These Affordable Beauty Upgrades Transformed Reviewers' Routines

In beauty as in life, sometimes little changes can make an outsize difference. Even if you already have tried-and-true makeup and skin care products, supplemental tools and additions can up the ante and enable items you already own to perform that much better — or make you realize those other products weren’t really doing that good of a job after all.

We looked at what gems reviewers say upgraded their beauty routines to the next level. From items that worked so well reviewers were “almost giddy with joy” and ones that proved “non-negotiable must-haves,” here are the picks that reviewers say you won’t regret taking the plunge on.

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