Best High-end Makeup Dupes ~ I know Everybody’s on a budget and when you can get half times less the amount than these high-end lux makeup why not.
That’s why for me drugstore makeup is always be my best friend, finding exact dupes has been my favorite’s thing to do these days especially after the pandemic hit, Here’s why I came with this post to share my best findings on High-end makeup dupes.
As you might noticed these days you will find more easily the drugstore makeup version of these high-end makeup, makes makeup lovers will easily find the cheap unexpensive version of these best selling high-end makeup or called as dupes. Altough not exactly like their high-end counterpart as its formulated based on its budget, they perform pretty similarly.
The only thing that cosistently sets between this drugstore makeup dupes from its luxurious high-end makeup is the price. The most exact drugstore dupes listed here are only half or even three time less than their twin high-end makeup products. Which is very affordable for most people.
If you can purchase a gold formulated cushion for $5, why you should spend more than $30 for the same coverage? Like it’s a big saving of money. But understable to prefer High-end products as it’s granted with its high quality ingradients or your taste is more likely to It. But for college student like me who have no money left on my wallet after spend it on my college stuff these makeup dupes are the best way to go. Now, let’s started for the drugstore makeup dupes.
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Best Drugstore Makeup
1. Becca Sunlit Bronzer Vs Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter
Becca Sunlit Bronzer is absolutely one of the most natural looking bronzer that gives the skin sunkissed look you have ever met. They provides perfect natural blending under any skintones and lasted long . This bronzer is formulated with Color-True Pigments that procides a silky, creamy applycation that won’t leave hint of fros on your skin.
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer is the best alternatives if you won’t spend $38 on Becca Sunlit Bronzer.
This is also one of Physician Formula’s best-selling products and feel more that its price tag ($15.99). This bronzer itself as shown above in Light Bronze is formulated with natural ingradients of murumu butter, cupuacu butter and tucuma butter that gives this bronzer soft and smooth textuters, easily melt into the skin. Very similar in shade and shape in the pan this bronzer is definitely the high perfoming dupes which I highly recommended if you’re looking for the Becca Sunlit Bronzer Dupes.
2. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Vs L’Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Healthy Luminous
Who doesnt like The Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk, If you have ever tried it once before, It’s just never be satifying enough to go with other drugstore foundation. But until this L’oreal Paris True Match Lumi Health Luminous Makeup stepped in, It is really a real dupe. they’re both are super lightweight and no caking up to the skin. This is one of my cult fave high end foundation and knowing there is such as exact dupes like the L’oreal Foundation really excites me.
3. Smashbox – Photo Finish Foundation Primer vs. Maybelline – FaceStudio Master Prime Blur + Pore Minimize Primer
Not only the packaging is look alike, these primers did works very similarly. Smashbox – Photo Finish Foundation Primer is water based primer, claims to smoths skin and creates a soft focus finish for perfect makeup application. With its ingradients these primers considered as one of the best makeup primers by professionls makeup artists. Comes with excellent price makes this primers not very a good choice for many of us especially someone with limited budget.
But here Maybelline – FaceStudio Master Prime Blur + Pore Minimize Primer stepped in with very similar look and ingradients as smashbox did and you can grab it only less than $10. This primer itself claims to reduces th appearence of pores gives the smoothness and even out skin tone.
4. NARS – Radiant Creamy Concealer vs. Maybelline – Fit Me Concealer
NARS Radiant creamy concealer is concealer for under eye and dark circles. NARS comes with great coverage which blurs out any signs of wrinkes and fine lines and hide dark circles under eyes naturally. This concealer also very hydrating and light diffusing concealer which I love as my skin is very dry. It’s very very good concealer and it cost $27, which i don’t have the guts to spend that much of money for my concealer.
And Maybeline (one of my cult fave makeup) is definitely an inexpensive dupe of NARS creamy Concealer. This concealer is very smooth. give natural coverage which is blend very good and gives naural-finish and very breathable. You will not be able to distinguish these two concealer unless you’re really look closely for it.
5. Laura Mercier – Loose Translucent Setting Powder vs. Maybelline – Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder
Laura Marcier Translucent Powder is a semi transparent crumbly tool to setting the makeup effectively. This Setting Powder from Laura Marcier is so popular among bauty lovers as it has many advantages. It ensures the durability of makeup for the whole day. It is formulated with weightless translucent powder that doesn’t make your makeup heavy but give natural shine and not baked your skin. It is oil free makes it great for all skin types.
Regardless of what Maybeline claims about this powder, many experts think that this Maybeline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder is more likely to setting powder and an excellent dype for Laura Marcier’s translucent setting powder. of course the are some differences but not really a big deal but the one that you might need to be careful is what shade you use. As it is not translucent powder, it does leaves off some pigment on your skin tone.
6.Urban Decay Naked3 Pallete Eyeshadow Vs LA Girl Beauty Brick Eyeshadow, Nudes
Who doesn;t love the shades from Naked 3 Pallete? It has beautiful shimmery pigmented shades that every beauty addict must dream to get this one. But as it cost a little bit pricey you can go with this very similar dupe. LA Girl Beauty Brick Eyesghadow in nudes, Despite on how this pallete A little bit more powdery and more light. The pigment performance is very very similar. You can’t really tell a difference between the two of them if you put them into different sides on your eye.