We all know how hard it is being a beauty-loving-fanatic but struggling to keep up with our needs living on a student budget. Make-up forever seems to be upping their prices, but our bank accounts seem to be staying as plateau as ever – weep. If you are a high-end snob who needs to save some dollar, try these alternative makeup dupes for less than half the price… shh, don’t worry nobody will ever know.
When makeup Queen Charlotte Tilbury released her our makeup line, the UK’s economy descended – coincidence much? Although her products are insanely incredible, the prices aren’t too student-friendly. So for those of us who can only just afford a Mcdonald’s Happy Meal, a great alternative for Charlotte’s Full Fat Lash Mascara is L’Oreal Telescopic. Providing volume, length, darkness and curl just like Charlotte’s – but not a scratch of the price!
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After our favourite make-up Youtuber’s and Instagrammer’s began raving on about the Laura Mercier loose setting powder and how amazing it was, we all wanted to get our hands on it… but our heads was saying and our bank balances was saying nooooo… Lo and behold, a great (and affordable) dupe is the Revolution Bake and Finish setting powder.
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We know how imperative it is to have fleek eyebrows. It is the biggest beauty statement right now, and if you haven’t got your life together, it sure shows through the state of your eyebrows right? Even if our lives are falling apart during exam season, we can at least try to have incredible brows for cheaper price. NYX has pulled through to provide us with a product that will make our brows look insane while looking after bank balance – thanks babe!
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Bobbi Brown is notorious for its stunning shimmer bricks. A 5-tiered selection of different shades of shimmering bronzes allows us to either get that one exact shade, or a swirl of all 5. Thankfully, drugstore’s dark-horse Sleek has brought out a dupe, half the price, and we love it just as much!!
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Kylie we love you, and your family, and yes your makeup. But give us some slack, us students can’t afford makeup like this – *insert crying emoji*. Without having to resort to skipping meals, skipping out on buying conditioner and having to buy supermarkets own baked beans – yuck – Primark’s Gold Rush palette is a great dupe! You will not be disappointed with these makeup dupes.
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Both have incredible coverage, cute packaging, great reviews and even better results… but one is much much cheaper. Taste Shape Tape has been featured by so many beauty bloggers and guru’s, but for some of us, that kind of money doesn’t grow on our trees. Revolution – the sneaky drugstore brand that is satisfying us, and even those beauty bloggers, has a great dupe to help us save some cash and looked snatched AF. These are amazing makeup dupes.
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Yes, it looks lovely having a plethora of YLS beauty products on our vanity desk, but it meaning we get ourselves into a little overdraft doesn’t really have the same effect. Lip tints have only recently come about in the beauty world; a lipgloss/stain like tint infused with great and enriched ingredients to keep our lips plump and hydrated sounds good to me… except one little thing… the price! Rimmel has recreated a great dupe to help us save some pennies.
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Foundation sticks are a great thing, right? Requires little effort besides a few strokes on our face and a quick and easy blend. But having to spend an arm and leg on one really makes us question if its worth a weeks worth of dinner? Luckily, l’Oreal’s infallible stick foundation is a great dupe, does just the same trick and looks incredible – trust me! Try out these great makeup dupes!
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The brand that always caters for our obsessive packaging needs – Too Faced. Their bronzer – in the cute heart shaped box (squeal’s) has a competitor – Revolution. They have took major inspo in not only the quality of the product but also the adorably cute packaging – Sold!
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The makeup brand that has changed beauty lover’s lives globally: Iconic London. Their fame came about from their insanely luminescent drops that make our skins glow more than Edward Cullen’s in daylight. However, a great runner-up dupe is Mua’s Lux Light Lustre liquid highlight drops! Brb while we take a shower in this incredible product.
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This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.
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