Buy This Instead: Clé de Peau Beauté vs. Maybelline
In search of the finer things in life — because the finest ones still cost too much.Buy This Instead: Clé de Peau Beauté vs. MaybellineThe budget buy that made me break up with a luxury favorite.We all love dupes: Less expensive products that deliver the same results as their pricier counterparts. But nobody likes being duped. There’s nothing worse than realizing you spent a small fortune on something great, only to find out afterward there’s an equally great—and cheaper—option out there. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite product dupes in this new monthly feature. These finds brought me back in line with my budget without costing me the look or effect I was after. It’s time to dupe it up. If you love this … I first purchased the Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer Stick while living in Japan in 2014, after reading about it in countless beauty blogs and magazine articles. Following much research, I pulled the £55 trigger. And I’ll be honest, I was not disappointed. Just a small dab of this creamy concealer made all of my breakouts disappear with coverage that survived even the hottest Tokyo summer days. But of all the tubes I bought, I never finished a single one before it expired, which made me realize that as much as I loved this fancy splurge, I wasn’t getting my money’s worth. Buy this instead … I first gave this concealer a shout-out back in August. Five months later, I’m still using it daily. The Maybelline New York Eraser Multi-use Concealer flawlessly covers dark circles, redness and blemishes of all shapes and sizes without ever getting cakey. It’s so light, it really is magic. I use this anywhere on my face or body whenever I need a bit of coverage, and it stays in place all day long, no matter how oily I get. You can also use multiple shades to contour. Best of all, it’s only £8.99 a tube, so I can use it as often as I like without worrying about how much each swipe is costing me. In case you missed it … MIDDI is a weekly roundup of mid-priced beauty, fashion and home buys released every Monday. Have a product you’re searching for? Leave your suggestions in the comments. |
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