Drugstore Foundations: Cover Girl, Maybelline and L’Oreal

July 10, 2013 By ARMOURELLE

The three colors I wear + the color I *wish* I was. And, yes, I keep my eye brushes in an old Frappuccino bottle.

Yearly, I go on a quest for the ‘perfect’ foundation color. I have one of those odd, browny-olivey skin tones that is super brown, yet super golden and super hard to match. Sad day for this gal. I end up mixing foundations and they’re usually too orange or too red. It’s tough finding that nice olive-based brown. (Which is why I privately sank in desperation when MAC discontinued their Studio Stick foundation. Pour a little whiskey out for NC 50.) [Read more…]

Dope Finds from the Beauty Supply Store

May 26, 2013 By ARMOURELLE

If there is one thing I’m a sucker for, it’s Cheapie McCheap makeup from BSS (beauty supply store, if you are unaware).

Now that I’m in the DC metro, there’s no need for me to grudgingly patronize beauty supply stores since “ethnic” hair care products are readily available to in a nice full aisle at Target. I do still get the urge to check out the weaves, wigs and other “ethnic hair accessories.” Which, on most occasions, includes cheap, chalky eyeshadows that are $1.99 or less. This shopping trip was one of those days.

Anyway, enough talking. Let’s get to the goodies. Check my haul after the jump. Oh, and I only spent $17! [Read more…]

The Cheapest RiRi Woo Dupe

May 13, 2013 By ARMOURELLE

Confession: I’m cheap.

I know this about myself and I’m okay with it. Kind of. But, I will say being a cheap DIY-er lead me to search for a RiRi Woo dupe instead of wall slide at every photo on my Instagram timeline. Everyone is either swooning, jealous, obsessed–or all three–with the cool red lipstick shade RiRi Woo from the RiRi Loves MAC collection. Once I saw this color and found out it sold out online in less than a day, I was cool because I’ve already achieved the bright, cool red lip. Awesome sauce, right!?

The best and cheapest dupe for RiRi Woo is …. NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Plush Red (#SLP813). Take a look:

If this ain’t a RiRi Woo dupe, then I don’t know what is! And the best part is that you can grab this lip pencil in Plush Red for only $1.99! If you scour the Beauty Supply Stores for the best Cheapie McCheap makeup–holla!–then you already know what I’m talmbout! If you’d rather go the ‘regular store’ route, you can get these from Ulta for about $3.99.

NYX Lip Pencils do Double Duty–and they’re Awesome

NYX’s lip pencils are awesome because they’re opaque enough to be used all over as a lipstick. And, they’re matte. So you can get a bold shade, layer on as much as you want and still have enough pencil to go around. Just a tip though: let your lip moisturizer soak in, then blot off the access. It helps the pencil give you the best and truest cool red color.

Riri Woo dupe Plush Red lip pencil by NYX pictured without flash and with flash.

There’s your dupe! NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Plush Red for $1.99. Boom. And for that reason, I love cheap makeup from the drugstore, the beauty supply store or the dollar store. Judge if you want to, but I’ve found some good products in all of those places.

Now go rock your red lip, Miss Hunty Ma’am!

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*Cheers!