Ever walk down the makeup aisle at Marshals, Burlington, Five Below or even Dollar Tree and think "ugh, all these cheap products won't work." Well yes there’s some truth to that most makeup products won’t compare to even drugstore makeup, but sometimes you can find hidden gems!

City Colors Matte Blush

I’ve come across this brand in a lot of stores like Marshalls, Five Below, and DD's Discount Stores. There’s definitely a lot more misses than hits within this brand but the blushes are amazing! They come in a good size pan, they blend beautifully, huge color range and they are all matte! I love a good brush in a decent size pan just because I can coat my blush brush evenly to get an even application. This blush retails for $4.99 on their official website but I've found a kit of 4 of the matte blushes for $6.99 at DDs Discount Store.

LA Colors Single Eyeshadow

Do not confuse this brand with the amazing LA Girl brand. LA Colors is very cheap and more for little girls and pre-teens BUT the single eyeshadow pans that I came across at the Dollar Tree are pretty darn good. I bought a kit with the intention to give it to my little sister but then realized that she has really sensitive skin so makeup from the Dollar Tree probably wouldn't be the best for her to experiment on. So, I took the 6 piece kit apart and just started swatching it. The warm eyeshadow shades were pretty good, definitely a must have for someone on a budget! They blend well, there's good pigmentation, and they aren't patchy. I've swatched LA Colors eyeshadow palettes and they pretty much swatch like chalk but I was very impressed with these single shadows!! If you get a chance definitely scope some up, but NOT the palettes! I especially enjoyed the shade Bare Mauve, it's such a great crease shade.

KleanColor Fake lashes

These lashes are so inexpensive and I've only seen then in bundles at Burlington and let me tell you they are straight dupes for the drugstore Ardell Lashes! They may seem expensive but you have to take into account that you are getting more than one pair of lashes so if you do the math the lashes come out to be approximately 2 bucks the pair! The band isn't too thick or heavy and the lashes are wispy and super flirty. You can find these at Burlington and Marshalls so I'd head over there fast!

I'll keep my eyes open for more hidden gems in inexpensive stores to share with y'all! I always say high end makeup can be worth it but don't always believe the hype there's pretty affordable makeup out there that does the exact same thing!