Hear that? It’s the sound of college students’ bank accounts cheering. While textbooks and other school costs can ring up one serious tab, these favorite beauty goods are a serious steal. And they can all be found at any drugstore down the street.
Calming Washes
Sore from that morning spin class? The Epsom salts found in most calming body cleansers at drugstores help soothe achy muscles by the time showering is over. Plus, they’re a fraction of the price of most name brand aromatherapy products. Detoxify and energize with Dr. Teal’s Ginger and Clay Pure Epson Salt Body Wash for only $6.
Easy-to-Use Lotions
Resist the urge to towel dry immediately after the shower and instead grab a wet skin moisturizer from the drugstore. Applying lotions when the skin is still damp helps lock in major moisture, leaving the skin baby-like soft to the touch. For luminous and yummy smelling skin, rub in Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer with Refreshing Coconut Oil for only $7.
Durable Nail Polishes
Give the wallet a break from the usual and expensive mani/pedi visit and instead treat yourself at home. Long wear gel-like polishes with built-in base and topcoats have found their way into drugstores and deliver the look of a salon manicure or pedicure for way less. Paint on the hottest shades of the fall with Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy Longwear Nail Enamel for only $8.
Healing Body Serums
Let the skin recover and rejuvenate from a summer spent out in the sun for half the usual price. The powerful ingredients in lotion-like serums found in drugstores help replenish even the most burned or parched skin without that unappealing, greasy after-feel. Rub in Vaseline Intensive Care Deep Repair Healing Serum all over the body for only $8.
Customized Eye Shadows
Want to try the latest eye trend for the first time but don’t want to commit to the hefty price? New-and-improved drugstore eye shadow trios allow anyone to play up their peepers for a customizable look according to eye color. Make them really pop with Almay Intense i-Color Party Brights (available in hazels, browns and blues) for only $8 each.
Trendy Lip Colors
To keep up with the ever-changing makeup styles of each season, drugstore lip colors are the affordable solution. This fall try a matte chubby pencil that has color on one end and a smudge-r on the other that lets you blur the edges for an ombré effect as good as any runway makeup artist. Pucker up with Maybelline New York Color Blur Matte Pencil by Lip Studio for only $9.
Color-Saving Sprays
Don’t let that fabulous dye job waste away! These days everyone is used to sun blocking allover, except the hair. A proper color-saving spray is like SPF for the hair. It will filter damaging UV rays so that dye job stays as vibrant as the day it stepped out of the salon. Thoroughly spritz on Proganix Anti-Fade Weightless Argan Oil + UV Protection for lusciously colored locks for only $12.
All-Purpose Moisturizers
For students on the move, an all-day moisturizer that can keep up with any busy schedule is a must. And drugstores supply morning formulas that multitask just as much as any diligent student throughout the day. Avoid wrinkles and brown spots, while also protecting the face with SPF 20, with L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Triple Power Day Lotion Moisturizer for only $25.
