Relax my dear friend, there are things that you can get your makeup loving friend for cheap. Between a thing of Jeffree Star Lipstick to Makeup Brushes, there are things you can get your friend without breaking the bank. Here are 10 things to get for under $20 for the makeup loving person in your life.
Maybelline Lipsticks- $4.99-$8.99
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrXrJn9gTqA/
These lipsticks are good and cheap, but they are matte and stay on. I personally use Maybelline any chance I can. The products are available at Target, Ultra, and Walmart.
BH Cosmetics: Take Me Back To Brazil Eye-shadow Palette- $11.70-$18
https://www.bhcosmetics.com/products/take-me-back-to-brazil-35-color-pressed-pigment-palette?variant=9121503510564&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_vqY95Ws3wIVhWSGCh0qOAdFEAQYAiABEgIyUvD_BwE
Perfect for anyone who loves to play with colors and create vibrant looks. This palette is available at Ultra Beauty and online.
Jeffree Star Lipstick-$18 plus shipping
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrB1cO8FX0L/
Unfortunately with shipping rates you may go a little over from your budget. These beautiful lipsticks are $18 each. However, rumor on the street they can also be excellent liquid eyeshadow so you are getting your money's worth. They also have every color that you can think of.
Colourpop: Brown Sugar Palette- $12+shipping
https://colourpop.com/products/brown-sugar
This palette is good for the person who loves neutral shades and wants to slight enhance their natural beauty. Unfortunately, this palette is found only online, so get it fast before Christmas.
Covergirl: LashBlast Mascara- $8.99
https://www.ulta.com/lashblast-volume-waterproof-mascara?productId=xlsImpprod2900037&sku=2157599&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-294680686006&CAAGID=18002902230&CAWELAID=281802448&CATARGETID=330000200001332369&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2YGTssys3wIVyYuzCh2HNQBxEAQYEyABEgLjSPD_BwE
Available at Target, Sephora, and the Covergirl website, this mascara will bring your lashes higher than the gods. Covergirl is a good brand for mascara and I love how they define each lash.
Morphe: Smoochy Premium Lashes-$10
https://www.ulta.com/smoochy-premium-lashes?productId=pimprod2000011&sku=2535602&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=aud-298144089302:pla-295703662999&CAAGID=47693291416&CAWELAID=330000200001515787&CATARGETID=330000200001270190&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4fT7h86s3wIVm7rACh2oBwA6EAQYBiABEgJZHPD_BwE
The picture is not good quality so here is the link. These lashes look uniform and natural when it on the eyes. If you know someone that wears lashes, get them these!
Urban Decay's Shadow Box-$18 plus shipping
https://www.thezoereport.com/beauty/makeup/best-eye-shadow-palettes-20
Urban Decay is known for their expensive eye-shadows, so when they come out with something under $30 it is a miracle. However, you can get this palette online, but it is worth the struggle.
e.l.f Brush Set- $12+shipping
https://www.elfcosmetics.com/professional-set-of-12-brushes/1810.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-KbMocus3wIVy7rACh2BIADOEAQYASABEgKV5PD_BwE
Available online and at Target this brush set is soft and is bright for the gods. It has a variety of brushes to customize the perfect look.
Colourpop Lipsticks- $3.90-$6
https://colourpop.com/products/make-believe
These babies are currently on sale so get them while you can! They are available at some drug stores, but the sale is on their website. They have a variety of colors to choose from and they show how they look on skin tones, so no guessing!
Wet&Wild Brushes-99 cents-$5.00
https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/brush-roll-17-piece-collection.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o1&scid=scplp3100-36198&sc_intid=3100-36198&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInYOkvYes3wIVhrbACh26qgA-EAQYASABEgIh4vD_BwE
You can get multiple brushes without breaking the bank, these brushes are soft and good quality. These brushes range from 99 cents-$5 and are available at Target, Kroger, 5 below and any local drug store.
You Should Be Watching "90 Day Fiance"
The people need to know!
There are few things in life more satisfying than seeing people get exactly what they deserve. And I get to bear witness to this week after week, every Sunday on TLC. "90 Day Fiancé" is the ongoing story of five couples who cross international borders, having either met online or through chance meetings abroad. The show rotates focus from couple to couple over the course of a two-hour episode. For a channel that is ostensibly about learning (remember, TLC stands for The Learning Channel), they sure do jam their programming blocks full of things that are designed to make you lose brain cells. It is a rip-roaring good time and you should absolutely be watching.
The all-important MacGuffin of the show is the K-1 visa, which allows these foreign lovers to come over and live in the United States. Not a lot of importance is placed on the process of getting the visa, but having the visa arrive is treated like a huge stepping stone for each of the couples. There is a certain chaos in observing the couples' day-to-day lives, and it's voyeuristic in a lot of ways but what reality show isn't?
Each new segment of the show showcases a different aspect of how each couple is a disaster. This season, we have Jorge and Anfisa. Jorge pretended to be a millionaire in order to woo Anfisa away from her home country. She only likes him for the money he doesn't have. Luis and Molly are a mismatched couple whose very existence as a couple is tearing Molly's family apart. Nicole is trying to get Azan to move to the US with her, but he's not having it. Pedro and Chantel's families hate their guts and threaten constantly to tear them apart. And those are just the conflicts they open with! Wait until you get to the part where Chantel's mom thinks Pedro is trying to harvest their organs. This show is amazing because they've managed to find people who by all means do not have the communication skills to be in a relationship, but have the money or the sheer will to get someone to agree to it.
It's one of those "slow burn" watching experiences. There's not always something exciting going on, but there's so much tension just bubbling beneath the surface that even segments where they are doing nothing can feel fraught with melodrama. The question of the show is whether or not the couples will stay together and in most cases there should be no reason for them to stay together.
I love this show because it is trash television, but I also think that there is something to be appreciated about trash television. There doesn't always have to be value to media we absorb, sometimes it is nice to be able to sit back and just let waves of garbage wash over you. This show honestly deserves to be watched by more people because of just how much craziness they can shove into one two-hour time block. Long live the kings of frauding.