okay so i went full lab rat mode on this one. i spent months testing the most hyped drugstore dupes for makeup, hair and skincare, the ones all over tiktok that creators won't shut up about. some were a hard no. these are the ones that actually shock...
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Makeup
Hair
Makeup
this sticky gel base grips my makeup all day, i genuinely don't know how it's $10.
Power Grip Primer | Sticky Gel + Hyaluronic Acid | e.l.f. Cosmetics
controls my shine and blurs my pores, no idea why this isn't $32 too.
Fit Me® Loose Finishing Powder Face Makeup - Maybelline
gives me that sun kissed, barely there shimmer for actual pocket change.
Color Icon Bronzer, Reserve Your Cabana | wet n wild
big volume, big length, this replaced my better than sex mascara and i don't miss it.
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
the $5 mascara everyone's obsessed with and yes, it earns the hype. full false lash effect.
Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
does the same ultra fine, hair like strokes as brow wiz for way less.
Micro Brow Eyebrow Pencil | NYX Professional Makeup
gives me that lit from within glow, my cheeks look like they slept 8 hours.
Cheek Kiss Cream Blush - Milani Cosmetics
creamy, pigmented, lasts all day, my wallet doesn't even feel this one.
Slim Lip Pencil Creamy Lip Liner | NYX Professional Makeup
obsessed with this, it's giving nars orgasm without the nars price tag.
Luminoso Baked Blush - Milani Cosmetics
same glow as dior lip glow but more moisturizing, my lips actually thank me.
Elf Gotta Glow Lip Tint - Amazon.com
Hair
same beachy texture as oribe for under half the price, i'll never go back.
