Laifen$139.99SE Hair Dryershade · Pink- “This hairdryer works very similarly to the Dyson”▶ 0:49
- “I have the Dyson and pick this up more often than I do pick up my Dyson because the features that it has and honestly that it dries my hair quicker”▶ 0:51
- “I can blow dry my full head of hair in 10 minutes with this”▶ 1:00
- “It's super powerful, so it's less time-consuming”▶ 1:14
- “It's also very light, which is nice”▶ 1:20
- “It does have a built-in ionic system as well, which helps to reduce frizz”▶ 1:24
- “It makes my hair super shiny and smooth”
- “This one has a lot of cool features”
- “I really like to use that setting, and it cycles through on its own”▶ 2:00
- “Also, these attachments are magnetic, so it's so easy to take them on and off”▶ 2:03
- “Also, I mean, the color is beautiful”
- “This is pretty quiet for a hairdryer”
- “I grab this all the time”▶ 2:33
- “It's a fabulous product and way cheaper, much more affordable, but you're not going to sacrifice on quality”▶ 2:35
- “An absolutely amazing affordable alternative honestly that is just as good if not better”▶ 2:42
Milani$17.50- “This new Milani primer is super similar”▶ 3:20
- “Has a little spatula where you can get the product out”▶ 3:25
- “This is super blurring to the skin”▶ 3:29
- “Kind of has like a cooling feeling”▶ 3:31
- “Honestly, I like this one better than the Tatcha one cuz the Tatcha one was a little bit of like a harder surface”▶ 3:32
- “This one just like blends and morphs into the skin really easily”▶ 3:38
- “I feel like it is easier to apply but gives that same blurred out smoothed effect and also like totally fills in where you might have enlarged pores”▶ 3:43
Maybelline$15.99Super Stay Up to 30HR Lumi Matte Foundationshade · 129- “This is really, really good”
- “When I tried this, it worked beautifully”▶ 4:15
- “It's a matte but not drying finish, which is personally one of my favorites”▶ 4:24
- “This is very, very similar from Maybelline and is coming in as a much cheaper price point”▶ 4:39
- “The finish, the coverage, everything is super similar”▶ 4:45
- “This is like a medium to buildable coverage foundation”▶ 5:01
- “It's going to cover up redness, anything you kind of have going on”▶ 5:03
- “It does not give you a glowy finish. It's still on the matte side. However, it does not feel drying or anything on the skin”▶ 5:45
- “This foundation wears fabulously”▶ 6:34
- “The Maybelline wears any less. Like, it's not like halfway through the day it's going to be off your face. I did not find that”▶ 6:39
- “I feel like this is one of the first we've seen from the drugstore that really did it right, making a true soft matte”▶ 6:10
Maybelline$9.99Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Makeup Stickshade · 70- “Y'all know my love for the Maybelline Lifter Sticks. I really, really love these”▶ 7:34
- “They can be used for a bunch of different things. They're basically a multi-use product”▶ 7:39
- “It is a warm tone brown and honestly blends a little bit better. It's a little more buttery than the Fenty one is”▶ 7:53
- “Definitely an easy affordable swap to make to save a couple dollars cuz this is a fabulous product”▶ 8:03
Kokie$5.99- “This really is very similar to Shape Tape”▶ 9:15
- “It's full coverage, flawless finish, going to last, not going to budge, and much cheaper price point”▶ 9:45
- “A beautiful concealer that I really, really like. So, I reach for this all the time”
- “They work incredibly similarly. And this is one of the best kind of affordable swaps I feel like that I have found”▶ 9:58
- “And not enough people talk about Kokie. They deserve their graces. They really are. They make good products. And this concealer is one of my faves”▶ 10:07
Catrice$9.00
MCoBeauty$12.99- “Like you see the top brush is like literally the same thing”▶ 14:36
- “The product is also very similar, too. And I love this brow gel”▶ 14:43
- “Your brows are literally not going to go anywhere. Like, this really does set your brows very well, but it doesn't make them look crunchy, and it doesn't change the color of them either”▶ 14:55
- “I really, really like the MCoBeauty. Great, easy, affordable switch to the Refy”▶ 15:09
- “I don't know that I could tell the difference between these two”▶ 15:14
L'Oreal Paris$12.99- “It works very similarly”▶ 16:34
- “I think this L'Oreal one actually works a little bit better than the Benefit to coat the lashes”▶ 16:41
- “Like that's literally like one coat. Length, lift, volume, and long lasting curl”▶ 16:48
- “I think this L'Oreal one works very very similar to the Benefit and would be an easy swap”
- “I don't think you would see really a difference in like your makeup routine if you swapped these two out”▶ 17:03
NYX$12.00Buttermelt Highlightershade · Glaze It Butter- “These are very, very similar”
- “Very similar like bold sort of glow that this is going to give”▶ 14:34
- “NYX did do that with these. They give a lot of glow, but they're not super powdery or glittery, and they don't emphasize texture on the face”▶ 18:43
- “I think NYX did a really good job on these new buttermilk highlighters”▶ 19:00
- “They have that beautiful kind of formula that is buttery while still being a powder”▶ 19:04
Milani$13.99Keep It Full Glossy Plumping Balmshade · Ballet
L'Oreal Paris$8.99- “If you guys have watched me for a while, you know I love this product”▶ 13:03
- “Great alternative to most high-end brow pencils”▶ 13:06
- “Honestly, when it comes to like fine little micro tip brow pencils like this, you don't really need to be buying high-end ones. The drugstore has fabulous options, this being one of them”▶ 13:10
- “It's one of my most repurchased makeup products”▶ 13:22
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