Hidden Gems at the Drugstore

[heyjude]

I looooooove finding great drugstore products. Like I just discovered maybeline's color tattoo in creamy beige. So wonderful for a simple eye look. And the Milani illuminating powder in Amber Nectar is such a pretty shimmery peachy blush (plus the packaging? C'mon! So pretty).

What are some hidden drugstore gems you love that no one else knows about?

[mominatrix]

I just bought some WnW blush... and liked it so much I ran out and bought more. It's so much more pigmented than you think, and the colors are really pretty.

Also, WnW Reserve Your Cabana highlighter. The stuff is just amazing.

Their buck lipsticks are fantastic. (their liquid lipstick, OTOH, is the SUCK)
I use their clear mascara over almost all others and it really helps things look better.

And WnW eyeshadows are fantastic.



Physicians' Formula makes nice blushes and bronzers.


Elf Smudge Pots are great. Their lipsticks are pretty great.




...and on and on... you know I'm the drugstore queen. More later.

[iamali]

I don't know if any of my favorite DS products are hidden gems, I think they're the stuff most people know about.

Physician's Formula EyeBooster
L'Oréal Infallible shadows
L'Oréal Butterfly Effects mascara
Milani Blushes (they're new shadows are great too)

Sent from my Fortress of Snatchiness

[Una]

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough As Taupe for my eyebrows. I know it's supposed to be a shadow or liner, but I use it like a dipbrow and I love it. No red tones whatsoever.

ELF eyeshadow primer. I feel like it's almost identical to UD.

Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder and NYC Smooth Skin loose powder.

Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ultra Light is the only concealer that's been light enough in color, heavy enough coverage for my dark circles, and doesn't crease or fade. I hate that I can only find this at Walmart but I have the hardest time finding concealers that I like, even mid-high end.

[Una]

Mar 25, 2015 0:35:39 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

I just bought some WnW blush... and liked it so much I ran out and bought more. It's so much more pigmented than you think, and the colors are really pretty.

Also, WnW Reserve Your Cabana highlighter. The stuff is just amazing.

Their buck lipsticks are fantastic. (their liquid lipstick, OTOH, is the SUCK)
I use their clear mascara over almost all others and it really helps things look better.

And WnW eyeshadows are fantastic.



Physicians' Formula makes nice blushes and bronzers.


Elf Smudge Pots are great. Their lipsticks are pretty great.




...and on and on... you know I'm the drugstore queen. More later.

I really love WnW Nutty. I need to pick up some palettes. 

Also, greetings from a fellow drugstore queen! I was always intimidated by the MUT because it seemed like mostly mid-high end stuff. So I'll be watching this thread to find my people. lol.

[AJL]

- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink and Tough as Taupe
- Cover Girl Lashblast Volume mascara
- Cover Girl Queen Collection jumbo gloss balm in Radiant Rose
- NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake
- NYX jumbo eye pencil in Yogurt and Milk (Milk works great as a shadow base.)
- NYX blush in Pinched
- NYC jumbo shadow pencil in Brooklyn Mocha
- Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream
- Blistex Lip Vibrance lip balm

[MauMau]

Some of the WnW lip crayons are awesome! The darker shades of red and pink. Love them a perfect dupe for the Clinique chubby sticks.

The Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

The essence cosmetics eyeliner sharpener

[cherryvalance]

NYX blush in Summer Peach is a great dupe for NARS Orgasm.

I'm a huge fan of UD's Brow Box and wasn't convinced I could find an adequate substitute, but NYX's brow pencil/highlighter combo is pretty great.

[tacoflavoredkisses]

NYX has a pretty nude lipgloss- I think the color is creme brûlée?

I've been using rimmel stay matte powder and loving it.

Elf stipple brush. Awesome.

Loreal infallible pro matte foundation. If you want medium to full coverage, this stuff is awesome.

[secretlyevil]

Mililani's baked blushes are good.
PF CC cream is a fantastic foundation

My SIL recommends NYC's eyebrow palette

[secretlyevil]

NYX blotting powder is my favorite drugstore MUT purchase. It has been life changing for this FL girl.

[bowies]

Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation
ELF blush in Glow - subtle blush plus highlighter in one
NYX Slide On Glide On eyeliners (I'll never go back to UD)
Revlon lip butters, but those aren't so hidden

I'm also a L'Oreal True Match powder evangelist. It smoothes and blends my foundation perfectly.

[IIOY]

Milani gel eye shadows

NYX (almost everything I've used has been solid)

Maybelline Color Tattoos

Essence gel eye liner

Real Techniques brushes

[sunshineluv]

Mar 25, 2015 0:26:13 GMT -5 heyjude said:

I looooooove finding great drugstore products. Like I just discovered maybeline's color tattoo in creamy beige. So wonderful for a simple eye look. And the Milani illuminating powder in Amber Nectar is such a pretty shimmery peachy blush (plus the packaging? C'mon! So pretty).

What are some hidden drugstore gems you love that no one else knows about?

 How do you apply the color tattoo? I bought one (it was a bronzy color, I don't remember) but I don't think I am using it right.

[wawa]

NYX cream blushes - both the stick and the pots are my HG. I'd happily ditch every other blush I own in favor of those.

I think Ulta brand stuff is generally under appreciated.
-Their gel pencil liners are very similar to the NYX slide/glide whatever which are a close dupe for the UD ones. I have a jar full of some of each and I can't really tell the difference. The blacks of all 3 smudge on me though. It's overpriced normally, but they run ridiculous sales on it so often that nobody in their right mind pays full price for any of it. I got most of my liners for $1.
-I love their lip butters. they're a very creamy texture and are fairly pigmented without crossing the line into something that you'd need a mirror to apply.
-their mascara is also good. I like the volumizing in the orange tube, but have samples of two others to try out once I'm through my current sample.

[mrsfarmer]

CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Foundation

[hamster]

PF yellow concealer

[ChillyMcFreeze]

NYC liquid eyeliner. I love it. As long as I get my eyeshadow primer down onto my lash line, it lasts all day without fading or smudging.

[marigoldgirl]

Mar 25, 2015 0:37:32 GMT -5 iamali said:

I don't know if any of my favorite DS products are hidden gems, I think they're the stuff most people know about.

Physician's Formula EyeBooster
L'Oréal Infallible shadows
L'Oréal Butterfly Effects mascara
Milani Blushes (they're new shadows are great too)

Sent from my Fortress of Snatchiness

Physician's Formula EyeBooster . I was looking for this on someone's list. I recently started using this and I love it. It goes on so easy and can be applied very thin to make my lashes look fuller without the look of heavy eyeliner. 

[sporky]

Revlon lip butters
Ecotools brushes

*and mostly just posting here to remember to come back later for more ideas. I desperately need to up my drug-store game and stop spending ALL the monies at Sephora.

[tiramisu]

-Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara, even though you have to wipe the brush.

-Cover Girl Clump Crusher mascara. I use this to top almost any other mascara so I don't have to worry about smudging or flaking.

-NYX butter glosses

-Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch highlighting concealer in Radiant (for under eyes and highlighting, kind of like YSL Touche Éclat)

[CurlyQ284]

This is more skin care but Cereve. I love it. You will have to pry it from my cold dead fingers.

I was using Olay cleansing clothes for 10 years. It over dried my skin but no pimples. This winter I tried some other cleansers, even sensitive skin ones and they still made me break out. I tried Cereve foaming cleanser and no pimples plus my skin isn't dry at all.

[mominatrix]

OH!
If you look hard, you can find Wet n Wild KOHL eyeliner pencils. For a BUCK. And they're like a foot long. No lie.
They're amazing.
Their regular eyeliner pencils are kind of meh... but the Kohl ones are fantaaaastic.


the guy who did my make up consult at Nordstrom was all, "any lining pencil you use, as long as it's Kohl, will be perfectly fine..." and he was right. Some of the colors are better than others, but the formula is great.

[litebright]

I really like the Maybelline DreamFresh BB cream.

I've liked pretty much everything I've tried from Physician's Formula, too. Their Kohl Kajal eyeliners are kind of weird looking and I'm not sure what's going to happen once I wear down the tip to its wide base, but I love them for tightlining.

Oh, and Nyx. I have their cream blush in Glow and it's one of my favorite blushes.

[cattledogkisses]

I looked forever across both high and low end products for a rose tinted lip balm that I liked and ended up falling deeply in love with Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me. It's perfect.

I also share wawa's love for Ulta brand products.

[cjeanette]

I love Revlon Lip Butters

I have also been using COVERGIRL Ready, Set Gorgeous Liquid Makeup Foundation Classic.  Its nice and light.  I don't love that it doesn't have SPF though.

[bluelikejazz]

I recently discovered ELF jumbo lip gloss - very pigmented and decent staying power (and $2 I think)

[secretlyevil]

Milani eye primer is awesome!

[heyjude]

Mar 25, 2015 7:25:41 GMT -5 sunshineluv said:

Mar 25, 2015 0:26:13 GMT -5 heyjude said:

I looooooove finding great drugstore products. Like I just discovered maybeline's color tattoo in creamy beige. So wonderful for a simple eye look. And the Milani illuminating powder in Amber Nectar is such a pretty shimmery peachy blush (plus the packaging? C'mon! So pretty).

What are some hidden drugstore gems you love that no one else knows about?

 How do you apply the color tattoo? I bought one (it was a bronzy color, I don't remember) but I don't think I am using it right.

I just spread it all over my eye dome and blend up with my finger.

[starlily]

NYX kajal kohl liner.