Splurge or Save? Sephora Collection Dupes for High-End Favorites

By: Malika Wichner

Sometimes it’s wonderful to treat yourself to a luxury beauty product. But, it can be hard to know if you are paying for the product or the high-end brand name. To help you keep more money in your pocket, we checked Sephora’s best-selling products to see if we could find Sephora Collection dupes for some of the more expensive products.

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Makeup Dupes by Sephora Collection

Best-selling premium products and their comparable—and more importantly, affordable—Sephora Collection dupe.

Face

Instead of this Concealer:

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

$30 | .22 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Bright Future Gel Serum Concealer

$14 | .13 oz

Savings: $16 or 53% off

Conceal any imperfections with either of these popular products. Both are ideal for oily, normal, or combination skin and dry down to a natural finish. The Sephora concealer’s applicator is larger and easier to get the product out, and it’s less than half the price of the NARS Radiant Creamy option.

Instead of this Tinted Moisturizer:

bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer

$34 | 1.18 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Matte Perfection Tinted Moisturizer

$18 | 1.014 oz.

Savings: $15 or 45% off

Tinted moisturizers are becoming more and more popular as trends move away from the heavier contoured look. Both products are sheer and with a breathable, comfortable feel. The bareMinerals Complexion Rescue boasts a natural finish compared to the soft matte finish of the Sephora option. The bareMinerals moisturizer includes SPF 30, which the Sephora one does not, but it can make you look greasy in photos when it’s mixed into your foundation’s formula.

 

Instead of this Foundation:

Dior Airflash Spray Foundation

$62 | 2.3 oz.

 

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation

$20 | 2.5 oz.

Savings: $42 or 67%

The innovative spray application leaves your skin with smooth, airbrushed coverage. The Sephora Collection foundation is a natural finish, while the Dior option is a radiant finish. One major benefit for the Dior Airflash Spray Foundation is that it comes in 23 shades compared to just 5 with Sephora Collection, but it’s also over triple the price. 

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Eye

Instead of this Brow Gel:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

$22 | .26 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Clear Brow Gel

$12 | .16 oz.

Savings: $10 or 45%

Brows are having a big moment. Either of these clear brow gels will tame your hairs instantly. So is the popular Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Gel worth the added cost? We don’t think so. Get the same firm hold with the Sephora Collection option and then layer in your favorite brow pencil or gel.

Instead of this Eyeliner Pencil:

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil

$22 | .04 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION 12 Hour Contour Pencil Eyeliner

$11 | 04 oz.

Savings: $11 or 50%

A creamy eyeliner that goes on smoothly is a must for makeup mavens. The Sephora Collection 12 Hour Eyeliner matches the creamy, long-lasting formula of the Urban Decay 24/6 Glide-On Eyeliner, and it comes in matte, shimmer, and glitter finishes.  

Instead of this Liquid Eyeshadow:

stila Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow

$24 | .153 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Sheer Liquid Eyeshadow

$10 | .18 oz.

Savings: $14 or 58%

Think lip gloss but for your lids. The easy-to-use stila Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow gives your lids a pop of color and shimmer. But the liquid shadow’s price tag might make you think twice at checkout. We recommend the check out the Sephora Collection Sheer Liquid Eyeshadow instead. The pigment isn’t quite as strong as the stila versions, but there are more color options and they last all day.

Lips

Instead of this Lip Liner Pencil:

HUDA BEAUTY Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil

$19 | .01 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Rouge Gel Lip Liner

$13 | .0176 oz.

Savings: $6 or 31% off

Both lip liner pencils have a creamy texture that is non-drying and long-lasting, making them ideal to wear on their own or under your favorite lip products. What makes the Sephora Collection Rouge Gel Liner so great is its color variety, 33 shades in all, meaning there is a color for all skin tones and shade needs. 

Instead of this Lip Gloss:

FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

$19 | .3 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Outrageous Plump Lip Gloss

$12 | .2 oz.

Savings: $7 or 36%

Celebrity makeup lines are often powered more by the popular name than the product quality. But Fenty Beauty by Rihanna deserves the hype. The Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb pretty much single-handedly brought that glassy lip gloss finish back to the front of beauty trends. Get a similar ultra-shine for less with the Sephora Collection Outrageous Plump Lip Gloss. Sunflower, ginger root, and peppermint oil fuse together for a high-shine finish that plumps and hydrates your lips. 

Instead of this Lip Mask:

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask

$22 | .7 oz.

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Lip Sleeping Mask

$5 | .5 oz.

Savings: $17 or 77% off

The Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask has been all over the beauty blogs in the last few years. But at $22, it’s pretty pricey for a product that you wear to bed. That’s where the Sephora Collection Lip comes in. At a budget-friendly $5, you get a vegan mask made from natural Madagascar vanilla and strawberry that gives your lips the moisture they crave.

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