OK, so there are A LOT of different make-up brands out
there. Found at Sephora, Ulta, department stores, Target, drug stores, and so on. And many of those brands are actually owned
by one of a few large cosmetics companies (such as Estee Lauder). Now, there is nothing wrong with that, I love
many of those brands, but today I want to talk about some great indie brands
the everyday non-make-up enthusiast may not have heard of before. All of the brands I am going to discuss are
great quality for a reasonable price (why would I tell you about them if they
weren’t), and two of them have prices that are super affordable for the
quality.
The first online purchase I ever made from a brand not found
on Sephora or Ulta was Makeup Geek. I was very glad I did, and I now own a lot of Makeup Geek products. They were mainly known for their eyeshadow
(super pigmented, blendable, a ton of color and only $6 a pan), but they have
since branched out with a bunch of face (bronzer/contour, etc) and lip
products. I am still mainly a fan of the
eyeshadows, but I do love one of their highlighters. Their website also has a lot of inspiration,
with pictures posted by their users. If
you're only going to try one product, I’d go with one of their foiled shadows. They are a little more expensive than the
normal shadows (at $10/pan), but they are special. The texture is a little different than a normal shadow, so they give a
high shine color that goes on without a bunch of fallout…so good. Also, like the rest of the brands
discussed here, they are cruelty-free. Some,
but not all, of Makeup Geek’s products are also vegan (it will say which ones
on the website).


Finally, the most affordable brand of the bunch is Colourpop. Colourpop has expanded like
crazy this year. They originally had
lippies and supershock shadows (a very original texture cream/powder hybrid). Now they have a full range of pressed powder
shadows and what feels like a new palette every few months. Still, they are good quality and for the
pressed shadows you can get them for $4/pan, $5 if you want it to come in a
compact. They generally have some sort
of free shipping offer, currently free for orders over $30. In November Colourpop will be available at
Sephora online and in select stores.
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