41 New Makeup Products Ranked (What's Actually Worth It?) | Julia Adams
Your Skin Foundation Stickshade · Ivory- “I really like this one”▶ 1:30
- “It has kind of a more light coverage to it, but you can build it up easily”▶ 1:41
- “It blends out very quickly as well”▶ 1:43
- “Sadly, I don't think this one is for me with my oilier skin type because of its finish”▶ 1:46
- “It does have a more dewy type glow to it and as the day goes on, I find that it eats away at my other color cosmetics”▶ 1:50
- “I just don't think that we're a match necessarily”▶ 2:03
- “I see someone with drier skin really, really getting along with this”▶ 2:11
IT Cosmetics$34.00Do It All Sheer Tint Face Balmshade · 210- “Wow, this is now my number one favorite skin tint”▶ 2:25
- “It is so nice and lightweight”▶ 2:27
- “Very cooling, very thin on your skin”▶ 2:30
- “This is what I'm wearing all over my face today, and it's not too serum-like for my oily complexion”▶ 2:32
- “I gave the other shades to my mom, and she loves it, too, and she has really, really dry skin”▶ 2:43
- “Me and my mom both love this product, and we can never really agree on a complexion product, so that is really exciting”▶ 2:54
- “It is incredible”
- “I would say it has light to medium coverage”▶ 3:06
- “It is just great for every day, or if you'd like a more natural makeup look”▶ 3:11
MAKE UP FOR EVER$49.00HD Skin Balancing and Perfecting Natural Finish Longwear Foundationshade · 110N Travertine- “Wow, there's like no looking back”▶ 3:23
- “I love this formula so much”▶ 3:25
- “It's so good”▶ 3:27
- “It has a heavier dose of coverage than the previous, but it has that same like watery, very serumy texture, so I can apply this very haphazardly with a foundation brush or a sponge, and it applies very evenly”▶ 3:29
- “It lasts so well throughout the day”▶ 3:41
- “I love it's more soft matte finish it adds”▶ 3:43
- “If you want to alter it to make it look a little bit more dewy or super matte, it easily adjusts to that, too”▶ 3:45
- “I am so delighted by this one and I know it's going to be replacing a lot of my other foundations I have in my collection”▶ 3:53
NARS$55.00- “I feel like I get a hit or miss application”▶ 4:09
- “My skin needs to be in quite a good condition for it to apply really well and I kind of fought for it because I really enjoyed that soft matte finish and the way it looked”▶ 4:11
- “Now that the Make Up For Ever One is here and it's so much less hassle. I don't know if this one is really it”▶ 4:22
- “I guess compared to the effect of the Make Up For Ever Now, this one is quite underwhelming”▶ 4:49
Rare Beauty$38- “This is one of the highest coverage foundations I've tried in a long time”▶ 5:00
- “The packaging is a cute idea, but when you actually put it into use, it is very, very messy”▶ 5:16
- “For something that has that amount of coverage, I thought that this was very comfortable, very flattering”▶ 5:38
- “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
- “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
- “I do see people who like higher coverage things really liking that for how seamless and comfortable it is”▶ 6:19
ILIA$32.00Skin Blur Serum Concealer with 12-Hour Wearshade · 5N Satin- “The first time I tried this, I had an iffy experience, but as it's gone on, I persevered and it is such a good concealer”▶ 6:27
- “I love how high coverage it is, but it also is super seamless and sinks right in and it doesn't look like a heavy-duty concealer”▶ 6:33
- “I also have been loving using this as like a spot corrector or in place of a foundation if I just have minimal time”▶ 6:39
- “It's lovely”▶ 6:46
- “It's what I'm wearing underneath my eye and it looks really great set with a bunch of different powders”▶ 6:48
- “It's very hassle-free. I can rely on it”▶ 6:58
Versed$14.99- “This isn't for me”
- “It's too brightening and too reflective for my personal taste”▶ 7:13
- “I did find after wearing it for a bit, it did kind of make my under eyes look iffy, but on my skin, it did look lovely”▶ 7:25
- “If you are the type of person who really likes way a fresh kind of dewy your foundation looks, I think you'd like this because it kind of mimics the look of unset skin while keeping and locking in your makeup”▶ 7:28
Saie$32.00SuperSuede Radiant Baked Bronzershade · Amalfi- “I love this bronzer”▶ 7:55
- “It is such a nice baked bronzer”▶ 7:59
- “It has a very light sheen to it that is not overly sparkly or metallic looking at all”▶ 8:01
- “It's very seamless and it makes for a really nice application”▶ 8:07
- “You can be very quick with it and you don't have to really worry about the edges because the help of that shimmer makes things look more diffuse than they maybe are”▶ 8:11
- “It gives such a nice summery radiance to your skin”▶ 8:18
- “It's been one of my top favorites out of this whole group here”▶ 8:22
BASMA Beauty$32.00The Bronzershade · Light- “This is another huge favorite of mine”▶ 8:29
- “I love this color”
- “It's more of a halfway point between a bronzer and contour for me and it has a very velvety texture to it”▶ 8:34
- “It blends out wonderfully”▶ 8:42
- “It's not overly pigmented so you can really ease your way into your bronze depending on what kind of look you're after”▶ 8:44
- “This is another huge huge fave like I just said. Can't say enough good things”▶ 8:50
Marc Jacobs Beauty$42.00Legally Bronze Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzershade · Light 15- “This ended up being one of my top favorites from the relaunch that I've tried”▶ 8:58
- “I have been gravitating to it quite a bit”▶ 9:03
- “It has kind of a more silky texture compared to the Basma”▶ 9:05
- “The color is really nice”▶ 9:23
- “It is really nice and it's growing on me more and more”
- “It hasn't been as impactful as they say or Bosma”▶ 9:36
NARS$40.00The Multiple Sculpting Stickshade · Taormina- “My skin had to be in perfect conditions for me to use this”▶ 9:47
- “It is a touch too silicone-y and powdery at the same time”▶ 9:50
- “I found if my skin wasn't perfectly exfoliated or freshly shaved... after I do that is the only day I could make this lay on my skin nicely”▶ 9:55
- “All the other times, it could end up getting a little patchy, get stuck in the base of my peach fuzz or my hair around my hairline, and it just looks really dirty”▶ 10:08
- “This is a disappointment because I love the color, the texture feels promising, it just it didn't work”▶ 10:16
Rhode$28Pocket Bronzeshade · Sunbed & Pebble- “These are really nice”▶ 10:29
- “They actually exceeded my expectations”
- “These are more on the powdery side compared to the blushes”▶ 10:55
- “They have a lot more grip and longevity to them”▶ 10:58
- “The colors are also really gorgeous”▶ 11:03
- “I have loved my experience this far with them, but I don't think they're quite in my S-tier yet”▶ 11:17
Westman Atelier$91.00Face Trace Cream Contour Stickshade · Biscuit
Hung Vanngo Beauty$34.00Tansculpt Cream Bronzing Contour Balmshade · Intentional- “This formula is lovely”▶ 12:06
- “The texture is gorgeous”▶ 12:09
- “I just didn't have the right kind of shade for my skin tone”▶ 12:12
- “The lighter shades pulled extremely orange on me”▶ 12:14
- “The texture, blending it out is really lovely”▶ 12:26
- “If you have experience with the Makeup by Mario skin enhancer, the texture is in that realm, very dreamy to work with”
- “This is just far more pigmented”
MAC Cosmetics$24.00Multisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-over Colourshade · Tailor Gray- “They start off with a little bit of a dewy texture so you have a good amount of time to blend them out but they eventually dry down completely matte”▶ 12:51
- “If you want to build them up after they're dried, you can't really do so because it does end up picking up on itself and it gets really patchy”▶ 13:06
- “If you know that prior to using them, you'll get a gorgeous application”▶ 13:13
- “These are really nice”
- “They have some fun cooler tones”▶ 13:18
- “I actually used this one in Taylor gray to cool down the Hung Vanngo bronzer and it worked really great”▶ 13:21
- “I think this is a really great product to contour with”▶ 13:25
- “Is it revolutionary? No, but I do really enjoy it”▶ 13:31
Artist Liquid Color Lipstickshade · 606 Wherever Walnut- “I've mostly used these on my cheeks as blushes”▶ 13:42
- “They have some of the classic Make Up For Ever shades like Wherever Walnut, Anywhere Caffeine. Those are my two faves”▶ 13:47
- “It has more of a sheer quality to it. Starts off a little more dewy, then dries down completely matte”
- “These have a really great longevity to them”▶ 14:01
- “I have worn them on my eyes. They give more of a sheer wash”▶ 14:06
- “I don't really like the effect on my lips. It kind of gives more of a liquid lipstick texture, and it's just not the most comfortable for me”▶ 14:07
- “I've been enjoying wearing them on my eyes and my cheeks”▶ 14:16
TIRTIR$20.00Mood Glider Lip & Blush Stickshade · Chili Blaze- “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
- “I feel like it gives a really fun summer fresh flushed look”▶ 14:36
- “This formula is great”
- “It has quite a bit of pigment, but it doesn't get overwhelming”▶ 14:44
- “It has blended out easy with a fingertip or brush”▶ 14:48
- “I love how I can also use these on my lips”▶ 14:50
- “It does have more of like a glossy glaze effect, but it doesn't feel sticky or tacky”▶ 14:55
- “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
- “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
VIEVE$32.00Sunset Blushshade · Piazza
MAC Cosmetics$34.00- “I really like the new line”
- “I've been feeling very inspired by this”▶ 16:10
- “There are two different finishes in this line. There are the mattes and then the more satins, and they're both gorgeous”▶ 16:22
- “I really enjoy both textures”▶ 16:29
- “Personally, I think I'm more drawn to the matte. They're extremely blurring, more blurring than the previous formula”▶ 16:31
- “They're a lot easier to build up, which I like”
- “I've been really happy with them”▶ 16:59
- “I've been reaching for them constantly”▶ 17:05
Unleashia$18.00Dough Dough Waffle Blushshade · Toasted Crumb- “It is gorgeous and delicious”
- “This is similar to the MAC Glow Play blushes in the sense that it's a squishy plush cloud in a pan, but these are far more glowy”▶ 17:17
- “Applied on the cheeks higher up, it adds like a gorgeous built-in highlight”▶ 17:26
- “And I love it”▶ 17:36
- “It is such a cute texture. I love using it”▶ 17:36
Physicians Formula$13.49Bronze Booster Sun Tint Glow Activated Cheek & Lip Stainshade · Bronze Tint- “This is like a perfect bronzy almost sunburnt kind of tone”▶ 17:50
- “It isn't the most like intense stain or anything, which I do enjoy”▶ 17:54
- “This one's a lot easier to manage”▶ 18:10
- “It does stain, but you have time to blend it out”▶ 18:12
- “If you're wearing moisturizer and SPF and such, you can wipe it off and restart once you're in that application process”▶ 18:14
- “It does have great longevity throughout the day”▶ 18:20
- “I have not had an issue with it fading or getting patchy or anything”▶ 18:23
- “Is it the highest quality stain ever? No, but I do have to kind of make this work for me sometimes. It's not the most solid formula”▶ 18:28
Marc Jacobs Beauty$35.00- “Unfortunately, it's not my favorite”
- “It is a more slippy dewy serumy feeling stick blush, which always tends to fade on me, unfortunately”▶ 18:52
- “I couldn't really get this one to stay on my cheeks very well”▶ 18:58
- “After a while of using it, I have found it almost kind of gathers up or starts to get patchy or just simply fades away too quickly”▶ 19:02
- “The packaging is so cute, but the formula is so mid that it really makes this so underwhelming”
BASMA Beauty$28.00The Cream Blushshade · Mauve- “I have had a very different experience with the wear of this product”▶ 19:28
- “It does have that same kind of look to it, but it is more on the tacky balmy side instead of the slippery serum”▶ 19:31
- “Once it's on my skin, it does feel like it has a little something something in there to anchor it”▶ 19:39
- “It wears a lot longer on my cheeks”▶ 19:45
- “I've been really liking this one if I want more of like a dewy finish glow”▶ 19:48
- “This looks especially beautiful on more no makeup makeup days”▶ 19:49
Clinique$28Chubby Stick Sculpting Contourshade · Hefty Highlight- “I love the idea of a more balmy based highlight”▶ 20:04
- “This one is more like a cream stick instead of a balm stick”▶ 20:10
- “It is so reflective but natural”▶ 20:16
- “It disappears when the light's not hitting it, which I love”▶ 20:19
- “It just makes my skin look beautiful”▶ 20:20
- “It's not too texture enhancing”▶ 20:22
- “It kind of hydrates that area that you apply it in”▶ 20:24
- “It's kind of getting me back into wearing highlights”▶ 20:31
Givenchy$62.00Prisme Libre Strobing & Illuminating Highlighter Powdershade · Lilac Pink- “These are gorgeous. Really really gorgeous”▶ 20:51
- “I'm wearing the shade rosy gold on my cheekbones, which is classic more champagne”▶ 20:53
- “When you're swatching it, you can feel that there's a slight gel bounce to it”▶ 20:57
- “It sinks right into your foundation beautifully”▶ 21:00
- “Is it worth the price? I would say no, because there are so many highlights that can look like this”▶ 21:05
- “This looks kind of like a more intense Essence Pure Nude highlight, but just for $80”▶ 21:10
- “If you love Givenchy and you love the looks of these... then yes, it is a really good formula”▶ 21:29
- “Am I going to use them? Yes. Have I? Yes. Do I like them? Yes, absolutely”▶ 21:38
- “Am I going to say you need to run and get it because it looks so different than any other highlight? No, because it doesn't”▶ 21:42
- “I think this is maybe one of the stronger products technically, because it is a really nice moussey type gel”▶ 22:01
- “It's very simple, straightforward”▶ 22:07
- “If you like applying glitter, this is such a nice way because it's just it goes on easy, it's pre-glued, there's no fallout with it, there's no issues at all”▶ 22:10
- “It's a really gorgeous shimmer”▶ 22:21
- “Technically, it is one of the better ones because it works really well”▶ 22:54
- “Is it so expensive for a highlighting gel? Oh, yeah”▶ 22:58
- “I think like Wet n other drugstore brands have very similar things”▶ 23:00
- “I do believe it didn't deserve to be last place in my Marc Jacobs video because it does work well”▶ 23:05
Whats Up Beauty$49.00- “This reignited my love for fun eyeshadow palettes like none other”▶ 23:21
- “I couldn't believe my experience working with these textures”▶ 23:27
- “These mattes are incredibly blurring and so easy to use”▶ 23:31
- “I am mind-blown by this haze shade”▶ 23:37
- “This is so pigmented on its own”
- “These shimmers are otherworldly”▶ 23:58
- “They have some gorgeous duo-chromes, and the texture itself is really interesting”▶ 24:01
- “It feels like a really creamy, slippy metallic foil without it being oily”▶ 24:04
- “You can apply them sheer or full on, and they look amazing”▶ 24:19
- “That is a 10 out of 10 palette”
- “I need to see what else What's Up Beauty has for palettes. Like, I'm too excited about it”▶ 24:39
Unleashia$24.00- “They have a ton of different glitter textures all in one palette”▶ 24:49
- “The mats are really like nice but obviously the shimmers are what stands out here”▶ 25:24
- “They're really pretty if you love to create like a Doyenne inspired eye makeup or you really enjoy like the softer type of looks”▶ 25:28
- “I think these are lovely but they aren't as striking to me as the What's Up Beauty one”▶ 25:37
Marc Jacobs Beauty$29.00- “This is the cutest packaging ever”▶ 25:45
- “Unfortunately as the day goes on I find that these start to get a little tacky and I do encounter some creasing”▶ 25:59
- “I haven't been able to really get the experience that I really wanted from these”
- “I am disappointed”
- “If you don't have the oiliest eyelids ever you could use some really well”▶ 26:16
- “The textures are really nice”▶ 26:18
- “I was especially impressed by the matte color because as I blend them out it feels simultaneously like a cream and a powder shadow”▶ 26:21
L'Oreal Paris$12.99
Yves Saint Laurent$43.00- “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
- “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
Hung Vanngo Beauty$26.00- “This is my favorite color out of the ones I have”▶ 31:50
- “It has more of a kind of peachy kind of concealer lip vibe to it”▶ 31:52
- “It is so nice and even”▶ 31:58
- “The color doesn't fall into my lip lines despite it being a lighter lip color than my lips, which has made it more unique in my experience”▶ 31:58
- “I've been really liking it”▶ 32:07
- “Is it that different from every other like tinted glossy lip balmy type of thing? No, but it is good”▶ 32:09
Unleashia$16.00- “These are extremely pigmented, super glossy, glassy, juicy looking glosses”▶ 32:25
- “They are slightly more opaque in the texture, but not too opaque”▶ 32:33
- “Has a really nice gripy texture”▶ 32:37
- “It doesn't bleed everywhere”▶ 32:39
- “I really enjoy them actually”▶ 32:40
- “They're not the most unique thing ever. It is a really great formula though”▶ 32:45
- “Most exciting thing? No, but I do like it still”▶ 32:50
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