Old granny here with dry skin- I love the Revlon Illuminance! I’d rather save my money for books and travel and having fun with my kids and grandkids! Great video.💕
That's good to know. I think I will try it. I have dry skin as well an wouldn't have tried it because Zabrena has oily skin, I was afraid it wouldn't work on dry skin.😊
My mom(50) and I(27) are both in love with the illuminance foundation. I have oily skin and she has dry skin. It's just such an amazing formula. I just powder my t-zone a bit.
This is GOLD!!! 💛👑 PLEASE make this an ongoing series, this is sooooo needed today's world!! I am a very disciplined beauty lover!! Many, these days, are just so out of touch! I look around and really?? Where are all these real people dropping hundreds on beauty hauls weekly/ monthly..... Really? In today's world?? I would rather make the dollar tree/ dollar general and Walmart work for me when I can and tithe at my church, help someone out, not have credit debt, give to a ministry or charity and still look cute doing it , makeup is makeup is makeup. I have 4 kids and you are dang right the kids come first. The Internet is delusional like a Biblical war isn't taking place before our very eyes... Makeup, beauty, skin, all the girly things are my hobbies, art, collection, expression etc. always have been, always will be but never ever the priority. Food, gas, bills, cost of living is crazy, beauty is last on the list. I do tons of beauty research to shop the smartest and as calculated as possible. I am a firm believer we can get the job done and have fun for wayyy less than what high end has to offer! ❤❤❤ Give us moreeee please!! ❤❤❤
I can't love your comment enough! THIS!!!!! I agree! There are so many struggling right now! You and I are on the same page! I will try to do more of these as I come across them! Much love to you and may the peace of the Father surround you in this time and what's to come! Always remember, the JOY of the Lord is your strength! Worse things are coming, but we find our peace in HIM! :) HUGS!
If you haven't yet, you should check out Miss A. It's online only unless you live in TX. Way cheaper than drugstore but so many products have replaced my drugstore products because they're just better. Especially the mascaras, wish I found them before trying so many drugstore products that aren't nearly as good (but cost 5 times as much 😢) And they give to charities! 💜 They don't advertise/promote and sell their products directly which is how costs are kept low.
If you have a Marshall's close by its great for low price high end make up. I seldom buy anywhere else. Was a single mom now with grown daughter I am helping through college. I agree so much with your comments. Walmart target and dollar tree my other spots.
Thanks, Zabera for bringing these videos. We all could use a great deal, and I love your hair. No offense, but every time I see your hair curled, I think of Merida from the film "Brave"! You're such an encouragement and blessing in these times.
That’s such a nice compliment, and I don’t think Zabrena would be offended by that at all. And yeah I appreciate these suggestions from her so much, cause some of us gotta keep it glam on a budget right? 💖🌹💄
I've replaced Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes with Colourpop eye shadow palettes. The price difference of Urban Decay ($59) to Colourpop ($14) is significant and I can have 4 palettes of Colourpop eyeshadow for the price of one Urban Decay palette.The quality of Colourpop is phenomenal too. I also wear L'oreal and Maybelline lipsticks in place of my MAC lipsticks. I don't need to repurchase my MAC lippies yet, but I may not.
I love these videos. I’ve mostly used drugstore makeup. Occasionally I’ve bought high end and honestly not blown away by it. I really can’t justify the cost. And most all makeup is owned by just a couple companies and probably made in the same factories.
I primarily use drugstore too and feel like every time I've bought a high-end product for full price, I've regretted it, or it didn't live up to my expectations. Those I've gotten on an amazing sale, though, completely different story. Lol
Another UA-camr recommended the L’Oréal Les nus style lipstick in nu impertinent as a CT dupe. I ordered it on Amazon and it will be here tomorrow but on screen it look identical to the Pillow Talk she swatched it next too. It was a bit shinier but that’s all.
Noticed and commented to DD that your lippy in the video looks Great on you! Revlon lipstick is my last bastion of lippy because they don't include "flavor" or fragrance. May they keep it available forever!
Zabrena, you are a TREASURE!! Three years ago, I decided to stop buying high end products, including skincare (I had to stop working due to health issues). I watched so many videos like this one, and I was able to build my new, affordable makeup and skincare collection. I do use Tretinoin, but with Good RX I was able to get a 45 gram tube for $32!! It's funny that the Elf Bite Sized palettes you mentioned are my top two as well. I bought a single matte white shadow from the Ulta brand on sale, and it is very good! Elf has been doing an amazing job to offer "dupes" at such great prices, too. Thank you so much for continuing to review affordable products. I have five gorgeous grandchildren that I'd rather spend my money on these days!!
Thank you Zabrena! I hardly buy any high end makeup products anymore (except as a gift). I am amazed at how good the better priced products are now and appreciate your recommendations very much! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you for this11 I have an OLD Wet N Wild eyeshadow pallet with nudes and browns that looks comparable to the one that you showed. I use it more than my expensive shadows! I love LOVE love the All Star Face Pallet from Physician's Formula. The costly (for me, anyway) lipstick that I am obsessed with and I'd love to find a dupe for is the KVD Queen Of Poisons hyperlight lipstick. It feels like silk on my lips and is such a beautiful color!
Thank you, Zabrena for providing affordable products that look great on the skin! Please continue to do videos like this one. May love, peace & joy fill your home throughout the Christmas season! Happy birthday, Jesus!!!
There is a way to fix broken powder, blush, bronzer, eyeshadow etc. You crush it up in the pan, add rubbing alcohol a little at a time to and mix with a popsicle stick to form a paste. Then cover with Saran Wrap and press/ smooth out and let dry- I think it took a day or two. It’ll be almost as good as new. Maybe not as pretty to look at but it works perfectly. I did this when I dropped a new elf blush and it’s really works!
Antonym makes spectacular blushes. Their baked highlighting blush in the shade Crush might be the most beautiful blush I've ever seen! The shade Lily is beautiful, too. 💜💜💜
I understand your moving away from certain shades and products you used to love. As I've gone up in age 🙂my needs and preferences have changed. I've switched from matte foundations and blushes to softly-luminous ones, from dark and transfer-proof lips to medium shades in satin formulas, and from bold, black, graphic liquid eyeliner to softer, smudgy gel pencils in plum, navy, and coffee.
I love your channel the best! Because, unlike some beauty tip channels that deal in makeup way out of my price range - $60 for blush ?? - you keep in real and in range for us "average" folks. Thank you and blessings to you and your family now and always ! ❤
I recently purchased a Chanel lipstick because not only it was always sold out but also because everyone on the internet was raving about it and the shade looked so amazing on everyone! Well I sacrificed and got it and let me tell you it did nothing for my complexion it looked horrible on my super fair skin the shade I’m talking about is “boy” horrible shade and the quality was crappy the lipstick lasted me maybe an hour if that I had to keep reapplying I will never purchase expensive Chanel lipsticks there’s no need i love the perfumes I will purchase those but not the lipsticks , I love my cover girl pinks lipsticks much better.
High end makeup mainly sell their products that high because they pay a lot for ads, commercial, box/packaging, prints on the bottle, the bottle itself to say the least. High end and drugstore have their products made at the same factory,
They sell for however much people will pay because there will always be people who think more expensive equals better and will convince themselves that a crappy expensive product is better than the best quality drugstore item. It's sad, really.
Can't wait to try these, Zabrena. You always bring the best of the best. I'm a die-hard e.l.f. fan - and this is coming from a former makeup snob who couldn't touch drugstore makeup with a 10 foot pole for years. Happy to see you feature so many e.l.f. products. Merry Christmas, sweetie! 🎅 - xx, Carla
My husband and son went to Sephora to buy me a Christmas gift and came home saying”y’all are getting scammed!” They couldn’t believe the cost and what people spend for makeup. I’ve been transitioning to drugstore and very selective over high end. Must be a color I can’t find elsewhere. Thanks for the reminder and great video. ❤️
Great video, Zabrena. I love how you provide great alternatives to high-end products. Thank you for always being a bright spot in a day. I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.
Hey Zabrena! Gosh girl, your hair is just gorgeous! Love the video! And I think Undone Beauty might be on their way out - displays at Ulta are less than half the size they used to be, with only half the product line. And if you like the Pixi peach under eye corrector, Lottie London has one that works the same and is even cheaper. Thanks for the video! And Happy Holidays to you and yours!
BEST matte white I’ve ever found is in Colourpop Smoke Show! It’s so pigmented and works so well! It’s the best one I’ve found out of all the palettes I’ve had! So that’s an option for people looking for an amazing, pigmented white matte and you get some gorgeous gray and black. It’s one of my most loved palettes as a very cool toned person!
Excellent, Zabrena! We definitely should be paying more attention to expensive products that can be easily replaced for more affordable ones. Thank you for your ideas.
I would love to find a drugstore dupe for Lancome Powder Foundation. I don't use it as foundation but as a powder but it's 50.00 now. It doesn't dry out my skin but I don't know of a dupe for it.
Great options! Going by the Revlon foundation’s name I would think it’s kind of glowy and the Teint Idole is matte. I would have never thought those two foundations look similar on the skin.
I love the Revlon Illuminance foundation, I replaced my Clinique with it. I still have a couple of my Lancôme lipsticks that, when they’re gone won’t be re-bought. This is a great video, you did a great job!
NYX has a under eye color corrector too. I think they have different shades too. I really like it and it's smooth and goes well under another concealer.
Girl, I just can’t justify buying high end makeup at any time, so I am really happy that you can give us affordable options that I can get locally. My Walmart doesn’t carry a wide selection of Milani but I can get L’Oreal fairly well there. Thanks for your help!
I've replaced my high end versions of Setting powder and Powder Foundation for WnW Photofocus Translucent powder and Essence 16 hr Powder Foundation.Excellent products, better than the expensive ones, and got to know them thanks to you.❤❤❤
Really into makeup right now and starting to watch your channel. Just watched the nineties grunge makeup look u did. U looked like Shirley Manson. Great look thanks
I love that elf brightening pen! I’ve bought it several times over. The YSL touche eclat is nice, and when it came out it was unique. But there so many dupes now, and tag ELF one is legit.
Im all about drugstore makeup. But, I’m beginning to realize, prices are beginning to rise on them as well. I don’t remember drugstore mascara costing $12. I like $8 so inflation is hitting our drugstore cosmetics but ill take that price over $25 or $30 any day. 😂
I truthfully don't remember the last time I bought anything 'high end'. Maybe 2+ years ago I bought a Too Faced HangoveRx setting spray - which I still have because I don't use setting sprays anymore! I've been having fun purging a ton of products from my huge collection and giving them to family, friends & coworkers to use & love. Having less products just makes it far, FAR easier and faster to get ready in the mornings. Thank you for videos like this - you are a gem!
I love the elf ysl dupe....i used to wear the chanel version of the product in the 90s early 2000s but it seems they discontinued it? Idk...all i know is i love the elf!
I love your channel and have been watching you since the early days... I also really like how your channel still has a bit of that simple, friendly and welcoming presence that reminds me of the early days.... Dunno if that makes sense but your video background and content are really refreshing and no showy frills
I'm interested in the Revlon foundation because I wanted a drug store priced one. Thanks for the review. I currently have the Dior glow foundation. But it is pricey. I need something not so expensive.
I had an urban decay eye palette that I just loved. loved. but it got real old - I had had it 13 years and needed a replacement. It took me awhile to find a replacement and I landed on a too faced palette but I hated it. It cost too much and the colors were not pigmented enough for me so now I love the Elf eye palettes as well as colour pop and NYX. I love the colors and with my Milani primer the colors stay all day! no need to buy high end eyeshadows anymore! Thanks!
Those Elf palettes are my go to favorites since you shared them with us. They perform as well as any of my high end palettes. And my go to foundations come from Loreal. Colourpop also sells some of my favorite palettes. Stone Cold Fox has 30 beautiful shades of cool toned shadows for $30-$35 dollars and the quality is just as good as high end. A few years ago I broke down and bought the Natasha Denona glam palette. I couldn’t resist and I do love it. However, I really only use a few shades and for $69 I will not be replacing it. I will need to find a dupe! Thank you for another great video!
Thanks to your videos, I have been an absolute fan of wet & wild. I use to think that wet&wild wasn’t good quality. Thank you, Thank you,Thank you for showing me the error of my ways. Love you 🥰
I’ve never purchased a high end make up with one exception. Clinique Black Honey. I don’t use it anymore I prefer sheer glosses now. I’ve been using the Rimmel Stay Matte powder ever since you’ve mentioned it a while back. It does the job for oily skin. If I have a dry patch I use the CoverGirl Smoothers pressed powder. My only mascara is Maybelline Waterproof lash sensational. Loreal true match blush, CoverGirl thin brow pencil, and love the walking on eggshells wet and wild eyeshadow you recommended. No foundation for me just Dermatology tinted sunscreen or Bliss tinted sunscreen. I refuse to buy high end make up and I’ve honestly done pretty good without it. Better for my family budget and conscience 🥰 this was super helpful thank you!!! 🤗
SO MUCH good stuff here Z! 💜 My dear old car died over the summer so now I have a lovely new one... with an unlovely car payment lol. So I am always looking for stuff to replace old high end things. ELF Hydrating Camo Concealer has replaced the Tarte Shape Tape I used to use and tbh I like it even better for a fraction of the price! When my Lancôme foundation runs out, I will try the Revlon - thank you so much! I'm finding a LOT of things I used to think couldn't be replaced are not even necessary anymore. I appreciate you so much! Wishing you the happiest of Christmases!
Fantastic video, I love my Milani bronzers as well, thank you for sharing…. I hope you and your family have a beautiful Christmas 🎄and an amazing 2024.💜
Omg!! I love the Antonym make up! The Antonym is all natural though…..and the container is made of wood (saves environment) so w those pluses im willing to spend a bit more :)
Mam. I have watched your channel for years and absolutely love it! You Godly spirit shines and I love the drama free videos. When I have time I search for your videos and go back to ones you did years ago. I love budget friendly because I cannot afford much.
I really love my Bobby Brown corrector! I’ve been repurchasing it for years. I will definitely look for the pixie one when I go back to Target and compare it. Thank you for the dupe suggestion
Great video. It'd be awesome to see a side by side comparison. I do understand having kids though. I tried the Colourpop brow pen and it is amazing. I already have good brows but they have spots where there is no hair. The Colourpop brow pen is freaking great. Thank you for this video.
A few years ago, ok like 7, I was in love with Urban Decay shadows. Then I discovered Colourpop & haven't looked back. The Stone Cold Fox palette is a dupe for the Naked 3 & my ALL TIME FAV is the Rock Candy palette. I also gave up NARS orgasm blush for Milani's baked blushes.
Great video and your hair is rockin'! Did you just color it? I love this color and also the deep red I have seen from a few years ago, that had like a "black cherry," kind of vibe to it. Merry Christmas to you, hubs, kids and fur babies.
I'm rarely shopping Sephora anymore; the prices, the bougie products aren't alluring. I'm a drugstore product lover, and I do shop Ulta if/when I want something special; their points program & sales are awesome 🎉✌🏾😍
I have not found a high end foundation to match to my L’Oréal infallible pro glow- I’ve tried so many high end ones and while they weren’t all bad. None compared to the price and wearability of the pro glow. Every time i wear it people ask me what foundation it is( they also have a matte one) ❤️
Zabrena this lip color is gorgeous on you! I noticed it immediately! I have light to medium brown hair and those types of brighter colors look better on me as well! Anyway, love your videos! Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family! ❤❤
Old granny here with dry skin- I love the Revlon Illuminance! I’d rather save my money for books and travel and having fun with my kids and grandkids! Great video.💕
That's good to know. I think I will try it. I have dry skin as well an wouldn't have tried it because Zabrena has oily skin, I was afraid it wouldn't work on dry skin.😊
@@lorimoore5589same!
Nice to know here too. I don’t want to spend my money on my 47.00 foundation anymore.
My mom(50) and I(27) are both in love with the illuminance foundation. I have oily skin and she has dry skin. It's just such an amazing formula. I just powder my t-zone a bit.
Word up, Granny!
This is GOLD!!! 💛👑 PLEASE make this an ongoing series, this is sooooo needed today's world!! I am a very disciplined beauty lover!! Many, these days, are just so out of touch! I look around and really?? Where are all these real people dropping hundreds on beauty hauls weekly/ monthly..... Really? In today's world?? I would rather make the dollar tree/ dollar general and Walmart work for me when I can and tithe at my church, help someone out, not have credit debt, give to a ministry or charity and still look cute doing it , makeup is makeup is makeup. I have 4 kids and you are dang right the kids come first. The Internet is delusional like a Biblical war isn't taking place before our very eyes... Makeup, beauty, skin, all the girly things are my hobbies, art, collection, expression etc. always have been, always will be but never ever the priority. Food, gas, bills, cost of living is crazy, beauty is last on the list. I do tons of beauty research to shop the smartest and as calculated as possible. I am a firm believer we can get the job done and have fun for wayyy less than what high end has to offer! ❤❤❤ Give us moreeee please!! ❤❤❤
I can't love your comment enough! THIS!!!!! I agree! There are so many struggling right now! You and I are on the same page! I will try to do more of these as I come across them! Much love to you and may the peace of the Father surround you in this time and what's to come! Always remember, the JOY of the Lord is your strength! Worse things are coming, but we find our peace in HIM! :) HUGS!
If you haven't yet, you should check out Miss A. It's online only unless you live in TX. Way cheaper than drugstore but so many products have replaced my drugstore products because they're just better. Especially the mascaras, wish I found them before trying so many drugstore products that aren't nearly as good (but cost 5 times as much 😢)
And they give to charities! 💜 They don't advertise/promote and sell their products directly which is how costs are kept low.
If you have a Marshall's close by its great for low price high end make up. I seldom buy anywhere else. Was a single mom now with grown daughter I am helping through college. I agree so much with your comments. Walmart target and dollar tree my other spots.
Love this comment!🙏🏽
God doesn't want our money... Too many wolves in sheep's clothing in the Churches sadly... Jesus is not about the $$$$$...🙌🏻🙏🏻
Thanks, Zabera for bringing these videos. We all could use a great deal, and I love your hair. No offense, but every time I see your hair curled, I think of Merida from the film "Brave"! You're such an encouragement and blessing in these times.
That’s such a nice compliment, and I don’t think Zabrena would be offended by that at all. And yeah I appreciate these suggestions from her so much, cause some of us gotta keep it glam on a budget right? 💖🌹💄
I love Brave! I think the same thing.
@@NancyH25 I guess I'm not alone. 😊
I've replaced Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes with Colourpop eye shadow palettes. The price difference of Urban Decay ($59) to Colourpop ($14) is significant and I can have 4 palettes of Colourpop eyeshadow for the price of one Urban Decay palette.The quality of
Colourpop is phenomenal too. I also wear L'oreal and Maybelline lipsticks in place of my MAC lipsticks. I don't need to repurchase my MAC lippies yet, but I may not.
YES! great replacements! Colourpop is exceptional! Thanks for sharing!
I love these videos. I’ve mostly used drugstore makeup. Occasionally I’ve bought high end and honestly not blown away by it. I really can’t justify the cost. And most all makeup is owned by just a couple companies and probably made in the same factories.
@mimzyc9949 only comparable if they also have same/ similar ingredients lists though.
I primarily use drugstore too and feel like every time I've bought a high-end product for full price, I've regretted it, or it didn't live up to my expectations. Those I've gotten on an amazing sale, though, completely different story. Lol
I will not be repurchasing Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks because thanks to you, I have found dupes for my favorites!
Can you share the brand that is a dupe?
@@Manateelover25 Search for "Zabrena Tilbury Dupes" and you will find several videos covering lipsticks and other product categories.
@@Manateelover25
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@@Manateelover25 You can't go wrong with revlon or covergirl
Another UA-camr recommended the L’Oréal Les nus style lipstick in nu impertinent as a CT dupe. I ordered it on Amazon and it will be here tomorrow but on screen it look identical to the Pillow Talk she swatched it next too. It was a bit shinier but that’s all.
Catrice has a duo that appears to be a dupe for the charolette tilbury found it on Amazon for $7.
I love the lipstick! I think it really brings life to your beautiful face!
Noticed and commented to DD that your lippy in the video looks Great on you! Revlon lipstick is my last bastion of lippy because they don't include "flavor" or fragrance. May they keep it available forever!
Zabrena, you are a TREASURE!! Three years ago, I decided to stop buying high end products, including skincare (I had to stop working due to health issues). I watched so many videos like this one, and I was able to build my new, affordable makeup and skincare collection. I do use Tretinoin, but with Good RX I was able to get a 45 gram tube for $32!!
It's funny that the Elf Bite Sized palettes you mentioned are my top two as well. I bought a single matte white shadow from the Ulta brand on sale, and it is very good! Elf has been doing an amazing job to offer "dupes" at such great prices, too. Thank you so much for continuing to review affordable products. I have five gorgeous grandchildren that I'd rather spend my money on these days!!
Drugstore makeup and skincare for the win 🏆 ✨️
@@gisellespringer YES!!🥳🥳
Thank you Zabrena! I hardly buy any high end makeup products anymore (except as a gift). I am amazed at how good the better priced products are now and appreciate your recommendations very much!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Great tip on the Pixi color corrector. And thanks for noticing how much more product we will be getting!
Thank you for this11 I have an OLD Wet N Wild eyeshadow pallet with nudes and browns that looks comparable to the one that you showed. I use it more than my expensive shadows! I love LOVE love the All Star Face Pallet from Physician's Formula. The costly (for me, anyway) lipstick that I am obsessed with and I'd love to find a dupe for is the KVD Queen Of Poisons hyperlight lipstick. It feels like silk on my lips and is such a beautiful color!
Thank you, Zabrena for providing affordable products that look great on the skin! Please continue to do videos like this one. May love, peace & joy fill your home throughout the Christmas season! Happy birthday, Jesus!!!
Amen! Thank you so much, Julie! God bless you, beautiful!! :)
There is a way to fix broken powder, blush, bronzer, eyeshadow etc. You crush it up in the pan, add rubbing alcohol a little at a time to and mix with a popsicle stick to form a paste. Then cover with Saran Wrap and press/ smooth out and let dry- I think it took a day or two. It’ll be almost as good as new. Maybe not as pretty to look at but it works perfectly. I did this when I dropped a new elf blush and it’s really works!
Good to know. Thanks!
Antonym makes spectacular blushes. Their baked highlighting blush in the shade Crush might be the most beautiful blush I've ever seen! The shade Lily is beautiful, too. 💜💜💜
I understand your moving away from certain shades and products you used to love. As I've gone up in age 🙂my needs and preferences have changed. I've switched from matte foundations and blushes to softly-luminous ones, from dark and transfer-proof lips to medium shades in satin formulas, and from bold, black, graphic liquid eyeliner to softer, smudgy gel pencils in plum, navy, and coffee.
YES! This! I have noticed that in myself too, matte doesn't look as great as it once did! LOL
❤ love this idea for a video. I'd love to see if you replaced any skincare items. 😊
I love your channel the best! Because, unlike some beauty tip channels that deal in makeup way out of my price range - $60 for blush ?? - you keep in real and in range for us "average" folks.
Thank you and blessings to you and your family now and always !
❤
I really like the drugstore makeup videos. My mature skin loves the Revlon illuminace foundation.
YES! GREAT stuff!
I recently purchased a Chanel lipstick because not only it was always sold out but also because everyone on the internet was raving about it and the shade looked so amazing on everyone! Well I sacrificed and got it and let me tell you it did nothing for my complexion it looked horrible on my super fair skin the shade I’m talking about is “boy” horrible shade and the quality was crappy the lipstick lasted me maybe an hour if that I had to keep reapplying I will never purchase expensive Chanel lipsticks there’s no need i love the perfumes I will purchase those but not the lipsticks , I love my cover girl pinks lipsticks much better.
If you can find the, LA Colors lip liner, “Rose All Day” BUY IT!
High end makeup mainly sell their products that high because they pay a lot for ads, commercial, box/packaging, prints on the bottle, the bottle itself to say the least. High end and drugstore have their products made at the same factory,
They sell for however much people will pay because there will always be people who think more expensive equals better and will convince themselves that a crappy expensive product is better than the best quality drugstore item. It's sad, really.
Can't wait to try these, Zabrena. You always bring the best of the best. I'm a die-hard e.l.f. fan - and this is coming from a former makeup snob who couldn't touch drugstore makeup with a 10 foot pole for years. Happy to see you feature so many e.l.f. products. Merry Christmas, sweetie! 🎅 - xx, Carla
LOVE, love, love your videos! I’ve been watching you for over a decade, please don’t ever retire! Ha ha ❤️❤️❤️
My husband and son went to Sephora to buy me a Christmas gift and came home saying”y’all are getting scammed!” They couldn’t believe the cost and what people spend for makeup. I’ve been transitioning to drugstore and very selective over high end. Must be a color I can’t find elsewhere. Thanks for the reminder and great video. ❤️
I don't know why but imagining this is hilarious😂
Great video, Zabrena. I love how you provide great alternatives to high-end products. Thank you for always being a bright spot in a day. I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.
I used an eyeshadow as corrector and it worked great!!!
Me too!
Hey Zabrena! Gosh girl, your hair is just gorgeous! Love the video! And I think Undone Beauty might be on their way out - displays at Ulta are less than half the size they used to be, with only half the product line. And if you like the Pixi peach under eye corrector, Lottie London has one that works the same and is even cheaper. Thanks for the video! And Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!! Love your drugstore Decembers🎄☃️🎁💕
Zabrena, you are lovely & radiant as always. Thx for the suggestions - love me some drugstore makeup. 😘😍🙏
BEST matte white I’ve ever found is in Colourpop Smoke Show! It’s so pigmented and works so well! It’s the best one I’ve found out of all the palettes I’ve had! So that’s an option for people looking for an amazing, pigmented white matte and you get some gorgeous gray and black. It’s one of my most loved palettes as a very cool toned person!
Wow what is your new red hair color called? Love it
Excellent, Zabrena! We definitely should be paying more attention to expensive products that can be easily replaced for more affordable ones. Thank you for your ideas.
I like elf brighter, & coverage is light
I would love to find a drugstore dupe for Lancome Powder Foundation. I don't use it as foundation but as a powder but it's 50.00 now. It doesn't dry out my skin but I don't know of a dupe for it.
I would love to see a drugstore skin care video!♥️
Great options!
Going by the Revlon foundation’s name I would think it’s kind of glowy and the Teint Idole is matte. I would have never thought those two foundations look similar on the skin.
Your hair is gorgeous!! Loved these drugstore alternatives! I am loving ELFs new releases!
I love the Revlon Illuminance foundation, I replaced my Clinique with it. I still have a couple of my Lancôme lipsticks that, when they’re gone won’t be re-bought. This is a great video, you did a great job!
NYX has a under eye color corrector too. I think they have different shades too. I really like it and it's smooth and goes well under another concealer.
I had "Chanel Soleil Tan "and when I finished it I replaced it with a Rimmel Powder Bronzer which is excellent.🧡🧡🧡
I ordered a dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury bronzer and highlight you recommended in 2019 from Amazon. It was W7 Hollywood bronze and glow.
Girl, I just can’t justify buying high end makeup at any time, so I am really happy that you can give us affordable options that I can get locally. My Walmart doesn’t carry a wide selection of Milani but I can get L’Oreal fairly well there. Thanks for your help!
I tried your tip of using a white lip liner around & on your lips. I wore a bright purple/punk & it did not move at all. Thanks
Do you remember which video she talked about that? 😊
I tried your favorite makeup tips (I think)
Warm wishes for a wonderful Holiday! Merry Christmas 🎄
I've replaced my high end versions of Setting powder and Powder Foundation for WnW Photofocus Translucent powder and Essence 16 hr Powder Foundation.Excellent products, better than the expensive ones, and got to know them thanks to you.❤❤❤
I totally agree on the lipstick shades, darker ones suit you so much better than the paler ones 😊❤
elf has always had the best quality for price point in my opinion 😊
Zabrena thank you for the videos.
Really into makeup right now and starting to watch your channel. Just watched the nineties grunge makeup look u did. U looked like Shirley Manson. Great look thanks
What have I replaced? lol, everything!!!
LOL!!
Needed one of these uplifting videos today. Thank you!
I love that elf brightening pen! I’ve bought it several times over. The YSL touche eclat is nice, and when it came out it was unique. But there so many dupes now, and tag ELF one is legit.
Im all about drugstore makeup. But, I’m beginning to realize, prices are beginning to rise on them as well. I don’t remember drugstore mascara costing $12. I like $8 so inflation is hitting our drugstore cosmetics but ill take that price over $25 or $30 any day. 😂
I love this but nothing beats my stila eyeliner or my buxom lip polish ❤
I truthfully don't remember the last time I bought anything 'high end'. Maybe 2+ years ago I bought a Too Faced HangoveRx setting spray - which I still have because I don't use setting sprays anymore! I've been having fun purging a ton of products from my huge collection and giving them to family, friends & coworkers to use & love. Having less products just makes it far, FAR easier and faster to get ready in the mornings.
Thank you for videos like this - you are a gem!
I love the elf ysl dupe....i used to wear the chanel version of the product in the 90s early 2000s but it seems they discontinued it? Idk...all i know is i love the elf!
I am feeling the same as you . I project pan because I feel so much better using makeup up. Not wasting and saving money is huge! Love this video!
I love your channel and have been watching you since the early days... I also really like how your channel still has a bit of that simple, friendly and welcoming presence that reminds me of the early days.... Dunno if that makes sense but your video background and content are really refreshing and no showy frills
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 Happy New Year 🎊🎊🎊 love ur drugstore content and personality is relatable and genuine..much love from Mississippi!!
Just wanted to say that your makeup and the colour of your top makes your eyes pop ❤ Love it ❤
Great video Zabrena. I like Elf makeup; I've replaced several high end makeup brands with ELF.
I'm interested in the Revlon foundation because I wanted a drug store priced one. Thanks for the review. I currently have the Dior glow foundation. But it is pricey. I need something not so expensive.
Thank you, our hair and coloring are spot on BUT.....i have at least 30 years on you so thank you for your time, money, and expertise ❤
Thank you so much for the elf Palette recommendation with the WHITE MATTE Eyeshadow that is pigmented. That's exactly what I have been looking for!!!
I love the elf love you latte eyeshadow palette and use it every day. I’m on my second one. I love elf eyeshadows.
Thank you so much Zabrena for all your hard work. Happy holidays to you and your family.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Many Blessings to you and your family
My friend bought me the Orgey pallet from Jeffery Star and I love it
Thank you ror the great money saving info!
The Milani bronzer in Sun Kissed 02 is the perfect shade for my fair/medium cool toned face. It wears beautifully and blends like a dream. 🤌🏼
I had an urban decay eye palette that I just loved. loved. but it got real old - I had had it 13 years and needed a replacement. It took me awhile to find a replacement and I landed on a too faced palette but I hated it. It cost too much and the colors were not pigmented enough for me so now I love the Elf eye palettes as well as colour pop and NYX. I love the colors and with my Milani primer the colors stay all day! no need to buy high end eyeshadows anymore! Thanks!
Those Elf palettes are my go to favorites since you shared them with us. They perform as well as any of my high end palettes. And my go to foundations come from Loreal. Colourpop also sells some of my favorite palettes. Stone Cold Fox has 30 beautiful shades of cool toned shadows for $30-$35 dollars and the quality is just as good as high end.
A few years ago I broke down and bought the Natasha Denona glam palette. I couldn’t resist and I do love it. However, I really only use a few shades and for $69 I will not be replacing it. I will need to find a dupe!
Thank you for another great video!
Replaced a Lancome loose powder with Wet and Wild!!!
Love illuminance🎉
Haven't tried the new Illuminance skin tint yet.
Thanks to your videos, I have been an absolute fan of wet & wild. I use to think that wet&wild wasn’t good quality. Thank you, Thank you,Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.
Love you 🥰
I’ve never purchased a high end make up with one exception. Clinique Black Honey. I don’t use it anymore I prefer sheer glosses now. I’ve been using the Rimmel Stay Matte powder ever since you’ve mentioned it a while back. It does the job for oily skin. If I have a dry patch I use the CoverGirl Smoothers pressed powder. My only mascara is Maybelline Waterproof lash sensational. Loreal true match blush, CoverGirl thin brow pencil, and love the walking on eggshells wet and wild eyeshadow you recommended. No foundation for me just Dermatology tinted sunscreen or Bliss tinted sunscreen. I refuse to buy high end make up and I’ve honestly done pretty good without it. Better for my family budget and conscience 🥰 this was super helpful thank you!!! 🤗
Merry Christmas to you Zabrena and your family. Blessings.
Great video and great ideas!
SO MUCH good stuff here Z! 💜 My dear old car died over the summer so now I have a lovely new one... with an unlovely car payment lol. So I am always looking for stuff to replace old high end things. ELF Hydrating Camo Concealer has replaced the Tarte Shape Tape I used to use and tbh I like it even better for a fraction of the price! When my Lancôme foundation runs out, I will try the Revlon - thank you so much! I'm finding a LOT of things I used to think couldn't be replaced are not even necessary anymore. I appreciate you so much! Wishing you the happiest of Christmases!
I love your lip color! Also, you have the most beautiful hair ever. Thanks for product recommendations/reviews. I will def. be trying some of these.
Love and joy to you!!❤
❤ if you can save that money and get just as good as the product save the money!😊
Fantastic video, I love my Milani bronzers as well, thank you for sharing….
I hope you and your family have a beautiful Christmas 🎄and an amazing 2024.💜
Omg!!
I love the Antonym make up!
The Antonym is all natural though…..and the container is made of wood (saves environment) so w those pluses im willing to spend a bit more :)
Mam. I have watched your channel for years and absolutely love it! You Godly spirit shines and I love the drama free videos. When I have time I search for your videos and go back to ones you did years ago. I love budget friendly because I cannot afford much.
Ah thank you for being here my beautiful friend! Much love and hugs to you!
I really love my Bobby Brown corrector! I’ve been repurchasing it for years. I will definitely look for the pixie one when I go back to Target and compare it. Thank you for the dupe suggestion
Great video. It'd be awesome to see a side by side comparison. I do understand having kids though. I tried the Colourpop brow pen and it is amazing. I already have good brows but they have spots where there is no hair. The Colourpop brow pen is freaking great. Thank you for this video.
A few years ago, ok like 7, I was in love with Urban Decay shadows. Then I discovered Colourpop & haven't looked back. The Stone Cold Fox palette is a dupe for the Naked 3 & my ALL TIME FAV is the Rock Candy palette. I also gave up NARS orgasm blush for Milani's baked blushes.
have you/would you be interested in trying out Olay's super serum? i heard it was "decent"
same. It would be worth it if we could get it on sale to have a one and done serum if it actually worked.
I absolutely am going to target to search for the Pixi corrector! Thanks Zabrena!
I don’t think revlon illuminance is at all like Lancôme tent idole 🤷♀️ maybe L’Oréal infallible or revlon colorstay would be more similar
Great video and your hair is rockin'! Did you just color it? I love this color and also the deep red I have seen from a few years ago, that had like a "black cherry," kind of vibe to it. Merry Christmas to you, hubs, kids and fur babies.
I'm rarely shopping Sephora anymore; the prices, the bougie products aren't alluring. I'm a drugstore product lover, and I do shop Ulta if/when I want something special; their points program & sales are awesome 🎉✌🏾😍
Thanks girl Merry Christmas ❤
Oh my gosh! This video sent me back to when you were doing the dupe videos. Half face high end, half face drugstore/dupe 😂
I have not found a high end foundation to match to my L’Oréal infallible pro glow- I’ve tried so many high end ones and while they weren’t all bad. None compared to the price and wearability of the pro glow. Every time i wear it people ask me what foundation it is( they also have a matte one) ❤️
Zabrena this lip color is gorgeous on you! I noticed it immediately! I have light to medium brown hair and those types of brighter colors look better on me as well! Anyway, love your videos! Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family! ❤❤
Great info. Thank you