For when your makeup needs have more month left than money. These are my top recommendations for performance products that mirror their luxury counter parts benefits
I fell in love with using a peach pink under eye brightener earlier this year. The pop of brightness it adds under my concealer is now a nonnegotiable. I was so excited to find that this brand and the fair colour is the perfect performance match (for...
Putty Color-Correcting Under Eye Brightener
Let’s face it. Makeup is expensive enough investing, a little bit more to ensure longevity on those longer work days, or during travel and or humid days is worth the investment.
Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist
Any product that delivers feather like strokes and long wearability for under $20 is a slam dunk in my books. I have tried every eyebrow pencil on the market and my Sephora route status is propped up by how many times I have re-purchased this eyebrow...
Eyebrow Makeup - Pencil for natural strokes
A revelation in natural looking colour deposits. Non-drying, easy application and long wearing! Gloss it up or down, it’s a keeper! Noohde delivers on a perfect nude pop of uniform colour on my fair skin!
Lip Liner STAY-N® - Peel-off Lip Liner Stain
Worth the trip to the mailbox for blurred, yet never dull finish. I love that this product modifies my mature skin, but does not feel cakey or heavy on application. Best used with a powder puff around the tea zone and a light brush other areas of the...
POWDER MAKE UP FOR EVER
A testament to a beloved high-performance product is when you can find one in your purse, one in your car, one in your Makeup bag and one in your bathroom.
The range of shades on this product delivers with huge pay off for all skin tones, more impo...
Shine Loud Liquid Lipstick - Lip makeup
In my recent search for a cost-effective, mature, skin, friendly serum foundation that survives the day, this product has elevated to the top of the list. Very buildable in terms of coverage, easily applied does not feel dry or cakey and as a beautif...
LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation
I have been using the smooth liner pencil in bronze for over five years as my lip liner. It is the perfect nude brown, goes on beautifully to contour the lips or the eyes perfect dual use product.
Eyeliners
I cannot say enough about the performance of this BB Cream! Skinlike finish, amazing coverage and a great shade range. A make-up base enriched with skincare serum that adheres like a second skin while moisturizing the skin for 24-hours and providing ...
BB Cream
No word of a lie this is the best under eye concealer brush on the market in my personal opinion. I reach for this every day for its smooth, finish and absolutely appreciate that I can clean it multiple times a week for months on end and the brush is...
triclone™ skin tech concealer brush
If you love Nars liquid blush or Glossier Cloud Paint this is a perfect high-performing dupe for an affordable price point. Beautiful shade range and very buildable.
Cheek Kiss Liquid Blush
If you’re a fan of Milk Hydro Grip this is the product for you to set your base with a hydrating grip that keeps your makeup in place all day!
Power Grip Primer
If you were a big fan of the original Hoola box bronzer, this is your dupe performance product.
Infallible Face Soft Matte Powder Bronzer, Fair | L'Oréal Paris
I’m a big fan of pencil lip liners and this elf product is both creamy and long wearing. It has replaced my make up forever lip liners, and I can have one in my purse, one in my car, one in my make up bag due to the price point differential.
Cream Glide Lip Liner
I’m gonna have to hold your hand when I tell you that this product works exactly the same as a very popular celebrity lip treatment, and I will never look back.
the super peptide glossy lip treatment
Bring light and glow back to your skin for a drugstore price point. For years I spent so much money on Charlotte Tilbury’s product, which is phenomenal however, no one has that much money to spend on Makeup. The performance of the Lumi glow matches i...
True Match Face LUMI GLOTION | L'Oréal Paris
She’s juicy, she’s bouncy and she blends like a luxurious dream.
Baked Blush - Luminoso
Integral grab and go gym bag, beach bag or weekender addition! Work like a charm and removing even long wearing makeup and mascara very lightly scented and very easy on sensitive skin
The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Makeup Remover Wipes