These 42 Essential Beauty Items Are So Affordable I Own Multiples

Beauty lovers know better than just about anyone that keeping our favorite products stocked is a critical part of staying in cosmic alignment. Much like chipping your fresh manicure, or getting a haircut that doesn't exactly suit your face shape, running out of your go-to beauty staples is a quick way to throw off your entire routine. 

The solution? Keeping several of those holy-grail items on hand so as to never experience the dissonance of having to skip a single step in your curated beauty ritual. We all have those beauty splurge moments, of course, but the key to smart shopping is stocking up on the affordable finds when you can. I absolutely swear by this practice for seamless daily grooming.

To get you started on the road to beauty hoarderdom (totally kidding!), I've rounded up the best affordable skin, makeup, hair and nail items I buy in droves. Check them out ahead, and be sure to get your stock right ASAP.

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Associate Beauty Editor

Courtney Higgs is a Cancer sun, Libra rising beauty enthusiast with about six years of experience in the editorial space. She was previously Who What Wear's associate beauty editor after spending many years working on the West Coast edit team at InStyle Magazine. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a BA in communication studies and pivoted to editorial after spending her college years working in the legal field. Her beauty philosophy is simple: She believes there are no wrong answers and that discovering our favorite beauty products and rituals is a journey, not a sprint. When she's not geeking out over products, she can be found adventuring around L.A. with her fiancé; watching reality TV with their French bulldog, Bernie Mac; or relating way too hard to astrology memes.