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Home » Face » Blush » Budget Makeup: I only have RM200 for makeup – Part 2

Budget Makeup: I only have RM200 for makeup – Part 2

February 1, 2008 Paris B 7 Comments

In Part 1 of my Budget Makeup recommendations, I talked about budget foundations and blushes that don’t cost an arm and a leg and still do what they are supposed to do – help make you look beautiful.

In Part 2 I will do the rest of the face – eyeshadows, lipsticks and miscellaneous items.

For budget eyeshadow here are my personal preferences:

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  • Silkygirl eyeshadow duos
  • Kate Glam Trick eyeshadow palette
  • Kanebo Media eyeshadow duos
  • Kate Gradational Eyes eyeshadow palette
  • Canmake eyeshadow trios

The prices range from RM15 to RM43 with Silkygirl being the cheapest and Kate Glam Trick palette being the most expensive. Budget eyeshadows are a tricky thing, like blushes because cheap eyeshadows tend to be less pigmented and be more powdery. However, these cheap eyeshadows I’ve tried are anything but inferior and in fact, work better than some brands of high end eyeshadow I’ve tried (e.g. Chanel).

The best thing is that for the price of 1 high end eyeshadow, you get a few colours in a cheaper palette which you can usually manipulate to work for day and night. My personal recommendations are Kanebo Media, Kate and Canmake. Silkygirl is pretty good for the price but their colour combinations tend to be a bit odd. That said, I included them because the pigmentation is good and it lasts.

At this point, for foundation, blush and eyeshadow, you would have spent anything between RM75 and RM133.

Most people would be more familiar with budget lipsticks and lipglosses. Here are my picks:

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I would get these:

  • Maybelline Watershine lipsticks
  • L’oreal Glam Shine lipgloss
  • Revlon Superlustrous lipsticks
  • Revlon Super lustrous Lipgloss
  • L’oreal Color Riche Secrets of the Stars lipsticks

The prices range from between RM25 to RM34 with Maybelline the cheapest and Revlon and L’oreal the most expensive. I like the Maybelline Watershine lipsticks for their sheer hint of colour and glossy look and the Revlon Super Lustrous lipsticks for their pigmented colour and range of colours. For lipgloss, my pick is the Super lustrous for gloss and L’oreal glam shine for shimmer.

At this point, you would have spent anything between RM100 to RM170 for foundation, blush, eyeshadow and lipstick or lipgloss.

To finish off your look, here are some miscellaneous items you might need:

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  • Maybelline XXL Mascara
  • Silkygirl Funky Eyelights eyeliner pencil
  • Silkygirl brow pencil
  • Lash curler

Personally, I’d just tell you to splurge and buy a Shu Uemura eyelash curler or Shiseido eyelash curler. These will last you a long time and give you awesome curled lashes. Then just apply a lick of any mascara on your lashes and you are done. For eyeliner it is optional because you can just smudge a dark shade along your eyelid in place of eyeliner and for the brow you can also just use a brown or black shade of eyeshadow to shape your brows. So, my view is that these items (except Mascara) are optional and you would be better off getting the high end version – Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner and Shu Uemura brow pencil.

So, with the mascara, you might come up to under RM200 or about RM200. Not too hard to manage is it? The best thing, for me, is that these products, used well, give you the same results as you would get with higher end products, and you don’t mind toting them around because even if they get lost or broken, they won’t cost you the earth to replace. Now, if I was toting around a Chanel blush at RM133 I’d be pretty concerned about it shattering.

So, RM200 does get you quite a lot of stuff doesn’t it?

NOTE: I have not included Elianto, TheFaceShop, Missha, Skin Food or similar brands for the simple reason I have not tried them. So, whilst the products might be cheap or good, I don’t want to recommend something I have not tried for myself. If you have and it works for you, then feel free to leave a comment!

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  1. fashionasia says

    February 1, 2008 at 10:51 am

    i would recommend exactly the same!!…….well, almost la…cos i also believe in the same products.. 😉
    and im using most of the items above!

    PB says: Hurrah! Great minds etc.

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  2. Cheesey Poo says

    February 3, 2008 at 12:55 am

    I have to say this is a GREAT post, PB. It’s great practical advice too for someone who’s starting out in make-up and doesn’t want to spend too much until they get a feel for what they like.

    Btw, will reply to your offer… sorry :(( Was kinda busy the past week or so.

    PB says: Thanks! And no worries – just let me know whenever

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  3. reeka says

    February 3, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    as I know, Kanebo Media has been discontinued. is it true??

    PB says: I’m not sure about it being discontinued – can anyone help? I still see the counters pretty well stocked at many Guardian pharmacies.

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  4. reeka says

    February 4, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    hi PB…thx for the reply. Yup…end of Dec at Watson Midvalley I bought some blushes for my friends at Jkt. But when I came back in KL mid January, this Kanebo Media has been replaced by Beautilicious. They said it’s been discontinued.

    May I know which Guardian still has the stocks? Thanks!!!

    PB says: Beautilicious? Sounds odd. I last saw it at Guardian in Midvalley Megamall. Hope that helps.

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  5. jooj says

    February 13, 2008 at 12:40 am

    re: the lash curler, i use the one from cyber colors (about rm30 at sasa if i’m not mistaken). it’s one of the more comfortable curlers i’ve used, and it curls evenly across the lash line. i’ve tested the shu and doesn’t feel THAT MUCH better, so unless you’re going for that extra 10% i’d say the cyber colors is pretty good.

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  6. elis says

    May 23, 2008 at 1:38 pm

    For lipstick, I love Silky Girl’s and Maybelline’s Moisture Rich lipstick because it gives your lips a dewy look. Currently I’m using Silky Girl Moisture Rich in Naked and Appealing, but have yet to find one shade of lipstick that will look light pinkish nude on me as my lips are a bit dark. I always envy those chinese girls that have light pink lips and they only have to apply a clear non shimmery gloss to achieve the light pink dewy lips look. I feel that Shiseido’s lipstick in Salmon Rose is one of my perfect colours..but alas..it cost more than RM70 per tube!

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  7. jess says

    April 5, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    this is really helpful but there is something i would like to add… plzz n i mean plzz dun purchase Silkygirl waterproof mascara because it will be a waste on money. I’ve tried it and once it touches the water the mascara started to smear. So if anyone wanted to purchase waterproof mascara i would personally suggest Mabelline waterproof mascara.

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