Makeup Expert Shares the Affordable Dollar Tree Products She Buys “Over and Over Again”
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When you shop at Dollar Tree, you’re sure to find some steals —but the question of quality is the greater gamble. Though you can certainly snag high-value products at basement-level prices, not everything at the discount store is equally worthwhile. That’s why one 50-year-old “mature beauty” influencer (@mtagbeauty), who goes only by her first name Melissa on social media, recently shared her favorite makeup and fashion items from Dollar Tree, including three items she buys “ over and over again .” Read on for the makeup expert’s three go-to purchases, plus the other items in her shopping bag.
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The first item that Melissa swears by at Dollar Tree is L.A. Colors Lengthening Mascara . In fact, she says it’s one of her most commonly purchased items of 2023.
“I’ve talked to you guys about this mascara a few times over the course of the year, and I’m always stocked on this,” she says. “You cannot beat the lengthening and volume you get from this mascara for $1.25.”
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Next, Melissa—who uses the TikTok handle @mtagbeauty—recommends a simple plastic mask applicator, which she has cleverly turned into a multi-purpose beauty tool.
“I love using it as a spatula to kind of take the moisturizer out of a big tub of moisturizer or skincare product, and at this end, I like to use to be able to put on your eye to help create a shadow or wing eyeliner look,” she explains, holding it up to her outer eyelid.
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Dollar Tree also carries inexpensive accessories, and Melissa favors one design in particular: a pair of faux tortoise shell hoop earrings.
“These tortoise hoops are so adorable, and as I get older I realized that I cannot wear heavy hoops for the entirety of the day,” she explains. “These I can wear all day and I don’t feel them, and they’re extremely light.”
She recommends pairing them with a simple black outfit, which she says gets her “compliments all the time.”
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Melissa scored several other great beauty buys in her Dollar Tree haul, including a spot concealer by the brand Candy Moyo Longwear, Goody hair elastics , and a cheery shade of L.A. Colors blush . “If you can find this blush color—it’s called Sweet Cheeks—this is the prettiest pink that all the brands are doing right now and I absolutely love this color,” she says in her post.
However, her favorite new find was from the popular beauty brand Maybelline. “I think this is my biggest score—this is a Maybelline foundation stick, and it’s in warm coconut. I actually think that will make a really pretty bronzer,” she notes.
