Dupes to your favourite high end makeup

I know from personal experience, sometimes knowing the dupe of a high end makeup product is helpful if I’m on a budget. For those of you who aren’t sure, a “dupe” is basically just short form for duplicate. So I’m going to be giving a list of drug store makeup products that are similar “dupes” to a high end makeup product. There are obviously going to be some high end products that you are wanting to invest in, but if there’s a dupe to your favourite MAC lipstick that’s half the price and just as good quality, why not buy that one? Lets get started!

Lipsticks/glosses

1. Revlon Lip Butter ‘Strawberry Shortcake’  dupe MAC ‘Flamingo’ – The Revlon one is a little more sheer

2. Revlon ‘Black Cherry’ dupe MAC ‘Media’ – The Revlon is slightly more red

3. Revlon ‘Really Red’ dupe MAC ‘Russian Red’

4. Revlon ‘Pink Pout’ dupe MAC ‘Snob’ – Snob is a little more pink

5. Revlon ‘Smooth Nude’ dupe MAC ‘Shy Girl’ – Revlon is a little more matte and pink, MAC is more of a sheen finish

6. Revlon ‘Melonade’ dupe MAC ‘Vegas Volt’ – MAC is slightly more opaque

Blushes/Bronzers

1. ELF ‘Blushed/Bronze’ Duo dupe NARS ‘Orgasm/Laguna’ Duo – Elf ‘Blushed’ is little lighter and less pink, more like ‘Torrid’ from NARS & ‘Bronze’ is slightly more orange/yellow

2.. ELF ‘Fuchsia Fusion’  dupe for NARS ‘Angelika’ – Elf product size is 2.7 grams vs. NARS that is 4.8 grams, packaging also similar

3. ELF ‘Pink Passion’ dupe NARS ‘Desire’

4. Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse ‘Peach Satin’ dupe MAC ‘Pinch O Peach’ – Maybelline is a cream base where MAC is powder base, but colour is similar

Eyeshadows/Liners

1. Maybelline 24hr eye colour tattoo ‘Pomegranate Punk’ dupe MAC ‘Idyllic’ Paint Pot – ‘Pomegranate Punk’ has a little bit more of a gold fleck undertone

2. L’Oreal Infallible 24 Hour Eyeshadows dupe Armani Eyes To Kill and Chanel’s Illusion d’ombre – Similar in texture and pigmentation

3. Maybelline’s Gel Liner Lasting Drama dupe Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Gel Liners AND Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner

4. NYX ‘Iced Mocha’ dupe MAC ‘Moth Brown’

5. Covergirl ‘Mink’ dupe MAC ‘All that Glitters’

6. NYX ‘Rock ‘n Roll Trio’ dupe MAC’s ‘Nylon’, ‘Satin Taupe’, and ‘Knight Devine’

7. Maybelline 24hr eye colour tattoo’s dupe MAC paint pots – doesn’t have a lot of the same colour selection but the idea and consistency is similar

Makeup Brushes

1. Ecotools Contour Kabuki AND Sigma F40 dupe MAC 168

2. Sonia Kashuk Large Shader Brush dupe MAC 252

3. Coastal Scents Sable Blending Brush dupe MAC 224

4. Sigma F20 dupe MAC 134

** Stigma, Ecotools and Sonia Kashuk have a lot of dupes for MAC brushes

Primers

1. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer dupe Smashbox Photofinish Primer – both silicon based, said to work similarly

2. ELF Mineral Eye Shadow Primer AND NYX HD Eyeshadow Primer dupe Urban Decay Primer Potion

Now obviously these aren’t all the dupes out there, there are hundreds more, but I wanted to just create a list of dupes to some of my favourite products.

What are some of your favourite dupes? Help us expand this list in the comments below! Also, has anyone found a dupe for primers? I know that’s fairly rare to find so I’m curious! Also, check back every couple months because I’m going to be posting updated dupes frequently.

Linda, xx