10 Cheaper Alternatives To Cult-Favourite Makeup Products

By Karmen on 18 Oct 2019

Digital Editor

If you've been eyeing the makeup products that are highly raved but gawk at the price tags, we've found cheaper products that work just as well!

Read on to check out the makeup dupes!

#1 Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lipstick

The iconic 'your-lips-but-better' matte nude lipstick in Pillow Talk ($50) is so well-loved, one lipstick is sold every two minutes.

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NYX Euro Trash ($8.68) is slightly darker but has a very similar warm mauve shade.

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#2 Nars Orgasm Blush

Just about everyone loves the Nars Orgasm Blush ($52). This peachy pink with golden shimmers instantly lifts and enlivens your complexion with a natural-looking flush like you've just had an afternoon delight *wink wink*. ?

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We've found two affordable dupes for this blush! MILANI Baked Blush in Luminoso ($17.35) and theBalm Hot Mama! Blush ($39) are both very close matches in terms of shade and shimmer.

Photo from MILANI

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#3 Urban Decay Naked Palettes

When Urban Decay announced the discontinuation of the highly raved original Naked Palette last year, the beauty world heaved a collective gasp! You can still shop their other versions like the Naked 3 Palette ($83).

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The dupe that we've found is the NYX Professional Makeup Perfect Filter Shadow Palette in Golden Hour ($36) which goes for less than half the price! This palette has similar wearable nude shades in mattes and shimmers with the exception of the black and grey shades. The texture of these eyeshadows are also smooth and easy to work with.

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#4 Kylie Cosmetics Candy K Matte Liquid Lipstick

Whatever your opinion of Kylie Jenner is, there's no argument that this bestselling lipstick in Candy K (USD$17, approx. S$23) is a very flattering warm pinky nude shade that creates a very fashion-forward look. Although the price seems reasonable, you'll still have to add on USD$14.95 for the shipping costs.

Photo from Kylie Cosmetics

A cheaper alternative is the NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie Liquid Lipstick in Bedtime Flirt ($10) that has a similar shade. Although this liquid lipstick isn't as long lasting as the Kylie Jenner lipstick, it's less drying on the lips and you can always reapply a new coat!

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#5 Benefit Benetint

This lip tint ($31) enhances your natural lip colour by bringing out the pink undertones in them.

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The Etude House Dear Darling Water Tint ($8.90) has the same watery consistency but with a more pigmented colour. Use a tiny amount of it for a natural look or build up layers for a bolder lip. You can find it in Etude House stores.

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#6 Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Radiant Touch

This highlighting concealer ($62) is a staple for many celebrities and supermodels makeup kits for adding a touch of light or banishing shadows and signs of fatigue from the eye area, around the lips and the sides of the nose.

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Maybelline Dream Lumi® Touch Highlighting Concealer ($12.60) has the same illuminating effect for a fraction of the price!

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#7 Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray

Urban Decay's setting spray ($48) is beloved for its locked-and-loaded makeup setting abilities and comfortable, weightless finish.

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However, the NYX Professional Makeup Matte Finish Makeup Setting Spray ($18) is much easier on your wallet while still getting the same job done.

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#8 BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Moonstone

This award-winning highlighting powder ($60) has an ultra-buttery texture that melts into skin for the ultimate high impact glow. The bestselling shade, Moonstone, has incandescent gold shimmers that light up your complexion.

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