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💗 Nina Pool’s Duperoonies I’m Actually Interested In
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items I love luxury beauty, but I love finding a good deal even more! 🤭💗 Nina Pool’s duperoonies have me questioning how much we really need to spend on beauty. I’ve collected the affordable makeup, skincare, fragrance, and haircare alternatives I’m genu...
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✨ Foundation Duperoonies
🪞Concealer Duperoonies
💄 Primer Duperoonies
☁️ Powder Duperoonies
💋 Lip Care Duperoonies
🌸 Fragrance Duperoonies
✨ Foundation Duperoonies
These are some of Nina’s most talked about foundation swaps. If you love a flawless base but don’t love luxury prices, start here.
Luxury Comparison: Estée Lauder Double Wear
Oily skin and a shiny forehead? No, thank you! 🤭 This foundation promises a natural matte finish with buildable coverage. I’m keeping an eye on this one for everyday glam that doesn’t feel overly heavy.
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless
Nina Pool’s Recommended Finishing Mist
One spray for prepping, setting, and refreshing makeup? That’s the kind of multitasking I appreciate! 💗 The cooling, hydrating formula sounds perfect for giving a finished look a little life without starting ov...
Superfix Hydra Cool Prep + Fix Continuous Fixing Mist
Luxury Comparison: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk
That expensive looking, skinlike finish is what makes Armani’s foundation so appealing. True Match offers a more accessible way to explore natural coverage with shades designed to complement different u...
L’Oréal True Match Foundation
Luxury Comparison: NARS Sheer Glow
Some foundations look beautiful for an hour, then disappear by lunchtime. ColorStay is known for its lasting coverage, making it worth considering for busy days when frequent touchups aren’t on the agenda.
Revlon Foundation ColorStay
🪞Concealer Duperoonies
Because spending $30+ on concealer every time hurts my feelings. 🤭 These affordable options get compared to some cult favorites.
Luxury Version: Tarte Shape Tape
Under eye darkness can make even a beautiful makeup look appear tired. This concealer’s sponge applicator and blendable formula make it an appealing option for brightening without complicating the routine.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer
Luxury Version: Too Faced Born This Way Concealer
Full coverage is great until your concealer starts looking dry and cakey. 😭 The hydrating formula and satin finish caught my attention because I want coverage that still looks smooth up close.
Hydrating Camo Concealer
Luxury Version: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer
A little discoloration shouldn’t require layers of foundation. 💕 This concealer offers buildable coverage for blemishes and uneven areas, making it a potential everyday staple for a naturally polished co...
HD Photogenic Liquid Concealer
💄 Primer Duperoonies
The products people swear give a similar vibe to some of the most popular luxury primers without the luxury price tag.
Luxury Version: Tatcha The Silk Canvas Prime
A smooth makeup base can make such a difference, and e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer is one of the affordable options that caught my attention. This putty style primer is designed to blur the appearance of p...
Poreless Putty Primer
Luxury Version: Milk Hydro Grip Primer
I’m always looking for a primer that can keep my full glam looking fresh! 🤭 This affordable gripping primer has my attention for its tacky gel texture and potential to help makeup stay put longer.
Power Grip Primer
Luxury Comparison: Hourglass Veil Primer
If my foundation is going to look flawless, the preparation matters just as much as the coverage. Angel Veil promises a lightweight, smoothing base that could help makeup glide over uneven texture more evenly.
Angel Veil Skin Perfecting Primer
☁️ Powder Duperoonies
For the girls who love a smooth, blurred finish but also love keeping a few extra dollars in their bank account.
Luxury Version: Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder An old school beauty favorite that keeps finding its way into modern makeup conversations! Airspun is known for setting foundation and reducing shine. Sometimes the classics deserve another loo...
Airspun Loose Setting Powder
Luxury Version: Huda Beauty Easy Bake Powder The goal is a smooth, blurred complexion, not powder sitting on top of powder. This affordable finishing powder is designed to set makeup and soften the appearance of pores, especially around the T zone.
Fit Me® Loose Finishing Powder Face Makeup - Maybelline
Luxury Version: Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish
A compact powder belongs in the makeup bag when shine starts making an unwanted appearance. 🤭 Stay Matte offers a convenient way to refresh your complexion without carrying your entire beau...
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
💋 Lip Care Duperoonies
Soft, hydrated, glossy lips without the luxury price tag! 💋 These affordable lip care finds are worth exploring for their moisturizing benefits and similarities to popular high end favorites.
Luxury Version: Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
Give me soft lips with a pretty glossy finish, and you’ve got my attention! 💋 This honey inspired lip treatment combines moisture and shine for that effortless, put together lip look.
CNP Honey Lip Butter
Luxury Version: Expensive overnight lip treatments
Whoever thought to put nipple cream in a lip care conversation deserves a moment. 😭 This rich lanolin formula helps seal in moisture, which explains why some beauty lovers use it on dry lips overni...
Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream
🌸 Fragrance Duperoonies
Luxury fragrance vibes for way less. If you love smelling expensive on a budget, you’ll probably love these.
Luxury Version: YSL Black Opium
Coffee inspired fragrances have a way of feeling warm, sweet, and a little mysterious. Midnight Cafe brings that cozy evening perfume energy to the conversation. One I’d want to smell before committing to the designer ...
fine'ry. Eau de Parfum Women's Perfume - Midnight Cafe
Luxury Version: Baccarat Rouge 540 Vibes
Imagine turning an ordinary shower into a fragrance moment. 🛁 White jasmine, red currant, and warm amber give this body wash a sophisticated scent profile. It’s the kind of affordable indulgence that makes ev...
Cremo White Jasmine Amber Moisturizing Wash
Luxury Version: Burberry Goddess
Vanilla lovers, this one deserves a sniff! 🤎 Angham offers a warm, sweet fragrance profile that has earned comparisons to Burberry Goddess. An intriguing choice for anyone who enjoys comforting scents with an elegan...
Lattafa Angham
Luxury Version: Kilian Angel’s Share Think warm spices, gourmand sweetness, and the kind of perfume that makes an entrance. Khamrah has its own character, but shares that cozy, rich fragrance mood people love about Angel’s Share. Definitely not a bor...
Khamrah - Lattafa
Luxury Version: Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream
Cocoa butter, soft skin, and a body care routine that feels like self care? Yes, please. 💗 Palmer’s focuses on moisture and improving the appearance of skin texture, even if the fragrance experience diffe...
Palmer's Firming Lotion
🌿 Skincare Duperoonies
The affordable skincare finds that caught my attention.
Luxury Version: Tatcha Water Cream
Luxury gel moisturizers are popular for their lightweight feel, and POND’S Fresh Hydration Gel Moisturizer is an affordable option worth exploring. Its gel texture makes it interesting for anyone who wants hydration...
POND'S Fresh Hydration Gel Moisturizer
Luxury Version: Peter Thomas Roth Pumpkin Enzyme Mask
Dull skin sometimes needs a little extra attention. This exfoliating mask combines a pumpkin inspired treatment with glycolic acid to help improve the appearance of uneven texture. The goal is sm...
Brightening Pumpkin Honey Glycolic Mask
Luxury Version: MAC Fix+ Rose
There’s something about a refreshing facial mist that makes skincare feel more luxurious. 🌹 This rosewater spray offers a simple way to refresh the skin, although it isn’t a direct replacement for a makeup setting produ...
HERITAGE STORE Rosewater Face Mist Damask
Luxury Version: Clarins Double Serum
A healthy moisture barrier is the foundation of good skincare. BYOMA combines nourishing oils and barrier supporting ingredients in an affordable formula. The real appeal is replenishing moisture rather than chas...
BYOMA Hydrating Recovery Oil
Alternative to: Primal Queen Beef Organ Supplement
The supplement aisle can get expensive quickly, so Nina’s comparison caught my attention. These capsules contain beef organ powders, and I’d compare the actual ingredient amounts and servings with P...
Left Coast Performance Beef Organs
🌟 Haircare Duperoonies
Luxury looking hair without luxury prices! ✨ These affordable haircare finds caught my attention for their smoothing, shine boosting, and frizz fighting benefits. I’m curious to see how they compare to their expensive counterparts.
Luxury Version: Color Wow Dream Coat
Humidity has no respect for a freshly styled hairstyle! 😭 This smoothing milk is designed to help tame frizz and flyaways, making it a practical option to explore for sleeker looking hair.
Garnier Fructis Style Anti-Humidity Smoothing Milk
Luxury Version: Verb Ghost Oil
A silk press should look silky, period. 💅🏽 This thermal styling product focuses on smoothness, shine, and heat styling support. I’m paying attention to anything that could help create a polished finish without weighi...
Silk Elements Thermal Silk Styler
Luxury Version: It’s A 10 Miracle Leave In Detangling shouldn’t feel like a wrestling match. A lightweight leave in treatment can help soften strands and make hair easier to manage, especially when heavier products leave behind too much residue.
Generic Value Lightweight Leave-In Treatment
Luxury Version: Cécred Restoring Hair & Edge Drops
Beyoncé’s haircare line has definitely started some conversations! 👀 The Ordinary offers a peptide based scalp serum designed to support the appearance of thicker, denser hair. Worth comparing ...
Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density
Original: L’Oréal Féria Box Dye Conditioner
Why does the conditioner inside a hair dye box always seem to have a little extra magic? 😂 This full size Féria conditioner brings that same rich conditioning concept to a regular wash routine, with a foc...
L’Oréal Paris Féria Strength Repair Ultra Care Conditioner