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Cheap Ways To Make Yourself Look So Much Nicer With Almost No Effort
You’ll be on your way to cuter hair, better-fitting outfits, and flawless makeup in mere moments.
I love a low effort, high reward beauty or fashion hack — and it’s even better when it doesn’t cost much. Anything that can make keeping up with a skincare routine, adding a touch of your favorite makeup, elevating your style with jewelry, or taking care of your hands and nails easier is a must-have. Luckily, Amazon’s a great place to find things that will do just that. Here are 50 cheap ways to make yourself look so much nicer with almost no effort.
1This Vitamin C-Packed Eye Gel That’s Lightweight & Brightening
This brightening gel feels great around your eyes because it’s so lightweight. Apply it morning and night before moisturizer and let the aloe, cucumber, vitamin C, and peptides work to brighten, plump, smooth, and soothe your under eyes to reveal a positively radiant complexion.
2This Popular Korean Lip Oil With A Subtle Yet Eye-Catching Tint
This Korean lip oil is packed with raspberry extract, apple water, and powerful essential vitamins to leave your lips looking plump and fresh. It adds a subtle stain that’s great for that glazed donut, “no makeup makeup” look, and leaves your lips glossy without leaving any annoying, sticky residue. It comes in 10 colors and several multipacks.
3This Best-Selling Full Body Exfoliant That Buffs Away Skin Bumps
This best-selling body scrub is formulated with chemical and physical exfoliants like lactic acid and pumice to work both on the surface level and deep within the skin to smooth bumps. In addition to buffing away dead skin, it also decongests pores while staying gentle enough to be safe on sensitive skin. It even works with skin conditions like keratosis pilaris.
4This SPF-Infused Setting Spray With 31,000 5-Star Ratings
Not only does this setting spray make for a gorgeous primer that sets makeup up to 16 hours, but it also has SPF 30 to keep your skin protected from UVA and UVB rays. It’s super lightweight and applies evenly so your makeup doesn’t melt off or settle into creases — so it always looks flawless.
5These Popular Whitening Pens That Brighten Teeth Up To 6 Shades
Keep your stunning smile looking fresh and clean with this best-selling teeth whitening kit that brightens your teeth up to six shades in two weeks. It contains three pens that gently but powerfully remove coffee, tea, wine, chocolate, smoking, and food stains to reveal a whiter smile. It’s enamel-safe and comfortable for sensitive teeth, so it should be no surprise that this kit has 14,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.
6This Best-Selling Shoe Cleaner That’ll Last A Long Time
If shoes make an outfit, clean shoes elevate that outfit and immediately make you look better. This shoe cleaner is super easy to use on leathers, vinyl, suede, canvas, cloth, and more to get your sneakers looking good as new. It uses a concentrate of saddle soap, oils, and conditioners to not only clean your favorite shoes but also hydrate and protect from future stains.
7This Gold-Plated Crystal Necklace That’s An Everyday Essential
If you’re looking for a necklace that’s subtle enough to wear every day but still totally glam, look no further than this gold-plated crystal necklace. The small crystal pendant is set in a 14-karat gold-plated setting, and the delicate chain comes with two extenders so you can customize the fit to your liking.
- Available colors: 3
8A Sweet-Smelling Cuticle Oil That Hydrates & Strengthens
This cuticle oil will not only make your nails look healthier and stronger than ever, but it also smells freaking amazing. The oil comes in dozens of fruity or floral scents to complement your at-home mani perfectly. It’s packed with essential oils and dried flowers to hydrate, moisturize, soften, and condition cuticles to make your nail look last longer.
9This Viral Lotion That Gives Your Face & Body A Subtle Illuminating Glow
Whether you wear this lotion alone or paired with foundation, it’s going to have your face glowing, hydrated, and sun-kissed to perfection. It’s available in five shades so you can wear one a shade lighter for a highlight or a shade darker for a bronzed contour. Plus, it’s infused with glycerin and shea butter to be ultra moisturizing and soothing.
10A Glass Foot File To Expertly Remove Calluses & Dead Skin
Get pedicure-worthy feet from the comfort of your own home with this glass foot file. With an extra large scrubbing surface, the non-abrasive file can be used on wet or dry feet to remove calluses and dead skin, without cutting or scraping up your feet. It has a comfy, ergonomic handle, and is small enough to travel with for beautiful feet no matter where you are.
11These Metal Claw Clips That Come In Eye-Catching, Geometric Shapes
These metal claw clips come in super cool geometric shapes that will not only hold your hair back but add a luxurious, stylish touch to your outfit. Their big size makes them great for securing medium or longer hair without breaking, tearing, or damaging it. They have 16 gentle teeth with a nonslip coating that ensures your hair stays put all day long.
- Available styles: 8
12This Budget-Friendly Oil That Dissolves Dry Cuticles In Seconds
This oil dissolves dry cuticles in under 15 seconds to make your nails look fresh, clean, and like you just got home from the salon. It’s packed with aloe and chamomile to be ultra moisturizing and soothing, while conditioning existing cuticles to keep them from drying or tearing. Just squeeze it on your fingers, push back your cuticles, and rinse.
13This Hydrating Snail Mucin Serum With Over 62,000 5-Star Ratings
This wildly popular serum is packed with highly concentrated snail secretion — yep, you read that right — which expertly soothes damaged skin, evens out skin tone, and improves elasticity to reveal your naturally glowing complexion. Use after cleansing and toning and before moisturizer to lock in hydration. (P.S.: No snails are harmed in the making of this serum.)
14A Creamy Biotin & Rosemary-Infused Shampoo That Promotes Hair Growth
This shampoo uses rosemary oil, biotin, keratin, castor oil, and coconut oil to strengthen existing hair and stimulate the scalp to promote hair growth. It works on all hair types to not only cleanse and remove built-up oil, but nourish and hydrate from root to tip to create voluminous long hair.
15These Best-Selling Seamless Thongs That Are Ultra Breathable & Comfy
Get rid of bulky panty lines whether you’re working out or working from home with these seamless thongs. They’re made of skin-friendly, mesh material that’s breathable, lightweight, and slightly elastic for a snug but comfortable fit that sits flush to your curves. Plus, the seamless design means you’ll feel supported without looking like you have anything on.
- Available sizes: X-Small – XX-Large
- Available styles: 9
16This Tinted SPF 30 Sunscreen That Reviewers Are Obsessed With
This sunscreen is the best of both worlds. Not only does it give SPF 30 protection from UVA and UVB rays without leaving that tricky white cast, but it also provides a sheer, sun-kissed tint to your skin so you look like you do have a tan even though you’re protecting your skin. It’s a fan-favorite on Amazon with over 38,000 five-star reviews, so you know it works.
17This Eyelash Curler That’ll Make Your Eyes Absolutely Pop
This professional-grade eyelash curler gives you the look of a lash lift for a wildly budget-friendly price. The stainless steel curler features an angled tip that’s contoured to the shape of your eyelid, and has silicone pads that curl without pinching, tugging, or tearing your delicate lashes. It comes with replacement pads as well as a convenient pouch to keep it all in.
18These Microdart Patches To Target Pimples Before They Even Start
These aren’t ordinary pimple patches. Instead of just sitting on the surface of the skin, these patches features 24 microdarts that gently pierce the skin to deliver zit-soothing hydrocolloid directly to the problem area. They’re great for targeting those deep-seeded emerging pimples to reduce redness and prevent popping so they heal faster.
19This 3-In-1 Makeup Stick That’s So Shimmery & Blendable
Great for on-the-go touch-ups, this best-selling multi-stick features a shimmery, luxurious color that can be used on your eyes, lips, and cheeks for an instant refresh. The cream-to-powder stick glides on smooth and is super blendable to melt right into your skin or existing makeup for a totally seamless look.
20These Collagen-Packed Patches That Firm Your Forehead Skin Overnight
Firm and hydrate your forehead overnight with these super effective patches. They’re packed with collagen, aloe, glycerin, and vitamin E to deeply moisturize the skin. These patches can also help to soften, recover, and strengthen elasticity over time. Simply apply to your forehead after cleansing, go to sleep, and remove in the morning.
21These Lightweight Earrings With A Stunning Water Drop Design
Though these earrings are chunky and oversized — I mean, look at that luxe waterdrop design — they’re so lightweight, you’ll be able to wear them all day long. They’re made of gold-plated copper that’s safe for sensitive ears and looks much more expensive than it is. They have an easy-close clasp that’s comfortable and won’t pinch.
- Available styles: 19
22These Golden Under-Eye Patches That Hydrate & Soothe
At this price, you can treat yourself to eye patches every single day. They’re ultra hydrating to brighten and refresh your under eyes — great the morning after a night out or a night of restless sleep. Plus, they come individually wrapped so you can take them with you. Pro tip: toss them in the refrigerator for a cooling sensation.
23This All-Inclusive Jewelry Cleaning Kit That Works On All Metals & Stones
One super easy way to instantly upgrade your look is to make sure your jewelry is as shiny as the day you got it. This cleaning kit works on gold, platinum, sterling silver, stainless steel, soft stones, diamonds, and more to remove grime and tarnish and bring it back to its original shine. The kit comes with a gentle cleaning solution, a buffing cloth, a brush that gets into tiny spots, and a drying tray — everything you need and more.
24These Metal Hair Clips That Come In A Ton Of Cool Vintage Styles
With over 20 different styles, colors, and shapes, these hair clips are guaranteed to elevate any look instantly. There are chunky marble-looking ones, classy faux pearl ones, simple metal ones, and vintage-inspired ones — great to match with any of your outfits. Plus, they don’t have sharp ends and will slide in and out of your hair without pulling, tearing or breaking.
25This Exfoliating Lip Scrub With Moisturizing Kukui Oil & Shea Butter
This lip scrub is packed with kukui oil and Maui cane sugar to expertly exfoliate, soothe dryness, and create a moisturizing barrier that keeps your lips looking and feeling great. Simply massage a pea-sized amount onto your lips in a circular motion, wipe away with a tissue, and there you have it — stunning, supple lips.
26This Best-Selling, Individually Packed Hair Oil That Makes Your Locks Silky & Soft
This hair serum is infused with all kinds of rich oils and essential vitamins to give your hair a shiny and smooth finish that’s totally salon-worthy. After washing your hair, apply one capsule’s worth of serum to your hair, then air dry, style, or blow dry without rinsing out. Plus, it works on all hair types and comes pre-portioned in capsules, which is great for traveling.
27A Faux Leather Belt That’s A Must-Have Statement Piece
Whether you’re wearing a little black dress, or jeans and a T-shirt, you can instantly elevate your look by adding a statement belt. This one is made of super high quality vegan leather complemented by a metallic double-O buckle for a touch of glam. It comes in a bunch of different colors and patterns to refresh your style in a subtle — and budget-friendly — way.
- Available sizes: X-Small — X-Large
- Available colors: 10
28This Gentle Glass Nail File That Won’t Wear Down With Use
With a glass surface, this nail file gently files without breaking or damaging the nail’s surface so you can get a salon-worthy manicure at home. Unlike disposable nail files, glass ones don’t corrode so you can use them over and over again. And it comes with a case, so you can take it with you anywhere.
29These Reparative Hand Masks With Hydrating Coconut Oil
Dry hands? Not anymore with these masks. They’re packed with coconut oil, milk extract, and hyaluronic acid to expertly hydrate, soothe, and repair your hands, which instantly make you look more put together. Just slip your hands into the pre-moisturized gloves, leave them on for 20 minutes, then remove the gloves and massage any excess lotion into your hands.
30These Gold-Filled Bracelets That Are Great For Layering
These gold bracelets come in dainty patterns that make for an eye-catching but subtle layering on your wrist. The set comes with five styles: paperclip, rope, Figaro, herringbone, and Cuban, so you can add lots of texture to your styles. Each bracelet features a lobster clasp design to easily add or take away length. Plus, you can also wear them as ankle bracelets.
31A Brightening, Firming & Hydrating Serum Trio With 48,000 5-Star Ratings
With over 48,000 five-star ratings, this serum trio works together to make your skin look fresh and glowing. The Vitamin C serum brightens, the retinol serum firms, and the hyaluronic acid serum hydrates to create a triple threat of skincare. The brand recommends applying the retinol and hyaluronic acid serum at night, and the vitamin C serum in the morning for an easy-to-start skincare routine.
32These Ingenious Bra Strap Clips That Help Hide Your Straps
Wear your favorite spaghetti strap, razorback, and strapless shirts or dresses without worrying about your bra straps showing when you have these clips. The double-heart shaped clips can be used to turn a normal bra into a razorback bra that adds support and lift, while the long clips hook onto the back of both bra straps to prevent them from falling. They’re stretchable, anti-slip, and super comfortable.
33This Creamy Under-Eye Concealer That Instantly Brightens & Refreshes
Instantly look renewed and refreshed when you apply this under-eye cream. It’s enriched with soothing shea butter and powerful hyaluronic acid to not only calm tender skin but also brighten it up. And the pinkish tint of the product balances out the blueish tones of the under eye. Plus, it’s super blendable and can be worn under makeup or alone.
34These Chic Satin Scrunchies That Won’t Crease Your Hair
These scrunchies have the softest satin finish that is gentle on your hair while also looking super chic. They work on all hair types — long, short, thin, or thick — and manage to securely hold your hair up without leaving you with unwanted bumps, creases, or breakage. Plus, you can throw one on your wrist for an easy accessory.
35These Gentle Facial Razors That Exfoliate & Remove Peach Fuzz
When you use these professional-grade dermaplaners on your face regularly, they can help exfoliate, eliminate dead skin cells, and remove peach fuzz for a stunningly smooth complexion. Dermaplaning not only increases moisturizer and serum absorption but also makes foundation, concealer, and bronzer application totally seamless.
36A Smudge-Proof Mascara That Gives You Curled, Voluminous Lashes
If you don’t feel like putting on a full face of makeup but you still want to look fresh and put-together, just adding a swipe of your favorite mascara is the key. This lightweight mascara has tubing polymers that wrap each individual lash in product. The brush’s unique shape and the mascara’s water-based formula creates perfectly curled lashes that won’s smudge, clump, or flake.
37These Celeb-Worthy Oval Sunglasses That Instantly Elevate Any Outfit
These oval sunglasses are the epitome of the quiet luxury style — but at a wildly budget-friendly price that will have you wearing them on the daily. Beside their obvious beauty, they’re also super high-quality with lenses that reduce glare and protect from UVA and UVB damage. They feature comfortable nose pads and come in multiple lens and frame combinations.
- Available styles: 6
38These Sparkly Gold-Plated Huggies For A Chic Yet Casual Everyday Look
Whether you’re going to work, walking around, or heading to a night out, delicate earrings can elevate even the most casual look. These extra-small huggies are plated with 14-karat gold and feature sparkly cubic zirconia to be a subtle statement piece on your ear. Plus, since they have a huggie-style back you can wear them while you’re sleeping and they won’t poke your ears.
- Available colors: 3
39This Brightening Vitamin C Body Wash That Cleanses Without Harsh Scents
Up your shower game with this body wash, which is infused with vitamin C to brighten dull spots, smooth out your skin, and add radiance back to your body. It has a silky gel formula that feels so good on. Unlike a lot of body washes, this plant-based formula is unscented.
40A Rose Quartz Roller That You Can Refrigerate For Added Soothing Benefits
This rose quartz roller not only feels immaculate when applied to your face, but it also stimulates blood flow and improves lymphatic drainage to tone, tighten, and brighten your skin. You can even use it with your favorite serum to get it to absorb better. Plus, stick it in the refrigerator for an added cooling effect that will deepen the roller’s effects.
41These Faux Pearl Earrings That Come In 5 Sizes
Add a classic, preppy touch to your wardrobe when you wear these faux pearl earrings. They come in five sizes — from 3 to 7 millimeters in diameter — so they can be as subtle or standout as you’re looking for. They’re lead-free, nickel-free, and feature a stainless steel stud that’s comfortable and non-irritating.
42This Cult-Favorite Lipstick In The Rich Black Honey Hue
From fan-favorite brand Clinique, this semi-glossy lipstick in the shade Black Honey is one of their most popular styles, and it’s clear why. Though it appears dark in the tube, it goes on sheer, glossy, and lightweight to enhance your lip’s natural color and instantly make you look put-together whether you’re heading into a Zoom or a dinner party.
43These Damage-Free Hair Rollers With 6 Different Thicknesses
If you want beachy curls but are looking to reduce how much heat you expose your hair to, check out these rollers. They come with six thicknesses to customize to short, medium, or long hair. Just comb your wet or dry hair, wrap sections around a roller, twist the rollers to hold them in place, and go to sleep. In the morning, you’ll have easy, beachy waves.
44This Nail Strengthening Cream With 47,000 5-Star Ratings
People are obsessed with this nail strengthening cream that helps turn dry, brittle nails into long and luxurious ones — a worthwhile upgrade to make your hands look great. It’s full of powerful ingredients like shea butter, Jojoba oil, beeswax, and more to deeply hydrate your nails and cuticles which, in turn, encourages growth without breaking or peeling.
45This Double-Sided Fashion Tape That Helps Avoid Wardrobe Malfunctions
Plunging clothes that make you feel like you’re going to have a wardrobe malfunction every time you move is not the way to go. Instead, check out this fashion tape. The double-sided tape is both fabric- and skin-friendly, so you can apply one side directly to your body and the other side directly to your clothes, and it’ll keep everything in place for hours.
46This Gold Plated Necklace Customized With Your Star Sign
Simple jewelry can instantly turn clothes into an outfit, and a timeless piece like this astrology necklace is a great addition to your collection. It’s 14-karat yellow gold plated and comes with the delicate charm of your choice star sign, and the combination can go with everything from an evening gown to jeans and a tee.
- Available styles: 12
47This Best-Selling Bodysuit That Comes In Dozens Of Colors
Elevate your look with a simple but show-stopping top like this halter bodysuit. Not only does it go with anything — pair with jeans and a leather jacket, a midi skirt and booties, you name it — but it’s also so comfy you’ll want to wear it all day long. It features a high neck, racer back, and a snap-bottom thong design to seamlessly be tucked in.
- Available colors: 29
- Available sizes: X-Small — XX-Large
48This Self Tanner That Makes Your Legs Look Like They’ve Seen The Sun
Warm weather season is a tricky time. The temperature is finally nice enough for shorts and skirts but your legs haven’t seen the sun in months. Enter: this leg makeup by Sally Hansen. Its spray-on formula applies evenly for an instant sun-kissed glow that’s water-resistant, transfer-resistant, and long lasting.
49A Body Brush That Stimulates Circulation & Helps With Ingrown Hairs
This body brush features 100% natural boar bristles combined with soft, massage nodules to soothe muscles, improve blood circulation, promote lymphatic drainage, and reduce ingrown hairs. With a sturdy wood base and a comfortable canvas strap, you can use it wet or dry to reveal glowing skin.
50An Expensive-Looking Croissant Dome Ring That’s 14-Karat Gold Plated
A good ring and a good manicure are two ways you can instantly elevate your look without spending a ton of money. This croissant ring not only has a unique, eye-catching shape, but it’s 14-karat gold plated, which makes it budget-friendly and durable, whether you want to wear it on a night out or make it a staple in your everyday jewelry.
- Available sizes: 5 – 10
- Available styles: 3