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1. Amazon — a total no-brainer in terms of getting your holy grail beauty buys at the best price and usually with Prime two-day shipping. What could be better?
2. Forever 21 — with the grand opening of their Riley Rose concept store in LA, it's no rumor Forever 21 is really amping up their beauty selection. From K-beauty to adorable beauty accessories, your favorite fast fashion outlet continues to get *so much* better.
3. E.l.f. Cosmetics — dirt cheap makeup and skin care that doesn't sacrifice quality. How do they do it??
4. Hush — an ultra-cute makeup and skin care shop you didn't know about but will become your new obsession like riiiight now.
5. Jet — they offer pretty much every affordable makeup brand under the sun, plus you get ~free~ two-day shipping on all of 'em (as long as you spend over $35) without having to pay an annual fee.
6. Walgreens — there's one on every corner, but that particular lipstick you shade you've been coveting? Nowhere to be seen, except online.
7. CVS Pharmacy — ok, they have all the usual drugstore suspects, but this year they launched a huge foray into K-beauty offerings and they seriously DO NOT disappoint.
8. Target — you already practically live there, so might as well shop for all things beauty too. Plus, they have a dedicated (and growing!) Korean skin care section.
9. Neutrogena — basic, gentle, and no-nonsense skin care and hair products you can trust. Plus, makeup products that give you a natural boost of color and coverage.
10. Walmart — rolling back prices on 1000s of beauty products, including exclusive lines like Hard Candy and Drew Barrymore's Flower Beauty.
11. Asos — they recently revamped their "Face + Body" section to include a new in-house makeup line in addition to favorite drugstore brands they already feature, both American (NYX) and UK ones (Barry M).
12. Urban Outfitters — a curated selection of the trendiest makeup to match your chic, urban hipster lifestyle. And I mean that in the best, most genuine way possible.
13. Ulta — a one-stop shop for all your fav drugstore brands, plus a few you might not have heard before.
14. American Eagle — a trendy beauty shop with a lineup that's constantly changing, so there's always something fun and new to try!
15. Charlotte Russe — a petite selection of products for the perfect ~accessory~ or finishing touch to your new outfit (because CR prices mean you'll have plenty $ to spare).
16. Sally Beauty — an outlet-like store for hair, salon, and nail supplies galore, so you can have a proper ~treat yourself~ day...every other day.
17. Century 21 — in addition to their sizable e.l.f. collection, their gift sets selection could come in quite handy during the impending holiday season.
18. Miss A — an OMG-worthy dollar store (yes, one. dollar.) for beauty, which includes their in-house AOA Studio products — the only products that dare to float above $1 come from their "higher-end" a2o Lab line.
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