A MAKEUP fan has shared two affordable dupes for higher-end products that impressed them. Though they felt that many makeup dupes left much to be desired, they were pleased by the near-identical drugstore finds. 3 A makeup fan shared drugstore dupes for higher-end products, including two YSL lip stains Credit: Getty Redditor Cloverbeam shared the money-saving dupes in a viral post.
Most "dupes," they explained, often didn't measure up to the real thing. "I think the problem with dupes is that many of them seem based on color alone, or even just a [similarity] in packaging," they said. "Few people go to the effort to look for true dupes in [the] formula, wear time, etc.
" Products that may appear to be dupes, they added, were often completely different cosmetics. "For example, Mac Face and Body is completely different from Dior Face and Body in finish, coverage, and application, but people just say it's the same thing for a 'different skin type,'" they said. Due to their higher standards for dupes, they added that they don't actively look for look-alike products.
"I usually don't really look for dupes, but if I'm just generally looking for a type of product, I can be perfectly happy with a cheaper option," they said. Most read in Hair & Beauty IN THE RUNNING Beale listed alongside ex-Celtic boss as new favourite emerges for Hibs job SKIES THE LIMIT Exact time Northern Lights will be visible again over Scotland GOLDEN BOY Cops hunt two men in 'murder probe' after man stabbed to .
