As a budget-conscious shopaholic, I love a good beauty bargain. In a saturated market, finding long-lasting makeup that works well without breaking the bank can feel like finding a needle in a haystack.
On average, individual makeup items can cost anywhere from AU$30 to AU$100, depending on the brand, coverage, product range, and quality. If you wear makeup daily, you may need to regularly repurchase items, so the costs of having a beauty routine can really add up.
Luckily for you, I've put on my bargain-finding bifocals and dug up 21 of the best budget beauty products available on Amazon and Adore Beauty right now. Hailing from viral brands like E.l.f. Cosmetics, MCoBeauty, L'Oreal Paris and Maybelline, these beauty finds cost less than AU$35, making them a certified steal.
I've got most of these items in my makeup bag already, having just stocked up on my staple brow gel, a.k.a. MCoBeauty's Magic Wand, just AU$15 and my beloved NYX Smushy Matte Lip balm, now up to 50% off. I've also just purchased L'Oreal Paris' Telescopic Extensionist mascara for AU$19.69, and my lashes have never looked this good.
I've also added some freshly launched products, including E.l.f. Cosmetics' new Glow Reviver Lip Oil Stick, which costs AU$24. Affectionately known as a 'slipstick', the new product combines my current lip oil obsession with a classic lipstick silhouette. And as a girl who loves glitter, I've already added E.l.f.'s Glow Reviver Lip Oil Glimmer in the shade 'Princess Cut' to my cart!
Don't just take my word for it, though — all of these products come with hundreds (if not thousands) of 4-star ratings on their listings and across social media. So, without further ado, here are 21 of the best budget beauty products money can buy.
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