A couple of days ago I posted my top 10 of 2015 highend edition, with some absolutely bank busting beauties, so here is my more affordable selection of top products from 2015. Whilst I do love splurging on high end products you really can't go wrong with drugstore and sometimes the products can be just as good at high end.
SEVENTEEN has to be one of my favourite drug store brands and i've blogged about my love for it many times previously. This contour kit contains a bronzer to define the face and a lighter powder to help illuminate, however, I have found the powder to be more useful as an all over powder. If your looking for a cheaper alternative to some of the high end contour kits around then this is definitely one to try, my only gripe with the product is that I wish the lighter powder has a slight shimmer and then it would be more suited to being a highlighter.
Yet another brand that is a firm favourite of mine and they have some incredible dupes for high end products. I was drawn to the vivid baked blushers for the shimmery swirls of colour and how much they looked like the MAC Mineralise Blushes. I have a couple of shades from Makeup Revolution and the colour play off is amazing and it has some intense pigmentation.
I've been obsessed with these little pots of magic even since I first purchased them in the summer. The Color Tattoo is a cream based eyeshadow, which included both metallic and matte shades. These are so easy to apply and can be blended together or worn on their own, I apply mine with my fingertip as I find this gets the product perfectly on my lids and you can build it up for a deeper look.
If your looking for the best dupe for the NARS creamy concealer then here is it. I had originally been using the NARS creamy concealer when I read a review that this was a great dupe and I didn't want to be using the NARS one everyday at over £20 a tube. The Collection version is cream to apply using the wand and blends easily, concealing all pores and blemishes.
Whilst I don't think i'll find anything as good as the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara, this one does come a close second. The curved brush helps lengthen and curl your lashed leaving them look volumised for that false lash effect.
When H&M launched their beauty range back in the autumn I read countless reviews about how amazing the product selection was and I'm pretty obsessed too. I have quite a few products from the collection but i've been loving the eyeshadow pencil for a quick and easy application yet an amazing look. I only have a bronze shade currently but there is some others I'm dying to add to my collection.
Oh yet another Maybelline products, they really have bought out some amazing product this year. I couldn't complete my top 10 of 2015 without including these awesome lip pencils. Colour Drama is basically a lipstick and lip liner all combined into one, the product applies smoothly leaving a velvet slick of colour.
I really am obsessed with Makeup Revolution products and this one has to be one of my favourites. The vivid baked highlighter is the most stunning shimmery powder and leaves a lovely glow to your face. Pink Glow is a little more purple in my opinion but its different from any other highlighter I have.
When it comes to foundation for everyday use I tend to stick to drugstore alternatives to my high end collection. I have found that Rimmel's selection is amazing, i've been loving recently this lasting finish one for full coverage but still feels lightweight at the same time and it doesn't budge even after a long day.
When I finished my Smashbox Photo Finish primer in the spring I was looking for a cheaper alternative. The Body Shop Instablur is a gel based product which reduces shine, hides blemishes and pores and leaves a smooth base for your foundation.
What are your drugstore picks from 2015?
xo
Maybelline Color Tattoos are amazing!
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I love the lash sensational, my favourite mascara ever I think. I really want to try the instablur as well, it sounds amazing!
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The Seventeen Define and Conquer Contour Kit looks and sounds really good - one to pick up!
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