To fight wrinkles and give her lips extra moisture when she's not wearing makeup, Beckham relies on Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, $17, a combination of petrolatum, beta-hydroxy acid and vitamin E. Though we hope she's careful not to get in her eyes, she also dabs it on her lashes to "bring them out a bit more." A low-budget alternative: Smith's Rosebud Salve, which combines petrolatum -- a humectant -- with cotton seed oil (rich in vitamin E) and a blend of rose essential oils, all for under $6.
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Victoria Beckham's Foundation
The former Spice Girl told Elle magazine that the lightweight, radiant, SPF 15 Giorgio Armani Hydra Glow Foundation, $57, gives her skin "good coverage and doesn't look cakey." Readers with normal to dry skin said the same about CoverGirl Advanced Radiance Age-Defying Liquid Makeup, $11.53, which offered blendable, smooth coverage with a hint of luminescence, albeit with a color range catering more to pink undertones.
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Victoria Beckham's Brows
No need to spend more than $20 to fill in your brows. Beckham likes to darken hers with brow guru Anastasia's Brow Pencil, $22, but Almay's Brow Defining Pencil is built the same way and is just as effective for a lot less at $7.49.
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Victoria Beckham's Lips
Equipped with just as much shine power as Beckham faves Stila Lip Glaze, $20 and MAC Lustreglass, $14, Sally Hansen's Natural Beauty Natural Shine Lip Gloss, $7.99, comes in universally flattering, moisturizing shades at half the price. Beckham's lip gloss tip: "If I go heavy on the eye makeup, I'll go paler on the lips," she told Marie Claire. "It's like wearing a really short skirt, then choosing a top that downplays your chest."
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Victoria Beckham's Eye Makeup
To get Posh's trademark eye makeup look, created with Giorgio Armani Maestro Eye Shadow, $26, in 7 and MAC Eye Pencil, $12.50, in Ebony, shade your lids with a neutral shadow and line the inner rims of your upper and lower eyelids with black or brown eyeliner. For the silky finish and long wear of an Armani shadow, try a Revlon eye shadow ($5-$8). Finish off with NYC New York Color Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil, $3.99, which comes in fewer colors than MAC Eye Pencils do but stays on just as well, according to users.
Kudos to nearly every major women's mag and a number of blogs for reporting on Victoria Beckham's favorite beauty products -- and just in time for her book, "That Extra Half an Inch." We just have one question: What are we to do with this info? (It's not like most of us can get an $800 haircut, caviar shampoo and La Prairie eye cream.) Answer: Check out our breakdown of more affordable alternatives that share similar ingredients, deliver great results and get great reviews.
