You know when you
don’t want to spend the money on a Sephora foundation but you don’t want to
look like you spent $3 on your foundation? This is literally the perfect
foundation for that. I wear Natural Ivory in the summer months but switch to
Porcelain for the winter months.
I had some free
points to use at my drugstore recently so decided to try this concealer and I
have to stay: it’s an absolute game changer! As someone who has hereditary bags
under their eyes, this stuff actually works. It’s one of the few concealers
that I find actually gets rid of the darkness under my eyes.
This is my usual
go-to concealer and has been since I was in my late teens. I will never not
love it and it will always be a staple in my makeup bag. It hasn’t been sitting
as high up in my bag as the NYX one recently, but I want to try to layer and
blend them in the near future to see what results I get.
I love this
highlighter in daytime halo. It’s honestly the perfect highlighter when you’re
feeling tired and want to give your face that little bit of love it deserves.
It isn’t too luminizing either, which makes it good for work.
I discovered this
mascara when I wanted to switch from Benefit’s They’re Real and this is honestly
the perfect dupe. Read below for my next drugstore mascara I’m dying to try!
Let me tell a little
story – I went from Brow Wiz to the Sephora version to this and this is my
favourite! The pencil leaves your eyebrows looking long lasting. Plus I find
the chocolate matches my complexion and hair better than any other pencil I’ve
tried.
I’m not a giant
liquid eyeliner fan. I would just rather do a neutral smoky eye and mascara. However,
from time to time I do like to throw some eyeliner on. I hate spending tons of
money on a liquid liner for how little use I get out of them. This is such a
great product for the price tag. In an extremely unpopular opinion, I honestly
think I may prefer this eyeliner over KVD’s Tattoo Liner.
I love NYX’s
setting sprays. I fell in love with this spray back when Target was in Canada
but stopped using it when Target closed. I picked it up recently and remembered
why I loved it so much.
(For reference, it
reminds me of a dupe of this setting spray
by UD.)
This lipstick has
easily become my everyday lipstick. I love it so much! It’s long lasting and
the colour is so nice. My next purchases from this line are going to be ‘French Maid’ and ‘Bedtime Flirt’.
Not currently in my bag, but deserve honorable
mentions…
(products I’ve
tried in the past and loved)
Although I haven’t
used it in months, I love this primer! It’s so great and I treat it as a 2-in-1
so I leave the moisturizer behind. I also love the green version of this for when your skin’s a
little redder than usual! It gets rid of my rosy cheeks that sometimes still
sticks out with foundation on.
As weird as it
sounds, CoverGirl’s lipsticks are my favourite scent-wise. I find some have an
off smell yet theirs are bearable. I love the shade Kitty Purry as a basic
subtle pink. I used it until I ran out and definitely need to pick up another
tube the next time I’m running errands.
This is definitely
one of my favourite fall colours! It’s a dupe of Bite Beauty’s Rosewood and
perfect for an everyday look.
If you know me, you
know I’m a sucker for a good red lipstick. If I could wear red lipstick without
worrying about it bleeding, running etc., every day I would. I lived off MAC’s Ruby Woo for two years and this is
the closest dupe I’ve found to date. Plus, it’s a fantastic quality red for
being drugstore quality.
Another MAC
lipstick that I used to live for was Rebel. When I reached the point in my life
when I realized that I couldn’t be dropping money on lipstick like I was, I
researched like crazy. I found this Wet N Wild dupe as well as others (see
below) from this line.
So this is a dupe
for MAC Cyber, which is super out of my “style” but one lipstick I will always
love. I have tubes of both Cyber and Vamp It Up; Cyber will always be one MAC
purchase I will make. As much as I love Vamp It Up, I find it stains my lips really bad.
Sixteen year old me
loved this mascara like it was nobody’s
business. I definitely need to pick up a tube of it ASAP.
I have yet to find
a good drugstore eyeshadow palette (if you know any let me know in the
comments)! But when I’m using my Too Faced and Urban Decay palettes, this base
is the first thing I use. When doing my eye makeup, it’s one product that I can’t
live without!
Four “luxury” items I will always splurge on:
(there’s four items
– two blushes that I can’t replace with drugstore products and thought I would
share them now, too)
As I previously mentioned,
I have yet to find a drugstore eyeshadow palette that I love. I do however,
love my Naked2 + my Naked2 Basics palettes. I’ve had both palettes for 3-4
years and have only hit pan on two colours on my Naked2 palette (bootycall and
tease). It’s definitely an investment makeup piece that I will use for years.
To me, NARS blushes
will always be worth the price. They’re so pigmented and feel so great on the
skin. I own both Orgasm and Torrid but typically use Orgasm more. Funny enough
about blush – I hadn’t put it on in over a year and recently put it on and
forgot how much I loved it. I definitely need to start using it again. I personally
find blush, especially Orgasm, adds so much extra depth to makeup.
MAC blushes were
one of my first more expensive makeup purchases and I will always love them.
Just like NARS blushes, I find the pigmentation so worth the money. They last
so long because I use about 1/8th of what I use with drugstore
makeup. For years, LoveCloud was my go-to blush but it’s been discontinued. One
of the makeup artists at MAC suggested Peachykeen to me as an alternative and I
fell in love.
Okay so this is the
one lipstick I don’t like any of the dupes for. It’s the most perfect burgundy
though. I have a specific style I have when I wear this lipstick – striped t-shirt,
cardigan and jeans with loose waves. It’s the weirdest combination but I sometimes
pair it with my Orgasm blush and it looks so good, too.
What’s your favourite drugstore makeup product?
Let me know in the comments – I’m always looking for new affordable makeup!
Thanks for sharing all these products! I love the Nyx setting spray too. I love Almay's Powder Bronzer. It's amazing!
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Great post! It's so nice that there are affordable makeup options out there. I am with you on the NARS blush though! It's definitely worth the splurge. It's so pigmented and mine has lasted forever!
ReplyDeleteYou have some great makeup products . I love Loreal lilpsicks and NYX too.
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Do you know that I've never tried any MAC products?? I kept thinking as I got older I would someday graduate to them, but I still love many of the less expensive products. NYX has been a personal favorite for many things lately!!
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Jodie
www.jtouchofstyle.com
Ooo I should definitely do a post like this sometime! Love it!
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My makeup bag is definitely a mix of high/low products. I swear by my covergirl eyeliner, but splurge on Clinique face products!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I've always been a fan of Maybelline mascaras but I haven't tried the Falsies yet.
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