Testing New Drugstore Makeup - Are These Better Than High End?!

Hi everyone, Today I’m testing out some brand new makeup from the drugstore! Have you tried any of these products? Please me know down in the comments!
Thanks for watching,
Love Carmel 💕

ELF Holy Strokes Micro-Fine Brow Pen UK (Espresso)

ELF ‘Keep It Ethereal’ Perfect 10 Eyeshadow Palette

L'Oreal Paradise Big Deal Volumizing Lengthening Washable Mascara

Flower Beauty Light Illusion Full Coverage Concealer (Light/Medium)

L'Oreal Lumi Le Glow Skin Tint (220)

L'Oreal True Match Nude Hyaluronic Tinted Serum (3/4)

Flower Beauty Heatwave Luminous Bronzer (Sunswept M1)

L'Oreal Lumi Le Liquid Blush (Dewy Worth It)

ELF Halo Glow Powder Filter (Light Neutral)

Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine Balm (Nude Illuminator)

*BROWS:*
Maybelline Build A Brow Brow Pen (Black/Brown)

ELF Brow Laminating Gel

Chapters ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:16 Elf Holy Strokes Eyebrow Pen
02:32 Elf Keep It Ethereal Eyeshadow Palette
06:26 L’Oreal Paradise Big Deal Mascara
10:08 Flower Light Illusion Concealer
13:09 L’Oreal Lumi Le Glow Tint
16:32 Flower Heatwave Luminous Bronzer
18:06 L’Oreal Lumi Le Liquid Blush
20:50 Elf Halo Glow Pressed Powder
24:14 Revlon Glass Shine Balm
26:13 My Top Picks!

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My Skin Information: 🙋‍♀️
Age 42 with normal to dry skin. Light/medium olive skin with muted warm undertones. Hyperpigmentation, mild rosacea & broken capilliaries.

My foundation preferences: 😊
Light to medium coverage, but has to be buildable. I prefer a luminous, glowy or soft satin finish.

My Foundation Shades:
* Nars Light Reflecting Foundation: Shade Patagonia
* ELF Soft Glam Satin Foundation: Shade 25
* Fenty Soft’lit Naturally Luminous Foundation: Shade 225
* Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Foundation: Shade 210
* Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation: Shade 5N
* L’Oreal True Match Foundation: Shade 3N
* Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation: Shade 7.5
* Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Skin Foundation: Shade B30
* Makeup Forever HD Skin Hydra Glow Foundation: Shade 1N14

[theprettyintellectual]

Carmel, it blows me away whenever you say you have sparse brows because I always think your brows are enviable.

I’m reaching for my single shadows and shadow sticks for the most part lately. I bought Mac’s Woodwinked a few weeks ago and have been using it as a one-and-done, nonstop. But that Elf palette looks very versatile.

You found a bunch of winners! Love that your 5-year old endorsed the mascara 😀

[jillianpurdy]

Lovely video Carmel! Tickled by your reactions to many of the products. Wow am surprised by how much you love the mascara too!! Xx❤

[tamara]

Was browsing around for budget mascara for my 15y old (don't want her to run off with my Charlotte Tilburry 😏) and we decided on the Essence lash without limits. Great first choice. We ended buying both black and brown twice and I love using it myself. Can't believe there are such good quality products out there for such low prices 🥳

[AngelissimaASMR]

The ELF pressed powder was already on my wishlist and it looks so high-end on you! You even showed the shade I had my eye on. I kind of want to try a darker shade as a bronzer too 🧐

[iTinka]

Hi lovely ❤
This mascara looks so good on your pretty lashes. I have the Mario Ethereal eyeshadow palette and this ELF one reminded me immediately of it. This palette from Mario is my absolute favourite at the moment and interestingly enough you chose exactly the comparing rosey/ brown shade I always choose as a crease shade when I use this palette. So funny and very pretty on your beautiful eyes. The swatches also looked awesome. ELF does great lately. The halo glow powder is pretty interesting to me. When you did put it on I thought about the Hourglass and then you said it 😊
Natasha Denona just came out with a video. She has new blushes called Hy-Blush. Very beautiful colours!
Lots of love beautiful Carmel ❤

[katemurphy]

What a soft, pretty look! I've been eyeing that Elf 10 pan since I missed out on the Mario palette. And now I'm also going to get the Elf Halo Glow Powder after seeing it's perfect amount of glow on your skin. The Flower line has some excellent products, but they are quite hit and miss in my opinion. I just bought new mascaras, but the L'Oreal is now written on my list. What a lovely video to brighten my day. We haven't gotten over our last freeze yet, and we have another heading for us. Hopefully, we get a good snow this time. We got snow with the last one, but the snow was heavy and wet and didn't last. My arthritis doesn't like anything about winter, but I'll go out and play in the snow! 😂 Hope everything is going well over there! 😘

[ClaraBarrerabeautyisageless]

That palette is very pretty, I love the entire look! I have 999 open mascaras but I still want to try that one 😂😂

[brittanypennycuff]

I used the loreal dewy worth it shade a lot, until I tried the dewy bright pink shade, it’s also a stunner! I also thought I’d hate the elf pressed powder, but I’m obsessed with it, the finish is everything!

[deba]

As I've got older I find one and done looks so much better. Will definitely try the Loreal and Essence mascaras.

[heathernelson]

Eye makeup is usually one-and-done for me, with kohl liner. If I do use a palette it's a quad or ND mini five pan.

[hanniehoekstra]

Love how happy the Elf powder made you! Sounds like something I want to try. At that price it is still much more affordable than the Hourglass. Although for something that would last me a long time I’m not bothered by spending more.

[jennblevins]

I’m so happy I found your channel!! I really am enjoying your content!

[queensdavis]

oh MAN flower beauty has some really good stuff. in the US their items are hard to find on shelves...and actually the brand in general has seemed to fade away slowly. i've tried their light illusion liquid foundation, their get real serum concealer, their highlighter trio, their loose powders and love them all! the flower pots blushes are SO GOOD too. i hope they don't disappear fully- don't even wanna say

[Katelyn-ukgp]

Hello beautiful Carmel!! So good to see you! The look you created was very pretty! 💜😊🥰

[eleanor]

I love the one and done eye look. I use ELF and Milani shadow sticks. Plus MAC Paint Pots and Revlon Colorstay. I also have a couple of Revlon shadow singles. I just bought the Loreal blush in True Rose and love it plus the No7 Pro Artist lipstick in Modern Nude looks nice worn with it. I got three No7 products 3 for 2 and got a £5 voucher so good value. I used to buy Flower products in the UK from Superdrug but it was discontinued a few years ago. The Spice Petal lipstick I bought from Flower was supposed to be a dupe for Pillow Talk. My next purchase is the new mascara. Thanks again for a lovely video ❤

[audreyso]

Hello Carmel, we like don't have this Loreal mascara in France yet but as soon as it comes out I'm going to try it. Thanks for this video and have a great day🤩🤩🤩🤩

[ddmprecisi]

Bought some smaller palettes from essence, artistry, and Laura Geller because of good sales during holidays, was happy with them

[fizzie.lizzzie]

That elf palette reminds me a lot of the Alter Ego daylight palette, which is a great, high-quality, affordable palette. That particular Flower concealer didn't work for me. I liked their serum concealer much more. Thanks for your input! I may have to try one of the Loreal liquid blushes.

[caraj]

I love a lot of the Flower makeup products. Unfortunately it seems to be phasing out in Australia as I noticed the display in my local chemist has been taken down. I love the flower lippies and brushes!

[anne-mariegoose]

I still love my original ABH pallets. I did recently manage to get my hands on the Bobbi Brown Dream Gleam Luxe pallet on Vinted, unused. Wow, it’s a phenomenal as I’ve seen other YouTubers I follow claim. Love it