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Broke Out and Broke? Me too.
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items Struggling with your skin and want that clean girl look so bad? Me too. I have worked for years curating the perfect skin care, makeup, anti-inflammatiory diet, and hair care for my broke and broke out babes. I have tried every dermatologist medicati...
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The Try to be Clean Girl with Bad Skin
Break Up with Toxic Makeup
Lets Fix the Root of the Problem
The Try to be Clean Girl with Bad Skin
Trying to achieve the clean girl look but have terrible skin genetics? Me too. I have combo skin and am incredibly acne prone here are my top go to's for skin care as a college student on a budget.
This is my secret weapon and the true icing on the cake for what has helped my skin. This is worth the splurge and actually helps.
Toleriane Dermo Milky Cleanser
if you are like me and your skin gets oily fast this moisture will be your saving grace. Their double moisturizer is too much but this one is simply amazing.
Face Moisturizer
broke girls unite. good molecules is really out here saving us with their products.
Discoloration Correcting Serum
while I wish I could spend all my money at la Roche Posay that is not always possible, this toner is a great more financially friendly option.
Lush Face Toners
Have a little extra cash at the end of the month spend it on this. It is a 100% quality treatment that works overnight on spots that you need gone. It is perfect for us oily skin girlies.
Effaclar Duo | Acne Spot Treatment
when im really tight on funds and need a quick fix this is an easy and cheap go to that actually works and is under 10 bucks.
Advantage® Acne Spot Treatment
these might be the best patches ever. I have sworn off Hero patches a while ago due to them being insanely expensive and honestly them only working half the time. These new patches are expensive but if you need a under the skin spot gone it will get ...
Mighty Patch Micropoint for Blemishes
here is where you save money, cleanser is going down the drain fairly quickly there is no reason when your are on a budget to drop a band on an expensive cleanser. this one gets the job done and then is washed away down the sink in minutes.
Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin
let me introduce you to my new best friend i have an internship to pay for this summer so i have been cutting back on my spending. this is budget friendly, great for oily/sensitive skin, and it actually works.
Moisture Surge 72-Hour Hydrator
i myself have been influenced by the it girls of tiktok and i hate how good they have been for my skin.
BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Deep Hydrating Mask
Break Up with Toxic Makeup
I am exhausted trying to find quality and affordable make up that won't break me out. Here are some of the best products I have found to date. That actually are quality products that last.
Let's be real. The drunk elephant is for the babes with money to burn, and that is not me. This is the best dupe you can find and at a fraction of the price. For best use I mix it with my moisturizer.
L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion Natural ...
Here is my ultimate secret product that no one ever talks about. This ultra light weight concealer and foundation has just the right amount of coverage to prevent the cakey looks and cover my redness and breakouts.
4-in-1 Love Your Selfie™ Longwear Foundation & ...
my all time go to. melts like butter onto the skin i bought mine during covid and still have not ran out. blows my fenty stick out of the water.
On-the-Glow Bronze
yeah the price makes me physically ill too BUT it does last forever. This is a blush that is pigmented and does not break me out or look cakey and that is a win for me.
Iconic Blush Color: Orgasm Collection
I fear fenty ate with this one for the price that they charge but they did. it blows the Dior blush out of the water and blends like a dream, the pigment fantastic when I have the extra money (uber rare occasion) this is what I buy.
Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush
ugh another to die for product I live and breathe by. my fave lip product ever! I am so not a lipliner girly and with this you don't even need one, now it does run on the more expensive side so until I find a dupe this is my go to.
Maracuja Juicy Lip Balm
i know i hate on Fenty a little but one thing they eat with every time is their highlight. It lasts for Edward Cullen's lifetime (pretty sure this is what he covered himself in to sparkle). Bury me in this fr.
Shop Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter
ugh if yall sell this out I may cry. Urban decay simply does not get enough credit for their awesome mascara. a true 10/10 and it lasts me all year so the price makes it worth it.
Perversion Mascara | Urban Decay Cosmetics
Milani is the secret brand that I have to share but hate too, because the price and quality is so good but I don't want it to be always sold out. This is a true college student price friendly product.
Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray
This product is my tried and true bff. I use it all day everyday for the past two years. SPF is important, but finding one that didn't leave my oily skin even more oily was important for me. This one takes the cake for price and lack of oil residue.
SPF BFF SPF 30 Primer
This was actually a product my little sister introduced to me, in the winter when I don't like the look of a white primer/SPF on my skin this foundation/SPF serum is the BEST, and the coverage goes crazy. The product lasts forever (seriously I got it...
Even Better Clinical™ Serum Foundation with SPF 25
My new go to
Blushed Liquid BlushLighter
THE go to concealer
Face Concealer | Tarte™ Cosmetics
Lets Fix the Root of the Problem
College comes with a lot of new experiences; parties, professors, and new people. Something no one warned me about was the the insane levels of stress and hair loss I would go threw. Here are some of my tried and true hair care products that salvaged...
listen. LISTEN. i know its an arm and a leg BUT it lasts for about 6 months and can be used on it's own. This alone brought upon SO much hair regrowth, so with Christmas around the corner add this to your list trust me.
Hair Plumping Serum
this is the best thing you can get for your hair for just a couple bucks. get in the shower lather your hair in shampoo and go to town massaging your head with this brush for several minutes to stimulate hair growth.
Massage Hair Brushes
if you need an affordable hair growth oil this is the one to get.
Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil
anyone who knows me knows i have the most oily hair on the planet. like I wash my hair everyday without fail. I also hate spending money on things that simply dont work, this stuff partnered with my fitish serum is the greatest combo known to man it ...
OUAI: Hair Treatment, Body Products and Sophisticated ...