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10 Low-Key Makeup Brands That Are The Real Deal

Confessions of a beauty-holic.

Sarah Shields

Mar 08, 2016

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10 Low-Key Makeup Brands That Are The Real Deal

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Doing and buying makeup is so much fun to me. I see it as an art form as well as a hobby. Everyone knows of brands like Revlon, Urban Decay, and Bobbi Brown, but some of these brands can be over commercialized. Here I have included 10 under-the-radar makeup brands that are amazing quality to make any makeup lover happy.

1. Makeup Geek

Eye shadows that are just as pigmented (or more so) than MAC Cosmetics AND half the price! The shades come in individual pans and there is a wide range of beautiful colors to choose from.

2. Morphe Brushes

Morphe specializes in brushes, but they have some killer eye shadow palettes for super cheap. You can get 35 eye shadows for around $20, which is an amazing deal. Morphe partnered with Jaclyn Hill to create the Jaclyn Hill favorites palette. If Jaclyn Hill loves these palettes enough to partner with them and create a palette, it has to be good.

3. CoulorPop Cosmetics

ColourPop is an up and coming brand from LA that has some amazing eye shadows and lip products. My personal favorites are the metallic eye shadow in "Nillionaire" and lipstick in the shade "Lumière."

4. Korres

Korres has the best lip balms. Period. Go get them all at Sephora ASAP.

5. Costal Scents

My very first makeup item was a Costal Scents eyeshadow and blush palette. Similar to Morphe, the quality is amazing for a very cheap price. It lasted me for years and it’s a great way to start a makeup collection.

6. Lime Crime

Lime Crime is one of the best places to get the super cool lipstick colors that are on trend. They are cheap, but high quality, so go out and buy that purple lipstick that you’ve been dying to try!

7. Milani

Milani is probably the most accessible brand on this list because it is sold at the drugstore. Milani, in my opinion, has some of the best blushes on the market and it is super affordable.

8. Gerard Cosmetics

Gerard Cosmetics is definitely on the more expensive side, but they are always having great sales and it is great quality. Check out the lipstick in the color "Vintage Rose"… It is so beautiful.

9. Tan Towels

I know this isn’t a makeup brand, but Tan Towels have made my life so much easier. All you have to do is wipe the towel on places you want to be a little darker and you are left with a beautiful glow.

10. Inglot Cosmetics

Inglot Cosmetics is slightly more expensive than some of these other brands, but their eye shadows are stunning. Inglot isn't big in the US yet, so you need to purchase their products online.

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1. When you look at the syllabus and realize there are only three weeks of the semester left; even though the first day was LITERALLY yesterday.

2. You look at your grades and realize they probably aren't as high as they should be, which is a terrifying realization.

3. When you think to yourself at night, "tomorrow, I will wake up early and go to the library ALL day, and, hell, maybe after I'll go to the gym for a little bit, just to push myself that extra mile."

4. Tomorrow actually comes. The inevitable and overpowering sense of procrastination is too strong to overcome.

5. But you DO end up going to the library. Not all day though, but still, a while. But no, you do not go to the gym. Still, you made an effort, so you decide to treat yo' self.

6. When you realize you need to schedule a meeting with your adviser because you need to sign up for classes next semester. But you also realize that since you waited until the last minute, you're going to get stuck with all of the crappy classes.

7. When you low-key try to slip into conversation with your professors that you need extra credit because you're that desperate.

8. When it's already the third time you've seen your adviser in two days because you have no damn clue what you're doing and need all the help you can get.

9. When you apply for a job associated with your major even though you have no experience, but you just want to dive headfirst into the deep end of adulthood and get it over with.

The world is not always sunshine and rainbows, and you do not have to be, either.

It would be so much easier to just pay someone to do it for you

1. Figuring out when to start

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8. Fighting with your parents.

9. Trying to plan things with your roommate

10. The fear of forgetting something

11. Move in day

Relatable moments from one of the best shows I have ever watched.

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2. When your crush finally texts back.

3. When payday comes around.

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11. We all really just want to pet dogs all day.

12. And eat pizza for every meal.

13. And stab the next person who asks us what we want to do with our life.

14. However, despite the stress and student loans, college is amazing and there's plenty of reasons to smile.

Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.

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