Under-$20 Skincare Products Emily Blunt's and Mandy Moore's Facialists Swear By

Joanna Vargas, celebrity facialist and founder of Joanna Vargas salons and skincare collection, thinks skincare doesn't have to be super expensive. “There are good products for any budget,” she says. This quote comes from a woman who works with some of the fanciest clients with some of the most enviable complexions in Hollywood (think Mandy Moore, Debra Messing, Elisabeth Moss. Maggie Gyllenhaal Constance Wu, and Julianne Moore), so you know it must be true.

As it turns out, Vargas is not the only facialist to the stars who agrees that you can get effective skincare products with high-quality ingredients on a budget—you just have to know who to look for. So we asked some of our favorite celebrity estheticians in the business, like Renée Rouleau (Demi Lovato, Lili Reinhart) and Biba de Sousa (Emily Blunt, Miley Cyrus), to name their holy-grail skincare buys under $20. Keep scrolling to discover the affordable cleansers, lip balms, facial tools, and moisturizers (and more) they love.

Joanna Vargas

1. Wholesome Beauty Dry Skin Body Brush

2. Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer

3. Burt's Bees Cleansing Oil

Renée Rouleau

4. Renée Rouleau

5. Jovivi Gua Sha Scraping Massage Tool

6. Renée Rouleau No Picking! Twist Toy 

Mindi Walters

7. Rael Bamboo Face Sheet Mask

8. Trader Joe's Vitamin Oil

9. L'Oréal Paris Skincare Age Perfect Cell Renewal Day Cream

10. Desert Essence tea Tree Oil Facial Cleansing Pads

Alexandra Wagner

11. Medicine Mama's Apothecary Sweet Bee Magic Wand All in One Lip and Face Balm

12. MD Health USA Indian Healing Clay

13.Supergoop! Everyday SPF 50 Sunscreen

Karee Hays

14. Weleda Skin Food 

15. Bio Oil

16. AmLactin Ultra Smoothing Intensely Hydrating Cream

17. Gillette Sensor3 Sensitive Men's Disposable Razor, 4 Razors

Biba de Sousa

18. Biba de Sousa Peptide Marine Collagen Sheet Mask

19. Bia de Sousa Onerta Hand + Body Lotion

Amanda Montell
Features Editor
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