INSIDE THEIR COSMETIC BAGS

“Best celebrities beauty bargains”, “Drugstore Celebrity Buys”, or “A-List beauty for under $10” – every now and then I run into titles like the aforementioned, which have the purpose of bringing celebs closer to their audience, by stating there’s no need to splurge on fancy moisturizers or branded cosmetics when the fountain of youth is actually hidden in your local drugstore. Who would have thought that channeling Jennifer Aniston’s wrinkle-free complexion costs under $10 or that the secret for Emma Stone’s smooth-as-silk skin is actually something as basic as coconut oil? Now, don’t rush to the pharmacy expecting to look Red Carpet – ready after using one or even all of the bargains promoted by the celebs. What they sometimes forget to mention is the other dozens of high-end products they use and the army of hair and make-up experts ready to serve them on a daily basis. I selected a few of the Red Carpet bargain-addicts, showcasing both their drugstore fave buys and their high-end beauty splurges that mixed together create the “forever young” result.

AMY ADAMS

BARGAIN: SMITH’S Rosebud Balm

SPLURGE: LA MER Products / LAURA MERCIER Moisturizer/ BENEFIT, BADgal lash mascara

EMMA STONE

BARGAIN: BURT BEES Cleanser/ COCONUT OIL/ OLIVE OIL

SPLURGE: CHANEL, Le Jour de Chanel Day Cream/ CHANEL, Perfection Lumiere Velvet Foundation

VICTORIA BECKHAM

BARGAIN: BODY SHOP Body Mango Butter

SPLURGE: YVES SAINT LAURENT Touche Eclat/ LANCER Skincare Products/ MAKEUP FOREVER Lip Pencil

JENNIFER ANISTON

BARGAIN: VASELINE

SPLURGE: CHANEL Moisturizing Bronzing Powder, LA MER The Treatment Fluid Foundation/ DR. HAUSHKA, Moisturizing Day Cream/ MILA MORUSI, Rejuvenating Serum

JESSICA ALBA

BARGAIN: REVLON, Custom Creations Foundation/ EUCALYPTUS OIL/ DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR/ HONEST, Organic Lip Balm

SPLURGE: KOH GEN DO Macro Vintage Essence Mask

OLIVIA PALERMO

BARGAIN: TOPSHOP Makeup Blush and Lips / L’OREAL Elnett Hairspray

SPLURGE: SK II Skin Signature Cream / BURBERRY Luminous Fluid Foundation / SK II Facial Treatment Mask

NAOMI WATTS

BARGAIN: DR. HAUSHKA Lip Balm

SPLURGE: LA MER Regenerating Serum, CHANEL Vitalumiere Aqua Skin Protecting Foundation/ BOBBI BROWN Bronzer/ TOM FORD, Brow Sculptor in Brown