Best Makeup for Less Than $10

Whether makeup is your security blanket, or just fun to wear on a night out with friends, it's not always cheap. Some of the best makeup for less than $10 can be found in your local drug stores like CVS and Rite Aid. An expensive product isn't always of better quality than a drugstore item, it's just advertised more. The following list of ten beauty products contains some of the best makeup for less than $10.

Maybelline New York Colossal Mascara

This new mascara from their Volum' Express line is a key ingredient to any makeup set. It's most notorious to make eyelashes appear 9x more voluminous. The fact that it lives up to its claim, and additionally does so without clumping, makes it some of the best makeup for less than $10. You can buy it for as little as $5.04 at Target or $5.37 at Walmart if that's closer. Whereas, at a department store like Sears you're already paying over 40% more for the same product, $7.50!

CoverGirl Outlast Lipcolor

This is a fairly new lip product of theirs that lasts all day without reapplication. I can honestly say that this is my go to beauty product. It's easily CoverGirl's best makeup for less than $10. It comes in almost every color imaginable from deep corals to blushing pinks. You can get them from as low as $0.99 from Amazon. Even with shipping it's no more than $8, already $2 less than its usual market price.

Revlon Bronzer Sunkissed Bronzer

If you're feeling at all self conscious about a pale face, or some less than rosy cheeks, this is some of the best makeup for less than $10. Revlon has really outdone themselves. This compact powder goes on light and doesn't clog pores. You can buy it cheapest at a website called Face Values: Discount Beauty and Health for only $7.39.

Rimmel London Soft Kohl Eyeliner

If you're as into eyeliner as I am, this convenient eyeliner stick is some of the best makeup for less than $10 you can buy. Application is smooth and painless unlike many other drugstore eyeliner sticks. It's really good for your lower lash line although would work satisfactorily as a top liner as well. You can buy them cheapest at http://www.discountcosmeticoutlet.com/ where it's $2.99 with free shipping.

NYC Makeup Brush Kit

Just to eliminate some confusion, NYC in this case stands for New York Color, a cosmetic company. They are also a very inexpensive company created for those of us on a budget. For $1.99, you can buy a brush kit from their website or a drugstore. The set includes 5 different textured, sized, and colored brushes for different areas of the face making it some of the best makeup for less than $10, if you would still consider application brushes as makeup.

Wet n Wild Kohl Eyeliner

I usually use this makeup for a more dramatic party look, especially with the bright colors Wet n Wild offers. It usually plays up my eyes a little more with its shimmery shades. It's unquestionably Wet n Wild's best makeup for less than $10. All in all it's a fairly inexpensive cosmetic company anyway. You can purchase this eyeliner stick at virtually any drugstore for $0.99.

Burt's Bees Lip Balm

This item's especially for those with dry, cracking lips, or who have a problem with remembering to reapply. Its smooth consistency and great smell (and taste) make it some of the best makeup for less than $10. It comes in mostly minty scents that contain soothing and restoring ingredients making it a refreshing pleasure to put on, and reapply throughout the day. You can find them for as little as $1.99 at http://www.BalmWorks.com.

CoverGirl Blush Palettes

Some of the best makeup for less than $10 would have to be CoverGirl's new blush palettes. The texture of this blush is silky with traces of lavender scent, which calms the mind. It comes in a variety of colors for different complexions but I must warn you that some of their light colors hardly show. I'd go for their medium to dark shades depending on your personal preference. You can buy them http://www.BuyMeBeauty.com for only $1.99 or at the store for around five dollars.

Revlon Custom Creations

Revlon's foundation is definitely some of the best makeup for less than $10. Do you ever have that unsure feeling when buying cover-up at a drug store? I think everybody does. I always feel like I'm wasting my money buying a color that might not match my skin tone. Revlon's Custom Creations takes the guesswork right out of the picture. Each bottle comes with a very light shade, a very dark shade, and 5 notches at the top indicating which color between 1 (the lightest) and 5 (the darkest) you want. It's simple and easy to apply with its ready to go pump. You can get this highly recommended cover-up at Amazon for $6.99.

Trim Eyelash Curler

Unless you were lucky enough to be blessed with beautiful curly eyelashes, you may need a little help in that area. The Trim Eyelash Curler from Target is an affordable $1.99 making it some of the best makeup for less than $10, or at least best makeup tool. This kit comes with two extra rubber strips to replace the old one when it is no longer doing the job. I've found that with this little extra help, and some mascara my eyelashes look twice as long and at least three times as thick.