Makeup has exponentially gotten more popular these last few years. With a higher demand of makeup, companies have raised their standards across the board. Drugstore brands have made the largest quality jump so much so that often some of those products work better than high end brands' products that are at least 2x the price. The selection of drugstore makeup is constantly growing with new brands and the never ending roll out of new products. Below, you will find the drugstore necessities.
1. Maybelline FACESTUDIO® MASTER PRIME®
For $9.99, this primer has 3 different versions: Blur + Smooth for oily skin, Blur + Illuminate for dry skin, or Blur + Redness Control for irritated skin. All of these formulas help in your problem area as well as help make your makeup apply easier and last longer.
2. L'oreal Infallible Foundation
This foundation comes in 3 different formulas for $12.99. They offer the Total Coverage for the full coverage queens, Pro Glow for dry complections and Pro Matte for oily complections. These are only a few years old, but have blown up because of their high end quality.
3. Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer
This award winning bronzer has been around for what feels like forever. It glides on smoothly with out being a overly pigmented mess, It comes in two shades, bronzer and light bronzer, and can be purchased for $14.95. Plus it smells like coconuts and the beach!
4. L'oreal TRUE MATCH™Blush
These blushes have been around for a while now and are the OG blushes of the drug store. There are 12 shades and there is at least one shade that complements every skin tone. It can be purchased for $10.95. These shades match your undertone of your skin to make it appear seamless and natural.
5. Maybelline INSTANT AGE REWIND® ERASER DARK CIRCLES TREATMENT CONCEALER
This full coverage concealer conceals and high lights at once with out appearing heavy or settling into fine lines. It comes in six shades and can be purchased for $9.99. It contains anti-aging properties and it can never be too soon to prevent aging.
6. WetnWild MegaGlo™ Highlighting Powder
These were the first high quality, blinding highlighters to come from the drugstore. It applies smoothly and is not chunky or emphasizes texture. They just released for shades so there is currently six shades, and they an be purchased for only $4.99.
7. Maybelline The Buffs Lipsticks
Almost all of Maybelline's lipsticks are phenomenal. However their standout line is their nudes. They have perfect nudes from fair skin to deep skin tones. They have 10 permanent shades but they almost always have promotional ones as well. These richly pigmented lipsticks can be purchased for $7.49.
8. Coty Airspun Powder
This is probably the oldest beauty item you will ever purchase because this was created in 1935. With this loose translucent powder, you can set your makeup and blur any imperfection. It can be purchased for $5.97.
9. Eylure Luxe Lashes
Eylure has some of the highest quality lashes for reasonable prices. Their star of the show is their Luxe Lashes that look and feel just like the high end, over priced lashes. There are six Luxe styles but they also have so many other lashes that are great as well. They can be purchased for around $10 and you can get many uses out of each pair.
10. Garnier MICELLAR CLEANSING WATER
This Micellar Water takes of makeup, dirt and oils without having to rub. It cleans the skin gently without leaving a residue. There are three different options depending on your needs: mattifying, original, and waterproof. It can be purchased for $8.99 and will last you quite a while.
Drugstore makeup use to be the absolute worst. However, they have increased their quality while still being a reasonable price, plus they go on sale and offer coupons almost always. Try any of these amazing products and you will be shocked how well these actually work.
