Thursday 12 September 2013

Top 10 Beauty Products Under £10

Today's post is about my favourite budget beauty products. When I read glowing product reviews I'm usually inspired to buy products but then find that they are too expensive for my budget. Some times we all need a bit of a pick me up or we just want to change our routine a little, the products in this collection aren't going to cost you an arm and a leg so if you do decide to try them you won't have to re-mortgage your house in order to do so.

10 Products Under £10

1. Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Lotion - £4.29
This is one of my favourite body lotions, it is moisturising and smells amazing. I have tried other cocoa smelling products but they come off too artificial whilst this smells like sweet chocolate. It sinks into the skin beautifully so there is no oily residue left.

2. Aldi Baby Lotion - £0.79
I use baby lotion on a cotton pad to remove my eye make-up. So far it is the most reliable and not to mention cheapest ways of removing stubborn mascara. The Aldi one is the cheapest I've found but if you don't live near an Aldi you could try a supermarket own brand as all of these products tend to be very similar.

3. Palmers Cocoa Butter - £3.25
Another product from Palmers but this one is for when you need a little bit more nourishment. Recently everyone is the beauty world has been buzzing about coconut oil and how multi-purpose it is. Coconut oil is quite expensive and I was put off by versions of it that had perfume added which meant that it couldn't be used in as many ways. I put it on my face and it stung like hell and tasted chemically when  I used it as lip balm. This cocoa butter can be used in all the same ways as coconut but it has a much better scent and can be used all over. I use it as a hair mask, on stretch marks, on dry skin and as lip balm.

4. TRESemme Heat Defence Styling Spray - £4.89
A cheap and reliable heat defence spray, it doesn't smell offensive doesn't make the hair heavy with product unlike some other ones I have tried.

5. Brazened Honey Fresh Face Mask - £5.95 or free when you return 5 black pots to Lush
Ethically approved and good for you too, this face mask is amazing for fighting under the skin acne. It has crushed up almonds shells which are brilliant for exfoliating the skin and other ingredients to help fight acne and give you a brighter complexion. I usually leave the mask on for as long as I can bare and then as I slowly apply water to my face I gently buff it into my skin to give my face a deep cleanse. I always notice a difference in my skin when I use this mask, my pores genuinely look smaller, red pimple look less angry and bumpy under the skin acne is reduced.

6. Bye Bye Blemish Drying Lotion - £9.75
When I'm having a really bad acne day I like to apply Bye Bye Blemish. My sister was the one who introduced me to this product. It is brilliant for those painful red spots that are yet to properly surface. It is a sulphur based topical treatment which reduces the size of the spot and also reduces redness. It is best to leave it on individual spots at night to reap all the benefits.

7. Superdrug Brightening Hot Cloth Cleanser - £5.99
I've written about this cleanser on my blog before, but to recap - it is gentle but offers a light exfoliating effect. It rivals some of the pricier hot cloth cleansers but with no frills.

8. Pantene Intensive Repair Shampoo and Conditioner - £7.38
I have quite dry hair and I also dye it, this is not the best combination for maintaining healthy looking hair but this shampoo/conditioner combo work together to protect my hair and prevent it from drying out. I think it makes my hair look incredibly shiny and in good condition.

9. Tesco Proflex Hairspray - £2.04
So this hairspray looks A LOT  like the product it is trying to imitate, but it is far superior. Although it is higher quality than other hairsprays on the market, I find that Elnett doesn't hold my hair as much as I'd like. This Tesco version however has excellent hold without making hair look greasy or crispy (leave that to KFC).

10. Tease Impulse Body Spray - £1
And finally, a body spray. As an adult it can feel a little juvenile to wear body spray because they are mostly targeted at teens. At school almost every girl carried around body spray and the Impulse cloud that used to form after we all got changed from PE was the stuff of an asthmatic's nightmare. I love body sprays to this day because they are easy to carry around and add a little burst of fragrance. I adore Tease by Impulse in particular because it has a very deep and sultry fragrance something which is hard to find in cheap body sprays.

Let me know what your top 10 products under £10 are in the comments!

11 comments:

  1. Ahhhh I LOVE Pantene! I know so many people tell you it's bad for your hair blah blah but I totally don't care, it smells amazing and leaves my hair looking so good!

    Some of mine would be:

    1) Nivea Lip Butters - like £1.49
    2) Soap & Glory Hand Food -£7
    3) Lee Stafford Straightening Spray - £8

    xx

    Gemma | Miss Makeup Magpie

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    1. I find Pantene is the only shampoo I can use, others like Tresemme destroy my hair and make it completely unworkable!

      I agree with you on Hand Food is is do delicious. I think I'm going to have to try the Nivea lip butters, so many people have been talking about them.

      Thanks for reading :)
      x

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  2. I love Elnett hairspray but hate the price tag. I will try the Tesco version!

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  3. I started using Pantene on my hair and I loved the results, I then switched to Herbal Essances which made my hair feel weak and damaged, Pantene is the way to go! Also, the Treseme Heat Defence Spray is so highly raved it yet i've never had the chance to buy it! xx

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    1. I think there are some basic products out there that offer so much more than just basic results. At the moment I'm trying out some store brand versions of Pantene to see how well they compare, at the moment it is looking quite promising.

      I'm glad you've enjoyed the post :)

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  4. Great picks and lovely blog!

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    1. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the post :)

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  5. Thanks for the tip about the Tesco Elnett-alike! Boots Essentials hairspray gets a lot of good reviews too and is very budget friendly. I recently switched to Pantene from a premium brand and frankly, the results are actually much better than the higher priced product delivers.

    Ali

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    1. I'll have to try the Boots hairspray when I eventually run out of my stocks of all the others I've been trying. The Tresemme freeze hold hairspray makes my hair look so greasy I'm now only using it to style the tips of my hair when I curl it.

      Thank you for commenting

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  6. great selection! I love palmer's products, great performers and cheap.
    I need to try the Superdrug Brightening Hot Cloth Cleanser - hot cloth cleansers are my favourites :)

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