Entry 4: Discount Makeup Apps You'd Wish You'd Known About Sooner

It is no lie that makeup is an expensive habit to have. Growing up with a cosmetologist step mother, makeup is always something that I have been very passionate about. But being a broke college student has really put a damper on my favorite hobby. One of my favorite eyeshadow pallets alone was $50. That is $50 to cover just your eyelids. I figured there had to be a cheaper way to get quality makeup. So I took to youtube to find some discount makeup apps and reviews of them. 

App one: CUTE 

This is an app to purchase discount makeup, skincare makeup tools and much more. 
Some products are dupes made to look like high end products while some are unknown brands. They range in selection and quality but are generally very low cost. 


One brand that has gotten high reviews on the app is "The balm". They offer many different eyeshadow and face pallets at a very low price.

The Pallets Shown Here Are:

• Smoke Balm
• The Manizer Sisters
• Nude Dude
• Balmsai

Other popular brands I have seen are Anastasia Beverly Hills, Lorac, Kat Von D, and Too Faced.

I have had luck with this app, but again the products are not real. They are products made to look like the name brand ones, which is why they are cheaper. That being said this can be a hit and miss method to building your makeup collection. 

App Two: Shop Miss A 

Shop Miss A is very similar to Cute in that they are discount makeup apps. What is different about Shop Miss A is that everything is only $1. Shop Miss A doesn't carry nearly as many large pallets as Cute but it is very cost effective for single items.

I placed an order for a few things from the web app recently but they have not arrived yet so I will leave a youtube review done by Emily Noel of products from Shop Miss A below. 

If watching a 14 minute youtube video of someone talking about makeup isn't for you, she bought 33 products and of them she liked all but 3. 

Judging from Emily Noel's Review and reviews from other popular youtubers, I do not have any doubts in purchases made from Shop Miss A and I am excited to receive mine. 

Always do your research and look at reviews of products before purchasing. 

The Cute app and Shop Miss A offer a very wide range of products at an inexpensive cost which makes it ideal for makeup beginners and/or people on a budget. The apps are also useful if you are wanting to try a new look but don't want to go broke on something that you are unsure about. Buying knock off makeup is a good place to test the waters, buy dupes of high end makeup products and if you love the dupe, take a leap a splurge on the real deal. 

There is no shame in not wanting to spend a lot of money on something you are unsure about.