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On this week's episode of Beauty With Mi, beauty writer Mi-Anne Chan tests the latest in popular drugstore makeup. These trendy new pieces have just released in time for the holiday season. Watch the video above to see which makeup holds up to the 10-hour test!

Wet n Wild Mega Cushion Foundation SPF 15, $8.99 https://wetnwildbeauty.com/new/megacushion-foundation-spf-15.html
Wet n Wild Precision Foundation Brush, $7.99 https://wetnwildbeauty.com/1-2.html
Physician’s Formula Butter Highligher, $10.95 http://refinery29.com/2017/10/175196/physicians-formula-butter-highligher-review
L’Oréal Paris x Balmain Paris Capsule Lipstick in Confession, $14 http://ulta.com/loreal-paris-x-balmain-paris-lipstick?productId=xlsImpprod17161511
Flower Seal The Deal Matte Setting Spray, $13 https://flowerbeauty.com/index.php/seal-the-deal-long-lasting-setting-spray.html
Nyx Cosmetics In Your Element Shadow Palette in Metal, $30 https://nyxcosmetics.com/in-your-element-shadow-palette-metal/NYX_550.html

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Transcript
00:00Hey guys, it's me Anne, and this is Beauty With Me.
00:03In case you haven't noticed, the holidays are creeping up upon us and budgets are tight.
00:08I know I don't want to be spending a ton of money on new makeup.
00:10I want to find affordable pieces that'll give me a good look, but that I can maybe also give as
00:15gifts.
00:15Luckily, the drugstores have a ton of new makeup these days,
00:18and I'm going to put five new products to the test on my face today.
00:22First things first, foundation.
00:24I have this new cushion foundation from Wet n Wild.
00:27It's SPF 15. I hear it has pretty good coverage too, so I'm very excited because if you can't tell,
00:33I have two giant pimples on my face.
00:34So the brand's launching a bunch of new brushes.
00:37This is just the foundation, but it has a nice little reservoir tip.
00:40In here, I guess it's supposed to hold foundation.
00:42I'm going to apply it with a brush to half my face,
00:45and then I'm going to attempt to use this little sponge that it comes with on the other half.
00:51First things first, brush.
00:55Ooh, that's a lot of coverage.
01:00I'm going to go in and try the same, but with the sponge on the other side.
01:08I mean, it covered up my pimples pretty well too.
01:11The redness is really, really visibly reduced.
01:13I'm quite impressed with this.
01:16I like it.
01:16So next up with the face products, I have these really awesome highlighters from Physicians Formula.
01:23They're brand new.
01:24They're called the Butter Highlighters.
01:26They have a pink, a frosty white, a bronze, and a gold color.
01:33It really feels like room temperature butter.
01:35Like if you're going to put your finger in like a stick of butter that's been sitting out,
01:38it has this like wet, creamy feeling, and it goes on like a cream, but as I'm blending it, it's
01:45like a powder.
01:48Wow, that's so pretty.
01:52So next up I have this setting spray from Flower, which is Drew Barrymore's line.
01:56It is brand new, and it's called the Sealadiel Long Lasting Setting Spray Matte Finish.
02:03That's what I like.
02:04Now I'm going to do this only on half my face, just because I want to be able to see
02:09how the foundation holds up on its own without anything.
02:11So my face is done, and I'm going to move on to eyes, and I have this beautiful palette from
02:16NYX that just launched.
02:18It's part of the In Your Element collection, and this is the metal version.
02:21They also have an air version, a water version, a fire version as well, but this one is all metallic
02:28shade.
02:29Look how pretty that is!
02:31I'm obsessed.
02:33It has some beautiful purples, some burgundy, even a really beautiful blue.
02:38So I'm going to go in with this color first, this kind of like silvery pinkish shade.
02:44I'm going to use a brush, but I have a feeling these might be better applied with fingers.
02:49They apply really nicely, even with a brush.
02:51No matte shades though, which is, in my opinion, a bit of a problem.
02:55But I'm going to go in with this brush on the tip of it.
03:01So honestly, just wearing this one shadow all over my lid under my lash line, I could stop there.
03:08But I want to go a little bit more intense and maybe do a little halo eye.
03:12I've been dying to use this lavender, so I'm going to dip into it.
03:16It's subtle, but it's going to help open up my eye.
03:19It's going to create like a halo effect.
03:21I like it.
03:22I'm into it.
03:23I'm going to follow up with some mascara.
03:25I think I'm going to call it quits after that.
03:30I'm going to move on to lips now.
03:32The last step in my routine.
03:34I have some really exciting lipsticks.
03:36They're from L'Oreal, and they are the collection the brand did with the Fashion House Bulma.
03:43I have three shades, Confession, Freedom, and Urban Safari.
03:48So I'm going to go with Confession, which is this beautiful tawny pink.
03:55I was wrong when I said this is pink.
03:57This is like a nice, on the lips, it actually looks more peach.
04:00I don't know if this is the shade for me, guys.
04:03So on the fence about the color of the lipstick, but the formula is super smooth.
04:07It's opaque.
04:09The tapered edge makes it very easy to apply, and I love that L'Oreal is teaming up with a
04:14brand like Balmain.
04:15It's cool that you can get a little slice of luxury at the drugstore at a really affordable price.
04:19Plus, it would make a good gift, right?
04:22So this is my face done, and I'm going to go about the rest of my day,
04:25and I'm going to check in in a couple hours, and we'll see how this makeup is holding up.
04:29See you then.
04:30Hey, guys.
04:31So it is around noon.
04:32It is a super gloomy day in New York, so I'm not too sad to be inside.
04:36I just had my lunch, and I've got to say the makeup is holding up pretty swimmingly.
04:41Look at it.
04:43I've got to say I'm very impressed with the foundation from Wet n Wild.
04:47On the side with the setting spray, I'm not noticing a huge difference.
04:53It looks a little shinier here on the side that I didn't set it, but nothing too crazy,
04:57so maybe throughout the day more we'll be able to see if the setting spray is really keeping the side
05:01on.
05:01The lipstick, I didn't really like it at first, but now I'm into it.
05:07But the actual eyeshadow, I love.
05:09I love this metallic shade.
05:11It's holding up pretty well.
05:12It's not creasing yet, so fingers crossed.
05:16We'll see if it's still the same case in a few hours.
05:19So we just got back from our little smoothie run.
05:21Yes.
05:22And we got rained on.
05:23I still think it looks really good, the eyes.
05:25I think the foundation still looks really good.
05:27I agree.
05:28But I haven't asked you yet.
05:30I'm only wearing setting spray on one side of my face.
05:34Which side do you think it is?
05:35She's like a setting spray connoisseur, so this is interesting.
05:39What setting spray?
05:40It's the Flower.
05:41Flower has a new mattifying setting spray.
05:45Okay.
05:46That one.
05:47How did you know?
05:48It's matte.
05:49You can tell.
05:50Yay!
05:52Snaps for Flower Beauty.
05:53Alright, well I will check in with you guys in a few hours for some final thoughts.
05:59Hey guys, I am back in my house.
06:01It's around 11.30pm just hanging out with my kitty cat right there.
06:04She's just being a cat.
06:06Don't know what she's doing.
06:07As you can see, the makeup has significantly faded.
06:11Which is to be expected after even wearing it for like 10 hours or so.
06:17The foundation, honestly, I'm so impressed with.
06:20It looks great.
06:21I'm probably going to wear it tomorrow.
06:22The side that I set it with the spray is definitely a little bit more matte than the other side.
06:27Although you can't really tell the difference.
06:28Lipstick wise, it did come off as soon as I started eating.
06:32Which is honestly pretty normal when it comes to traditional lipstick.
06:36Highlighter wise, you can still kind of see the highlighter.
06:39But it's faded a lot.
06:41But I do think that it's a beautiful one if you want a subtle highlight that just gives you that
06:47glow rather than that metallic beam.
06:51Eyes have started creasing and they started smudging a lot.
06:55Overall, I really liked the palette.
06:56I would 100% wear primer under these shadows.
06:59I don't think that you would be able to go on your own without one.
07:03So that is my two cents on all of these new drugstore products.
07:08If you guys try any of these, please let me know in the comments below.
07:12And I will see you guys next week.
07:14Bye!
07:15Thanks so much for watching, guys.
07:16Let me know what you want to see next on Beauty With Me in the comments below.
07:19And click here to subscribe to Refinery29 and click here to watch more videos.
07:23Bye!
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