I usually buy my beauty products at the drugstore, which saves me a lot of money as opposed to the beauty products from a cosmetic store. I am often very satisfied with the result and if I’m not, than at least it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg!

Today I share with you my favourite drugstore beauty buys from the last couple of months.

L’Oréal – Pure clay mask

This mask, which can be used by all skintypes, is really good and really  cheap. At only 10 EUR a jar (and often in promotion so you can buy it even cheaper), it really is worth every cent.

When I re-read my review, I must say that I still agree with everything I wrote back then. I recently bought a second jar of this mask. I just love the smell and the way it smooths my skin and makes my pores smaller. The best thing about this mask however is, that it is multi-purpose. You leave it on for about 5 to 10 minutes and then you can scrub your face with it before rinsing it off.

These L’Oréal clay masks come in three different versions. I have bought a second one, which I am still testing out. You can expect a review in a couple of weeks time!

Corine de Farme – Micellar gel

I love micellar waters, but this product is just that bit different… it’s a gel. In my opinion it makes it even more economical in use. It took me several months to finish the 500 ml bottle! After this micellar gel, I tried another micellar water this time from Garnier (of which you can read a review soon). I must say that, even though I like this Garnier product, I will definitely buy the Corine de Farme micellar gel again! It’s refreshing, cleansing and it doesn’t dry out my skin.

The bottle of 500 ml only costs about 6 EUR (and you can often buy it cheaper when there’s a promotion) and has a handy pump system.

Thumbs up for this budget buy!!

Catrice – HD liquid coverage

I must say that at first I wasn’t too excited about this cheap foundation. I applied it with my hands and I just couldn’t ‘glide’ the product over my face if you know what I mean. After a couple of days I decided to use a foundation brush and this made all the difference… I could apply the foundation really well that way!

This foundation is the cheapest I have ever used in my entire life (7 EUR) and I must say that it really is an OK product! Of course no foundation beats the Estée Lauder Double Wear, but at a fraction of the price of the Double Wear foundation, this HD liquid coverage does a good job.

The bottle looks really chique and it has a handy pipette. It gives good coverage and is longlasting. It’s a pity it doesn’t have an SPF, so I will probably not use it in summer months.

People with dry skin won’t be too happy, but if you’ve got normal or oily skin, go for it!

Rimmel – Wake me up mascara

I have been using this mascara for quite some time now. I only bought one other mascara the last 2 years (of which you can expect a review soon), but then it was back to this one.

I like the big brush. The mascara doesn’t clump and there’s a waterproof version of it. It’s a long-lasting mascara which smells like… cucumber!

It is by far the best mascara that I have used the past couple of years, so why don’t you give it a try?

Coconut oil

One of my very first beauty posts was about coconut oil. In the post I write ‘the best beauty budget buy I did in ages’ and I must say that I still agree. It also took me ages to finish that first jar, a little goes a very long way! Below I list a couple of ways on how to use this coconut oil in the bathroom:

• use it as a bodylotion as it will really hydrate your skin
• use it on your lips to avoid chapped lips
• make a mask with it: use one part of oil with two parts of honey, mix, put it on your face and leave it for 5-10 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water)
• make a scrub with it: use one part of oil and 2 parts of fine granular sugar, mix and use it to scrub your face. You can mix it with coarse salt and use it as a body scrub.
• use it as an eye make-up remover: put a bit of oil between two cotton pads, put the two cotton pads between your hands for a couple of seconds to let the oil melt a bit and then use it to remove all of your eye make-up. It is really soft for your eyes, ever so cheap and 100% natural… what’s not to love about this product?!
• Do you know other ways on how to use coconut oil? Tell me in the comments!

 

And what are your drugstore beauty secrets? Do tell in the comments as I am always eager to get to know new products!

Love, Kathleen