Red carpet beauty doesn't always consist of the most expensive makeup [1], hair [2], and skincare [3] products. Sometimes what your favorite celebrities opt for on Hollywood's biggest night costs as low as $4. Ahead, see 13 stars and their drugstore beauty picks of choice for this year's Oscars.
Constance Wu
Constance Wu
Constance Wu's hairstylist used Goldwell Kerasilk Smoothing Sleek Spray [4] ($20) and Goldwell Kerasilk Style Fixing Effect Hairspray [5] ($20) to hold her loose waves, while her nails were painted [6] with Essie Gel Couture in Spiked with Style [7] ($12).
Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira
Before setting a 1920s Fred Leighton headband upon Danai Gurira's head, hairstylist Larry Sims used Biolage products — like the BlowDry Glotion [8] ($15) — to create and set her cornrows [9].
Amy Adams
Amy Adams
Celebrity hairstylist John D used a cocktail of TreSemmé hair products for Amy Adams [10]'s mermaid curls, including Tres Two Extra Hold Mousse [11] ($7), Compressed Micro Mist Hair Spray Hold Level 3 Boost [12] ($5), and Tres Two Unscented Extra Hold Hair Spray [13] ($5).
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
When Lady Gaga [14] removed her gloves, she actually debuted Essie's Spring collection. On her nails was the pink-beige Essie Nail Polish in Stirring Secrets [15] ($9), which manicurist Miho Okawara had topped with Essie Speed Setter [16] ($15).
Letitia Wright
Letitia Wright
Prior to putting Letitia Wright's hair [17] into an updo adorned with pearls, celebrity hairstylist Ursula Stephen said she applied Dove Style and Care Curls Defining Mousse [18] ($5) from the roots to the tips in order to help protect Wright's hair.
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton's elegantly coiffed hairstyle was created with one-inch Velcro rollers and finished with Suave Professionals Firm Control Finishing Hairspray [19] ($3).
Brie Larson
Brie Larson
Brie Larson's hairstylist for the evening, Bryce Scarlett, used Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray [20] ($11) to give her waves, while manicurist Ashlie Johnson painted her nails with OPI Nail Lacquer in Funny Bunny [21] ($11).
Amandla Sternberg
Amandla Sternberg
Amandla Stenberg's skin was prepped with a series of Yes To products — the Coconut Energizing Coffee Eye Mask [22] ($3), Yes To Cucumbers Cooling Under Eye De-Puffer [23] ($9), and Yes To Cucumber Cooling Hydrating Primer Stick [24] ($10).
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham
Revlon brand ambassador Ashley Graham had on the brand's PhotoReady Candid Natural Finish Anti-Pollution Foundation in Medium Beige 270 [25] ($10), PhotoReady Candid Anti-Oxidant Concealer in Biscuit 027 [26] ($7), and the PhotoReady Candid Anti-Pollution Setting Powder [27] ($7) to further perfect her complexion, as well as the ColorStay Cream Eye Shadow in Cognac [28] ($7) and ColorStay Looks Book Eye Shadow Palette in Enigma [29] ($9) swept across her lids.
Emma Stone
Emma Stone
Celebrity manicurist Emi Kudo painted Emma Stone [30]'s nails with OPI Infinite Shine in The Beige of Reason [31] ($13).
Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos
The halo of butterflies around Maria Menounos's head was made by two Sincerely Jules by Scünci Metal Butterfly Headbands [32] ($10 each).
Regina King
Regina King
Regina King's glamorous beauty look was also practical [33], as she wore KISS Lash Couture Naked Drama Collection in Tulle [33] ($7) on her lashes.