Makeup

Best Bargain Makeup Products

Great makeup steals under $10

Psst! Sometimes it’s the inexpensive products we fancy the most. Save your pretty pennies with this roundup of the best budget makeup. The only products you need for irresistible makeup—under $10.

Bronzing Argan Oil

Glow like the girl from Ipanema

The first step toward looking like a million bucks begins with this luxe Liquid Gold. Created by Josie Maran Cosmetics, Liquid Gold Bronzing Argan Oil casts a sun-kissed glow when applied sparingly to the face and body.

Benefit Bad Girl Blue Mascara

Brighten the whites of your eyes

This high-performance mascara works to build fatty lashes, but something about slicking on this product (could it be the name?) unleashes a girl's inner sinner. Paint it on generously.

LashFood Eyelash Conditioner

Grow long lashes naturally

False eyelashes and mascaras are right up there with the WonderBra when it comes to inventions that ever-so-brilliantly pump up our natural assets in a pinch. For naturally lush fringe, try a natural growth stimulant like LashFood.

Rock & Republic Blush

Rock a high fashion powder blush

Rock & Repblic's Contrived Pressed Blush in Call Me is a perfect peachy-pink with a hint of shimmer that imparts the same sex flush as seen on young Hollywood of late (think Vanessa Hudgens and Jessica Alba).

Global Goddess Shadows

Indian inspired eyecolor compacts

You don't have to be high maintenance or a total show-off to love makeup in pretty packages, and Chanel isn't the only company that makes little black compacts worthy of whipping out in public. Try Shalini Vadhera's Global Goddess i-Divine Eye Color.

Max Factor 2000 Calorie Extreme

Get the fatty fringe you crave

This is the mascara of the moment. This season ace makeup artist Pat McGrath put New York runway models on a strict diet of 2000 Calories, so to speak, and the impact extended beyond the people sitting cross-legged in the front row.

Max Factor Vivid Impact Lipcolor

Go for bold in megawatt lipstick

When worn for evening, red lips mean full speed ahead. Try Sex Kitten, Ablaze, Ms. Right Now or Ms. Right (from the Max Factor Vivid Impact collection) depending upon your mood and skin tone.

Tarte 4 Day Stay Lash Tint

A long-lasting alternative to mascara

There comes a time in every woman’s life when she must come to terms with the way she looks when she wakes up in the morning. Tarte Cosmetics' 4 Day Stay is great for occasions when you're going swimming or plan on waking up next to people you want to impress.

Beauty Product Expiration Dates

Have your beauty products expired?

If only makeup were like wine with the unspoken promise of getting better with age. Instead, every beauty product has an expiration date and some are shorter-lived than others once you pop the top. Here are a few beauty expiration dates to be mindful of.

ColorOn Eye Envy Kits

Press-on eye shadows in bold prints

Remember the Lee press-on nails of yore? They temporarily camouflaged bitten finger tips and spoiled us to the ways of 30-second beauty. Enter Eye Envy kits: press-on appliqués bearing concentrated amounts of creamy, blendable shadow.