Creator profile
Laura Lee
@laura88lee

GrailPeople
62 product reviews
Topics
beauty content creator, lifestyle creator
About
Laura Lee is a popular YouTube star, beauty influencer, entrepreneur, and co-host of the popular podcast Fool Coverage known for her makeup tutorials, beauty reviews, and lifestyle vlogs. She began her YouTube journey in 2013, quickly gaining a large following thanks to her down-to-earth personality, creativity, and expertise in the beauty space. Laura has since expanded her brand, launching her own self-funded beauty line, Laura Lee Los Angeles, which features a range of popular makeup products as well as launching her own self-funded bodycare brand, MinimLA. In addition to her YouTube content, Laura is active on social media platforms like Instagram, where she shares glimpses of her personal life, fashion tips, and beauty routines. Laura’s content often blends beauty with humor, making her relatable to her fans. Laura's journey from a small-town Alabama native to a beauty mogul showcases her determination, resilience, and entrepreneurial spirit. For inquiries: laura88lee@gmail.com
Most Loved Products

L'Oréal Paris
Extensionist Lengthening & Curling Mascara
I really like this L'Oreal one, too. Like, it grabs your lashes.

Makeup Revolution
Eyeshadow Palette
The formulas are both incredible in both of them. And I definitely think this is worth your $13.

Huda Beauty
Rose Quartz Eyeshadow Palette
It is like the coolest palette.
FACE
28 productsBlush
They are more lumy than they are blushy.▶ 10:19–10:23
Do you guys see how it is pinking up my cheek a little bit right there, but subtly. And it has like a really nice glow to it.▶ 11:51–11:56
These are beautiful. Like, I mean, they're $48, which is pricey.▶ 11:58–12:02
In formula, I think the CoverGirl ones are a little bit more pigmented.▶ 10:05–10:11
You do get a lot more product in the CoverGirl ones.
You almost get double the amount of product in the CoverGirl one. So, that's a steal.▶ 10:14–10:17
Oh my god, they feel like icy. So cold.▶ 14:24–14:29
I can start to see a little bit of a pink hue coming through.▶ 14:26–14:34
It is very, very faint.▶ 14:34–14:38
Wo, that's very pretty.▶ 12:31–12:34
There's super red undertone to it. It's kind of cool.
So pretty.
They have so much pigment in these little cream blushes.▶ 12:39–12:44
That warmth would be really pretty with this like bronzy makeup.▶ 12:44–12:48
These are extremely dewy and pigmented.
All three gorgeous.
They are like the prettiest pinks. My god.▶ 13:49–13:54
They've really mastered the art of cream products, I will say.▶ 13:12–13:17
I do love the color story on it. I think it's so pretty.▶ 13:17–13:21
I would wear all three of these. I would mix them. I would play with them. They're so pretty. You can't go wrong.▶ 13:24–13:29
Blush, it's the Skin Enhancer by CoverGirl, but it's this specific color.
This is Nude Flush and it is the prettiest cream drugstore blush on the market.
Bronzer
The formulas are so similar between these two.▶ 5:26–5:30
If I closed my eyes and used them, I don't think I'd be able to tell a difference really.▶ 5:37–5:40
You can tell I love this product so much. It's just creamy and really, really easy to get blended out.▶ 6:23–6:26
The formulas are so similar between these two.
If I closed my eyes and used them, I don't think I'd be able to tell a difference really.
Very creamy, very pigmented, very bronzy.▶ 9:15–9:20
These are very matte. They have no shimmer in them.▶ 16:40–16:45
They do feel very smooth and buttery.▶ 16:47–16:53
No patchiness. Just like gliding right onto my skin. Really pretty.▶ 16:53–16:57
It does read very similar. It's a beautiful, beautiful ambient lit glowy bronzer.▶ 10:46–10:51
You want like a beautiful, do you see that little glowy right there? You want a beautiful glowy bronzer. These are amazing.▶ 11:10–11:14
It's versatile. You can add it in your foundation. You can wear it on your bare skin.▶ 3:52–3:55
It does shear out.
I can see myself just love painting my face with this.▶ 4:21–4:26
Concealer
This gives extreme coverage.▶ 7:07–7:10
A little goes a long way.▶ 7:16–7:19
It is quite liquidy. So listen, it's going to move for you, okay? It's not thick, heavy, and creamy. It's like quite liquidy, but it does have really great coverage for that darkness.▶ 7:28–7:33
Milani Prep and Conceal was my number one drugstore concealer.
This one reminds me so much of the MAC Pro Longwear.
It blends out just like a high-end buttery concealer.
Contour
It has like a coolness, a grayness undertone to it a little bit.▶ 10:32–10:37
It's going to give us more of a contour than like a beachy warm summer bronzed up sun-kissed look.▶ 10:37–10:43
It does kind of give us that like chiseled cheekbone right there.▶ 10:47–10:51
Foundation
These feel like seriously, they feel like the same product. I'm not even kidding.▶ 9:20–9:24
They're both very, very, very finely milled.▶ 9:15–9:20
They feel like the same product. It's shocking. It's a shocker.
I love this product cuz it's just like that. It's 70% water.▶ 2:47–2:53
It is such a unique formula, but the Chanel one does the exact same thing.▶ 3:33–3:38
It's so pretty on your skin.▶ 3:52–3:55
I really love the new liquid version.▶ 4:50–4:56
This is a more full coverage foundation.▶ 5:04–5:11
It has like a 72hour wear on it which is crazy.▶ 5:12–5:17
It's crazy because the Chanel ones, like, you're not going to be able to tell a difference.▶ 4:01–4:04
If you want Chanel, just tell you want Chanel. Just pay the $72.▶ 4:11–4:16
This is the Halo Skin by Elf, Wicked Glowy.
Wicked! So glowy, but it actually wears so beautiful on the skin.
Highlighter
You really are going to achieve like no one's going to look at your face and be like, I can tell a big difference. They're not.▶ 13:28–13:34
You're going to achieve a very similar look.▶ 13:36–13:38
They look like they're the exact same size.
I will tell you the Rare Beauties are slightly more pigmented.▶ 13:14–13:22
Do you see this one's a little more copper? That's the rare.
The reviews are crazy on Sephora. They're like, 'These Rare Beauty ones break.'▶ 14:25–14:28
Look at that. What in the world is that? Like 2016 call baby.▶ 21:52–22:02
The highlighters are crazy.
Nars, you're crazy for this. I'll be wearing this every day.▶ 22:40–22:44
Lip Stain
That is so much pigment. How freaking cool is that?▶ 23:05–23:10
These are like markers for your lips.▶ 23:13–23:17
They've already stained, so they activate pretty quickly.▶ 24:00–24:06
Moisturizer
It actually does feel like a thick cream.▶ 1:35–1:40
I do like that it's like based to be a primer hybrid moisturizer, so you can use it for your makeup's base as well as to hydrate your skin.▶ 1:37–1:43
It feels very rich, like rich, rich, rich right off the bat.▶ 1:45–1:53
Primer
Both of these have the same ingredients. They have niacinamide in it, which is designed to lock in moisture, and they're both just cruelty-free, clean, vegan products.▶ 0:41–0:45
They do the exact same thing.▶ 0:50–0:55
One is $36, one is $5.
This is $30. This is $10 and Essence comes in at $6.▶ 2:22–2:27
I think this one is the least bit tacky, but I think it does a fantastic job and it's actually my favorite out of both dupes.▶ 2:27–2:32
I like both. I think they both do a great job duping, but this one's my favorite cuz I don't like too sticky.▶ 2:32–2:37
Setting Powder
Has a little bit of a pink hue which is supposed to help in color correction.▶ 7:55–8:00
These feel like seriously, they feel like the same product. I'm not even kidding.▶ 9:20–9:24
They're both very, very, very finely milled.▶ 9:15–9:20
LIP
9 productsLip Balm
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
Lip Gloss
The gag is the packaging is actually the same, too.
Both products, you just crank it and it pops out of the top.
Both very thick because they're both meant to condition your lips.
These kind of remind me of the road lip glosses.
Not sticky, but they also have that high shine to them.
I love these.
Oh, it's so juicy, girl.
Honey, look how the lip liner doesn't really move. How crazy.▶ 24:53–25:00
Lip Liner
ABH has some of the best high-end lip liners out there, and I think their colors that they have are the best nudes and browns on the market.
These two colors are the exact same color.
Same. Can't tell a difference.
One of my favorite liners ever is Dark Cocoa by e.l.f. Cosmetics. It is $3.▶ 18:09–18:14
I love the formula. Super creamy.
These two colors are the exact same color.▶ 18:25–18:33
Lip Treatment
Glow Recipes have a little more pigment.▶ 19:24–19:28
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
Lipstick
Clean Yummy Lippies by CoverGirl.
This one's in Blur the Lines, and it's my favorite for the center of the lips.
The gag is the packaging is actually the same, too.
Both products, you just crank it and it pops out of the top.
Both very thick because they're both meant to condition your lips.
EYES
14 productsBrow Product
This makes a good brow gel. You just have to give it a little push.▶ 6:55–7:02
It works really well for that, too.▶ 7:11–7:15
I do like that cuz I feel like you can get in with the little hairs whenever they make the spoolie actually so small. So, I ain't mad at it.▶ 7:28–7:34
This product is a 10 out of 10. It's a bestseller on Sephora.▶ 12:32–12:36
This is an iconic dupe.
Brows is the Nano Pencil by CoverGirl.
I love this teeny, teeny, tiny pencil, just like a high-end brow pencil.
Their brow gel is so strong.
Eyeliner
Dark Cocoa Liner by e.l.f.
These are only a couple dollars.
They're so creamy.
Eyeshadow
The formulas are both incredible in both of them. And I definitely think this is worth your $13.▶ 15:02–15:08
If you're not willing to spend $75 on a palette and you want something like the Patrick Ta palettes and the Maubies, this is it. And it's literally $13.▶ 15:22–15:26
I keep this in my main main drawer because I use it all the time.▶ 15:28–15:33
It is like the coolest palette.▶ 17:58–18:01
This is just like a crazy ass romantic, beautiful like Galactica iridescent glowy shimmer matte palette.▶ 18:05–18:11
It's got everything you need in it.
The formulas are both incredible in both of them.▶ 15:02–15:08
These palettes are both bangers.
The Patrick Ta one has these little micro sparkles.▶ 16:26–16:31
This is the Makeup Revolution True Icon Palette.
I love this color story.
Shimmers make your eyes look so sparkly.
False Lashes
For lashes, it's the Ardell 421s, but I do like to cut a lot of them off and just put them at the end.
Mascara
I really like this L'Oreal one, too. Like, it grabs your lashes.▶ 17:22–17:29
It kind of has more of a tacky dry formula to it to like actually give you some lashes and like build up.▶ 17:27–17:34
They both have like that very buildable buildable formula and then they both have the plasticky wands that separate as you build your lashes. So it really gives them some oomph.▶ 17:43–17:49
Colossal Bubble is the greatest mascara that Maybelline's ever created.
It's also very volumizing.
I think it has like the same formula. They're both have like that very buildable buildable formula and then they both have the plasticky wands that separate as you build your lashes. So it really gives them some oomph.▶ 13:48–13:51
I love them both.
Polite Society 27, L'Oreal Panorama 16.
Have the exact same wand.
I will tell you the formula when you get it going.
Polite Society 27, L'Oreal Panorama 16.
Have the exact same wand.
I will tell you the formula when you get it going.
SKINCARE
1 productMist
I love this to melt down the powders from the drugstore outside of the drugstore.
TOOLS
4 productsBrow Product
It has this little combing brush.
It does dry down and then you have no more play time and then she's going to lock in your brows for the day which I just adore.▶ 2:24–2:28
This just makes my brows look thicker than what they are.▶ 2:45–2:51
Brush
I use it all the time.
It absorbs zero of your product.▶ 5:34–5:38
It gives you such a full coverage airbrush finish because zero of your products being absorbed in these thin bristles.▶ 5:47–5:51
Love the little Makeup by Mario brushes.▶ 16:33–16:37
Serum
Elf Thirst Brush Drops were the number one moisturizer from the drugstore that I actually used this year.
It's so lightweight and hydrating.
OTHER
3 productsBody
Oh my gosh, that is fruity heaven.▶ 28:50–28:54
It's really fruity heaven. It smells like youth.▶ 28:52–28:58
It smells like candy and fruit and flowers all mixed into one.▶ 29:01–29:06
Setting Spray
This is like the number one setting spray in Sephora.▶ 26:47–26:53
This makes your makeup impenetrable. It will be on for days.▶ 27:10–27:17
I'm really excited about the sunscreen edition.▶ 27:15–27:19
Thanks for the three-second infallible.
This will lock your shit down.