Makeup
Cheap Swaps for High-End MakeupThink you need to pay $30 or more for a decent blush or mascara? Not with these cheap makeup picks that work just as well as high-end beauty products |
For the record, we're in no position to judge a good makeup splurge. Our makeup bags are loaded with MAC lip glosses, Nars shadows, and tubes of Lancome mascaras. We'd be giant hypocrites if we told you to always bargain shop for your beauty products. But...
It turns out you totally can (and maybe should) hit up the drugstore for your beauty products — even if you once swore you'd never use anything but your favorite $59 foundation and $24 lipstick. But before you blindly fill up your cart at Target with an aisle's worth of shadows, check out these makeup pros' tips on the drugstore products that are exact — or nearly exact — duplicates of high-end makeup.
Click here to see cheap makeup swaps for high-end products.
Trust us, if anyone would know which cheap makeup products can sit next to your splurge-worthy ones, it's these experts. They literally try thousands of beauty products and definitely know a good match when they see one. With these picks you can do your entire face — from foundation to lip gloss — without breaking your budget. And the best part? These drugstore picks are all high quality, so no one will know you went the bargain route. Well, unless you decide to spill your secrets, but we'll leave that up to you...
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It turns out you totally can (and maybe should) hit up the drugstore for your beauty products — even if you once swore you'd never use anything but your favorite $59 foundation and $24 lipstick. But before you blindly fill up your cart at Target with an aisle's worth of shadows, check out these makeup pros' tips on the drugstore products that are exact — or nearly exact — duplicates of high-end makeup.
Click here to see cheap makeup swaps for high-end products.
Trust us, if anyone would know which cheap makeup products can sit next to your splurge-worthy ones, it's these experts. They literally try thousands of beauty products and definitely know a good match when they see one. With these picks you can do your entire face — from foundation to lip gloss — without breaking your budget. And the best part? These drugstore picks are all high quality, so no one will know you went the bargain route. Well, unless you decide to spill your secrets, but we'll leave that up to you...
SEE NEXT PAGE: Foundation
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Love posts like this!
by unfamiliargirl Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 05:42AM Report as inappropriate
THIS is the kind of article I love! I simply can't afford high end products very often and most of my makeup comes from Harmon or Target. I've added most of the bargain products here to my wish list!
by purple9a Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 07:24PM Report as inappropriate
always up for a bargain
by brianna121791 Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 08:01PM Report as inappropriate
This was a good article. Although i can't give up my mac eyeshadows.
by Dee Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 05:17PM Report as inappropriate
This has to be one of my favorite articles! Full of great information!!
by cyndi_albritton_hall Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 05:16PM Report as inappropriate
I have sensitive skin and i love the covergirl natureluxe foundation. It doesn't irritate my skin!!
by maddy_c Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 02:11PM Report as inappropriate
i love this article,i want to see more like this one!
by luxe Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 04:57PM Report as inappropriate
good job
by littlesweets801 Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 02:45PM Report as inappropriate
As someone who pretty much ONLY shops at the drugstore, I greatly appreciated this article. Officially motivated to try out the milani eyeshadows.
by hanana Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 08:31PM Report as inappropriate
EXCELLENT substitutes for high-ends products. As "Flawless" says, would like to see more . . .
by GigiSD Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 09:18PM Report as inappropriate