Who says great makeup has to be expensive?
These are my ride-or-die affordable products — tested side-by-side with high-end favorites, and chosen because they outperformed. Welcome to luxury on a budget.
Sections
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Base🤍
Eyes👀
Lips🫦
Cheeks💥
Contour & Bronzer 🤎
Base🤍
These base products — from foundations to primers — deliver smooth, even, and reliable coverage. Expect blendable textures, long-wear formulas, and natural finishes that rival premium brands. No cakey build-up, no dry-down surprises — just a flawless...
Soooooo good primer for every skin type ($5-$9)
Primer - Catrice Cosmetics
Instantly hydrate skin ($10-$12)
Hydrate Primer | Revolution Beauty
Makeup stay all day ($10)
Face Primer Makeup - Vegan | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Eyes👀
Pigmented, precise, and impressively long-wearing. These mascaras, eyeliners, and shadows offer bold definition and color payoff you wouldn’t expect at this price point. Smudge-proof, flake-free, and truly eye-opening — in every sense.
Multi travel-friendly pallete ($15-$20)
All-Inclusive Eye, Cheek & Face Palette - Milani Cosmetics
It is easy to apply and blend ($10.50-$15)
Nudes Chocolate Palette | Revolution Beauty
Everyday makeup looks✅ (around $6-$7)
The Pure Nude Eyeshadow Palette - Catrice Cosmetics
Lips🫦
From velvet-matte lipsticks to nourishing glosses, these formulas deliver rich pigment, smooth glide, and hours of comfortable wear. Shades that suit every mood, and formulas that feel far more luxe than their label suggests.
These blushes and highlighters bring life to your skin — luminous without being glittery, blendable without being patchy. Cream, powder, or hybrid: each one adds dimension and glow, with a finish that reads editorial, not drugstore.
Like high-end makeup! ($6-$7)
Catrice Blush: Affordable Cheek Makeup – …
Cream, matte & shimmer blushes for everyone!💓
Revolution Blush Icon Palette
Contour & Bronzer 🤎
Sculpt, define, and warm up your complexion with bronzers and contour shades that blend like butter and last all day. Whether you prefer cream or powder, each pick gives you seamless depth — no harsh lines, no muddy tones, just refined definition.
Two in one! ($12)
Face Highlighter & Bronzer Makeup | Milani
BEST bronzer from drugstore⁉️
Bronzer - Catrice Cosmetics
The dual-ended stick makes contouring and highlighting super simple. ($6-$8)
