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Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Glitter Nail Polish


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday Nail Polish Dupe

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting glitter nail polish (!). Also make sure to check out my newly re-vamped blog, HonestlyJamie.com for even more beauty product reviews and tips.

Glitter nail polish. I love it, you love it, so let’s love it together. Deborah Lippmann is a gold-standard brand when it comes to nail polish but, if you’re like me and you want 400 nail polish options at all times, $20 a pop is a bit much.

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Volumizing Mascara


DiorShow Splurge vs. Steal

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting Dior DiorShow mascara and its beauty dupe. Also make sure to check out my newly revamped blog, HonestlyJamie.com for even more beauty product reviews and tips.

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Cleansing Devices


Beauty Splurge vs. Steal: Clarisonic Cleansing Device

In this weekly column, I'm bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting cleansing devices! Also make sure to check out my newly re-vamped blog, HonestlyJamie.com for even more beauty product reviews and tips.

Now, let’s call a spade a spade, The Clarisonic really did get the cleansing device party started quite a few years back and, since then, there have been numerous copycat devices that haven’t been so good. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Clarisonic (I own the Clarisonic Mia), but $130 is a steep price, especially if you’re not sure whether or not you will even like it. Plus, the replacement brushes cost $27 each and they need to be replaced every three months…no bueno.

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Argan Oil

Moroccan Oil for less!

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalent!) that’s available online or in-stores. This week, we’re chatting argan oil for your hair.

You can’t deny that Moroccanoil has really dominated the argan oil market, but at $43 there were bound to be beauty dupes.

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Matte Red Lipstick


MAC Russian Red Lipstick Look for Less

Happy Friday, budget babes! I'm Jamie Stone from Queen of the Quarter Life Crisis, and in my new weekly column for The Budget Babe, I will be bringing you the best expensive beauty products and their budget-friendly equivalents. We all love a luxe product but there's always something similar - and for a lot less money! This week, we're talking matte red lipstick.