Hey guys, it’s Mi-Anne, and this is Beauty with Mi.
Guys!
I’m wearing high-end makeup on one side of my face and drugstore makeup on the other...
pause right now and tell me if you can tell
which side is which.
As you can probably tell, I am doing a tutorial today and it’s high-end makeup vs drugstore makeup,
but with the added bonus of every single thing being cruelty-free.
So, without further ado, we are just going to get into this makeup look.
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Alright, let’s go!
Did you get it right?
I am going to put high-end makeup on the right side of my face
and drugstore makeup on the left side of my face starting with foundation.
I have this fella.
This is the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation.
It feels like moisturizer going on.
It has a lovely natural finish but it has also an SPF of 15.
I’m gonna be applying it with this little beauty blender bubble, the light pink one.
Also cruelty-free product.
So this foundation is definitely not inexpensive.
It’s $44, which is pretty typical in terms of foundation price points
for kind of higher-end makeup.
But if you’re looking for something that has really natural looking coverage
and kind of feels like a hybrid between a foundation and a tinted moisturizer,
I definitely would recommend this.
So now that the right side of my face is perfected, I’m going to move onto the left side,
which is the drugstore side.
I’m going to be using this foundation.
It is the Wet N Wild Photo Focus Foundation.
It has an interesting applicator.
Look at this fella.
I’m going to put it on my face directly from this spatula and I’m going to blend
it in with this Real Techniques complexion sponge.
This fella is $5.99.
Ridiculously affordable for a foundation like this.
It applies so beautifully.
I’m looking at my skin right now and it looks like I’m not even wearing makeup on
either side, honestly.
Moving right along to concealer.
Now this is the Wander Beauty Concealer.
There is an illuminating side which is a liquid.
And then there’s a matte side, that's a stick.
I’m going to dot this illuminating side under my eyes.
This has more coverage than I thought it was gonna have.
I’m going to use the matte side to conceal some of my blemishes.
I really like this concealer.
I like that is has two sides.
It’s $29, but for two pretty sizeable products I think it’s a good deal.
Look at this one...
pretty good.
Next up, I’ve got another Wet N Wild product.
This is the Wet N Wild Concealer Corrector.
I am mixing the shades Light Ivory, and Light/Medium Beige.
One of these fellas will run you $3.99, which is very affordable.
I’m gonna use this all over my face, under my eyes,
around my nose where I get the redness,
and onto the scaring situation that I have on my cheek.
I’m gonna stop there, because I think that my base is pretty much set.
Overall, I think my skin looks really good.
The next up is powder.
I’m using this one from Cover FX.
It’s called the Perfect Setting Powder.
This one has a little stir thing, that keeps the product from getting all over the place
which is genius.
So this one is $35.
When it comes to powder, I’m not very picky, I’ll be honest.
So I’ll kind of use anything.
Looks nice.
Moving right along to drugstore powder.
I have this one from Flower and it’s so pretty!
It’s huge.
It’s definitely not travel friendly.
It comes with this really cute little Flower puff.
Should I use the puff?
I’ll use the puff a little bit.
And then I’m going to use this Real Techniques contour brush as well.
This fella retails for $13 which is on the pricier end for drugstore.
But I think that because it’s--
this is the only drugstore brand that I think has a powder like this.
It’s nice to know that you can get a very luxurious,
kind of vintage inspired powder tin.
So that is powder done.
Onto bronzer.
Now I love putting on bronzer and this bronzer from Marc Jacobs,
it’s called the O! Mega Bronze, is so beautiful.
The packaging is stupidly big.
I mean it’s ridiculously big.
Look at this.
I’m going to use this Sigma large angle contour brush.
Now this is an expensive bronzer.
It’s $49.
But I will say it is really lovely.
It blends beautifully.
The color is kind of the perfect matte bronzer color.
It’s a little bit chocolatey.
Not too warm, not too cool.
You can use it for both functions.
You can use it to contour if you want, you can use it to slightly warm up your complexion.
So I’m gonna stop there because I can very easily go overboard with the bronzer.
I’m going to move onto the drugstore side which is the Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer
in deep bronze.
I love the texture of this stuff.
So, I’m going to dip my contour brush into this product.
So I’m going in with even more product because it is a lot lighter and sheerer
than the Marc Jacobs side so I want it to match.
But I will say that it blends so nicely.
$15 for a drug store bronzer, though, is kind of a lot.
Assessment:
I’m a fan.
They’re very different so it really depends on what you want.
If you want bronze in one stroke, quick, fast, opaque: Marc Jacobs.
If you want to be able to build your color: Physicians formula.
Moving right along to blush.
My high-end blush is this fella from Hourglass.
It’s the Ambient Lighting Blush in the shade Dim Infusion.
I’ve used these blushes before but I’ve never used this shade.
It’s a beautiful marbled, baked, peachy, coral color.
So I don’t like to go too ham with blush.
So I just usually will take my brush, I’m using the same, the sigma large angle contour,
dabbing it in here, tapping off the excess.
And then I like to sweep it just above where I put my bronzer
and then onto the apple of my cheek.
Looks good!
So drugstore side I have this Baked Blush from Milani.
It is the classic Luminouso.
It also has a nice, kind of radiant finish.
But look at the pigment in this.
Right off the bat the Milani one is
v v v pigmented.
This blush retails for $7.
I think it’s definitely worth the money and it’s a lovely color.
It goes onto the skin beautifully.
It’s not catching on dry skin, it’s not looking patchy,
I’m gonna go in a little bit more.
It looks the same.
I like it.
Highlighter time!
On the high-end I have RMS Beauty.
It’s called the Champagne Rose Luminizer.
It launched this year and it is so pretty.
And it has the prettiest pink micro-shimmer running through it that when you turn your
head it hits the light in a really beautiful and flattering way.
So I’m gonna use my ring finger.
So I powdered my face already as you saw.
When I wear cream highlighter I’ll layer it on top of powder
and this one is layering on top of powder really well.
This fella is $38, which is pricy for something so small
but because it’s for highlighter and you’re not gonna use it all over your face
I will say that this pot will last you for so long.
Alright, the drugstore side is this fella from E.L.F.
It’s called the Highlighting Pearl Paint.
It sheers out really nicely.
It’s definitely more on the frosty side than the RMS is,
but like the RMS one is has a little bit of warm shimmer going through it.
So same deal on my ring finger.
This one costs $4.
Very affordable.
Look at this.
Already, I’m telling you right now, one layer of this is definitely more on the strobey side.
But I don’t dislike it.
I actually really like it.
It’s layering on top of my powder, also really well.
Honestly, both of them are really pretty.
It’s just your personal preference.
Next up is the most expensive item on this side of my face,
it’s gonna be the Natasha Denona Sunset Palette
and it has all of these gorgeous yellows, golds, reds.
So I’m gonna go with a very fall color palette with some yellow on the lid
and a little bit of these rust shades in the crease.
I think it’s gonna look like a leaf.
So this is the Sigma E25.
I’m gonna use it to pick up this matte pigment.
That’s a lot.
And then I’m gonna go in with Horizon, this warm, rusty terracotta shade in the crease.
Then I’m gonna take my fluffy blending brush.
This is the Sigma tapered blending brush.
It is the E40.
Windshield wiper motions.
Blending the horizon of my sunset.
And then I’m gonna use my shader brush to take
some of the darker pigment just a little bit under my eye.
It looks weird without eyeliner and mascara.
But it’s gonna come together guys.
Now I have the next palette
and it is from ColourPop.
I think it’s actually called the Yes, Please! Palette.
But it is cute AF.
This palette has a very similar color tone to the Natasha.
Let’s do a little side by side.
The Colourpop is lacking the very, very opaque stark white shade, and it’s not as glittery.
The Colourpop one is $16 and this one is $129.
So I’m gonna go in with the same shades.
I am gonna use this Wet N Wild brush.
It is the P15.
I’m gonna go in with the Real Technique shading brush and use some of the deeper,
matte shades to define my crease.
Placing this on my outer corner, this shade is a little bit more red
than the shade that I used on the Natasha.
But I think once it’s all blended out it won’t look very different.
So I’m gonna use this fluffy blending brush from Wet N Wild, it’s the P20,
and blend those colors.
So I’m looking at both sides now.
Pigment--
totally there on the ColourPop side.
Blending was a little bit more difficult.
Natasha side--
pigment also was great, blending was easy.
I think that the ColourPop palette being $16 is such a good price for shadows of this quality.
I’m gonna move right along and do eyeliner.
I’ve got one of my favorites--Kat Von D Tattoo Liner.
It’s a great liner.
Cruelty-free.
So I’m gonna use that to create a little cat eye on the high-end side.
That’s the eyeliner done.
I just really like this brush tip.
It’s just so good.
So drugstore side I’m using this eyeliner from Jordana.
It’s called the FabuLiner Liquid Eye Liner in Black.
It has more of a traditional felt tip and definitely is thicker than the Kat Von D.
But it looks like it’s still gonna give a nice fine line.
Despite the fact that it has a thicker tip, it’s actually really--
drawing that thin line was really easy.
And this thing is $3.
That was really easy!
I don’t love felt tip liners but that one--
it applied really, really nicely.
Impressed with both of them honestly.
Alright, last piece of the eye makeup puzzle is mascara,
and the high-end side I have this
Eyeko Sport Waterproof Mascara.
It has a really nice curved brush and it retails for $26.
Alright so that is mascara on the high-end side done.
On the drugstore side on the left I’m gonna use this one from Pacifica,
it's called Aquarian Gaze.
It’s a water resistant mascara.
It’s not waterproof, which I’m a little bit nervous about.
Opening it up, right away I like the brush.
This is a plastic brush.
Really dense brissles.
So hopefully that hugs my lashes really well.
So this mascara retails for $14, which is pretty pricy.
So far I like it.
I will be interested to see if these smudge and whether or not they will hold a curl.
Because there are even some mascaras that are waterproof that I’ve tried
that don’t hold a curl so….
Last but not least I have lips, and on the high-end side I’m gonna be using the
Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Dusty Rose.
It retails for $20.
Alright half the lip’s done.
That was really easy to apply.
The color was very opaque.
It feels comfortable so far though, we’ll see.
And on the drugstore side, I’m gonna be using this Milani Amore Matte Lip Cream
in the shade Precious.
This one retails for $9.
Okay, so I think it’s dried down now.
I don’t think that you can really tell a difference.
They’re both lovely.
They feel good so far but these are really matte,
so I’m wondering how they’re gonna wear throughout the day.
But that’s the look done.
I don’t know, is this lipstck a little too much for the eye look?
I don’t know.
We’re gonna roll with it.
It’s time for Can You Tell.
I’m with Julia.
Hello.
Hey
Alright, I’m wearing high-end makeup on one side of my face,
and drugstore makeup on the other side.
Oh, this challenge.
What do you think?
Which one?
Which is which?
I think...
this side.
Why?
Well, maybe it’s because you did a better job blending that eye?
I’m not sure…
The truth comes out.
I just think that it’s really nicely blended.
You’re wrong!
This is the high-end side, this is the drugstore side.
This eyeshadow palette is like $130.
Clearly I know nothing.
Hey, Louis.
How you doing?
I have a question for you.
Yeah.
I’m wearing high-end makeup on half my face and drugstore makeup on the other half.
Which one do you think is which?
I think the high-end makeup’s on your left, and my right.
You’re wrong!
Why did you say that?
I don’t know, I think it looks better.
Okay.
Wise words from Louis over here.
Hi guys, I’m back!
It is 6 pm so I’ve been wearing this makeup for seven hours
and I’ve gotta say it’s looking pretty good
but I am looking oily.
The foundation looks good on both sides.
Honestly, I can’t really tell the difference.
Powder wise, Cover FX side might have made my skin just a hair matter.
Concealer...
looks good.
No complaints.
On the highlighter front I can still see this.
Here I can still see it.
The dewey-ness is still there but it’s dried out a bit as I’ve worn it.
You can still see the nice pinkish tinge but it’s definitely not as strong as the E.L.F. side.
Eye wise, I’m getting a little more smudging on the left side of my face--
the drugstore side.
I’m surprised that the Pacifica mascara did hold a curl.
Eyeshadow wise I think they both look really good.
Creasing just a little on the ColourPop side.
Eyeliner, I mean Kat Von D slayed.
She always does.
This liner isn’t smudging.
It’s staying really crisp.
The Jordana side also looks really crisp
but it is starting to smudge a little bit on the inner corner of my eye.
Lipstick wise, I can tell that there’s two different lipsticks on my lips.
I think it’s the one thing that I didn’t color match,
but they actually both feel really good.
Alright that’s it guys, I just talked through a whole lotta product,
but I hope it showed you guys how to wear some new different makeup techniques,
what products are good.
It also hopefully showed you that you can get a luxury look
without having to pay high-end prices.
As always, please let me know what you thought in the comments and let me know which side
you think held up better, the high-end side or the drugstore side, I’m very curious.
If you’re new to cruelty free makeup or you just want to know more about the concept,
I will link some information in the description bar.
But if you have any favorite cruelty-free brands, please let me know as well.
Until then, I will see you guys next Monday.
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