I love this video! I feel like a lot of other influencers sort of go “this is the cheapest one!” And don’t focus on the quality of the makeup whereas you balance both things
I watched a video (don’t remember whose it was) that mentioned that possibly the reason why brands name their products like ‘the highlight’ or ‘the best highlight’ is so that when people are searching online for products and type in “The best highlighter”, their product will pop up
I hope elf is just silently getting ready to introduce a slightly-revamped version of the foundation more in line with their current product design (and without fragrance maybe? Please?) because it is SO underrated. I loved your picks and this concept!
I remember trying that foundation a while ago and throwing it away on day 1 because of the fragrance. It was so strong I couldn't believe reviewers weren't mentioning it.
I absolutely loved how it looked on my skin, but the fragrance gave me a headache so I had to get rid of it. I'm not even overly sensitive to fragrance in most products!.
I haven't worn makeup much in my life, but have really been getting into it lately, but didn't even know where to start. This video was incredibly helpful. Thank you.
I finally bought the nyx lip liner in pikaboo neutral and it is lovely, both the color and the formula. Currently pairing it with the fenty gloss bomb heat and its just perfection!!!
i would say that primer is totally necessary and beneficial for people with particular skin concerns they’d like to deal with so that it doesn’t interfere with their makeup. ie if you have dry skin, a hydrating primer can do wonders. i have oily skin so a mattifying/longwearing primer is generally my go-to. as if i don’t wear it, makeup will slide off my face much quicker than without. however, one can also just use their sunscreen as their primer. just depends on personal preference ✨
This made me think a lot about what I would start with! I love that we live in a time where drugstore quality is high enough to build a full collection. I just wish the prices were where they were a few years ago.
The storm vibes on this is so relaxing. I actually purchased some of these items last week from Ulta after searching for them from your previous videos. 🖤
I think the names that are 'The Highlighter' or 'That Blush' or even 'What the Foundation' are all in part SEO optimization tactics. If you google 'what the best foundation,' (this feels like an easy typo!) Jones Road What the Foundation comes up. If you google 'Sale Makeup' Saie Beauty is in the top 5 results.
My fav cruelty free drugstore products are the Wet n Wild Impossible Primer, the elf Putty Primer, Covergirl and Milani eyeshadows (the gilded whiskey business is GREAT! The first "bigger" pallet I got per Kelly's recc), elf powder, Burts Bees lip shimmer as a blush, NYX fat oil, NYX lipliners. I also like elf brushes a LOT. sensitive
Hi, Kelly!! I love your Spring makeup look!!! Your makeup, top/dress, earrings all beautiful!! Thank you for this awesome video! I have been using makeup for many, many years, and I still find this video to be so helpful. You're the best, Kelly!! Take care. ❤
I bought the super dewy blush on your recommendation and fell down a rabbit hole of colors. Lol but my favorite is still the bright pink and I was able to put myself on subscribe and save with Amazon. It’s a great price and my very favorite pink blush.
Great video! I know everyone is different, so wanted to share some of my must haves that you don’t use. Even in my 40’s I still have oily skin and can’t skip primer or loose powder. Even if i do a more natural day and skip foundation and just use a SPF moisturizer, I still need both. (I love my skincare, my oil is just next level). For primers one of my fav from the drugstore is the Rimmel Stay Matte. If I’m looking for smoothing instead, I like the Ordinary High-Spreadability Fluid Primer. For powder my favorite is the No 7 translucent, but I know that can be hard to find. I also like the Mabelline Fit Me loose powder.
Great recommendations, some I've picked up because of you 😊. Edit -A couple things I'd recommend off the top of my mind would be LA girl soft matte cream blush & rimmel maxi blushes (i use" Third base ") and makeup revolution cream bronzer .
...I still think that elf's next dupe will be a foundation. It's about time to overhaul it. I like the current one, but it's too scented for my taste. Curi Curious what their plans are!
Personally I would say to buy a primer and skip foundation and use a skin-tone concealer instead as foundation. I have acne scarring and small pimples and my foundation/concealer will just slip off without a primer. But depends totally on your skin type and skincare!!
Love your make-up! Very springtime. Thank you for making this video. I like make-up products, yet I have never bought luxury make-up, especially because the drugstore has some awesome alternatives.
Love this video! I do have to say that I just tried that exact Essence mascara and have been having the toughest time with it - globs, smudges, transfer, etc. I was hoping for a cheaper option since Maybelline/CoverGirl mascaras are all like $9+ now :( But I DO agree with your Elf brow pencil recommendation - I have been loving mine! And I tested out 5 or 6 at Ulta before picking it.
I LOVE the Elf foundation! I got mine from my local Walmart, first saw on another person's video this year. 😊 Also, finally got the Catrice concealer this year from your videos and I see why you love it. And! The Milani bronzer, I got also from your videos and it is the best shade for me. Love it!! 💚
I'd have to say colourpop for "drugstore" eyeshadow. It's in target now and they can be colorful, neutral, both, they have matte, shimmer, toppers, different textures. Plus supershock individual shadows for 1 and done looks. I don't like most affordable eyeshadow. Juvias place, bh and colourpop are pretty much it. Oh and beauty bay lol.
The essence powder foundation is my new holy grail replacing the bear minerals powder foundation. I find it to be more airy. I'll still break out the bear minerals for a glam night look
Which shade of makeup revolution blush have you used? I’d also be curious if these are similar/dupes to the Rare Beauty soft pinch blushes. They’re almost always out of stock in the shades I want named Bliss and Hope.
I actually kinda like the sun bum face one for wearing under makeup, as it kind of has a tacky finish, like where you literally can't rub it in anymore because it drags your skin. I know Ulta has like a $4 mini you could always purchase and try out 🤷 does leave a nice glow on the skin, too!
Not drugstore, but Sephora carries the Innisfree sunscreen at $16 for 1.69 oz or $29 for 3.38 oz of product. With the Sephora sale coming up, you can get it for even less depending on your purchasing level. It feels more like a moisturizer than a sunscreen IMO and does not leave any white cast. It’s only SPF 36, but I layer it under foundation that has spf as well. Highly recommend - this is such an underrated spf!
I LOVE the flawless finish foundation 😭 I rly hope it doesn't get discontinued, I've been using it for ages and idk what it's going to take for me to use another one that's as good for the price ;(
People should mention the sheglam brow pencil. It’s only regularly $3 but lately if you buy two of them they only charge $1.50 each. Not only that but they are a great formula
I've never tried the catrice concealer. I have the foundation and I have no clue where or when I got it lmfao. It's not sold in store by me. I loved the catrice setting sprays for quite awhile but I could only get tiny bottles and then they totally pulled catrice from my ulta.
At first I was bummed Catrice left Ulta, but after researching, that is probably why they can keep their prices low and keep their employees aka not pull a Morphe
Girl, nowadays nobody uses eye liner 😢? One of my favourite make up products! I would have chose the milani fetish lip balm, you can use it as sheer or deep you want and they tint your lips. Thanks for an excellent video as always ❤
And if I had to start all over, I'd get foundation, eyeshadow, blush, mascara and skip everything else. I mean highlighter and bronzer, etc are nice to have but I can make due without it.
The fat oil feels globby to me lol. It's not an oil it's a gloss with a trendy name hahaha. I really like the cover girl yummy gloss because it's not super thick and goopy, it's not sticky at all and it has a nice slip to it. I'm definitely a balm lip girl on the regular 😂
I really hope elf IS discontinuing that foundation, and reformulating it WITHOUT fragrance!!! Please, there is no need for that AWFUL floral smell, on your face 🤢
I have almost picked up many of these recommendations. The NYX juice infusion gloss sounds yummy. 🧃 If a brand wished to be ahead of others they could create, “The Highlighter: that fell on the floor & broke.” Maybe an exclusive Holiday edition, “The Highlighter: that your pet knocked over… and tracked through the house.” 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾
Remember when people did full face for $20, now you'll get a base. This is a great video but really shows how prices are increasing.
I was just thinking the same thing! It’s absolute madness. Makeup is getting less and less affordable. That is unless you go to like the beauty supply
my exact thinking too! i can’t believe how expensive makeup is compared to even 2-5 years ago, it’s crazy! :0
@@ugh8723 it’s also way higher quality in my opinion… like when Elf stuff was $1-4, the quality was not good 😬
@@ducky19991 sadly not every brand got better but did get more expensive
@@ducky19991 I honestly would not want to put something that cheap on my face anyway. And can you imagine how little the people manufacturing it make?
Drug store on a Tuesday!?! Great video, Kelly! love it
I love this video! I feel like a lot of other influencers sort of go “this is the cheapest one!” And don’t focus on the quality of the makeup whereas you balance both things
I watched a video (don’t remember whose it was) that mentioned that possibly the reason why brands name their products like ‘the highlight’ or ‘the best highlight’ is so that when people are searching online for products and type in “The best highlighter”, their product will pop up
I hope elf is just silently getting ready to introduce a slightly-revamped version of the foundation more in line with their current product design (and without fragrance maybe? Please?) because it is SO underrated. I loved your picks and this concept!
Yes, please. No fragrance.
I think they will! Just hoping they don’t raise the price!
I remember trying that foundation a while ago and throwing it away on day 1 because of the fragrance. It was so strong I couldn't believe reviewers weren't mentioning it.
I absolutely loved how it looked on my skin, but the fragrance gave me a headache so I had to get rid of it. I'm not even overly sensitive to fragrance in most products!.
I wish that foundation worked for me. It looks pretty going on but never lasts on me and breaks apart.
Loving the lavender halo eye, paired with the earrings and the braid-completely going w/spring vibes, muah 💋 💄👏🏻❤️
I haven't worn makeup much in my life, but have really been getting into it lately, but didn't even know where to start. This video was incredibly helpful. Thank you.
I finally bought the nyx lip liner in pikaboo neutral and it is lovely, both the color and the formula. Currently pairing it with the fenty gloss bomb heat and its just perfection!!!
i would say that primer is totally necessary and beneficial for people with particular skin concerns they’d like to deal with so that it doesn’t interfere with their makeup. ie if you have dry skin, a hydrating primer can do wonders. i have oily skin so a mattifying/longwearing primer is generally my go-to. as if i don’t wear it, makeup will slide off my face much quicker than without. however, one can also just use their sunscreen as their primer. just depends on personal preference ✨
This made me think a lot about what I would start with! I love that we live in a time where drugstore quality is high enough to build a full collection. I just wish the prices were where they were a few years ago.
I can’t wait to get your take on the ELF beauty wands!
La girl also has pretty good lip liners!
The storm vibes on this is so relaxing. I actually purchased some of these items last week from Ulta after searching for them from your previous videos. 🖤
Those earrings are EVERYTHING🤩🤩
Thank you!
I think the names that are 'The Highlighter' or 'That Blush' or even 'What the Foundation' are all in part SEO optimization tactics. If you google 'what the best foundation,' (this feels like an easy typo!) Jones Road What the Foundation comes up. If you google 'Sale Makeup' Saie Beauty is in the top 5 results.
Maybelline lifter glosses are amazing as well
The earrings are giving ✨fabulous✨
My fav cruelty free drugstore products are the Wet n Wild Impossible Primer, the elf Putty Primer, Covergirl and Milani eyeshadows (the gilded whiskey business is GREAT! The first "bigger" pallet I got per Kelly's recc), elf powder, Burts Bees lip shimmer as a blush, NYX fat oil, NYX lipliners. I also like elf brushes a LOT.
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Was putting on the true skin concealer just as you were mentioning it! ❤
I loved this video! Would you mind sharing what shades you wear in the elf foundation and essence powder foundation ?
Hi, Kelly!! I love your Spring makeup look!!! Your makeup, top/dress, earrings all beautiful!! Thank you for this awesome video! I have been using makeup for many, many years, and I still find this video to be so helpful. You're the best, Kelly!! Take care. ❤
I would recommend catrices pro slim palettes
The earrings are adorable
Hi Kelly! Just so you know, the links to the Milani and the Makeup Revolution bronzers are the same. They’re both for the Milani one!
This was so fun!
I bought the super dewy blush on your recommendation and fell down a rabbit hole of colors. Lol but my favorite is still the bright pink and I was able to put myself on subscribe and save with Amazon. It’s a great price and my very favorite pink blush.
Great video! I know everyone is different, so wanted to share some of my must haves that you don’t use. Even in my 40’s I still have oily skin and can’t skip primer or loose powder. Even if i do a more natural day and skip foundation and just use a SPF moisturizer, I still need both. (I love my skincare, my oil is just next level). For primers one of my fav from the drugstore is the Rimmel Stay Matte. If I’m looking for smoothing instead, I like the Ordinary High-Spreadability Fluid Primer. For powder my favorite is the No 7 translucent, but I know that can be hard to find. I also like the Mabelline Fit Me loose powder.
Great recommendations, some I've picked up because of you 😊. Edit -A couple things I'd recommend off the top of my mind would be LA girl soft matte cream blush & rimmel maxi blushes (i use" Third base ") and makeup revolution cream bronzer .
I love the revolution cream bronzer. I think the only other cream I like as much is the Charlotte Tilbury, huge price difference lol
Profusion has a great brow pen and amazing eyeshadow palettes that are inexpensive too
Yep mostly Essence (I don't want to deal with that brand and its fans again) and not a single Profusion product?
...I still think that elf's next dupe will be a foundation. It's about time to overhaul it. I like the current one, but it's too scented for my taste. Curi
Curious what their plans are!
Personally I would say to buy a primer and skip foundation and use a skin-tone concealer instead as foundation. I have acne scarring and small pimples and my foundation/concealer will just slip off without a primer. But depends totally on your skin type and skincare!!
Please do a drugstore skincare starter kit! 😊
You’re wearing color on your eyes! Yay! ❤️ looks cute!
Love your make-up! Very springtime. Thank you for making this video. I like make-up products, yet I have never bought luxury make-up, especially because the drugstore has some awesome alternatives.
This. Was. Awesome. ❤👏🏼 thank you so so much for putting together Kelly!!
Love love love this look on you today. You look so pretty and Spring-y!!!
Love this video! I do have to say that I just tried that exact Essence mascara and have been having the toughest time with it - globs, smudges, transfer, etc. I was hoping for a cheaper option since Maybelline/CoverGirl mascaras are all like $9+ now :( But I DO agree with your Elf brow pencil recommendation - I have been loving mine! And I tested out 5 or 6 at Ulta before picking it.
I LOVE the Elf foundation! I got mine from my local Walmart, first saw on another person's video this year. 😊 Also, finally got the Catrice concealer this year from your videos and I see why you love it. And! The Milani bronzer, I got also from your videos and it is the best shade for me. Love it!! 💚
Hi 🤗💗
I looove 😍 your eyeshadow look! What products did you use to create this gorgeous look?
I'd have to say colourpop for "drugstore" eyeshadow. It's in target now and they can be colorful, neutral, both, they have matte, shimmer, toppers, different textures. Plus supershock individual shadows for 1 and done looks. I don't like most affordable eyeshadow. Juvias place, bh and colourpop are pretty much it. Oh and beauty bay lol.
You look so gorgeous and are really putting me in the mood for some spring pastel makeup😍
Great eye look today!
The essence powder foundation is my new holy grail replacing the bear minerals powder foundation. I find it to be more airy. I'll still break out the bear minerals for a glam night look
I really hope ELF doesn't discontinue that foundation!!! Don't start any rumors... ;-) I love it and they have my perfect shade.
Which shade of makeup revolution blush have you used? I’d also be curious if these are similar/dupes to the Rare Beauty soft pinch blushes. They’re almost always out of stock in the shades I want named Bliss and Hope.
Which drugstore eyeliners for the waterline do you recommend? ❤
Nicka K has a crapton of bulletproof eyeliners. Their bold eyeliner is is what I wear to scare kids and stun ladies. 😁
How about a reasonably priced sunscreen that does well under make up. Elf Woah Glow, of course. But what about one that isn't too matte or too glowy.
I don’t have too many drugstore sunscreen favorites but I’ve heard good things about the Trader Joe’s brand for that!
garnier has some good ones!
I actually kinda like the sun bum face one for wearing under makeup, as it kind of has a tacky finish, like where you literally can't rub it in anymore because it drags your skin. I know Ulta has like a $4 mini you could always purchase and try out 🤷 does leave a nice glow on the skin, too!
Not drugstore, but Sephora carries the Innisfree sunscreen at $16 for 1.69 oz or $29 for 3.38 oz of product. With the Sephora sale coming up, you can get it for even less depending on your purchasing level. It feels more like a moisturizer than a sunscreen IMO and does not leave any white cast. It’s only SPF 36, but I layer it under foundation that has spf as well. Highly recommend - this is such an underrated spf!
@@KellyGoochYou should try Korean sunscreens! They are way cheaper than American and European ones, besides I feel the formulation are 100% better.
I LOVE the flawless finish foundation 😭 I rly hope it doesn't get discontinued, I've been using it for ages and idk what it's going to take for me to use another one that's as good for the price ;(
People should mention the sheglam brow pencil. It’s only regularly $3 but lately if you buy two of them they only charge $1.50 each. Not only that but they are a great formula
sheglam is owned by shein
Is eyeliner included in the eyeshadow palette choice? I know you do that fairly frequently.
Great suggestions!!!!
When brands call their product something like “the best eyeshadow” it reminds me of all the pizza places that advertise as “worlds best pizza”
I'm calling it now. Elf will repackage their original foundation, rebrand it so it resembles a high end dupe and hike the price up.
Does anyone know what shade the makeup revolution cream bronzer is??
My guess would be “Light.” It seems a little deep looking at the pan, but it works well for fair-light complexion.
I've never tried the catrice concealer. I have the foundation and I have no clue where or when I got it lmfao. It's not sold in store by me. I loved the catrice setting sprays for quite awhile but I could only get tiny bottles and then they totally pulled catrice from my ulta.
I love the Elf micro brow pencil at Walmart but they always seem to be sold out of the taupe…💋🧚🏻♀️❤️🇺🇸
At first I was bummed Catrice left Ulta, but after researching, that is probably why they can keep their prices low and keep their employees aka not pull a Morphe
What is with brushes oder a sponge? 😂 only with the fingers it can be difficult
Girl, nowadays nobody uses eye liner 😢? One of my favourite make up products!
I would have chose the milani fetish lip balm, you can use it as sheer or deep you want and they tint your lips.
Thanks for an excellent video as always ❤
I prefer powder brow products or ‘mascara’ type brow products, brow pencils are not worth the cost based on how quickly I go through them
Essence mascara smudges on me, I'd go with Lottie London at about $8.
And if I had to start all over, I'd get foundation, eyeshadow, blush, mascara and skip everything else. I mean highlighter and bronzer, etc are nice to have but I can make due without it.
Lash Princess! 🌹
Great video Kelly!!
You get what you pay for! Elf and Revolution have never worked for me!
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The fat oil feels globby to me lol. It's not an oil it's a gloss with a trendy name hahaha. I really like the cover girl yummy gloss because it's not super thick and goopy, it's not sticky at all and it has a nice slip to it. I'm definitely a balm lip girl on the regular 😂
I really hope elf IS discontinuing that foundation, and reformulating it WITHOUT fragrance!!! Please, there is no need for that AWFUL floral smell, on your face 🤢
I have almost picked up many of these recommendations. The NYX juice infusion gloss sounds yummy. 🧃
If a brand wished to be ahead of others they could create, “The Highlighter: that fell on the floor & broke.”
Maybe an exclusive Holiday edition, “The Highlighter: that your pet knocked over… and tracked through the house.” 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾