Being in college and trying to stay up on the current trends isn’t always the easiest on your pockets. As a girl, sometimes beauty comes first, and you begin to wonder if you would rather buy the Naked palette or your Biology 1261 book (or maybe that’s just me!).
Oftentimes, you can find items just as good as your coveted beauty products at the – dare I say it? — drugstore! Our local CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid stores carry most of these beauty products for an extremely low price! Also, I’ll be providing you with a website that carries dupes of some of the most famous YouTube palettes. All of the dupes are pretty close to their high-end counterparts! If you give them a try, comment below and let me know how they work for you!
My first and favorite duplicate would have to be Maybelline’s “The Falsies” mascara in replacement of Benefit “They’re Real.” I found Benefit “They’re Real” through a couple of YouTube gurus and decided to try it myself. My favorite thing about “They’re Real” is that the brush is rounded on the tip, which makes it easier for you to get the lashes in the inner corner of your eyes! Maybelline doesn’t have the same brush, but the consistency of the product is similar. Although Maybelline’s “The Falsies” can get a little clumpy, both products claim to make your eyelashes “false.” Would you rather shell out $23.99 or $6.99 on mascara? It’s completely up to you!
Two of my favorite MAC Cosmetics lipsticks, “Snob” and “Angel,” have great dupes in the drugstore. Most of the time, the dupes for MAC lipsticks can be found in Revlon’s lipstick section. The dupe for “Snob” is Revlon’s “Pink Pout,” and the consistency is pretty much the same, as it’s very pigmented. “Snob” retails for $15, and “Pink Pout” retails for $7.
“Angel,” which is famously associated with socialite Kim Kardashian, is a pinky-nude color. It’s very flattering on most skin tones and is always sold out. Just in case you head to MAC the day it’s sold out, try Revlon’s “Primrose.” “Primrose” looks darker in the tube, but when switched, it looks exactly the same with the same finish.
Last but not least, a website I recently found called Tmart.com has dupes for the Naked 2, Naked 3 and Naked Basics palette. Below are links to reviews of these products and to the actual products for purchase. The original Naked 2 palette is $52.00, and the Naked Basics is $28.00. The Tmart dupe for Naked 2 is $9.99, and the Naked Basics is $9.17.
Happy duping ladies! Try to save that money for things that you really need!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1qsO3khw4
http://www.tmart.com/NAKED-6-Dazzling-Colors-Eyeshadow-Makeup-Palette_p217883.html