Your top 5 drugstore gems

NP Set Brights lipstick (Marseilles)

ELF facial shimmering whip

L’oreal BB cream

NP Set pencil eyeliner

Physician Formula nude wear powder =)

Essence lip liners
Models prefer soft touch pressed powders in photoready and soft touch
Australis fresh & flawless pressed powder
Physicians formula lash booster eye liner
Sinful colours nail polish

And agree with rimmel kate moss 107 lipstick and maybelline matte lip pencils which are indeed amazing

Snailor, I haven’t had much success with Essence products, apart from their lipsticks. Here are my current top five budget cosmetics:

1. Revlon ColorStay Liquid Liner in black: I find this liquid eyeliner much easier to use because it has a shorter applicator and brush (everyone seems to love Maybelline Master Precise Liner, but I found it hard to use).

2. L’oreal Color Riche Mono Eyeshadow in Quartz Fume: This is a highly pigmented cool-toned taupe eyeshadow that is just as good as MAC eyeshadows.

3. NYX Mega Shine Lip Glosses in the deeper and highly pigmented shades: Some lip glosses make my lips feel slightly sore and/or extremely dry, but these are comfortable to wear.

4. NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in Pandora: I have an obsession with violet lipsticks, and Pandora is one of the more unique violets. My only complaint is that the lipstick formula is very soft and the bullet lost its shape quickly.

5. Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks in the berry shades and L’oreal lipsticks.

This isn’t a makeup product, but I think that it’s worth mentioning … TRESemmé Naturals Nourishing Moisture Conditioner: I love this because it is silicone-free and it works well on my really dry and knotty hair.

Great topic! There are brands I’ve never thought to check out in here.

Mine are –

Rimmel Lipsticks – Especially shade 107 I think… great blue-red.

The new Maybelline Matte Lip Pencils. (Not for lining – for overall colour. They’re AMAZING)

Rimmel Balm Stains

Sally Hansen Salon Professional nail polishes

NYX setting spray

Models Prefer Soft Touch mineral Pressed Powders
(especially the shade Photo Ready which is a soft lilac pink and a dupe for Hourglass Ambient Light powder in Mood light)

Australis Velourlips in Doo-Bai

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

L’Oreal Infallible eye shadows

Bioderma Atoderm PO Zinc cream for very dry skin/eczema

1. Garnier Micellar Water
2. Revlon ColorStay foundation for oily/combo skin
3. Face of Australia Primer (purple tube, no SPF) – exact dupe of Napoleon Perdis!
4. Revlon lip stain balms
5. Rimmel bronzer

I definitely want to try the Chi Chi perfumes, they sound delish!

Loreal lipsticks
Loreal lumi primer
Loreal miss manga
Antipodes skincare range
Maxfactor new blushes

Rimmel Matte bb cream

Mabelline Lash Mascara

Urban Decay Eyshadow Pallatte

Revlon Translucent Powder

Mabelline Bb powder

Also in no particular order:

• Provocalips

• Physicians Formula mineral foundation

• MNY Color Tattoos

• SinfulColors nail polish (slightly pricier than Ulta3, but they’re 3-Free)

• Chi Chi perfumes (do I have to choose between them? I’ve got four: Sugar & Spice, Peach & Mango, Marshmallow & Vanilla Orchid)

I’m trying to buy more Australian, when I can, so despite loving PF mineral makeup, I’m going to use up my hoard & convert to one of the new Aussie mineral brands. I guess minerals are minerals, my skin’s not sensitive.

In no particular order…

1. Essence Maximum Definition Volume Mascara (the metallic red tube)
2. Face of Australia Translucent Loose Powder
3. Natio Mineral Eyeshadow Trio
4. Chi Chi Super BB Cream
5. Natio Mineral Bronzer