25 Sephora Goodies Under $25 You’ll Always Add to Your Beauty Cabinet

AFFORDABLE SELF-CARE LUXURY

When you think of Sephora, you’ll find the latest in luxury beauty, skincare, haircare, body and makeup products. Of course with luxury means the cost of a silver dollar versus a pretty penny. Sometimes you need to spend more to get better. If you want a product that works and lasts long, you might need to spend your extra coin.

However, if you’re a savvy shopper and you’re not afraid of clipping coupons and shopping the clearance rack, you know there are loop holes to getting lavishness without breaking the bank. I consider myself a savvy shopper when it comes to beauty products. I know how to find the best items at an affordable price that work like the rich products we all seek to buy. Not too long ago, I wanted to restock my stash and I still pinch myself when I find these awesome goodies for the fraction of the price. 

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The Luxury Skincare Line from Sephora Worth Buying in Mini Size

DON’T SKIP THE MINI PRODUCTS Confession! I believe this luxury skincare line is worth the money. Instead of spending my extra cash on a new handbag or ankle booties, investing in my skin has become a top priority. I grew tired of my cystic acne, inflammatory zones and routine breakouts. In search of a high-quality…

Are the smaller size products necessary? Or should I buy the big bottle?

While having the biggest size bottle of your favorite shampoo, body cream or fragrance obviously goes far in the long-run, don’t think the small or even mini size won’t serve you justice. Nothing wrong with “balling on a budget”. Shopping places like Sephora you’re guaranteed quality products high in concentration where a little truly goes a long way.

How awesome is it to find top-quality beauty items under $25?! For example, this pore minimizing facial mist really makes a difference. Just a couple small sprays is needed and pat the rest into your skin will make it last much longer. Using a quarter size of this creamy heat protectant will keep your hair super moisturized yet very safe with hot tools. Did I mention you’ll get your money’s worth with this very rich in color matte liquid lipstick? Yes, it stays on until you take it off. No more lipstick stains on your teeth! 

In no particular order, here’s a list of 25 affordable yet luxury beauty items to buy at Sephora under $25 that you must add to your beauty cabinet next paycheck! 

Take a Break from Activated Charcoal and Try this Volcanic Face Mask Instead

GENTLE BUT EFFECTIVE When you hear the word volcanoes, naturally you don’t think of skincare. Volcanoes are unpredictable and may erupt by the slightest disturbance similar to trying a new product for the first time on sensitive or acne-prone skin. Regardless the skin type, no one is thinking about upsetting their face. Furthest from the…

 Luxury Sephora Beauty Goodies Under $25

1. Dermalogica Mini Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator: While this container might seem tiny, the exfoliator really goes a long way. King of face scrubs for the sensitive beauties, this rice powder clears pores, brightens and balances uneven skin tones without causing any irritation. Packed with colloidal oatmeal, tea tree and grapeseed oil you can expect this powder to feel soothing and gentle on existing acne.
2. Ceremonia Scalp Massager: If you’re looking for an easy way to stimulate growth without applying an oil or serum to the scalp, invest in a scalp massager. Massing the scalp as you shampoo encourages blood circulation and wakens the hair follicles at the roots, therefore you’re stimulating your scalp for hair growth. The soft bristles of the Ceremonia Scalp Massager are super gentle, making it less abrasive to remove buildup and exfoliate sebum.
3. Sol de Janeiro Mini Brazilian Bum Bum Cream: This award-winning body cream is formulated to smooth and tighten the skin. While the name suggests it’s for your bum, you can still use this all over the body. It’s known to visibly deliver results and yes, lessen the appearance of cellulite. Packed with antioxidants and nourishing butters that quickly absorb into the skin to immensely hydrate and protect the skin from any outside damage. The rich Amazonian and Brazilian ingredients found in Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream are acai oil, cupuacu butter, coconut oil and Brazilian nut. Most importantly this brilliant body cream contains guarana, which has 5 times more caffeine than coffee and known to stimulate circulation, hence firmer skin. Main fragrance notes include pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla.
4. Drunk Elephant Sili Body Lotion: This body lotion is a blend of nourishing oils and butters aimed for moisture retention. Highlighted butters include marula and shea. Along with featured oils of coconut, moringa, sweet almond, watermelon seed and sunflower. It also has antioxidants and a five ceramide blend to help with irritation, restore balance, eliminate dullness and soothe dry skin. 
5. The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density: Looking for an affordable product to treat thinning hair? The Ordinary Peptide Serum is designed to increase fullness and density so hair appears thicker and overall healthier. It’s loaded with redensyl to target stem cells and increase density. The combination of baicapil and procapil will increase blood flow to the scalp and provide nourishment, therefore the hair will appear more thick. 
6. Glossier Boy Brow Volumizing Eyebrow Gel-Pomade: Don’t like spending too much time on your brows and you want something that will give full brows in seconds? The Boy Brow is great for enhancing the frames of your face by tinting the brows and filling in sparse areas, making it a total necessity for the beginner beauty. Coming in 5 shades with a natural finish, this gel-like-pomade will not move once it has dried. 
7. Adwoa Beauty Melonberry Vitamin C Frizz-Fighting Hair Gel: Fine curls need a lightweight gel to hold and add definition without making the hair look flat. Adowa Melonberry Frizz Free Hair Gel has Aloe Vera juice, marshmallow root, watermelon seed oil, Argan oil, Vitamin C, strawberry seed oil, raspberry oil, jojoba oil, hydrolyzed rice protein. It’s designed to increase shine, retain moisture, smooth out frizz and promote a healthy scalp environment. 
8. Fresh Rose & Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Moisturizer: Not every moisturizer is created equal and that’s important for sensitive skin beauties. Fresh makes sure that their Rose Deep Hydration Moisturizer will leave your face silky smooth and gently gloss over the active pimples without stressing them out. Their luxury face cream contains rose water, rose extract, cucumber extract, which are soothing and hydrating to sensitive skin. 
9. BREAD BEAUTY SUPPLY Hair Oil Everyday Gloss: Looking for a lightweight oil that won’t weigh your hair down but will give you a boost in shine? Formulated without silicones, this glossy oil contains ingredients aimed for silky shiny moisturized tresses that look healthy and hydrated. Everyday Gloss has safflower oil to coat the hair and Kakadu plum oil for a boost in Vitamin C to promote scalp heath. Other oils for a softer and smoother hair shaft include: sweet almond, Argan, castor and soybean.
10. Melanin Haircare Multi-Use Softening Leave-in Conditioner: Formulated by the renowned Natural Hair YouTuber Naptural85, the Melanin Multi-Purpose Leave-in Conditioner is a great necessity for type 4 natural hair. Loaded with bamboo extract, pro-vitamin b5, hops extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, turnip root, aloe vera, along with oils of jojoba, spearmint, argan, rosemary, chamomile, white tea and baobab. All ingredients help with promoting moisture retention, increase growth, bond building, added shine, eliminate breakage, glides through tangles, repairs damage, smooths cuticles and adds softness to excessively dry hair. When prepping for blowouts with hot tools, try using this before your heat protectant. The coconut oil-free leave-in is super moisturizing and will ensure your strands are smooth, soft and nourished.
11. Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm for Hydration & Shine: As an Allure Best of Beauty award winner, the lip balm comes in tasty natural flavors. Contains vegan waxes along with Shea and Murumuru seed butters that naturally moisturize and condition dry lips. So if you’re looking for a balm that’ll hydrate lips in seconds, check this one out. 
12. Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Hair Mask: Looking to thoroughly soften and sufficiently repair damaged in 10 minutes on wash day? You just can’t go wrong with the hitmaker Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair Mask. This no longer hidden gem is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner. Clinical results prove that hair strands are twice as strong after three uses of the treatment. Overall, the mask is designed to reduce breakage, added silkiness, boost in shine, texture improvement and restore hydration to excessively damaged hair. Major ingredients incorporated are rosehip oil, algae extract and b vitamins all work collectively to prevent future damage.
13. Mario Badescu Drying Lotion: Having a hard time to relieve pain from acne? This beauty classic never fails as a quick acne solution to stubborn pimples. You will literally see and feel a difference after one use. It contains salicylic acid, sulfur along with calamine to help soothe, exfoliate and purify the targeted area. Use overnight and wakeup to reduced blemishes. 
14. Innisfree Volcanic Face Mask: Skip activated charcoal and try volcanic clusters for gentle exfoliation and pore clearing properties. Innisfree’s Volcanic Clay Mask works like two products in one, a face mask and exfoliator. After a couple of uses, you’ll notice softer, brighter and hydrated skin. While it’s deep cleansing, it’s quite moisturizing and non-stripping; making it suitable for normal, combination and oily skin. Hurry, this one usually sells out fast!
15. PATTERN by Tracee Ellis Ross Mini Styling Cream for Curly & Coily Hair: Looking for a curl enhancing cream that holds like a gel? Pattern Beauty’s Styling Cream is a thick buttercream with a marshmallow texture that immediately melts the tangles away and pops the coils and curls. It’s loaded with Kahai oil, Shea butter, rosemary extract, Cacay oil, sweet almond oil, sunflower seed oil, coconut oil, Aloe Vera, castor oil and hydrolyzed wheat protein to help seal split ends, prevent breakage and increase long-lasting styles with hydration. Perfect one-stop styler for wash and go’s, twist outs, bantu knots, braid outs or even laying edges. 
16. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil: Do you like applying eyeliner but your eyes water so much it turns you off? If you have sensitive skin, the Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner pencil is nice because it doesn’t tug on the eyelid. You’re always guaranteed a smooth finish, smudge-free and highly pigmented look. With over 26 colors to shop, along with the choice of finish such as: matter, metallic, glitter, shimmer, satin; this eyeliner stays on for nearly 16 hours.
17. Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Brow MVP Ultra Fine Brow Pencil & Styler: This one is for the beginners. No more struggling for a natural eyebrow look because Rihanna got you covered. The Grammy Award Winning R&B Songstress’ MVP Eyebrow Pencil is a steal. With light strokes you easily fill in sparse areas for a natural look. It comes in 14 hues and what I like to call the “in-between shades”. Typically eyebrow pencils come up to 5 colors, but she has made sure to provide a wide range of skin tones. The Fenty Beauty MVP Eyebrow Pencil comes with a paddle brush attach for gentle and smooth blending. It’s waterproof, smudge-free and long-lasting. Someone in the comments tell me how many Grammys Rihanna has won.  
18. Sol de Janeiro Mini Brazilian Crush Body Fragrance Mist: Don’t let this small bottle trick your eyes into thinking this won’t last. If you’re a fan of the Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream’s scent, then you’ll want the body mist because it has the same main fragrance notes of pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla. Many adore this body mist not just for the smell but simply because it’s long-lasting. Spritz this warm and spicy scent on your skin, clothes and hair for a lingering smell that turn everyone’s heads your way.
19. The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA Face Cream: Looking for a super creamy rich face cream that’ll keep your skin moisturized all day in the cold wintry weather? This Ordinary Moisturizer contains 11 amino acids, plant-based derived moisturizing sugars and hyaluronic acid that deliver intense hydration to the skin. Another cool point about this face cream is the lightweight consistency. It’s very creamy and mixes well with any oil or serum throughout your skincare routine.
20. NARS Pencil Sharpener: How annoying is it for sharpeners to eat up your expensive eyebrow, lip/eye liner pencils? *insert palm face emoji* It’s easy to think, “oh, I’m not going to spend no more than $1 or $2 on a pencil sharper. I’ll just get one from the dollar store.” Guess what? Cheap pencil sharpeners will cause your expensive pencil makeup to break easily. You’ll find yourself forever sharpening and making your pencil brittle. NARS Pencil Sharpener is sturdy, comes with two sizes, dual blade tp leave with a precise sharpening point for smooth makeup application. Plus, it comes with a blade cleaner and cover to hold shavings. Neat huh? Who would’ve thought a little gadget mattered so much?
21. beautyblender ORIGINAL BEAUTYBLENDER Makeup Sponge: If you’re not using a makeup sponge to apply your foundation, powders, concealers, bronzers, highlighters or any other complexion cream then you’re missing out on nailing a flawless makeup routine. The Original Beauty Blender Sponge makes applying makeup so much easier, even for the beginners. No more over using product or walking around with cakey skin, the beauty blender sponge leaves the face with an even coverage, natural finish and skin-like skin.
22. Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Cucumber and Green Tea: It’s always cool to find a multi-purpose product. This facial spray is great for toning the skin after using a super drying cleanser or face mask because it helps to add back moisture. Very helpful to calm irritated or inflamed skin. Also works well as a finishing or setting spray for makeup to lock in the product and a refresher for hair throughout the day. Filled with green tea extract, cucumber essential water, peppermint essential water and aloe vera juice to provide antioxidants, revitalize and boost the skin. 
23. IGK Good Behavior Spirulina Protein Anti-Frizz Smoothing Spray: Talk about an excellent heat protectant for all hair types! IGK Good Behavior Spray mimics a keratin treatment by keeping the hair smooth, frizz-free and resistant to humidity. It’s infused with lots of protein such as spirulina protein, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein and hydrolyzed wheat protein in it to keep the hair extra strong after being exposed to heat. Doing a blowout on natural hair, use a leave-in conditioner, oil or grease, spritz the IGK Good Behavior Spray on top and continue with the hot tool. You’ll have a super smooth and bouncy blowout. 
24. Mini Milk Makeup Kush High Volumizing Mascara: Want longer, fuller and thicker lashes with minimal effort? Milk Makeup’s Kush Mascara has a conditioning yet buildable formula that helps lengthen and soften lashes. It contains hemp-derived cannabis oil so lashes are never stiff. The brush is designed to catch every lash including the strayed one. 
25. Drybar High Tops Self-grip Rollers: Tired of velcro rollers getting stuck in your hair? Drybar’s Self-Grip rollers release easily without pulling or snagging hair strands. This pack comes with six rollers in two different sizes. For the best results, use the rollers on warm blown-out hair and leave in for about 15 minutes to set and curl the ends. Yes this is safe for natural hair too, just start with warm blown-out hair.

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Sephora is a one-stop shop for all things beauty from haircare, skincare, makeup, body and fragrance. Great last minute place to shop for birthdays, Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers, bridal showers, and even maternity journeys. No matter your budget you’ll still find something affordable but made well. 

Anything in particular catch your eye? Which items do you use from Sephora on a regular basis that you consider affordable luxury?

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