Splurge vs Save....

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 I think my favorite drugstore brand would have to be NYX. Mainly because of the quality and of course, the price but they're also cruelty-free, which is huge.

Although I prefer stores like Sephora and Nordstrom to shop for makeup, I don't have anything against drugstore brands because more than likely, the inexpensive brands are a branch off of a higher-end brand, just at a lower price point. For instance,  Estee Lauder is a parent company to MAC and Bobbi Brown among many other top-selling, high-end brands. So would you be totally surprised if I said that both Urban Decay and NYX were owned by LO'real? It's true! And that would probably explain why I found an exact dupe for a product that costs 4x as much!  

So here are a few other dupes I found while searching around Ulta:

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara is a complete dupe of the 

MAC Pro Longer Brow Gel. The wand is just slightly bigger on the NYX gel

 but they wear almost identical and the color is a perfect match.

| $7 vs $17 |

NYX HD Concealer is a really close match to

 Urban Decays Naked Skin Concealer. Even the color range

is almost identical.

| $5 vs $28 |

NYX Dark Circle Concealer is a spot-on dupe of the

Becca Concealing Creme. It has the exact same texture and covering power

and of course, it's over half the cost.

| $6 vs $32 |

NYX Matte Bronzer is even packaged like Bobbi Brown's

matte bronzers that are currently $42! The one from NYX at Ulta - only $9.

If you have any good dupes that are your favorite, I'd love to hear about them!

xx, tbp