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10 *BEST* Drugstore Beauty DUPES 2025 🤩 Full Face of Dupes High End vs Drugstore Makeup

11 products · May 9, 2025 · Watch on YouTube ↗

  1. @kellystrack reviewing Laifen SE Hair Dryer at 00:51 in a YouTube Shorts video
    Laifen$139.99
    SE Hair Dryershade · Pink
    • This hairdryer works very similarly to the Dyson0:49
    • 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 quicker0:51
    • I can blow dry my full head of hair in 10 minutes with this1:00
    • It's super powerful, so it's less time-consuming1:14
    • It's also very light, which is nice1:20
    • It does have a built-in ionic system as well, which helps to reduce frizz1:24
    • 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 own2:00
    • Also, these attachments are magnetic, so it's so easy to take them on and off2:03
    • Also, I mean, the color is beautiful
    • This is pretty quiet for a hairdryer
    • I grab this all the time2:33
    • It's a fabulous product and way cheaper, much more affordable, but you're not going to sacrifice on quality2:35
    • An absolutely amazing affordable alternative honestly that is just as good if not better2:42
  2. @kellystrack reviewing Milani Conceal and Perfect Smooth Blurring Primer at 03:25 in a YouTube Shorts video
    Milani$17.50
    • This new Milani primer is super similar3:20
    • Has a little spatula where you can get the product out3:25
    • This is super blurring to the skin3:29
    • Kind of has like a cooling feeling3:31
    • Honestly, I like this one better than the Tatcha one cuz the Tatcha one was a little bit of like a harder surface3:32
    • This one just like blends and morphs into the skin really easily3:38
    • 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 pores3:43
  3. @kellystrack reviewing Maybelline Lumi Matte Foundation at 04:24 in a YouTube Shorts video
    • This is really, really good
    • When I tried this, it worked beautifully4:15
    • It's a matte but not drying finish, which is personally one of my favorites4:24
    • This is very, very similar from Maybelline and is coming in as a much cheaper price point4:39
    • The finish, the coverage, everything is super similar4:45
    • This is like a medium to buildable coverage foundation5:01
    • It's going to cover up redness, anything you kind of have going on5:03
    • 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 skin5:45
    • This foundation wears fabulously6:34
    • 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 that6:39
    • I feel like this is one of the first we've seen from the drugstore that really did it right, making a true soft matte6:10
  4. @kellystrack reviewing Maybelline Lifter Stix at 07:39 in a YouTube Shorts video
    • Y'all know my love for the Maybelline Lifter Sticks. I really, really love these7:34
    • They can be used for a bunch of different things. They're basically a multi-use product7:39
    • It is a warm tone brown and honestly blends a little bit better. It's a little more buttery than the Fenty one is7:53
    • Definitely an easy affordable swap to make to save a couple dollars cuz this is a fabulous product8:03
  5. @kellystrack reviewing Kokie Doubletime Full Coverage Concealer at 09:45 in a YouTube Shorts video
    Kokie$5.99
    • This really is very similar to Shape Tape9:15
    • It's full coverage, flawless finish, going to last, not going to budge, and much cheaper price point9:45
    • 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 found9:58
    • 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 faves10:07
  6. @kellystrack reviewing Catrice Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder at 11:52 in a YouTube Shorts video
    Catrice$9.00
    • It's very, very similar
    • It's like a light pink and it works very similarly underneath the eyes, which I love11:33
    • This is not drying to the under eyes11:52
    • It gives you that brightness, but doesn't leave a pink cast11:54
    • Do you really see a huge difference? No12:02
  7. @kellystrack reviewing MCoBeauty Brow Laminate Sculpt & Set at 14:43 in a YouTube Shorts video
    MCoBeauty$12.99
    • Like you see the top brush is like literally the same thing14:36
    • The product is also very similar, too. And I love this brow gel14:43
    • 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 either14:55
    • I really, really like the MCoBeauty. Great, easy, affordable switch to the Refy15:09
    • I don't know that I could tell the difference between these two15:14
  8. @kellystrack reviewing L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Lift Mascara at 16:41 in a YouTube Shorts video
    • It works very similarly16:34
    • I think this L'Oreal one actually works a little bit better than the Benefit to coat the lashes16:41
    • Like that's literally like one coat. Length, lift, volume, and long lasting curl16:48
    • 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 out17:03
  9. @kellystrack reviewing NYX Buttermelt Highlighter at 18:43 in a YouTube Shorts video
    NYX$12.00
    Buttermelt Highlightershade · Glaze It Butter
    • These are very, very similar
    • Very similar like bold sort of glow that this is going to give14:34
    • 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 face18:43
    • I think NYX did a really good job on these new buttermilk highlighters19:00
    • They have that beautiful kind of formula that is buttery while still being a powder19:04
  10. @kellystrack reviewing Milani Keep It Full Glossy Plumping Lip Balm at 20:27 in a YouTube Shorts video
    Milani$13.99
    • It is very very similar
    • Same sort of thing. It has a glossy finish with some color and feels like nourishing on the lips and looks very similar once on20:11
    • They both do have plumping action to them as well20:27
    • The difference is quite slim, so good option20:34
  11. @kellystrack reviewing L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer at 13:06 in a YouTube Shorts video
    • If you guys have watched me for a while, you know I love this product13:03
    • Great alternative to most high-end brow pencils13:06
    • 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 them13:10
    • It's one of my most repurchased makeup products13:22

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