April Contest: Drugstore Diva Milani Makeup Party...

Are you a Drugstore Diva??  Do you love makeup??  If those two statements are true then do I have a contest for you!  As I told you last week, Milani Cosmetics has partnered with TheMakeupGirl to give away full sets of their latest collection to 5 lucky readers so you can be decked from your lashes to your lips and everything in-between for the upcoming summer party season!

Criteria:

In the comments section of THIS POST, tell me why you are a Drugstore Diva!  Do you mix and match high end with drugstore brands?  How do you do it?  What was one of the best Drugstore looks, be creative ladies spill it!!   

Official Rules:

If you are in my family or you are in my phone book you cannot enter (sorry...but I have to be fair), Make certain you include your e-mail address with your entry so I will know how to contact you!  The contest will end at 5pm EST on Wednesday April 30th.  The winners will be announced on Friday May 2nd.

Win Pretty!!

Comments

[Heather]

Yes! I am a drugstore diva for sure. I swear by my MAC eye shadow but I go drugstore for foundation (Loreal), concealer (Maybelline), the mascara in the little pink bottle is the best ever made IMO (Maybelline) and the cheap lip liners ($.99) work just as good as any $20 lip liner! And a light dusting of baby powder works just as good as any fancy setting powder I have tried!

[Lydia]

I am drugstore diva because I love to make makeup looks from drugstore products. I find that some of them are as good or better than the high end brands! I love to mix and match them together! Thanks for this awesome contest... I love your blog!

[Huguette E.]

I am a drugstore diva because I love to get afforable makeup. However if there is a good recommendation online or something for a problem area, like concealer, I'll go high end shopping ♥

[Laura G]

Expensive brands are great, but lets face it...not all women can afford to spend hundreds on their usual makeup regime. Sure, the most expensive products last longer and are higher quality pigments, but for everyday wear I feel like with a little digging, every woman can find suitable makeup at the drug store. With pricey products, you are not able to experiment as much as you can with inexpensive ones. Therefore I can find the best products for my coloring and skin with less monetary loss.

[Shayela]

Drugstore diva? I'd say so. When it comes to what goes directly on my face (moisturizer, foundation, or powder), I have to splurge. But honestly my only reliable eyeliner is Milani's retractable black! As a student, I can't afford to buy everything out of the drugstore.

[Joan C]

Drugstore Diva? Well, this week I bought Maybelline mascara (the only brand I use for mascara) at Wall Mart and Sonia Kashuk lipstick and eyebrow pencil at Target..not just because it is cheap but because it's good. I also bought Kanebo cleanser, which is a very expensive Japanese brand. My thinking is that you only have to use so little of the cleanser that the price actually is not so much, (it lasts a year). So , I guess, it's not the price but the quality of the product that prompts the choice!

[Arika]

I am THE drugstore diva. I love mixing and matching. No one can make skin care and foundation like Clinique, so gentle on the skin but I've never found a bronzer that stood up to affordable drugstore brands! Plus I pretty much have to have drugstore eyeliner in my purse, makeup bag, and work locker!

[Hazel]

I choose to be a drugstore diva because it is fun and awesome! Getting makeup from dugstores instead of department stores lets me play around with all kinds of crazy colors with out worrying that they might not work for me. The price is low enough that it doesn't matter if I only use the product once. I also lets me use the colors I like anytime I feel like it rather than save them for nice occasions.

[Jennie]

I'm a drugstore diva because I love to experiment with crazy colors and love not having to spend hundreds on it! My fav line right now is Revlon because they're eyeshadows works well on my oily lids. I only splurge on skincare stuff since I have sensitive skin. Milani isn't available in Canada so I hope to get a chance to try it out soon!

[kara]

i am a TOTAL DRUGSTORE DIVA! if you look at my blog, in my 'mission statement' (LOL) i say how i'm an equal opportunity product employer- i'll use the best of the best whether it's $2.99 or $200.99! i love to mix and match high end with low end makeup, i mean, you have to choose smartly about what you buy when you're on a budget, and why pay more for a product you can get something cheaper that delivers just as well? i'll rock some MAC eye shadow with some Rimmel eyeliner, MAC lipstick with some Wet'n'Wild gloss, and Cover Girl mascara with some Sally Hansen nail polish! when i wash my hair, i use Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo (around $1!!!) followed up by some Kerastase Masquintense Deep Conditioner! i really love love LOVE Milani makeup (just bought the new POWER LASH mascara today!) and would love to win this. good luck to everyone and thanks for this great contest!

[kara]

i am a TOTAL DRUGSTORE DIVA! if you look at my blog, in my 'mission statement' (LOL) i say how i'm an equal opportunity product employer- i'll use the best of the best whether it's $2.99 or $200.99! i love to mix and match high end with low end makeup, i mean, you have to choose smartly about what you buy when you're on a budget, and why pay more for a product you can get something cheaper that delivers just as well? i'll rock some MAC eye shadow with some Rimmel eyeliner, MAC lipstick with some Wet'n'Wild gloss, and Cover Girl mascara with some Sally Hansen nail polish! when i wash my hair, i use Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo (around $1!!!) followed up by some Kerastase Masquintense Deep Conditioner! i really love love LOVE Milani makeup (just bought the new POWER LASH mascara today!) and would love to win this. good luck to everyone and thanks for this great contest!

[Misti]

I mix drugstore and designer make-up like a champ!! MAC with Covergirl? No problem! Milani with NARS? Absolutely!

What a great contest!!

[Bunny]

Drugstore Diva - that would be me! I enjoy buying affordable makeup, plus it works just as good. I swear by my L'oreal Lipstick, Maybelline Mascara, Revlon Eyeliner, Wet'n'Wild Lippy. But I love my Benefit Eyeshadow and Blusher. Thanks!

[Quynh]

Even though I started out using high-end stuff, I have been trying to get into low-end stuff. I've been wanting to try stuff like Milani and NYX but I haven't been able to get off my high train so winning this would be an awesome introduction to drugstore products for me.

[Laddie]

Definitely a drugstore diva here! I love buying my cosmetics from the drugstore counter because I don't feel ashamed of trying everything first. I mix them up with my pricey makeup and the result is a million-dollar look! I love anything from Maybelline and e.l.f. :)

[Marsha]

I love my Bare Essentials, but nothing beats Maybelline for my eyes and L'Oreal for my lips.

[Cordelia]

I mix and match all the time, but my first love is drugstore brands because I can experiment freely without ending up with some horrible $40 lipstick that I feel guilty about never using.

I love Milani and NYX especially for their innovative products and awesome color ranges. NYX has stoked my glittery-eyeliner addiction, especially. I do a lot of bold eyes using NYX products - golds, greens and blues, since my hair is green right now. Although I like to occasionally do an orange and gray eye with an orange glitter liner - it goes better with the hair than you'd expect.

[Zara]

I am a small town girl with a small income so I am definitely a Drugstore Diva. L'Oreal and Rimmel cosmetics are my usual purchases.

[Nevin]

I am most definitely a drugstore diva. Here's why:

a)ms. money bags is not one of my nicknames

b)I continually find drugstore items that are 100 times better than their high-end counterparts

c)because of the lower prices, I can buy more!

d)drugstores continually have buy one, get one free deals (and if you've got coupons, which you know I do, then you can get these at an even better price! I've even gotten some stuff for free before!)

Some of my faves right now are:

CoverGirl LashBlast mascara

Wet'n'Wild eyeshadow palettes -all of them (Rite Aid has WnW products for 99cents each right now, and they have this deal every couple months) The quality of these shadows in unbeatable.

Rimmel Vinyl Lip Gloss (especially in Snog & Eastend Snob)

Loreal HIP lipstick in Moxie

My favorite look would be a combination of the above products, and too many more to list.

Now there are two high-end products that I love and always purchase:

Lancome BiFacil Eye Makeup Remover
and
MAC Viva Glam V Lipglass

Thanks so much for the giveaway! It's great of you! and sorry you're having a bad day! Mariah's definitely the one to listen to for days like that....take care!

[Janet]

Well, I'm not a Drugstore Diva... yet! The first time I purchased makeup was a couple of months ago. I walked into a Merle Norman store and said, Help! I have interviews in a week! Although I did purchase a minimal amount of makeup there, I was appalled at the price I had to pay (I am a student, so non-essentials over $20 make me cringe). Since then, I've been wandering the drugstore aisles for good quality makeup at a better price. My newest acquisition is Rimmel's Smoky Brun ColorRush Quad. It was love at first sight - anything that reminds me of dark chocolate merits instant and serious consideration. I tried it out for the first time today, and the pigmentation and staying power are most impressive. Milani is not available in Canada, but I would love the opportunity to experiment with this line. In any case, I will continue my quest for more for less!

[Stephanie]

I am a drugstore diva!!! I mean who doesn't want good deals yet good quality makeup? I do own both types of makeup (both drugstore and higher end ones like MAC). I've been in love with NYX eyeshadows but some of them (the neutral ones) don't show quite well, so I always pair them with other colour from MAC! I honestly don't use foundation, but I use concealer and my favorite one is Revlon's age defying concealer! I've bought 2 Milano's wet/dry eyeshadows lately and a fellow blogger from the states (Vanessa) got them for me since Canada doesn't have Milani (hint hint! Milani should expand to Canada!!), so it'd be really nice if I can win this contest so I can get more of these products when I make a trip to the states!!

[JennBee]

100% Drugstore Diva here! I have a whole blog dedicated to it. :) I scour drugstores every week to look for new products, and am obsessed with finding the best deals, clearances and sales! CVS and Walgreens are my favorites, but ULTA is great as well for good buys. I love trying anything affordable, and have found that my favorite finds are always the drugstore ones. I do own some high-end makeup - a few MAC products and such - but have found the drugstore equivalents to be just as good. Why spend the extra money for much less product?

My favorites are most of the L'Oreal HIP line - bright, fun shadows and beautiful glosses that are a great comparison to MAC - Milani, NYC, NYX... and I also enjoy Covergirl, Maybelline, Revlon, whatever. Sally Hansen is probably my FAVORITE brand for everything, from lip treatments to nail products (I owe my fabulous long natural nails to her!) and lip gloss. Wet 'n' Wild also has some amazing makeup that will never break the bank! I adore all of it, and am always excited to try the newest things!

I mix and match all the time; I love wearing my HIP stuff together, which make some awesome, bold looks... but I can't go anywhere without my CoverGirl Lash Blast, my Sally Hansen lip plumper, Neutrogena balm, and Wet 'n' Wild shadow palettes. And I must wear my CoverGirl TruBlend foundation - it's the ONLY liquid foundation I've tried that matches my fair skin perfectly! No high-end brand has come close... I actually ditched my Laura Mercier because of it!

In short, I'll always be a drugstore diva. It's an unstoppable addiction. But at least I'll always save money. ;)

Finally, I love this blog & contest because Milani products are actually hard to find here where I live, and it would be a dream to win some! Thanks so much. :)

[AAJ]

Oh yaaah!!
Definitely a drugstore diva!
Its all about mixing your beauty products in a way where ppl will think each and everything you have used is high-end..!!
honestly..why waste tons of $$$ on stuff you can get in CVS..walgreens etc...i am alwaaays on the lookout for deals at drugstores..!
For eyeshadows i guess the best out there would be FOR SURE MILANI..and then LOREAL HIP...Milani has EXACT DUPES of MAC e/s..but at 1/4th of the price!! love the creeeamy smooth milani e/s...same goes for loreal..though they don't have dupes for MAc e/s..(sadly)..even their products are pretty creamy..! :)

then for lip products..i loooove Milani lipliners..and for lipsticks etc..i looove LOREAL once again!! :)

its all about mixing things up..and pulling everything off in the classiest of ways..that is what makes a true drugstore diva! lolZ!!! :)

[AAJ]

Oh yaaah!!
Definitely a drugstore diva!
Its all about mixing your beauty products in a way where ppl will think each and everything you have used is high-end..!!
honestly..why waste tons of $$$ on stuff you can get in CVS..walgreens etc...i am alwaaays on the lookout for deals at drugstores..!
For eyeshadows i guess the best out there would be FOR SURE MILANI..and then LOREAL HIP...Milani has EXACT DUPES of MAC e/s..but at 1/4th of the price!! love the creeeamy smooth milani e/s...same goes for loreal..though they don't have dupes for MAc e/s..(sadly)..even their products are pretty creamy..! :)

then for lip products..i loooove Milani lipliners..and for lipsticks etc..i looove LOREAL once again!! :)

its all about mixing things up..and pulling everything off in the classiest of ways..that is what makes a true drugstore diva! lolZ!!! :)

[Claudia]

I'm absolutely a drugstore diva! My favorite concealer is by L'oreal, and Jane makes some of my favorite liquid eyeliner. Finding something gorgeous and cheap at my local Walgreens makes my day, and weekly BOGO specials make my heart race! My Wet 'n Wilds are nestled in the same drawer as my MACs and Chanels, and they all get along fine. :-)