The Best Budget Makeup

 Real Simple recently had a great article about which budget makeup products were worth your while, as a poor college student, I took this article to heart! Here are some highlights!

 

Maybelline New York Full n’ Soft Mascara, $7

Its famous (and even older) sister mascara in the pink-and-green tube has its following, but this wand surprised testers with its ability to define and keep lashes soft―never spiky. 

Best Eye Shadow: Almay Pure Blends Eyeshadow, $7.50   

Testers liked the “easy-to-blend and buildable color” of these shadows, each of which contains 98.2 percent natural ingredients. All 10 shades are wearable and hypoallergenic to boot.

Best Blush: Covergirl Cheekers Blush, $4

It’s been popular since it hit counters in the 80s, and no wonder. This blush comes in 17 shades, offering options for any skin tone, and it blends ever so naturally into cheeks.

Best Bronzer: Physicians Formula Multi-Colored Bronzer, $13

When you swirl your brush across its surface, the sunny powders blend together to give skin a beautifully natural glow. In three shades.