Unfortunately, most of us don’t have unlimited budgets to spend on cosmetics, haircare and skincare. Luckily, there are tons of great beauty products to be found just a few aisles over from your laundry detergent and dental floss. Hair stylists, makeup artists and dermatologists consistently pick drugstore finds like Maybelline Great Lash and Cetaphil as their favorites — and we have more than a few of our own that we can’t live without.

My favorite drugstore product? You guys are going to laugh…but mine is Johnson’s Cucumber Melon Baby Lotion.  I had bought it for my boys - who at 5 & 7 are a little too old to be still wearing the original baby lotion (even though it’s the BEST smell!).  Every time I would put it on the boys after their bath, I would fall in love with it! So I started using it myself, after a shower - and I gotta say I love it! It leaves your skin feeling baby soft (imagine that) and smelling great all day!  I heard this might just be a summer scent, but I really hope that’s not true.  Guess I better go stock up!

JOHNSON’S Cucumber Melon Baby Lotion combines cucumber and melon, ingredients long known to moisturize and freshen the skin, with gentle emollients for baby soft skin. This non-greasy, fast absorbing lotion moisturizes for 24 hours and helps maintain skin’s natural moisture. JOHNSON’S Cucumber Melon Baby Lotion is allergy tested and clinically proven mild, so it can be used on all skin types. Use everyday for baby soft skin.

$6.99 - You can find it at your local drugstore…
Tell us: What is your favorite drugstore beauty product?

Would you wear a dark red lipstick? (And let’s hope you’re better at applying it than Mandy Moore)

If deep red lipstick is your thing, try MAC’s Lipstick, in the shade Underworld!

$14.00 - BUY IT HERE!

Sue Devitt Microquatic™ Black Widow Mascara

What it is:
A thickening and volumizing mascara.

What it is formulated to do:
The unique conditioning formula of Microquatic™ Black Widow Mascara offers a nano dispersion of vitamins, pro-vitamins, and soothing orchid extract for the ultimate hydration. Advanced Microsphere Technology ensures each lash is coated, pampered, and plumped. Ultra-rich pigments achieve the highest form of black possible.

$22.00 BUY IT HERE. 

Create the look of airbrushed skin with Perfekt Skin Perfection Gel, a tinted primer. Smooth it on before applying makeup.

$57.50 BUY IT HERE.

Line eyes with Stila Smudge Pot in Black, gradually making the line thicker and angling out at the corner. Punctuate your eye shape by tracing NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Kalahari across the brow-bone. Intensify the look with 2 coats of Dior Diorshow Black Out Mascara. Brush and define brows with Anastasia Brow Pencil in Brunette.

$18.00 Stila Smudge Pots

$31.00 Nars Duo Eyeshadow

$23.00 Diorshow Blackout 

$22.00 Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil

Accentuate bone structure with a subtle dusting of Napoleon Perdis Blush Patrol under cheekbones.

$50.00 Napoleon Perdis Blush Patrol 

Crimson lips require precision and staying power. Start by lining lips with CARGO The Reverse Lip Liner, then use a lip brush to paint Sephora Cream Lipstick #94 on top.

$14.00 Cargo The Reverse Lipliner 

$10.00 Sephora Cream Lipstick 

Do you have an upcoming evening out and need a fabulous new hairdo? Well if you are like me and can’t afford a celebrity stylist to get your iconic look . Check out this great How To video by Ford Models super stylist Johnny Lavoy, let him show you how to create an evening updo in under 10 minutes! My little brother is getting married this weekend and I think I will try out this quick updo.

How to: Create an evening look in minutes

Need a good hair spray to help complete this look? Try:

Frederic Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray

Frederic Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray uses a unique ultra-fine mist that creates natural-looking, invisible hold that dries in an instant. The precise concentrator nozzle offers buildable holding power - spray a little for fine hold, more for lasting all day humidity control. Formulated with avocado oil, panthenol and wheat protein, Sheer Hold locks in style and leaves hair soft, sexy and shiny all day. A triple color protection complex helps protect hair against UV rays, and keeps color from fading.

$23.00 BUY IT HERE.