7 Beauty Editors on the Affordable Products That Rival Expensive Buys

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Sure, you’ll often find beauty editors chatting about the life-changing new products they’ve added to their routines, and often, those products come with hefty price tags. But not everything beauty insiders use actually costs an arm and a leg. In fact, many of their favorite finds are affordable buys—something I’ve learned over the years by chatting with editors about their holy-grail products. So what are the affordable products that earn just as much love as their expensive buys?

Ahead, beauty editors are weighing in on the inexpensive products they can’t live without. From the glycolic pads that are the secret to glowing skin to the makeup-artist secret for brightening under-eyes to the $11 foundation that rivals expensive formulas and more, these are the game-changing finds beauty editors swear by.

Jessica Chia, Contributing Editor, Allure

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Erin Jahns, Beauty Editor,Best Knockoff Luxury Clothing

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Maureen Choi, Beauty Director, Violet Grey

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Courtney Higgs, Associate Beauty Editor,Best Knockoff Luxury Clothing

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Stephanie Saltzman, Beauty Director, Fashionista

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Sara Tan, Senior Fashion and Beauty Editor, Bustle

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Lindsey Metrus Malhado, Senior Editor, Byrdie

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Next, discover the five products I swear by for glowing skin.

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Kristen Nichols is the Associate Director, Special Projects atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing with over a decade of experience in fashion, editorial, and publishing. She oversees luxury content and wedding features, and covers fashion within the luxury market, runway reporting, shopping features, trends, and interviews with leading industry experts. She also contributes to podcast recordings, social media, and branded content initiatives. Kristen has worked with brands including Prada, Chanel, MyTheresa, and Luisa Via Roma, and rising designers such as Refine and Tove, and her style has been featured in publications including Vogue.com, Vogue France, WWD, and the CFDA. BeforeBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , Kristen began her career at Rodarte, where she worked on assistant styling, photo shoots, and runway shows, and at Allure, where she moved into print and digital editorial. She graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied art history and business, and currently lives in New York.