play with the Colourpop Pretty Fresh Tinted Moisturizer. I ordered this during Black Friday when Colourpop was 30% off, so there are a lot of Colourpop items I want to try, but this one I'm super excited about. I got two colors because I was not sure. I've heard many good things about this. I've heard it was great for dry skin. The color that I wanted, of course, was out of stock. So we're going to try Light 7W, and if that doesn't work, I have Medium 9W. I don't have a warm undertone. I prefer a warm undertone in a foundation compared to like a cool undertone where it makes you look pink. Huh, this actually looks like, it's not a horrible color. And as you can see, just from spreading it out, it is pretty light coverage. We're going to mix a little bit of 9W. Color match is going to be forgiving in this, I think, because there's not an exceptional amount of coverage here. My favorite way to apply any type of foundation is to use my fingers to kind of spread it out, just to get that product on there. And this is like sinking into my skin. Very interesting. I feel like when I saw other people use this, I got way more coverage than me.  I'm not afraid of light coverage. I love tinted moisturizers, but for some reason I was expecting a little bit more coverage just from the reviews I've seen online. We're going to work on covering these areas of my skin that hate me right now and are very angry. And I do have acne scars and freckles that could be covered.  I just, I really like that it's so big and covers have my face. And I'm going to do just a tiny bit more. I've kind of put a lot on, so I'm going to stop here. So yeah, this is definitely a super light coverage every day kind of coverage, which I'm okay with. This is like the type of product I would wear to work. I think I still like my Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer better just because I feel like it applied kind of patchy. Like some areas seem to be more covered than others. So hopefully this concealer will help. So I have the ColourPop Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Acid Concealer. So this goes along with the foundation. I got mine in medium 85N. So hopefully this will kind of make up for the lack of coverage. And I'm not into super brightening concealers. I kind of like them if they're my skin color. So I'm interested to see if this makes up for the lack of coverage of the Tinted Moisturizer. Oh, this looks very nice. Yeah, so that added like, I wouldn't say a super amount of coverage, but it really kind of brightened up my face. So I'm just going to apply some kind of in the areas of my face that could use just a little bit more coverage. So I really like these two products together. This kind of evens everything and then you can use the concealer just to kind of put a little bit extra coverage where you need it. It's a very light concealer. It does feel quite moisturizing. So I'm going to do my brows really quickly because I don't have a new brow product and I will be right back. We're going to move on to eyes. And you guys seemed super interested in the Laura Mercier palettes that I picked up. So we're going to play with those. So I have put down my MAC Painterly Paint Pods and we're going to use a mixture of colors from the Fine Arts eyeshadow palette because as you can see, there's not many like matte colors or anything like that in this one. And then this one is the Full Canvas Eye and Cheek Essentials. So we will be digging into this for like the face products as well. But this one has a little bit more variety in the shadows so that you can add depth and whatnot. But they do look super similar. Are these the same colors? Yeah, I think some of the colors in here are the same. If not, we'll probably look the same on the eye. So I wouldn't say that you need both, but really I didn't do my research for brushes. I have a lot of blinged brushes that I want to play with. I think I'm going to stick to the Starry Night's collection brushes. These are the ones with the beautiful black jewels on them. This is currently sold out on their website, but it will be restocked in February. So I'm going to stick to this collection. These feel super nice. Like the jewels on them are really on there. I think they're going to fall off and they are synthetic brushes. I do love natural hair brushes, but I know a lot of you guys don't use natural hair brushes. So these are really good. I also have like their regular line where it's these beautiful brushes, but we're going to stick with the Starry Night's. And I mean, they're just like the most beautiful brushes ever for my Oliver transition color. We're taking the E12 brush and then we're going to go with this shade right here. So that deposited lots of color. Very nice. And these brushes are really soft. I was a little bit worried when I saw photos of them online. But now that I have them in my hand, like they're super soft, nice synthetic bristles. And I'm impressed with that shade. I feel like it deposited a lot of color and it's working out pretty easily as well. Where are these palettes made? This one's made in the USA. That's really fantastic because, you know, sometimes for holiday collections, a lot of times brands will go to China, which is fine, but their regular line stuff isn't made in China. So normally that's like means it's a price cut to make it. But this one was still made in the USA. Then we're going to add just a touch of depth with this shade right here. That deposited a lot of color seems to be working out pretty well. I just want to add a touch of definition because I really want to play with the sparkly formula that's in here. We're going to grab it from the fine art palette though. So let's play. I really want to use this one. We're going to use this one. So it doesn't feel like there's a lot of color being deposited. Yeah. So this is mostly like the finish more than anything. So you probably want to have like a base color underneath. Definitely use your finger. So I don't know if you can see that, but it's honestly just sparkle, which I don't think is a bad thing. But if all of the shades are like this, that's just too much of a lid topper formula. So we're going to take into this one then. So this one has a little bit more of a base color, but it still is all about that sparkle. I think this is super pretty for a new year's look kind of thing. Just from swatching it, I wouldn't say that all of the colors have this amazing pigmentation. I don't know if you can see that, but the colors are quite soft and these are the ones that aren't the super glittery formula, but there are quite a large amount of them that are that kind of lid topper that I have on my eyelid. So the palette is really pretty. I like the simple kind of sparkly eye look that I have, but it is difficult to create a whole look just using this palette. This is something you would have to kind of dig into just for when you want a lid look and get a really pretty sparkly look. But I feel like too many of these are just like the glitter and the ones that are more pigmented aren't the best. So I'm not overly impressed with this to be honest. And just from kind of taking a look at the eye stuff here, I think this one is better because you have more variety and those mattes did blend out beautifully. But if you aren't a fan of those lid topper kind of formulas where there's not much of a base to it and once you put it on the eye, they kind of look the same, then maybe this isn't for you. But I think this full one is much better. You get much more texture and more different kind of looks with this one. So I'm going to quickly take the E15. I'm going to take the matte color and just quickly run it along my lower lash line. Obviously, I didn't do a super crazy look today. I just kind of wanted to get a feel for the formula of the product. I'm going to swatch a couple of colors from the full canvas palette. Ooh, that's really pretty. Yeah, I mean, definitely not the most amazing formulation in the world, but you can definitely make it work. And if you like softer looks, you might actually like that. You might like the fact that you have all of this. So to bronze my face, I actually don't have a product that I have not yet used. So we're going to dig into the contour palette from Scott Barnes that I've been working on. And I'm going to take the Blinged Brushes F11 brush and I just want a very slight bronze. I don't care too much for a contour, but we're going to take a little bit of chiseled up here. Very pigmented, must use a light hand. I did not set my tinted moisturizer. It's kind of showing with how this bronzer supplies and it's a little bit deep. So like the tinted moisturizer definitely leaves a tack. So I would say set your face. Don't make the mistake that I just made because it is making this product look just a little bit patchy. In case this does happen to you, all you need to do is take the sponge that you use and kind of press over the bronzer and that will fix everything. I will kind of push it in, get rid of the patchiness because I didn't want too much of a bronze anyways. I just wanted some color there. For blush, we're going to go back into the Full Canvas Eye and Cheek Essential Palettes. And this comes with three highlighters right here. Obviously, this one I don't think will work too well for me and this blush. So we're taking the F14 brush, not too much kickback. I used a very light hand and okay, definitely picks up more color than it looks. I don't know if this is the best blush formula in the world. I know my tinted moisturizer is causing the product to stick, but there's so many blush formulas that I know wouldn't have this problem. This is a very pretty blush for medium skin tones because I did use a pretty light hand, but I think this is kind of just a normal blush formula. I don't know anything too fantastic about it.  I don't know how people don't use sponge to apply their like foundation and stuff because it just comes in handy at every opportunity, so that's much better. So for highlighting the face, I finally have the opportunity to play with my Jacklyn Cosmetics stuff. I have not yet used that. So we're going to start off with the luminous powder, which is something I probably should have used earlier to kind of set my face more, but I have mine in the shade Carrots. I'm going to use the F15 brush to apply it because it's small, so I feel like it's going to allow me to put it in direct areas and it's like more flimsy for this loose powder, so I'm not overpacking. So I'm going to get a little bit of that. Oh yeah, so that definitely adds a luminous dust. If you really like a glowy luminous kind of look to your face, you could put this all over. I think for me, it is a bit shiny like I put it right here and I can definitely see my pores now. It actually is super pretty. It adds a really nice luminous dusting that almost comes across sweaty, but I know some people like that look. For me personally, I would use this very sparingly in certain areas, but if you love that super luminous look, you don't have too much texture or pores. This is awesome. I think if I was wearing a more full coverage foundation, that is when this would come into play more. I would say just because my pores are more visible and so is my redness and stuff like that just because of the tinted moisturizer. This isn't a very good pairing, but if I had a full coverage foundation on, this would be so beautiful to bring some life back into my face. So I actually really do like it. It's just not the best for what foundation I have on right now. Then I do have the Flash highlighter palette and I've been dying to try this. So packaging is super luxurious on this and I mean, this is like made in Italy. Italy is known for making highlighter formulas like this, so I kind of know it's going to be amazing. We're taking the F17 brush. We're going to try iced first. I know this is going to be good. Now that is super icy blending out beautifully. I almost wish that was a little less bright because I'm scared of super beaming highlighters, but that's kind of her thing. Gleam right here is much, much brighter. So I can only imagine taking a little bit of sparks. Okay, so super beaming highlighter. Really a beautiful formula. It's blending into the skin really, really nicely. Yeah, I mean, this is a good highlighter palette I can already tell. Actually, I think though I'm more impressed by this luminous powder. This is going to be so useful with heavier foundations. I just don't like it with this foundation, but this highlighter, super pretty too. I think this is kind of like that of Jacqueline. Like this is her. I can totally tell and formula feels super nice. I will obviously need to play with that more, but love that. And then the third formula that we have is the loose highlighter. And this is totally out of my comfort zone. I'm not into super duper bright beaming highlights, but I had to pick it up. This is bomb. And I'm just going to apply just a little bit in my inner corner. So this is the 16 brush. I'm just going to take a little bit from the cap. I mean, yeah, on the cheek, this is going to be super bright and beaming. I would probably only use this for like nights out and stuff. Not for every day. I'll have to play with this formula more of course, but as expected, it is super bright and beaming. It does seem to be quite finely milled. I don't notice anything wrong with it yet. And just to continue kind of figuring this guy out and take this color and like put it somewhere.  So I went back from the Laura Mercier palette and I use the black shadow as liner. I've been loving using black eyeshadow as liner just or even brown shadow just because it is so much more soft. Whereas the definition, but it's not super harsh. So now let's move on to lips. I got a package from Kaleidos and I got their new lip collection. I'm going to insert a picture of the packaging because it's just incredible. We're going to play with the lip tonic. And so the color that I have is infusion and I think this is kind of like a blotted lip kind of thing. This is like relatively close to my natural lip color. This is such a good everyday color. It's not too opaque to where like you need to be wearing a full face of makeup with it and with this color in particular, you can kind of use your finger to blot it out. Super comfortable. This is a really nice color. Okay, by the way, Kaleidos is an indie brand right now. I think they're going to be huge because they have such a cool concept behind the brand. Their packaging is incredible. Like I am so lucky to have had this brand find me because they are amazing. But this feels really comfortable and I really, really like the color. Now we're going to put one of their glosses on top. This is the Lucid lip is what they call these and this one is in fantasize. It's like this really pretty kind of sparkly pink. You can see the glitters that really looks good with the eyes and they have like a couple. They have this color and then this really cool blue glittery one and that feels really nice. It's not sticky, but it does have some thickness to it. Really good formula. Kaleidos has very, very nice formulas. Really love that lip color I put on. I feel like it's a great everyday lip color and I'm not too disappointed by the gloss at all. So I mean, this is the look. It's a pretty simple look, but I do feel like I got the opportunity to play with a lot of different products. So let's take a moment to go over them. So the first product that I used today was the Good Molecules silicone free priming moisturizer. I really liked how this felt on my skin. I feel like if you have normal to dry skin, this is going to feel really good. I had the perfect amount of smoothness onto the skin, but it also had the perfect amount of tackiness so that foundation would stick to it. So I definitely feel like this is going to be good with or without makeup. So far, I'm really enjoying this. The pretty fresh tinted moisturizers from Colourpop. I think they are nice. I don't think for the type of look I was going for today, it was exactly fitting because it is super light coverage. That is great for everyday. I will have to leave a note down below for how these wear for you, but I thought they were really pretty on the skin. I'm not overly impressed. I still think I like my Laura Mercier better, but we will see how this wears. I think these are okay. I do quite like the pretty fresh hyaluronic creamy concealer though. I do think this pairs very nicely with the tinted moisturizer because it does add the coverage that the tinted moisturizer couldn't give you. It feels really light underneath the eyes. So I am actually quite into the concealer. I think it's nice. Again, I won't need to see how it wears throughout the day. As far as the brushes go, the Blinged Brushes Starry Night's Brush Collection. This isn't all of them in the collection. These are just the ones that I use. I really like these. I think they are a great option if you are a synthetic brush user. They washed very well. The bristles didn't fall off or anything. They feel well made and they did a good job distributing the product on my face. And I mean they are so stunning. Like these are hand-jeweled. I just go take a look at their website. The brushes are beautiful and I just love this collection. I feel like it's perfect for winter. The Laura Mercier Palettes. So the Fine Art Eyeshadow Palette, I'm not really in love with. I'm not going to lie. I like the glitter finishes because I am a glitter fan. I like the colors on my eyelid. So it's not that it can't create a pretty look. I just think quality-wise it's not really the best. Probably not worth your money. The overall aesthetic of the palette is really pretty. It's pretty to look at. It's pretty to own. If you are looking for a palette that is really worth it, I would be lying to you to say that this is because it's not. It's like an okay palette. Not impressed with the quality. And I do like the Full Camus Eye and Cheek Palette better.  It's like not attached at all. If you put it in wrong, a corner can stab the product. So I'm going to leave the mirror out and actually just leave the plastic sheet so that that doesn't happen. I think the eyeshadow selection in this palette is better than the Fine Art Palette. Lots of similar colors between the two. So I would personally just recommend you go for this. You got a little bit more variety in the formulas here. So I do think this is better. But again, I'm not overly impressed with the formula here. It's okay. I will keep this palette. I will continue to use it. And the shadows weren't bad. I'm just not overly impressed. Same thing down here. I haven't really played too much with the highlighters but I'm just not that impressed. I think it's an okay palette. I think that you're getting a lot in one. So this is going to be good for travel but it's not knocking my socks off. And then finally the Jacqueline Cosmetics products that I used. I really like them. I'm most impressed with the luminous powder. I think this is better for full coverage matte kind of foundation. This is going to bring life back into your face. I think just for a tinted moisturizer, it was a little bit much. I'm really excited to try this with like crazy full coverage makeup. I think this is going to make the most pretty effect on the face. The highlight palette again is really nice. This is a formula that I am very familiar with. So I already knew kind of right away I was going to like it. It's not a super unique formula. Like Becca has similar formula to it, but it's really nice. It's very luxurious. If you are into Jacqueline and want to support her, you're going to like this. It's nice. And then the loose highlighter. I'm just not into products like this in general. So this doesn't do it for me, but it does feel very nice. It does feel like it's milled very fine. And again, if it's a product you're interested in, I think you're going to like it. And then finally these Kaleidos lip products. Just keep in mind the lip tonics. They aren't like super pigmented liquid lipsticks, which honestly, I kind of like it's more like dictain friendly. And then the lip glosses feel really nice as well. And I think it's great to support indie brands and they're like a really neat brand. You should really jump on the bandwagon because they create some really fun stuff. So I'm very excited to continue playing with these lip products. And that's all I have for today's video. Just trying out some of my new makeup. Let me know what has caught your eye. Really curious if you've tried these Laura Mercier products, what you think. Because I think in this video, these are probably the most disappointing for me. And they're not bad. Like I like my eye look, but just not impressed. So thank you guys so much for watching this video. If you are not yet subscribed to my channel, I sure do hope you guys take the time to do so. And I will see you guys in the next one. Bye guys, have a good one.