Favorite Cheap Makeup Products

OMG! Have you ever walked in the mall and went to a beauty product store like MAC, Sephora, Ulta Beauty, or even Macy's and didn't know what the hell you are looking for and what you are picking up? I have the perfect solution to your problem. First off, why spend money on expensive makeup products when it's your first time wearing makeup and you know you are barely going to use it anyway unless you are going out. I'm going to share my personal favorite Walmart and beauty supply makeup brands to make you look flawless without burning a hole in your pockets.

When it comes to quality makeup brushes, I would recommended going on Amazon because they have different varieties of color brushes that you can use for the crease in your eyes, to get that smokey eye look, to perfectly shape your eyebrows, to mix your liquid foundation with your powder foundation, and to blush and highlight your cheekbones for up to $5-$12. That's a perfect deal you can't refuse for a lot of brushes. Also I would recommend the beauty sponge because it actually mix and blend in your foundation, contour, and concealer way better than a brush and GUESS WHAT?! it's only $3 on Amazon, Walmart, and any makeup stores including Burlington Coat Factory.

Fit Me! Matte + Poreless foundation from Maybelline is one of my favorite foundations. It lasts all day and if your skin gets really oily and greasy like mine does in the club or just outside in the summertime, this foundation would solve that. You can find this at Walmart for only $6. The shade that I use is called "Toffee," a mixture of light & dark brown for two-toned ladies like myself.

I absolutely love this L.A. Girl Pro-concealer!!! It does wonders for the woman who wants to hide the black spots and bags from under your eyes. It's the perfect product for contouring to give your face a more natural or dramatic look under eyes, on your eye, cheekbones, forehead, nose, and your chin. It also could be used to sharpen around your eyebrows to make them look neat once you draw and shade them in. A lot of makeup artists use this brand and will only set you back $3 at your local beauty supply store. When contouring, I use the color "warm honey" or "Fawn" for under my eyes, nose, and chin. Also, I use the color "Espresso" for my cheekbones and my forehead.

The Princessa Kohl Eye Liner Pencil in the top photo I use in the color black if I simply don't feel like dealing with messy liquid liner and get want to use a pencil. However, I always use this product in the color Dark Brown to draw and shade my eyebrows. That product could be found at your local beauty supply for just a $1. The Black Radiance Black liquid eyeliner at the bottom is one of the eyeliners I use for my makeup creases and my wing design I use to give my eyes a dramatic effect. This product is $3 at your local beauty supply or you can find it at Walmart and Target, as well.

BH Cosmetics is one of my favorite brands when I need to find affordable quality eye shadow pigments. Most eye shadows don't last the whole day and that really irritates me when I spend a good amount of time trying to make my eye shadow look neat and make my eyes pop but it doesn't stay on. Two words: Hated it! So when I looked on BH Cosmetics' website and saw the numerous shades of eye shadow to choose from for just $11 that's an offer you can't refuse.

Eyelashes are the best. I feel like a kid in a candy store when I try new lashes. For beginners and professionals, I would recommend the brand "Ardell" or "Salon Perfect" false lashes because their looks go from natural to glamour. That's good for people starting off wearing lashes and people who are adjusted to them. Plus, this specific brand is affordable everywhere for just $3 at your local beauty supply, Walmart, even Ulta Beauty.

Maybelline Mascara is one of brands I use. I use all different types of mascara; I'm not loyal to a specific one. But I like Maybelline because it grows my lashes and stretches them to look long and full. At Walmart, it's only $5-$6.

Finally, after you have applied your foundation, concealer, mascara, eyeliner, lashes, contour, eye shadow, lipstick, blush, and shaded your eyebrows the only thing left to do is use setting powder and setting spray to keep your foundation and concealer looking fierce even when you sweat. Ben Nye Banana Powder is the perfect setting powder and NYX Matte Finish spray to use. I use it when I hit the town; it's smooth and really gives your face a dramatic glamourous look. You can purchase the Ben Nye Banana Powder product on Amazon for $10 or eBay for $3; the NYX Matte Finish spray at Charlotte Russe is $8.

e.l.f. cosmetic brand is another one of my favorite brands because it's cheap and they have good quality everything. So if you go to Walmart in your area and you go in the beauty aisle, e.l.f cosmetic is the brand to pick up. Try their brushes, lipsticks, lashes, blush, eyeliner, eye shadow and more. The most you would spend for all of those products is $25 total. I use this brand for my blush color "Twinkle Pink," highlighter, and primer.

Take my advice, you don't have to spend a lot to look glamorous.

{Photo Credits: Amazon, eBay, BH Cosmetics, Google Images}