Knowing when to splurge or to save money on make up can be tricky! Yes all the high dollar products are amazing and work wonderfully all the time! But did you know some of the products you can buy at walmart or your local drugstore work just as well? When I found this out I was so excited! Yes I still buy the high dollar products but not for everything anymore! Let me explain...
FOUNDATION!!!
WE SAVE!!!
Ok so I know how important foundation is to the beauty process. It needs to cover but not look cakey and it needs to be able to match your skin tone! I used to splurge on MakeUp Forever HD and man that put a hole in my funds!! It was the one of the most amazing foundations I ever used! Now I save because I have found two brands that are just as awesome as the MakeUp Forever HD. Revlon Photo Ready HD makes a foundation that is exactly the same I can't see a difference! It runs you about $12.00 at walmart! But what I have most recently found is E.L.F. Flawless Finish Foundation is just as amazing as the the other two and only $6.00 a container on their website!
POWDER!!!
WE SAVE!!!
A good Powder is just as important as a good foundation! Once again MakeUp Forever HD has an amazing powder! But Revlon PhotoReady HD has a good powder for half the price and and E.L.F. High Definition Powder is the best powder I've personally ever used! And it is only $6.00 as well. It is a loose powder and with all loose powders it will be slightly messy but it covers and hides and the translucent blends so nicely!
BLUSH!!!
BOTH!!!
There are amazing blushes out there in so many shades and designs and at all different prices! I love them all!! I would def spend $30 for a blush or $3 for one if I like the color! If you catch it on sale BH cosmetics has amazing blush duos and they can sometimes be under $3 each!! Plus you have your Nars, Too Faced, and Benefit cosmetics that are amazing if you want to splurge!
EYE PRIMER!!!
We Save!!!
Eye Primers are important in making your eyeshadow last all day! And finding a good one is rough because most drug stores don't sell them! I have found BH Cosmetics makes an eye and lip primer that is amazing! I use it every day! Also here is a little secret Too Faced makes an amazing primer called Shadow Insurance, expensive if you get from them about 21$ or more! But if you look on Amazon I have never bought it for more then $7. Also Clinique makes a Lid Smoothie that works as well but out of the three is the more pricy one, and it is only about $12 the last time I bought it!
EYE SHADOW!!!
SPLURGE!!!
I splurge on eyeshadows!!! I have yet to find a product better then Too Faced for eyeshadow that works for me! it is about $36 for a set of 9 shades! They are amazing! The only other shadows I use are BH cosmetics there big pallets are usually on sale and they are amazing but you need to foil them to make them last all day! Not with Too Faced!!! I have all but a few pallets from them over the last several years and I plan on trying them next time I can travel to a Sephora!!
LIPSTICK/LIPGLOSS!!!
Both!!!
I believe both expensive and cheaper lipsticks can be good. Depends all on the brand and colors! I believe that no two colors are exactly alike and no matter how many you buy you can never have enough!! I have over 30 lipsticks ranging from $2 to $30 or $40 dollars! I use and love all them so as a good rule of thumb for every higher priced lipstick I buy, I buy 2 or 3 cheaper ones before I buy another pricy one :D
Alright loves! Those are completely my opinion of what I save and splurge on! I hope y'all enjoyed!
Stay Beautiful!
~Brittany
