Hello all,
So as makeup is becoming more and more popular it's also becoming more and more expensive, and those of us whose purse can't keep up with all the latest high-end makeup need a little help! So If you're like me and love a good bargain, but still have high standards and want to put only the best of the best on your face I have put together a must-have makeup bag/kit, thats 100% drugstore, 100% amazing quality and will hopefully help save you a few bob!
First of all the actual makeup bag is from Zoella's beauty range, and I believe it was only around £8! It's a really good size and can fit an average sized pallet it as well as all your other little products. (it does look rather squashed in this picture but I promise it's just the angle of it)
First of all we have primer. This one is the Nivea for men post shave balm, which is so highly raved about within the beauty community. This adds a really tacky base for your makeup, so it sticks on and lasts all day, as well as evening out your skin surface.
This bad boy is around £5 in shops but superdrug often have it on sale for around £2, so a deffo bargain when in the sale!
Up next is foundation, my favourite drugstore is L'oreal True Match foundation. It has the most beautiful finish, which looks great set with a powder or just left on it's own (if you like a satin finish) It's also one of the best drugstore foundations I know of because of it's amazing colour range, they literally have a shade for ever skin tone. For me, being a vampire, it's one of the only drugstore brands to actually have a shade pale enough!
This beauty retails for a price of £9.99, which I think is very good as it lasts for so long.
For concealer, I always come back to the Collection, lasting perfection. it's the most full-coverage drugstore concealer ever, and can cover my teenage, acne prone skin flawlessly! Much like the foundation, it's one of the only drugstore brands to have anything pale enough for me.
This little wand of happiness is £4.19, but again it often goes on sale for under £3.
To keep all those liquids in place, The must-have drugstore powder is Rimmel London stay matte pressed powder. This is literally the goddess of drugstore powder. It's not cakey looking at all, makes your base last all day and also makes your skin so smooth your contour will glide on beautifully! As you can tell from the picture, mine is very well loved. (this is like my 100th pan of this stuff) This product also comes in a few shades, including transparent, so it can suit all skin tones.
This must-haver is £3.99!
To get those chiseled cheekbones and gorgeous disco ball glow, my drugstore must have is the Makeup Revolution, Ultra contour pallet. It has every thing you'd ever need to get that sun-kissed, contoured, glowy face! It has matte and shimmery highlight shades, as well as three contour/bronzing shades which are all super pigmented, what more could you want?! I also think this is an amazing dupe for the Anastasia Beverly hills contour kit (as mentioned in my post all about it, *nudge nudge* go check it out here)
This one way street to contour is £8!
To add that lovely rosy flush back to your complexion, I adore this Bourjois little round pot blusher (yes that is it's actual name, so cute) This beauty comes in so many shades, i think mine is Rose D'or, but don't hold me to it. It gives a natural flush as well as coming with a super cute brush!
This little pot of joy is £7.99, slightly more expensive for what it is but a good blush is hard to come by in the drugstore!
For eyebrows, I have yet to find an actual product that I love to carve out my eyebrows, all the ones I tried either don't match or don't last, HOWEVER I do know of this little miracle worker for keeping your pre-tamed brows in place! This is the Rimmel London Brow this Way styling gel, which adds a bit of colour for a subtle look, but I like it for setting those pesky brows in place! It also comes in 3 different shades or a clear one, which is grand!
This ray of sunshine is only £2.99!
Now onto eyes! I personally love eyeshadow, like I'm literally such an eyeshadow junkie! So For a pallet that is amazing for every single look imaginable is the Makeup revolution Iconic pro 1 pallet! It is so pigmented and the colours are all beautiful! Also the little brush is actually so amazing! Furthermore, this entire pallet is a dupe for the Lorac pro pallet!
This goddess of a pallet is only £6.99! Which is amazing for the quality of this pallet!
To further define your eyes, you may want to use an eyeliner! My personal drugstore fave is the Rimmel London Scandal eyes micro precision eyeliner. It's in a pen-style with a really thin tip so it's so easy to get a thin line across your eyes or to do a lovely wing! It's also very pigmented!
This product is about £5.50, but is often on offer!
To finish off the eyes, we all need a good mascara in our lives, and my drugstore must-haves are from Maybelline! For top lashes, I love the The Falsies, it adds so must volume and length to your lashes, as well as holding them up all day, and being really easy to get off. (I must be on my 7th tube of this by now!) For bottom lashes I love the great lash waterproof, as the brush is so tiny as well as lashing so long and not smudging at all!
These two tubes of goodness as £7.99 and £4.99, (one would do the same job I'm just high maintenance!)
Finally for lips, I love the KIKO Smart lipstick as it's so creamy and the colour range is amazing! They last all day as well as gliding on amazingly and being so pigmented! Mine is in the shade 01, if you are wondering!
These creamy lovelinesses, are only £3.90!
So I hope this post was helpful, and now you can go and grab yourself some bargains! Let me know your favourite drugstore products and any you think I need to check out on my instagram! (@Foreverfern_)
Thanks for reading!
Fern :) xoxo
