With the start of the New Year, maybe you made a resolution to save more money, or maybe you just love a good drugstore dupe (duplicate) for high-end makeup. If so, this series is for you. Starting with the eyes edition, here are five amazing drugstore dupes for high-end makeup products.
1. L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara ($13.47) vs. Dior Diorshow Mascara ($36)
With almost identical tapered brush shapes, these mascaras are almost a perfect dupe. Both brushes help to separate and elongate lashes. The L’Oreal mascara goes on smoother and more evenly during application and the Dior mascara tends to dry out faster. However, once on your lashes, the two look identical!
2. Wet and Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio ($8.66) vs. Mac Naked Lunch Eye Shadow ($19)
Wet and Wild has always been known for it’s buttery and pigmented eyeshadows, and the lid shade in the Walking on Eggshells trio is a nearly identical dupe for the Mac eyeshadow Naked Lunch. Both shades have a nice hint of iridescent shimmer to them and are blendable and long lasting in formula. Additionally, the Mac eyeshadow Shroom is very similar to the brow bone shade in the Wet and Wild trio, and the crease shade is very similar to the Mac eyeshadow Cork. With this trio, you get three dupes in one!
3. Covergirl Tru Naked Eyeshadow Palettes ($12.99) vs. Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Palettes ($66)
With very similar blendability and colour payoff, you can’t go wrong with these Covergirl palettes! Each palette has exact eyeshadow dupes for one of the Naked palettes. The Covergirl Roses is a dupe for the Naked 3, the Covergirl Goldens is a dupe for the Naked palette and the Covergirl Nudes is a dupe for the Naked 2. Another bonus is that you can get all three Covergirl palettes for almost half of the price of one Urban Decay palette!
4. Wet and Wild Take on the Day Eye Shadow Primer ($5) vs. Urban Decay Primer Potion ($26)
The two primers may not look the same; however, not only is the Wet and Wild a complete dupe for the Urban Decay, but it also out-performs it’s higher-end competitor! Both primers intensify your eyeshadows, help keep them on longer, and keeps your eyeshadow from looking patchy.
5. Shaaanxo Palette from BH Cosmetics ($19.11) vs. Kylie Jenner Bronze Kyshadow Palette ($55.36)
These two palettes are identical, from the colours, to the formula, to the pigmentation. Definitely try out the BH Cosmetics palette if you’re looking to save money or are just looking for great eyeshadows. As a bonus, the BH Cosmetics palette also comes with a nine-pan lipstick palette, so you’re getting twice the product for less than half of the price!
Sources: Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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