Makeup is a luxury in itself but in today’s fast world, it might as well have been a necessity. To be completely honest, I never leave my house without wearing lipstick. I may skip everything else but lipstick is a total holy grail product for me. I’m sure some of us will agree that we all have that one favorite beauty buy – be it eyeliner for some, kohl for some or bronzer for the others, it all depends on your features and which product flatters them the most and works for you best.

Keeping that in mind, beauty buys don’t come cheap at least some of the best ones don’t. When it comes to products like primers and base makeup, I always invest in the best despite the steep price tags because they actually deliver what they promise, and when you’re someone who wears makeup on an everyday basis, you need to be careful about what you put on your skin.

That being said, many new and local brands have come up with improved formulations and products that are so similar to high-end buys in texture, color and finish – they could almost pass off as dupes ! Without much further ado then, here are some very affordable dupes of much loved beauty products :

Urban Decay Naked Palette 3*

This palette is all the rage for its smokey and neutral eyeshadows to create variants of many popular looks. Price – $71

Dupes – Makeup Revolution Iconic Palette 3   – Price – $15 Available here

Loreal Paris Color Riche La Palette – Price – $21.08 Available here

Maybelline New York The Nudes Palette – Price – $14 Available here

Nars Blush in Orgasm

This is a soft rose blush with slight hints of gold shimmer, a cult favorite worldwide. Price – $30

Dupes – Sleek Makeup Rose Gold – $7 Buy here

The Balm Hot Mama – $18 Buy here

Elf Bronzer Duo – Aprrox $10 Buy here

Urban Decay Primer Potion

An excellent eyeshadow primer to prevent your eyeshadow from creasing or fading, also helps colors show better on darker skin. Price – $21

Dupe – NYX HD Eyeshadow Base – $7 Buy here

Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit

Another cult hit worldwide, this product was almost as famous as the contouring trend itself ! Price – $45 approx

Dupe – Makeup Revolution Ultra Sculpt and Contour Kit – $20 Buy here

NYX Highlight and Contour Pro Palette – $ 27 Buy here

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation

A long wearing formula that applies like a second skin and is perfect for photography. Price – $43

Dupe – Revlon Colorstay Makeup (comes in variants for Oily and Dry skin) – $10 Buy here

Makeup Forever HD Pressed Powder

A high-definition skinfinish powder that leaves a smooth, matte almost poreless effect on skin. Price – $43

Dupe – Essence All About Matt Fixing Powder – $8 Buy here

I hope this list was helpful ladies ! Let me know if you guys know any good dupes of this products that I might’ve missed, I’ll compile more products soon for you guys. 🙂

*(naked 1 & 2 have dupes too but I’m only mentioning 3 here, let me know if you guys would like dupes of those as well)