- Hi, I'm Kristin. - And I'm Devin.
- And this is a dupe off. - A dupe off.
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- For those of you who are not in the know,
a dupe is when a more economical makeup product
gives you similar results to a pricier makeup product.
Are you into dupes? - I'm a duper.
We in the dupe community call them dupests.
- (laughs) I'm literally am gonna throw you out.
- Sometimes your girl doesn't
wanna spend $50 for foundation.
Do you like dupes? - I don't really try dupes.
Here's the thing, you have very nice skin.
- Thank you. - And I have skin.
So, like (laughs) I have to do a lot to get it to
a point where I can permanently commit it to film.
- We're gonna split out beautiful faces in half.
We're gonna do half of our face with the expensive makeup,
and the other half, the dupe.
And then, we're gonna go around and ask
our coworkers if they notice anything different.
- One, two, three, dupes!
You didn't say dupes.
One, two, three, dupes! - Dupes!
- You said dupes too early.
One, two, three, dupes! - Dupes!
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This is L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte.
- [Kristin] This is truly not bad.
- I am surprised, application is really smooth.
It goes on, it dries.
It says it's Pro-Matte, so hopefully, it stays not shiny.
This is NARS All-Day Luminous Weightless Foundation.
Whoa, look at that, it's just water.
I don't even know if I like this NARS.
This one, I definitely get more of a dewy finish.
Whereas, this one, I'm a little bit more matte.
This is $49? - $49?
- Wow. - I could tell you
this right now, this L'Oreal is better.
It applies better, it's just better.
- This is $9?
You're saving upwards of $30.
Don't ask me to do the math, I'm just gonna round up.
- I feel like I'm struggling really
to kind of get what I want coverage wise.
I do not believe this are actually dupes.
- Yeah. - I just think
one is better than the other, and it's the L'Oreal.
- [Devin] So, it's been duped.
- Yeah, if you buy the NARS over the L'Oreal,
maybe you've been duped.
- I mean, even look at the bottle.
It's so watery, it's been like leaking out.
This NARS bottle looks like
it just suffered through a breakup.
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- This is Essence Make Me Brow in Soft Browny Brows,
which is so many Bs.
I can feel how sticky it is.
I had to put so much on (laughs).
Even then, like, oh, no, the hairs were sticking together.
Now there's a hole in my brow.
This is Benefit Gimme Brow in three, it is $24.
- For that little bottle?
- Oh, this is-- - This is better?
- This is better. - Oh, my God, yeah.
Like, swipe one.
- That's the expensive side, yeah, I can tell.
- One looks like airbrushed, one looks like sneeze on.
- Essence Make Me Brow, not a dupe.
- A nupe. - A nupe.
It's a nupe. - A nupe.
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- Wet n wild Proline Felt Tip Eyeliner, it's 3.99.
I mean, this brush is a little thick for my taste.
It dries pretty quickly.
- The name of the game is how long you can last.
Like in sex, you know.
- This is Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner.
This is my eyeliner, this is what I use.
- Yeah, this tip is way more precise.
- They do look the same.
I think the wet n wild one
requires a little bit more skill.
Whereas, I think the Stila is a little bit more forgiving.
So, look, I think that that's kind
of the advantage of the Stila.
'Cause they both dry really quickly.
That's probably why people think of it as a dupe.
Because like, a quick drying eyeliner
that doesn't transfer is like a beautiful unicorn.
- So, let's say dupe for now.
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This is Milani it's a Baked powder Blush
in Luminoso number five, it is $8.49.
- [Kristin] This is the dupe.
- [Devin] It just transferred.
- [Kristin] It just rained all over the table.
- Blush is something I think if you find a good shade,
you can go with the dupe.
- You know, I mean, it's cute.
- I don't like how messy it is though, off the bat.
I'm getting a lot of shine, not a lot of like pigment.
Because I wear highlighter and blush,
I want my blush to act like blush
and give me pigment, please.
And I want my highlighter to give me the shine.
So, this is NARS and it's Orgasm,
which I've always wanted to try this blush,
and I've never tried it. - Yeah, I own it, I love it.
So, these are actually not the same color.
So, I'm curious as to whether or not
they actually give you the same impact.
- Yeah, 'cause this one's more orangy.
- Is it an illusion?
- See, yeah, it looks so good.
You know, it's like a hint of pink.
- I think it looks good, I think the Milani looks better.
- Interesting, see, I get more shine
and more highlight on this.
See, it seems more subtle.
Like, a blush is as if you're blushing.
Like, it's a subtle like hint of color.
- This can be a dupe for you, believe it or not.
They lay on the skin similarly.
- Yeah, this one just is a little bit more--
- Pink. - Pink.
That's interesting because in the box,
they don't look the same.
But on the skin, they look the same.
And that way, I think this is a real dupe.
Because someone took the time to be like,
oh, it doesn't match but it does look the same.
- I think this is the closest
we've had so far to an actual dupe.
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So, we are trying the NYX Liquid
Suede Cream Lipstick in Soft Spoken.
It is $7.
- I love NYX lips.
- I like this a ton.
- Yeah, this is a great color.
Now, here's the question, how are these supposed
to be dupes when this, again, seems orangy-er?
'Cause this is Kat Von D Everlasting
long Lipstick in Lolita II.
- This is the same thing but with different colors.
It feels the same, it applies the same.
I don't know if it lasts the same yet.
Like the blushes, this is pretty similar,
except the colors are slightly different.
- I really like NYX Liquid Suede.
But I will say, it doesn't last long.
So, this may be more expensive because it lasts longer.
- Might be a dupe. - That's a dupe, for sure.
- It might be a solid dupe.
The foundation surprised me a ton.
'Cause foundation is so hard to get right.
So, this is our finished dupe and then expensive looks.
- So, this side of the face
is probably over $100 worth of product.
- And this side is probably under.
- 50, off the bat, I like this side of the face
better than I like this side of the face.
But that's because foundation
really sets the tone for the rest of the makeup.
- Honestly, the only truly disappointing thing
on the dupe side is the brow gel.
So, not everything is a dupe.
But, in some cases, it's actually more value
for your money than the expensive side.
- All right, let's go surprise
our friends with our makeup looks.
- So, which side of my face is more expensive?
- I think this side.
- This side's more expensive?
- Yeah.
- This side is the cheap side.
This side's the expensive side.
- Yeah, this side just looks better.
- Let me see.
I'd say, wait, can you look at me?
- Hi. - Okay.
I'd say this side looks more expensive.
- This side looks more expensive?
- Uh huh, also, for you, that side too.
- Oh. - You're right.
- You're right for Devin, you're wrong for me.
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