You may recall my 5 Beauty Products under £5 post? Well now its time for another, although this time with a slightly bigger budget at £10. The drugstore really have some gems and these particular products are favourites of mine and best of all they can be each be purchased with just one £10 note.
First up are the gorgeous Max Factor Creme Puff blushes. I have one in the shade Gorgeous Berries and gorgeous really does sum it up. These swirly baked blushes are said to be a dupe of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes which are stunning but expensive so these make a great alternative. Drugstore blushes are never really that appealing if I’m honest but Max Factor have really delivered with these blushes making them one of the best drugstore launches in a long time! Great quality, gorgeous and affordable!
Another great pick from Max Factor is their Excess Shimmer Eyeshadows. These are the perfect drugstore cream eyeshadow with a whipped like creamy texture and bold pigment. Similar to the Maybelline Colour Tattoos but with a much easier and creamier formula. I have two shades, Bronze and Copper which are two gorgeous shimmery shades. The name ‘excess shimmer’ may put people off but seriously there is nothing overly shimmery here, just the perfect amount of shimmer that can be worn on an everyday basis. A really beautiful formula worth picking up!
The Queen of Drugstore Eyebrow Products is of course Soap and Glory. They have a great selection of brow products that could easily rival Benefit and put other drugstore brands to shame. My favourite is of course the Archery pencil which is supposedly a dupe for the Anastasia Brow Wiz? This pencil comes with a pencil end (obviously) and a spoolie end. It is a super quick and easy product to use and creates a much fuller brow but still leaves your brows looking natural and soft.
I finally caved into buying one of the much hyped Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipsticks a while back and I am forever lusting after more. As liquid lipsticks really have their moment, Bourjois stole the show with their affordable but quality version. I picked up the shade Hot Pepper, a bright red which has strong pigment and superb lasting power. These have a really nice formula too which glide on smoothly without any stickiness and dry down to a smooth matte finish. Now what shade to get next…
Lastly, I couldn’t do this post without mentioning one of my favourites. The Topshop Glow Pot Highlighter in Polished. Highlighters are one thing that the drugstore has been rather slow at delivering but Topshop have set the bar high and really have produced some glowy gems. This is my favourite from the collection, a creamy based pearly coloured highlighter that gives such a fresh radiant glow. Pressed along the cheekbones, this is just perfect and one you need in your collection.
Are you a fan of any of these products?
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I am all for drugstore products ( and i still love the high end ones) . Have bourjois velvets in 6 colors and bought the maxfactor creme puff blush in the shade alluring rose , just today😊
Topshop in dubai doesn’t seem to have cosmetics 😕.
But i do like the highlighter from H&M
The rest of the items go onto my list 😉
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The drugstore really have some nice products! I really need to get my hands on some more of the Bourjois liquid lipsticks! I love my Max Factor blush, that shade sounds so pretty! Thats too bad you don’t have Topshop makeup cause they have such a nice range! Ooo sounds nice, I’ve never tried any makeup from H&M!
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U should try the bronzers from H&M
And their soft bristled brushes , i only have their kabuki brush
I love using them.
Will post pics soon
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Awesome! Never really looked at their range to be honest but I’ll definitely have a look!
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The Bourjois lipsticks are gorgeous and I haven’t come across a better cream shadow formula than Maybelline’s Color Tattoos, I have all their recent leather range (shows how much devoted I am to this line). I hear E.L.F does something similar (smudge pot cream eyeshadows) so I’ll have to try them out! 🙂 x
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They really are lovely lipsticks, I need more! Very true indeed, the colour tattoos are so good! Never seen the ELF ones but they sound nice, I’ll need to look out for those!
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I love the look of that Max Factor blush! So pretty! 🙂 xo
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Its such a gorgeous blush! I love it! I really need to pick up some more!
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It is! I love that color! 🙂 xo
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Same! I love those type of berry tones in blushes!
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Love the lip color. You say it drys to a matte finish, does it make your lips feel dry?
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Its so pretty, I love it! I have never recalled it being drying at all! I would just make sure you have applied lip balm underneath anyway!
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Great!! I’ll see if I can find it in the states to give it a try. I’m always on the lookout for different shades of red. Thank you
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No bother 🙂 it really is a gorgeous bright red!
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I absolutely LOVE posts like this! I love seeing what little gems can be found in the drugstore and often dupe or exceed the quality of high end. Excellent read! X
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Aw thank you! Glad you liked it! There really are some great buys in the drugstore and these products are some of my faves!
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Top Shop stuff are surprisingly good. I had a few things from them (on sale!) and they remind me of MAC quality! I even have a few makeup brushes from them that are fantastic. This is a good idea for a post – I might have to do something like this… but under 10 Canadian dollars! 😛
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Topshop have some really great products! You should definitely do a post, I would love to read 🙂
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Loved this post! I’d really like to try that topshop highlight it looks gorgeous xx
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Thanks 🙂 Its so lovely! You really should try it, you’ll love it!
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Great post Lauren – I’ve been using the Soap & Glory brow pencil and have to say I’ve been absolutely loving it too!!! Definitely one of my faves for the month 😀 Gotta try a few of your other goodies now hehe Karen XXXX
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Thanks Karen 🙂 Its such a good brow product! I just started using it again and discovered how good it really is! Haha you should, I love all these products! So good for the price!
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Awesome prices… hurry up pay day is what I say 😉 lol XXX
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I know exactly! Haha I know right!?
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Such a great post! I loveeee the soap and glory brow pencil<3 amazing!
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Thank you 🙂 Its so good right!?
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That max factor blush looks gorgeous. I actually need a new one, think I’ll have to pick this up as I’ve never tried it before but it looks too pretty to pass by!
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Its so pretty! I love it! You should definitely try it!
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GEESH
i didn’t even see this
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Haha! Damn Yahoo!
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it’s Giving me intermittent emails …………
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Uh oh thats no good!
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❤ ❤ ❤ i wrote them many a time xo lOL with my bossy voice LOL
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Ahhh that’s what I wanted, thank you for reminding me about the Topshop Glow Pot! been meaning to grab one 😀 ! Love your under £5 picks 😀
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No bother! Its such a lovely highlighter! One of my faves! Thank you 🙂
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❤ love it 😀
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That Max Factor blush looks amazing, I really must check those out (anything to postpone my inevitable hourglass splurge).
xx Anne
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Its so gorgeous, I love it! Haha! It is a good dupe for the hourglass alternatives which are awfully pricey haha!
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They are so expensive…but pretty. These look like a great dupe 🙂
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Exactly! They are so nice though! Although yeah the Max Factor ones are a great dupe and the shade range is pretty good too!
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