Carmel Nicole
@carmelnicolebeauty
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“I am a really big fan of brow glues and this has definitely taken its place as being one of my favorites…”
MAC Cosmetics$24.00
Multisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour · Buffed Up on Eyes, Cool Spice on Face
“These have been such a new favorite for me…”
“their eyeshadows, oh my goodness, these are fantastic…”
“They work really beautifully on the face as well…”
“I don't think there has been a palette that has stood up to this from Natasha Denona since she released it…”
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Variant: Antique Bloom
- “Oh my gosh, I love these”31:22–31:25
- “This shade is so beautiful. It just gives a really fresh look to the skin”32:41–32:49
- “These are stunning”
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Figgy
- “This is the most long-lasting blush I've ever had”25:27–25:35
- “I have never never had a blush that is as budge-proof as this”26:47–26:53
- “The first thing you'll notice is how cooling it is”
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
Variant: Blind Date
- “out of all of the shades I've chosen from the Morphe trios, this is definitely my favorite”12:04
- “It's just the most perfect midtone pink and I find that it goes with any look that I'm going for”12:09
- “I just love the finish of it”12:16
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: Not Too Much
- “This is just my perfect everyday blush”
- “I love the fact that you put the powder on first with this which is so unique”32:22–32:26
- “The main reason that I love these blushes is because of the finish, I just love how it's just so beautifully glowy and healthy”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Wild'berry Whip
- “Genuinely, this is one of the best blushes I've ever tried”24:24–24:28
- “It goes on feeling liquidy, but it kind of transforms into like a velvety finish”24:32–24:40
- “This is going to last you forever because one dot is sufficient to give you a beautiful looking cheek. Honestly, it's absolutely phenomenal”25:09–25:14
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Enchanted Mauve
- “This has a very mousy consistency”1:57–2:03
- “It claims to create a soft focus velvety finish which blurs imperfections and leaves you with a flawless complexion”2:01–2:07
- “It is an absolutely stunning color”
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Tan Line
- “I think it's the most beautiful shade for either the summer or the fall. It really is absolutely gorgeous”16:03–16:11
- “This is actually one of the only blushes in this whole video that I will genuinely use as a lipstick”16:32–16:39
- “I think this is really, really pigmented, but it's so easy to work with”16:43–16:49
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Fleur
- “I find this to be so youthful when you put it on the cheeks. It's just so incredibly fresh looking”4:53–4:58
- “If you have seriously dry skin, it's for you”5:03–5:09
- “If you like a no makeup makeup look, this is also for you”6:00–6:05
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Wild Peony
- “This is absolutely beautiful”
- “This is surprisingly easy to work with despite it being very very pigmented”14:11–14:17
- “This definitely does transform as you apply. So, it is very, very creamy looking and feeling, but it definitely does blend out into a powdery and really soft finish”14:23–14:28
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Rosewood
- “I don't think there's anything pH activated about this at all. Not even a little bit. So, if you are worried about that, you are completely safe”18:32–18:38
- “The one negative of this blush is the fragrance. Now, this is a different fragrance to the Physicians Formula. This is kind of I would describe it as a vanilla/minty fragrance. However, I don't mind it. I kind of like the smell of this”18:43–18:49
- “I love the look of this”19:01–19:03
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 07 Natural Rose
- “This is one of the easiest blush sticks I've ever worked with”7:37–7:45
- “It is really, really pigmented, but not too pigmented that you're going to run into trouble with it”
- “I find it super creamy, super easy to blend”7:47–7:54
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Rosy Glow
- “These are just amazing”23:34–23:37
- “Everything about these is really looks feeling. So, everything from the packaging to the finish”
- “All you need to do is shear these out and they will just give you the most beautiful luminous finish on the skin that is honestly not too glowy”23:07–23:13
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 10 whipped buttercup
- “This is a very soft matte bronzer”29:39–29:43
- “It's supposed to look really, really natural, and I like that about it”29:53–30:01
- “I actually find this one a little bit easier to work with”30:03–30:11
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Light Medium
- “I love this with all of my heart”25:54–26:01
- “It's as good as what people say”
- “This is literally one of the only products that I've used in my life that I put on my face that literally just looks like skin”26:38–26:45
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Maui Surf
- “Oh my gosh, this is it feels like a luxury bronzer. It really, really does”25:28
- “I love the powder in here. I love the bronzer. I love them. I really do”25:47
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 160
- “This feels really silky and it feels really serumy, but it does have a high coverage”19:26–19:35
- “This definitely leaves you with a beautiful soft matte finish. It gives amazing coverage. Really, really good coverage”19:45–19:54
- “It looks flawless where my fine lines are. Okay? This does not sit into my fine lines at all. However, it sits into my bigger wrinkles”20:49–20:58
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Nc14.5
- “It's definitely not a full coverage concealer”1:27–1:30
- “I would go as far to say that this concealer is a light to medium at most at best”
- “It feels like the most lightweight concealer in the world, honestly”4:53–4:59
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
Variant: 35
- “I think it's amazing”
- “I have dry, crepey, thin under eyes. It's not great. And this is beautiful on them, but it's beautiful when I use a minimal amount”18:29
- “You need the tiniest dot of this concealer”20:09
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: Peach
- “This is super lightweight, it's not like a traditional cream”17:58–18:06
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Custard
- “I've had this for years and it's just the best”28:31–28:38
- “It's the best spot concealer that you can get your hands on”28:34–28:40
- “This will be a forever holy grail”29:10–29:15
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: 225N & 240N
- “I have loved this for years now, since it was released”18:50–18:57
- “They are true neutral shades as well”19:00–19:06
- “I would say is a medium coverage concealer”19:26–19:30
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Light Peachy Neutral 2No clip
Variant: Soft Beige
- “I really love this because it's just a really nice all-over-the-face concealer”31:39–31:51
- “If you have, like me, broken capillaries, hyperpigmentation, bit of rosacea that you just need to go over at the end, this is great for that”31:51–31:56
- “This is really good concealer”32:29–32:33
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: 04 Peach
- “It's the most high-end feeling concealer that I've ever used”18:56–19:01
- “You can go quite liberally with this concealer. It never looks heavy, ever, ever, ever”20:11–20:15
- “It's kind of the best overall concealer that will feel a little bit more hydrating under your eyes”20:37–20:41
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: 02 Peach
- “This is my all-time favorite color corrector, whether it's affordable, high-end, whatever. I would choose this over them all”16:58–17:04
- “It's a fab honestly concealer, corrector, it's just amazing”17:15–17:20
- “I love how beautifully lightweight it is”17:20–17:25
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: Sunkissed Rose
- “One of my absolute holy grail products”
- “It does have quite a strong fragrance. Now I kind of like it. It smells coconuty, but if you are sensitive to fragrance, if you just don't like fragrance, then you are going to want to give this one a miss”9:40–9:47
- “This is one of the most beautiful blushes I've honestly ever used”9:56–10:05
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
- “It is a really nice eyeshadow primer and it is a little bit tacky but not too tacky”5:46–5:52
- “This is great for if you're using shimmer”6:45–6:49
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: 155
- “This is one of the most beautiful foundations I've ever put on my skin”26:06–26:16
- “How flawless is that? Oh my gosh”26:18–26:25
- “This is one of the best drugstore products I've used in a really, really long time”26:43–26:50
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: 2.5n
- “It definitely looks a lot glowier on camera”
- “I'm surprised at how good this looks on camera”9:32–9:38
- “I do feel like it's quite a makeup-y foundation. So, it's not a natural-looking foundation at all”9:50–9:56
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
Variant: Classic Beige
- “This is one of the most silkiest foundations that you can ever put on your face”5:14–5:20
- “It is pure hydration for the skin”5:20–5:26
- “If you have super dry skin, if you have dry patches on your face, this is going to really help those out because it's not going to cling to anything”5:27–5:35
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: Medium 8N
- “I find this to be a really silky, lightweight foundation”2:13–2:23
- “I love the feeling of this because it literally just feels like a second skin, and I can't feel it there”2:28–2:36
- “I think this would be maybe an 7.5 out of 10 for wear”2:44–2:53
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: 3N
- “This is definitely, in my opinion, the best all round drugstore affordable foundation”15:17–15:26
- “I think this is suitable for any skin type”
- “I just think that this is the most super dependable foundation there is”16:54–17:00
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: 65No clip
Variant: 128
- “The first thing that you will notice about this foundation is how lightweight it is”8:18–8:24
- “It feels so liquidy, and it just blends so incredibly effortlessly”8:37–8:43
- “This fast became one of my ultimate favorite foundations”
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
Variant: 210
- “It's always been my holy grail since it was released”18:53–18:57
- “I think I've been through three bottles of this, which I think is quite telling”21:17–21:24
- “It's just the one”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: 2.5
- “I love it. I adore it”
- “This is the best L'Oreal product for me and my skin type”23:12
- “I've got dry skin. I prefer a glowy base. This is so nice”
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 02No clip
Variant: Soft Glaze
- “It feels beautiful. And I love the look of it when it's on my finger”34:58–35:07
- “It does have glitter in this. So, you have to be a little careful with it”35:03–35:12
- “I definitely get glitter from it. I don't really like glittery highlighters if I'm completely honest”35:34–35:38
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Light
- “I really do like this bronzer. It's kind of a luminous type bronzer, but it's not super luminous, but it's really beautiful”28:47–28:53
- “I really like this highlighter”28:55–28:59
- “I don't like the blushes. The blushes are... Yeah, they leave a lot to be desired, to be honest”28:59–29:04
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Pillow Talk
- “I stopped using this for a long time, then I tried this again and then remembered how and why I loved it”34:24–34:28
- “This was my holy grail for years”
- “I would definitely repurchase this tomorrow”34:07–34:11
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: 610 Glassy Pearl Eclat
- “This is the best highlighter I have in my whole collection, whatever price point you want to talk about”30:32
- “I love this and I rediscovered it recently and I haven't put it down since”30:39
- “It's just so highlight-ery. It just looks wet on the skin, and I'm here for that”31:20
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Nude Espresso
- “This is my absolute new favorite. I think this is amazing”33:50–33:59
- “It's worth it. Honestly, it really is”
- “I actually like it more than the Rhode”
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
- “I didn't like it when I first used it, and the first couple of times I used it, but I persevered”3:13–3:18
- “I don't think that this is going to help with longevity in your makeup. I don't think it's going to do a whole lot other than feel really nice cooling, and it does feel hydrating”4:17–4:28
- “I could definitely see a significant difference with how good the foundation looked on one side than the other”4:45–4:52
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “This is my ultimate favorite primer”6:02–6:07
- “This is what I go to when my skin is feeling particularly dry”6:07–6:13
- “It basically is a radiance booster, but it also really smooths out the skin”6:13–6:18
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “I just think it's great for evening out bits of texture that you might have on your skin, and it is very, very blurring around the pore area”7:00–7:06
- “It feels really nice and cooling”7:15–7:18
- “It's a lovely, lovely product”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “I like this powder. It is finely milled, but not too finely milled”37:42–37:48
- “It's blurring. It's gently mattifying. It's not drying looking”38:14–38:21
- “I like it, but I need to test it more in order to really give you my opinion”38:21–38:24
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: 02 Light
- “I've really fallen in love with it”29:30–29:35
- “I can't believe how filtering this powder is. It's ridiculous”30:43–30:50
- “It never looks powdery, never looks heavy”30:46–30:53
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
Variant: Pound Cake
- “There's one that never ever fails me, and it's this one from Huda Beauty”36:14–36:20
- “This is just the best powder out there”
- “Everything is compared to this because it's so amazing”36:44–36:50
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Soft Pink
- “I love it”
- “It's blurring, it's smoothing, it's just everything I want in a powder”35:01–35:06
- “I just cannot fault this powder”35:21–35:25
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “It doesn't really do anything for the longevity of my makeup, but it just gives me a little boost to the skin”33:59–34:03
- “It feels very refreshing, and it smells very refreshing”34:20–34:25
- “I don't think it's going to do anything for the longevity of your makeup. But, it's really nice just for a little refresh”34:34–34:37
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “This has been my holy grail for years”42:03–42:08
- “It would just make the most sense for me to run out and purchase this”42:05–42:10
- “It just never lets me down”42:30–42:32
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “I really like this and I think it really helps with the longevity of my makeup as well as giving me a boost of hydration”33:23–33:30
- “This contains polyglutamic acid and glycerin, which again amazing for hydration”33:30–33:38
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: Nude Illuminator
- “Revlon lipsticks are the best of the best at the drugstore, and I will not hear any more about it again”36:38–36:46
- “How gorgeous are they, please?”37:06–37:10
- “They really remind me of the MAC Luster Glass”37:09–37:15
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: 04 Blossom Peach
- “Not plumping as in tingling, not at all. Beautiful”
- “These feel like pure silk on the lips. No stickiness. They just feel like a lip oil. They don't feel like a lip gloss, but they look like one”41:00–41:05
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Bare Affair
- “I feel like I found the most perfect lip liner shade”39:03–39:07
- “I bought this shade Bare Affair and then I went back and I bought another Bare Affair to keep in my handbag”39:11–39:19
- “It's long-lasting. It's creamy but it's not too creamy. It's definitely not draggy”39:50–39:53
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Line Leader
- “I love these with all of my little heart”35:58–36:04
- “These are better than most of my high-end lip liners. They really are”36:01–36:08
- “Honestly, for creaminess and longevity in one, these”36:06–36:11
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: Petal
- “There's something about this lip liner, I don't know what it is with this lip liner, but it's just always my number one”39:11–39:21
- “The thing I love the most about it is how super creamy it is”39:31–39:35
- “I love the creaminess of it and I like the fact that I can blend it out and it won't set down”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Worth It
- “I don't like it at all”
- “I do find this is a darker shade, and for me, it's just a bit patchy”31:58–32:04
- “I'm not the biggest fan of this”
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
Variant: Daylight DelightNo clip
Variant: Hug Me & Thanks It's Mac
- “The Luster Glass line from MAC are just phenomenal because they're not super glossy, but they are just they just give the most beautiful amount of shine to the lips”41:26–41:31
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: 100 Nude Look
- “These Dior, they just feel like silk, they're just so comfortable on the lips”41:34–41:43
- “100 nude look is the most perfect nude, so not too much beige in there and not too much pink, it's just perfection”41:43–41:49
- “I just love it”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: 504 Dior SweetNo clip
Variant: 01 Clear Control
- “I am a really big fan of brow glues and this has definitely taken its place as being one of my favorites”1:35–1:40
- “Once this dries down, no white cast, no stickiness, no heaviness, doesn't feel crunchy or tacky, and definitely not shiny, because if it was, I would hate it”2:37–2:43
- “I think it's an absolutely fantastic product, and for less than a fiver. Amazing”2:51–2:56
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Clear
- “I like this one because I prefer more waxy-type formulas when it comes to eyebrow products just because I feel like they cling on to all of the brow hairs a little bit better and it just gives you fuller-looking eyebrows”3:04–3:09
- “Although this is called a gel, I definitely feel like it's a bit of a hybrid between a gel and a wax”3:26–3:31
- “You'll get hold all day”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Dark Brown
- “It has this really super fine tip and for someone like me who has non-existent eyebrows, this is perfect cuz it just allows me to do really, really fine strokes”1:26–1:34
- “It does come with a little spoolie on the end, which a lot of brow pens actually don't”1:44–1:47
- “I find that sometimes my eyebrows can look a little bit too harsh with the Glossier, whereas this just gives really, really natural-looking strokes”2:05–2:12
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Black-Brown
- “I have been testing a new brow pen recently just in the last 2 weeks and honestly, it's so good”1:18–1:22
- “It has literally cut my brow application time in half”1:25–1:30
- “I think that if I did lose all of my makeup touch wood I would go out and purchase this first”1:36–1:41
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: Rich Burgundy
- “This is so creamy”
- “It's very pigmented, but very, very creamy, very easy to blend out”12:04–12:13
- “I think it would move around a bit on watery eyes. So, yeah, just be a little bit careful, but it's an absolutely beautiful product”12:15–12:21
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: 02 Rosy Sparkle
- “This is a stunning eyeshadow. It is very wet-looking”10:41–10:47
- “If you like wet-looking eyeshadows, you will love that”11:02–11:08
- “I would pick something like this over the Moon Dust from Urban Decay. That is stunning and for two quid, what?”11:08–11:13
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “These are absolutely fantastic”7:13–7:17
- “They are just fantastic”7:18–7:21
- “I have pretty much every color now and they are completely worth it”13:36–13:41
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “The metallics in here are beautiful, absolutely gorgeous, but the mattes are not up to a whole lot”7:40–7:47
- “If you're expecting super intense mattes, you're not going to get it”7:54–7:58
- “The mattes are the biggest disappointment in this palette for me”8:39–8:43
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
Variant: Buffed Up on Eyes, Cool Spice on Face
- “These have been such a new favorite for me”13:52–13:59
- “Literally, anybody can use this. It's perfect”17:03–17:08
- “They're the easiest liquid eyeshadows I've ever worked with ever”18:50–18:54
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried in a while (MAC, Dior, L'Oréal, Essence, Benefit) - Mar 19, 2026
- “their eyeshadows, oh my goodness, these are fantastic”10:14
- “These are pigmented, they're smooth, they're so easy to blend”11:11
- “I used to find the old formulas, like I never really understood why people loved them... These are for me. They really are”11:19
- Source: 5 Drugstore Foundations That Rival High-End - Apr 6, 2026
- “I don't think there has been a palette that has stood up to this from Natasha Denona since she released it”9:02–9:08
- “Nothing has ever come close, especially in terms of quality of the eyeshadows and how impactful they are”9:08–9:16
- “It's definitely one of those that has stood the test of time that I know people still talk about as just being just that eyeshadow palette”10:20–10:27
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
Variant: Beige MitzahNo clip
- “This is a really good mascara”
- “I've never had a mascara like this before where it literally clings onto every lash that exists on your eye, literally”16:01–16:09
- “I've never had such a draggy mascara and I love it”16:14–16:21
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “I don't really like it”
- “It's too wet and I've tried it”
- “This just doesn't do anything for me. I don't like how my eyelashes look with this on”14:39–14:43
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “The Vertigo Lift definitely does come out on top”15:08–15:12
- “If I did go out and repurchase a high-end mascara, it would be this one”15:29–15:32
- “It's a good mascara”
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “There's only one mascara I would run out and repurchase and it's this new one from Maybelline, the Maybelline Sky Tubes”1:28
- “I don't want any other mascara in my life anymore”14:31
- “this was a grower for me. I didn't love it the first time that I used it. But honestly, it's grown to be the best mascara I've ever tried”14:45
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
- “I really enjoy this”5:55–5:59
- “It's very, very serum-like and it just absorbs so fast under the eyes”5:58–6:05
- “I need hydration under these eyes because they're dry, lots of fine lines”6:02–6:13
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “I just topped my Rhode glazing milk with this, and that would always be my number one go-to when it comes to moisturizers”5:28–5:33
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “This is just seriously hydrating”4:19–4:28
- “When my skin is feeling super dry, this is the best milky toner because it just feels ultra hydrating, and it leaves my skin really lovely and glowy as well”4:45–4:55
- “For me, that's an amazing primer”5:00–5:07
- Source: Products I'd repurchase if I lost all my makeup - Apr 13, 2026
- “I use this every day. I've been through two tubes of this”7:40–7:45
- “It's so lightweight”
- “I love this because it doesn't feel like an SPF at all”8:06–8:12
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “I love this”
- “This is calming. It is soothing. It's hydrating because I have very dry skin that is definitely getting drier by the day”5:18–5:25
- “I couldn't recommend this enough, genuinely, and it's so affordable”5:40–5:43
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
Variant: Dark Brown
- “This has become my new holy grail and it only retails for about 3.25 if you can believe that”0:44–0:53
- “It's the most budge proof eyebrow pen I've ever had”1:07–1:14
- “My other most budge proof eyebrow pen is the Glossier brow flick. This is even more budge proof, honestly”1:11–1:19
- Source: Full face of new Essence makeup: hits, misses & absolute gems - Mar 23, 2026
- “I applied with the very same brush and it's the BK Beauty 109, which is my absolute favorite for creams and liquids”1:29–1:37
- Source: Best cream blushes tested: drugstore & high-end - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is my new favorite complexion brush”22:45–22:50
- “On one side you've got this, which is great for liquids or creams, whatever. And then on the other side you've got a little concealer brush as well. It's brilliant”22:52–22:57
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “It just hugs the cheek perfectly”29:16–29:21
- “These Morphe brushes are so good”
- “Oh, wow, that just hugs the cheek, doesn't it? This is so good this brush”29:18–29:24
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
About
Hi everyone and welcome to my channel! I'm a 43 year old living in Ireland and I just love anything to do with makeup, beauty and skincare! I'm not a professional makeup artist, but I've been passionate about beauty for decades and I'm excited to share my experiences, tips & opinions with you on this channel. I love both drugstore and luxury products; so you'll always find balanced & varied content here. I absolutely pride myself on authenticity and I will always give you my genuine & honest opinion, especially when reviewing products on my maturing skin. . Please don't hesitate to get in touch if there's a product, topic or area you'd like me to cover in my videos ☺️ Thank you for stopping by! 💕 Love Carmel xx Enquiries: carmelnicolebeauty@gmail.com