Producs that arw cheap as chips but beauty gold?

[Allthingspretty]

I am seriiously impreased with;
Boots Botanics moisturiser SPf 15 sinks in lovely and doesnt leave my skin greasy

George at Asda gel nail polish -no chipping so far after three days

Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser. I think it is about £5.99 full price but is often on offer and has done wonders for my skin.

Body Shop Beautifying Oil. I use the Olive one but presume they all do the same job. A little goes a long way and although it is about £9 full price there are often codes to get it cheaper. I have really dry skin on my legs and this makes them look so much better.

I am seriously impressed with my £4.99 Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation at the mo'. Picked it up in Wilkinson's the other Saturday and it's lovely. Ditto Maybelline Eraser foundation- this is the only one I've bought twice recently.

Astral cream for my neck- had uni reunion the other week (am 47) and my girlfriends commented on my line free neck.

Have used the Collection (2000) highlighter/touché éclat thingy for years. Loads better than the YSL one as it doesn't smell like dirty dischcloths after a week. Also use their mazzie.

I am currently using (and lovely) the Dr organics coconut eye cream/wrinkle filler from Holland and Barrett- on a BOGOF or something and gets rave reviews.

Oh, and facial oils I just buy from Naissance on Amazon. Certified organic and you aren't paying the extra £20 that you would for the nice box from the likes of Ren/Trilogy etc.

YY to Vaseline, brilliant for lips, eyelashes and eyebrows

I love Astral moisturiser for my skin, my face is really dry but it sorts it out. Also, some rough salt mixed with some olive oil is a great exfoliater!

Nyx lipsticks

Not NYC that is in the shops but NYX which is online.

Nail polish, translucent powder, some brushes and other stuff that I can't remember from Essence.
Catrice eye brow gel.

Sleek blushes (£10 for a palette with 3) - they are very pigmented so have to be careful when applying them, but they are awesome.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation.

Another vote for Astral cream. Fantastic stuff, especially in the winter when my skin gets a bit drier.

Aqueous cream costs next to nothing and is a brilliant make up remover.

Another vote for L'oreal BB cream. Also love Lush Dream cream and Holland & Barrett huge tub of coconut oil.

Storm London perfume! About £8 on Amazon or £5.99 in B&M. It's lovely - I have spent days mooching around Selfridges trying to find scent that I love, without much success (apart from Chanel No5 and Alien). This is lovelier than those costing 5 times as much!

Palmers cocoa butter
Collection 2000 lasting finish concealer
Rimmel wake me up foundation
St Ives apricot scrub

Vaseline lip moisturiser in a little round red tin - called "Rosy Lips" - about £2.50. It gives the lips a non-sticky glossy slightly red tinge. Very good.

St.. Ives apricot scrub
Rimmel stay Matt powder
Barry m nail polishes
Vaseline as lip balm

I was also going to rave about the Vaseline rose lip salve, but have been beaten to it. It's mega cheap, lasts for ages and gives a subtle lip gloss effect.

Aldi lacura skincare, especially the £1.99 day cream. I've tried top brands which are rubbish by comparison. ELF loose powder (the white one that is a rip off of one of the big brands). I also have a fab tube of morrisons own concentrated hand cream. It contains urea and I use it as a foot cream. It's 75p a tube and 1000% better than any footcream I've used.

Vaseline again and coconut oil!

Also love ro's argan body conditioner by lush. Incredible moisturiser and smells lovely.

Sudocrem for all cuts, spots, sore skin. I know a brick or that uses it on cement dusted skin too. He swears it's the only thing that eased the cracking.

Flexitol heel balm.

And double base moisturiser is also fab.

I will now try bicarbonate with my shampoo - thanks for the tip!

I rate the aldi lacura serum!

Best shampoo ever, to get rid of any build up is the Aussie Everyday one.

Best body scrub: body shop cocoa butter one

And Nivea body lotion, the one for dry skin in the navy blue bottle.

Seems after years of gradually buying more snd more expensive stuff I am back with the faithful no nonsense stuff of my youth :)

I'm loving loreal triple action night cream. I normally buy whatever is on offer at the 6 or7 pound mark and they are all pretty much the same, but this one seems different - still feel the effect in the morning!

Maybelline nail polish (the 7 day gel brand) I'm so grateful to the person who recommended. I'd been using Essie before that. Completely converted.

Coconut oil (as hair conditioner).

W 7 Bronzer from Amazon- love the stuff. £3.00 ish with postage.

Aldi lacura bb cream is amazing. Also MAU eyeshadow and lush angels on bare skin

In fact the whole W7 range is worth a look.

Lush Buffy the Backside slayer is the best exfolliant ever!

Nivea. Thick and greasy but great night time moisturiser. Only ne that doe not sting my sensitive skin.