THRIFTY PICKS
The GH beauty team share their favourite affordable buys, all under £25
Cutting-edge science. A-list expertise. Designer trends. Dressing-table appeal… All things we most definitely won’t be telling you to live without in our budget beauty report. Squeezing your spending doesn’t have to mean cutting out joy, sacrificing clinically proven results or settling for industrial-sized bottles of shampoo that you might as well share with the dog.
With 2025 set to be all about the ‘little treats economy’, the beauty industry has read the room, rising to the demand for well-designed products that offer quality and luxury for less. Here’s our pick of favourites that cost less than £25 but really outperform their price tag, elevating your look while lowering your outlay.
THE MOISTURE TINT
Tinted lip oil is for anyone who loves to wear lip colour without feeling like it’s wearing them. The nourishing formula took off in the designer sphere and it’s filtered down to the price-savvy
Essence Hydra Kiss Lip Oil, £2.99.
THE COST-PRICE COSMETICS
If your whole regime needs a restock, join
Beauty Pie’s
‘premium without the mark-up’ club for exceptional skincare and fragrances, and flattering makeup. Try
Wonderfilter Magic Blurring Loose Powder, £16
(members’ price).