Affordable Makeup Essentials You Could Easily Live By

We love make up! We don't need it as much as we want it. There’s more than one reason as to why we wear make up. Some wear it because it makes them feel more confident, some wear it because they love experimenting with looks, some wear it to express themselves and their personalities, some love to have fun with colours, some wear it to cover up but most of all, we all wear it because we want to. Here’s a few affordable makeup essentials that you can count on.

FOUNDATION

MAYBELLINE FIT ME MATTE PORELESS FOUNDATION

Maybelline FIT ME liquid foundation is something you can swear by. Available in a wide range of shades, FIT ME is a full coverage foundation that you would find FIT for everyday use. It's easy to blend and suits all skin types. A great product for this price range and can be easily bought from any maybelline store.

Price- ?525

L'OREAL PARIS INFALLIBLE 24H FOUNDATION

Plain flawless ! L'Oréal Paris Infallible has been a loved product since it hit the markets. It’s a lightweight foundation that offers medium to full coverage. It is easy to apply, easy to blend, long lasting with a matte finish. Best for normal, oily or sensitive skin type. While people with a dry skin type can apply moisturizer before applying the foundation.

Price- ?994

EYE LINER

 

While expensive eyeliners like MAC liquidlast eyeliner and Bobbi Brown long wear gel eyeliner are considered to be the best, there are equally good alternatives available for a cheaper price  

MAYBELLINE LASTING DRAMA GEL EYELINER

Maybelline lasting drama gel eyeliner is an intense gel base eye liner available with a brush for easy application. It dries off quickly and does not smudge easily. It's also effectively waterproof and lasts up to 24 hours. The gel base formula makes  application very smooth and easy. Excellent eye liner to get your wings right at a pocket friendly price.

 

Price- ?400-450

LAKMÉ ABSOLUTE GEL ADDICT EYELINER

It's a very black long lasting, waterproof eye liner provides an intense color. This easy to apply eye liner comes with an applicator brush and is available in colourful shades as well. It’s smooth, smudge proof and lasts all day. It’s a perfect eyeliner for everyday use.

Price- ?800

 

MASCARA

While other brands like Lakmé, L'Oréal offer some great mascaras, it's safe to blindly pick any of the following mascaras that maybelline offer. All four mascaras are deep charcoal black in shape, long lasting and completely waterproof. With slight variation in the applicator brush, they all add a bit of curl, length and volume. Excellent for everyday use and pocket friendly.

MAYBELLINE HYPERCURL VOLUM’ EXPRESS MASCARA

Price- ?250

 

MAYBELLINE COLOSSAL VOLUM’ EXPRESS WATERPROOF MASCARA

Price- ?350

 

MAYBELLINE THE FALSIES MASCARA

Price- ?425




 

MAYBELLINE LASH SENSATIONAL MASCARA

Price- ?500


 

LIPSTICK

REVLON

Revlon has always been superior in terms of quality. It comes in 8 different ranges and includes both glossy and matte lipsticks.

REVLON SUPER LUSTROUS being one of the best.

?500-1000


 

MAC

MAC lipsticks may be a but over priced for everyday wear but is something you can never go wrong with. Both glossy as well as matte are available in shades ranging from nudest nude to the darkest colours.

Price- 990-1450

 

NYX

NYX has recently been launched in India and can be easily bought from Nykaa.com or at Sephora. NYX offers glossy as well as matte lipsticks, butter lip cream and matte lip cream as well. Nyx has an interesting range of colours. While all shades may have not been launched in India yet , many good shades are available. They are easy on the pocket. It's a must try.

Price- ?500-700