The Best Under $25 Makeup at Sephora
Restock Your Beauty Bag With Our Top Makeup Picks For $25 or Less at Sephora
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Chances are, at this very moment, there's something your beauty bag, vanity, or bathroom is missing. Say you're crazy about lipstick or always eager to try out a new highlighter . . . but what happens when you reach for something else — be it mascara, concealer, or nail polish — and come up empty?
This Sephora list is what happens. Here are makeup picks for less than $25, whether you're looking to fill that void, or simply try out something new. Maybe this month is when you're going to finally try your hand at a liquid eyeliner or when you can't escape your curiosity about lip plumpers any longer, and we've got ideas for you.
Everything you see on this list costs $25 or less and can be found at Sephora. So, check out these makeup treats ahead and then go take inventory of your beauty stash to see what's missing.
Sephora Collection 10HR Wear Perfection Foundation
Not only is the Sephora Collection 10HR Wear Perfection Foundation ($20) long-lasting, it packs hydrating hyaluronic acid and protective vitamin E to help your skin, too. The 60 shades are all oil- and paraben-free, and can be built up for fuller coverage or blended out for a more natural look.
Smashbox Studio Skin Flawless 24 Hour Concealer
Choose one of the 30 shades of Smashbox Studio Skin Flawless 24 Hour Concealer ($24) to correct under-eye circles, blemishes, hyperpigmentation, or any other trouble spots. The creamy, non-acnegenic formula won't clog pores or settle into lines either.
BareMinerals All-Over Face Color
There are nearly 2,500 five-star reviews at Sephora for the BareMinerals All-Over Face Color ($22). The illuminating minerals in all three color choices can highlight the high points of your face . . . and leave a radiant finish behind.
Kat Von D Tattoo Liner
If you're in the market for a new liquid eyeliner, the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner ($20) is a great place to start — after all, it's earned more than 460,000 loves at Sephora. It's shaped more like a pen, which makes it easier to precisely start a line with its thin felt brush tip and then sweep it out to a cat eye (if desired).
Clinique Naturally Glossy Mascara
Several Sephora reviewers mention how underrated and nonclumping they find this Clinique Naturally Glossy Mascara ($20). Sure, it's not meant for someone who wants a bold look since the formula's gel-based to naturally define lashes with just a hint of color (instead of adding a ton of volume).
Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil
The bestselling Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil ($12-$24) has an ultrafine tip to define brows by adding hairlike lines. Eight shades are available in a mini size, but there are an additional four choices in the standard-sized one (cool grey, neutral blonde, warm auburn, and warm medium brown), if those sizes or shades suit you better.
Tarte Tarteist PRO to go Amazonian Clay Palette
The Tarte Tarteist PRO to go Amazonian Clay Palette ($19) comes with four matte and metallic shadows, and two shimmery ones. It's small enough that you can bring it along if you're not a fan of the daytime sparkle . . . but you'll change your mind by nightfall.
Urban Decay Eyeshadow
Choose from 20-plus colors of the iconic Urban Decay Eyeshadow ($20). They're all velvety and highly pigmented and have earned more than 2,000 five-star reviews at Sephora.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Loose Pigments
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Loose Pigments ($22) make a great shimmering eyeshadow, but there's no reason why the five shades can't also be used highlight the rest of the face, or even your collarbone, too.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
If you're spending time to carefully apply eyeshadow, it makes sense to want that to last. This Too Faced Shadow Insurance ($22) ensures that the colors go on smoothly, look bolder, and last longer, too.
Smashbox Mindful 5 Nourishing Lip Oil
The name of this Smashbox Mindful 5 Nourishing Lip Oil ($18) comes from its five "mindful" ingredients and what they're working to do. Whether it's worn alone or under colors, the chamomile alongside hemp seed, jojoba, sunflower, and apricot oils condition and prep lips, while visually plumping, moisturizing, and softening them, too.
Bite Beauty Outburst Longwear Lip Stain
The ultra-long-lasting Bite Beauty Outburst Longwear Lip Stain ($24) is great for someone who wants a bold color . . . but doesn't want to reapply it hourly. What's more is that the sunflower seed wax inside locks in moisture along with that color, and there's hydrating coconut oil to help out.
Melt Cosmetics Allday Everyday Lipliner
Sure, the waterproof Melt Cosmetics Allday Everyday Lipliner ($17) can line lips to help prevent color from bleeding, but it can also be worn all on its own. The 10 shades are creamy and opaque, all with a matte finish.
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Cream Gloss
More than 2,000 five-star reviews are buzzing about Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Cream Gloss ($21) — as it creates fuller, shiny lips with a slight tingle (and no needles). Several of the shiny colors are named after cocktails like kir royale, hot toddy, and sangria . . . and are we the only ones who are suddenly very thirsty?
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15
You shouldn't just use this Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15 ($24) when it's sunny outside, as all the colors — and this untinted option — are actually packed with moisturizing black currant seed oil and the natural humectant sugar, to help keep your lips hydrated in Winter months, too.
Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love
Well, when lipstick goes on that smoothly, it's hard to not have love for it. The award-winning Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love ($24) comes in 30 silky colors infused with light-reflecting oils like avocado oil, which does double duty to nourish lips as well.
Tower 28 Beauty BeachPlease Tinted Lip + Cheek Balm
Tap some of this tinted silicone-free Tower 28 Beauty BeachPlease Tinted Lip + Cheek Balm ($20) on either of those spots on your body, or brush it on heavier for a more noticeable glow, whether it's golden hour (orange), magic hour (rose) . . . or happy hour (coral).
Make Up For Ever Artist Face Color Highlight, Sculpt and Blush Powder
What can't this Make Up For Ever Artist Face Color Highlight, Sculpt and Blush Powder ($23) do? Choose one of the 34 shades to try out as they're each sold individually and add that to a small palette that fits the one face color powder ($2). Each superfine powder comes in matte, pearl, and shimmer finishes — and can be blended or diffused to highlight, sculpt, or give your face an all-over glow.
Sephora Collection Matte Perfection Blush Duos
Get two colors in one with the Sephora Collection Matte Perfection Blush Duos ($16). The six color combos are highly pigmented and several Sephora shoppers noted how well they worked on darker complexions, too.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick
When you're looking to make a shimmery statement, you'll want to have a Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick ($25) handy nearby. They can start out at a subtle glow and, as one Sephora reviewer notes, be "easily built up to be blinding."
Nails Inc. Nail Polish
Why should your hands (and feet) be left out of this beauty list? Nails Inc. Nail Polish ($15) comes in shimmer, metallic, matte, and high-shine finishes from the subtle Nakey Nakey up to the sparkling Rainbow Hooves Pink. Now your fingers and toes can get in on some colorful action, too.
