what's up everyone? who's ready to glow today?
Because today we're going to do a battle of the highlighters.
Now, I have seen so many videos on the trending page and floating all over youtube
of like "$2 steak versus $300 steak"
So I'm like, you know what? Let's just kinda take that idea
and bring it into the makeup world and as we all know
I am the highlighting whore of the universe.
So I thought, you know what?
I went to Walgreens
and I found a $4 highlighter
it's from the brand Elf
and I'm like, you know what?
I've never actually used Elf on my channel before
maybe a few times, like, a long time ago
some I'm like, you know what? let me give them a shot
this one is $4
It is the Elf baked highlighter
and this shade is called Moonlight Pearls
I love that name
and then I went to the mall and I went to Neiman Marcus
and there is a brand I've used before called Cle de peau
and they have a $95 highlighter
this is the illuminizing face enhancer
and the packaging is pretty sick, it's like ooooohoooo
like, the packaging alone wrapped me in
of course I haven't even tested the formula or anything like that
we're about to do both
this whole video I am going to be comparing
the Elf versus the Cle de peau
so if you want to find out which one wins
then keep on watching
Alright, so I'm going to compare the weight on these
so, the Elf one is 0.17 ounces
and this one is 0.35 ounces
so there is more product
Um, this one is 10 grams, and this one is 5 grams
So, of course, you're getting a little bit more product with this guy
Now with the Elf one, let's open her up and see what she looks like
Oooooh!
So it does have that little round, domed type little guy going on here
Now, the packaging, I'm not going to say it's like overly cheap
but, it's cheap packaging. It feels very lightweight.
You get what you pay for.
Um, I definitely feel like with drug store brands.
And what I mean by that is the packaging is not always spectacular and heavy and luxurious
But the formula could be bomb, so that's why I like to
of course, we're going to try it out
The other one though - ooof - it feels a little heavier, it's luxurious.
Let's open her up
Oh, oh oh! Okay, so it has this little piece of clear film on it
it says "put this film back after use over the powder and the brush"
okay, so this snaps off
it's like a little clear window
and this one comes with a brush
so of course you get that included
the other one is just by itself
now, besides the brush, it is a big, crazy, it almost looks like a diamond-cut shape
so it has this fine layer of glitter
which, I don't know if it runs through the pigment
or if it's just an overshadow, which, I hate when that happens
so we're of course going to see that in a second
I mean, packaging, of course this one is sickening in my mind
and this one is of course basic
but who is going to blind my mother fucking cheeks?
let's find out
now, I think it's only fair that we use the same brush for both
so I dug out my Morphe brushes
these are the packing highlighting brushes
now I love these because, unlike the fan brush
love the fan brush they're a very
it's a staple, everyone has a fan brush in their kit I'm sure, by now
but these ones are more of like "packer brushes"
so it's going to put on the highlight
hea-vy, and blinding, which is basically my goal every day
so, right now, you guys can tell my cheeks have no glow on them
there is no highlight in my entire face
which is a little scary
because my face is like "bitch, hello? we need to glow"
so, I am very matte right now and I'm kind of hating it [laughing]
so I am going to use the Elf highlighter first
alright, so the Elf highlighter I am going to take it with my clean finger
and just lightly go over the top and - uh, oh!
girl, I'm already I'm a little shook right now!
okay, we're going over it okay, we're going over it,
mmmm, I'm like, let me try my other finger in case that one just needed some guidance
okay so this one, I dug a little harder I mean, I don't want to break the dome
but I am going in you guys, I am pressing hard
and that's the result, okay?
finger test is a little scary
I guess, let's put her on the cheeks and see what happens
the cool thing about the dome is you can easily
go back and forth, back and forth
so let's see that
and I put a lot on there
you guys see I'm going back and forth and bitch is hoping and praying right now
and, let's just take a little mirror and put it over my cheek
and, let's see what happens
okay, now the glow is actually a little bit better than it looked on my finger
because that finger swatch, girl I was like, hmmmmmm
so it's looking really pretty so far
I'm going to put it all the way to my hairline
because a bitch likes to shine
let me look at that
ooooh in the monitor it looks pretty
it's a little bit more subtle than what I normally wear
but I'm now going to do a second layer just for, I mean
that's what I normally do I like to layer and layer
okay, I think we're good
oh wow!
this is pretty stunning
I love moving my face back and forth like oh yes honey, work! mmmmmm!
ok, that one is not as bad as I expected
when I swatched with this index finger I was like okay, video's over, bye!
but it definitely redeemed itself on the brush
so now I'm just going to take a little bit and put it up on that brow, yes
huh, ok guys
now let's try the $95 one
alright, now we're going to dip into the Cle de peau highlighter
now, this one, ah, I just love that prism on the top
it's like very esthetically pleasing
so I'm going to take oh, I already used this finger
so now we're going to go to the middle one and I'm just going to lightly go over it
naaaaah, I'm going in oh!
oh! oh! little bit more pigment on the finger
so I'm going to quickly take the Elf one
and I'm going to go back and forth on my finger
and I'm just going to go on my hand right here, and I'm just going to show you guys
kind of a blinding the brush picks it up more
which is very weird, because usually with fingers there's like more oil
and then the Cle de peau one I'm going to put right next to it
and you guys can see the difference
both are kind of sheer on my hand
but now it's kind of time to put the Cle de peau one on my other cheek, bam!
there's a little more kick-back than the Elf one
so I've just kind of like dabbed the brush all over, and that top shimmer layer is gone
it's like, literally, girl, I'm blowing on it she's a little dusty
who else hates when they freshly wash their hair and it just doesn't want to do anything?
that's me right now, I'm like ugh!
let's put this on my cheekbones
where's the shine
I'm like what the hell! Girl, where is the shine?
let me move my hair back so y'all can see the shimmer is almost non-existant
it's like if I took, like, loose powder with a faint hint of glitter and dabbed it on my cheek
I'm like what in the..... okay
let's go back in there and try a little bit more
I'm like... hmmmmmm
uh, uh, uh! I'm like
shit!
there is no fucking pigment!
it is like so sheer
I'm like what in the....
Alright, so the luxury brand definitely is not blinding
now I'm just going to go on the website really quickly
and see what exactly it says
so it says, how to use: apply as the last step in your makeup routine
ok, just did that
sweep brush back and forth over the surface of the powder and apply it to your face
for a more dramatic look, use additional powder on the temples
well, if it doesn't show up, how the mother fuck is it going to be dramatic?!!
okay, description: this exquisite highlighting powder uses innovative light diffusing technology
to define contours and illuminate your complexion
I'm not illuminated I'm like dulled actually
my cheek is dull, and I'm like trying to put on more and praying that it's going to work
and it ain't gonna work
alright you guys, I'm like, I'm kinda fucking shook right now
I guess let's, uhhh, compare the two
so after a few minutes of debating back and forth
I'm still in shock you guys
now, you guys know, this shady bitch right here
I'm not always about drugstore makeup, I just love luxury brands, that's just my thing
I think, after this challenge you guys I'm shocked
I might want to go back and do a full face Elf tutorial just using only Elf products
because I was really pleasantly surprised
I'm staring at this and I'm like $95 and there's literally like
I mean, I'm looking in the monitor and it's like, this side of my face looks dead
it's deceased, it's cremated, it's like mmm, we're bored, next!
and then over here I'm like, oh my god!
now of course you guys saw my shock and horror when I tried to swatch this with my finger
but a lot of the time, as we well know our fingers have oils on them
or it depends if you just washed them
I mean, your finger, obviously, is not meant for applying highlighter
a brush is
so once the brush hit the pan it's really pretty
I'm like pleasantly surprised
it's not like, too blinding for the average person
that isn't into extreme highlight, like me
might love this way more than something extra extra extreme
but this one, $95? I could have literally bought like 20 of these, so
uh... what in the hell?!!!
I definitely went in here thinking that this was of course going to be the winner
but, I assumed wrong and this one is definitely the winner
cha-ching!
I think it's all about a brand's formula
just beause something is priced hefty does not necessarily mean it works
which you guys have seen on this channel before
with some luxury liquid lip brands you're like "oh my god, what in the hell happened?"
so, I'm sorry, I don't even know what to do with this
I'm definitely gonna add it in my pile to donate
or give to a friend
but I don't even know who would want it, because it doesn't show up
so, you guys already know the answer to this one
this Cle de peau highlighter is definitely not Jeffree Star approved
but the Elf baked highlighter is Jeffree Star approved
I highly suggest you guys run out and get these
they're amazing
I also bought another colour called pink diamonds which I think I'm goign to use
for the full face Elf video if I do that later this month
if you guys want me to do it, of course leave some comments below
and I'll do it for you guys. Um, besides that
clearly this is the winner, hallelujah, j'all know what the realty is
and I'm, uh, I'm happy
I think it's fucking cool that brands that are so affordable are fucking sick and they work
because this face now, she's glowing!
so, I guess, that is it you guys
thank you for watching my little battle
my highlighter versus highlighter video
if you guys have any more products you want me to battle, leave some feedback
in the comments down below
and, um, I'll see you on the next one
bye guys