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My Favorite Makeup and Their Dupes

I have a newfound love for high end makeup but that doesn’t mean I’m foregoing my love for Etude House, Maybelline, ELF, and just recently I developed some lovin’ for Revlon, Wet N Wild, NYX and Fanny Serrano cosmetics. Some of the products in the said lines are comparable to high end ones. I’ll give you 3 of my favorite dupes.

 

First, the bestselling NARS Orgasm with its dupe, ELF Glow:

 

nars orgasm and elf glow, by bitsandtreats

 

Here are swatches:

 

orgasm and glow swatches, by bitsandtreats

 

 

Another favorite is NARS Super Orgasm:

 

nars super orgasm and etude house dear darling blushblush

 

The dupe is the Dear Darling Blush from Etude House. I’m not sure what the exact shade is but at the back it says CH004 C91020. I made a review of this blush here.

 

Swatches:

 

super orgasm and dear darling swatches, by bitsandtreats

 

And lastly, MAC Chez Chez Lame and ELF Luminance:

 

mac chez chez lame and elf luminance, by bitsandtreats

 

I super love ELF Luminance! I guess you can see the evidence. They’re so similar. See here:

 

 

chez chez lame and elf luminance swatches, by bitsandtreats

 

I think Chez is a limited edition thing but Luminance is a staple so if you missed Chez, just grab a pot of Luminance. I also did a review of this here.

 

I have a ton of makeup and I’m sure there are still dupes somewhere there. I’ll post more when I discover them.

Comments

  1. sugar sugarMay 26, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    great post E! thanks for sharing this dupe list. :)

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  2. Jes RoqueMay 26, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    I want to try ELF Luminance. It's pretty! :)

    http://jesroque.blogspot.com/

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  3. MichelleMay 26, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    I want to try the e.l.f. Luminance too!! It's soooo pretty!!

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  4. UnknownMay 27, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    hey E, I'm taking notes! :) i'm so into highlighters, illuminizers (?)-- anything to create that glow, that barely there make-up. Keep it up! Will be waiting for your next dupe post :)

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  5. KittenMay 27, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    can you post on lipsticks dupes?

    and the elf illuminance is intriguing

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  6. Lady EMay 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I will try with the lipstick dupes but I'm not making any promises. I'm very careful when I buy lipstick so my collection is quite varied.

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  7. Lady EMay 27, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    @Sherbeth: Then I suggest that you invest in matte bronzers too. Bobbi Brown is big on bronzers for that no makeup look.

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