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Top 20 Under $20


Who doesn't love some awesome beauty products that are a good deal? I'm going to say, hopefully no one! I've decided to raid my stash of makeup and pick the overall winners from the drugstore. I have to say, quite a lot of my holy grail products are from drugstore brands, and I want to let you all in on my little secret. So here we go!


My tool favorites, are by far Real Techniques brand. These two shown about are by far my most used, and definitely worth the small price tag. These two were two that have impressed me from the beginning, and there was no post about deals without mentioning these two bad boys.
-Powder Brush - $9.99 from Ulta
-Blush Brush - $8.00 from Ulta


Moving on to foundations, I really tried to narrow this down, but as you can see, I couldn't. Foundation is the product from the drugstore that impresses me. There are some brands that can disappoint, but here are four winners that have yet to do so.
- Loreal True Match -$7.99 from Target
-Covergirl 3 in 1 Outlast Foundation - $9.99 from Wal Mart.
-Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Foundation - Around $11.99 from Target
-Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse Foundation - $4.99 from Ulta


Some more face products I had to mention are concealers, blushes, and powders. I'm oily (is that a surprise to anyone?), and powder can't stay far. Of course, I forgot to picture my top choice, but I'm sure we could guess what that is. There is also another concealer which deserves a shout out, but I don't currently own it at the moment. Either way, it's been repurchased by me a few times, and it is an honorable mention.
-Rimmel Stay Matte Powder (not pictured) - $3.99 from Target
-Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette- $9.99 from Target
-Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso - $7 - 8 from Target or Walgreens
-Maybelline Fit Me Concealer - $3.99 from Target
-Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Brightener - $5.99 from Target


Moving on to eye products, this is another category that drugstore products almost always win! Mascara is my drugstore thing. I NEVER purchase high end mascaras, and I don't know if that day will ever come. Eyeshadow bases is another one that I might prefer my high end, but the drugstore products are almost just as good, and especially for the price difference. Here is the last category with an honorable mention since I currently don't own it, but it has been in my collection at least 10 times, and it definitely will again.
-Maybelline Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink - $6.99 from Ulta
-NYC Liquid Eyeliner - $2.74 from WalMart (what?!)
-Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara - $6.95 from WalMart
-Maybelline The Rocket (not pictured) - $5.99 from WalMart and Target
-Jordana Fabuline - $1.99 from Walgreens


Some extra face/eye products that needed to be mentioned...
-No 7 Beautifully Matte Make Up Base - $9.99 from Target
-Essence Clear Brow Gel - $2.99 from Ulta

 

And lastly is my one lonely lip product. You guys know I'm not big on lip products, but I do still have one stand out product.
-ELF Lip Exfoliator - $3 from Target

So there we go guys. I actually did better than I thought, and almost did 20 under $10! The Loreal foundation is worth that extra dollar or two. I'm always in the mood to save a little when ever I can, so do you have any other products I need to try out? If so, please let me know!





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