Keeping up with the latest beauty trends isn’t always easy but lucky for us (and our monthly pay cheque) there has never been a better time to check out some of the best budget beauty buys! Testing out all of those viral sensation and celebrity approved products make-up, hair and skincare products can be really expensive, but we’ve pulled together some of our top picks to see you through the gloom and doom of January!
Rimmel London’s cult classic Stay Matte Pressed Powder (RRP €5.99 / £4.49) has gone down a storm with beauty buffs on social media and it is selling out quickly all over the island of Ireland. Stay Matte Pressed Powder has a budget friendly price point which makes it super affordable for beauty fanatics at every age.
Take your lashes from chill to thrill with exhilarating volume and impact! Rimmel London, the UK’s #1 makeup brand’s viral sensation and award-winning Thrill Seeker Mascara (RRP €13.49 / £10.99) has won over mascara and beauty lovers alike with 9/10 people saying they would recommend Thrill Seeker to a friend.
If you’re after an instant bronze boost, SunShimmer Water Resistant Instant Tan Wash Off Shimmer (RRP €8.49 / £6.99) is an oldie-but-a-goodie. It gives a dreamy golden shade that’s super-flattering, plus, it can be used on the face and body, so it doubles up as a cream bronzer – who doesn’t love a multi-use product!
With a hint of luminosity, Rimmel London Lasting Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation (RRP €12.99 / £9.99) creates a soft focus effect that makes your skin look beautifully fresh and youthful. The blendable formula can be layered to build coverage or sheered out for a natural glow. This lightweight powder foundation glides onto your skin to give you a smooth, radiant finish without clogging pores or smudging makeup while providing buildable coverage to get your desired look.
Indulge in NUXE’s new Rêve de Miel® Lip Oil (RRP €16.50, 10ml) enriched with Honey and plant oils. Its transparent texture enhances the lips with an irresistible shine and non-sticky satiny finish.
An absolute favourite since 1994, NUXE Rêve de Miel® Honey Lip Balm (RRP €12.90, 15ml) is an iconic lip balm is unveiled in a new formula made from 100% natural-origin ingredients, with concentrated beehive treasures, such as Lavender Honey from Provence, Propolis and Beeswax. It’s rich and melting texture nourishes, repairs and softens dry lips.
Skingredients Cleanse Off Mitt (4 pack €22) quickly removes all makeup naturally – including mascara. Just add water, and gently swipe the mitt across your face and watch as all traces of makeup disappear.
Enhance your lashes with wet n wild® Boost Me Up, Brow & Lash Serum Gel (RRP €8.29). This serum revitalizes brows and lashes, allowing them to appear fuller and thicker. Containing vitamin E and Niacinamide B3, to condition and plump hair while sealing in hydration.
Andrew Fitzsimons Virgin Repair Restructuring Maks RRP €16.99
The Restructuring Hair Mask by Andrew Fitzsimons visibly nourishes dry and damaged hair to appear stronger and healthier. Formulated with Ceramides, this deeply conditioning hair mask helps protect the hair from future damage by leaving it super shiny, soft and smooth. There’s no need to put up with breakage, frizz, dry or damaged hair any longer.
Andrew Fitzsimons Body Volume Blow Dry Spray RRP €11.99
YOUR INVISIBLE SCULPTOR.
The Blowdry Hold Spray by Andrew Fitzsimons enables you to create the perfect disco-ready blowout wherever you are. Lifts the roots to add volume and secure big, brushable tresses that maintain flexibility.
NOTE Detox & Protect Foundation –RRP € 13.95
The rich and creamy formula of the Detox and Protect Foundation provides medium to full coverage and a silky satin finish. With vitamin E known as an antioxidant and sweet almond for its nourishing properties, your skin is nourished while this foundation also acts as a shield against free radicals and environmental factors, with SPF 15 for added protection. The Detox and Protect foundation delivers a semi matte finish and medium to full coverage.
Dermalogica – Clear Start breakout clearing foaming wash RRP € 22.00
This breakout-fighting, foaming wash clears away dead skin cells, dirt and excess oils that clog pores and cause breakouts. A gentle, non-stripping formula is safe for use daily am + pm and is also safe to be used as a breakout body wash on the neck, chest or back…wherever skin requires deep cleaning and pore clearing for fewer breakouts!
VeganTan Self-Tan Mousse 150ml – Available in Medium, Dark & Ultra Dark (RRP: €12.99)
The VeganTan Self Tan Dark Mousse is formulated using 95% natural ingredients. All VeganTan products are enriched with skin-loving aloe vera to hydrate and nourish your skin, helping you stay a bronzed goddess for longer than ever before. The VeganTan Self-Tan Mousse gives a deep bronzed yet natural glow that is streak free and fades perfectly.
Max Factor Colour Elixir Honey Lacquer Lip Gloss (RRP: €11.99)
Bring some shine to your lips with the Colour Elixir Honey Lacquer Lip Gloss. It is a true triple threat: as pigmented as a lipstick, as hydrating as a lip balm and with the high shine of a gloss, this essential piece condenses 3 products into 1.
Max Factor False Lash Effect XXL Mascara (RRP: €16.99)
Going beyond lengthening, the mascara also gives Extra Volume and Xtra Fullness, whilst being smudge proof as well as clump free. Allowing a buildable application, the strongest results are visible by applying an additional layer, and letting the formula dry between coats. In addition, its hourglass brush and petal shaped bristles allow for a smooth application.
KISS Magnetic Eyeliner & Lash Kit (RRP €19.99)
Offering up to 16 hours of wear, the Magnetic Eyeliner and Eyelash kit removes the need for glue, promoting a fuss-free and effortless application.
Like magic, KISS magnetic lashes cling to magnetic eyeliner like glue, but there’s no glue needed; whether you love mascara, lash extensions or false eyelashes, you can achieve lash perfection with these high-quality enhanced lashes. Line, Lash, Done!
Featuring five magnets along the lash band, the reusable falsies adhere to the smudge-proof liner with a secure grip. Infused with biotin, the eyeliner works to nourish your natural lashes upon wear.
KISS GLUELiners in Clear & Black (RRP: €12.95)
All that was tricky about gluing on false eyelashes is a thing of the past! From a world leader in false eyelashes, this lash glue/eyeliner makes false eyelash application absolutely foolproof! No eyelash adhesive to mess with – Black or Clear Lash GLUEliner glides on along your lash line, ready for your favourite falsies to adhere in a seamless way.
Sally Hansen Vitamin E Nail and Cuticle Oil (RRP: €9.99)
In colder temperatures, the skin, cuticles and nail bed get dry and brittle. Applying cuticle oil daily softens the cuticle, keeping it elastic, and prevents the nail plate from peeling. Our rich formula nourishes and moisturises dry nails and cuticles. The natural essential oil complex with vitamin E, apricot kernel and aloe conditions cuticles whilst increasing nail flexibility to prevent breakage.
Sally Hansen Good. Kind. Pure. Vegan Nail Colour (RRP €10.99)
Introducing NEW good.kind.pure. nail colour and care from Sally Hansen, nail products formulated with plant-based, 100% vegan ingredients. With 16 nature-inspired shades with earthy tones and along with a clear top coat, good. kind. pure. offers beautiful colour and shine without compromise.
The revolutionary new line of nail products is formulated with plant-based, 100% vegan ingredients including marine algae and sustainable bamboo, as well as a plant-based brush which is optimised to work with the new formula.
DERMALOGICA DAILY MICROFOLIANT (€19.00, 17g)
This iconic product has become a cult skincare product of many a beauty lover over the years (it’s Oprah’s favourite daily exfoliator if you didn’t know!) The multi-award winning Daily Microfoliant is sold once every 45 seconds globally!
Daily Microfoliant debuted in 2001 as the original iconic powder exfoliant. It has since become the brand’s best-selling product, and a holy grail skin care product for thousands of people worldwide. Inspired by ancient Japanese rituals, this revolutionary Rice-based powder activates upon contact with water, releasing Papain, Salicylic Acid and Rice Enzymes to polish skin to perfection. A Skin Brightening Complex of Phytic Acid from Rice Bran, White Tea and Licorice helps balance uneven skin tone while a super-soothing blend of Colloidal Oatmeal and Allantoin calms skin.
KISS imPRESS Color Press-on Manicure (€7.99)
Your every day manicure just got easier! Say goodbye to nail polish with NEW imPRESS Color Press-on Manicure. A polish-free mani in minutes, and new PureFit Technology makes them super slim and super comfortable….just press on and go! NEW Solid colours have no bling, no accents; just gorgeous on trend shades. The false nails come ready to wear, no polish required and no drying time!
Available in: All Black, Winery in NYC, Dusk Till Dawn and Reddy or Not.
Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Spray (RRP €13.95/£10.16)
- Stays fresh and natural looking all day
- Covers freckles, veins and imperfections
- Helps stimulate microcirculation for healthier and firmer looking legs and feet
- Water and transfer resistant
Now you can give your legs a makeover in just seconds. No sun. No salon. No streaks. Just flawless-looking, irresistible, sexy legs. This lightweight leg makeup, enriched with Palmaria Extract, enhances the coverage of freckles, veins and imperfections. It’s water and transfer resistant. Bare legs are nice. Airbrush Legs are irresistible.
Max Factor Miracle Veil Loose Powder (RRP €13.99)
The ultimate multi-tasking makeup product? A loose setting powder. From fixing makeup into place to mattifying oily shine, Miracle Veil Loose Powder is the ideal addition to your makeup routine. Dust the silky, feather-light loose powder where needed to perfect your complexion in the sweep of a brush.
NOTE Cosmetique Full Bloom Lash Mascara RRP € 11.95
A light, soft and pleasant texture of Note Full Bloom Mascara covers the lashes coat by coat to thicken lashes without clumping and flaking. Its classic conical shaped fiber brush enables perfect separation of each single lash for a fantastic fanned out look. Formulated with 90% naturally derived ingredients including a combination of carnauba, sunflower, rice bran, wild chamomile, rose flower and myrica fruit waxes creates a smooth film and captures all lashes to impart instant lash thickness leaving lashes full, yet flexible.