Cheap fantastic face cream and make up suggestions please

[ginorwine]

Need to cut my costs plus plus !
Any suggestions much appriciated especially a rich face cream - Nivea doesn't sink in tho and sits on top of my skin - I normally use neals yard frankincense .😄

I use Superdrug's vitamin e moisturiser, I find it quite rich, but it does seem to sink in nicely; I've also got the hot cloth cleanser from the same range which I like.

Thanks
Will investigate !

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Aldi lacura Q10 night, day creams and eye cream and serum
Superdrug serum - sorry forgotten the name will link if i find it!
17 HD falsifye mascara - check out reviews to see how good it is!
Vaseline - great to seal in all the hydration and your creams as a night time treatment - I also mix a little bit of this with my hand cream at night
Superdrug hot cloth cleanser
Superdrug glycolic overnight treatment
Bourjois foundations are fab if you can find the correct shade, and Rimmel anti fatigue would be my favourite foundation if I could find it in my shade!

*cheap picks

Here are links for you!

superdrug serum £1.69

superdrug glycolic peel £2.98

superdrug hot cloth cleanser

17 falsifye mascara £6.99

Aldi night cream £1.99

I'm newly sold on Astral face cream! Someone gave me a small tub ages ago and in desperation with my horribly dry face - literally flaking in the cheek area some days, grim - I stuck a layer on a clean face before bed. It's amazing. I also really like Botanics products which are usually on offer and very reasonable to start with.

mowglik I'd love to try the super drug serum but it isn't anywhere! Did you get it recently?

I saw the Superdrug serum last week Anne

I have bought Aldi (various items) but it stings my eyes so I can only use from my chin downwards.
I love Superdrug Radience. I'm using the serum/moisturiser (in a pump bottle) it's quite thick but non greasy. The eye gel (not tinted unlike some)
The balm and the overnight glycolic peel.

Not 100% struck on the smell but I do prefer it to the Vit E results.

I've recently been converted to Boots Traditional Skincare range. I use the cold cream to hot cloth cleanse, Rose water & Glycerine toner and moisturiser. Often on 3 for 2 so £5.03 for them all. My skin has never been better.

anne I bought one last week in Westfield Stratford boots - there were loads and all half price. You could buy online if you have a few other things to buy

Good suggestions, may I add Boots Natural Collection blusher and eyeshadows to the list.

I like Nivea and Astral as night creams but prefer Aveeno for the day as it sinks in nicely so no shiny face.

Make up revolution is good for cosmetics as is Kate for Rimmel lipstick. 08 and 03 are good Mac dupes

Astral for night £1 in Home Bargs

Lidl Cien anti-wrinkle with hyaluronic acid for day. £1.99

I luvs em.

The BD Trade Secrets make up range at Tesco ( formulated by Barbara Daly) - the powder foundation is the best on the market, as is the eyebrow pencil.

Wow fantastic tips !! Thanks !!!

my 11 yr old loves Superdrug Vit E cream and loves it. I use Avon Reversalist 40+ but only but it on offer at £12ish. in the winter I treat myself to Clinique Moisture Surge but just to use at night with lashings of Nivea.

make up wise I love avon glimmerstick eyeliners @£3 when on offer.

I also like MUA from Superdrug. really cheap. eyeshadows and the highlighting kit.

Got tbe super drug cleanser - seems good !!!!!!

BD @ Tesco 'Face Lift'
(It says use instead of your usual moisturiser, I was hmmm but it's fine)

I bought a discounted gift set in January, love the Face Lift and bought the full size jar even though I'm nowhere near through the smaller one, but I'll decant it.

This serum (use under any moisturiser) - see pic
Makeup revolution for highlighters and eyeshadow
Seventeen HD falsifye mascara (make sure it's the HD one, there is two types!)
Good things Manuka honey cleanser

Abandon any small children and brave TK maxx. Get rooting in the beauty section, often really good reduced stuff

I have been using palmers cleanser and it's worked wonders on my spotty/dry skin. I always use astral cream it's the only thing that works for me but... I bought some boots traditional glycerine and rose water yesterday used it last night and didn't have to moisturise! Woke up this morning and my face was still soft, just used it again and it's feels so nice. Going to get the rest of the range.

I've tried so many foundations. But I'm using Nivea light bb cream and I love it.

Love love love Astral cream, I have the type of dehydrated skin that needs a really good nourishing cream but when i spend money on one (and I have tried loads) they always make me get spots ,tiny blocked pores. Astral is one of the only ones that doesn't .

I love Astral too as a night cream. Often mix in a bit of rose hip oil which is about a tenner but lasts for months but even without it my skin loves Astral.

I use baby bottom butter, works and no nasty ingredients

Waitrose do a cheap as chips moisturiser, Olay do a nice hydrating one (under a tenner), boots also do rose water and glycerine toner and cream as well as evening primrose oil cream, I preferred the rose water and glycerine toner which is very moisturising. Check supermarkets especially tescos for the reduced beauty section.

Check in baby section or pound land etc for cheap cotton wool, makeup remover pads but beware some of the super cheap stuff feels like sandpaper.

MUA and I think revolution are cheaper makeup brands featured on Mrs Goss and the Gloss, Boots Natural collection good, as is collection 2000.

I think astral will be my next night cream too.

I just hate generally spending loads on skincare apart from French pharmacy brands (and I don't mean overpriced LRP etc you get over here). I also use my French friend as a source of beauty info. She gets brands in Carrefour.