Love high end makeup but not the high end prices? I've rounded up some of my favorite drugstore products that give a similar look, finish, or performance to luxury favorites. Whether you're trying to save money or just want budget friendly alternativ...
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primer
foundation
liquid/cream bronzer
liquid blush
concealer
setting powder
primer
If you love the Milk Hydro Grip Primer but not the price tag, this gives a very similar tacky, gripping base that helps makeup stay put all day.
Power Grip Primer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
The Hard Candy Grip On Lock Primer is a dupe for the Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer, with a similar gel texture that grips makeup and helps it last longer while keeping the skin lightly hydrated.
Dupe for Armani Luminous Silk Foundation! This gives a similar skin like finish with a balance of glow and matte coverage. It won't be an exact match, but it's one of the closest drugstore alternatives I've found.
Lumi Matte Foundation - Maybelline
Dupe for Urban Decay Face Bond Foundation! Love the long wearing, natural matte finish of Urban Decay Face Bond? NYX Make 'Em Wonder gives a very similar skin like look with buildable coverage at a much more affordable price.
Make 'Em Wonder Soft Matte Buildable Foundation - NYX Cosmetics
Dupe for Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour! This gives a similar lightweight, blendable contour effect that's easy to sheer out or build up. Perfect for creating natural looking definition without spending luxury prices.
Liquid Bronzer - ColourPop Cosmetics
The Moira Cosmetics cream bronzer is often considered a more affordable dupe for the Tower 28 cream bronzer, giving a similar creamy, blendable formula and natural, skin like bronzed finish.
Stay Golden Cream Bronzer & Contour Moira Cosmetics
liquid blush
The creamy texture and effortless wash of color remind me so much of Rhode's Pocket Blushes. Easy to blend, beginner friendly, and great for an on the go makeup routine.
Blush - MCoBeauty US
Dupe for Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush. A highly pigmented liquid blush that blends beautifully into the skin and gives a similar fresh, long lasting flush.
If you love the skin like, hydrating finish of the Tower 28 concealer, this gives a very similar natural look while feeling lightweight and comfortable under the eyes.
Versed Concealer Skin Solution
If you love the smoothing, brightening effect of the Hourglass concealer, this gives a similar full coverage, blurred look while still feeling lightweight on the skin.
silky BLUR HYDRATING LONGWEAR CONCEALER
setting powder
Dupe for Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Powder. Both powders help blur texture and set makeup beautifully. If you love that soft focus, filtered finish, this is a great budget friendly alternative.
Infallible Blur-Fection Loose Setting Powder - L'Oréal Paris
Dupe for One Size Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder. This powder does a great job of blurring pores and controlling shine while keeping makeup looking smooth throughout the day.
Dupe for Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder. A finely milled pressed powder that helps blur texture and reduce shine without making the skin look dry or heavy.
Set It Bright Powder Quad | Loose Setting Powder - e.l.f. Cosmetics
powder melts
If you love the way One Size Powder Melt, which helps melt powders into the skin and leaves a smoother, more hydrated finish, this Milani spray gives a similar fresh, skin like effect for a fraction of the price.
Make It Last Moisture Boost Setting Spray
Want the glass skin effect of One Size Powder Melt for less? This helps melt powders into the skin and leaves makeup looking more seamless and hydrated.
If you love that soft focus, lit from within glow that Hourglass is known for, this palette gives a similar luminous effect at a fraction of the price.
RADIANT LIGHT face palette - essence makeup
Dupe for Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer. This baked bronzer gives a similar radiant bronze effect that adds warmth without looking flat or muddy on the skin.
Dupe for Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush. A beautiful glowy blush that combines color and luminosity in one step, giving a similar healthy, radiant flush.
Dupe for Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush. The bouncy texture is what makes this such a great dupe. It gives a similar soft focus flush that blends effortlessly into the skin and looks incredibly natural.
This highlighter gives that smooth, glassy glow Rare Beauty is known for without emphasizing texture. Super reflective but still looks beautiful and seamless on the skin.
Halo Glow Powder Highlighter - e.l.f. Cosmetics
setting sprays
Need your makeup to stay put all day? This setting spray offers a similar long wearing, makeup-locking effect that's made the One Size spray so popular.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray
Love the refreshing, skincare-meets makeup feel of Milk's setting spray? This gives a similar hydrated, fresh faced finish while helping makeup look less powdery.
Grip Set & Refresh Spray - MCoBeauty US
eyeshadow
The Makeup Revolution Icon Palette is a dupe for the Patrick Ta Major Dimension III Matte Palette, offering a similar neutral matte color story for soft glam everyday looks.
The Master Icon The Icon Palette - Revolution Beauty
