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Monica Ravi-Conway

Monica Ravi-Conway

@monica.raviii

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FACE

Blush

powder blush · matte · $26.00 · Glossier, Sephora
Me, the blush of 2025, and this is going to be really surprising. Glossier Cloud Paint Plush Blush.
This is such a unique formula because it's somewhere between a putty and a matte powder blush.
Shade Float is one of my favorite shades, but this shade range really wowed me, especially for glossier.
It's soft but buildable at the same time.
Source: Best Makeup Launches of 2025 · Dec 2025
liquid blush · dewy · $10.00 · NYX Professional Makeup, Walgreens
These almost kind of look like watercolor blushes, if that makes sense. Super thin, buildable pigment.▶ 12:31–12:37
NYX always does color good.▶ 12:41–12:44
I give the shade range a five.
I give Formula and Innovation a four. I think like it's thin. It's juicy, but it's not like greasy. I actually really like the formula.▶ 12:48–12:54
Price for value, I give that a five. $10 with a decent amount of product. NYX is doing us good.▶ 12:56–13:04
NYX, you deserve a toast.
I feel like the blush looks really good. Like this performed really well.▶ 28:02–28:07
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
lip and cheek balm · dewy · $28.00 · makeupbymario.com
Yeah, that shade is really nice.
This has the same exact texture as the F ones.▶ 18:04–18:08
I don't know if this is going to be for me.
I think it looks better after the setting. It's got a controlled amount of glow. It's not as pigmented as I thought it would be.▶ 19:40–19:45
I give the formula a three out of five.
I'm not like obsessed with this. I think it's meh. So, I'm gonna ghost.
If you were going to buy this, I would buy it for your lips. Maybe not so much your cheeks.
I honestly don't think these wore that badly, but I will say the color that you see is the powder blush that I put on.▶ 29:56–30:00
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
liquid blush · dewy · $24.00 · Rare Beauty, Sephora
Selena's is so incredibly pigmented and blendable.▶ 11:31–11:35
I do find this shade to be a little bit cooler toned than Suave Mauve, but it still looks really pretty.▶ 11:58–12:05
She comes in at $25 with 0.25 oz of product. So double the amount of product as E.L.F. but comes in at $100 per ounce because she is $25 versus $8.▶ 12:08–12:14
Because of how pigmented Rare Beauty is, I use less of the Rare Beauty blush compared to the E.L.F. blush.▶ 12:20–12:28
I'm probably going to get more wear out of this if that makes sense because it goes a longer way than E.L.F.▶ 12:28–12:32
I do feel like I will have never and probably will never finish a Rare Beauty blush on the basis of it being so damn pigmented.▶ 12:42–12:48
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
liquid blush · dewy · $8 · elfcosmetics.com
When E.L.F. liquid camo blushes came out, they made it so obvious who they were coming after because both of these shades are also basically the damn same and also one of my favorite shades ever, too.▶ 11:09–11:15
I find that E.L.F.'s. It's a little bit less spreadable.▶ 11:24–11:31
This is my favorite shade from the E.L.F. Camo CC blushes. This is Suave Mauve. Cuz it is a little bit more of a muted shade.▶ 11:35–11:41
This one retails for $8 with 0.13 oz of product coming in at $61.50 per ounce.▶ 11:42–11:51
E.L.F. is basically $62 per ounce.
The winner here is clearly E.L.F.▶ 12:39–12:44
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

Bronzer

powder bronzer · matte · $30 · Rare Beauty, Sephora
That looks a little olivey, which is much better.▶ 15:31–15:38
Like she is orange, man. Like I do not look naturally warmed. I look like I have like a problem on my face.▶ 16:06–16:14
If you are someone with olive skin, cool undertones, neutral undertones, no. This is not going to work.▶ 16:34–16:39
It's smooth. It's silky. It honestly just gives average bronzer vibes.▶ 16:52–16:57
I give the formulation a four out of five.▶ 17:00–17:03
I give the value a two and a half out of five for being $30.▶ 17:01–17:08
I'm just gonna I'm gonna ghost it.▶ 17:22–17:26
The bronzers get both of them get a four out of five.▶ 31:30–31:34
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
bronzing stick · natural · $52.00 · Dior
Oh, that smells like perfume. Smells like grandma. I do not want perfume on my face.▶ 10:00–10:08
It looks like blush.▶ 9:49–9:51
Not only is the shade just not great, I just think paying $52 for this is criminal.▶ 10:16–10:21
I don't think it's that bad. It is a silkier formula, but I don't think it's anything innovative.▶ 10:44–10:48
Doesn't feel luxurious like I'm wearing a Dior bronzer.▶ 10:48–10:54
I think this deserves a rose.
I genuinely think Dior makeup is giving repackaged drugstore makeup, but worse.▶ 11:06–11:14
The bronzers get both of them get a four out of five.▶ 31:30–31:34
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026

Concealer

concealer · matte · $42.00 · Esteelauder.com, Escentual, Amazon
For concealer, we have the Esteee Lauder Double Wear Concealer.
If you're a brown girl with dark circles and hate that your concealers run really orange or yellow, this is a concealer to try because it's super thin.
And look at the shade. Look at the shade.
Because she's super thin, it doesn't get cakey or creasy around my eyes.
And this has a really good shade range.
Source: Best Makeup Launches of 2025 · Dec 2025
concealer · matte · $36.00 · NARS Cosmetics, Sephora, Ulta Beauty
This is one of my holy grail pot concealers like ever.▶ 6:03–6:10
The shade match, the coverage, the wear. I wore this on my wedding day. It's just tea.▶ 6:08–6:12
She comes in at $36, which you might say is really, really expensive cuz that's what I always get in the comment section when I bring up this concealer.▶ 6:16–6:19
You get .22 oz of product coming in at $163 per ounce.
I've used this almost every single day. I still have this much product in her. I probably have at least another eight months left in this. And I've probably used this for over a year.▶ 6:45–6:49
If you're someone like me who has consistent hyperpigmentation, acne scars, I would go with Nars here cuz it just makes sense for the price for value at that point.▶ 7:01–7:04
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
concealer stick · natural · $10.00 · NYX Cosmetics, Amazon
These are amazing spot concealers.▶ 5:11–5:15
If you got hyperpigmentation, acne pimples like me, I love just applying this underneath my foundation and then I get to use less foundation later.▶ 5:13–5:19
The NYX Pro Fix Sticks comes in at $10 for 0.05 ounces of product. Therefore, it comes out to $200 per 1 oz of product.▶ 5:28–5:34
She is a magic eraser.
For someone who spot conceals rarely and also doesn't really like a drier formula of concealer cuz they're both dry as I would go with the NYX one.▶ 6:55–6:59
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
color corrector · radiant · $12 · ASOS, Morphe US, Glow N Go
If you have hyperpigmentation, are a brown girl where you have 50 shades of brown on your face like me. A color corrector in your routine can really help even out your skin tone, warm up the areas.▶ 2:54–3:00
This Morphe corrector, which I've been recommending for the last year or so, is literally $12.▶ 3:06–3:10
But when I did the beauty math, I was shook. This only has 0.12 oz of product despite being the much larger packaging than the Huda.▶ 3:10–3:19
I probably use this for about maybe 8 months. Use this almost every single day and I think I'm going to need a new one.▶ 3:29–3:35
This is like literally an empty. I've used this to the grave.▶ 3:36–3:40
She's a holy grail for me.
I personally will still be purchasing the Morphe corrector purely on the basis of I hate the Huda Beauty packaging.▶ 4:42–4:49
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
concealer · natural · $29.00 · Sephora, Space NK, milkmakeup.com
That's such a good shade. I'm so excited.▶ 7:24–7:30
It blends out really nicely and gives me really freaking good coverage▶ 7:55–7:59
I actually really like this▶ 8:10–8:12
I think shade range it gets a five out of five. I'm really impressed▶ 8:17–8:24
I love that it's super hydrating. It's not settling into my fine lines. It actually looks really smooth▶ 8:40–8:45
I give the formulation so far a four out of five
We're going to toast toast to the new Milk Makeup Concealer▶ 8:59–9:05
I was surprised about these three guys
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
color corrector · natural · $30.00 · Sephora UK, Huda Beauty
I switched over from the Huda Beauty, not so much of the price, but mostly because of this nasty ass packaging I could not get.▶ 3:40–3:47
This is my second one, by the way. I literally had to throw the first one out.▶ 3:50–3:54
I wear the shade mango, and she comes in at $31 for .3 o of product, coming in at $103 per ounce.▶ 3:54–4:01
I would argue both of these shades are pretty much the exact same.▶ 4:07–4:11
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

Contour

contour stick · natural · $13 · Morphe US, Sephora UK, Morphe EU
The Morphe contour stick comes in at $13.▶ 9:33–9:40
Has a really amazing shade range. I believe it has eight or nine shades. This one goes really deep.▶ 9:38–9:42
She comes in at $13 for 1.45 g of product coming in at $253 per ounce.▶ 9:44–9:52
From a formula perspective though, I do find her to be a little bit on the drier side, but she does give snatch.▶ 9:50–9:57
I think there's a clear damn winner and I think she's Morphe.▶ 10:54–10:58
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
contour stick · natural · $38 · Victoria Beckham Beauty, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman
This baby retails for $40. I will say she is good though.▶ 9:24–9:31
I will say the packaging is a lot heavier and more luxe, but honestly, I have literally mistaken both of these in my drawer because I think they look the same.▶ 9:59–10:05
She is $43, 0.05 ounces of product.
The formula of the Victoria Beckham is a lot creamier than the Morphe.▶ 10:15–10:22
This formula is tea.
$1,030 per ounce of product.
Seeing that number when I was doing the beauty math, I was like, 'Hell no.'▶ 10:44–10:49
I feel like this is giving a little bit of a scam.▶ 10:58–11:01
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

Foundation

foundation · matte · $15.99 · Maybelline.com, Ulta, Amazon
The best foundation of the year in my opinion goes to the Maybelline Lumi Matte Foundation.
Y'all know this is the foundation that I wore on my wedding day, and I do like to mix two shades, but this is super thin, super lightweight, great for my oily combination skin gals, but it doesn't kill the life in my skin at the same time, and the shade match is pretty damn good.
This will be one of my favorite foundations forever.
Source: Best Makeup Launches of 2025 · Dec 2025

CoverGirlClean Fresh Blurring Skin Tint SPF 30

435 Medium Olive / 440 Medium Rich (mixed)
skin tint · natural · $8.72–$11.87 · Amazon, Walgreens, CoverGirl.com
It's very smooth.
It's pretty full coverage.
It's buildable coverage actually.▶ 4:04–4:09
It's not picking up any of my dry patches here.
If you put on a ton of this product, I can already tell I feel like it's going to be cakey.▶ 4:17–4:20
I give this a two out of five for the shade range.▶ 4:20–4:25
For innovation and formula, I actually feel like for a skin tint and an SPF skin tint, I give this a four out of five because there's very few skin tint options out there for the oily and combo skin girlies that actually look really matte.
For $14, I give it a five out of five.
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
foundation concealer · matte · $18.99 · L'Oréal Paris USA
I could not get this concealer to work for me.▶ 6:33–6:36
It looked like [__] and I'm the target audience.
I found this concealer to either run a little bit yellow or a little bit like ashy.▶ 5:56–6:01
It doesn't have the best coverage.▶ 6:17–6:21
It's getting a little patchy.▶ 6:23–6:25
It's like kind of separating a little bit in this area.▶ 6:36–6:41
It looks so dry.
It's sticky.
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
liquid foundation · natural · $69.00 · Sephora, Macy's, Armani Beauty
Y'all know this is my holy grail as an olive skin brown girl.▶ 7:20–7:26
I don't have a better shade match than this foundation here.▶ 7:26–7:29
This is their reformulated foundation. I weirdly like the reformulation even more.▶ 8:14–8:20
I wear shade 9, and this is one of the few foundations that have seven true olive shades.▶ 8:20–8:24
Armani has always been for the olive skin girls.
I get that she's expensive, and she's not for everyone.▶ 8:28–8:34
This comes in at $69 for 1 oz of product, therefore coming in at $69 per ounce.▶ 8:30–8:37
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
serum foundation · satin · $7.00 - $14.00 · Revolution Beauty
One thing I was really disappointed in the Revolution Beauty foundation is this shade is supposed to be olive.▶ 7:26–7:35
This is the Revolution Beauty. It's a lot warmer.▶ 7:39–7:46
Revolution Beauty retails for $15. Comes in at 0.77 oz of product. Therefore, coming in at $19.48 per 1 oz of product. That's pretty damn good value.▶ 7:48–7:54
It's been a minute since I've tried this foundation and actually the shade is really not that bad. I think it looks really damn good.▶ 7:57–8:06
It is on the dewier side.
I honestly like the Makeup Revolution Shade Match a lot.
I think they're both tea, but I think there's a clear winner here, and that is Makeup Revolution wins this round for price per ounce.▶ 8:49–8:53
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

Highlighter

Primer

primer · dewy · $38 · Sephora, Milk Makeup, SEPHORA UK
I don't think this is as sticky as the E.L.F. Power Grip, but I kind of prefer that because I am someone who has facial hair on their face and I don't shave the hairs on my face.▶ 1:52–1:57
So, that's why I do prefer this one even though it is more expensive.▶ 2:03–2:09
Coming in at $30. 1 oz of product coming in price per ounce, $30.▶ 1:40–1:45
I don't know if you guys could see the stick, but it's definitely not as sticky as the E.L.F. Power Grip Primer.▶ 2:12–2:17
the Milk Makeup comes in at $30 per ounce.
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
face primer · $11 · elfcosmetics.com
The e.l.f. Cosmetics Power Grip Primer at Ulta Beauty comes in at $11 for 0.81 oz of product coming in price per ounce $13.56.▶ 1:33–1:45
And when I said she is sticky, I meant that.▶ 1:45–1:50
I also think if you like that ultra sticky formula, this does wear really well, and I do really like it.▶ 2:34–2:42
e.l.f. Cosmetics comes in at $13.56 per ounce.
e.l.f. Cosmetics, at least in this case, is not scamming us.▶ 2:33–2:37
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

Setting Powder

setting powder · natural · $22.00 · Sephora, Amazon
I'm not really seeing at least much peach going on my face. It just kind of looks translucent.▶ 12:16–12:20
I don't think it did much like color correcting.▶ 12:22–12:26
I think the blurring is there. I wouldn't say it's as mattifying or blurring as like a Huda Beauty.▶ 12:24–12:28
I can see that instantly. Actually really like this as a face powder for all over my face.▶ 13:02–13:05
It's subtle. If you overcorrect yellow, it'll look gray.▶ 13:18–13:24
I give it a three out of five.
I don't think these are bad. These do kind of remind me of the NYX Wonder Snatch or whatever powders.▶ 13:49–13:53
I'm going to ghost. I'm not obsessed with these powders.▶ 14:33–14:40
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
setting powder · natural · $29.00 · Huda Beauty US
I am a Huda Beauty powder lover. I will literally die in the grave with this powder.▶ 13:39–13:44
I wear the shade banana and I've been wearing her for literally probably 10 years.▶ 14:23–14:27
She retails for $39, has .71 oz of product, over double the NYX setting powder, and comes in at $54.93 per ounce.▶ 14:32–14:40
This is way more blurred, way more matte.▶ 14:44–14:48
I think we have a clear winner here and that is the Huda Beauty Easy Bake Powder. Wins price per ounce. And I'll be honest, I also think it wins for formula.▶ 15:02–15:06
I've had one of these probably for over a year now, two years. I wear this every single day.▶ 15:13–15:18
I would definitely recommend buying one that you won't have to replenish every 2 weeks.▶ 15:23–15:27
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
setting powder · natural · $32 · Saie
I was not expecting that to be like actually really pigmented.▶ 8:29–8:32
I feel like it's actually like slightly shimmery.▶ 8:32–8:38
This is just pulling out like every pore and crater that I have on my face.▶ 9:23–9:34
It's kind of giving chalky and a little bit glittery.▶ 9:58–10:02
I don't know any dry skin person that would enjoy that.▶ 10:00–10:07
It's another roast.
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
setting powder · natural · $18.07 · NYX Professional Makeup, ASOS, Caretobeauty
This is the new NYX Professional Makeup Wonder Snatch Powder.▶ 13:25–13:30
Every influencer and their mom, cat, dog, grandma, and daughter were saying that this was a dupe for the viral Huda Beauty powder.▶ 13:28–13:34
She retails for $12, only has .2 ounces of product, therefore coming in at $60 per ounce.▶ 13:52–13:59
She is literally so tiny.
I also found this powder to give me a little bit of flashback because it does have mica in it.▶ 14:06–14:13
I also just wasn't that impressed with the formula and it happens to be pretty damn expensive for a drugstore powder when you do the price per ounce math.▶ 14:10–14:16
NYX is talc free.
I feel like it's kind of almost highlighting the texture that's around here because it has mica.▶ 14:46–14:52
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
setting powder · soft-focus · $7.97 · Walmart, hardcandy.com
She supposed to be brightening blurring lock your makeup on for 12 hours.▶ 1:08–1:12
I definitely see the blur but I also see at least on my hand even a little bit of like a sheen.
She is really blurring. I love how that looks.▶ 1:24–1:27
So far, I give this a 4 out of 5.
Source video

LIP

Lip Balm

lip balm · glossy · $50 · Prada, Harrods
actually has a decent amount of sparkle and it's a very very glossy▶ 24:35–24:42
it tastes like Prada. I don't know how to explain that.▶ 24:45–24:49
Very, very scented▶ 24:49–24:55
it's more scented than probably any lip balm I own▶ 24:49–24:58
from innovation and formula, I give it a two out of five▶ 25:02–25:09
it's like really soft, but at the same time, I just know this is not a formulation that's going to last on the lips▶ 25:06–25:13
for price, it gets a zero. A zero for price.▶ 25:15–25:21
this is getting a roast▶ 25:18–25:21
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025

Lip Gloss

Lip Stain

lip stain · glossy · $9.00 · ColourPop, Target
Right off the bat, this is definitely more pink than I was expecting.▶ 26:09–26:16
It's not as hydrating as I thought it would be. It's kind of more of like your classic jelly stain.▶ 26:19–26:23
It dried down like pretty fast.▶ 26:23–26:27
For $9 and for the amount of product you're getting, I think it's really good.▶ 27:10–27:13
We're going to toast to ColourPop.▶ 27:13–27:16
I ate I drank um multiple meals and she's still there. The stain is still there.▶ 28:29–28:35
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
lip stain serum · natural · $13.99 · L'Oréal Paris USA, L'Oréal Paris UK
This is really pigmented and she applies really smoothly.▶ 24:07–24:12
Also, this shade is stunning.▶ 24:10–24:14
She dries down and I'm not getting that super high glossy finish.▶ 24:17–24:22
I'm someone with really dry lips. So, I guess we'll see if my lips still feel hydrated.▶ 24:30–24:33
It's giving lip stain like it's not juicy. It's not giving lip serum, lip gloss. It's not unique.▶ 25:03–25:08
I'm going to ghost, I guess. Like, I'm not like obsessed with it.▶ 25:38–25:42
She's gone if you can't tell outside of like the perimeter rim.▶ 30:50–30:57
About halfway through, you could really see it settling into all of the fine lines on my lips.▶ 30:57–31:03
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026

Lipstick

liquid lipstick · matte · $16.00 · Sephora
This formula, man, really on. Once you put it on, she does not move.▶ 0:21–0:23
But because it's a liquid lipstick, she's drying.▶ 0:25–0:27
Ooh, that is fire engine red.▶ 0:27–0:31
And this is described as a universal red lipstick.▶ 0:31–0:35
A little bit pinky in undertone though, but at least it's not orange.▶ 1:01–1:04
But I do feel like it's a hair drying for what I prefer now in 2026.▶ 1:04–1:09
It's been almost 12 hours. There's still a slight tint to my lips right now, which I'm really surprised on because I didn't really put that much of the lipstick on.▶ 1:12–1:14
But I'm really impressed with this bad boy.▶ 1:20–1:22
Source video
lip gloss stick · glossy · $26.00 · Fenty Beauty, Sephora
This is the shade Riri is a little bit of a thicker formula, but they both are high shine glossy lipsticks.▶ 18:38–18:44
I have seen a bunch of people say that this is a dupe for this.▶ 18:44–18:50
It retails for $26. has 0.3 o of product coming in at $86.66 per ounce of product.▶ 18:53–19:02
I feel like Fenty is definitely a lot thicker. So, it definitely has more cushion and more grip.▶ 19:07–19:10
Damn, I feel like I can barely tell the difference outside of this shade being slightly more pinky.▶ 19:10–19:16
I think we have a clear winner here and that is Fenty Beauty.▶ 19:16–19:24
These are tea. It makes me feel like a Barbie.▶ 19:27–19:31
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
lipstick · glossy · $10.99 · Revlon US, Walgreens
This is Revlon's Glass Shine lipstick. I feel like it was going super super viral in 2023 about maybe 2 years ago.▶ 18:11–18:18
This is the shade glazed mauve. It's definitely really pretty mauvey toned of lipstick.▶ 18:18–18:25
They have a lot of slip and glide in it and she's from the drugstore.▶ 18:25–18:28
This retails for $12. Has 0.13 oz of product coming in at $92.30 per ounce.▶ 18:27–18:35
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

EYES

Eyeliner

Eyeshadow

eyeshadow stick · matte · $17.00 · fwee US, YesStyle
These are fire and they're like $17.▶ 21:11–21:20
It is so easy to create like an eye look with this product because of how creamy and how blendable they are.▶ 21:32–21:36
So freaking creamy.
It just gives me like, excuse my language, sex eyes. Like I don't know, look at it. Like it looks so sultry.▶ 21:57–22:01
I love the formula. I think it's pretty longwearing.▶ 22:17–22:22
You're literally getting an eyeliner and a eyeshadow product in one for like under 20 bucks. Five out of five. Five out of five.▶ 22:30–22:38
We're going to toast to my favorite eye makeup product of the month.▶ 22:41–22:45
For the eyes, she's still going strong. It looks the same way that I put it on.▶ 30:40–30:44
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
liquid eyeshadow · shimmer · $22.00 · Ulta Beauty, rembeauty.com
I need this on my eyes right now.
This one's way more pigmented.▶ 20:24–20:27
She's full coverage.
I think this is gorgeous.
This eye shadow in particular was really smooth, super pigmented. It's not patchy, and it packs a punch. It's stunning.▶ 20:02–20:10
I've been getting compliments on this eyeshadow all day. It looks gorgeous. And no creasing.▶ 28:09–28:17
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025
eyeshadow · $7.00 · ColourPop, Ulta
I love me a ColourPop eyeshadow, especially a ColourPop Super Shock eyeshadow because these come in at $7, but only have 0.07 oz of product coming in at $94 per ounce.▶ 3:57–4:05
Even though she's not as pigmented as Patrick Ta, I feel like she does give you that really pretty scattered glitter effect.▶ 16:56–16:59
I feel like I could build up the ColourPop to the Patrick Ta shade.▶ 17:17–17:25
I feel like now they're comparable.▶ 17:27–17:30
I think there's a pretty clear winner here and that is ColourPop coming in at seven bucks. You can't go wrong with the $7 eyeshadow.▶ 17:35–17:43
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
eyeshadow duo · shimmer · $42.00 · Sephora, patrickta.com
The amount of people on the internet that were saying that these two were basically dupes was crazy.▶ 16:03–16:07
I will say the Patrick Ta is a little bit shinier.
Is it double the price worth it shinier? I don't know.
She's $42. Comes with 0.14 oz of product coming in at $300 per ounce of product.▶ 16:21–16:28
Clearly way over double than ColourPop.▶ 17:13–17:17
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026

False Lashes

false lashes · $18 · Lilly Lashes
These are kind of sticky.▶ 22:49–22:51
I feel like that actually fused the lashes together. Like these look these look really good.▶ 23:26–23:30
I would say like preglued lash is more like what it is rather than heat activated.▶ 23:36–23:41
From an innovation perspective, I give it a three out of five.
For the price for value though, I give it like a two because it is $16. Maybe even one. It gets a one for $16.
I think I'm going to ghost.
I had to take them off around like hour five sitting really heavy and it was just getting really uncomfortable.▶ 29:26–29:31
The moment I took them off, my eyes started watering and it was just so itchy.▶ 29:36–29:42
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025

SKINCARE

SPF

TOOLS

Bronzer

bronzer · matte · $28.00 · Anastasia Beverly Hills
It's giving patchy.
I just put my brush in the pan and there is fallout. So, no fallout my ass.▶ 14:55–15:00
For $38 and for the shade range, I give it a 2 out of 10 for shade range.▶ 15:41–15:46
Also a 2 out of 10 for innovation and formula, it's just a regular powder bronzer.
Also a 2 out of 10 for price per value.▶ 15:57–16:02
She's getting a roast.▶ 15:59–16:05
ABH overall, I think, just needs to stay in 2016 and not come back.▶ 16:02–16:08
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025

Brow Product

MorpheNano Brow Pencil

Chocolate Mousse
brow pencil · $11 · Morphe US, Target
I've actually been using this for a few weeks now and overall I really like the product.▶ 16:26–16:33
It's got a really thin tip, so you can make really thin strokes and lines, which is really, really nice.▶ 16:33–16:39
This is $11 and Kosas is $22. So, I am here for it.▶ 16:39–16:46
It gave it some really good shape.▶ 16:53–16:56
I'm giving it a five out of five for shade range.▶ 17:01–17:04
The price per value, she gets a five out of five.▶ 17:12–17:15
That means another toast.▶ 17:15–17:19
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025

Eyeliner

liquid eyeliner · $12.95–$14.00 · SACHEU, Ulta Beauty
I feel like this is going on pretty smoothly without any skipping.▶ 28:43–28:46
That was really easy to get my inner corner.
It did not dry up while I was applying it.
Overall, I really like this eyeliner.
For innovation formula, this gets a five out of five. I think this is really cool. I love the bent applicator.
For $14, I give this a four out of five.
Sacheu, you deserve a toast.
It did slightly smudge ever so slightly here when I rubbed my eye. So, I would say this is the only one that I would give a four out of five wear test.▶ 28:17–28:24
Source: I tested overhyped new makeup with 7-hour wear test · Aug 2025

Foundation

OTHER

Foundation

foundation · matte · $16.00 · Ulta, Target
It covers up all my hyperpigmentation. Like, that is full coverage.
It feels like nothing.
It doesn't also look that super matte. It looks natural.▶ 4:26–4:34
It covered up all of my acne scars and hyperpigmentation.▶ 4:32–4:38
It will dry down a little darker.
I really do feel like the brown shades and the darker shades kind of have an undertone problem.▶ 5:31–5:35
I'm going to give it a three out of five.▶ 5:41–5:43
I do think that I'm going to have to evaluate how it wears over time, but it looks good.▶ 5:53–5:59
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026

Other

Setting Spray

setting spray · natural-dewy · $34 · Sephora, Saie
The mister, it's super fine. Sometimes misters with setting sprays make you feel like you're getting shot in the face, but no, this mister is really nice.▶ 27:38–27:42
I feel like I look really greasy. Like I cannot go out like this greasy.▶ 27:50–27:55
My face also feels slightly tacky.▶ 28:00–28:04
It's also coming off on my hand. That to me is not a good sign.▶ 28:04–28:10
I look like you could literally fry chicken, fry pani puri on my face, man. I got to reset this damn face. And it feels sticky.▶ 28:25–28:31
I want to give both of them the benefit of the doubt and give the setting spray and the foundation and the concealer all a five out of five.
I was surprised about these three guys.
Source: Full face of new overhyped viral makeup review · Jan 2026
setting spray · Amazon
We have the L'Oréal Paris 3 second setting mist compared to the one size beauty until Dawn waterproof setting spray.▶ 19:36–19:43
There is a very obvious size difference over here. This one has 0.16 o of product.▶ 19:43–19:48
She retails for $12, $12 or $13.
The larger version, the one I don't have, comes in at $19.99 for 3.9 ounces of product coming in at $5 per ounce of product.▶ 20:33–20:39
She keeps your makeup on.
I find that one size is a little bit less drying compared to L'Oréal Paris cuz L'Oréal Paris like I feel like I can like it almost feels like Botox for my damn face.▶ 20:49–20:56
They're both still damn good setting sprays and I honestly love them both.▶ 20:58–21:04
Because L'Oréal Paris made a size really big, it's obvious that the drugstore wins for this one.▶ 21:14–21:18
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026
setting spray · matte · $34 · Sephora, onesizebeauty.com
The One/Size On 'Til Dawn waterproof setting spray.▶ 19:38–19:45
This one has 3.4 oz of product.
Does come in at a whopping $34 for 3.4 ounces of product.▶ 20:31–20:39
I find that One/Size is a little bit less drying compared to L'Oreal.▶ 20:49–20:56
They're both still damn good setting sprays and I honestly love them both.▶ 20:58–21:04
Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison · Apr 2026