Makeup Under $10 You Need in Your Stash Right Now

Looking great on a budget has never been easier, thanks to these cheap and cheerful gems.

Dropping $100 bucks on makeup is shockingly easy, and while it’s nice to occasionally splurge, balling out all the time on beauty prods isn’t everyone’s reality. So if you’re living the student life, or just on a strict beauty budget, you know the struggle is real when you’re trying to look as fab as a Hadid.

But there’s no reason to send yourself into debt when you can snag some bomb makeup under $10 that’ll give you great results. From an eyebrow gel that rivals one almost five times its price, to $5 nail polish that stays put for up to two weeks, there are a lot of affordable makeup products that perform just as well as their pricier counterparts.

To help you achieve a flawless face that’s also cost-effective, we rounded up 10 of our favourite products that won’t break the bank.

Annabelle
Eye Primer, $9, annabelle.com
Why We Love It: With just one swipe, this little primer pot conceals eyelid redness and helps eyeshadow stay put and completely crease-free.

Essence
Eyebrow Gel Colour & Shape, $5, essencemakeup.com

Why We Love It: If the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade is too rich for your blood, this shaping brow gel will define your arches and fill in sparse areas almost as well for a fraction of the price.

Physicians Formula
InstaReady Gel Eyeliner in Champagne, $8, well.ca

Why We Love It: If you struggle with tired-looking eyes, this shimmery champagne gel eyeliner will make them look brighter without that sometiems harsh look stark white delivers.

Covergirl
Intensify Me Liquid Eyeliner in Smoked Amber, $10, well.ca

Why We Love It: This uniquely shaped felt-tip applicator gives you the precision to create a thin line, and the thick tip will help you ace a more dramatic cat eye. It’s practically fool proof, even for liquid liner beginners.

Joe Fresh
Gel Look Polish in Cheescake, $5, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Why We Love It: This polish gives nails the look of a professionaly done gel manicure for up to 14 days, while being super easy to remove at home. The perfect option if you find that your nail polish chips after a few days.

Rimmel
Scandaleyes Reloaded Mascara, $6, walmart.ca

Why We Love It: The dense brush coats each lash from the inner to the outer corner, creating a voluminous false lash effect minus the discomfort of actual falsies.

Maybelline
Color Sensational Shaping Lip Liner, $7, walmart.ca

Why We Love It: While it can be tough to find an inexpensive lip liner that doesn’t crumble, this one offers creamy, pigmented colour and glides on effortlessly.

Hard Candy
Wet Ever Bold Lip Laquer in Temptress, walmart.ca

Why We Love It: If you’ve hopped on the gloss bandwagon, this lippie leaves an intense wet finish and high pigment for a bold, shiny look. Pair it with a lip liner to help it stay all day.

Wet N Wild
Megaglo Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals, $5, wetnwildbeauty.com

Why We Love it: This super inexpensive highlighter lives up to the hype… and then some. The buttery, iridescent formula gives the skin an intense highlight, without too much shimmer.

Marcelle
City Concealer, $10, marcelle.com

Why We Love It: Enriched with vitamns C and E, this concealer bullet hides discolouration and dark circles, and makes a great touch-up stick on the go.