I Found Drugstore SUPER-DUPES That Beat Expensive Makeup...
L'Oreal Paris$13.99Lumi Le Glow Tint Liquid Skin Tintshade · 100 Cool- “It's giving glowy, dewy perfection”
- “I really do feel like the finish of this skin tint is very comparable to a lot of the other high-end skin tints that I use”▶ 1:16
- “This is very similar in finish to the Hourglass and even the Milk one that I really like”▶ 1:24
- “The only thing is, I do feel like you have to work kind of quickly with this skin tint because this actually sets down and lasts a really long time”▶ 1:30
- “I would say this is a light coverage with a glowy finish”▶ 1:53
- “If you like a more natural glowy look, you are going to love this”▶ 1:57
- “If you want more like coverage, full glam, this isn't your girl”▶ 2:00
Maybelline$15.99- “This is one of the best concealers I've ever tried, high-end or drugstore”▶ 2:10
- “This one is definitely more full coverage vibes, but it's not heavy”▶ 2:32
- “It's very very thin in consistency, so it feels kind of like a serum, but it gives coverage and it lasts so long”▶ 2:35
- “I wear this on days where I really need my makeup to last and look good by the end of the night”▶ 2:46
- “It does not crease on me”
- “Honestly, this concealer kind of reminds me of the Estee Lauder Double Wear concealer, which I love as a full coverage concealer”▶ 3:00
- “But you really like cannot beat this concealer for the price”▶ 2:10
- “Like of all the concealers I've ever tried, I would say the Estee Lauder and this one are some of the longest wearing concealers that I've personally ever tried”▶ 3:29
Estée Lauder$30.00
Bronzed Cream Bronzershade · Buttercream- “I've been using this bronzer for a very long time and I haven't even hit pan”▶ 4:41
- “I think this is kind of a dupe for the Saie cream bronzer, which I absolutely love”▶ 4:47
- “I honestly think I like this finish a little bit more because it actually has like super, super fine pearls throughout”▶ 4:52
- “It just sits on the skin in such a natural way”▶ 5:09
- “It just looks like your skin is kind of like juicy and bronzed and hydrated”▶ 5:13
- “If you are a pale skin girly, unreal”
- “If you do have darker skin, Juvia's Place has a ton of darker options, which is awesome because I think a lot of drugstore bronzers don't cater to deeper skin tones”▶ 5:24
- “This is probably one of the most buttery, natural-looking, blendable cream bronzers that I've ever used”▶ 5:51
- “This bronzer really does win points for the shade range, the blendability, the finish”▶ 5:56
- “If I could only keep one cream bronzer, it honestly might be this one”▶ 6:01
Camo Liquid Blushshade · Peach Perfect- “A little goes a long way”▶ 6:22
- “I really think these are a dupe for the Rare Beauty blushes”
- “I actually prefer these blushes, and they are a fraction of the price”▶ 6:30
- “These are very easy to blend out, and they're a lot harder to overdo than the Rare Beauty blushes”▶ 6:35
- “Honestly, this specific blush would definitely be one of my top blushes to keep if I could only keep like three to five blushes, this one would be one of them that I'm keeping”▶ 6:43
- “You can really build up the shades to get a more intense finish”▶ 6:55
- “This blush is not going to fade by the end of the night. It's going to look good all day long”▶ 7:01
- “This is actually really pretty on the lip, and it is such a long-wearing, almost liquid lipstick”▶ 7:06
- no stillRare Beauty$25.00Soft Pinch Liquid Blushshade · Bliss
- “I'm so sorry, Rare Beauty, I love you, but I actually prefer these blushes, and they are a fraction of the price”
- “They're a lot harder to overdo than the Rare Beauty blushes”
Maybelline$10.99- “I kid you not, this is like copy and paste Huda Beauty Easy Bake at again a fraction of the price”▶ 18:19
- “You get so much product in here, it's actually insane”▶ 18:27
- “This does not crease under my eyes, and it gives my eyes the most like filtered, flawless, smooth look”▶ 18:29
- “If you want an inexpensive powder that makes you look like you are wearing a filter in real life, this one will do that for you”▶ 18:42
- “Like look how it blurred my under eyes and my chin”▶ 18:51
- “It just completely removed all the shine, but my makeup still looks natural”▶ 19:03
- “It doesn't look heavy, and this doesn't like get cakey and gummy, either”▶ 19:06
- “Super slept on powder, in my opinion”▶ 19:10
Huda Beauty$29.00- “I kid you not, this is like copy and paste Huda Beauty Easy Bake at again a fraction of the price”▶ 18:19
Morphe$11Nano Brow Pencilshade · Java- “This is easily a dupe for the Benefit brow pencil, or even the Kosas brow pencil at a fraction of the cost”▶ 7:24
- “Comes with a spoolie on the end, which I love”▶ 7:34
- “This just has such a precise tip”
- “It is not too dry that the pencil is crumbly and breaks, which is so annoying when that happens”▶ 7:42
- “It's not too wet that it looks too heavy when you apply it to your brows”▶ 7:48
- “This gives a very natural effect on the brows”▶ 7:52
- “You can really get hair-like strokes”▶ 7:57
- “This brow pencil wears really nicely throughout the day”▶ 7:59
- “Honestly for the price, you can't beat it because I honestly go through brow pencils pretty quickly and an expensive brow pencil, it just really adds up”▶ 8:01
- “When something like this exists, just why? Why spend the extra money?”
- no still
- “This is easily a dupe for the Benefit brow pencil, or even the Kosas brow pencil at a fraction of the cost”
- “I find that actually happens with the Benefit one”
Maybelline$11.99- “I really think this is a dupe for the Rare Beauty brow gel, which I also absolutely love”
- “But again, this is a cheaper price”▶ 8:47
- “All I really want is a nice brush, which this is so similar to the Rare Beauty brush”▶ 8:55
- “I just want my brows to stay in place all day. I don't want them to get flaky and dusty and crusty”▶ 9:00
- “It's in like kind of a squeezy flexible tube, so I can really push the product onto the brush, especially when I'm running out”▶ 9:05
- “If you haven't tried this brow gel, honestly, unreal”▶ 9:15
Rare Beauty$21- “I really think this is a dupe for the Rare Beauty brow gel, which I also absolutely love”▶ 8:40
Morphe$20- “I really think this is a dupe for the One Size Setting Spray”▶ 10:25
- “Except, I like this mister better. It's more of a light mister”▶ 10:28
- “The One Size feels a little bit like hairspray being sprayed onto your face”▶ 10:32
- “This one makes a noticeable difference in how long my makeup wears”▶ 10:52
- “Honestly, this is just such a more pleasant user experience than some of those other ones that I mentioned that feel a little heavy-duty”▶ 10:56
- “It's very light, it smells nice, and I feel like it just gives my face a nice even layer of setting spray”▶ 11:05
- no stillOne/Size$34
- “The One Size feels a little bit like hairspray being sprayed onto your face”
- “To give the One Size and the L'Oreal their credit, they might be a little more long-wearing, just a touch”
Versed$11.99- “This is what I wanted the Rhode lip liners to be”▶ 11:22
- “Not only is the color gorgeous, but this is just such a nice application”▶ 11:35
- “This lip liner is truly one that you don't need to sharpen to get a nice precise edge”▶ 11:40
- “This is something you can keep in your purse, in the car without a sharpener handy, and just always be able to touch up your lip and have it look nice”▶ 11:47
- “The shape is also really convenient because you can overline, but you can also fill in your lips”▶ 11:57
- “This formula is not super matte and dry. It's actually a little bit more of a glossy slash satin finish”▶ 12:00
- “The only downside to that is it doesn't wear as long as a classic lip pencil, but it lasts just as long if not longer than the road, in my opinion”▶ 12:08
Rhode$24.00
Essence$4.99The Slim Stick Lipstickshade · Over The Nude- “This one is so cheap and so good”▶ 12:22
- “I honestly think this is a dupe for a lot of high-end lipsticks”▶ 12:28
- “I actually think it looks very similar on the lips to the Patrick Ta matte lipsticks”▶ 12:30
- “Even the Westman Atelier matte lipsticks look very similar to this on the lips”▶ 12:34
- “I love the slim stick. It makes applying it so precise and easy”▶ 12:43
- “I also just really love how long this lasts throughout the day”▶ 12:49
- “I really don't need to worry about touching my lips up if I'm wearing this lipstick”▶ 12:53
- “And this color is just perfect for every day”▶ 12:54
- “Obsessed with these”
Soft Gloss Tinted Lip Serumshade · Compliment- “These are 100% a dupe for the Hourglass ones at a literal fraction of the cost”▶ 13:11
- “These look so pretty on the lip. They're so easy to apply”▶ 13:15
- “These give a beautiful glossy finish, and these feel so plush and hydrating on the lips”▶ 13:18
- “I honestly like the feel of these on the lips better than the Hourglass ones”▶ 13:27
- “These are formulated with shea butter and vitamin E, so I think that's why they feel so good on the lips”▶ 13:31
- “I love Hourglass, don't get me wrong, but with this on the market, I just don't feel like there's any reason to spend that much money on a lip product”▶ 13:36
- “This is just as good”▶ 13:48
Morphe$23.00- “This has been my favorite palette for a while now. I've been reaching for this one like every day”▶ 13:50
- “I love that they have a bright white highlight color that works on even me with such fair skin”▶ 14:09
- “It also has a black shadow for winged liner”
- “It has a good variety of browns ranging from cool to neutral, light to dark”▶ 14:19
- “These are the most buttery, easy to blend matte eyeshadows”▶ 14:45
- “I do feel like a lot of the shades in this palette are kind of a dupe for the Makeup by Mario Master Matt Neutrals, and there's a significant price difference between the two”▶ 14:52
- “These apply very similar”
- “If you're on a budget, you cannot beat this eyeshadow palette”▶ 15:18
- “This one actually builds pigment really easily and it does not look chalky on the lids at all”▶ 15:33
- “This is a really nice pigmented black eye shadow. And it's hard to find that in drugstore palettes specifically”▶ 16:03
- “Honestly, I feel like it's hard to find good drugstore eye shadow palettes in general, but this is all you need”▶ 16:07
MAKEUP BY MARIO$84.00- “I do feel like a lot of the shades in this palette are kind of a dupe for the Makeup by Mario Master Matt Neutrals, and there's a significant price difference between the two”▶ 4:47
- “Don't get me wrong, I do recommend the Makeup by Mario all day long”
L'Oreal Paris$11.99- “One of my favorite mascaras of all time, high and low end, any mascara to exist”▶ 17:09
- “I have probably gone through like at least 10 tubes of this mascara”▶ 17:16
- “I love the thin little brush. You can really get in there and coat your top lashes, your bottom lashes”▶ 17:21
- “This never clumps on me”▶ 17:27
- “It builds up so you can get a little bit of volume”▶ 17:29
- “I do find this mascara in particular gives me the appearance of the most lengthened lashes that I've ever had”▶ 17:37
- “This holds a curl on me and it doesn't smudge or flake, which it just checks all the boxes for me”▶ 17:45
- “I think that this is better than 99% of all of the high-end mascaras out there”▶ 17:51
- “Mascaras are just one of those things that I think you don't personally need to spend a lot of money on”▶ 17:58
Morphe$19Cheek Thrills Bronze & Tone Duoshade · Copacabana- “This is a total dupe for the Patrick Ta”▶ 19:22
- “I actually think this formula might be a little better, in my opinion, especially the cream bronzer”▶ 19:23
- “This is a runner-up to the Juvia's Place, in terms of cream bronzers from the drugstore that I actually like”▶ 19:29
- “If you're looking for a two-in-one product, this really is it”▶ 19:36
- “This shade for my pale skin girlies, it is so good and very rare to find at the drugstore”▶ 19:38
- “This just melts into the skin, it's not too pigmented, super easy to use, and it just gives a really nice warmth that I want, especially in the spring summer months”▶ 19:43
- “This is definitely a product that I'm going to take with me when I travel, and I just want two products in one, super easy to use”▶ 19:55
- “They also have a pretty good shade range for these, too, so bonus points there”▶ 20:01
Milani$12.99Baked Blushshade · Luminoso- “I actually find these blushes to look on the cheek quite similar to the Hourglass Baked Blushes”▶ 20:13
- “The price difference is actually wild”▶ 20:16
- “I will say these have a lot more fallout in the pan than the Hourglass ones do”▶ 20:18
- “On the cheek, these just look so stunning”▶ 20:26
- “They add a little bit of luminosity to the skin, which I like, but they don't emphasize texture”▶ 20:29
- “This shade is iconic for a reason”▶ 20:36
- “The only thing is, I just wish they didn't have so much fallout, because I do notice the fallout quite a bit on these when I pick them up from the pan”▶ 20:39
- “Obsessed with this blush color”▶ 20:47
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