The MAKEUP DUPES List. Verified Drugstore makeup dupes that I love and use. Also, this list of drugstore makeup dupes contains unverified Dupes that I have gathered from across beauty blogs and by watching YouTube.
e.l.f. cosmetics and Makeup Revolution put out a lot of products that are dupes on purpose. Other dupes are discovered by accident and go viral.
This list is geared toward older women, but dupes are dupes! Save money whenever and wherever you can. (updated Jan 2023)
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Primer Dupes
Milk makeup hydro grip face primer = e.l.f. Power Grip Primer( green tube).
Tatcha the silk canvas primer (compact)= e.l.f. poreless putty primer (jar).
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer = NYX Angel Veil Primer
Urban Decay Primer Potion for eyeshadow = Milani eyeshadow primer.
Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional Pore Minimizer = Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser
Foundation Makeup Drugstore Dupes
Please take these foundation dupes with a grain of salt. Often, the fragrance is off. Or the undertone. Drugstore foundations rarely come in as many shades as high end foundations. But I like to try them anyway. You can save some real money this way. I like to use the Makeup Dupes List as a starting point for shopping for foundations at Walmart or Ulta.
Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Foundation =
L’oreal Infallible Fresh Wear 24 Hour Foundation OR Revlon ColorStay Full Cover Makeup OR
DIOR BACKSTAGE FACE & BODY PRIMER Universal Shade = Revlon Skinlights Face Glow Illuminator, Liquid Bronzer, Sunrise Luster
Georgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation = L’Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Healthy Luminous Makeup
NOT a dupe! Glossier Skin Tint = Milani Glow Hydrating Skin Tint This is NOT a dupe in my opinion, I have tried them both. Milani is much thicker, and much more radiant than the Glossier.
NARS SHEER GLOW FOUNDATION = Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation
KVD Vegan Beauty Good Apple Foundation =. Milani Cream-To-Powder Foundation
It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50+ = COVERGIRL Clean Matte BB Cream OR Elf Camo CC Cream
Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15 = Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation
Tarte Face Tape Foundation = Milani Conceal + Perfect 2 in 1 Foundation
Too Faced Born This Way Foundation = Sephora 10 Hour Wear Perfection Foundation
NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation = L’Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation = NYX Born to Glow Naturally Radiant Foundation
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation SPF 15 = Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
MAC Face and Body Foundation = Maybelline Fit Me Foundation, dewy
Some products are just so good you can’t find a drugstore makeup dupe for them. But whenever I can, I like to save money with makeup dupes that are cheap but just as good as high-end. I hope my little makeup dupes list helps you save some money too!
Maggie De
Powder Makeup Dupes
Givenchy Prism Libre Loose Powder (multiple colors) = Moira Set & Correct Loose Setting Powder – watch out, fragrance will be different but colors are similiar. Moira only has 3 colors instead of four.
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder = Maybelline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder in Medium OR e.l.f. High Definition Powder
Gucci powder in compact = CoverGirl clean fresh powder in a compact.
Hourglass ambient diffused light veil translucent setting powder = Elf halo glow setting powder OR Wet and Wild Translucent Powder.
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder = Flower Beauty Light Illusion Perfecting Powder, No 7 Lift & Luminate Triple Action Transclucent Setting Powder, Revlon Photoready Blurring Powder
Highlighter Drugstore Dupes
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter = e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Highlighter Wand = Flower Beauty Spotlight Liquid Highlight
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm = Wet N Wild Megaglo Makeup Stick Blush in Peach Bums. E.l.f. Monochromatic Multi-Stick in the shade Glistening Peach.
Eyeshadow Palette Dupes
There are so many eyeshadow palette dupes now that I am only going to list a few trendy and popular ones.! You will have to test the formulas and decide for yourself.
ColorPop and AlterEgo seem to be the best known for producing color dupes fairly quickly after high-end brands release new eyeshadow palettes.
Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame Quad Palette = e.l.f.Bite Size Quad color: Berry Bad
Drugstore Eye Brow Dupes
Anastasia Brow Whiz = NYX Micro Brow Pencil
Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade = NYX Tame & Frame Brow Pomade
Anastasia Brow Freeze = e.l.f Cosmetics Brow Lift (both are clear gels in a jar)
Concealer Drugstore Dupes
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer = E.L.F. Hydrating Camo Concealer or
E.L.F. 16 hr Camo Concealer OR Maybelline 24 hour super stay concealer
Pat McGrath Skin getting sublime perfection concealer = Milano Conceal and Perfect concealer.
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer = NYX HD Photogenic Concealer
Drugstore Dupes for Bronzer
Benefit Hoola Bronzer = Rimmel Natural Bronzer color: sunlight
Chanel Les Beiges Bronzing Cream (renamed in 2022) = ColorPop SOL Body Face & Body Bronzing Balm
Bare Minerals Blonzer = jcat Love Struck Blusher + Bronzer (various colors are similiar)
Blush Drugstore Dupes
Tower 28 Cream Blush = Moira Cream Blush (package is the same, similiar colors, but Tower 28 is a clean brand)
Benefit Benetint = Essence What a Tint
Nars Blush in Orgasm = Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink & Luminoso
Rare Beauty Vulnerable Melting Creme Blush = Believe Beauty Color me Beauty (dollar general)
Chanel Contract Shade: In Love = wet and wild blush nudist society
Fenty Cheeks Out Creme Blush Strawberry = Milani Creme Blush shade coral crush
Dior Rouge Blush Shade 219 = Cover Girl True Blend Blush Shade: Love Me
Mascara Dupes
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara = L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push Up Mascara = L’oreal Telescopic Lift Washable Mascara (released 2023)
Pat McGrath Mascara Dupes = read my article
Lipstick Dupes
Lipstick Dupes are extremely plentiful. There are some that are color but not formula dupes as well. I try to keep up with iconic and trendy lipstick dupes for you. I include the closest dupes possible in both color, finish, and formula.
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk (iconic) =
Super Lustrous Lipstick The Luscious Mattes color: pick me up
MAC Matte Lipstick color: Ruby Woo (Taylor Swift) = ColorPop Lippie Sticks color: Trust Me OR Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick color: Very Cherry
MAC Velvet Teddy (Jennifer Anniston 90’s) = Wet n Wild MegaLast Catsuit Matte Lipstick color: Bare it All OR Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick The Luscious Mattes color: Pick Me Up
MAC Matte Lipstick Russian Red (Madona) = Maybelline Color Sensational Made for All Lipstick Ruby for Me
Clinique Almost Lipstick Black Honey (iconic) = CoverGirl Clean Fresh Tinted Lip Balm color: Bliss You Berry … and many others.
bobbi brown Crushed Lipcolor: sandwash pink (Kate Middleton) = Maybelline Maybelline New York ColorSensational Lipcolor color: Pink Me Up
Chanel Adrian lipstick = color dupe Loreal shiny gloss shade: fawn.
Fenty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer =
Maybelline Lifter Gloss (Maggie De’s favorite color is petal)
Pat McGrath Matte Trance Formula = Revlon Super Lustrous Matte Lipstick
Charlotte Tilbury pillow talk lip pencil = dupe koki retractable lip liner in pink mauve.
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip Cheat Lip Pencil = NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Peekaboo
Skincare Dupes
I have decided to add a few skincare dupes here on my makeup dupes list for simplicity. There are hundreds of skincare dupes, so I won’t attempt to list them all here.
Drunk Elephant Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm = elf holy hydration makeup melting cleansing balm.
origins Ginseng energy boosting moisturizer = Milani supercharge ginseng primer
additional drugstore makeup dupes
Urban Decay Stay all Night Setting Spray = Milano Make it Last Setting Spray
Charlotte Tilbuty Beauty Highlighter Wand = Makeup Revolution Eye Bright Concealer
Beauty Blender Sponge = an affordable bag of Paw Paw Makeup Sponges is the undisputed dupe. But e.l.f. ,Real Techniques, and Wet n Wild have some good dupes too.
Urban Decay Stay all Night Setting Spray = Dupe is Milano Make it Last Setting Spray
BENEFIT HOOLA MATTE BRONZER = Wet N Wild Contouring Palette Dulce De Leche
