Drugstore Lip Loves

I love high-end lipstick. Something about the vanilla smell and slide of a new, luxury lipstick is a kind of indulgence that I’ll always love. But, as the cost of makeup gets higher, it’s sometimes a hard pill to swallow to for out that $20+ for a lipstick every time.

Target. Target is a magical wonder zone where the drugstore meets luxury. I can find great things, that I love, at a fraction of the price. Let’s take a nice wander down the beauty aisle and talk about the little wonders II found there to help keep my lips in tip-top shape. he windchill is predicted to be -40 tomorrow, but I refuse to let my makeup pay for that. The best part…I spent $7 total on all of these together. You can pick up your own Target Beauty Lip Set here.

Burt’s Bees Moisturizing Lip Mask

I’m always a little wishy-washy about Burt’s Bees. It’s that thing where they remind me of high school, and everything about my beauty routine during that time fills me with a deep level of cringe now. This retails for $2.99, which is about on par with other single-use lip masks. I liked this one. It worked best as a follow-up to a more intense scrub. I used this after I had worn a particularly drying liquid lipstick, and needed the moisture after.

St. Ives Passionfruit Lip Scrub

I am a regular user of lip scrubs. I get the worst dryness during the winter, made worse by a nasty bout of flu that I’m getting over just now. I like the chunky sugar-based ones because they exfoliate like no other and then I can put pretty much anything on top. This one is nice because the sugar is extremely fine, it almost looks like a normal balm. This is great right before a lip mask, or when I’m taking everything off at night. This little tub retails for $4.99.

Dr. Bronner Lip Balm

I will be honest, I immediately passed this one on to the hubs. I like lip balms, but this one is too strongly minty for me. This retails for $3.49. It’s a nice lip balm, I’m just sensitive to smells and tastes. If you like that strongly minty flavor, this is great.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Plumping Gloss

The name kind of says it all. Soap & Glory is a brand that I’m a big supporter of and that I have loved for a long time. Charles and I both use a lot of their skincare and have been happy, but I don’t often use their color cosmetics. This is a nice color. It’s a very natural glossy lip color. I don’t see much plumping, but I do like it and it looks great over a lipstick. This retails for $2.99 in the mini size and $8.99 for the full size.

Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer in Peony

I love this for a quick gloss over my lips when I’m not planning on wearing any lipstick that day. The light light pink color only shows up as a wash of shimmer on my lips and evens out skin tone. At the end of the day, this will find a place at the bottom of my purse and live there for mornings that I’m running out of the door. This one retails for $3.49.

Milani Bold Color Statement Matte Lipstick

Last one! Milani makes some of my favorite blushes, but I’ve found their other offerings to be a little hit and miss at times. I like this lipstick. It doesn’t dry down to a true matte though, so if that’s what you’re wanting, I wouldn’t go for it. I like this. It’s a warm burgundy that looks very flattering for me. It looks even better with that Mother Pucker gloss on top. Highly recommend! Retails for $7.99.

What are your favorite drugstore lipsticks?

This post contains items that have been gifted, but no affiliate links. All of these items came in this month’s Target' Beauty Box, available now.