Video summary
The video features a beauty influencer testing a wide array of new makeup launches from Sephora, ranging from fall collections to upcoming holiday releases. The creator begins by examining a tubing eyebrow gel from Cali Ray, which utilizes clear technology intended to hold brows in place. While the product offers decent hold and comes with a functional comb, the reviewer is disappointed by a white residue that appears on the brow line, possibly interacting with sunscreen. Consequently, despite acknowledging its superior staying power compared to expectations, she decides not to recommend it due to this textural issue and the flimsy quality of the included spoolie.
Next, the influencer evaluates several high-end items, including a lilac-colored collection from Prada and a blush in the shade Wisteria. She expresses strong reservations about purchasing the $50 lip balm from Prada due to an unwanted purple hue that does not suit her skin tone, advising viewers against buying it. Similarly, she critiques the $42 blush for its horrendous packaging, which she feels is not worth the price tag, even though the formula itself is buildable and pleasant. However, she finds some joy in the One Size setting powder's new color-correcting shades, particularly the lilac option, which provides a subtle brightening effect without looking unnatural on her skin, marking a positive departure from previous trendy purple powders that failed to flatter her complexion.
The review continues with adorable mini baked eyeshadows and Danessa Myrix's pigmented lip gloss balms. The single eyeshadows are praised for their cute packaging, neutral wearable shades, and soft, blendable baked formula that minimizes fallout while allowing for sheer application. In contrast to typical clear or tinted lip balms, the Danessa Myrix glosses stand out because they actually contain pigment and feature a plush, thick texture that hydrates lips without being overly sticky. The creator is particularly impressed by shades like Vintage Rose and Spice Latte, noting that these products finally deliver on both hydration and color payoff, effectively solving her fatigue with standard lip balms.
Finally, the video concludes with an unboxing of the Sephora Favorites Makeup Expert Kit, which retails for $85 but includes a mix of full-size and mini items from various artist brands like Huda Beauty, Natasha Denona, and Patrick Ta. The reviewer highlights the high-quality travel bag and the impressive value of the kit, which contains twelve full-size products alongside seven minis. She expresses no regrets about purchasing it, citing the inclusion of beloved staples such as a Mary Phillips lip liner and a Makeup by Mario eye cream. Overall, she recommends keeping an eye on Sephora for restocks of these viral items, especially given the upcoming holiday sets, while promising future updates on her continued testing of these new products.
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I have a very busy day ahead of me and
so like always I am going to be getting
ready on camera for the day with you
guys. I have a bunch of new makeup at
Sephora to test out. We are in the thick
of makeup launches right now. We're
getting all of the fall launches and in
just a couple weeks all of the holiday
launches are going to start coming out.
So, there will not be a break anytime
soon. So, basically, I'm filming myself
getting ready every morning because
there's always new products to be tested
so that I can try everything and tell
you guys what stands out and what
doesn't. So, today we have a tubing
eyebrow gel.
Whatever that means, we're going to find
out. The iconic onesize powder with some
pretty new iconic so cute shades. I am
definitely more curious about this lilac
collection for Prada than I want to be,
but we're gonna test it. I'm not even
kidding. Say launched the cutest little
single eyeshadows I have ever seen. Talk
about an experience that's going to make
you happy in the morning. Danessa Myrix
has launched this balm that looks very
interesting. And spoiler, I tried it the
other day and it felt very nice on my
lips. Very, very nice. And we will close
off this video by opening up the makeup
expert kits from Sephora favorites that
I know so many of you picked up. So mind
game in the mail. We're going to see
what this guy is all about. Let's see
what this random tubing eyebrow gel is
all about. This is from Cali Ray. It's
their Come Hell or High Brow, a play on
their very popular mascara. This one
comes with a fun little brush here. I
already do did it on this brow before
filming before I realized I wanted to
throw it in this video, but it has like
clear tubing technology that I really
don't know what the benefit of it is.
But anyways, let's do the other brow
together. The actual spoolie that comes
in the product. Come a little closer.
You need to see everything. It's flimsy
as heck. Like just bending. So, I do not
like the actual spoolie of this product.
Just very flimsy. I feel like it's not
having any sort of pressure on the
brows. So, I find it difficult
to brush my brows with this.
So, instantly, I'm not really a fan of
this at all. We'll use the attached comb
here, but this tubing technology is
acting quite weird with the SPF that I
put on before filming as well. I don't
know if it'll show up on this brow, but
it definitely happened on the other
brow. Yeah, as I'm brushing it out, you
can see the eyebrow gel disagreeing with
my SPF. Or maybe it's just the brow gel
and not the SPF that I'm not sure about.
But it's leaving this white residue on
the outskirts of my brow. Now, actually,
this little comb is much more effective
than I thought it was going to be. I do
quite like it. So, that's good. But, I
hate the white residue that it's
leaving. And I just don't know if it's
because of my SPF or if it's just this
brow gel. So, I will have to keep you
guys updated. As always, make sure you
guys are subscribed to me because I will
update you in an upcoming speed reviews
as I test this more. But the brow gel
does seem to have much better hold than
I thought. But I do not like the white
residue that it leaves behind, almost
like glue. So, I'm instantly writing
this off, though. It is better than I
thought. But there's too many cons with
this product. The lilac product
collection. I mean, it's one of those
things where it's pretty to look at, but
it might not necessarily be pretty on
the face. I'm very grateful that I got
this in PR, but I would not have
purchased any of this collection myself.
It was definitely a drop for me, but I'm
very curious. So, they sent me a
eyeliner, which I don't think I'm going
to use today. So, I'm going to put this
to the side. One of their $50 lip balms
with Hoba oil. And then we have the
infamous blush in the shade Wisteria.
Okay, so I'm just quickly gonna put on
this $50 lip balm. Let's see if it
changes my life for $50.
It does give a little bit of a purple
heel.
Don't buy this. What on earth? This is
not worth $50. Okay, [snorts] but
[laughter]
yeah, you see that little bit of purple
hue, but no. Mm- [clears throat]
Anyways, this is what I'm here for. Now,
this is like $42 for a triangular piece
of plastic. This is absolutely awful,
horrendous packaging. I believe like
there's a bracelet attachment. You can
wear it.
What? What? I've never tried this
formula before. Uh, now they did come
out with two purple blushes. This is of
the lighter shade.
I mean, it feels fine formulationwise. I
don't know. Is this about to make me
look dumb? No. The formula feels like a
nice blurring situation.
But again, don't pay $42 for the
packaging alone. It's not worth it. But
let's see. I've just been curious how
this purple blush is going to look on
me.
I fall victim to these cutesy colors and
powders and blushes and then it's just
not flattering for me. But you know
what? You know what?
It It took some building up.
That's kind of cute, right?
Right. Um, is this going down as the
favorite blush color on me ever?
No. But sheared out pretty
like I can work with this. I don't know
if you were also curious like me. I
wanted to try this blush color on with
you guys. It's amazing what just
shearing out a product can do.
Again, not the most flattering blush on
me, but I don't feel the need to take it
off. I'm going to happily wear it for
the rest of the day. Nothing about this
blush, by the way, is worth the money.
Don't buy it. But I did want to see the
colors on me. I was curious, as you
probably were as well. Uh, but no, don't
buy this. The formula is absolutely
lovely from what I can tell. A nice
buildable formula, but again, $42 for
this packaging. I could not rest well. I
could not sleep at night knowing I would
recommend such awfully packaged blush,
but I do like the product inside. And I
still don't recommend the lip balm. And
I don't know if I'm about to like
sabotage
myself with this, but One Size has added
to their color range of their very, very
popular ultimate setting powder, which I
recommend more for oily skin than I do
for dry skin. But I'll get down with
this for a long day like I have today.
My friends are coming for the weekend.
And so I'm running to Costco. I have an
actual meeting for work and then I'm
just, you know, getting the house ready
for my friends to show up tonight. So,
this makeup better last me a long time.
So, it better not look stupid either.
But in this powder, they launched
matcha, which is not for me or my skin
type, but if you have like rosacea or
something very severe with redness, this
will be great for you. Baby pink. This
one is probably more appropriate for me,
but I need to test cute lilac. And then
if it doesn't work out, we're going to
put a baby pink over top. I've
[laughter] been down this road before.
Remember Ube Ube birthday cake from Huda
Beauty? I bought that stupid purple
powder. It looks stupid on me. And here
we are again making the same mistake.
But maybe it will be less of an issue
since I'm wearing a lilac blush. These
color correcting powder tones are very,
very trendy right now. And I think
that's just what they are, a trend. I
think we'll go back to regular skin tone
color powders at some point. Maybe we
can keep, you know, the pink around, but
lilac.
Okay, this one is much less purple.
Oh, yeah. No, this is fine. And this is
much less purple than the Huda Beauty,
which I mean they really were serious
about the purple with the ube from Huda
Beauty because it literally looked
purple on me. Surprise, surprise. This
shade is a little more light skin
friendly.
I can barely tell that it's purple,
which is a good thing for me. This is
just a very subtle hue. Oh, okay. Okay.
Now, by the way, they say the matcha
shade is for redness, which is best for
fair to light skin tones. The baby pink
is best for brightening to correct
dullness, best for fair to light skin
tones. And then the lilac, which is what
I'm using, is brightening, correctness,
and best for fair to medium skin tones.
And you know what? It doesn't look
stupid on me. So, I'm actually very
happy about that. If you like the one
size powder and you want the cute
powders, go for it. I I don't know that
they're actually necessary. I can see
the baby pink actually making a
difference. But anyways, if you like the
powder formula and you wanted them in
these shades, go for it. They're not
super rich in pigment. They're not
actually going to show up truly purple,
but that did add a little bit of
brightness. And having a lilac powder in
my possession, it did give me some joy.
I'm not going to lie. And I think that's
the whole point of it, right? I'm not
even kidding. These say mini baked
eyeshadows are the cutest thing I have
ever seen. I don't know. Maybe it's
because, you know, with the blushes and
the bronzer, we're so used to seeing
them much, much larger. So to see the
exact same packaging shrunk down is
adorable, which instantly makes me so
excited for this launch. I mean, you
know, single shadows are an investment.
These are $24 each. All of the shades
are very neutral, very wearable, very
much up my alley. I'm excited to test
these. They come in both matte and
shimmer finishes. This is panacotta.
See, subtle
canoli.
Made in Italy. Btdubs.
This is Dolce.
I don't have all of the shades, but I
have a good chunk. Sorbet,
which is a shimmer shade. Pretty subtle.
Tartufo.
That's pretty
pretty. And then Gelato.
I mean, very, very pretty. Nothing out
of the ordinary here, but so stinking
adorable. Let's apply these. And if
they're good, which I hope they are
amazing because you will get joy every
time you use these because Oh, I want to
eat them like a little snack. And by the
way, this panacotta shade is the perfect
crease shade. It does have a little bit
more warmth in there than I thought,
but it's a perfect tone for the crease
shade against my skin tone. And it's
blending out nice. I think the nature of
these shadows is going to be on the
softer side because they're baked, which
it's so fine. It would not have been
fine in 2018, I'll tell you that.
But now with what's trending,
totally fine.
Let's see if we can build up pigment
with the shade canoli.
Yep, this one definitely is a bit more
on the tan side, which is not going to
go with my blush,
but for review purposes, we've got to
make sacrifices.
I mean, the mattes are blending out
really nicely. If you're heavy-handed
and struggle to blend out eyeshadows,
this would be a good formula for you
because it's not wham bam pigment. It's
soft just like a blush or bronzer that's
baked would be.
Okay. And then lastly, we'll see with
Dolce
how buildable pigment is here. I mean,
this is actually it's buildable. There's
a lot less fallout than traditional
eyeshadows.
And you know what? It's not lacking
pigment at all. It's just easier to
apply a sheer layer.
Wow. Oh, I'm so impressed with the
mattes.
Stunning.
And then I notice for the shimmers,
Tartufo and Gelato are a bit more satin
whereas Soto is a little bit more truly
shimmery.
I'm going to use this shade
here on the inner corner of my eye.
So pretty. Yeah, you can tell it has
more reflex.
It would be pretty all over the lid, but
I do want to take TartuFo and I'm just
going to pat this on the lid. You can
see the
You can see the differences in the
shimmers here. TartuFo is like true
satin, which is really beautiful. It's
going to be more flattering for mature
lids.
And then so Betto has actual shimmer
sheen
glimmers, if you will.
But these are very easy to use for
simple eye looks. I know some of you
guys, you love intense, colorful
eyeshadow looks. This is not going to be
the drop for you. But if you are someone
that likes simple, easy to use, neutral
eyeshadows, I think you will really like
these. They're so cute and I think
they're very very easy to use, easy to
blend, easy to get a sheer wash of color
all over the eyelid. I got zero fallout.
So, so far nothing but good things to
say about these. It just they're also
they're also just so cute. So, so cute.
I have heard nothing but fantastic
things about the Danessa Myrix Gloss
Work 4D plumping lip gloss. I am in
disbelief that they sent me the whole
range. I'm not going to use or swatch
every shade just in case because I don't
need that many. But I mean, it's another
glossy lip balm which I'm sick of. But I
did try this the other day and it's it's
unique to the other ones that I've
tried, the other billions that I've
tried, just because the feel is so
plush. These are supposed to be
hydrating, fill in the lines of the
lips, be for everybody, has a range of
very flattering shades for everybody. I
pulled the ones that I knew I would wear
a lot. But look how pretty these are and
some fun shades as well as Danessa Myrix
is not afraid to go there. So the ones
that I would use the most vintage rose.
Look at that. You see pigment. And
that's my thing with these lip balm
glosses. They never have pigment. So
instantly this is a standout lip balm
product because it actually has pigment.
Rosé and Brunch. This is one of my
favorite blush shades from her. Like,
look at that. Gorgeous. I'm just going
to put this on cuz I have some excess.
Look at that. My lips are dry this
morning.
It has a metal applicator tip,
so it's cooling. These are thick, baby.
They feel super plush. And when I say
thick, I don't mean it in a bad way. I
mean, thick in that I feel like it
actually hugs the lips and it's going to
stay on for a long time,
fills in the lines of the lips.
Like, this formula is spectacular. Here
is Spice Latte,
which is more for the brown friends like
me. I love a good brown nude lip. But, I
mean, there's just so many more options.
And if you want a hydrating lip gloss
balm and you feel like they never have
any color, which is what I always
complain about, may I introduce you to
Danessa Myrix.
Made in Italy. Makes sense. That's a
rosé and blush. Rosé and Brunch, excuse
me. Vintage rose is the one I was
wearing yesterday.
It's a little more muted.
I actually really love these.
And then let me show you.
Let me show you spice latte.
So stinking
good. Okay, so my makeup for the day is
done. Yes, this is how I'm going to
Costco. But you guys know I always talk
about how sick I am of these products,
of lip products in general. And
I feel like Danessa Myrix heard me. She
heard my plea into the abyss that I
needed these lip gloss butter balm
situations to actually be pigmented to
give us a purpose here. She delivered.
They smooth over the lips. They have
pigment. What's unique about these is
the way that they feel on the lips. It's
quite a thick layer, but it's not too
sticky. It's sticky enough to where I
feel like it's going to last, but it
just feels like a cloud, a layer over
the lips. Absolutely stunning. Very,
very excited about these. So, that's all
I have for application in my makeup for
today. It looks really, really good. The
only thing I really didn't love was the
eyebrow gel. Oh, also $50 lip balm from
Prada. No thank you. The blush actually
was pretty, but I still don't recommend
that you buy it. Everything else, I'm
actually very pleasantly surprised for
my own skin tone. The cute lilac from
one size. Very excited about that. And
in previous years, I've said, you know,
it's more for oily skin, which I still
do stand by, but it's looking really
nice today. It's still an amazing
powder. I don't mindlessly reach for it
because I think there's better powders
out there for my skin type, but it still
is a banging powder. I mean, my makeup
looks so, so beautiful today. The eye
shadows were so easy to use. They're not
going to be for everybody. But I want to
finish off with this because I know a
lot of you bought this and last I
checked this was sold out at Sephora,
but it came back in stock after it first
sold out, but I think it's sold out
again, but that's because this is such a
good deal. Keep an eye out because the
Sephora favorites holiday sets are going
to come out very, very soon. This one
was fun because it's the makeup experts
kit. So, all of these are makeup artist
brands and the retail value is $2.92,
but you get all of these products for
just $85. And I will keep you updated
once the holiday ones come out. But
let's open it up because this has 13
items. Six of them are full size. Six
fulls size items for $85 plus seven mini
products. So, let's see what's inside.
And you know what? The bag it comes in
is so cute. I mean, previously some of
the bags have felt very cheap or
sometimes they come in literally plastic
bags. This bag I love the shape of. It's
really nice for travel because it won't
take up too much room in your suitcase.
I have a bag problem. I hoard makeup
bags
and swear every single one is going to
change my life. [laughter] Does anybody
else I don't even travel that much. I
mean, I do travel, but not enough to
warrant the amount of makeup bags that I
have. All right, let's see what's
inside. See, here's a better look at the
bag. So cute with the little Sephora on
top. And it feels very high quality.
Okay, so here's what you get inside. A
one size setting powder in ultra pink.
So, this one is more pink than the one I
used today. It's a mini size. a
full-size Huda Beauty Easy Blur Primer
in Bronze Fudge. This is a mini, but you
get a ton of product of the very unique
liquid blurring balm from Danessa Myrix.
This is fantastic for oily skin and
fantastic for dry skin if you don't want
to set with powder. A mini adorable
Natasha Denona Eye Sculpt palette of
just great transitional mattes. I
believe this is full size an ABH Brow
Freeze gel full-size beauty blender. I
hate buying these, but they still are
the best sponge. I don't care what you
say. And I've been using sponges a lot
more recently. I used to not use them
and only use brushes, but I don't know.
It's something about the way that they
push the product into the skin. The
blackest Oh, the blackest liner of all
time from Hung Bango. A full-size Mary
Phillips lip liner in sizzle. Guys, this
set is unreal.
Truly incredible. I haven't tried this
brand before. Farah Homei. There's a lip
pencil in the shade Demi, which is just
a little bit deeper. Mini blush from
Seel in the shade Jazelle. Haven't tried
this full-size Makeup by Mario liquid
eye cream in the shade mauve.
These are incredible. A Violet Bizu Balm
lipstick, which looks full size to me.
Looks very pretty in the shade Batiste.
And finally, one of the mini sizes of
the Patrick Ta blush duo in She Goes to
the Gym. This actually might be one of
the greatest kits that Sephora
Collection has come out with. So, I
don't regret this purchase at all. Even
as somebody who has everything, they've
also picked products that I love. Like,
there's so many good high quality
products like the Patrick Ta, the Hung
Vango liner, Mary Phillips lip line.
Endless endless products in here that I
do truly love. So, if this comes back in
stock, please, if you're interested, of
course, run and pick this up cuz there
are some phenomenal products in here.
So, I wanted to share that I got that.
Anyways, that's everything that is new
that I wanted to try today. There's
always going to be new makeup testing
videos coming up for the rest of the
year. And make sure you're subscribed to
me because I will update you once I test
these products more. But, we had some
really good ones, so I'm excited about
that. I hope you guys enjoyed this video
and found it helpful and I'll see you
guys in the next one. Bye guys. Have a
good one. It's
>> delicious.
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