Makeup Dupes
January 26, 2023
$22 for a tinted lip balm? Try $5. Makeup trends are always changing, and with that, products. So why spend all that money on expensive companies such as Tarte, Anastasia, Chanel when our favorite drug store brands like Elf and Covergirl got our backs?
According to current makeup trends, cream based products are in. People want a glowy finish rather than the infamous 2016 matte style. Cream blushes, bronzers, replace the sculpted contour and shimmering highlight. Different types of glow base primers have also taken over. As the trends change, makeup brands frantically fight to keep up, and so do those with empty wallets.
A good dupe can be hard to find, but this cheap guru has your back. Let’s do a natural full face with each.
Product | Boujee | Cheap |
Primer | Charlotte Tilbury Flawless filter
$46 |
Elf Halo Glow
$14 |
Foundation | Estee Lauder Double Wear
$43 |
L’Oreal Infalliable
$15 |
Concealer | Tarte Shape Tape
$31 |
Elf Camo Concealer
$7 |
Bronzer | Fenty Beauty Match Stix
$28 |
Nyx Cream Highlight and Contour Stick
$14 |
Blush | Nars Air Matt Blush
$30 |
Elf Putty Bronzer
$7 |
Powder | Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Powder
$46 |
Revolution Pro CC Perfecting Powder
$14 |
Lips | Clinique Almost Lipstick (Black Honey)
$22 |
Covergirl Clean Fresh Tinted Lip Balm
(Bliss You Berry) $5 |
Eyeliner | Tattoo Liner Vegan Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
$23 |
Essence Lash Princess Eyeliner
$5 |
Mascara | Benefit BADgal Bang
$28 |
Maybelline Sky High
$10 |
Total | $297 | $91 |
It’s easy to be cheap if you look hard enough, and personally I won’t be spending $22 on a lip balm anytime soon.