"Stunning Drugstore Makeup Tutorial: Achieve a Glam Look on a Budget"
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by Unboxify,
4 min reading time
Achieve This Stunning Drugstore Makeup Look 💄
Affordable Beauty for Everyone 🌟
Are you ready to transform your makeup routine with an affordable yet stunning look? In this tutorial, we'll walk you through a gorgeous, full-face drugstore makeup style that's approachable and budget-friendly. Plus, we're using fantastic but affordable brushes to achieve this stunning finish. Let's dive in!
The Mesmerizing Eyes 👀
Priming the Eyelids
Start by priming your eyelids. Using a primer that also acts as a base is perfect for covering up any veins or discolorations. Here, we use the LA Girl Pro Primer.
Applying Eyeshadow
**White Base:** Dip your finger into the white shade from the Sonia Kashuk eye on neutral palette. Despite its chalkiness, using your finger helps to smooth it out.
**Soft Pink Crease:** With a fluffy blending brush from Bdellium Tools, apply a soft pink directly in your crease. Make sure to blend well to achieve a soft, romantic look.
**Cool-Tone Brown:** Use an elf brush to apply a light cool-toned brown in the outer V of your eye and drag it into the crease.
**Layering Shades:** Add dimension by taking a taupe-ish purple on the same brush. Repeat the same steps of concentrating on the outer V and blending inwards.
**Inner Lid Highlight:** From the Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells trio, mix the two designated shades and apply to the inner half of your lid using an elf brush.
**Blending:** Use the fluffy brush again to blend out any harsh edges and transition all the colors seamlessly.
**Brow Bone Highlight:** Using the same elf brush, pack the white eyeshadow and apply it to the brow bone for a striking highlight.
Defining the Eyes
**Outer Corner Depth:** Take a darker cool-toned brown from the palette and add it to the outer V to create depth.
**Intense Eyeliner:** With an NYC liquid liner, create a thick winged line. Start by drawing the line, then fill in to your desired thickness. Ensure to connect the inner corners for a fierce cat-eye effect.
**Lower Lash Line Intensity:** Use an NYX gel eyeliner in black. Dip an EcoTools angled brush in a black eyeshadow to set the eyeliner close to your waterline for added intensity.
**Mascara and Lashes:** Apply mascara to both the top and bottom lashes. Finish off with some false lashes (e.g., red cherry 415) for added drama.
Creating a Flawless Base ✨
Priming and Mixing Foundations
**Face Primer:** Begin with a luminous primer to create a radiant base.
**Foundation Mix:** Combine Maybelline Fit Me and Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless foundations for a natural satin finish. A small stipple brush from ELF works wonders for applying this combo, especially since the matte formula dries quickly.
Concealing and Highlighting
**Under Eyes:** Use LA Girl Pro Conceal in natural under your eyes.
**Additional Highlighting:** Highlight other areas of your face with Rimmel's conceal and highlight product.
**Blending:** Blend everything using ELF's tapered highlighter brush for a seamless finish.
Setting the Makeup
**Face Powder:** Set your face with Maybelline Fit Me powder in 135 Creamy Natural.
**Under Eye Powder:** Use the elf under eye setting powder for a bright and lightweight finish reminiscent of Laura Mercier's secret brightening powder but much more affordable.
Sculpting and Adding Color 😍
Contouring and Bronzing
**Contour:** Apply NYX High Definition Blush in taupe using an elf powder foundation brush for precise contouring. This ashy-toned blush is perfect for a natural contour.
**Bronzing:** Warm up your skin with NYC Sun and Bronze Bronzer in Montauk Bronze using the same brush to prevent a too-grey finish.
Adding Blush and Highlight
**Blush:** Apply NYX High Definition Blush in soft-spoken with a tulip style brush from Bdellium Tools for a soft, peachy glow.
**Highlighter:** Use Physicians Formula shimmer strip in Naturally Nude. Apply it with an elf blush brush to the tops of your cheekbones and the bridge of your nose.
The Perfect Pout 💋
**Lip Liner:** Begin by lining your lips with Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in natural. This step is crucial to ensure the lipstick looks flawless and doesn't settle into lines.
**Lipstick:** Finish with Milani Moisture Matte Lipstick in Matte Innocence for a beautiful, lasting color. The lip liner will help the lipstick stay put and look impeccable. This completes the gorgeous drugstore makeup look that’s both budget-friendly and sophisticated. Experiment with these tips, and you'll master this look in no time!
