While I love Sephora, MAC, and department store makeup counters, I don’t love looking at my bank account after spending an afternoon there. While I do believe that “you get what you pay for,” I know that there are some awesome drugstore products out there that work better than their expensive counterparts.

Last week, I filled you guys in on the Top 5 Beauty Products Worth Splurging On, and this week, I present to you the Top 5 Drugstore Beauty Steals:

1. Bonne Bell Lipsmackers

Bonne Bell Lipsmackers– $1.99 at drugstore.com

Back in our pre-adolescent days, these were just thought of as precursors to lipgloss and lipstick. I’m still snickered at when I pull a Dr. Pepper or watermelon flavor from out of my purse. But in all reality, Lipsmackers are a godsend. Not only are they seriously moisturizing and give the prettiest hint of color, but they smell incredibly good.

At $1.99 each, what’s not to love? These might be the only item from my tween years that I’m willing to use again and again… and again!

What are the other 4? Read the rest at CollegeFashion.net!

I’m pretty sure he was referring to things like school work and job interviews, but I took that advice to heart….with beauty supplies.

Thanks to my dad I never leave the house without my big bag of beauty essentials. You never know what could happen on your way to class – blisters from your shoes, a sudden monsoon, laughing so hard you cry off all your mascara – so it’s best to bring along a few things to save you from a makeup meltdown. I’ll share with you all of my must-brings that have gotten me through all of my beauty emergencies and then you can customize your portable beauty bag to hold whatever you like (yeah, stacks on deck, Patron on ice…).