Alexandra Anele runs a 1.4-million-subscriber channel built around thorough makeup and beauty tutorials, covering everything from foundation and eye looks to sunscreen, haircare, and setting products. Her fine-art background shapes how she approaches colour, application, and finish in ways most beauty creators don't.
The products Alexandra Anele has crowned best in their category, and brings up again and again.
Alexandra Anele has reviewed 522 products. Of the ones she gives a clear yes or no to,she approves 89%. The products she rates highest and brings up most are Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo and Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream.
She has reviewed 91 eye makeup and approved 78 of them. The ones she rates highest are Lisa Eldridge Liquid Silk Eyeshadow, Clio Kill Lash Super Proof Long Curling Mascara and Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion. The full picture is in Alexandra Anele on Eye Makeup.
She has reviewed 53 lip products and approved 46 of them. The ones she rates highest are Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner in Deep Taupe, e.l.f. Cream Glide Lip Liner and Summer Fridays Dream Lip Oil.
She has reviewed 48 blushes and bronzers and approved 44 of them. The ones she rates highest are Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn, Merit Bronze Balm Sheer Bronzer Stick and Covergirl True Blend Skin Enhancer Contour Balm Stick.
She has reviewed 39 foundations and approved 26 of them. The ones she rates highest are Too Faced Born This Way Foundation, Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Foundation and Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.
She has skipped 51 of the 522 products she has reviewed. The ones she is clearest about are Tatcha Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Moisturizer, MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo, Olaplex No. 5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner and Rare Beauty Angled Powder Brush.
There is a guide to her picks for each skin type she covers most: Alexandra Anele on sensitive skin and Alexandra Anele on dry skin.
Products where their take diverges from the rest of the gurus.
All 522 products Alexandra Anele has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.
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