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Why give up on the perfect red lip or smoother skin just because you are also a responsible adult who must save towards their retirement plan (or next vacation, you do you, babe)? Instep didn’t have to look too far to find alternatives available within the local market for products we covet but maybe can’t budget for right now.
Merit Flush Balm: We clocked this when we discovered that Carrie wears it in And Just Like That. Without being a Carrie fan, we are definitely fans of the pretty glow she seems to wear constantly. Retails for about $ 28.
The Ordinary Niacinamide 10%: All human faces need niacinamide, and we don’t say this lightly. If you have skin prone to oiliness or breaking out or blocked pores or even milia, niacinamide, used regularly will improve the texture of your skin visibly. Retailing online from Rs 4000.
Mac Ruby Woo: A queen among red lipsticks, Ruby Woo is totally available at your local drugstore, but for a steep price starting at Rs 3000.
The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser: To be completely fair here, our splurge and save aren’t exactly that far apart in price, so it’s a matter of ingredient preference and whether you prefer to buy local or not. TO’s cleanser is available online locally for around Rs 2500.
Golden Rose Creamy Blush Stick: At under Rs 1800, this is definitely the backup to tide you over till you can order yourself the splurge.
Niacinamide Glow Drops: Skindeep introduces its own Niacinamide serum, and if you’re curious about the super ingredient, but too unsure to want to splurge, familiarize yourself here, because the homegrown version retails at around Rs 1300. Even if you hate how niacinamide reacts with your skin (but probably won’t), it will not be too much cash wasted.
Medora Red
Fortune: Incidentally, the same store stocks the Medora dupe for Ruby Woo, and beauty enthusiasts are usually quite, you know, enthusiastic about Medora lipsticks. Retailing at Rs 180.
Primary Oil-To-Milk Cleanser: We’ll begin with the price: this locally-developed-and produced cleanser is available for Rs 2400. The difference between the two cleansers is the base ingredient. While The Ordinary cleanser boasts of plant-derived squalane, giving the cleanser the benefit of an oily pull, the Primary cleanser uses multiple oils towards the same result, i.e. the famous – and essential – double-cleanse in one.
