The Best Makeup Products for Any Budget
Great makeup doesn't always have to cost a fortune! Beauty expert Nadia Albano shares the top beauty buys and their more affordable counterpart for every budget.
1. Eye Shadow
High Cost: Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Eye Shadow 5-Colour Palette, $55
This palette is highly pigmented and is designed for every woman. It’s easy to use, can create a natural or dramatic look with colour options and comes with a colour guide booklet.
Low Cost: Maybelline Eye Shadow Quad in "Chai Latte", $9.99
It’s similar to the Estée Lauder palette — also has a guide but it’s embossed in the colours. It’s versatile and comes at a great price point!
2. Eye Liner
High Cost: DIOR Liner Pen, $32
This liner will last for 12 hours. It’s fast drying and has an outrageous matte finish.
Low Cost: Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen, $10.99
This pen is easy to use because of its felt tip. The Revlon actually lasts longer than the DIOR — four more hours to be exact!
3. Brows
High Cost: Benefit Gimme Brow, $26
This product is volumizing and adheres to the brow hair and skin, enhancing the look of a brow where there is no hair. Plus, Gimme Brow is water resistant and looks natural. Nadia highly recommends it for those with sparse brows!
Low Cost: Revlon Brow Fantasy, $10.99
This double ended product has a pencil on one side to define brow, and a brush with gel on the other to blend and tame hair.
4. Mascara
High Cost: Chantecaille Mascara, $85
This mascara is non-flaking and has a fibre-like finish with extreme extension. The formula encourages natural growth in your own lashes with proven results in two weeks.
Low Cost: Marcelle Xtension Plus Mascara, $13.46
This mascara will give you extreme length and curl without clumps. Nadia says it was also awarded the title of Best Mascara in Canada!
5. Lips
High Cost: Stila Stay All Day Vinyl Liquid Lipstick, $32
This liquid lipstick has a long wear with subtle sheen and is non-sticky.
Low Cost: Rimmel "Apocalips" Lip Lacquer, $5.99
Rimmel’s lacquer is a light-weight lip stain with great pigment. It comes in a great range of colours too!