Favorite Beauty Products (Most Drugstore)

March 10, 2015

marchfavoritebeautyproducts-thebusybudgetingmama

I LOVE hearing about beauty products people have found and love.
I spend most of my shopping time at Target so that’s where most of my items are from!
These are a mix of new (this month) and old (since high school) favorites.
Hope you try some of these out and love them too! marchfavoritebeautyproducts2-thebusybudgetingmama

MAKEUP PRODUCTS
Full n’ Soft Maybelline Mascara

Can’t so a beauty favorites post without mentioning this mascara!
Been using it since high school. have tried others.. never as good as this one!
I use the waterproof because I’m an emotional weepy mess. (it actually just stays on better)
But I also use the regular and it’s fantastic. Eyelashes for days ladies!
Purchased at Target (not on their website but walmart has it online)

Sonia Kashuk Blush
I have a few of these blushes and love them all!
Love the colors and how they go and stay on.
Purchased at Target – Flushed + Flamingo

Elf Eyelid Primer
This stuff is THE BOMB. it’s cheap. like 1 or 3 bucks. and it works!
It helps my eyeshadow stay on and not crease. Been using for a couple years and huge fan.
Purchased at Target

Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow
OK. First… I haven’t seen this at my target lately. and I need it as you can see one side is all gone. BUT if yours has it grab it! I use the light shade for the lid and the dark for the crease..and blend. LOVE it. it’s my go too.  BUT.. since the light is gone and I can’t find it…
The next item I got as a replacement and I ended up loving it too!
Purchased at Target – Diamond Life

Cover Girl Eyeshadow Quad
I use the first shade of the Notice me Nudes set every day.
But I love the sparkly options it has too for fun date nights!
Purchased at Target – Notice me Nudes

Maybelline Cover Stick
This is a great product to have in your beauty bag for those days you end up with a blemish that is red and needs a little help with coverage! I used this last month on a spot that was healing but was still so red it needed the green to cancel it out before I put my foundation over it. Wonder worker. Great coverage.
Purchased at Target (Green one isn’t online but here’s a similar one)

Pixi Beauty Bronzer
This Product is a miracle worker! use a good brush (I use this one) to
brush into the hollows of your cheek (you are wanting to emphasize a shadow.)
Just like dark jeans make your butt look smaller… the shadow there makes your face look skinnier and your cheek bones pop! You can also use it all over your face. I do it in the hollows of my cheeks/right under cheekbones line and around my forehead and jaw line.
My friend Christine introduced me to the world of bronzer..I was always afraid of it.
But this is a great first step into it. not too bold but makes a difference.

MAC Mineralize Concealer
This is the only non drugstore item on this list!
And it’s here for a reason.. IT’S AMAZING. It lasts forever so It’s worth the price and trip to the mall to get it. Use it under your eyes to brighten and make you look awake and younger. It highlights the area to make it look more flat and fresh. I went to the store looking for something else and the girl showed me this..she put it on me and I was like oh my gosh you just changed my life haha. As a mama… this is a must.
I purchased this at MAC and use the NW15 Shade

BENEFIT Foundation stick
I get this product at ULTA. I consider that a drugstore! It has a mix of more expensive and cheaper items. I got this foundation to replace a foundation I loved that was no longer being made… But I ended up loving it even more! It has greattttt coverage. Lasts pretty well if you set it with a powder. Needs the powder to help it stay nice and matte but I like how it feels on the skin. I have acne spots and scars and this is great for coverage. Highly recommend this baby! I draw some lines over my face and then use this brush to apply it…then I’ll just dab it with my finger and cover problem spots an extra time if needed. good to go! I only wish they had a lighter shade. This shade is perfect in the summer but I have to blend it more in the winter.
I purchased this at ULTA – Tea Party

HAIR PRODUCTS
Not your Mother’s Thermal Shield Spray
This baby helps my hair stay straight and smooth. I wish it smelled a little better..but it doesn’t stop me from using it! Kind of fruity but the smell doesn’t last long.
I spray it on the sections of my hair before I straighten them.
It really does make a difference using something to protect your
hair before applying so much heat!
I purchased at Walmart 

Dove Whipped Cream Mousse
I wanted to try out a mousse on my curls and this one smells amazing!
My hair has lost curls with each pregnancy. It’s now wave-ish if I let it air dry.
I wash my hair and then brushed it and put this mousse in. multiple times.
I love how it felt and with a little dry shampoo at the roots had lots of body.
I can get my hair curlier if I don’t brush it after showering..but today was too busy!
(Sometimes I’ll shower.. brush my hair.. then put my hair under the shower faucet again to wet it..and then put product in. gets better curls but it takes longer to dry)
I purchased at Target 3.94!!!!

Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo
THIS SMELLS INCREDIBLE. I Haven’t used it very much yet…
but I am loving it so far! Worth getting. Dry shampoo is my
secret weapon that isn’t really a secret. SMELLS INCREDIBLE
I purchased at Target

These are some favorites right now and I hope you find it helpful
if you are looking for new beauty products!
Let me know if this is a post you want to see more of!


  • Krista
    March 11, 2015 at 9:05 am

    I always buy waterproof too! It does stay on longer, and with kids you never know if you’re going to get splashed in the face at some point during the day (or become a weepy mess lol) I was looking at some of those “Not Your Mothers” products the other day and wondered how they worked, I’ll have to try them!

  • maimoona safdar
    November 20, 2015 at 3:39 am

    hey natalie please post more of ur beauty stuff ….or maybe ur night or day care routine