34 Affordable Beauty Finds

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A long-lasting matte lip tint if you're tired of constantly touching up your lips throughout the day. It's highly pigmented, lightweight, and buildable, making it the perfect everyday makeup essential. It'll surely put your overpriced lipsticks to shame because reviewers say it actually lasts all day.
A bottle of affordable LilyAna hydrating eye cream with rosehip and hibiscus that works just as well as expensive name brands to help reduce the appearance of fine lines, eye puffiness, and brighten dark circles. Even people with sensitive skin swear by this hydrating cream!
An easy-to-use Elizavecca collagen-coating hair mask to nourish your damaged hair from hot styling tools or over-processing from harsh treatments like bleach. It helps hair feel stronger, softer, and less tangled, with an immediate difference (according to reviews!). One person even went as far as to say that it's "Better than Olaplex." 😱
A tube of nongreasy Gold Bond's firming neck and chest cream that can help tighten skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles — *and* not strip your skin of moisture thanks to the hyaluronic acid. Reviewers are "impressed" with how this works because it's lightweight, absorbs instantly, and delivers solid results.
A moisturizing body wash if you wish Baccarat Rouge 450 came in soap form. Well, do I have the product for you — reviewers say it smells very similar! It has a silky smooth consistency *everyone* loves, and smells like a heavenly blend of white jasmine, red currant, and sweet amber. Your showers are about to hit DIFFERENT.
And an exfoliating mitt that'll leave you shocked with how much dead skin comes off your body. Not only will you feel squeaky clean stepping out of the shower, but your skin will feel so soft and smooth, too. Reviewers gush that this also helps prevent ingrown hairs and reduces keratosis pilaris!
A bottle of CND nail and cuticle care oil for people with weak, peeling nails that are overstaying their welcome. You'll get softer and stronger cuticles thanks to the moisturizing jojoba oil and conditioning sweet almond oil ingredients. Just make sure to apply this daily for the best results!
An affordable E.l.f. putty primer to help reduce the appearance of your pores so you can build a smooth-looking base. Reviewers say that it'll help ensure makeup lasts all day, meaning you won't need constant touch-ups — and a quick bonus: they also compare it to Tatcha's more expensive Silk Canvas Primer that'll run ya $54 a container.
A pack of Skin1004's zombie masks with albumin (egg white extract) and aloe vera extract that'll deliver deep hydration to your skin — perfect for the colder (and drier) months ahead. Once the mask dries on your skin, it'll look rough and cracked (hence the "zombie" in the name), but once you wash it off 10 minutes later, your skin will look glowy and feel tighter!
An Essence Lash Princess lengthening mascara that'll instantly lengthen and volumize your lashes with its cone-shaped fiber brush (without annoying clumps or globs), so you'll feel like a falsies expert without overworking yourself. It's also super affordable and sweat-proof — so this may be your new go-to!
A mint-flavored teeth-whitening pen because it's much less annoying to use than messy (and sticky) whitening strips. Just brush it on twice a day and leave for 20–30 minutes before rinsing, and any dark coffee, wine, tea, smoking, or soda stains will start to lighten!
A pack of Avarelle acne patches with tea tree oil (it's anti-bacterial!) that'll suck out all of the gunk in your whiteheads. And if you love to cosplay as Dr. Pimple Popper when you get new acne, you can just slap on one of these to avoid picking or popping those zits!
A black eyeliner stamp that'll give you the perfect cat eye without the fuss of keeping a constant steady hand. Save yourself the time that it takes to freehand a flawless wing and stamp on this waterproof liner instead.
Or a waterproof, long-lasting Kulfi kajal eyeliner with an aloe vera and vitamin E-infused formula that's so good, it's literally won awards. These apply smoothly and don't smear for a gorgeous cat eye that lasts all day. And btw, they come in both matte *and* shimmer shades!
A Revlon face roller for oily skin that Just. Won't. Go. Away. Just glide this across your face; the volcanic stone will soak up any excess oil, so you can have matte skin in no time!
A First Aid Beauty exfoliating body scrub capable of making your dry, patchy, or bumpy skin feel baby soft — even newborns would be impressed! Reviewers say this is helpful for keratosis pilaris and other skin conditions.
A pack of dermaplaning razors if you want to touch up your brow shape without shelling out money for a waxing or threading session. The precision cover can remove that exact amount of hair you want gone. Pro-tip: You can also use this to exfoliate your skin and remove peach fuzz!
NYX Brow Glue — it holds your eyebrow hairs in place all day, leaves behind no flaky residue, and can give you a ~feathered~ *or* more natural brow look depending on how you apply it. This is cheaper (and "better") than Anastasia Beverly Hills's "brow freeze"!
A bottle of professional-grade callus-removing gel for results so good you'll think you just purchased magic in a bottle. Reviewers say it "melts" off tough, dead calluses and leaves skin soft and supple. Just pre-soak your feet in warm water, apply it, let it sit for 5–10 minutes, and rinse it off!
A L'Oréal eight-second lamellar water hair treatment designed to make your locks look smooth, shiny, and revived! This works *so* much faster than other hair treatments and is so effective that some describe it as a "miracle." Just apply it to wet hair after shampooing it, massage the product in, rinse it out, and you're done!
A sensitive-skin friendly tattoo aftercare salve that leaves a protective barrier on your skin to enhance, maintain, and hydrate your $$$ ink that you want to keep ✨pristine and colorful. ✨ Even if you got your tats years ago and you haven't taken perfect care of them, this can still help!
A Jack Black lip balm reviewers love because it provides unmatched moisturization compared to other name brands. It's been said that it "trumps" brands like "La Mer, Chanel, and Vaseline." 😱 Your chronically dry lips during colder months will sing songs of joy and peace after you apply this soothing balm.
A crease-resistant Maybelline concealer with a built-in sponge applicator to cancel out your dark circles and under-eye bags. One reviewer even said "it applies like the Armani Maestro Eraser liquid undereye concealer," which is muchhh more $$$. Since it's so much more affordable than expensive name brands, you can get it in different shades for contouring and highlighting too!
A gentle Tony Moly exfoliating stick for help with excess sebum, whiteheads, and blackheads — basically all the stuff you don't want on your face. Apply it in circular motions to wet, clean skin, and rinse off with warm water to remove the grossness from inside your clogged pores.
A tube of RoC retinol night cream with squalene that'll visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles over time and lock in moisture. Apply this non-greasy, non-comedogenic, and dermatologist-recommended cream before bed so you can wake up to ✨glowy✨ skin.
A bottle of sulfate-free biotin shampoo that has helped many with the fullness of their hair with consistent use. It's infused with rosemary and zinc to help nourish your mane from root to tip, and it leaves your hair smelling ah-mazing!
A lightweight Bio-Oil for reducing the appearance of stretch marks, acne scars, and evening skin tone and hyperpigmentation, thanks to its blend of oils and vitamins. Reviewers say a little goes a long way!
A long-lasting Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning Cream that'll help control frizz and nourish dry hair for thin, thick, curly, and coily hair types — aka *all* hair types. Just apply a quarter-sized amount to damp or dry hair so your hair looks less frizzy and sleek for up to three whole days!
An unscented O'Keeffe's Working Hands cream if you have dry, cracked hands and want guaranteed relief that works almost instantly. The formula is deeply concentrated, non-greasy, and clinically proven to hydrate and prevent future moisture loss. People love this stuff *and* their foot cream because it's just too dang good — and cheap, very cheap.
Tend Skin, a skin solution to help heal annoying ingrown hairs, bumps, and redness post-shave or -wax. This product has over 30,000 (!) 5-star reviews because it can help solve that awful itchy feeling you get from razor bumps and make your skin feel ~buttery~ smooth.
A multi-use Huestick that comes in orange pigments to reduce the appearance of dark circles and hyperpigmentation. It's buildable and lightweight so you can use however much you want *without* feeling like your makeup is super heavy. And you can also use it for your lips, cheeks, or eyes for a monochromatic look!
An Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later eyeshadow primer so your eyeshadow is shine-, crease-, and oil-free for the *entire* day. That means you don't have to worry about touch-ups or trying to re-perfect a look you already perfected once!
And an effective, lightweight dewy finishing spray to keep your makeup locked in place because you spent time on it and you want it to last — duh... It's designed to be gentle, non-irritating, and make your makeup appear airbrushed allll day and allll night. How about them apples?
A Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant reviewers literally call liquid gold because it works wonders for their skin. The 2% BHA liquid exfoliant with salicylic acid targets pores to help clear any clogged pores and the added green tea helps with visible redness and soothes your skin barrier. If you have oily skin this will be a game changer!
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The reviews for this post have been edited for length and clarity.