You can rave about luxury make up all you like but we all know the high street is where it's at. Often people shun paying under £10 for a product because 'oh it simply won't be as good as [insert luxury brand here]'. Well that is codswollop. With more dupes, formulas, colours and textures appearing every week from high street and drugstore make up brands, we are spoilt for choice. So if you don't like it somewhere, you'll probably find something you like for the same price somewhere else.
I don't think it's any secret by now that I love and am obsessed with make up. Gone are the days of free sponge eyeshadow applicators and a small makeup bag, I've gone the whole hog with a hair dresser size box filled to the brim with make up and more brushes than you can count. Wonderful.
But as you walk into Boots or Superdrug, to any non make up obsessive the shelves of Rimmel, Revlon, Gosh and Maxfactor (to name a few) can be a little bit over whelming. How can you know what's going to work and what's going to fall off your face in a couple minutes?! You could go for the old trial and error, or you could keep reading...
I bring to you my top 10 favourite products under £10. So let's go through each of them and I why I bloody love them so much!
1) Revolution Redemption Palette 'Iconic 3' £4
At just £4 for 12 eye shadows this palette is an absolute bargain. Also even more of a bargain as it is a dupe for the Urban Decay NAKED 3 palette which is priced in excess of £30. With a range of pink and warm tone shades you can create multiple looks from just this one palette. The palette has 3 matte shades and 9 shimmer shades. My personal favourites are the first 3 shades as I think these create a really light everyday look with just a hint of sparkle.
2) MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter 'Iridescent Gold' £3
I am so in love with this highlighter. In contrast to the other highlighter in their range, this highlighter is more yellow/white in tone which just provides such a lovely highlight both both cheek and brow bone. As someone who is incredible pale I do find it difficult to find highlighters that are actually highlighting! Many are just a bit too dark but this one is perfect. Long lasting without being too intense, I would definitely recommend this.
3) Collection Work The Colour Eye Shadow Pencil 'Hot Chocolate' and 'Vintage Blush' £3.19
The Collection work the colour eye shadow pencils are great to use as a base for your eye shadow. Yes they can be used as eye shadow alone however, on my eyelids, I find they do crease a little bit. But when put under other eye shadows, this layering ensures that your eye shadows stay on all day. With a range of shades available you're sure to find something that takes your fancy.
4) MAXFACTOR Bronzing Powder '02 Bronze' £6.99
A bronzer that isn't orange or sticky or matte and shallow, Maxfactor have done it. This bronzer has tiny gold reflective particles making your skin glow and look fantastic. This is also a great contour powder as it's dark enough to define but also highlights in just the right way. A great product to add colour and shape to your face without making your orange or shallow. Heaven.
5) Rimmel Match Perfection 010 'Light Porcelain' £6.99
Pale skinned people rejoice this shade is a god send. The lightest, as far as I'm aware, in the Rimmel collection, this foundation is dewy, glowing and has an SPF in it too. I love following this up with a light sweep of the stay matte powder. Stays on all day and reflects the best parts of you.
6) Rimmel Stay Matte Powder 'Translucent' £3.99
All kinds of perfect. Nothing more to be said. Buy this now.
7) Topshop Cream Blush 'Illicit' £7
Can I rave about these enough? I am a cream product lover. As someone who prefers a dewy look over a matte look (despite the two matte products in this top 10) any day I love the way a cream product can provide colour in a way powder cant. Topshop isn't your usual stop for makeup but I don't think it should be overlooked.
8) Revlon Super Lustrous Creme Lipstick '477 Black Cherry' £7.49
Not necessarily a colour I would wear at this time of year but perfect for the autumn and winter. These lipsticks have a great formulation as they are just slick enough to glide on but stay on just as well too. As this particular colour is so dark I like to use a lipliner underneath just to ensure the colour doesn't bleed or run but with lighter shades I wouldn't see a problem.
9) Rimmel Colour Rush Balm 'Not an Illusion' £5.99
Who needs the Clinique chubby stick when you can have this beauty for under £6. Subtle, soft, wears off well and smells fantastic, I love these balms for quick easy lip look that doesn't require the attention and precision of your ordinary lip stick. These also wear off beautfully so you don't have to worry about any discolouration or smudged lines around the edges of your lips!
10) MUA Matte Palette 'Ever After' £4
As you can see this is one of my well loved and well used palettes in this top 10. Each shade is well pigmented and, with a range of shades, you can create a natural tonal look for just £4. An absolute bargain. The most well loved shade, Unwrap, can be likened to MAC Vanilla shadow creating the same subtle look for a hell of a lot less. It's interesting that this palette also contains a yellow and a blue shade as I personally wouldn't use these for eyeshadows however I have found them useful for covering blemishes and under eye circles as the yellow counteracts the darkness and the blue counteracting the redness of spots. Lovely.
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