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Affordable Beauty: High End Inspired Products without the Pricetag!
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items Wanting to achieve a flawless look without breaking the bank? This list is for you! A list with budget-friendly makeup brands and their must-have products. Not all high-quality, long-lasting makeup has to come with a high-end price tag.
Sections
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Blush and Bronzer
Lips
Eyes and Eyebrows
Concealer
Makeup Tools
Face
Blush and Bronzer
Milani blushes are the IT girl. Stunning, pigmented, and blends beautifully for a luminous glow. Love Dolce Pink!🩷
Baked Blush
Super creamy and blendable! Warmer colors that melts into your skin.
Milani Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer - Spilling Tea - 0.21oz
For my liquid blush and Rare Beauty lovers! If you are looking for a similar product—this is her! Highly pigmented, and just need a small dot. Lasts throughout the day and blends well. Not to mention the cute packaging!
She's Cute Liquid Blush - ColourPop | Ulta Beauty
Lips
I’ll never shut up about these lip glosses. NYX Butter Gloss is the creamiest lipgloss with a wide range of colors for any occasion! I use these on the daily and love their nude colors!
Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss | NYX Professional Makeup
The perfect nude lip 💋 I always gravitate towards nude lips and this one is beautiful. So creamy, long lasting, and glides on the lips!
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick 755 Bare It All
One of the best affordable lip liners! Goes on smoothly—my favorite are the suede line for a creamier application. Able to be sharpened with a pencil sharpener for longevity. Love the shade peakaboo for a natural look!
NYX Slim Lip Pencil Long-Lasting Peakaboo
As simple as this is—this is a $5 well spent. Aquaphor is the most effective lip product I own when my lips are cracked or dry! Has a nice consistency and leaves my lips feeling hydrated and soothed. Love that it also has SPF as lips can be burnt eas...
Aquaphor Lip Protectant SPF 30 - .35 fl. Oz.
Hello shine!! I have several shades of this lipgloss. My favorite is “ice” for a gummy bear sheer pink finish. Hydrating with hyaluronic acid and not overly sticky!
Maybelline Lifter Gloss Hydrating Lip Gloss
Eyes and Eyebrows
My favorite affordable mascara! Tubing mascara that’s near identical quality to Tarte’s Tarlette Tubing mascara! Comes in different shades of black and brown. I use this for my casual day to day looks.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Lengthening Mascara - 0.24 fl oz
This used to be my go to before I switched to tubing mascara! Extreme length, and gives a wispy look! Love how it separates my lashes and has a light application.
L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Original Waterproof Mascara - 935 Carbon Black - 0.27 fl oz
My everyday eyebrow pencil! A fine point for hair like strokes. Several shade options and stays on best throughout the day compared to other pencils I’ve tried. Love how buildable it is.
NYX Professional Makeup Vegan Micro Eyebrow Pencil - 05 Ash Brown - 0.003oz
The most beautiful champagne color! Colourpop eyeshadows are so pigmented, with shine, and several stunning colors. Creamy consistency and I love the shimmer!✨
Ritz Super Shock Shadow - ColourPop | Ulta Beauty
Concealer
Nearly identical to my Tarte shape tape creamy concealer for a fraction of the cost! A little goes a long way and is hydrating as someone with dry skin.
e.l.f. Hydrating Camo Concealer - Fair Warm - 0.203 fl oz
This stuff works wonders. Very full coverage and a little goes a very long way! Not too matte or dewy, and is not super heavy for the coverage.
Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer - 01 Creamy Vanilla - 1 fl oz
Makeup Tools
Affordable yet quality and soft brushes! These are my favorite “drugstore” makeup brushes. Number 200 is one of my favorite brushes of all time—perfect for blending cream products for a defined look.
Real Techniques - Everyday Essentials Makeup Brush & Sponge Set
Beauty blender quality without the price tag🤩 I use these sponges daily, and they effortlessly blend out my concealer. Soft and lightweight.
AOA Studio Collection Makeup Sponge Set HD
These do the job at an incredible price! Sets my loose powder perfect, especially under my eyes or on my nose.
Pimoys 6 Pcs Triangle Velvet Makeup Puff
Face
Essentially hairspray for your face but works so well! A more affordable version of the One Size Setting Spray. For those that need an all day makeup look to stay in place!🤩
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray
Such a refreshing mist! Whenever I feel I need a refresh of my makeup, I spray this. Honestly, it doesn’t hold my makeup as well as other sprays, but I love using this to feel hydrated and use as a primer before powder.
NYX Bare With Me Primer & Setting Spray
Excellent coverage and lightweight feel for a great price! An affordable option if looking for something like the HUDA Beauty Powder! A blurring and brightening effect!
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Blur-fection Longwear Loose Setting Powder
This rivals top end foundations for those wanting a medium to full coverage look! A natural finish that is not overly drying. Wide shade range!
L'Oréal - N3 Neutral Light Medium True Match Super-Blendable Foundation