Julia Adams MUA

Julia Adams MUA

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4.3Skinfinish Colourstruck Blush
4.2Variant: MauveThe Cream Blush
4.9Variant: Toasted CrumbDough Dough Waffle Blush
2Joystick Buildable Cream Blush Stick
4.8Variant: Chili BlazeMood Glider Lip & Blush Stick
  • “These are so cute”
  • “My favorite shade is Chili Glaze 04. It's a gorgeous red, and I love a warm red blush, especially in the summertime”14:27–14:36
  • “I feel like it gives a really fun summer fresh flushed look”14:36–14:44
  • “This formula is great”
  • “It has quite a bit of pigment, but it doesn't get overwhelming”14:44–14:48
  • “It has blended out easy with a fingertip or brush”14:48–14:53
  • “I love how I can also use these on my lips”14:50–14:55
  • “It does have more of like a glossy glaze effect, but it doesn't feel sticky or tacky”14:55–15:00
  • “It has more of a balmy texture, which I enjoy because it locks in a little bit more and lasts a lot longer than the more serumy slippery textures”15:04–15:12
  • “I've been loving them, and I've been wearing this shade nonstop whenever I want more of a vibrant look to my cheeks and lips”15:15–15:20
  • Source: 41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) - Jun 19, 2026
4.5Variant: Bronze TintBronze Booster Sun Tint Glow Activated Cheek & Lip Stain
1 / 2
4Variant: Tailor GrayMultisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour
3.5Variant: 606 Wherever WalnutArtist Liquid Color Lipstick
4.8Variant: Float & GaleCloud Paint Plush Blush
1 / 2
4.8Variant: Toasted SkyCloudtopia Long-Lasting Cheek & Lip Mousse Blush
  • “When you feel it in the little pot, it feels like you're swatching a cream. Like, it does feel a little bit more wet, but once it touches your skin, it does kind of activate and it gets really silky”4:13–4:19
  • “The experience of applying it to my cheeks feels exactly like I'm blending out the Fwee ones”4:54–4:58
  • “It feels more glowy. It's not as matte and blurring, I would say, in the finish, but the blendout is really nice”
  • “And this color is so pretty. Like, I will be using this a ton. This is my favorite type of color”5:06–5:12
  • “I like this one quite a bit. I much prefer it over this Quo one”5:16–5:24
  • “Maybelline definitely takes the cake so far when I'm comparing these two”5:29–5:36
  • “My favorites coming out of today's video are these two products. The Milani bronzer as well as the Maybelline Cloudtopia Lip and Cheek Mousse. This color, the formula on my lips and my cheeks. So cute”17:13–17:17
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
3Variant: Pink SugarJelly Jar Lip & Cheek Balm
  • “I personally have not had a positive experience with it on my cheeks. I have found that it picks up and kind of rehydrates and moves anything I'm wearing underneath, and it's just far too balmy for my skin type and also my makeup tastes”10:42–10:45
  • “On the lips, these are really nice. It has a really bouncy plush texture and a rich amount of pigment, too, that doesn't separate or settle into the fine lines”10:53–11:01
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
4.2Variant: Sunbed & PebblePocket Bronze
3.5Variant: IntentionalTansculpt Cream Bronzing Contour Balm
4Variant: Light 15Legally Bronze Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzer
4.9Variant: AmalfiSuperSuede Radiant Baked Bronzer
2Variant: TaorminaThe Multiple Sculpting Stick
4.9Variant: LightThe Bronzer
4Variant: Tailor GrayMultisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour
4.2Variant: SunbedPocket Bronzer
  • “I've tried these a few times and I really like it”6:25–6:29
  • “They're quite a bit more powdery in the feel compared to the Road Pocket Blushes, which makes them a bit more longwearing”7:08–7:15
  • “There is a brush. It's a bit small for my liking, and I feel like it kind of pokes at the product too much. So, I don't like it for the bigger areas of my cheek”7:15–7:22
  • “It looks very neutral once it's on my skin blended out”8:08–8:12
  • “I think I really like that”
  • “The road bronzer... is a highlight from today's video”
  • Source: Using mostly drugstore makeup plus the Rhode bronzer - Jun 12, 2026
4.5Variant: 01Baked Bronzer
  • “I wore it yesterday, and I really enjoyed the color, the finish, everything about it”7:19–7:25
  • “It looks very light in the pan, but once it goes onto your skin and sinks into like your foundation and all the previous layers, it darkens a lot”8:14–8:18
  • “It's a little bit surprising how pigmented it can actually get”
  • “My favorites coming out of today's video are these two products. The Milani bronzer as well as the Maybelline Cloudtopia Lip and Cheek Mousse”17:13–17:17
  • “And this bronzer is just so nice. I'm such a sucker for baked products, you guys already know”17:25–17:31
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
MENTIONSWarm Wishes Soft Matte Powder Bronzer
4.8Variant: Honey BunTruBlend Skin Enhancer Baked Luminous Bronzer
1 / 3
4.5Variant: 5N SatinSkin Blur Serum Concealer with 12-Hour Wear
1.5Variant: 8Hydro Grip 12HR Hydrating Gel Stick Concealer
  • “Every time I try to put this on my face it tries to escape from me. It just gathers up, it separates, it looks really thick and it just moves around”0:55–1:02
  • “Even if I set it with a ton of powder, it's just beyond hydrating that it just eats up that powder and creates kind of a paste and it just creates extra skin texture that I just don't have naturally”1:04–1:10
  • “When I wear this my skin looks worse, unfortunately”1:14–1:20
  • “It's just beyond too hydrating and thick that it just creases immediately and falls into fine lines like crazy”1:44–1:51
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
4.7Variant: BiscuitFace Trace Cream Contour Stick
2Variant: TaorminaThe Multiple Sculpting Stick
4Variant: Tailor GrayMultisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour
4.9Variant: 110N TravertineHD Skin Balancing and Perfecting Natural Finish Longwear Foundation
1 / 3
3.5Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
1 / 2
4.9Variant: 210Do It All Sheer Tint Face Balm
3True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
  • “This is one of the highest coverage foundations I've tried in a long time”5:00–5:05
  • “The packaging is a cute idea, but when you actually put it into use, it is very, very messy”5:16–5:20
  • “For something that has that amount of coverage, I thought that this was very comfortable, very flattering”5:38–5:42
  • “After I apply some bronzer and blush, everything just started to look way too much like it was floating off my face or it was just not seamless enough for my personal taste”5:45–5:51
  • “What I am saying right now might be just music to your ears and I might be describing your heaven in a foundation bottle”5:56–6:02
  • “I do see people who like higher coverage things really liking that for how seamless and comfortable it is”6:19–6:23
  • Source: 41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) - Jun 19, 2026
3Variant: IvoryYour Skin Foundation Stick
3Variant: Light Medium Cool 3Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15
  • “I think this is a really nice one if you have a drier skin type. It's really nice and hydrating. It has a softening effect and it sinks right into your skin effortlessly”6:08–6:13
  • “Because of my oilier skin type, I just can't get along with this one. Even if I really set it with a good powder, 20 minutes will go by and I look like a [__] again”6:24–6:29
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
3Variant: 6.5Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear
  • “Armani recently reformulated their cult classic luminous silk foundation and made a foundation that worked for so many different skin types and reformulated it to something that only works for drier or dehydrated skin types”4:12–4:18
  • “I don't get any luminous silk vibes at all from this skin finish”4:34–4:39
  • “As a foundation on its own, I think it is nice. It's just nowhere near as beautiful as it once was”4:49–4:53
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
3.5Money Shot Multi-Use Illuminating Gel Highlighter
3.5Variant: Lilac PinkPrisme Libre Strobing & Illuminating Highlighter Powder
2Variant: TaorminaThe Multiple Sculpting Stick
4Variant: Tailor GrayMultisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour
4.8Variant: Hefty HighlightChubby Stick Sculpting Contour
4.3Variant: Dolce PerlaBaked Highlighter
2Variant: 1Smooth Finish Brightening Setting Powder
1 / 2
3Variant: Sugar ServeWonder Snatch Lifting Setting Powder
  • “It's shimmery”
  • “It's actually not bad for like a powder that has a bit of a glow to it”6:12–6:19
  • “It's interesting because it does blur, but also it keeps the glow”6:31–6:38
  • “I was a bit nervous to put it right here where I have some pore texture, but it is blurring it a surprising amount for something that has a glow”6:42–6:47
  • “Very unique powder”6:55–6:57
  • “I can tell that powder is not holding up with my skin type”
  • “I think people with drier skin types would really enjoy this one”7:04–7:09
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
2Flawless Skin Trio Loose Setting Powder
  • “This Essence one is like pretty cotton candy pink. Like it's very vibrant”1:31–1:36
  • “There's three shades in here and you mix them all together”
  • “I was kind of hoping it would be a Givenchy dupe, but it's so like neon pink”
  • “This is a really nice blurring powder, but I think because it's so pink, once it meshed into my wet concealer, it kind of darkened just slightly”1:56–2:00
  • “It did not brighten my under eyes. If anything, I feel like it just made them look a little bit more sallow”2:05–2:11
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
5Variant: Cherry Blossom & Pound CakeEasy Bake and Snatch Pressed Brightening and Setting Powder
1 / 3
2.5Variant: LoungeCashmere Color Smoothing Lip Blush
3.8Variant: Pink Salted CaramelMajor Moisture Smoothing and Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm with Vitamin E
4Sunset Dazzle Lip Gloss Balm
4.2Variant: 88Glossy Lip Hue Hydrating Lip Shine with Hyaluronic Acid
MENTIONSPlump Ambition Hyaluron Lip Oil Plumping Lip Gloss
4.3Variant: 535 Brown CaramelParadise Blurfiller Blurring Lip Contour
  • “These are kind of chubbier lip liners, but they're nice and matte. They don't have a sheen at all, and they come in really pretty colors”11:47–11:53
  • “I really like these because of the matte finish. They have good longevity and I think they're just a more flattering finish, especially if you want to blur them out over your natural lip line a bit”12:05–12:11
  • “These have a very similar feel to the Liy by Red sticks that I really enjoy, just a bit more satin feeling in the finish and glide. They're not as powdery dry as the Lily by Red”
  • “But these have really good longevity”12:52–12:56
  • “These are really, really pretty lip liners if you like more of a soft effect to your lips. Such pretty shades, too”15:24–15:31
  • Source: Using mostly drugstore makeup plus the Rhode bronzer - Jun 12, 2026
1 / 2
4.9Variant: Send NudesLip Lingerie Lip Liner Stain
1 / 4
3Variant: MurkyPhotoReady Instant Blur Liner
  • “If you have been loving the Nenina Park lip look, this is such a great product to kind of achieve that look”13:16–13:26
  • “Very soft and blurring”13:26–13:31
  • “This is a great product if you don't super love defined lips, but you still want to add like a border to your lip and some contrast”13:43–13:48
  • “Swatching it on the back of my hand, I was like, I don't know, but it's quite effective when you actually put it on your mouth”13:56–14:00
  • “I don't know how long this will last realistically”
  • “This Revlon one is far more sheer and it has a light balmy texture. So, I feel like this is one that will disappear quite instantly”16:53–16:59
  • “I don't have full faith in it”
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
4.5Variant: Bronze TintBronze Booster Sun Tint Glow Activated Cheek & Lip Stain
1 / 2
2.5Variant: LoungeCashmere Color Smoothing Lip Blush
3.8Variant: Pink Salted CaramelMajor Moisture Smoothing and Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm with Vitamin E
MENTIONSPlump Ambition Hyaluron Lip Oil Plumping Lip Gloss
4.8Variant: Chili BlazeMood Glider Lip & Blush Stick
  • “These are so cute”
  • “My favorite shade is Chili Glaze 04. It's a gorgeous red, and I love a warm red blush, especially in the summertime”14:27–14:36
  • “I feel like it gives a really fun summer fresh flushed look”14:36–14:44
  • “This formula is great”
  • “It has quite a bit of pigment, but it doesn't get overwhelming”14:44–14:48
  • “It has blended out easy with a fingertip or brush”14:48–14:53
  • “I love how I can also use these on my lips”14:50–14:55
  • “It does have more of like a glossy glaze effect, but it doesn't feel sticky or tacky”14:55–15:00
  • “It has more of a balmy texture, which I enjoy because it locks in a little bit more and lasts a lot longer than the more serumy slippery textures”15:04–15:12
  • “I've been loving them, and I've been wearing this shade nonstop whenever I want more of a vibrant look to my cheeks and lips”15:15–15:20
  • Source: 41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) - Jun 19, 2026
3.5Variant: 606 Wherever WalnutArtist Liquid Color Lipstick
4.8Signature Lip Lightweight Matte Lipstick
  • “These are a soft, blurred matte lip, not a flat or heavy matte, so they give that irresistible diffused lived-in look that I personally love for everyday wear”4:47–4:52
  • “They feel very comfortable on the lips, almost weightless, and they don't dry out my lips, which I love”4:57–5:01
  • “Because I have these lip lines, sometimes classic mattes tend to really emphasize them. So, these types of formulas are awesome because they diffuse them and blur them out”
  • “They're such an effortless product”5:12–5:15
  • “I love how they wear throughout the day as well. They fade very evenly instead of getting patchy or clinging on to dry spots”5:14–5:17
  • “It's a very easy product to apply. It's really hard to mess up”5:23–5:30
  • “Whether you keep them sheer or build them up, it looks good”5:28–5:34
  • “If you really like Merit's other lip formulas, this one feels the softest, the most effortless. It has become my personal favorite out of their three formulas”5:32–5:36
  • “I mean, it hits all of my boxes and what I look for when it comes to a matte lip”5:42–5:46
  • Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
1 / 4
2.5Lovenude Lip Blusher Soft Blurring Lip Color
  • “This is a soft matte lip texture”
  • “It's not the highest coverage soft matte lip”
  • “Very nice, very comfortable, kind of more powdery, I would say”30:04–30:10
  • “It actually reminds me a lot of the NARS matte lip balms”
  • “Just doesn't really compare to some of the other soft matte lipsticks that I have like tattooed on my like the Prada or the Merit lip blushes”
  • “This one to me is a little underwhelming if I'm comparing it to those”30:19–30:22
  • Source: 41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) - Jun 19, 2026
2.5The Brow Glue Crazy Lift Brow Lamination Gel
  • “The brush looks like it's going to feel nice”0:41–0:45
  • “Seems to be a stiffer formula”0:42–0:49
  • “I do like the applicator”0:45–0:50
  • “I feel like it's scratching underneath of my brows like in a nice way”0:49–0:53
  • “Oh yeah, this feels like it's going to cement my brows down”0:55–0:58
  • “I don't like it when my brows are like this stuck to my face”0:58–1:03
  • “I like them to have a little bit of like 3D texture”1:00–1:07
  • “I went in with this just to see if I could really plaster them down. And now I have regrets”1:07–1:11
  • “As I've been expressing my face here, my brows have been slowly detaching from my face”9:32–9:36
  • “It's starting to kind of break up and it's kind of creating like what looks like dust mites”9:36–9:44
  • “It's not turning white though like a lot of these brow glues and gels can”9:43–9:47
  • “For me and my brow tastes a little bit too plaster-like, but that might be music to your ears”19:31–19:35
  • Source: Drugstore Makeup That Surprised Me - Jan 14, 2026
4.5Variant: Rich BurgundySatin Blend Gel Eyeliner
1 / 2
4.2Variant: Hazy TaupeSculpting Stix 2-in-1 Precise Eyeliner & Angled Brush
1 / 2
3.5Glitterpedia Eye Palette
4.9Skyfire Eyeshadow Palette
2.5Born Star Cream-to-Powder Long-Wear Eyeshadow
4.5Variant: GreenIcon Eyeshadow Palette - The Eternal Icon
  • “I love it for the greens mostly, but I love this green because it's the perfect pea soup green and it matches my eye color so well and it's really rare for good green to show up on the market I found”18:46–18:50
  • “This texture, if I'm using it all over my lid, it's not my favorite. It's very sticky and grippy and hydrated, but I love that just to create an eyeliner”19:22–19:26
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
1 / 2
4.5Variant: ChestnutMaster Mattes Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow
4Variant: Tailor GrayMultisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colour
2.5Variant: Maxotion BlackEye Enhancer Wrap Tubing Mascara
  • “This is a tubing mascara, so something very easy to remove”12:00–12:06
  • “I can tell this formula kind of wants to clump my lashes up, but the wand is doing a good job at keeping them separate”12:22–12:26
  • “It's mostly coating and lengthening my lashes”12:28–12:33
  • “It looks good, but I do prefer a bit more of a voluminous root to my lashes”12:30–12:37
  • “It did weigh my lashes down quite a bit”
  • “This completely took away all the curl I put into my lashes”13:03–13:09
  • “Not horrible, but if I'm being honest, I wouldn't grab it again”
  • “I'll give it a few more chances and I'll wait till the formula thickens up as well”13:07–13:14
  • Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
1 / 2
4.9Variant: 210Do It All Sheer Tint Face Balm
3Variant: Light Medium Cool 3Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15
  • “I think this is a really nice one if you have a drier skin type. It's really nice and hydrating. It has a softening effect and it sinks right into your skin effortlessly”6:08–6:13
  • “Because of my oilier skin type, I just can't get along with this one. Even if I really set it with a good powder, 20 minutes will go by and I look like a [__] again”6:24–6:29
  • Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
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