Welcome back to my channel.

And you know what,

if you're new, hi,

because there is a lot of new subscribers lately.

So, in case you weren't aware,

my name is Jeffree Star.

And I have been a makeup artist for over 15 years.

I also love to review products.

I love to do a lot of first impressions.

I love to do a lot of lifestyle videos.

And, you know, we are –

it's just crazy.

I'm like – I'm stuttering

because 2016 was so crazy.

Last month was my one-year anniversary

from doing YouTube.

Now, I had a channel a long time ago

that just kind of went stagnant.

I revived this bitch

and it's been such a wild ride.

So, one year later and over 100 videos later,

I'm ready to start the new year off.

So, today,

what the hell are we going to do today?

We're going to do a battle of the foundations.

We did the highlighters,

we did the primers.

And I'm like, okay, what could we do?

And then I stumbled across

a new foundation on the Internet

that is just $5.99.

I was like, huh!

I had such a good experience

after filming my full face using

all health products,

I'm like,

“Okay, drugstore,

y'all bitches have stepping the fuck up.

So, I got a drugstore foundation

from wet n wild.

wet n wild,

they've been stepping it up.

Like last year,

their highlighters were

one of my all-time favorites of 2016,

which got me shook to the core.

And PS,

before we start diving into everything,

a lot of you have been requesting

for me to not wear any contact lenses

and show my real eye color.

So, here are the baby blues.

No, I'm just keeding.

So here are the brown eyes.

They are kind of hazely.

They are kind of brown.

My driver license says hazel.

But, yeah, these are my real eyes.

No contact lenses.

So, hi, everyone; it's me.

So, if you guys want to see

the drugstore foundation

versus the luxury high-end foundation,

then keep on watching.

Now, because these price points are so drastic,

I need to start off this video with a fucking hit.

And shout-out to the State of California.

We've finally passed

the recreational use of cannabis.

So, thank god we can get medicated legally.

So, what's up, California?

Happy New Year.

And this is a brand that me and Nick

found on Instagram.

They're called Mystic Tokes.

And I will leave their info down below.

And, look at –

they made a personalized

Jeffree Star cosmetics fucking piece.

I was like oooh.

Why is this so sickening?

All right.

So, today,

I'm going to be applying

one foundation on this set of my face.

And, of course, the other on this side.

Now, we're just going o have an invisible line

and you guys are going to see me

apply it pretty much full-on

and we're just going to compare,

of course, like we always do

in these type of battle videos.

So, if you don't want to hear my whole spiel

and you just want to see me apply the foundations,

that part of the video starts right here.

So, don't leave me.

All right.

So the drugstore foundation

that I'm going to be trying out today

is the brand new

wet n wild Photo Focus Foundation.

Okay, girl.

A lot of people have been asking me

to review this so I thought,

You know what,

let's put it up against a luxury brand

and see what happens.

So, if you guys

all will rewind back to the hignhlighter battle,

you remember that the brand played a pose,

highlighter was a little lackluster.

But they have a brand-new foundation

that just hit the market as well

and this is $125.

I'm like,

oh, okay, girl.

Now, you guys know

I had tried a few expensive foundations,

of course, and reviewed them.

And a lot of the times they are really bomb

because they just have extra like magic in it.

I don't know what the fuck they do.

But, obviously,

we're going to talk about

what is even in this

to make it that price point

or what they think is going to

make it that price point.

So we are going to put these to the test.

Now, on my table,

I also got several shades.

You guys know

how I have issues with finding my shade

even though the shade match websites help.

It's kind of hard.

So I got three from wet n wild.

And I got three from Clé De Peau.

One is still in the box

and I'm going to read what they say,

they're both supposed to do.

So, let's just talk about the wet n wild.

Now, I will say this.

This is like a glass –

this is glass, right?

It feels heavy, which I love.

I'm like, this is only $5.99

and it actually feels like a high-end brand,

like it feels heavy,

which is crazy,

because a lot of drugstore brands,

you know, their packaging is very cheap

and it kind of feels weightless.

I like a product with weight.

I want to be weighed down.

So I am on their website

and allegedly this is supposed to be

a new, high performing

skin perfecting foundation

that underwent major road testing

under seven different photo lighting conditions

to deliver the most flawless

camera-ready makeup every single time.

And I'm like, oh shit.

So the major claim that I found

a little like, oh okay,

for this one is that it says

that it was specifically made with a matte,

light-diffusing complex

to give your skin a no filter –

a hashtag no filter perfection.

And, yes, the hashtag is on their site.

I'm living for it.

I shade matched this color earlier.

This is called rose ivory.

I do have a cool undertone to my skin.

So, hopefully, this will work.

And also, I do want to note that

wet n wild is a cruelty-free

and vegan brand

for everyone that always asks about that.

All right.

Now, let's get to the high-end one.

Now, this is the radiant cream foundation.

Now, when I saw the price tag of $125,

I was like, ho, okay, okay, okay.

So this is a moisturizing,

full coverage cream foundation

with a smooth texture

that transforms skin into a natural,

doey, lustrous complexion.

Okay. Now, it also has key benefits.

And there is a lot you guys.

I'm talking nine or ten bullet points

of what the hell a foundation it does.

And I'm like that is fucking extra.

But allegedly,

there is silk and pearl elements to this.

It is going to help moisturize

and retexture my skin

while reducing the appearance of damage

caused by environmental stress.

I wish every foundation would do that.

Now, it also says that there is a reflection oil

that develops a lustrous layer

that spreads evenly across the skin surface

for captivating luster.

I'm like – this is like poetry,

whoever wrote this, by the way.

There is a lot of claims with this one.

This one is supposed to look sickening on camera.

This one is supposed to be the same,

but look even more like beautiful.

So, I guess, I'm ready to put these on.

Now, I think that it's only fair to, of course,

put a primer on my skin, duh.

That's how I normally get ready.

And I'm going to go in with 2016's

one out of two favorite primers

which is the Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base,

and this is for any skin type,

which I love.

So, if you want to try any moisturizer,

I would definitely recommend this one.

Now, I'm just going to get a little foundation brush,

a synthetic that is completely clean.

And I'm just going to dip in there

and I am going to coat my entire face.

Now that this is on,

I'm going to do the drugstore foundation first.

So, I'm going to do that

on the left side of my face,

which is your guys' right

and the Clé De Peau on my right side.

So, let's start with this.

Now, I have two really damp beauty blenders.

This is how I normally apply my foundation.

I'm going to do the red one

with the drugstore

and then the new baby pink beauty blender

with the luxury.

So, ooh, okay.

So it has a spatula, which is cool.

Not a lot of brands do that.

So I'm just going to put a lot of on my face

because you know

I'm a full coverage bitch.

All right, let's bounce.

All right.

Let's take a really big peek in here.

Oh wow. That is really nice.

I'm like why is it so smooth.

I'm like sitting here remembering

reading the description a second ago

and I'm like,

okay, I mean, I think it did what it said.

I mean, let's let it settle for a minute

and let's do the Clé De Peau side

and see what happens.

All right,

I do want to note that...

of course, that wet n wild had a spatula,

and this one has a little applicator at the end,

so I'm just going to squeeze it

on top of my beauty blender.

And for the price point,

it seems like such average, boring component.

I'm like... the only thing I like is the top.

It's really cute and shiny.

It's like a disco ball.

But this is so underwhelming.

Just got to say it. All right.

Let's apply. All right.

I think that might be enough.

We shall see in a second.

I'm just going to, of course, dot this all over.