Budget Replacements For Luxury Cosmetics

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Cheap analogues of luxury cosmetics: why pay more?

Every girl wants to look as good as possible. An assistant in this is cosmetics, both care and decorative. However, quality beauty products are not cheap. But few people know that almost any luxury cosmetic product can be replaced with an equally effective analogue from the mass market.

Content

• 1 What can replace luxury cosmetics

  • 1.1 Eyebrow shadow
  • 1.2 Meteorites
  • 1.3 Mascara
  • 1.4 Eyebrow fixing gel
  • 1.5 BB cream
  • 1.6 Lipstick
  • 1.7 Top coat for manicure
  • 1.8 Eye patches
  • 1.9 Day cream
  • 1.10 Cloth face masks

What can replace luxury cosmetics

For almost every expensive beauty product, there is a similar mass-produced product that usually comes with a more affordable price tag. Examples of such replacements can be seen below.

Eyebrow shadow

One of the most popular cosmetic products in this category is LE SOURCIL DE CHANEL by Chanel. The eyeshadow has a good texture and a palette of three shades. The kit also includes a handy beveled brush and small tweezers. The tool costs 2865 rubles. A similar product is the Oriflame Eyebrow Shaping Kit. It consists of a palette that includes 3 shades of eyeshadow, wax for shaping the hairs and two brushes: dark for eyeshadow and light for wax. Also in the set there is a mirror, and its cost is only 660 rubles.

Chanel LE SOURCIL DE CHANEL eyebrow shadow (top) and Oriflame eyebrow shade set (bottom) differ in shade, packaging design and price

Meteorites

Today, the Meteorites Perles Blossom from Guerlain is very popular. The balls in the package are different: pink, peach, with shimmer and natural shine. For application, as a rule, a brush is used (not included in the kit). The product costs 4185 rubles. You can replace an expensive product with powder balls from Avon for 449 rubles. Make-up artists note that in terms of durability and quality, such a product does not differ from a luxury one.

Guerlain Meteorites Perles Blossom and Avon Powder Balls are similar in quality

Mascara

Dior Diorshow Iconic mascara is considered one of the best today. The product creates a perfect curve, does not leave lumps and does not turn eyelashes into "spider legs". In addition, the product does not dry out for a long time and has a convenient straight-shaped silicone brush. However, mascara from Dior costs 2489 rubles. You can replace the product with Max Factor's False Lash Effect product. This mascara has a wide rubber brush, thanks to which the eyelashes are easily painted over and look very impressive. The product does not dry out for a long time, you can use it up to six months. And the remedy for Max Factor costs only 633 rubles.

Dior's Diorshow Iconic mascara and Max Factor's False Lash Effect are excellent decorative cosmetic products for eyelashes.

Eyebrow fixing gel

One of the highest quality and most popular cosmetic products in this category is Benefit Gimme Brow. The tool costs 1830 rubles. A product similar in effect is Make Me Brow Eyebrow from Essence for 270 rubles. Both products have a comfortable brush, perfectly fix the hairs and give the eyebrows a darker shade.

Essence Gimme Brow Gel and Make Me Brow Eyebrow perfectly fix hairs and give brows a darker shade.

BB cream

One of the best foundations is Double Wear by Estée Lauder. The product has a weightless texture, contains vitamins C and E in its composition, and also has an SPF factor (10). The approximate cost of the product is 4000 rubles. You can replace the product with Dream Satin BB by Maybelline. Such a cream costs only 383 rubles, contains vitamins A and B in its composition, has an SPF factor (30), does not create a film effect, is easy to apply and does not turn yellow.

Double Wear by Estée Lauder and Dream Satin BB by Maybelline are very different in price, but similar in effect

Pomade

The fashion for matte lipsticks is gradually disappearing, but some girls have this cosmetic product forever settled in their purses. Joli Rouge Velvet from Clarins is considered a good product in this category. Lipstick not only gives the lips a long-lasting shade, but also nourishes them. The product costs 2350 rubles. A good substitute for the product would be Color Riche from L'Oreal Paris. This lipstick costs only 399 rubles, while it perfectly moisturizes the skin and is almost not felt on the lips.

Joli Rouge Velvet by Clarins and Color Riche by L'Oreal Paris are great matte lipsticks

Top coat for manicure

One of the best products in this category is CND VINYLUX Top Coat. The tool creates a glossy effect and prolongs the wear period of the manicure. The product costs 720 rubles. An alternative to the product is the Oriflame The ONE lacquer base and glossy 2 in 1 finish. The product dries instantly, leaving nails smooth and even. The tool costs 400 rubles.

CND VINYLUX Top Coat and Oriflame The ONE Polish Base and Gloss 2 in 1 will prolong the wear of the nail polish

My friend Olya is a manicure master. She is well versed in nail polish, including top coatings. Olya bought products of various prices for her work, experimented a lot. She recently tried Oriflame's “The ONE” lacquer base and glossy 2 in 1 finish. He says that the tool is very good and perfectly fulfills its functions. Of course, in her work she prefers to use more expensive products, because she is a professional and takes money for it. But for home use, she often advises girls this very remedy.

Eye patches

Almost every girl has patches under the eyes today. It is this product that helps to tidy up the appearance in the morning. Good patches are Benefiance Wrinkle24Resist, Shiseido's Eye Mask. The product successfully treats puffiness, dark circles and uneven skin tone. But such a product costs 5,999 rubles, in the package - 24 patches (for each application you will need 2). A replacement could be Purederm's Collagen Eye Zone Mask. Such patches cost only 167 rubles, in a package of 30 pieces. The main difference between the cheap analogue is a weak rejuvenation effect, otherwise the products are very similar.

Benefiance Wrinkle24Resist, Shiseido Eye Mask and Purederm Collagen Eye Zone Mask are very different in cost, but give almost the same effect.

Daily cream

One of the popular cosmetic products in this category is Loccitane's Shea Light Comfort Facial Cream. The product perfectly nourishes, moisturizes and restores the skin. The product costs 2890 rubles. Elixir Jeunesse Day Cream by Yves Rocher can be an alternative to an expensive product. Such a product also copes with the task of moisturizing and nourishing the skin, and costs almost 2 times less - 1,590 rubles.

Loccitane Shea Comfort Facial Cream and Yves Rocher Elixir Jeunesse Day Cream are excellent at moisturizing and nourishing the skin.

Face masks

Sheet masks are a quick way to tidy up your skin. A good product in this category is the WOW Mask from Hyalual. The mask restores and moisturizes the skin and evens out its color. Such a product costs 1,070 rubles. Bon Voyage Agiotage from L'Etoile can be a substitute for an expensive mask. The skin after it is soft, moisturized and even. The product costs only 149 rubles.

WOW Mask by Hyalual and Bon Voyage Agiotage by L'Etoile moisturize the skin and even out its tone

You don't have to use expensive beauty products to look attractive. Most luxury products have cheaper counterparts, often not inferior to them in efficiency. The main thing is to choose the right products for yourself and use them correctly.