Here comes the lipstick! Credit: cerromijares/Flickr
Found this story on the best beauty buys in the July 2011 issue of ShopSmart mag, published by Consumer Reports. The mag’s secret shoppers tested 38 popular makeup products and came up with 25 deals. The mag found the retailers with the best prices were HarmonDiscount.com, Walmart, and Target. Drugstore.com showed up on the price winners and loser list?! Other losers included CVS, Walgreens, and Ulta.com. If you want to score free makeup samples, it’s easy. So is making homemade makeup remover.
Lipstick
Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor – $4.99 at HarmonDiscount.com
Covergirl Lip Perfection – $5.49 at HarmonDiscount.com
L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipcolour – $5.17 at Target
Lip gloss
Maybelline Color Sensational – $4.89 at HarmonDiscount.com
Neutrogena Moisture Shine Gloss – $7.69 at HarmonDiscount.com
Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss – $5.79 at HarmonDiscount.com
Eyeliner
Revlon Colorstay – $5.29 at HarmoHarmonDiscount.comn
L’Oreal Le Kohl Pencil Smooth Defining Eyeliner – $6.99 at HarmonDiscount.com
Maybelline Define A Line – $4.39 at HarmonDiscount.com
Foundation
Revlon Colorstay – $9.79 at HarmonDiscount.com
Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse – $7.19 at HarmonDiscount.com
Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Pressed Powder – $10.99 at HarmonDiscount.com
Covergirl & Olay Simply Ageless – $12.49 at Walmart
L’Oreal True Match Super Blendable Makeup – $7 at Walmart
Eye Shadow
Almay Intense – $5.04 at Target
Maybelline Expertwear Eyeshadow Trio – $4 at HarmonDiscount.com
Revlon Colorstay 12 hour Eye Shadow Quad – $5.29 at HarmonDiscount.com
Covergirl Smoky Shadow Blast – $6.79 at HarmonDiscount.com
Blush
Covergirl Cheekers – $3.79 at Harmon & Target
Maybelline Fit Me! – $4.19 at HarmonDiscount.com
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Custom Glow Blush & Bronzer – $10.69 at HarmonDiscount.com
Mascara
L’Oreal Voluminous Original – $5.03 at Target
Maybelline Great Last – $4.23 at Target
Covergirl Lash Blast Volume – $6.73 at Walmart
For more great makeup recommendations, check out what pro makeup artist Anthea King told me.
Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
Love lipstick tips!
@Dolores Stephenson Glad you love the tips!!! I can never seem to find a shade of lipstick that flatters me.
ELF make-up is super cheap and works really great! I’m so addicted to their website, where they have tons of stuff for only $1.00!
If you’re looking for how to save on fancy brands then check out my post:
http://blog.dialdoctors.com/confessions-of-a-makeup-addict-how-to-save-while-looking-your-best/
I usually look for travel size products, use a coupon to purchase them and you can get the items for practically nothing. Plus so many beauty products you can get totally free when you look on http://tiny.cc/46aud
another quick tip… run down to the Santee alley in downtown LA. They are selling real MAC on everycorner for dirt cheap. Foundation is less than $10, Shadows are $5 each or $10 for sets of 12, and much more. if you buy multiple items, they will bargain with you a lot. The eye shadows are amazing!!!
@mandy If only I still lived in LA! I never knew that Santee Alley and LA’s Fashion District had makeup sellers. I do need new eyeshadow…when I put it on my eyes get irritated.
Thanks for your tips on lipstick. They were super