I Tested 45 VIRAL New Makeup Products… Watch Before You Buy 👀 Speed Reviews Pt. 2
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In this comprehensive speed review, the creator tests 45 new makeup products, focusing specifically on the latest releases in eye and lip categories as part of a two-part series. The video begins with eyebrow solutions, where the NYX Brow Glue Crazy Lift receives praise for its exceptional hold on stubborn brows that naturally point downward, despite the creator's dislike for its sticky applicator. Moving to eyeshadows, the Shantai Mermaid Eye Colors are highlighted for their versatility and ability to dry down to a powder finish, though the high price point suggests buying only during sales. Conversely, the Dior Show Flash Stick in beige is critiqued for appearing dull and textured rather than shiny on the eyelid. The mascara segment reveals that while the Milani Lash Extension XL takes too long to dry, the Lash Sensational Body Mascara offers better volume and curl retention, albeit with some flakiness, leading the creator to conclude that other drugstore options may be superior.
The review then shifts to an extensive evaluation of lip products, starting with oils and balms where the Clarins Cryo Plumping Lip Oil is found too watery compared to the brand's original formula, and the LancĂ´me Acai Mango Smoothie is enjoyed for its scent but criticized for leaving a subtle yellow tint. Among lip liners, the Buxom Powerline Pelt Sculpt Pencils are crowned as an underrated favorite for their natural colors and creamy texture, while the Maybelline Lifter Liner is recommended over Milani for better longevity and wearable shades. The creator also explores unique formats like the Ulta Beauty Collection Magic Marker Lip Stains, which provide long-lasting color through a staining effect, and the Buxom Plump Shot Fill and Flip Lip Liner, which ultimately fails to deliver on its plumping promises due to an irritating application method.
Finally, the video covers a wide array of lip colors and glosses, including the viral Kiko Milano Lip Duo, which impressively prevents transfer when topped with its included clear coat but requires the gloss to avoid drying out the lips. The Shantai Lion collection lip bells are noted for their buildable opacity and suitability for fall and winter wear, while the Westman Atelier Suede Matte Lipstick is appreciated for its glide but considered slightly too peachy for some preferences. The review concludes with high praise for the Jane Eyre Colorux High Impact Lip Glazes for filling a market gap with cool-toned mauve shades and the Benefit Benetint Pocket Pals, which combines a long-lasting stain with an amazing clear gloss in one portable package, proving to be a standout product even for someone who typically dislikes lip stains.
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45 45
Ladies and gentlemen, today I have 45
items that I am speed reviewing for you
today.
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As you guys know, I never use a product
just once on my channel. I am putting it
in my speed review drawer and I'm going
to test these products until I've tested
them enough that I feel confident to
give you my final review on them. And
that's what this is. And if you missed
it, I have part one already uploaded
which goes over the complexion products.
And for today's part two, I'm going to
be talking about the newest eyes and lip
products that I've been testing. So,
make sure you check out part one if you
missed it. But yeah, 45 products. It's a
long one. I like to break these really
long ones up, especially for those of
you who are focused more on one specific
category. Give you a break. Give me a
break. Give my husband a break. We have
some interesting products and then we do
have some like flops if you ask me. in
this one. So, let's go ahead and get
started. The first product that I'm
going to be talking about is for the
eyebrows. This is the NYX the Brow Glue
Crazy Lift. Now, I actually was not a
big fan of the original brow glue
because I feel like my eyebrows, it
actually weighed them down and caused
them to kind of fall down. This one
actually has phenomenal hold. The brows
feel a bit sticky. It doesn't dry down
crunchy, but this really does hold well.
My only thing with this is I do not like
the applicator on this. It's fine. I'll
deal with it, but it's just not my
favorite. But again, look at my brows.
It does a really nice job. And as
somebody with very stubborn brows that
do like to point downwards, this is
actually really good. This is one of the
best hold brow gels on the drugstore
market that I found. So, I actually
really do like this. I think the hold is
impressive. Now, for eye shadows, I have
these pots from Shanta Kai. These are
the mermaid eye colors. So, the first
shade that I demoed is the matte shade
in Sylvia. And I've talked about this a
lot recently because I actually featured
this in a no eyeshadow eyeshadow video.
Now, this is a cream eyeshadow, but it
does dry down to powder. It's really
soft. And this particular shade is
beautiful because it's a great one and
done shade, but I did just use it in my
crease today. And then I used the eye
color in the shade copper all over my
eyelid. Now, this is creasing just a
little bit. I didn't set my eyelids
properly, so it's due to that. But
there's a lot of products that I don't
need to set my eyelids properly. So,
definitely if you have oily skin, keep
an eye out for that. But overall, these
are really nice, very easy to use. I
personally prefer the matte shade, but
both are really great. But you know how
I stand with Shantaai. They're very,
very expensive. Definitely only purchase
on sale. But the standout shade to me is
Sylvie just because of how versatile it
is. You can use it with a bunch of other
products. This one doesn't really crease
on me and it's a beautiful one and done
shade. An eyehadow stick that I've been
testing is the Dior Dior Show Flash
Stick and I picked up the shade beige
tool because I did a bridal tutorial
with this and this is a beautiful bridal
shade. That said, I don't love this
shade. I would recommend that you pick
up other lid shades than this one. And I
don't want to speak to the product range
as a whole because I've only tried one
shade, but I do find that this one it's
just dull on the eyelid. It just wasn't
what I was expecting. It's fine. It gets
the job done, but I was hoping it would
be a little bit more shiny and I feel
like the glitters in here kind of make
the eyelid look a little bit more
textured. So, I don't love this shade.
I'm not writing off this product yet,
but I don't love the shade. I think it
wears well, though. I'll give it that. A
couple different mascaras that I've been
testing. The first one is from Milani.
This is the highly rated Lash Extension
XL. This is a tubing mascara. Now, this
at the end of the day, it is a fine
mascara, but I do find that it doesn't
do really anything too impressive with
my lashes, and it simply takes too long
to dry down. I like my mascaras to dry
down quickly because because I curl my
lashes after I apply mascara, and this
is just too wet and heavy. It takes like
an hour to fully dry down, which I think
is crazy. So, for that reason, I do have
to write this one off. I still prefer my
Hourglass when it comes to tubing
mascaras. And then there's this new one
at the drugstore. This is the Lash
Sensational Body Mascara. And this one
gives really nice volume, definition,
and length. I feel like it kind of does
it all. And it looks so much better
actually than the Milani. It dries
faster as well, and it holds a curl a
little bit better. So all around, it's
not a too big mascara, but I think it
makes my lashes look good. The only
thing you need to watch out for is this
will be a little flaky. It's not
terrible to where I want to write the
mascara off, but I do have some black
flakes on my face at the end of the day
with that. So, that's not my favorite. I
think there's just better drugstore
mascaras other than these two. The
Maybelline is very pretty, so I do like
it, but I don't know that I'd repurchase
it. So, that's it that I have for eyes.
The eye category was pretty small today,
but we do have a large and in charge lip
category. Okay. So then I tried this
from Clarins because I love their lip
oil, but this one's a little bit
different. This is the cryo plumping lip
oil. So they say that this uses this
like cryo technology that's supposed to
plump the lips. It also does have a
minty sensation. To me, it feels more
watery than the original lip oil
formula. It just doesn't touch the
original lip oil formula because Clarins
is one of my all-time favorite lip oils.
It's thinner. It is minty, but it's
clear. I I don't like that. And then I
am counting these as two separate
products, but I've been using the new
Lanz Acai Mango Smoothie for summer and
I prefer the lip glowy balms. I think
these stay on the lips a little bit
longer and they're more of like a gloss,
so they add a pretty shine. This I can
see like a little bit of an odd yellow
tint to it. But it's fruity. It smells
good. It's been delightful to use this
summer and I do really enjoy this
formula, but I don't know. I don't like
the color that it leaves. It's very,
very subtle, but I notice it. And then I
do often use these lip sleeping masks.
So, they do have this. I prefer this in
the glowy balm formula. This one is just
not as hydrating, but I do use one every
single night. Not this one right now. Is
the one This one, it's not the one that
I actively use every night. I have a
peppermint one that I use every night,
but this one is like that nice subtle
fruity smell. I mean, it's not my
favorite Lanesh formula. I think they
have better flavors in the winter. So,
yeah, it sounded good. I love the
tie-dye effect that it has, but I am a
little underwhelmed by this flavor, I
guess I'll put it. And then I tried this
from Buxom. I thought this was
interesting. This is the Plump Shot Fill
and Flip Lip Liner. So, it's very, very
thin. It does have this really thin
applicator because you can put it on the
outsides of the lips as well, which is
supposed to give that it's really like a
irritated look. That's what it's going
for. If you don't know, a lip plumper
irritates the lips, which is supposed to
then make it more full. Um, no. The
application of this I don't love. It's
just a really small applicator. And
honestly, I didn't notice it doing any
plumping. I definitely felt the plumping
sensation. I think that this smells
weird as well. I don't like this
product. I tried it because I thought it
sounded cool, but I did not end up
loving it. I have quite a few different
lip liner formulas to share with you.
This first one, I think, is my it's my
favorite range of the bunch, and it's
super underrated. This is from Buxom.
These are the Powerline Pelt Sculpt Lip
Pencils, and I think these colors are
just so natural and beautiful on the
lips. Uh you'll see in the swatch,
shaded taupe. This is one of the actual
coolest lip liners that I've ever seen.
in tone. I mean, these have a very
creamy application and they do set down
and last a long time, but I feel that
these colors are very soft and natural,
which makes them really great for
everyday. Portrait Pink, Blush Stroke,
Bare Canvas, Dolly Defined, Abstract
Rosé, Shaded Taupe.
So, for me, the stand out, I think the
formula is great and the color range is
great and these are absolutely an
underrated formula. And I'm not sure the
exact dates, but these are going to be
50% off at Ulta, and I'll share when
they are for the 21 days of beauty
because these are a really beautiful lip
liner. The other one from the drugstore
that I've been using is Milani. I ended
up giving up few shades away because I
just wouldn't wear them. But these are
the Keep It Full Plumping lip liners.
Now, keep in mind these, they have a
plumping sensation, which I don't love.
When I put these on, I do feel a subtle
sting. It's not anything painful, but I
do feel it. I really like the colors of
this one as well. I've used the shade
twice as spice the most. And then today
I'm wearing go all pout in this talking
portion. Go all pout.
My personal favorite twice as spice
over the top
hot shot.
So these are very pretty shades. They're
a little bit on the softer side. They
don't apply like with full full pigment
and they're not as longasting as Buxom.
Just comparing the two. These are softer
in the amount of pigment. Beautiful
shade range, don't last as long as the
Buxom and not as creamy as the Buxom,
but also still really nice. Like even
though they sound like they're not as
good as the Buxom, and they aren't, I
still very much enjoy them. And then I
picked up a new shade of one of my
favorite drugstore lip liner formulas.
This is the lifter liner from
Maybelline. If you are going drugstore,
I do recommend to look at the Maybelline
line. These are better than the Milani.
They last longer and they have really
beautiful wearable shades. So, the shade
that I picked up is Upstate, which is a
little bit more neutral, right? It's a
brown kind of mauvey shade. I love it. I
think it's stunning. It just adds a
pretty soft everyday lip. So, I love
that shade. And then I also recentlyish,
this has actually been in my speed
reviews drawer for a bit, but this is
the YSL Love Nude Kiss Shaper Lip
Pencil. So these shades in the whole
range are meant to be like sculpting
shades. So I picked up the shade 102.
And this is a little bit more I'm going
to say like peachy brown comparing it to
the Maybelline shade. But again, this is
one where it's not deeper than my lips.
It's actually a little bit lighter, but
it's nice because it changes the tone of
my natural lips. Now, keep in mind like
I have very naturally pigmented lips, so
I typically go for I would say more of a
bolder lip liner when it comes to my
lips just to
bring my lips out a little bit more.
This one is softer, but I've actually
really enjoyed it. And this one has a
nice smooth glide, sets down, lasts a
long time. It's just a lot more money,
but it is really pretty if you ask me.
This shade also belongs in the Buxom
line, but I ended up really liking the
YSL lip liners, but there are so many
good lip liners out there. Do you need
to buy the YSL? No. But they did come
out with a good formula. Then the last
lip liner that I have is from Ulta
Beauty Collection. And these are
interesting. I know these are not like a
unique product. They have these in
Korean beauty, but I think to the
mainstream market, these are far and few
between. So these are the magic marker
lip stains. So, it's fun because they're
in a in a little Crayola marker is what
they look like form. The lighter colors
are more of a lighter tint. The deeper
colors, as you can see in my demo, um it
really gave me a lot of color. It ended
up like truly staining my lips. Like
these last a very long time, but you'll
see how they start off a little bit more
sheer. It's just when they hit the
pigment of my lips is when they turn
bold. But if you truly just line the
outskirts of the lips, it's a really
nice unique to me tint marker, which I
really, really like that aspect of it.
So, I'm [snorts] not a huge lip stain
person. I just don't like the color they
turn when they actually hit my lips. But
these are of the nicer variety if you
ask me. And I like that they're more
tinted. So, I do like those. And they
last a really, really long time as well.
And then getting into like lip colors, I
have this one from Kiko Milano. This
went viral, so I tried it. This is their
little lip duo, which I do think is a
dupe of Chanel, I believe, where it
comes with a base color and a clear top
coat. So, the base color is just a
liquid lipstick. And honestly, this
formula on its own is quite drying, but
this gloss is so pretty, so hydrating.
And I did the cup test with it. the way
I ran to get these. We'll do the liquid
lipstick first. This is the shade 102,
by the way. I'm going to give this a
couple minutes to dry. And now the clear
coat. This is just like a clear gloss.
Barely any color got on this. Here we
go.
No transfer, none at all. If you're
going to wear a glossy red lip, this is
the way. Like, I can't believe it's
actually legit. It is. It is. So, when
you put this on top and you run like a
clear cup over your lips, you'll see it
doesn't transfer. And it's the real
deal. It's legit. It the base color does
need the gloss though or it's quite
drying. I picked this up from Sephora.
It's just a new shade. I wanted to share
it because I feel like the range was
really missing this. My demos did not do
it justice. You'll have to see my in my
Sephora haul. I was wearing this and it
was very beautiful. Just delete this.
Just delete this. I just messed my lips
up with all the lip stains and
swatching, but it is beautiful. My demo
did not do it justice. But I picked up a
new shade of the gloss bomb sticks in
the shade birthday suit. And this is a
true for my skin tone. Really nice light
peachy nude. So, they were definitely
missing in the range a shade like this.
And I love this. It's like a full
pigment gloss lipstick hybrid. Very
hydrating, very glossy, very glowy on
the lips. Now, it leans more towards
lipstick rather than gloss, which is why
I like it because it has some body on
the lips, and I just really like that
shade. They needed that in the range.
It's a pretty, very, very light nude.
And if you pair it with a deep liner,
it's gorgeous. And then Shantaa, another
item from their Lion collection,
launched their lip bells, which is a
formula that I'm very familiar with in
very fall shades. So, keep that in mind
with this. These are definitely fall
colors. My favorite of the two is Rock
Jasmine. It's a little bit lighter. It's
more of that brown shade. And then
there's candalabra, which is a bit deep
and bold. I definitely will be pulling
it out more so when it comes to the
winter time, but these are really
beautiful. The name speaks for itself in
that it's more of a veil. So, you can
actually get a light amount of color
with this or you can build it up for
full opacity. And I do really like this
formula. It's very hydrating. It's made
from good ingredients. And I like how
buildable this formula is. So pretty
colors for fall. I still would probably
pick other colors in their range. Like
these aren't my kinds of colors, but I
know they are for somebody and they're
nice. I like Shantaai lipsticks. Another
overpriced lipstick formula that I've
been testing is from Westminatilier.
This is their lip suede matte lipstick.
Again, this came from a Nordstrom kit
and this is the shade rose. And it is
just that it's a really pretty rose
shade. It glides on the lips almost too
easy to where I feel like it's not
sinking into the lips. It's almost
sitting on top, so I feel like I have to
kind of push it in. But [snorts] I feel
like there's like a hint too much peach
in this. I would have liked it just a
little bit more vibrant, but it still is
a gorgeous everyday rose shade. And I
think it just depends on your skin tone
and preferences. This is definitely
going to be the rose tone for somebody.
I like this formula. I I'm on the fence
if I really want to purchase more
Westminatilier lipsticks. Like at the
end of the day, I still just prefer my
Charlotte Tilbury, but this is a very
weighty, heavy packaging. And these are
different from the Charlotte Tilbury
formula. But I feel like the Charlotte
Tilbury formula grabs the lips a little
bit better, which in the long run, I
think helps with longevity more. But at
the same time, it's kind of nice how
easily this glides over the lips.
Anyways, I like the color. I like that I
bought it in a set. Let me put it that
way. And then I have some new gloss
formulas, right? Yes. So this first one
is also from Lesmanilier from the same
kit and I'm actually very surprised how
much I've ended up loving this. So this
is their squeaky clean liquid lip balm.
So it is very hydrating in the shade
sushu. And so it's just this light pink
and I just thought it was going to be a
clear gloss, but actually the milky
color of this is so pretty over so many
of my other lipsticks. And even though
it's like a liquid lip balm, it works
great as a gloss, but you get that added
benefit of extra hydration. And yeah, I
thought this milky color was just going
to read clear, but it actually softens
the lip color that I have on underneath.
And it's so so gorgeous. I actually
really like this. Of that Nordstrom set,
this is definitely my favorite product
in the set. And I thought it was going
to be the one that I liked the least,
but I love that product. intensely
hydrating, glossy, and glowy, and just
adds a pretty veil over the lips. And
then I've been testing this from
Clarins. This is the lip perfector. This
is just a little travel size. This is
such a pretty glossy gloss. It's a
little on the thinner side, but I do
love the reflection of this. A gloss is
a gloss. Like, it's not anything you
need to run out and buy, but I'm very
impressed by the glossiness of this, so
I'll give it that. Jane Eyerdale also
came out with new colors of one of my
all-time favorite lip gloss formula. So,
these are the Colorux high impact lip
glazes, and these are, as stated,
they're high pigment. They're more of a
pigmented gloss formula, which I love,
but they're still very glossy,
comfortable, and plush on the lips. And
so, these three shades that they
launched, a more dusk, and pink suede,
these are all leaning more cool tone.
They're leaning a little bit more
mauvey, which is definitely what the
range needed and what not a lot of
brands create. I just feel like brands,
their lip colors lean so so warm, and
this kind of filled that void. So, I
love these new colors and since I
already love this formula, I did want to
share those with you. Another new gloss
formula that I've been testing is from
Ulta Beauty Collection. These are the
Ultra Glosses, and these are so pretty.
They're a get the job done formula.
They're not too much money. You're going
to get different finishes here, like my
most used one here, which is shine
language. But here are the other shades.
Gloss filter,
gloss cause.
Look at this one. Fresh drip shine
signal
for fall. This one's my most used one.
Shine language. Yeah. But there's like a
multi-chrome finish. There's this flat
finish. This shade gloss filter is such
a pretty nude. These are solid. Like
there's nothing super special about this
lip gloss formula, but there's also
nothing bad about this lip formula
either. It's like the kind of thing
where if you see a color that you like a
lot that you'll wear a lot, it's worth
the pickup. But it's not like worth
picking up just because of the formula
alone. You can only get so far with a
different lip gloss formula. But this
one, like not super impressive, but
definitely not bad at all either. I've
used it a lot because if I needed a
specific color, I've liked them. One
thing to note with some of the shimmer
ones, the glitters are a little thick
and you will feel feel them across the
lips, which isn't my favorite thing, but
I'm not writing it off because of that.
And then the final product that I have
to talk about, and this is such a good
product, and it's not even my style of
product, so that's how you know it's
good. Benefit launched these Benitint
pocket pals, and if you are a fan of
Benitint, you are going to want to check
these out. I'm not even really a fan of
Benitin for myself and I really love
these. So, this is what everybody
needed. First of all, you can put these
in your purse. You have your OG benitint
and they have the different shades of
benitint in one side and it just very
pretty stains the lips and then on the
other side they have this clear gloss
that you can put over top. But this
clear gloss is actually amazing. It's
extremely glossy and glowy. Like I would
use this clear lip gloss on its own.
It's just a bonus that you have the lip
stain on the other side, which of course
you can also touch up like your cheeks
with this as well. It is a very great
stain formula. It's been around for such
a long time and I don't know why they
haven't created this in this format. And
these are pretty on the lips. As someone
who doesn't love a lip stain, I've
enjoyed those a lot. Those have been
very, very fun for the summer. It
doesn't get all over your face. And
again, that gloss on the other side is
just fantastic. So, that is everything,
you guys. Those were 45 of the newest
products that I've been testing. Like I
said, make sure you check out part one
if you want to see the complexion
products, but I will have everything I
use linked down below for you guys. And
we had some hints, we had some misses,
but overall, the point of this video is
to help you kind of narrow down the good
and bad products and what would be the
best for you and put a bunch of them all
in one video and keep it nice and quick.
So, I hope this was helpful and I could
lead you to your next favorite product.
I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
found it helpful and I will see you guys
in the next one. Thank you so much for
tuning in. Bye guys. Have a good one.
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