Skincare is expensive and a lot of the time you're just paying for the name. Don't get me wrong - I love splurging on luxury skincare, but I also love a bargain!
If you don't want to spend silly money, this list is for you. I've put together afford...
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Cleansers
Exfoliators (AHAs/BHAs/Peels)
Toners/Essences
Serums
Moisturisers
Eye creams
Cleansers
Jelly cleanser with a lightweight, non-stripping feel, similar to Drunk Elephant Beste No.9 jelly cleanser - both contain glycerin and mild surfactants for effective yet gentle cleansing.
BYOMA Creamy Jelly Cleanser
Deep cleansing oil that melts away makeup, SPF and impurities while nourishing skin and leaving it soft with black rice extract and soothing oils. Dupe for: Tatcha Camellia Cleansing Oil
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Deep Cleansing Oil
Rich, soothing, gentle cleansing balm that minimises the appearance of redness and melts away makeup and impurities while nourishing the skin with oat derived lipids and calming botanicals for a supple, clean feel. Dupe for: Elemis pro collagen clean...
The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm
Hydrating gel cleanser that removes oil and impurities, soothes, balances, supports skin barrier, brightens, visibly clarifies and calms irritated skin with ceramides and calming plant extracts. Dupe for: Dr Barbara Sturm Cleanser
Peach & Lily Power Calm Hydrating Gel Cleanser
Gel cleanser with dual forms of vitamin C plus phytic acid and fruit enzymes to gently exfoliate, brighten dullness and remove impurities for a more radiant, even looking complexion. Leaves skin soft, clean and refreshed. Dupe for: 111Skin Vitamin C ...
Naturium Vitamin C Complex Cleanser
Exfoliators (AHAs/BHAs/Peels)
Rice based exfoliating powder with lactic acid and rice enzymes for gentle surface cell renewal, offering a similar brightening and smoothing effect to Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant.
Anua Rice Enzyme Brightening Cleansing Powder
An acne fighting exfoliating toner with salicylic, glycolic, lactic acid and soothing botanical extracts to clear pores, reduce congestion, smooth texture and helps clear acne. Dupe for: Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
Peach Slices Acne Exfoliating Toner
An exfoliating treatment that resurfaces texture, brightens, nourishes and minimises the look of imperfections and dullness with a blend of AHAs and BHA to help smooth and renew skin. Dupe for: Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial
The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
Glycolic acid pads that help gently slough away dead skin cells, dullness and impurities, refine skin texture and promote a smoother, radiant looking complexion with glycolic acid and soothing botanicals. Dupe for: Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial P...
NIP+FAB Glycolic Daily Pads XXL
Peeling mask with lactic and glycolic acids to gently buff away dead skin cells, improve skin texture/tone, brighten and smooth without over-drying. Delivers a healthy looking glow. Dupe for: Kate Somerville Liquid ExfoliKate Triple Acid Resurfacing ...
Pixi Peel and Polish Peeling Mask Lactic Acid
Toners/Essences
A brightening, gentle toner that helps refine texture and remove dullness with no irritation, using PHAs and hydrating humectants. Dupe for: Medik8 Press & Clear
The INKEY List PHA Toner
A gentle, hydrating, milky toner that helps smooth, brighten, plump and soften skin with rice extract and nourishing hydrators, leaving a dewy, glazed finish. Dupe for: Rhode Glazing Milk
Anua Rice 70 Glow Milky Toner
Hydrating balancing essence that refines skin texture, helps improve radiance, smooths skin and minimises fine lines with fermented galactomyces and niacinamide for a smooth, glowing finish. Dupe for: SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
Cosrx Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence
Hydrating toner infused with ceramides and hyaluronic acid to help strengthen the skin barrier, soothe redness and skin inflammation, boost moisture and smooth texture. Dupe for: Dr.Jart+ Ceramidin Skin Barrier Serum Toner
TONYMOLY - Wonder Ceramide Mochi Toner
Hydrating toner packed with multiple forms of hyaluronic acid, panthenol and allantoin to boost moisture, soothe, calm skin, strengthen skin barrier while leaving your complexion soft and dewy. Dupe for: Dr. Barbara Sturm Balancing Toner
COSRX - Hydrium Watery Toner
Serums
Hydrating face serum with niacinamide, vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, gives a similar glow boosting, smoothing effect to Charlotte Tilbury's magic serum crystal elixir thanks to shared humectants and brightening actives.
Revolution Pro Miracle Serum
A powerful, rich antioxidant night serum that supports skin renewal and hydration with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E for smoother, plumper, younger looking skin. Dupe for: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum
L'Oreal Paris Midnight Serum Cell Renew Age Perfect Anti-Oxidant Recovery Complex Night Serum
Lightweight, hydrating oil-free serum - plumps, moisturises and smooths skin with multi-weight hyaluronic acid and vitamin B5 to boost moisture and soften fine lines and wrinkles. Dupe for: Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum
Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Serum
A powerful antioxidant brightening serum with 15% vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), vitamin E and ferulic acid to diminish appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, enhance skins radiance, support a more even tone and improve visible texture. Dupe for: SkinC...
Skincare Generics CE SERUM
A targeted brightening serum formulated with tranexamic acid, vitamin C and acai berry extract to reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation and dark spots, even out tone and boost radiance. Dupe for: Skin Rocks The Hyperpigmentation Serum
The Inkey List Tranexamic Acid Serum
Moisturisers
Rich, hydrating moisturiser with a similar plumping and moisturising feel to Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream. Both products share hyaluronic acid and peptides.
Revolution Pro Miracle Cream
Lightweight, water based, non-greasy moisturiser with barrier supporting omegas, niacinamide and glycerin - similar hydrating, breathable texture to Tatcha's The Water Cream.
The Inkey List Omega Water Cream
Rich, deeply hydrating cream with collagen-boosting peptides and antioxidants to visibly smooth skin, firms the look of fine lines and helps improve elasticity and plumpness. Dupe for: Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream
Medicube Triple Collagen Cream 4.0
Firming moisturiser that improves elasticity, hydration, barrier support, boosts the appearance of firmness and delivers immediate and long term results with Squalane and peptide rich growth factors for smoother, stronger looking skin. Dupe for: Drun...
A rich, anti-ageing cream that deeply hydrates and plumps while supporting elasticity and firmness with peptides, ceramides and bio-retinol to smooth fine lines and improve texture. Gives skin a healthy, glossy finish. Dupe for: Augustinus Bader The ...
A lightweight eye gel that hydrates, smooths and brightens the under-eye area using hyaluronic acid and ceramides. Dupe for: U beauty The Return Eye Concentrate
BYOMA De-Puff and Brighten Eye Gel
Lightweight, anti-ageing eye cream that hydrates, helps smooth fine lines and reduces puffiness with niacinamide and collagen peptides for firmer, more refreshed looking under-eyes. Dupe for: Skinceuticals AGE advanced eye
Kiehl's Super Multi Corrective Eye Zone Treatment
Brightening eye cream with vitamin C and jojoba oil to help target dark circles, fatigue, smooth fine lines, speed up cell renewal, boost elasticity and hydrate the delicate under-eye area. Dupe for: Sunday Riley Auto Correct Eye Contour Cream
OLE HENRIKSEN Banana Bright Eye Crème
Lightweight eye cream designed to smooth fine lines, firm, soothe and hydrate with peptides and antioxidant rich botanicals to improve the visible signs of ageing around the eyes. Dupe for: Chantecaille bio lifting eye cream
A nourishing, hydrating eye cream enriched with marine extracts, niacinamide and peptides to brighten dark circles, improve elasticity, skin tone, moisture levels and smooth fine lines around the delicate eye area. Dupe for: La Mer The Eye Concentra...
heimish - Marine Care Algae + Peptide Eye Cream
Face Oils
Nourishing facial oil rich in cold-pressed marula to deeply hydrate and support skins barrier with essential fatty acids. Dupe for: Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil
The Ordinary 100% Cold Pressed Virgin Marula Oil
A gentle night face oil that smooths texture and reduces signs of ageing with retinol and calming blue tansy oil while nourishing and soothing skin overnight. Dupe for: Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil
E.l.f Youth Boosting Blue-ty Sleep Night Oil
A silky, lightweight facial oil that hydrates, nourishes, softens, improves texture and plumps the appearance of fine lines with antioxidant-rich jojoba and rosehip oils for a smooth, radiant finish. Dupe for: Sisley-Paris Black Rose Precious Face Oi...
Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Facial Oil
Nourishing facial oil packed with antioxidant-rich chia seed oil to deeply hydrate, support the skins moisture barrier and help smooth the look of texture. Leaves skin looking supple and hydrated. Dupe for: Perricone MD chia oil
Cocokind Organic Chia Face Oil
Retinol infused night oil designed to smooth texture, refine tone, reduce redness, calm skin and tackles acne, eczema, dermatitis etc. Supports overnight skin renewal with retinol and calming botanical oils. Dupe for: 111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond Retinol Oil
Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil (Various Sizes)
Masks + Treatments
Clay mask with volcanic clusters and AHA for oil absorption and pore minimising, similar in clarifying purpose to Tatcha's the clarifying clay mask. Both feature clays like kaolin for deep cleaning.
INNISFREE Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask
A creamy overnight mask that deeply hydrates, plumps, soothes and nourishes skin with hyaluronic acid, ceramides and peptides to leave skin soft, supple and radiant by morning. Dupe for: Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask
E.l.f Holy Hydration! Sleeping Mask
Bio-cellulose sheet mask soaked in nourishing serum to intensely hydrate, calm and help restore skins balance with hyaluronic acid and calming botanicals. Leaves skin looking plump and supple with a more clarified finish. Dupe for: 111Skin Y Theorem ...
Luxurious, hydrating and plumping sheet mask with ginseng extract, peptides and collagen complex to visibly boost radiance, smooth texture, soothe, refresh, target fine lines/wrinkles and firm skin. Dupe for: 111SKIN Cryo De-Puffing Energy Face Mask
Peach & Lily Korean Glass Skin Collagen Ginseng Face Mask
Firming, moisturising overnight mask with black tea extract and peptides to deeply hydrate, support elasticity, soothe skin, visibly smooth texture, nourish dry/tired skin. Leaves skin feeling refreshed. Dupe for: Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Ma...