- “I've heard that this was a dupe for the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balms, but I honestly think that these are better”4:01–4:05
- “The formula is more conditioning and because it's elf, it's extremely affordable”4:06–4:10
- “The scents are fun and not too strong and I like how pigmented the Cotton Candy shade is”4:20–4:24
- “These are great and I'm eyeing another shade or two for a future purchase”4:24–4:31
- Source: Drugstore lip product declutter with swatches and reviews - May 22, 2026
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Glow Reviver Melting Tinted Lip Balm"I've heard that this was a dupe for the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balms, but I honestly think that these are better."$9
Glow Reviver Lip Oil Stick"This is so similar to the YSL Candy Glaze."$10
Glow Reviver Lip Oil Glimmer"These are beautiful. I love these so much."$9
Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen"These are more of like a grab-and-go kind of lippy where you're not going to put on a lip liner and you just want to hydrate your lips but with a little bit of color. These are perfect for that."$8.00
Squeeze Me Lip Balm"Smell is nice compared to the last one. This is just kind of like a soft peach kind of smell, and it has a nice glossiness to it."$5
O Face Shimmer Balm"It's nothing more than a clear base with champagne gold shimmer, but the packaging and the overspray and the formula was enough for me to get it."$12
Holy Hydration! Hydrating Lip Mask"It does taste like blue bubblegum or like blue raspberry to me."-
Thirst Burst Lip Treatment Plump + Quench 1% Peptide Complex"This is really smooth. It has a nice thickness to it."$8
Glass Slick Serum Stick"This is a peptide stick and it's supposed to be like a hydrating beautiful skin serum in a stick solid form that you can rub into your skin."$12
Lip Exfoliator"I'm not a fan of stick exfoliators. They're not my preferred way to soften my lips."$5Browse More
- “I love this lip balm and it smells like blue Jolly Ranchers. So good”1:27–1:37
- Source: Almost full face of e.l.f. makeup with 8-hour wear test on combo/oily skin - Jun 16, 2026
- “It ends up being clear on the lips. Like you really can't see it”27:16–27:19
- “It smells so good. It smells like candy”27:19–27:24
- “The formula is great. I like how the actual gloss itself is clear even though the base is blue with a bit of blue sparkle. It just comes out clear. It's fun to use. I can throw it in my bag, very simple, and it smells fantastic”35:35–35:40
- Source: New(ish) Makeup On Fair Skin - May 30, 2026
- “Obviously, the e.l.f. Cosmetics Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm, $9”2:08–2:11
- “It's supposed to kind of be like a summer Friday's dupe, but honestly, I think they're even better”2:10–2:17
- Source: Full face of drugstore products under $10 - Mar 24, 2026
- “I love the feeling of that one as well. Very hydrating”36:22–36:27
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Jan 22, 2026
- “It smells good. It works well. It looks beautiful. No dryness while wearing, no dryness after wearing”41:57–42:07
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup 2025 - Dec 18, 2025
- “This feels incredible”0:44–0:46
- “I just can't get over how good this feels”0:51–0:58
- “It has a really light vanilla scent”0:58–1:02
- Source: Affordable summer makeup that looks expensive - Jul 6, 2026
- “I like the moisture level in these”11:14–11:18
- “I like the color level, too”11:16–11:19
- “If you're looking for something just juicy on your lips, something that feels like you're getting a treatment, but you would also like some color, these are really nice”11:19–11:23
- “It's more of a throw it on vibe because it's got that applicator thing there and I'm just going to mush it on”11:42–11:48
- “You can get good pigment out of these even for it being a lighter shade in the lineup”12:12–12:17
- “Good quality product there”12:23–12:25
- “I will say this, just in terms of texture, moisturizing texture, I'm even more impressed by what they put out as part of the E.L.F. Skin line that I talked about in the last video. These little guys, the thirst burst plumptide lip treatments”12:29–12:34
- Source: Best-selling elf makeup at Ulta - but is it really the best? - May 26, 2026
- “These are really nice”27:36–27:38
- “They're very, very similar to ColourPop's formula, very similar to the Summer Fridays lip balm”27:38–27:42
- “ColourPop's formula is just slightly closer”27:44–27:48
- “These have a little bit more pigment”
- “They're very glossy, super shiny”28:03–28:07
- “They don't last as long as ColourPop or Summer Fridays”28:06–28:10
- “They actually wear off pretty fast on me, but because it is a true lip balm, it's not something that I usually mind reapplying multiple times throughout the day”28:08–28:14
- “It definitely doesn't dry out my lips, it feels really moisturizing even once it wears off”28:18–28:22
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “The formulas feel the exact same”
- “That iridescent sheen that they give you on your lips and within the packaging literally looks almost identical”19:35–19:41
- “These two products have the exact same amount of product in them. They're both 15 grams”19:44–19:51
- “You really can't tell difference”20:02–20:05
- “That is ridiculous though”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “I actually think that elf did not do a bad job with this product whatsoever”12:32–12:39
- “It is quite thick. It has this like nice plushiness to it”
- “This might actually give you a better treatment effect on your lips than something like Summer Fridays”12:21–12:26
- “The scent is pretty atrocious. At least on my lips, it tastes very chemically, a bitter kind of aftertaste”12:52–12:59
- “This was one of the ingredients list that really impressed me”
- “As a treatment product, I don't think it's bad at all”13:27–13:32
- Source: Lip balm ranking: top 7 picks from 30+ viral products - May 9, 2026
- “This is so similar to the YSL Candy Glaze”25:05–25:09
- “It goes on like an oil that has the pigment of a lipstick and it is so comfortable on the lips and so gorgeous”25:19–25:22
- “This is gonna be one of my holy grails”25:29–25:30
- “I love this formula”25:30–25:32
- “If you have a lot of lip lines, you might want to avoid this formula because it might kind of seep into the lip lines”25:32–25:33
- “This is a huge win in my book”25:42–25:44
- Source: I bought everything e.l.f. cosmetics and I have thoughts - Jul 5, 2026
- “These are so good”
- “It's like that lipstick glossy kind of lip balm type of hybrid product”19:56–20:02
- “It is so silky”
- “It's so hydrating, so shiny, but it feels weightless”20:11–20:15
- “It's not sticky or thick like a gloss can be”20:13–20:18
- “This is definitely a thinner, lightweight one”20:22–20:26
- “Oh, it is so pretty”
- Source: Affordable summer makeup that looks expensive - Jul 6, 2026
- “Look at that color. It neutralizes the dark purple in my lips. And it's basically a my lips but better shade”22:17–22:22
- “It's such a beautiful shade”22:34–22:38
- “This is amazing for anyone who loves a sheer lipstick. It gives you a little bit of color and a little bit of shine”30:26–30:33
- “The shade Rose Latte is my personal my lips but better shade. It helps to neutralize the purple tones that are on my lips”
- “It's not the longest wearing lip color, but it never claims to be”30:42–30:46
- “The packaging is really chic and it feels luxurious”30:46–30:51
- Source: Almost full face of e.l.f. makeup with 8-hour wear test on combo/oily skin - Jun 16, 2026
- “I'm just going to add a little bit of that over the top and for a little bit of hydration”12:46–12:51
- Source: Sweatproof drugstore makeup routine with wear test - Jul 5, 2026
- “This is a pretty spot-on formula to the new lip oil sticks from Rare Beauty”
- “I didn't enjoy the applicator. It just got a little bit messy, and they were just a little too thin for my preference”9:56–10:03
- “They again had a lot of pigment. They had that little bit of a lip oil feel and that glossiness, but were still quite thin and almost again like a serum lipstick texture. Not a ton of cushion”10:00–10:11
- “The Elf fruit scent is very intense. That's one thing I don't like about the Elf versus the Rare Beauty”10:28–10:37
- Source: Best Drugstore Dupes for High-End Makeup - Jul 20, 2026
- “These are beautiful. I love these so much”23:03–23:10
- “They have the prettiest shift to them”23:06–23:14
- “It looks very unassuming when you're putting it here on my arm or on my hand. No big deal to it. But then you get it on to a lipstick that is kind of blasé and it just boom. It's just beautiful over the top”23:12–23:17
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “This one is my favorite and it's called Crystal Baller”23:25–23:34
- “This one really sets off any sort of lipstick you have. It has this just beautiful sheen to it with a bunch of like silver gold glitter there. Champagne”23:30–23:37
- “These are not plumpers. They're just the glimmer. But I think they're so pretty and I love them so much”23:43–23:50
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “Glitzy Glimmery. Blend it in. I think that's fun. I really enjoy that”22:59–23:06
- Source: All drugstore wedding guest makeup look - Jun 16, 2026
- “It looks good. Softened up that red just a little for today”20:19–20:23
- Source: Hot makeup categories and my faves in each one - Jul 18, 2026
- “These are more of like a grab-and-go kind of lippy where you're not going to put on a lip liner and you just want to hydrate your lips but with a little bit of color. These are perfect for that”3:49–3:55
- “These are beautiful. They're very hydrating”4:21–4:25
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
- “These were okay, but not my favorite”21:44–21:50
- “I do love the menthol cooling sensation this has”21:47–21:52
- “But the texture's a bit too melty and gooey, and so the application can get messy quickly”21:52–21:56
- “The shade Pinky Out is super pigmented, and it's such a nice nudey pink shade, but I find that I have to be extra careful with the application because a lot of the product can glob up on the lips, and it ends up being a mess”21:56–22:01
- “These are getting decluttered since I prefer to use the NYX version of this product more”22:09–22:13
- Source: Drugstore lip product declutter with swatches and reviews - May 22, 2026
- “Smell is nice compared to the last one. This is just kind of like a soft peach kind of smell, and it has a nice glossiness to it”54:29–54:35
- “I don't know if it's one I would like tell you guys to run out and buy. Maybe in like a pinch”54:39–54:43
- “Does do a good job of having the moisture and kind of sealing it in, so that is one good thing about it”54:43–54:48
- “More of just like a comforting kind of everyday balm”54:48–54:55
- Source: Lip balm ranking: top 7 picks from 30+ viral products - May 9, 2026
- “It's nothing more than a clear base with champagne gold shimmer, but the packaging and the overspray and the formula was enough for me to get it”8:50–8:54
- “The bomb itself is a bit stiff and leaves just enough moisture to hydrate the lips, but I wouldn't use this as a solution to chapped lips”8:58–9:02
- “I like to use this on days where I'm wearing a light amount of makeup and I want to keep the lips simple, but with a tiny bit of pizzazz”9:08–9:11
- “This is staying in my collection, because it's an easy-to-use and beautiful product”9:15–9:18
- Source: Drugstore lip product declutter with swatches and reviews - May 22, 2026
- “It does taste like blue bubblegum or like blue raspberry to me”0:57–1:03
- “And it does feel like a super like sticky thick mask, which I love”1:00–1:07
- “So I love to start with a lip mask”
- Source: Viral drugstore makeup tested - Jul 26, 2026
- “This is really smooth. It has a nice thickness to it”2:41–2:45
- “It's not sticky, but it has some grab on the lips”2:46–2:52
- “This is way better, actually, than their regular line lip balms, tinted lip balms”2:57–3:03
- “This one actually feels like it's going to be hydrating”3:04–3:08
- “Oh, I love the consistency of this”3:08–3:13
- “This lip treatment stayed on my lips so nicely throughout the process”
- “This is such a pleasant surprise”
- “I never thought a lip treatment would have that it factor, but I'm really, really impressed with the Elf skin lip treatment”3:10–3:16
- Source: Drugstore dupes for my favorite makeup - Jul 14, 2026
- “This is a peptide stick and it's supposed to be like a hydrating beautiful skin serum in a stick solid form that you can rub into your skin”2:25–2:33
- “I think this product feels kind of like heavy. Feels a little bit greasy, a little bit heavy, but I do find it to be”2:38–2:42
- “My face turns red after I use it”2:44–2:48
- “If you have oily skin, I would not use this. I would stay away from it because I think it is too much of a thick, heavy moisturizer”2:51–2:57
- “If you have super dry skin and you feel like your makeup isn't adhering, it's not sticking on, it's breaking apart, there's dry patches, something like this would be fantastic”2:58–3:01
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “I'm not a fan of stick exfoliators. They're not my preferred way to soften my lips”10:07–10:12
- “The Elf one is getting decluttered”
- Source: Drugstore lip product declutter with swatches and reviews - May 22, 2026
Brand note
e.l.f. Cosmetics is the drugstore brand that keeps showing up in creators' routines as a reliable, affordable alternative to high-end staples — especially in complexion and eye products. The Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara is the clearest hero here: it's a legit tubing formula that won't smudge or run, removes easily, and has a brush that's easy to control, making it a go-to for lower lashes or watery eyes. The trade-off is that some products, like the Camo Liquid Bronzer, are highly pigmented and require a careful hand to avoid overwhelming the face.
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