By Simone Robinson
Staff Writer
Stand out this fall with these affordable and essential beauty products from your local drugstore and brands tailored for your wallets.
Lip balms and moisturizers
The drop in temperature tends to affect our bodies, particularly our lips and skin, during the colder months. To keep your lips and skin moisturized throughout the day, apply lip balm religiously and add a layer of moisturizer prior to applying scented lotion on your skin.
Suggested lip products: EOS Lip Balm $3, Carmex Lip Balm $3, Blistex Lip Balm $3
Suggested skin products: Jergens Daily Moisturizer $5, Vaseline Intensive Care Moisturizer $6, Vitamin E Skin Care Cream $4
Lipsticks and lip liners
For the fall, opt out of wearing bright, lighthearted summer hues such as peach and pink. Let the various colors of the leaves, including burnt orange, deep red and brown, dictate your next lip color or simply watch this season’s runway shows for the latest lip color trend. To achieve more dimension in your makeup look, use a lip liner a few shades darker than your chosen lipstick to make your lips look fuller.
Suggested Lipsticks: Wet n Wild Purty Persimmon $2, NYX Blood Love $7, Milani Covet $8, Too Faced Evil Twin $21
Suggested Lipliners: Wet n Wild Chestnut $1, e.l.f Dark Brown $3, NYX Heatwave $7, NYX Dark Soul $8
Bold eyes
No autumn look is complete without a pair of sultry eyelashes, paired with liquid liner and warm-based eyeshadows, reflective of fall colors. When combined, these products will add more definition to your eyes and create the perfect dramatic makeup look. You can find affordable liners and eyeshadows as low as $1 at your local drugstores, such as Walmart, CVS and Walgreens, while brands like BH Cosmetics and NYX feature affordable eye palettes suited for the season.
Suggested Palettes: Wet n Wild Au Natural $6, BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes $12, Shany Natural Fusion $13, NYX Go-To Palette $17
Nail polish
Complete your fall look with an updated manicure, featuring earthy shades such as emerald and brown or metallic hues in gray and gold. It’ll add a beautiful contrast to your outfit of the day and keep you on trend.
Suggested Nail Polish: Wet n Wild Under Your Spell $2, Sinful Colors Strike a Pose $2, Essie Lady Godiva $9, O.P.I Jade is the New Black $10
Perfume
Update your vanity with woodsy and amber-coated scents to top off your stylish ensembles.
Suggested Scents: Bath & Body Works Twilight Woods $14, Victoria Secret Amber Romance $18, Bvlgaria Omnia $40, Calvin Klein Euphoria $72
