These beauty helpers are as smart as they are inexpensive. From a genius makeup pencil-organizing gadget to luxurious lip butters that feel like a million bucks, these items are top performers without the high-end price tags. You'll find 15 great beauty buys under $10 below.
Color Wheel
Rummaging through a makeup bag for that one particular pencil can make anyone's head spin. The Every Beauty Cosmetic Tool Organizer allows you to click in eight standard-size lip and eye pencils (not to mention thin makeup brushes) and corral the cosmetic clutter with style.
$8.53 each
For Your Eyes Only
Removing eye makeup can be more of a hassle than applying it, leaving you with red, smudged, oil-slicked lids. To the rescue: InténsivEye pads. The durable wipes—one clears both eyes—take off makeup in a single pass, soothe with cucumber extract, and soften skin sans greasy residue.
$7.95
Triple Threat
Ideal for travelers (or the indecisive), the Flower Petite Fleurs Pocket Triplet offers three cream eye shadows in a convenient stack. To switch colors, pull off the crayon-like tip and slide it into the bottom of the tube, which pushes up the next shade. In three color combinations.
$7, walmart.com.
Cake Boss
Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, the secret to dramatic, full lashes à la Bette Davis was cake mascara. But, oh, the mess! New Avon Mega Effects Mascara offers the same eye-popping results in a neater package. To use, pull the pint-size wand out of the base and dab the viscous formula on lashes from roots to tips. You can take it off with regular eye-makeup remover.
$4.39
Hip to Be Square
With 30 spectrum-spanning shades in a variety of finishes, Revlon ColorStay Shadow Links can be clicked together into any configuration you please. Or toss a single shadow into your bag for touch-ups in the blink of an eye.
$3 each, ulta.com
Big Deal
Although it’s a small detail, size matters when it comes to gloss application. The head of the wand on the NYC New York Color Big Bold Plumping Lip Gloss is longer and wider than most, making for a faster distribution of color. Bonus: It’s enriched with antioxidant vitamin E. Available in 12 shades.
$3.57
Re-Do
Although it functions a lot like a dry shampoo in that it absorbs oil, Salon Grafix Healthy Hair Nutrition Protein Mist Restyler goes on wet, so you can blow-dry your hair after misting or completely restyle it. The keys: lightweight moisturizers, strengthening proteins, and a clean citrus scent that combine to make second-day hair look (and smell) like new.
To buy: $5.94
Cool as a...
Not that you would ever need it, but Yes to Cucumbers Natural After-Sun Serum cools and nourishes sun-damaged skin with cucumber and green-tea extracts. A hint of shimmer makes you look less fried.
$7.59
Tender Lash Care
Scrubbing away at mascara can irritate your eyes—but so does sleeping in your makeup. Almay Lash Care Gentle Eye Makeup Remover Pads swiftly break down shadow, liner, and mascara—no need for vigorous rubbing and tugging. They also contain conditioning panthenol to help build stronger, healthier lashes.
$4.99 for 80 pads
Sheet Relief
If your regular moisturizer isn’t going the distance and you have chapped hands or ashen ankles midday, reach for Pacifica Hand & Body Lotion Wipes. Slim and spill-proof, the portable natural wipes contain exfoliating papaya extract to remove dead cells and soothing coconut milk, aloe vera, and calendula for extra hydration anytime, anywhere.
$7, pacificaperfume.com.
Rip It Good
Even the wimpiest waxers will chill out (a bit) with Completely Bare Not Feeling It Numbing & Cooling Spray. Applied pre- and post-waxing, it cools the area by up to 20 percent with botanical ingredients, so the only four-letter word your brain registers is cold.
$10, completelybare.com.
Hold It!
No need to choose between removing your toenail polish and preserving your manicure. The jauntyCutex Cotton Ball Holder lets you get a grip on the situation. Just pinch it around a cotton ball and saturate with remover as usual, then use it to erase polish on toes (or a little one’s nails) without forsaking your fingertips.
$2.50 for three, cutexshop.com.
Wing It
Finally, a way to create full, fluttery lashes even at the hard-to-get-at corners. Simply position the narrow end of the L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Butterfly Mascara brush at the inner eye. Then apply, letting the longer, taller bristles catch and elongate the outermost lashes.
Pricing starts at $6.89
Butterly Love
How many times have you bought a lip product that claims it will moisturize only to find your lips chapping like crazy just hours later? Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter offers a subtle tint of color and contains a lovely blend of mango, shea and coconut butters that boost lip moisture by 156%. This gel formula is available in 20 shades.
Pricing starts at $5.79
When you can’t commit to a gel mani but want something more lasting than the traditional kind, try CND Vinylux, a color-polish–and-topcoat combo that can go seven days chip-free, no LED light needed. The topcoat’s polymers harden over time when exposed to natural light, but the polish comes off easily with regular remover.
$9.52 for color, $7.75 for topcoat; in 62 shades.
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