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Affordable Makeup Faves for Baddies on a Budget
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items Want to look fierce without draining your wallet? This guide’s full of budget-friendly makeup picks and hacks to help you serve baddie looks without breaking the bank!
Sections
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Primers
Eyebrow Products
Base Products
Eye makeup
Powder
Highlighter
Primers
One of my og faves. This is create for people who struggle with pores. This minimizes pores allowing for your skin to have a more seamless finish
Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer
My go too primers. A great dupe for milk hydro grip. Makes your makeup long lasting
Power Grip Primer
A really good dupe for the milk makeup. This is a great gripping primer. This is what I currently use as a primer!
Maybelline Grippy Serum Primer, Hydrating Makeup Primer with 2% ...
This is a great primer option for those with dry skin!
NYX Professional Makeup Plump Right Back Primer + Serum, Smooths & ...
This is a great primer option for those with oily skin types. This will minimize those pores and keep your oily noses protected!
Rimmel Stay Matte Primer, Ultra lightweight formula, Controls shine for ...
Helps smooth and mattify skin while reducing the look of pores — great if you have oily or combo skin and want makeup to stay in place.
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Mattifying Face Primer
Excellent if you want long-wearing makeup — this primer helps foundation stick and stay put through heat or longer wear times.
The Vegan Face Glue Gripping Primer | NYX Professional Makeup
Super budget-friendly and great for blurring pores for a smooth base under foundation or concealer.
Maybelline New York Baby Skin®, Instant Pore Eraser®
Adds light hydration and a dewy base (good for dry or normal skin) while prepping makeup.
essence Jelly Grip Hydrating Primer
Silky primer that fills pores and smooths uneven texture. Blurs pores, Gives that “filter” smooth look and best for textured skin.
Pore Filler Smoothing & Blurring Face Primer
Eyebrow Products
This has been one of my recent faves. I don’t usually like using a pomade or even a pencil to fill in my brows. My brows are naturally filled I just shape them with the elf brow lift. And I literally swear by this it doesn’t move throughout the day s...
Brow Lift - Clear Eyebrow Gel
If you are the type of person who does not have dark filled in natural brows this is the product for you. My mom doesn’t have the best brows very thin and narrow have nice shape but it’s usually never filled naturally so I use this in her to make her...
DIPBROW® Pomade
Super budget-friendly pencil that’s easy to use and gives natural definition. Great if you’re just starting with brow makeup.
Best Eyebrow Pencil - Instant Lift Brow Pencil
Retractable pencil that’s easy to apply without sharpening; smooth and blendable.
wet n wild Ultimate Brow Retractable
Micro tip for drawing tiny, hair-like strokes (natural look).
Wet N Wild Ultimate Brow Micro Brow Pencil
Slightly more pigmented but still affordable, with a fine tip for precise shaping.
ColorStay Micro™ Brow Pencil
Combo pencil + powder so you can fill and soften the look with one product.
Maybelline Express Brow 2-In-1 Pencil + Powder, Deep Brown
Clear or tinted gel that keeps hairs in place and adds a fluffy texture.
Wow Tinted Brow Gel
Affordable gel to set your brows so they stay neat all day.
Control Freak Eyebrow Gel | NYX Professional Makeup Canada
Mascara-style brow gel that gives hold and a bit of color — great for quick, natural styling.
Maybelline New York Fast Sculpt, Shapes Eyebrows, Eyebrow Mascara ...
Base Products
This is the perfect base product for someone who doesn’t like too much coverage but still wants that glass like skin that’s glowy. This stuff it great for that glowy base that everyone wants. It’s also an amazing duo for the charlotte tilbury glow fi...
Halo Glow Liquid Filter Complexion Booster
One of my favourite affordable matte full coverage foundation options look seamless and great on my skin lasts the whole day
fit me matte + poreless liquid foundation
This skin tint is perfect for dry skin. It won’t make your skin drier it’s an oil based skin tint perfect to keep the dry skin moisturized.
COVERGIRL - Clean Fresh Skin Tint Foundation, Formulated without ...
The NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Full Coverage Foundation is a lightweight liquid foundation that provides full coverage with a matte finish. It is designed to last up to 24 hours, helping to control shine and keep your skin looking smooth all day. The ...
Can't Stop Won't Stop Foundation - NYX Professional Makeup
The Wet n Wild Bare Focus Tinted Hydrator is a lightweight, hydrating foundation designed to give your skin a natural, healthy glow. It provides sheer to medium buildable coverage, helping even out skin tone while still looking like real skin.This fo...
BARE FOCUS TINTED HYDRATOR - LIGHT MEDIUM
The L’Oréal Lumi Le Glow Tint is a lightweight, water-based skin tint that gives your skin a natural, radiant glow. It combines the glow of a highlighter with the coverage of a light foundation, making your skin look smooth and healthy without feelin...
L'Oréal Paris Lumi Le Glow Tint, Skin Tint Foundation
medium to full coverage with a natural matte finish, helping even out skin tone and cover redness, blemishes, or dark spots. The formula is long-wearing, oil-free, and water-resistant, so it can stay put through a busy day without feeling heavy or gr...
Conceal + Perfect 2-In-1 Foundation and Concealer
A lightweight skin tint with long-lasting, natural coverage that evens out your complexion without feeling heavy. Great if you want a “your skin but better” look that still hides redness and minor imperfections.
Maybelline New York Super Stay up To 24H Skin Tint Foundation ...
A classic drugstore foundation with buildable medium coverage that still feels skin-like. Works well if you want a bit more coverage than a tint but still natural
L'Oréal Paris True Match Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid & Moisturizing Care
A light to medium coverage foundation with a natural finish and anti-pollution benefits. It’s a good everyday option if you want something that feels breathable but still covers imperfections and looks fresh.
Revlon PhotoReady Candid™ Natural Finish, Anti-Pollution Foundation
Eye makeup
My all time favourite mascara. Gives that volume that false lashes would have but on your natural lashes. Perfect for those natural lash girls that don’t want to destroy their lashes with lash glue but want that false lash effect! ✨
Lash Princess False Lash Mascara
My all time favourite liner for the waterline. I’ve tried many eyeliners for my waterline but by the end of the day they end up rubbing off due to the water in my eyes. This is the only one that has worked for my sensitive eyes that makes my eyes pop...
Aqua Resist Color Pencil - Eye Liner and Pencil MAKE UP FOR EVER
A top-rated mascara that gives length and volume without clumps — perfect for bold everyday lashes.
Maybelline Sky High Mascara | Walmart Canada
Classic drugstore fave for fuller, voluminous lashes.
L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Original Mascara
Great all-around palette with matte + shimmer shades you can mix and match
Perfect 10 Eyeshadow Palette
Super affordable neutral palette that’s easy to blend.
Wet n Wild Always Naked Palette Always Nude
Compact, highly pigmented palette with wearable shades.
Maybelline New York The City Mini, Eye Shadow Palette, Rooftop Bronzes, 4 g
Mini palette with rich, shimmery tones for more dramatic looks.
Milani Gilded Mini Eyeshadow Palette
Long-wear cream shadow that doubles as a base or single shade for quick looks.
Maybelline New York Eyestudio® ColorTattoo®, 24HR Cream Gel Eye ...
Budget-friendly eyeliner pencil that’s smooth and easy to apply.
Mega Last Breakup-Proof Retractable Eyeliner
Powder
Ultimate favourite powder! Great for setting concealer doesn’t makeup your concealer crease. It makes your makeup matte and seamless. Perfect for setting your smile lines and under your eyes!!
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
I’ve hit pan on 3 of these and hit pan on every single one amazing for in the go just gave it with a powder puff and there is also a mirror included which is amazing!!!
Fit Me matte poreless powder
This fit me loose powder is a affordable dupe for the huda beauty loose seeing powder they are both they exact same good for baking and setting under your eyes around your mouth and smile lines and it won’t crease
Fit Me loose finishing powder
Classic matte pressed powder that helps control shine and keeps makeup in place all day.
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, lightweight, creamy texture, high ...
Affordable compact powder that sets makeup and reduces oil with a natural finish.
COVERGIRL Clean Matte Pressed Powder, Smooth Matte Finish ...
Lightweight finishing powder that smooths texture and helps makeup last longer.
Prime & Stay Finishing Powder
powder that helps blur imperfections and gives a soft, photo-ready look.
Perfect Finish HD Setting Powder
Translucent loose powder that sets foundation with a smooth finish.
Rimmel Match Perfection Silky Loose Face Powder, silky, lightweight, gives a ...
Lightweight loose powder that helps control oil without feeling heavy.
Marcelle Talc-Free Flawless Loose Face Powder
is a lightweight, velvety-soft loose setting powder that’s been a beauty staple for decades. It’s made with a micro-spun formula that feels airy and silky on the skin, helping to set foundation and concealer, control shine, and blur the look of fine ...
COTY Airspun Loose Face Powder - Translucent
Highlighter
I have used this product to the point where the top has completely came off 🤣. If you’re looking for an inner content highlight or nose highlight this is perfect. This shade looks like it shows up pink but it’s more of a rose champagne.
Wet n Wild MegaGlo Highlighting Powder
This highlighter is just as good as the other wet and wild one. The good think about this is that it comes with 2 shades and the formula is absolutely amazing!!!
MegaGlo Blushlighter | Flash Me
This is a dupe for the charlotte tilbury highlight wands! Look amazing on the skin give the perfect shine! I use it for nose highlight all the time.
Halo Glow Liquid Highlighter Wand
Super popular for its metallic, reflective glow that really catches the light
Maybelline New York Facestudio® Master Chrome™, Metallic Highlighter ...
Smooth, blendable powder with a soft luminous finish that’s easy to wear.
Buttermelt Highlighter - Nyx Professional Makeup
Creamy powder texture that’s easy to blend and looks smooth on the skin.
Rimmel High'Light, buttery-soft highlighting powder, contains ...
Great if you want a soft, subtle glow with a lightweight feel.
Covergirl TruBlend Skin Enhancer, Luminizer, Healthy-Looking Glow ...
Highly rated powder highlighter that gives a bright, radiant finish.
LA Girl Strobe Lite Strobing Powder
A long-wearing powder highlighter with a soft, luminous finish that stays put throughout the day. It gives a noticeable glow without looking too glittery, so it’s great for both everyday and night looks.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Up to 24HR Highlighter, Longwear, 9g
A creamy stick highlighter that’s super easy to apply and blend. It gives a natural, radiant sheen and is perfect if you want a dewy, skin-like glow without using powder.
L'Oréal Paris Lumi Le Glass Highlighter Stick
Blush
Super pigmented blush. You only need one dot on each cheek and it blends out seamlessly it’s perfect for those blush girls. These tubes last you forever you don’t need to repurchase for the next 3 years that’s how much product is in those bottles!!
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
I love the said blush’s. Have the same effect as rare beauty but a little less pigmented. Sometimes rare beauty can be over powering and some girls need something a little less pigmented but has the same effect or dewy and glossiness and this is perf...
Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Blush - Saie
For my powder blush girls we have this amazing product. The juvias place blush duo. My ultimate favourite this not only comes with one beautiful shade but it comes with 2!!! These layer amazing on a dewy or matte finish and they are not overly pigmen...
Blushed Duo Blush
My ultimate favourite drug store blush. Super easy to use just rub into apples of your cheeks with a blush brush looked seamless and amazing
Fit Me blush
One of my favorite cheap blushes look seamless on the skin can be layered amazingly in anything has kind of a glowy finish
Blush Products & Powders
Creamy, buildable color with a natural glow that’s easy to blend.
NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Blush, 12H Wear, 5g
Super affordable and highly pigmented — great for everyday looks.
Color Icon Blush
Gives a luminous, healthy finish while still acting as a blush and enhancer.
COVERGIRL TruBlend Skin Enhancer Baked Luminous Blush
A cream blush with a soft, blendable texture that gives cheeks a natural flush and a slightly dewy finish. Cream formulas are great if you want a youthful, skin-like glow that’s easy to build up.
Milani Cheek Kiss Cream Blush
A matte powder blush with vibrant pigment and smooth application. This is a nice option if you like a classic blush look that stays put and doesn’t shift throughout the day.
NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Sweet Cheeks Matte Blush, Rose & Play
Bronzer
This is my ultimate favourite cream bronzer stick. The shape is a triangle so perfect to draw those sharpe lines to bronze and it blends seamlessly with a sponge or brush!
No Limits Cream Bronzer Stick - LYS Beauty
My favourite power bronzer. This is perfect because you don’t need to spend money on two bronzers for the summer and winter this duo consists of one winter and summer bronzer shade so you don’t need to buy two and switch between them. This also is cr...
Bronzed Duo Bronzer
My favourite bronzer of all time this is great to bronze and contour your nose. Not only that it blends seamlessly and amazingly over any products! 🧸
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer
My absolute favourite bronzer for my nose is this hooks bronzer the way it thins out my nose to make it look like I have a nose job is crazy worth every penny and no nose job is needed 😂
Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Matte Powder Bronzer
One of my favourite bronzers as well. I used this a lot in high school still a fan fave! Blends into the skin amazingly.
Matte Bronzer - Pressed Powder | NYX Professional Makeup Canada
Another fave has been the butter melt bronzer! I’m obsessed with this it’s my absolute fav!
Buttermelt Bronzer - NYX Professional Makeup
A cult-favorite bronzer that’s super smooth and moisturizing, thanks to butters like murumuru. It melts into the skin for a radiant, healthy bronze
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Butter Bronzer
A baked bronzer with a luminous finish that gives warmth and a subtle glow — great if you want a bit of sheen while still staying natura
COVERGIRL TruBlend Skin Enhancer Baked Luminous Bronzer
Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour
A creamy stick bronzer that’s super easy to apply and blend, giving you a natural, radiant warmth that’s great for everyday looks or layering under powder for more dimension. It’s smooth, buildable, and perfect if you want
L'Oréal Paris LUMI Bronze Le Stick Soleil, Cream to Powder Bronzer Stick Face ...
Lip products
My Go-to lip product when I don’t wanna do to much are these elf lip oils. I have 5 shades and I switch between all of them they feel like nothing on your lips and add the slightest tint and they feel like a lip balm
Glow Reviver Tinted Lip Oil
My absolute favourite lip liner! Best thing on the entire planet I can’t live without it.
Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lip Liner
One of my favorite glosses. I always throw this one in my bag everyday before I go out. It’s not one of those glosses that give that sticky feeling and leaves those stringy mouth lines it’s very moisturizing and looks amazing on the lips.
Lifter Gloss | Walmart Canada
A classic creamy lipstick with rich pigment and smooth wear — perfect for everyday or dressier looks.
Revlon Lipstick: Find Your Perfect Shade | Walmart Canada
Highly rated for long wear and bold color that stays put all day
Maybelline New York Super Stay Vinyl Ink Longwear No-Budge Liquid ...
Glossy, hydrating lip oil with a soft tint and super comfy feel.
NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Fat Oil, Lip Oil
This lipgloss is great for people who want something cheap that also moisturizes your lips.
MegaSlicks Lip Gloss | Crystal Clear
Fixing spray
If you want a dewy finish this setting mist is perfect! Gives the perfect glow for your makeup!
Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray
Another great dewy makeup setting spray option. Gives the perfect glow to your makeup!
essence Bouncy Plump Hydrating Dewy Spray
The Milani make it last is by far my absolute fave when it comes to drugstore setting sprays. Your makeup DOES NOT BUDGE!
Milani - Make It Last Setting Spray - Prime + Correct + Set