Gifts For a Makeup Lover

Trying to shop for a makeup lover?  Whether she's a beginner, or a long time makeup addict, these products would make a great addition to her kit.

The products I picked are great to carry around in her purse since they can be applied when she's in a rush, or wants to transform her look from day to night.

Gift Guides I & II

While I had originally planned on having only one gift guide, but I felt it looked a bit haphazard.   Wallet friendly items are under I, and splurge worthy items are under II.

If you want it to be a big gift, you can pick an item from each category, and put them in a makeup bag.  These could also make great stocking stuffers.

I hope this makes your shopping trip go a little more smoothly.


Have you read my previous beauty, fashion, and lifestyle posts?


P.S.

I avoided adding kits or holiday edition products since stores can run out of them pretty quickly. That, and unfortunately a majority (IMO) of them can be pretty disappointing.


As always, thanks for reading!

Save vs. Splurge III

After comparing swatches from videos, blogs, magazines, and having my arms look like a colorful giraffe, I can finally post a Save vs. Splurge III!


Lips:

* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Barbie Pink | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Boots
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Blush | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - 1st Base
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Carina | Sephora Lip Cream Stain - 09 Watermelon Slice
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Craft | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip- More Better
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Dainty | NYX butter gloss - Apple Strudel
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Rio | Coloured Raine - Kinky Pink
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Spicy | Jeffree Star Cosmetics - Anna Nicole  /  Sephora Lip Cream Stain - Mandarin Muse
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Petal | Rimmel Showoff lip lacquer - Apocaliptic
* Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Pure Hollywood | Jordana Matte Lipstick - Matte Blush
* Bobbi Brown lipstick - Blush | MAC lipstick - Boca
* Burberry lipstick - Military Red | Makeup Revolution - Atomic Ruby
* Chanel lipstick - Boy |  L'Oreal lipstick - J.Lo's Nude
* Chanel lipstick - Genial | Maybelline lipstick - Shocking Coral            
* Chanel lipstick - La Favorite | MAC lipstick - Vegas Volt
* Dose Of Colors lipstick - Coy | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Tipsy
* Dose Of Colors - Truffle | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Oh Snap
* girlactik matte lip paint - Allure | theBalm Meet Matt(e) Hughes liquid lipstick - Charming
* Givenchy lipstick - Beige Plume | Charlotte Tilbury lipstick - Bitch Perfect
* Guerlain lipstick - Genna | Chanel lipstick - Arthur / urban decay lipstick - Sheer Slowburn
* Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy - Desirable | Makeup Revolution London - When You Came to Me
* Jeffree Star Cosmetics - Prom Night | Sephora Collection Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Color - Magenta Luster
* Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick - Agatha | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Skimpy
* Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick - Countess | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Yasmin
* Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick - Double Dare | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - Bumble
* Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick - Lolita | NYX  Soft Matte Lip Creme- Cannes
* Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick - L.U.V. | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - Lychee
* Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick - Mother | City Color - Phobe  /  Covergirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor - Ultra-Violet
* MAC lipglass - Grand Pumpkin | NYX butter gloss - Cherry Cheesecake
* MAC lip pencil - Boldly Bare | NYX lip pencil - 860 Peekaboo Neutral
* MAC lip pencil - Whirl | NYX lip pencil - Mauve
* MAC lipstick - Acai | NYX matte lipstick - Aria
* MAC lipstick - Catty (LE) | Dirty Little Secret - Hopeless  /  NYX - French Kiss
* MAC lipstick - Cyber | Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss - #4
* MAC lipstick - Diva-ish (LE) | NYC lipstick - Air Kiss
* MAC lipstick - Flamingo | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Fiesta
* MAC lipstick - Flat Out Fabulous | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Heart On
* MAC lipstick - Girl About Town | Rimmel London - Funtime Fuchsia  
* MAC lipstick - Glamorized (LE) | Dirty Little Secret - Poison
* MAC lipstick - Happy Go Lucky (LE) - NYX High Voltage lipstick - Privileged
* MAC lipstick - Heaux (original) | City Colour City Chic lipstick - Heartbreaker
* MAC lipstick - Hollywood Cerise (LE) | Covergirl - Spellbound
* MAC lipstick - Lady Danger | Milani Moisture Matte Lipstick - Matte Passion
* MAC lipstick - MAC Red | City Color lipstick - Red Wine      
* MAC lipstick - Margherita (LE) | Dirty Little Secret - Sugar Daddy
* MAC lipstick - Men Love Mystery | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Fern
* MAC lipstick - Mocha | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Pinch
* MAC lipstick - Morange | City Color lipstick - I Dare You  /  Milani Moisture Matte Lipstick - Matte Luxe
* MAC lipstick - Opera (LE) | Vivid Addiction lipstick - M.O.Z.
* MAC lipstick - Pander Me (LE) | City Color - Cappuccino          
* MAC lipstick - Pleasure Bomb (LE) | Jeffree Star Cosmetics - Masochist
* MAC lipstick - Please Me - City Color - Valerie          
* MAC lipstick - Ravishing | elf lipstick - Peach
* MAC lipstick - Red | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Bossy
* MAC lipstick - Relentlessly Red | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Toucan  /  NYC lipstick - Traffic Jam
* MAC lipstick - Retro | Wet n' Wild lipstick in Spiked With Rum
* MAC lipstick - Ruby Woo | Milani Moisture Matte Lipstick - 68 Matte Iconic  /  Revlon Color Burst Matte Balm - Standout
* MAC lipstick - Steady Going - City Color Be Matte lipstick - Elizabeth
* MAC lipstick - Saigon Summer | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Luau
* MAC lipstick - Show Orchid | NYC lipstick - Blue Rose
* MAC lipstick - Steam Heat | City Color - Little Red Dress
* MAC lipstick - Syrup | Essence lipstick - 07 Natural Beauty          
* MAC lipstick - Taupe | City Color - Head Over Heels                            
* MAC lipstick - Toxic Tale | City Color - Bright Red
* MAC lipstick - Twig | Colourpop Lippie Pencil - Brink  / Sephora Collection Color Lip Last   lipstick - 06 Blooming Rose
* MAC lipstick - Tenor Voice (LE) | NYX lipstick - Perfect Red  /  NYX lipstick - Hollywood
* MAC lipstick - Velvet Teddy | City Color lipstick - Taupe
* MAC lipstick - Whirl | Sephora Collection Color Lip Last - Brown Is Back!
* MAC lipstick - Yield To Love | City Color - Phoebe
* MAC Viva Glam lipstick - III | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Lady
* Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural - N37 | Revlon lipstick - Demure
* Melt Cosmetics lipstick - Dark Room | Colourpop Lippie Stix - LBB
* Melt Cosmetics lipstick - Nood | Milani matte lipstick - Matte Innocence
* NARS lipstick - Barbara | MAC lipstick - Boca
* NARS lipstick - Schiap | Revlon lipstick - Persian Melon
* NARS Matte Lip Pencil - Cruella | Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm - Standout  /  Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss - 107 (red tube)
* NARS Lip Pencil - Damned | Colourpop Lippie Stix - LBB
* NARS lipstick - Anna | Colourpop Lippie Stix Lumiere
* NARS Satin Lip Pencil - Rikugien | NYX butter lipstick - Pops  /  Jordana Twist & Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain - '05 Honey Love
* NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil - Cruella | Colour Pop lippie Stix - Bichette  /  Sonia Kashuk Velvety Matte Lip Crayon - Rosey Nude
* Ofra - Atlantic City | Vivid Addiction - Obsession
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Amore | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - Tulle
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Aria | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - Bad Habit
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Bella | Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip - Hiball
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Beso | NYX soft matte lip cream  - Electra
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Carina | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Clique  /  Topshop lipstick - Rio Rio
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Patina | Sephora Lip Cream Stain - Marvelous Mauve
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Stone | Dose Of Colors - Baci
* stila stay all day liquid lipstick - Tesoro | Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick - Spicy
* theBalm - Committed | Gerard Cosmetics - Serenity
* Tom Ford lipstick - Pussy Cat - Colourpop Lippie Stix - Lumire
* Too Faced La Creme lipstick - Naked Dolly | Maybelline lipstick - Blush Beige
* Too Faced Melted Liquified Lipstick - Melted Berry | elf studio matte lip color - Berry Sorbet
* Too Faced Melted Liquified Lipstick - Melted Coral | Makeup Revolution Lip Lava - Unleash
* Too Faced Melted Liquified Lipstick - Melted Sugar | MAC lipstick - Myth
* urban decay lipstick - Ladyflower | BH Cosmetics Luxe Lipstick - Charmed
* urban decay lipstick - Stark Naked | Maybelline - Stormy Sahara  /  Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipstick - Melted Nude
* urban decay lipstick - Gash | Colourpop Lippie Stix - Bichette
* ysl lipstick - RPC 52 | Gerard lipstick - Tequila Sunrise / Kat Von D - Jeffree


Eyes:

* Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz | NYX Micro Brow Pencil
* Buxom eyeshadow - Room Service | City Color eyeshadow - Hint of Mint
* Clinique eyeshadow - Strike It Rich | Morphe - 35d Palette
* Kiko water eyeshadow - 208 | Wet n' Wild - Hollywood Blvd
* MAC eyeshadow - All That Glitters | Morphe ES76 Pink Moscato
* MAC eyeshadow - Amber Lights | Inglot eyeshadow - # 606 pearl
* MAC eyeshadow - Boom Boom Boom | urban decay eyeshadow - Solstice
* MAC eyeshadow - Expensive Pink | KIKO eyeshadow - #218
* MAC eyeshadow - Amber Lights | Makeup Geek - Glamorous
* MAC eyeshadow - Gleam | Maybelline eyeshadow - Pink Wink
* MAC eyeshadow - Ricepaper | NYX eyeshadow - Sahara
* MAC eyeshadow - Soft Brown | Morphe eyeshadow - #13
* MAC eyeshadow - Tempting | Makeup Geek eyeshadow - Pretentious
* MAC eyeshadow - Woodwinked | Morphe eyeshadow - ES20 Marbleized
* NARS eyeshadow - Cassiopeia | Makeup Geek eyeshadow - Phantom
* NARS eyeshadow - Dione | urban decay - Nameless / theBalm - #19
* stila eyeshadow - Kitten | elf eyeshadow - Brown Bonanza
* Too Faced eyeshadow (in a palette) - Velvet Revolver | NYX eyeshadow - True Taupe
* urban decay eyeshadow - Penny Love (Vice Palette) | Morphe 35d Palette
* urban decay eyeshadow - Cosmic | Colourpop eyeshadow - Tassel
* urban decay eyeshadow - C-Note (in vice 4 palette) | Morphe eyeshadow - 35D (in 35W palette)
* urban decay eyeshadow - Last Call | L'Oreal Infallible - Glistening Garnet
* urban decay eyeshadow - Lounge | Buxom eyeshadow - No Faux
* urban decay eyeshadow - Pandemonium (in vice 4 palette) | Morphe 35E (in 35W palette)
* urban decay eyeshadow - Sin | Ofra eyeshadow (4g pan) - Millenium Pink
* urban decay eyeshadow - Smog | ulta eyeshadow - Brown Sugar


Face:

*Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator - Starlight | Colourpop highlighter - Lunch Money
* Becca blush - Flower Child | Wet n' Wild - Pearlescent Pink
* Becca highlighter - Opal | Colourpop highlighter - Wisp  / Wet n Wild Shimmer Palette - Hollywood Boulevard
* Becca Champagne Pop | elf eyeshadow - Enchanted  /  Looxi Beauty - Bombshell
* Kat Von D blush - Por Vida | City Color blush - Fresh Melon
* MAC blush - Melba | City Color blush - Papaya  /  NYX blush - Mauve      
* MAC blushcreme - Lady Blush | NYX cream blush - Natural
* MAC highlighter - Whisper of Gilt | Laura Geller - Gilded Honey
* MAC Skinfinish - Perfect Topping (LE) | Wet n' Wild Shimmer Palette - Champagne Glow
* MAC Skinfinish - Shaft of Gold | Black Radiance - Gingersnap
* MAC Skinfinish -  Soft and Gentle | KIKO eyeshadow - #208  /  Milani Illuminating Face Powder - Hermosa Rose 2  /  elf baked highlighter - blush gems
* Makeup Geek foiled eyeshadow - Flame Thrower | Morphe 350 palette
* Makeup Geek foiled eyeshadow - In The Spotlight | Morphe 350 palette
* NARS blush - Gaiety | MAKEUP GEEK- Secret Admirer  /  Milani blush - Delizioso Pink
* NARS highlighter - Albatross | MUA Highlighter - Iridescent Gold  /  NYX eyeshadow- Vanilla Sky  /  NYX Illuminator - Ritualistic
* NARS blush - Unlawful | MAC blush - Peachtwist  /  Revlon blush - Naughty Nude 006
* NARS blush - Orgasm | it cosmetics blush - Pretty in Peony
* stila Liquid Luminizer - Kitten Shimmer | City Color Highlighting Wand - Champagne
* Too Faced Blushing Bronzer - Carrie & Big | Maybelline Fit Me Powder - 355 Coconut
* Too Faced highlighter - Candlelight | Hard Candy highlighter - Moon Glow


Etc:

* Beautyblender | real techniques
* Bioderma Micellar Water | Garnier Skinactive Micellar Water  / Simple Cleansing Micellar Water
* Clinique liquid facial soap mild | equate mild liquid facial soap


Hope this list helps you to know what to save or splurge on!

Let me know if you would like me to include more dupes of a certain product(s) by leaving a comment here, or on twitter with #requestforsvs4 .

Have you seen Save vs. Splurge I & II?


Have you seen my previous fashion, beauty, and lifestyle posts?



As always, thanks for reading!