We all love treating ourselves to a beauty splurge here and there, but does expensive quality always mean that it’s better for our skin? With the cost of living only getting worse, some of us are really having to think about what we spend our money on - but thankfully your next makeup or skincare purchase doesn’t have to suffer as we’ve found some incredible beauty dupes!
From foundation to eyeshadows, mascara to highlighters - even skincare and beyond! We’ve found some of the best beauty dupes on the market right now. They’re so good in fact that you’ll barely be able to tell the difference - but your bank balance will!
So whether you have budget to stick to, or just want to save a bit of extra cash on a designer double - we’ve found the best dupes on the market right now!
1. Designer: Urban Decay Naked Honey Palette, £46
Dupe: Lacura Naturals Nectar Eyeshadow Palette, £5.99
Love your eyeshadow palettes as much as the next person? Us too. That's why this Lacura Naturals Nectar Eyeshadow Palette is the perfect dupe for Urban Decay’s Naked Honey Palette.
They both contain gorgeous golden and warm toned shadows - that will bring out the best in your eyes, making your natural eye colour stand out.
Perfect for daytime and evening looks whether it’s a classic smokey eye, glamorous golden cut-crease or day to day neutral glam!
2. Designer: Beautyblender Original, £17
Dupe: Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, £6
Get a flawless blend of your foundation either of these reusable, cosmetic sponge applicators.
The makeup sponge helps apply or blend out your foundation to a smooth application - and give you the pixel perfect, flawless base that you have always dreamed of.
Optimise your beauty routine, and bag yourself a beauty sponge to help apply your liquid or cream foundation!
3. Designer: Glossier Cloud Paint, £15
Dupe: Maybelline Cheek Heat Blusher, £8.99
Want a seamless, buildable gel-cream blush that’s enjoyable to apply and easy to wear? Well you've got it with Glossier and the Maybelline Cheek Heat blushers.
Get a rush of colour with these lightweight gel-cream blushers. They instantly create a fresh and luminous sheer cheek flush.
Simply dab it on cheeks and tap into skin for a natural, flushed-from-within glow!
4. Designer: Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanse & Polish, £17
Dupe: Superdrug Naturally Radiant Hot Cloth Face Cleanser, £7.99
These facial cleansers will help deeply cleanse your face - and instantly remove daily grime, pollutants and make up to reveal smoother, clearer and brighter-looking skin.
Sure the Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanse & Polish is the original, but the Superdrug Naturally Radiant Brightening Hot Cloth Cleanser has been formulated with a unique energising complex and infused with Kiwi Fruit and Mulberry extracts to help revive skin's radiance and even out skin tone just the same.
Both enriched with nourishing Cocoa Butter, these rich and creamy formulations will melt into the skin and cleanses away makeup and impurities - whilst also providing gentle exfoliation, leaving skin feeling renewed, soft and ultra clean.
5. Designer: Tarte Shape Tape, £22
Dupe: e.l.f 16hr Camo Concealer, £6
These full-coverage, 16-hour wear concealers feature a doe foot applicator to conceal, correct, contour and highlight for flawless skin!
The highly pigmented formula is lightweight, dries matte and won't settle into fine lines or creases. Ideal for all skin types.
Best of all? These fabulous concealers are perfect for keeping in your handbag for refreshing your look on the go!
6. Designer: Benefit Badgal Bang! Volumising Mascara, £24.50
Dupe: 17. Extreme Extension Lengthening Mascara, £4
We all want lashes with the utmost amount of volume, right? Well who said that has to cost a fortune?
Give your lashes the definition and extreme length they deserve with either of these mascaras.
The Badgal Bang mascara has been formulated with ultra-lightweight particles, Pro Vitamin B5 and a streamlined brush - similar to the one from 17.
The innovative Benefit mascara creates extra big volume on both your upper and lower lashes.
Badgal Bang layers easily for bigger impact, and creates massive volume without weighing down the lashes.
We recently reviewed the 17. one - and you can read all about our thoughts right here.
7. Designer: La Mer Moisturising Cream, from £68
Dupe: Nivea Creme All Purpose Cream For Face, Hands and Body, £4.59
Now nothing really compares to the OG of the La Mer Moisturising Cream - but Nivea sure does give it a run for its money.
These ultra-rich creams instantly immerses into your skin, in healing moisture and revealing a firmer feel - and a more lifted, rejuvenated look over time.
The Nivea Creme has been a firm favourite since 1911. Thanks to the balanced formula of Eucerit, Pathenol and Glycerin - it intensively moisturises and soothes the skin!
8. Designer: YSL Touche Éclat Illuminating Pen, £27
Dupe: Revolution Pro Brightening and Tightening Under Eye Concealing Wand, £7
We know there's no better remedy for tired looking eyes than a good night's sleep, right? However, if you are in need of a little extra boost then either of these contouring wands may become your holy grail product - at least to faking those 8 hours!
These illuminating concealers are infused with light reflecting pearls, and natural extracts to help to visibly brighten and tighten the skin.
Use to illuminate your features - like under eyes and your nose, whilst softly covering any areas that need a little TLC!
Buy now from Revolution Beauty (£7)
9. Designer: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, £44.50
Dupe: L’Oreal Paris True Match Liquid Foundation, £9.99
Create a natural-looking, glowing complexion with either the Giorgio Armani or L'Oreal True Match foundation.
Both offering medium, buildable coverage with a lightweight feel, the foundations have been loved and recommended by celebrities and makeup artists alike.
Better yet, they both come in a whopping 40 shades!
The formulas provide a perfect, natural and true-to-skin coverage. Plus, the True Match foundation is enriched with Hyaluronic Acid to improve skin quality and reveal more radiant and healthier looking skin!
10. Designer: NARS Blush in Orgasm, £27.50
Dupe: Sleek Makeup Blush in Rose Gold, £4.99
We all want that super natural, flush to our cheeks - and these blushers do exactly that.
Whether you want to splash the cash save yourself a penny or two, both of these blushers have a buildable and blendable colour - it's time to discover the best in glow.
The blushers deliver a weightless, natural-looking rush of cheek colour. The superfine, powder pigments ensure an irresistibly soft, blendable application.
Looking for just a hint of colour or want something that will really stand out, you're guaranteed a long lasting look, giving you an all over even dewy radiant glow.
11. Designer: MAC Cosmetics Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo, £18.50
Dupe: Barry M Lip Paint in Bombshell, £4.99
Sometimes a matte lip is all you need to get you feelin' yourself. And Barry M's Matte Lip Paints or the famous Matte Lipsticks from MAC are always a go to - because they have the perfect rich and vivid finish.
If you've been searching for a long-wearing lipstick formula, with intense colour payoff - and a completely matte finish? Then you've found it.
Plus if you're not one for red, they are also available in a range of gorgeous other shades too.
Buy now from MAC Cosmetics (£18.50)
12. Designer: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz, £23
Dupe: NYX Professional Makeup Micro Brow Pencil, £10
Build full, beautiful brows with these ultra-thin brow pencils.
So precise, they coat even the finest hairs with colour for a natural-looking finish!
The dual-ended brow pencil has a fine pencil crayon at one end and a brush at the other to give your brows a natural, defined look. What more could you want from your brow product?
13. Designer: Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder, £32
Dupe: Collection Lasting Perfection Sheer Loose Powder, £2.99
These loose powders are easy-to-use, sheer and finely milled to create a long-lasting matte finish.
Baking has never been so easy! Forget creases, defined pores and cakey makeup. These loose powders help complexions appear brighter for longer with a flawless oil free finish!
What’s more, the no-flashback formula creates a soft-focus effect, making it perfect for photos! And no one wants that - whether it's a night out or your wedding day.
14. Designer: Fenty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Sweet Mouth, £18
Dupe: Revolution Shimmer Bomb in Starlight, £5
Now nothing can really top Rihanna's Fenty Gloss Bomb - but the one from Revolution comes pretty close. It's a plumping high shine lip gloss with shimmer - with full coverage and a full pout lip lacquer!
As for the Fenty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer? It delivers explosive shine, now in three universal shades handpicked by Rihanna herself to be the ultimate finishing touch to any look.
Drench lips in Fu$$y, a soft romantic pink; glaze them in Diamond Milk, a shimmering wash of milky pearl that’s like a dewy highlight for your lips; or drip in the Fenty Glow, a perfect rose nude – we’re talking the unicorn of nudes that looks good on everyone!
15. Designer: Smashbox Photo-Finish Primer, £29.50
Dupe: e.l.f Mineral Face Primer, £9
We all want that flawless look to our foundation that lasts, right?
Well the Smashbox Photo-Finish Primer promises that! Blurring the appearance of imperfections, the cult-favourite Original Photo Finish Foundation Primer by Smashbox instantly minimises the look of pores and textural irregularities, creating a photo ready, flawless base.
And as for the e.l.f Mineral Face Primer? It's ideal for creating a smooth base for foundation, use this versatile mineral primer before applying makeup. The weightless silky formula is great for all skin types. This primer fills in fine lines and refines your complexion. Apply and let dry to enjoy makeup that blends smoothly and lasts all day!
16. Designer: Glossier Boy Brow, £14
Dupe: Essence Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara in Browny Brows, £2.50
With a difference of £11.50, your brows won't be able to tell the difference between these two. The legendary Glossier Boy Brow is a brushable, creamy wax that visibly thickens, shapes, and grooms brows into place. Inspired by traditional hair pomade, it gives brows soft, flexible hold in one easy swipe, and doesn't stiffen or flake.
As for the Essence Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara? It's the perfect 3-in-1 for adding colour, density and shape! The tinted gel contains tiny fibres that fill in any unwanted gaps for beautifully defined and full eyebrows.
Are you keen to try out a dupe or two from our list? Or have you seen another variation go viral on social media? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
