<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-0409.jpg"></a>Some great tips in <em>The New York Times</em> the other day on drugstore products that work just as well as their pricier department store counterparts (according to pro makeup artist Ann Orcutt). Check out her favourites—and find out where to order them online with FREE shipping and no minimum order!

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-covergirl-0409.jpg"></a><a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-covergirl-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-773" title="diary-budget-buys-covergirl-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-covergirl-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-covergirl-0409" width="250" height="262" /></a><a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/covergirl-smoothers-aquasmooth_3925.html?cat=582&amp;related_product=3923?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank"></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/covergirl-smoothers-aquasmooth_3925.html?cat=582&amp;related_product=3923?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">CoverGirl AquaSmooth Compact Foundation</a> (“The best liquid coverage in a compact liquid/powder format.")

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-covergirl-blush-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-774" title="diary-budget-buys-covergirl-blush-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-covergirl-blush-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-covergirl-blush-0409" width="250" height="240" /></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/covergirl-cheekers-blush_3955.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">CoverGirl Cheekers Blush</a> (“It has a bit of sparkle in it, it’s not just a flat color.”)

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-loreal-voluminous-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-776" title="diary-budget-buys-loreal-voluminous-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-loreal-voluminous-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-loreal-voluminous-0409" width="240" height="240" /></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/loreal-paris-voluminous-volume_4416.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">L’Oréal Voluminous Mascara</a> (“Makeup artists who trained me eight years ago said that it was the best, and I still think it is.”) [Ed's note: I've heard this from makeup artists too—it's a great mascara.]

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-revlon-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-777" title="diary-budget-buys-revlon-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-revlon-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-revlon-0409" width="250" height="320" /></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/revlon-colorstay-12-hour-eyeshadow_3892.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eye Shadow Quad</a> (“This is the only drugstore eye shadow I like.”)

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-maybelline-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-778" title="diary-budget-buys-maybelline-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-maybelline-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-maybelline-0409" width="250" height="216" /></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/maybelline-instant-age-rewind_5012.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector</a> (“This is practically an exact copy of the Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Radiant Touch Highlighter.")

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-olay-0409.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-779" title="diary-budget-buys-olay-0409" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/diary-budget-buys-olay-0409.jpg" alt="diary-budget-buys-olay-0409" width="250" height="250" /></a>

<a href="http://well.ca/products/olay-foaming-face-wash_6380.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">Olay Foaming Face Wash</a> (“My skin is at its best when I’m using this stuff.”)

Read more <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/fashion/09SKIN1.html?_r=2&amp;ref=fashion\" target="_blank">here</a>—then head over to online drugstore <a href="http://well.ca/index.html?affid=BEAUTY" target="_blank">Well.ca</a>, where you can pick up these products, AND get free shipping with no minimum order! Now how budget-friendly is that?!