Let’s Start With the Basics: Great Make-Up Dupes for Your Foundation Routine
Effective and cost efficient products to enhance your daily makeup routine
Written by Kelly Carbone
To fully create a good makeup look it’s pretty essential to have a few good foundation steps. Oftentimes this means starting with the basics: primer, foundation, concealer, and bronzer. With an excess of products continuously being released each month it can get a little overwhelming trying to figure out which products to make your staples. That said it’s easy to end up spending more than you intended to. You know the old saying beauty is pain? Well, it turns out beauty is money too. However, that doesn’t always mean you have to empty your wallet. There are tons of great high-quality and low-cost products that give you just as many benefits as the cult classic high-end products. Check out the list below for some key dupes and get ready for a flawless (and affordable!) everyday routine.
If you love Wander Beauty Glow Ahead Illuminating Face Oil then try … Revlon Photoready Rose Glow Face Makeup Primer
The first step to flawless foundation is a good primer. At just $10 Revlon’s lightweight product is great for basic makeup prep. Not only will it give you that “lit from within” glow, it will also help your makeup set smoother, and is a fourth of the cost of its competition. We recommend using before putting on a lightweight foundation to get a nice dewy look without being over the top.
Revlon Photoready Rose Glow Face Makeup Primer
$10
If you love Fenty Beauty Skin Tints then try … The Ordinary Serum Foundation
If you’ve been anywhere on the internet recently you’ve definitely heard of people raving about Fenty Beauty’s Skin Tints due to their lightweight quality and “blurring effect” that helps blend and even skin tone, creating a more flawless look. Lucky for us cost conscious girls, there is a perfect drugstore dupe for this equally amazing product: The Ordinary Serum Foundation. This similarly lightweight foundation comes in 21 shades, all pertaining to undertones and level of light and darkness of skin. At $7 this foundation is the perfect base for your everyday makeup look, and it won’t break the bank.
The Ordinary Serum Foundation
$7
If you love Tarte Shape Tape Concealer then try … CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Full Coverage Concealer
Although a good primer and foundation are essential to every basic makeup look the concealer is the real pinnacle. Many are obsessed with the Tarte Shape Tape Concealer and praise the product for its full coverage and brightening qualities. However, at $27 for a single tube, maintaining this product in your makeup routine can start to add up. For a more affordable option try CoverGirl’s TruBlend Concealer. This product is actually an amazing full coverage option and is long lasting so you don’t have to worry about ditching quality for price.
CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer
$8
If you love Hoola Matte Bronzer then try … Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
To add a little more dimension to your now blended and even look, you’re going to need a good bronzer. Any makeup lover knows Benefit’s Hoola Matte Bronzer is a cult favorite in the beauty community, even though it can get a little expensive. However, there are still plenty of less expensive options, a great one being Butter Bronzer. This bronzer is available in a variety of shades and gives off a stunning “just off the beach” glow for the perfect price of just $10.
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
$10
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