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    The Best Beauty Products for Every Budget

    Photo by: NYC Cosmetics, Sephora
    We love Guerlain's Terracotta for how well it brightens our complexion, but it's the double-duty power of NYC's bronzer that gets more use from us. We use one side for... more 
    Photo by: NYC Cosmetics, Sephora
    We love Guerlain's Terracotta for how well it brightens our complexion, but it's the double-duty power of NYC's bronzer that gets more use from us. We use one side for all-over color and the other, darker option to sculpt and contour. Well worth the $4.99 if you ask us.

    NYC Cosmetics Sun 2 Sun Bronzing Powder, $4.99, available at NYC Cosmetics; Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder, $50, available at Sephora.
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    Mon, Oct 22, 2012 1:24 PM EDT
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    By Taylor Barringer & Megan McIntyre, Refinery29



    Recently, it seems like there's been a lot of attention paid to certain individuals' bank accounts. While we're just as curious as the rest of the world to see what Mitt Romney has in his coffers, we're far more interested in the spending of the dolla dolla bills in our own - particularly on beauty products.



    But, since finding great budget beauty products can be kind of a crapshoot, we did you a solid and scoped out the best of the bunch. And, because we know not every bank account is created equal (what's up, 1%!), we've included some great splurge buys, too. Read on to see the high-end products we stock up on when we're feeling flush and the wallet-friendly dopplegangers we turn to when our checkbook is running on fumes.



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