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@nyxcosmetics obsessing over all these shades 🍒 #nyxcosmetics #nyxprofessionalmakeup

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Length · 5 Nov 2025
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Video #9166 · Speaker address

Trying on every new gloss shadefrom @nyxcosmetics

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Overview

The creator introduces the new NYX Cosmetics Jelly Drop Shine Gloss line, explaining it comes in 16 shades. She then systematically tries on and names eight different 'flat' shades, followed by eight different 'shimmer' shades, showcasing the full range of colors and finishes. She concludes by asking the audience whether they prefer shimmer or flat glosses.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State unique product concept
  2. 2Systematically review first category
  3. 3Systematically review second category
  4. 4Pose direct engagement question

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Related videos

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Classification

Concepts
Rapid Fire ListicleProduct Showcase
Elements
Text OverlayJump Cut

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Verbal hook · 65%

If jelly and lip gloss had a baby, it would be this.

Visual hook · 35%

An extreme close-up of a vibrant red lip gloss tube as the applicator, coated in a thick, jelly-like gloss, is pulled out.

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Hook template

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If [familiar product] and [familiar product] had a baby, it would be [this product].

  • — If jelly and lip gloss had a baby, it would be this gloss.
  • — If a planner and a therapist had a baby, it would be this journal.
  • — If a sneaker and a slipper had a baby, it would be this shoe.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

A metaphorical or conceptual statement that frames the product/topic in a novel and intriguing way (e.g., 'If X and Y had a baby...').

Payoff

The Engagement Prompt: A direct question to the audience that leverages the binary framework established at the start, prompting them to self-identify with one of the categories and share their preference in the comments.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Binary Gauntlet

To systematically showcase a large collection of items by first dividing them into two distinct, easily understood categories, reviewing each category sequentially using a rapid, repeating pattern, and concluding with a direct question that prompts the audience to choose a side.

  1. 1

    The Thesis & Promise

    Introduce the subject, state its core value proposition, establish the binary categories for review (e.g., shimmers vs. flats), and promise a comprehensive demonstration ('Let's try them all on').

  2. 2

    Category A Gauntlet

    A rapid-fire showcase of all items belonging to the first established category, applying a consistent micro-pattern to each one to build rhythm and momentum.

  3. 3

    Category B Gauntlet

    A clear verbal transition ('Next for the...') followed by a rapid-fire showcase of all items belonging to the second category, using the same consistent micro-pattern to satisfy viewer expectations.

Themes

  • product variety
  • beauty trends
  • makeup application

Techniques

  • rapid fire showcase
  • product swatching
  • lip swatching

Trends

  • lip gloss trend
  • jelly makeup

Post caption

obsessing over all these shades 🍒 #nyxcosmetics #nyxprofessionalmakeup

Text overlays

  • contextual · middle

    Just Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Just Frost

  • contextual · middle

    Toast N' Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Filled

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Jammin'

  • contextual · middle

    Cherry Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Juicy Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Jellybean

  • contextual · middle

    Glow Job

  • contextual · middle

    Honey, It's Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Blushin'

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Kissed

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Icing

  • contextual · middle

    Jelly Squeeze

  • contextual · middle

    Orange Ya Jelly

  • contextual · middle

    Bling Me Jelly

  • branding · end

    CapCut

Transcript

If jelly and lip gloss had a baby, it would be this. Tier NYX Cosmetics Jelly Drops Shine Gloss comes in 16 shades, shimmers and flats, and they make your lips look like jelly. Let's try them all on. The first shade is Just Jelly, a clear gloss. Then you have Jelly Frost, an Icy Blue, Toast and Jelly, a pale nude, Jelly Filled, an ice pale pink, Jelly Jam, pink, Cherry Jelly, a classic bright red, Juicy Jelly, a bright pink, and best, Jelly Bean, a chocolate brown. Next for the shimmer shades, we have Glow Job, a gold shimmer. The next shade is Honey It's Jelly, which is a nude pearl shimmer, Jelly Blush in, a pink shimmer, Jelly Kissed, a cool pink shimmer, Jelly Icing, an icy lilac, Jelly Squeeze, a peach pearl. Orange Jelly, a tangerine y shimmer. And Bling Me Jelly, a bronze. So which one are you? Are you a shimmer or are you a flat?