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Drugstore MAKEUP products OUTPERFORM Luxury MAKEUP

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Hi everyone this list is dedicated to all my girlies who are interested in trying new VIRAL make-up products on the market but not sure if it is worth.
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Sunscreen

 
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Drugstore sunscreen as a brown skin girly is nearly impossible to find. But luckily The Inkey List has got us. This has SPF 30 and retails for $15 which is really good for a sunscreen. The plus is that it doubles as a moisturizer and a sunscreen. It ...
Dewy Sunscreen SPF 30
 
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If you're looking for a SPF for sensitive screen and prefer a mineral sunscreen then, La Roche tinted mineral sunscreen is the way to go. It's a lil pricier but the formulation is really nice and a lil more matte. Recommend if you have oily skin.
Anthelios Mineral Tinted Sunscreen for Face SPF 40-50 | La Roche Posay

Luminizing Primers

 
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This is a top tier LUMINIZER, deserves all the hype. There are 5 shades. It wears beautifully under makeup and it's only $17.
Face Makeup Glotion Natural Glow Enhancer, Face and Body - L'Oréal Paris

Color Correctors

If you're a brown girly and have hyperpigmentation, then color correcting is your best friend and have necessary. 

 
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This retails for $4, which is great for a corrector. The down side is that you'll have to use alot of concealor to cover up because the shade range goes from a peachy shade to orangey shade. But overall, it's a great corrector.
Orange Camo Color Corrector - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
 
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These are under eye brighteners, that work really well as an overall face color corrector. It's a great alternative to the Huda beauty color corrector.
Under Eye Brightener
 
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If you have a more olivey undertone then, the elf putty is meant for you. Also it retails for $6.
Putty Color-Correcting Eye Brightener

Foundations

They're very few foundations out that check off the box for me. But the mentioned foundations below check of the box for inclusivity skin tone category and the undertone category for the brown skin community.

 
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In my opinion this is one of the best foundation at the drugstore. She not only $12 but she has the blue and green pigment that neutralize the orangey look in the foundation. It's medium to full coverage and has a natural finish.
W7 Warm Medium Deep True Match Super-Blendable Foundation - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
 
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My fav skin tint from the drugstore is this. It's one of the best drugstore foundations. It does run a lil more on the matte side. This is such a gorgeous luminous matte skin tint with a more medium coverage.
312 Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
 
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Now if you want the full beat Maybelline is the girl. It wears so beautifully throughout the day. It's phenomenal especially if you have dark skin.
330 Super Stay Up to 30HR Wear Lumi-Matte Longwear Foundation - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty

Concealor

 
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This is the best drugstore concealer. It outperformed a lot of the expensive concealers. Shade range is the BEST. Formula is PHENOMENAL because it has skincare ingrediants.
N5 True Match Radiant Serum Concealer - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty

Powders

 
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If you're looking for an all good face then THIS IS IT. This is my FAVOURITE powder. For $9 this adds a little bit of coverage and doesn't give GHOST.
Can't Stop Won't Stop Matte Powder | NYX Professional Makeup

Bronzers

 
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This is the best bronzer on the market. It blends beautifully and don't forget inclusivity. For $8 can't go wrong with this bronzer.
Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour
 
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Now this isn't in the drugstore but it's affordable in sephora. This is bronzer is slept on. Formula is absolutely stunning.
Bronzed Duo Bronzer

Blushes

 
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You cannot BEAT this blush. Shade for everyone. I get so many complements wearing this. It's pigmented and wears beautifully throughout the day.
Camo Liquid Blush
 
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From the powder perspective nyx is it. This blush looks way better than alot of the high-end brands.
Buttermelt High-Pigment Blush | NYX Professional Makeup
 
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It's no secret that this is one of the BEST blushes on the market.
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

Brows

 
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I don't have much eyebrows but this helps ALOT. This holds (brow gel) but makes my eyebrow look like there mines. Trust me
Superfluff Brow Eyebrow Volumizing Mousse - Maybelline