<p style="text-align: left;">I'm no beauty snob, but sometimes drugstore makeup can be hit and miss. (Example: most mass brands' mineral foundations. They just don't provide the same coverage as higher-end lines like <a href="http://www.bareminerals.com/" target="_blank">bareMinerals</a>.)</p>
That said, the drugstore is often home to undiscovered gems like two products I recently stumbled upon from <a href="http://www.maybellinenewyork.ca/caeng/home.aspx" target="_blank">Maybelline New York</a>:
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/maybelline_concealer.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1893 aligncenter" title="maybelline_concealer" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/maybelline_concealer.jpg" alt="maybelline_concealer" width="147" height="292" /></a>The <a href="http://www.maybellinenewyork.ca/caeng/products/face/l29l51l65l2825l2826.htm" target="_blank">Mineral Power Concealer</a> could almost double for <a href="http://www.guerlain.com/index_en.asp?page=gbasp/maquillage/&amp;logo=1" target="_blank">Guerlain's Touche de Teint</a>. Yes, I'm quite serious! Both are creamy and perfect for covering up dark shadows at the inner corner of the eyes and redness around the nose and mouth. I tried Sand (there are five other shades) and just a little dab went a long way. Colour me impressed!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/maybelline_definealine.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1894 aligncenter" title="maybelline_definealine" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/maybelline_definealine.jpg" alt="maybelline_definealine" width="147" height="292" /></a>Although <a href="http://www.maybellinenewyork.ca/caeng/products/eyes/l29l30l41l211l2837.htm" target="_blank">Define-A-Line Eyeliner</a> isn't waterproof, I can almost forgive that because just like <a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/2009/07/24/top-eyeliner-pick-benefit-automatic-eyeliner-pencils/" target="_blank">Benefit's new Automatic Eyeliner Pencils</a>, it has an impressive ultra-fine precision tip. Available in six shades; I like Ebony Black best for creating a thicker-lash look. (The fine tip is fantastic for getting between individual lashes along the upper lash line.)</p>
<em>Priced at <a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/maybelline-mineral-power-natural_5898.html?AFFID=BEAUTY" target="_blank">$8.29 (for the concealer)</a> and <a href="http://well.ca/beauty/products/maybelline-define-a-line-eyeliner_12299.html?AFFID=BEAUTY" target="_blank">$8.39 (for the eyeliner)</a> from <a href="http://well.ca/beauty?AFFID=BEAUTY" target="_blank">Well.ca</a>. Also available at drugstores and mass market retailers across Canada.</em>