The best analogues of expensive cosmetics: top 10

The beauty industry is developing very quickly, so in cosmetics stores you can find a huge number of products for every taste. But we all know that good cosmetics are expensive. When buying a quality product, we often overpay for a brand, so it’s worth considering how to save money without harming ourselves. We have collected for you top 10 luxury products that can be replaced with cheap counterparts.

Mass Market vs Premium

Products from the mass market are actively fighting for a place in a cosmetic bag. Saving our budget, they become better in quality each year, and some may even compete with luxury products. The main thing is to know the secret cheap products that professional makeup artists are silent about.

Shining Primer Victoria Beckham \ KIKO MILANO

Shining primer Victoria Beckham Estée Lauder Morning Aura Illuminating Creme, ($ 95) today is the best product available on the market. Noble fine radiance will create a beautiful shine of the skin from the inside. It can also be used as a highlighter. This masthead product can replace KIKO MILANO Radiant Boost Face Base ($ 17), which are not much inferior in quality, if we talk about the subtlety of shine and moisturizing.

Estée Lauder \ A’PIEU Foundation

Super long-lasting and well-covering foundation Estée Lauder Double Wear ($ 60) choose the best makeup artists in the world. But if your budget doesn’t allow you to buy such an expensive product, a Korean brand foundation will come to your aid A’PIEU Triple Wear Foundation ($10).

Many believe that this analogue shades even slightly better and has super durability. I would like to note that this product was created precisely as an analogue of Estée Lauder. The only thing worth paying attention to is the numbering of the shades. The entire collection is a little lighter than the expensive analogue, and the very first shade is much lighter than we used to see.

Concealer Cream NARS \ A’PIEU

Concealer cream NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer ($ 30) - A favorite of celebrities and a frequent guest on the red carpet. Ideally covers all imperfections and dark circles under the eyes. You will find many similar products on the market, but they will be thinner and less durable. The Koreans have created the perfect product that costs literally a dime, and the quality is even a little better when it comes to durability. This is about A’PIEU Moist Creamy Concealer ($9).

Kevyn Aucoin \ Estrade sculpting powder

Sculpting face powder Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder ($ 50) in a shade of Lihgt, Medium, which is ideal as a dry corrector. Creates very realistic beautiful shadows on the face. Fortunately, it can easily be replaced. Estrade Mon Secret Sculpteur in a shade of 208 ($ 6). The only negative of this product is its rather simple and not very beautiful packaging.

Anastasia Beverly Hills \ Vivienne Sabo Eyebrow Pencil

Eyebrow pencil Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz ($ 21) copes with its function perfectly, plus the colors in the collection of this line are selected just perfectly, although there is one “but”. If you calculate the price per gram, it turns out that it costs more than gold. That’s why it’s worth looking at the eyebrow pencil. Vivienne sabo brow arcade ($ 5). Its pigmentation is even higher than that of an expensive product, so makeup artists advise combing your eyebrows with a brush, which is included.

Dior \ Gerard Matte Lipstick

Matt lipstick Rouge dior lipstick ($ 37) lays down perfectly and does not create a wet effect, while not drying lips. The composition is more reminiscent of mousse, which is very comfortable to wear. Cheap lipstick Gerard Cosmetics Matte Liquid Lipstick ($ 19) can even compete for quality, since in composition it is more dense and slightly creamy.

Mascara Bobbi Brown \ Vivienne Sabo

Mascara Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara Black ($ 35) was invented to create a super volume and super length. It is very bright and black, and it is applied very easily, and the volume can be adjusted depending on the desire. But there is a product that many professional makeup artists have long adored - it's mascara Vivienne sabo cabaret ($ 5). It pleasantly surprises, as it is in no way inferior in quality, but literally costs a penny.

Cushion Lancôme \ MISSHA

Famous cushion Lancôme Miracle Cushion Foundation ($ 50), which began the total love of compact tonal. It is very convenient to carry and adjust makeup if necessary. Korean cosmetics has created an analogue Missha M Magic Cushion Foundation ($ 13), in which even the packaging is very similar to Lancôme. Its coverage is quite light, but it masks all skin imperfections very well.

Blush GUERLAIN \ MISSHA

Blush GUERLAIN Les Tendres Meteorites Perles De Blush ($ 60) that absolutely everyone raves about. Even if you don’t know anything about cosmetics, you’ve definitely heard a lot of good things about the meteorites of this brand. But blush MISSHA Rolling Heart Ball Blusher ($ 30) with a very beautiful package are half the price, and the quality is as good as the famous balls.

Chanel \ Mary Kay Loose Powder

Friable mineral powder-veil Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre ($ 52) creates a very thin delicate coating that does not dry and works like a Photoshop. The product is 100% luxury, and it can only compete with it Mary Kay Mineral Powder Foundation ($ 20). What characterizes it: the finest grinding, a pleasant odor, the ability to hide enlarged pores and small irregularities on the face.

What conclusion can be drawn from all this? Price does not always determine quality, which means you can look expensive for little money. If you want to look beautiful, buy decent analogues to expensive luxury goods and no one will dare to reproach you for saving on beauty.