Laura Lee
@laura88lee
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17 YRSON YOUTUBE
106PRODUCT REVIEWS
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Products They Love
“In formula, I think the CoverGirl ones are a little bit more pigmented…”
“They smell and like taste so good right off the bat…”
“one of my favorite liners ever is Dark Cocoa by E.L.F. It is $3…”
“They also have it in brown. And brown is my favorite, but I just feel like this black liner kind of goes with the Peter eye look a little more than brown does…”
“It's not that lumy. Like, it is not like highlightery…”
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Variant: 12 Toasted Sky
- “It is blending out super soft”7:32–7:35
- “That is just so that just melt it right into my skin”7:48–7:53
- “It didn't take much”7:54–7:57
- “I love it more than I thought I would”8:11–8:19
- “Cloudtopia from Maybelline. They figured it out. I love it”8:16–8:22
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Milani$12.99
Baked BlushVariant: 01 Dolce Pink
- “Milani came out with the prettiest new pink blushes”18:05–18:09
- “Their blushes are super nice. They're like baked a little bit Lumi”18:12–18:16
- “I'm just going to take the tiniest amount because these do actually have a lot of pigment to them regardless if they're baked”18:28–18:35
- “Oh, that's pretty with that um highlight that I put on earlier underneath. Like that is such a pretty combo”18:37–18:41
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Honey Bun 300
- “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
- “It does read very similar. It's a beautiful, beautiful ambient lit glowy bronzer”10:46–10:51
- “Do you see how that's so subtle but pretty?”10:59–11:04
- “These are amazing”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Please (adaptive Pink)
- “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
- “I think these would work better if you just like didn't have makeup on and you wanted like that cute summer flush on your skin”14:36–14:41
- “You get like a very soft peach with that new shade”14:45–14:50
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: Pink
- “All three gorgeous”
- “They are like the prettiest pinks. My god”13:49–13:54
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
REFY$22.00
Cream BlushVariant: Plum
- “Wo, that's very pretty”12:31–12:34
- “There's super red undertone to it. It's kind of cool”
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: Nude Flush
- “Blush, it's the Skin Enhancer by CoverGirl, but it's this specific color”0:51–0:57
- “This is Nude Flush and it is the prettiest cream drugstore blush on the market”0:54–1:01
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
Variant: 120
- “This reminds me a lot of my Dior stick that I recently bought for contouring”8:53–9:04
- “This is such a pretty easy to blend out”9:07–9:11
- “Like everybody needs this for this summer”9:09–9:13
- “Even if you just wear this alone to bronze up your skin, it is gorgeous”9:11–9:18
- “It just has like a very buttery formula to it”9:16–9:24
- “It's quite warm tone, so it's really going to bronze you up a bit, but it just blends out so easy”9:24–9:28
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: 110 Toasted Butterscotch
- “You guys know how I feel about these by CoverGirl. I'm obsessed”18:50–18:53
- “I wear these all the time”18:51–18:55
- “They're really great lumi soft ambient bronzer”18:53–19:00
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
REFY$28.00
Cream 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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Warm Sand
- “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
- “They just kind of are so like so fine milled that they just kind of melt it into the skin”17:05–17:11
- “Powder bronzers are this matte can get patchy, but this did not at all”17:11–17:16
- “I'm going to have to say I'm going to be using these a lot more”17:03–17:07
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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
- “So far, so good. It feels very thick and rich. It also says it's hydrating”4:36–4:40
- “The bronzer serum is so soft. It's so pretty”11:32–11:38
- “I think this is a really fun product that you can use in so many different ways”28:35–28:40
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: 21 Light Neutral
- “This is such a beautiful concealer”4:02–4:08
- “I wore this for 8 hours the other day and it just did not budge”4:04–4:12
- “Really great coverage”
- “This stuff blends like high-end”4:24–4:28
- “For $5, I just think that's crazy”4:27–4:30
- “It really doesn't crease and get all up in there, and it gives you like this natural coverage where it's not too cakey”4:53–4:56
- “For the price point and the quality, it's crazy”32:18–32:21
- “I've even done wear tests with these and they're just beyond fantastic”32:20–32:27
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: 45N
- “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
- “I really, really like both of these products. I do like them used together, but separately with other products, they do work well”8:46–8:49
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: 150
- “It is a thicker consistency concealer. Like a little bit goes a very long way”4:47–4:51
- “It also has a pretty quick dry time on it, so you don't want to mess around cuz it can get patchy if you wait too long to blend it”4:51–4:55
- “This concealer gives a shocking amount of coverage for the $5 price point. It's crazy”5:00–5:07
- “It does blend out really well”5:07–5:12
- “Because it has like a slightly more satin to matte finish, I do think it does get creasy in the under eye”5:09–5:14
- “But if you set it really well, you're good”5:18–5:22
- “I'm just really impressed with this formula. Honestly, I'm impressed with the coverage”5:23–5:28
- “A lot of drugstore concealers are just like super satin and silky and like they're not giving me that coverage that I need. I can't trust them to cover the darkness, but this one I can”5:28–5:32
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Light Pink RoseNo clip
- “Blends out like a dream”
- “This concealer is it so good”
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Shadow
- “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
- “It just got creamier the more I used it, I noticed”10:56–11:02
- “It does create a nice shadowed contour if you're really into the sculpting”11:02–11:09
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “This foundation seriously wears like high-end”2:12–2:19
- “It has really good coverage”2:17–2:20
- “It's not too dewy where you're going to be like super super shiny”2:19–2:25
- “It's probably like a medium satin”2:23–2:27
- “Really great for everyday”2:27–2:30
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
- “Out of all the drugstore foundations, this one has been one of my favorites”3:39–3:42
- “It wears very high-end”3:42–3:45
- “A little bit does go a long way”3:56–3:59
- “It's super liquidy, blends out really easy, but the main thing I love about it is how longwearing it is”3:58–4:02
- “It will get a little shiny on you because it is like super stay, but it's meant to be slightly glowy”4:04–4:08
- “Honestly, like two twoish drops of this. And that pretty much just covered my whole face”4:23–4:31
- “This is a very buildable skin tint foundation”4:36–4:44
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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
- “You can see how glowy we really are”
- “Look how pretty the skin is. Gorgeous”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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”
- “The only thing I would say is check those grams because it's just depending on how much powder you're using, you may go through the L'Oreal faster and be buying more”9:22–9:28
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: 29N
- “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
- “How well it wears is crazy”5:17–5:21
- “You can see how smooth this foundation is”6:05–6:08
- “I would say it's more of a satin foundation than like a matte or a glowy foundation. I would say it sits in between”6:07–6:11
- “Do you guys see how pretty this foundation is on the skin?”6:37–6:44
- “Check out the TIRTIR foundation. It will wear like... it will wear so pretty”28:19–28:24
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “This is the Halo Skin by e.l.f. Cosmetics, Wicked Glowy”0:13–0:17
- “Wicked! So glowy, but it actually wears so beautiful on the skin”0:15–0:21
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “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
- “Any baked product that's in a packaging like this is a drier formula. So, truly a trip and a fall and you're done for”14:31–14:38
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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”
- “Look how similar that is. Wow”14:00–14:05
- “What did I tell you? What did I say? I said it was gorgeous and now you believe me”14:13–14:20
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: O S E R O S
- “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
- “The highlighter. I can't I can't do it. It's bringing me back to life”25:41–25:48
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: 30 Glazing Gleam
- “It's just so like putty”14:47–14:49
- “Also really pretty. Really, really pretty, but not like starky”14:54–15:02
- “It kind of like buffers in nicely”15:04–15:08
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “It's just a glowy spray”3:12–3:14
- “It's good to use products like this throughout your makeup if you don't want, you know, too much of a matte look”3:14–3:16
- “I absolutely love this fine mister”3:23–3:28
- “This also smells so good. It like has like a fresh honey smell to it”3:27–3:31
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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 a really good product. It's a serum. You can use it at night time. You can use it with your skin care if you need extra hydration or if you just feel like your makeup gets cracky and dry”1:35–1:39
- “They're water-based, so they're super lightweight and they're not going to your makeup”1:49–1:51
- “Save your money”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “It is so cooling that it's crazy”12:30–12:35
- “It kind of has like that pore filling silicone mattifying smoothing feel to it”12:33–12:39
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Translucent Light Baked
- “The setting powder is very mattifying, but it doesn't seem too cakey, you know what I mean?”11:19–11:24
- “I like the formula, by the way. Amazing”24:33–24:37
- “It felt very high-end to me, which is rare from the drugstore with the loose powder”24:36–24:39
- “This set my face like a gem”24:40–24:43
- “The translucent version is for me. This is my shade. Fantastic”33:18–33:26
- “It reminded me of a high-end setting powder”
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Light to Medium
- “This is a really great finely milled silky setting powder”6:24–6:29
- “It's not over mattifying either where it's like cakey”6:34–6:38
- “It's like super light, but also does a really good job setting”6:36–6:40
- “I do feel like e.l.f. Cosmetics made a good one”6:54–6:58
- “I mostly like using the pink shade for my under eye”7:04–7:08
- “It sets the heck out of your makeup without making it cakey or too matte”7:08–7:14
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Cherry Blossom Cake
- “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
- “They feel like the same product. It's shocking. It's a shocker”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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
- “I don't smell or feel anything different. You're just getting that extra sunscreen coverage”27:17–27:23
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: Dewy
- “I want to use the dewy one. It's speaking to me”31:48–31:53
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
- “Thanks for the three-second infallible”
- “This will lock your shit down”2:21–2:25
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 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
Variant: Toast and Jelly
- “They smell and like taste so good right off the bat”27:40–27:45
- “Wow. These are so glossy and like high shine”27:45–27:52
- “They don't feel sticky”27:49–27:51
- “It kind of reminds me of the Korean lippies that's really cool”27:59–28:06
- “These might be my favorite product we tried today”30:23–30:27
- “These are like crazy”30:25–30:26
- “I haven't really seen something like this from the drugstore, especially with like the plastic applicator”30:27–30:29
- “Hello, Juicy. Juicy. If you want really juicy lips, hello”30:33–30:37
- “This is speaking to me right here”
- “I put this on like 30 minutes ago, you guys. And it's still on. It looks fantastic”33:56–34:02
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: 07 Sugar Adorable
- “This one is like a peachy pretty nude”20:18–20:26
- “See, I feel like this is giving us a little more of the fantasy that we're looking for”20:24–20:27
- “Look how pretty that is. That's what I was looking for right there”20:37–20:43
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “The gag is the packaging is actually the same, too”0:10–0:13
- “Both products, you just crank it and it pops out of the top”0:15–0:20
- “Both very thick because they're both meant to condition your lips”0:18–0:22
- “The texture is the exact same”0:24–0:27
- “I cannot believe they made a dupe of this, but it is identical”0:26–0:31
- “Oh, it's so juicy, girl”
- “Honey, look how the lip liner doesn't really move. How crazy”24:53–25:00
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: 01
- “It's a very soft but pigmented lip liner”
- “They're so soft. So you can't press hard cuz it will break off”19:38–19:46
- “But look how creamy this is. Barely touching my lips”19:42–19:46
- “These are crazy crazy good. Love it”19:48–19:53
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Dark Cocoa
- “one of my favorite liners ever is Dark Cocoa by E.L.F. It is $3”18:09
- “I love the formula. Super creamy”
- “These two colors are the exact same color”18:25
- “Babe, that's the same color. I don't know what to tell you”18:45
- “same. Can't tell a difference”18:57
- “And they both worked so beautifully because the formulas are top tier”18:59
- “I just found the best lip liner dupe on the market”0:28
- “$3 for the E.L.F. dark cocoa”
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Cinnamon
- “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”
- “And they both worked so beautifully because the formulas are top tier”13:48–13:51
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Steamy Spice
- “These are really cool if you're just like a glossy girl, but for me, I like a lipstick”33:31–33:34
- “These just like are kind of messy and don't work well with like an actual like lipstick”33:32–33:38
- “I think they're meant for like a lighter soft glossy look”33:36–33:42
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Soft Nude
- “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
- “These are actually so cool, I have to say”24:08–24:13
- “I'm noticing the color actually does build up with these”24:23–24:28
- “I feel like our lips are super stained and this is not moving”24:30–24:36
- “The lip liner doesn't really move. How crazy. Doesn't move. That's crazy”
- “I haven't really used a lip liner, I don't think, like this before. It's so cool and I'm really into it”25:04–25:09
- “I think the most innovative product I used today was definitely these lip liners”27:52–27:58
- “The lip liner with all this gloss still has not budged on my lips, which is crazy”28:04–28:08
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “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
- “You really can't tell difference”18:57–19:00
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “Whoa, that feels thick, honey. But not sticky, but very thick”13:13–13:21
- “Wow, that feels very, very rich”13:17–13:22
- “I could see me using this definitely”13:21–13:25
- “Very little goes a long way”13:25–13:29
- “I could see me using this before bed or before my makeup to prep my lips”13:27–13:33
- “This reminds me a little bit of the Fenty butter balm, but it is technically a lip sleeping mask”13:31–13:38
- “This would be an epic sleeping mask”13:51–13:55
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Plain
- “Essence duped the Fenty balms”1:56–2:00
- “They kind of feel like Vaselini, but they're a really great mask and they coat your lips before you do your makeup”2:12–2:16
- “They're super cute to have in your kit for hydrating your lips before bed or before you glam”2:14–2:25
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: 601
- “It is a pretty pink”
- “It is a little bit too dark for what I'm looking for today”20:11–20:15
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Blur the Lines
- “Clean Yummy Lippies by CoverGirl”2:04–2:07
- “This one's in Blur the Lines, and it's my favorite for the center of the lips”2:06–2:10
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “I really like this product”1:00–1:02
- “This is not to me like one of those where you would glue your brows to your face”1:02–1:06
- “I think this is just more like to me a stronghold brow gel”1:06–1:10
- “I really like this tiny little spoolie on it because it really grabs those hairs, those freaking stubborn hairs”1:10–1:15
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Dark Brown
- “It's so tiny to get in there, but I just went in and just filled in every little sparse area”1:32–1:40
- “Also, another really good product”1:40–1:44
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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
- “And it's $9. You're saving $19”
- “This is an iconic dupe”7:45–7:47
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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
- “I did not notice any flaking”
- “I've used this four times because it sits in my makeup drawer on my desk, and every time I do my brows, I lock in with this”3:07–3:13
- “I highly recommend. It's a new product. It's fabulous. Fabulous”3:13–3:20
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “This product is a 10 out of 10. It's a bestseller on Sephora”12:32–12:36
- “This is an iconic dupe”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “It actually feels really good”2:48–2:51
- “It just feels so soft, lightweight, and smooth”
- “It's actually not that sticky, so it softens up a bit”14:57–15:02
- “It's a little tacky to help adhere, but I'm glad it's not too sticky so it doesn't make your makeup patchy”15:03–15:07
- “It's actually very soft and smooth”15:09–15:12
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Black
- “They also have it in brown. And brown is my favorite, but I just feel like this black liner kind of goes with the Peter eye look a little more than brown does”15:39–15:42
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Dark Envy
- “Dark Cocoa Liner by e.l.f”
- “These are only a couple dollars”2:16–2:19
- “They're so creamy”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “My god, it's so good”
- “I just feel like I have the most control to do a little wing”
- “Essence makes the best liner”
- “10 out of 10. 20 out of 20. Get them all”
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: I Love You a Latte
- “I love these little palettes”11:34–11:36
- “They only come with four colors, but I do like the color stories. I feel like they make a lot of sense”11:38–11:41
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Magnetic Mauve
- “These are so good. Like, these are fantastic”13:37–13:42
- “They're easy to blend”13:39–13:43
- “They're not overly sticky or pigmented or uncomfortable”13:42–13:48
- “These little sticks are amazing”13:44–13:48
- “I know like Bobbi Brown makes these and like sells them for a fortune. Babe, you don't have to pay all that. These are bomb”13:48–13:54
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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
- “I just love the color story in this palette and so that's why I reach for it all the time”15:32–15:40
- “The formulas are so bomb”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “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”
- “These are just building on top of each other. I just knew they would. Look how pretty color combination”19:17–19:21
- “Huda knows what she's doing. What can I say?”20:40–20:46
- “Wish I would have gotten into it sooner”28:17–28:21
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
Variant: Comet
- “I actually have used this before and I love it”17:41–17:45
- “It's so pretty”
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
- “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
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “This is the Makeup Revolution True Icon Palette”1:17–1:22
- “I love this color story”1:20–1:24
- “Shimmers make your eyes look so sparkly”1:22–1:26
- “Cream shades are also so good for eyeliner”1:26–1:32
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “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”1:49–1:54
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “They make my favorite lash curlers besides my heated lash curler”16:33–16:36
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “It's not a messy mascara, so I appreciate that”17:14–17:18
- “It's not like a super watery because the wand is so pokey”17:16–17:21
- “I will say it does really separate the lashes”17:21–17:26
- “I don't feel like it gives them like a ton of volume, but I feel like it lengthens”17:24–17:29
- “Another thing I like about this mascara is that it's not heavy”17:29–17:36
- “This one did not transfer on me. So I wore it the other day and I had zero transfer business”17:50–17:54
- “Also this one gets a little bit tacky. So if you want to build this mascara up a little bit, you can do that with it”17:56–18:02
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
- “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
- “I love them both”17:56–17:58
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “About three coats of this, you're set”30:50–30:54
- “The way they grab and coat your lashes is crazy”32:47–32:52
- “I really feel like I don't need it with this mascara”
- “I feel like you can actually see my lashes”
- “If you like tubing mascaras, this is going to be the creme de creme”32:44–32:47
- “Once it dries down, by the way, your lashes are not going to flake. They are not going to budge”32:50–32:54
- “This is a 30-hour wear mascara”32:52–32:55
- “It's a really cool take off cuz you can just wet or put a little makeup remover and just pull them off”32:54–33:00
- Source: Best new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - Jan 11, 2026
- “Colossal Bubble is the greatest mascara that Maybelline's ever created”
- “It's also very volumizing”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “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”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: 27
Variant: 16
- “I love this to melt down the powders from the drugstore outside of the drugstore”1:11–1:17
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “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
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “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
- “e.l.f. Cosmetics Thirst Burst Drops were the number one moisturizer from the drugstore that I actually used this year”0:00–0:07
- “It's so lightweight and hydrating”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
Variant: Pink Guava
- “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
- “It's like one of the sweetest smells I've ever smelled, but it's so yummy”29:06–29:12
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “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
- “Zero make it wasted. You're going to get a fuller coverage with it”5:55–6:00
- “It's really smooth and I'm into it”6:00–6:05
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “Love the little Makeup by Mario brushes”16:33–16:37
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
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