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Best budget make up buys

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GissASquizz · 06/09/2015 22:45

I need to update my make up bag. It's been....a while. I had a make up trial in The Body Shop and although I liked the bronzing brick, the rest was a bit meh. So, what are your favourite budget buys? I can't spend hundreds, thinking more like £70 for a basic work look.

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screechfromsavedbythebell · 06/09/2015 23:00

Superdrugs MUA and makeup academy are very good and very cheap.

isthatmorelego · 06/09/2015 23:07

Boots natural collection cheap but great

MyHeartsPumpingWine · 06/09/2015 23:17

MUA is great, their lipsticks are really nice and only £1.

ARichVernacular · 06/09/2015 23:20

GOSH eyeliners and lipsticks - great pigment, lots of colours and last all day.

RachelZoe · 07/09/2015 03:01

The MUA cream blushes are ace, £1

Nabootique · 07/09/2015 09:02

Miss Sporty is really good too. I like the mascaras and nail varnish, but I also hear good things about the rest of their products.

MuttonDressedAsGoose · 07/09/2015 09:08

Sleek makes some great stuff, too. Very intense pigments and they dupe some of the high end stuff.

They don't explicitly state that it's for people of colour, but if you're not pale/Anglo you may find a lot of useful stuff. I'm a pale Anglo, myself, and they have plenty that works for me.

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