Alix Earle gives a disclaimer that she often prefers cheaper things, so we decided to fact-check her on it. Cosmopolitan gave Alix some of her most used items like hoop earrings, face serum, and bikinis - and the social media star conducts various tests to determine which item is cheaper and which will break the bank. Watch as 'Hot Mess' host Alix Earle channels her inner Jersey girl to sample bagels, shares a hangover cure, and tries to stomach two tequila shots.
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00:00 I'm wrong?
00:01 [gasps]
00:02 See?
00:04 I'm liking the cheaper foods already.
00:05 Hi, I'm Alex Earl,
00:06 and I'm playing Expensive Taste Test with Cosmo.
00:09 [upbeat music]
00:11 I think I have expensive taste,
00:13 but I don't always necessarily prefer the expensive thing.
00:17 So we'll see.
00:18 We'll see what's going on here.
00:20 [upbeat music]
00:22 Makeup brushes.
00:27 These are something that I use daily.
00:29 They both have silver tops.
00:31 This one has a dark royal blue bottom.
00:36 I don't even know though, sometimes I'm colorblind.
00:38 This one's very soft.
00:39 Good thickness to it.
00:41 I don't know, this feels good.
00:44 I like this one.
00:45 This one is skinnier.
00:48 It has a glass bottom.
00:50 This one's also very soft, but it's a little bit thinner.
00:53 Like the other one didn't bounce as much.
00:55 This one has a little bit more bounce to it.
00:57 This feels pretty good though, putting it on,
00:59 'cause the bristles like kind of spread out
01:01 a little bit more.
01:02 I think I'm making everything up that I'm saying.
01:04 [laughs]
01:05 I'm gonna say that this makeup brush is more expensive.
01:08 [bell dings]
01:10 [bell dings]
01:11 Woo!
01:12 It's all in the details, girls!
01:15 [upbeat music]
01:18 Oh boy, okay.
01:22 Bagels.
01:23 I'm from Jersey.
01:24 Jersey, New York bagels, they're better than most.
01:27 So I have to get this one right.
01:28 Right off the bat, this one's very soft.
01:31 There's no hole in the middle of it.
01:33 This one's like almost reminding me of a roll.
01:36 Okay, let's rip them open.
01:38 Good rip.
01:42 This is good.
01:50 It definitely tastes like raw pizza dough.
01:53 This one's taking on more of like a little bit
01:54 of a square shape.
01:56 This one has a hole.
01:58 The outside seems a little bit more maybe like toasted.
02:02 Let's see the rip on this one.
02:04 Okay, I think this one was a little bit like stretchier
02:11 upon the rip.
02:13 We're gonna go in for a bite.
02:14 It tastes less doughy.
02:19 Like this one just tastes a little bit fresher to me.
02:23 I'm going with this bagel on my left as the more expensive.
02:28 I'm wrong?
02:32 See?
02:35 I'm liking the cheaper foods already.
02:36 Whatever.
02:37 You don't even need to tell me what this is.
02:44 I can already smell it.
02:45 It's tequila.
02:46 This is gonna bring me back scaries from the weekend.
02:51 Okay, tequila always has like a very distinct smell.
02:54 It's haunting, you know, you know that's there.
02:57 This one has more of a piercing scent.
03:01 I don't know if that's gonna mean it's better or worse,
03:04 but I smell this one and it's, woo.
03:06 I guess we're gonna try it.
03:08 Woo.
03:09 I didn't know we were drinking today.
03:11 It's not too tequila-y.
03:19 Like tequila has a very specific like stench.
03:24 I don't know, but sometimes that might mean
03:26 it's more expensive.
03:27 I'm gonna give it another sip.
03:29 Okay, this one is tasting pretty good.
03:37 I don't know.
03:38 I'm liking what's going on over here.
03:41 Let's move on to this glass.
03:47 Okay, this one's got a lot more like tequila going on.
03:50 I don't need to go for a second sip of that.
03:52 Does that mean it's more expensive?
03:54 I don't know.
03:55 You know what?
03:56 I think this one is more expensive.
03:58 - Like really not more expensive, way cheaper.
04:08 - Okay.
04:14 Here we have two green juices.
04:17 This is gonna help wash down my tequila that I just drank.
04:20 This one's a lot darker.
04:23 This one's a more muted green
04:26 and this one has fizz at the top.
04:28 This one is lacking on the ring.
04:31 It smells very healthy.
04:35 Ooh, this smells sweeter, but with a green juice,
04:42 I'm feeling like the nastier it is,
04:44 the better.
04:46 So let's see.
04:46 It's like giving my grass.
04:51 This tastes like apple juice.
04:58 This one's delicious.
05:00 I'm gonna say that this one is more expensive.
05:02 Do I know anything?
05:07 No.
05:08 Okay.
05:09 [upbeat music]
05:12 Here we have two pairs of pooped earrings.
05:19 This one might be a little tricky for me.
05:20 Okay, these are gold.
05:21 These are silvery gold.
05:24 We're gonna give these ones an in-depth examination here.
05:28 The backing to this is pretty thick.
05:31 Feels pretty good.
05:32 Got a good grasp on the earring.
05:34 Sometimes I feel like the backings will just slide right off.
05:37 Let's see the comparison.
05:38 So these have a backing that just flattens down
05:41 into the back part.
05:42 These are definitely heavier, and these are bigger.
05:45 I feel like this is made to trick me, though.
05:49 You know what?
05:53 I'm just gonna go with my gut.
05:55 It didn't work out last time,
05:56 but I think that the smaller ones are more expensive.
06:00 [buzzer]
06:07 I'm wrong!
06:08 What?
06:11 All right, maybe I should just start picking
06:12 the opposite of what I think from now on.
06:14 I'm putting on brow gel like every day,
06:22 so I should get this one right.
06:24 This is like a nice rose gold packaging.
06:28 I always think rose gold are nice.
06:29 This one we just have black.
06:31 This one's a little bit thicker.
06:32 We're gonna look what's on the inside.
06:37 I'm trying to see if there's any sticky stuff coming up.
06:40 I'm gonna try these on.
06:41 I'm trying to see if I can feel suction to my face.
06:46 I'm going back to the black one.
06:50 Ooh, we got a little goop there.
06:53 See that?
06:55 I feel like the goop is good.
06:58 You wanna glue down your brows.
06:59 And this brush is a lot smaller.
07:01 We're gonna try this one out.
07:03 I have no idea where I'm putting this right now.
07:08 I also have to remember that I put this on this brow
07:11 and this on this brow.
07:13 This one feels like pretty nice though.
07:16 This one feels a little bit harder.
07:18 After taking time to examine,
07:21 I think that it is this one.
07:26 I'm correct.
07:31 Really deep down I almost thought it was this one,
07:34 but I just knew I'm always wrong,
07:36 so look at that little reverse psychology here.
07:40 Two bikini tops.
07:47 This one has a lot more color pattern going on.
07:51 So this has a wiring at the bottom.
07:53 This material feels thicker for sure.
07:55 Let's look at the clasps.
07:57 These clasps, you take them apart like this
08:00 and click them back together.
08:01 Okay, that was a pretty good click.
08:03 Okay, same here.
08:05 Neither of the backings of these are giving me a problem.
08:07 This one's definitely thinner.
08:09 I wanna say that this one's more expensive
08:12 just because it's giving more non-bikini.
08:15 I'm gonna say this one.
08:16 Correct, woo!
08:20 Ooh, okay.
08:28 We have two face serums.
08:30 I've recently invested in a good face serum
08:33 that I've been loving.
08:35 It's the Beauty Sandwich Face Serum,
08:37 and it is so insanely expensive.
08:39 It's so ridiculous, so I feel like I'm gonna try
08:42 and see what feels, looks similar.
08:45 This one has a cap.
08:47 Let's test them out.
08:48 This has a pretty neutral color.
08:52 We're gonna rub it into my hand.
08:53 See how shiny my hand is?
08:57 I feel like that's pretty good.
08:58 Okay, this one just smells like the face serum
09:02 that I've been using, which is making me think
09:04 it's got some similar ingredient.
09:06 On to serum number two.
09:08 This has one of those lids where you can start and stop it.
09:11 Ooh, see this one, this pump dished out a lot.
09:16 Rubbing this one in.
09:17 This is very shiny as well.
09:19 This reminds me of some type of bathroom cleaner
09:25 that I've used, like the smell of citrusy something.
09:28 I'm gonna go with my gut on this one,
09:33 and I think that this bottle is more expensive.
09:37 I'm right?
09:42 Oh my gosh, okay, there we go.
09:44 I did a little worse than I thought.
09:46 I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed in myself,
09:48 but I said in the beginning,
09:49 sometimes I prefer the cheaper stuff.
09:51 Thank you guys for watching.
09:53 Tune into my podcast, Hot Mess.
09:55 Bye.
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