Best cheap n' cheerful skincare buys?

[suzizack]

Aveeno Calm cleanser(mixed 50 50 with EVOO) and the moisturizer AVeeno Calm. Neutrogena Dry sunblock. Sea Buckthorn seed (not berry) oil mixed in the Aveeno line or in jojoba oil or apricot kernel oil.

One ounce of sea buckthorn seed oil lasts me about 2 yrs.

I get it from bluesagenaturals.com.:icon_chee

 

[babeeluv18]

BURTS lip balm works wonders...love how they make my lips feel!:11a:

 

[monniej]

i'm actually on a quest to get all of my skincare and cosmetics from the drug store! i think i'm doing pretty good, too! i ditched my high end moisturizer and replaced it with aveeno skin brightening moisturizer and i couldn't be happier with my skin! from paying $44 down to $12! i would say that my best cheap find is my stridex pads for toning and exfoliating. great thread!

 

[autumnagain]

Other than a little bit of Clinique most of my skin care is from the drugstore. I buy most of my stuff from Shoppers so I earn points.

Queen Helen Mask (available in health food stores or Sally's in Canada)

Cetaphil cream in green tube

Cetaphil spf 15 lotion (this is a photostable sunscreen. Meaning that it does not break down and lost protection. A term mentioned often on makeupalley.)

Vichy calming cleansing and just started using Vichy Captial Soleil spf 20 Sunscreen lotion w/mexoryl sx (not greasy or white.)

Avene best anti-aging line; contains retinaldehyde (gentler than retinol) Diacneal works.

La Roche Posay - great vitamin products & a fave sunscreen Hydraphrase UV 30

Aveeno Calming cleanser and their moisturizing body lotion

I am sure there is lots of other things. I also like drug store makeup.

 

[greeneyedangel]

Other than my foundation and some of my hair care products all my skincare and makeup is drugstore.

I really like Ponds Cold Cream for removing makeup, Clean and Clear Advantage Acne Cleanser, Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask. Those are my 3 HGs!

Hi, I didn't know there was a Sally's in Canada? I thought it was a US thing. Where in Can are you from?

 

[jessiej78]

Olay Complete for Combo/Oil Skin

Walgreens 8% glycolic cream

 

[snowwhite85]

vaseline - cheap and cheerful and you can use it as a makeup remover + mosituriser

 

[Champagne22]

Clean and Clear foaming cleanser is the BEST cleanser ever. It removes even waterproof makeup and leaves my skin spotless. I'm known to always switch my face washes but I'm standing by this one, I've never tried anything better.

 

[kchan99]

The Pure Zone cleanser is a good one. I also like Neutrogena fresh foaming cleanser and the Avon Porefection toner (has alcohol, but doesn't smell like alcohol so there can't be a lot of alcohol in there). Huggies Natural Care baby wipes are good for taking off makeup on the go. Available in fragrance-free if you don't like the baby wipe perfume.

 

[Savvy_lover]

cetaphil, joseristine, st ives elastin collagen, my towel, QHMJM

 

[SalJ]

I've fallen in love with a range from Tesco - of all places! It's called bnatural and the cleanser and moisturiser are fab. I still use my dermalogica toner to spritz with as I'm still using it up and everything else I make myself.

But my last few attempts at my own creams just didn't work and I been too busy to work out what I did wrong so I just decided to get one from Tesco as they're cheap but I know they don't test on animals as well.

 

[YanaBana]

I see that a lot of people put Cetaphil down as the best cleanser. While I liked it, it didnt lather up as much as I would have liked. So I switched to African Nubian Black soap with shea butter and aloe vera. It cleared my pimple in 2 days tops. For a toner I use witch hazel and i use queen helene facial moisturizer with aloe vera and vitamin e. It works like a charm and smells good too.

 

[Jesskaa]

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[SarahStarFlower]

Cetaphil and St Ives are two favorites of mine. Queen Helene masks are fantastic, as well. :3 Products are around $5 or less!

 

[suzizack]

I used Cetaphil till I got rosacea. Then I switched to Aveeno Calm products for rosacea. Bar soaps or foamy cleanasers always dry my skin out . I have tried many skincare lines in the past. Now I am using very succesfully Merlot skincare from Walgreens or Merlotskincare website. It is reasonable for the size of cointainers, never strips my 60 yr old skin, never bothers my rosacea, hydrates well, cleanses well without stripping skin, works well on wrinkles, and the eye cream is good too.

 

[yaomi]

i feel SpectroJel is good, noe many people talk about it though.

 

[Ricci]

Why would someone wanna go cheap on their face? I dont understand!!??

I use pure organic cleanser u can get at specific salons.. u dont wnana know how much I spend on just the cleanser .. but its all worth every penny

 

[PhantomGoddess]

Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask!!!!

 

[Leony]

I just want to add more for best cheap skincare:

DHC Q10 II cream ( anti aging cream and cost only $8 for 1 oz and it last long)

DR. Bronner magic soap. (I love the rose one)