RM50, depending on how you look a it, can take you far (I could eat for a week on RM50!) or it isn’t very much. RM50 at today’s exchange rate is roughly S$20, £10, US$16 or €13. Yeah, once we do the math, it looks pretty pathetic LOL! 😛
Yet, RM50 can buy me some of my favourite beauty items or pick me ups, with change to boot! I know I talk a lot about department store brands and pricier (ok, expensive!) products on my blog. What can I say? Its a personal preference! 😉 But there are some affordable budget buys that I like too, and I thought I’d share them with you. I think RM50 is a nice budget friendly amount. Not hard on the wallet for most, and if you have a small budget or are a student it should be a good threshold.
I will pick up a group of items from time to time to tell you about the budget items I like that you could quite easily pick up without hurting your wallet too much. All items featured will cost RM50 or under. Take a look and chip in if you think there’s a budget buy I should be taking a look at 🙂
My first 10 was easy to pick out. I literally picked up everything from my dresser or stash within 5 minutes of thinking up this idea. In fact, there was more than 10 items so you can expect the second installment to come up in the near future 🙂
- Silkygirl QuikClean Gentle nail polish remover(RM7.90) – it claims to be acetone free and it has that terrible smell that nail polish removers have but it does a very quick job at cleaning off polish. My nails don’t feel too dry thereafter either. It must be said that I don’t paint my nails often and when I do, this does a good job at clean up.
- Silkygirl Blushing Trio blush (RM29.90) (review) – Cute to look at, and nice to use. Comes in 3 easy to use shades.
- L’Oreal Touche Magique illuminating concealer pen (RM19.90) (review) – It isn’t the best but it does a fair enough job at the price. One of my first concealers and one I still use now and again. Problem is that it always gets hard to find! Look in the bottom shelf of the L’Oreal display counter. They always store it there out of sight. I never quite understood why.
- 3M Nexcare Acne patch (RM14.90 for the bigger pack) (review) – Excellent stuff for shrinking painful cystic acne or for getting acne to go away after you’ve popped your spot. The person who invented this deserves some form of award.
- Maybelline The Falsies mascara (RM42.90) (review) – I like this for a natural yet volumized lash effect. Its not the cheapest mascara in the pharmacy but it does a good job on my lashes.
- Canmake Lasting Creamy Liner Pencil (RM38.90) (review) – I reviewed it in brown but I eventually picked one up in black. Its not a product you hear of often but it works well for lining and it stays incredibly long on my lash line. Enough to give my Guerlain Kohl liner a bit of competition.
- Revlon Colorburst Lipsticks (RM39) (review) – I like the creamy texture of these lipsticks and the good opaque colour you get with a nice light texture on lips. My favourite that I wear most often is True Red featured here and here.
- Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Lotion (RM40.90) (review) – I don’t think this needs introduction. Out of the Hada Labo range of products, it is only one of two I still voluntarily go back to. The other is the sunscreen that I used quite a lot of once but have not for a while.
- Garnier BB Cream Light (RM19.90) (review) – My favourite BB cream of them all. If I never used another BB cream, this is the one I would voluntarily purchase and use over and over. The texture is light, there’s a nice brightening effect, it is comfortable on my skin and overall, is just perfect. On good skin days I sometimes wear this on a workday, with some powder and concealer. On weekends, I sometimes just wear this alone.
- Inglot eyeshadows (RM30/eyeshadow) (review) – When I reviewed them a year ago, they were RM28 each which I thought very affordable. They’re now RM30 each (not RM36 as I said before). I do think the Inglot shadows are of better quality and colour compared to MAC – just sayin’. A pan of shadow is affordable and the colours are good and pigmented. Not sure I’d get anymore myself but you can pick one up a month if you like and not feel it too much.
Are you in agreement with any of my budget beauty choices? Do you have beauty budget buys under RM50 that you’d like to share or that you think I might take a look at next time?
You could pick up a couple of them and still get change from your RM50 or better yet, if they are on sale, you could even pick up more! I’ll collate another set and post another post some other time 🙂
xx Paris B
All prices are correct as at time of writing. Prices may fluctuate. All products listed can be purchased at most major pharmacies, supermarkets or Sasa stores
Memoiselle says
Yay to this post 🙂 I agree with you on the Maybelline falsies, Revlon Colorburst! They are great and quality wise, they could have the same with those eye end brand. I have heard a lot about inglot eyeshadow but they aren’t available in Singapore so I need to cross to JB to buy 🙁 Haven’t got the chance to do that.
Paris B says
Yep it’s in JB and I hope you get to check it out soon.i think you’ll like the shadows. The quality is impressive.
Brigita Amanda says
I’m loving Revlon Colorburst or lipbutter that cost me Rp. 70.000 (RM25 or less during promotion) and the falsies as well.
Seems like Revlon dan Maybelline is cheaper in Indonesia, the falsies only cost about RM23 (with no promotion, during promotion can be as low as RM15) 😉
Paris B says
It certainly does seem that way, Brigita! I guess I know what to pick up if I visit Indonesia in future! 🙂
Cindy Tong says
how good is the maybeline mascara??does it smudge when your eyes area become oily??
Paris B says
Impersonally like it. The review is in the link if you’re interested. I don’t have oily lids so it doesn’t smudge. Few eye products do. Guess I’m lucky
Cindy Tong says
ermm…i still luv lancome mascara as it reli curl my lashes but its a bit pricy..
Paris B says
Ah lucky me then because I don’t like any lancôme mascara – too heavy for my lashes 🙂
Cindy Tong says
what about majorlica mascara?any good??btw i jus bought max factor liner…gonna try it on mon…
Paris B says
This might explain why I don’t use Majolica Majorca 🙂
Jennifer says
Hi Paris. I like items 2 and 8. Currently I am using them and very happy with my economical purchases. Thanks to your good review for a simple product, I’ve decided to purchase the Silkygirl blush and just tried to apply it yesterday. Loved it to bits though I do think that my application was not balanced – it looked like one side is more pink than the other side. Practise makes perfect 🙂
I want to try the acne patch! Currently I am battling those acne nuisance around my jaw area – they’re ugly and painful 🙁
My other favourite less than RM50 items are Neutrogena Deep Clean daily scrub, Hada Labo UV milk, Biore UV Perfect face milk (superb in oil control!), L’oreal Anti Frizz hair serum and Revlon Colour Perfecting primer. These items are even cheaper when Guardian or Watson’s have festive sales 🙂
bommie says
seriously where did u get the 3m nexcare acne patch? i’ve been searched it for a long time 🙁
Paris B says
Caring pharmacy is a good place to start. Its hard to find in Watsons and Guardian I realised.
pj says
Agree with you on the ; L’Oreal Touche Magique illuminating concealer pen – my thoughts exactly! But i saw them last weekend at Curve’s Watson. Lotsa stocks in both shades and visible 😉
Jo says
The acne patch has been a lifesaver for me – or should I say face saver! 😀