You don’t have to splurge to look good.
In fact, you can look like a million bucks by buying all your beauty products for under 20 bucks.
If you’re a student and on a budget that doesn’t mean your looks should suffer! It’s a total myth that you need to spend a lot of money on high end products to get the best quality stuff. Here are 20 beauty products for under $20 that I live by that will make you feel and look like the queen that you are:
- $5 Bikini Zone Anti-Bumps Shave Gel Use this during your shave to significantly eliminate irritation and ingrown hairs. At just 5 bucks this is the best product to use while shaving your bikini area, it contains exfoliating beads which is a necessary ingredient to treat and prevent ingrown hairs.
- $5 herbal essences honey i‘m strong conditioner The yummiest smelling conditioner that leaves your hair silky, smooth and nourished. Plus, the scent lasts in my hair all day and for 5 bucks this product is basically a gift.
- $5 CVS Acne Treatment Cream Maximum Strength Best stuff to put on a pimple, it will minimize it in just a few hours. I put a thick layer on a pimple at night before I sleep and it almost disappears in the morning.
- $6 John Frieda Luxurious Volume Anytime Volume Refresher The best dry shampoo I have ever used. Plus, it gives so much volume. I keep in my bag when I’m going out and refresh my hair (wavy or straight) with it every few hours, it gives me the sexiest hair, plus it smells amazing.
- $7 John Frieda Luxurious Volume Touxhable Full For Colour-Treated Hair Shampoo The best product if your hair tends to loose volume after a few hours, plus if you color treat your hair this product is perfect for you. I notice that my highlights last so much longer with this product, my color looks fresh for months and it also helps your highlights blend smoothly after they start growing out.
- $7 Crest 3D White Luxe Glamorous White Multi-Care Whitening Mouthwash If you don’t want to splurge money on those expensive CrestWhiteStrips, this is the perfect alternative that will give you the same whitening effect over time. Plus it’s 8 times cheaper thanWhiteStrips, just make sure to rinse for at least 60 seconds.
- $7 Neutrogena Makeup RemoverCleansing Towelettes The Best Makeup Wipes after a long night out, or any night at all.
- $7 Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss True to its name, thislipgloss really is lustrous. It goes on really smooth and its one of my favorite lip glosses out there, it can hold its own amongst its high end competitors. My favorite color is Sugar Violet which is my go-to day time color, though there are many more sexy colors to choose from.
- $8 Sally Hansen Zero Bumps Bikini Spray The best product to use to ensure you won’t have bikini bumps after shaving. I have no irritation from my shaver when I use it and it also smells amazing. Yum.
- $10 John Frieda Go Blonder Controlled Lightening Spray My favorite summer product of all time. I can’t tell you how much money on highlights I’ve saved using this product. When you’re on the beach/pool spray this product on your roots for a touchup, all over the hair or wherever you want highlights. Make sure to brush your hair thoroughly after spraying. The more you use, the lighter your hair gets, after 3 uses it gives you that sexy light blonde golden color, so natural as if you were born with it. This can be used on dry or damp hair, but it’s only intended for all shades of blonde hair.
- $10 Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner A really long lasting, good formula, affordable eyeliner. I use it every day and If I put it on at 10 am, I only need onetouchup during the day before I go out at 10 pm. Here’s a secret, if you’re trying to save money you don’t need an expensive eyebrow formula to create clean, defined brows. This eyebrow gel in brown can also be used to provide color, sculpture, and shading for your eyebrows. After you apply the gel eyeliner to your eyes with the brush, wipe most of the residue from the brush with a napkin, with just a little bit of the product on the brush you can use it to define and shade in your brows. Works perfectly.
- $10 Biotin 10,000 mcg Maximum Strength Tablets The best vitamin for nail/hair growth and strength.
- $10 Essie Quick-e Drying Drops The best thing for when you’re in a rush (or laying on your couch and want to eat) and need your nails to dry faster and not get chipped or smudged. Without this formula, even if I dry my nails for hours I still end up smudging them somehow, even around the house.
- $13 L’ORÉAL Magic Nude Liquid Powder One of my favorite foundations ever. Period. It’s long lasting and gives you a flawless finish without heavy coverage. Plus, it’s very affordable!
- $14 MAUI BABE Browning Lotion The best sun tanning intensifier you will ever use. It smells amazing, it’s waterproof and it has a sexy brown tint that makes your skin look tanner as it tans the second you put it on.
- $14 Victoria’s Secret Passion Struck Untamed Hydrating Body Lotion The sexiest and creamiest body lotion I have ever used. Put this on after you shower before a hot date, let the lotion do the rest.
- $15 Drybar Lemon Drop Daily Detangler The best brush todetangle wet hair that won’t damage it. If you wash your hair every day in the morning like me and want to prevent damage from brushing it so many times when it’s wet, this brush is perfect for you.
- $16 Sephora Collection Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Color One of the best lipsticks for going out when you want long-wear sexy color and if you’re willing to spend a little bit more. My favorite color is Scarlet. Perfect for girl’s night out.
- $20 Conair Infiniti Nano Tourmaline Ceramic Curling Iron Get big sexy Victoria Secret Waves with this iron. You can choose from 1″ or 1 1/2″ barrel size, depending on how thick your hair is/ how thick you want your curls to be.
- $20 Vichy Normaderm 3-In-1 Cleanser + Scrub + Mask One of my favorite products ever, this is the best cleaner, scrub and mask. You see results right away. I also use it on my bikini area to exfoliate before for a perfect shave.
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