Maybe you're short on cash, or maybe you're just a smart, savvy shopper (go you!). Either way, drugstore beauty products are a guilt-free way to treat yourself to beauty goods almost as good as pricy luxury brands (and in some cases, they're even better!).  Here are ten savvy picks, personally tested and approved by our savvy staff.

Almay Intense i-Color Satin-i Shadow Kit, $7.49 at drugstore.com. Specially coordinated to make your particular eye color pop, these pretty palettes take all the guesswork out of shading and contouring your lids. Smooth (never chalky) and hypo-allergenic, the formula is easy on the eyes.

Not only is this an incredible solution for dry hair, you can file this under another 'really useful way to repurpose a plastic bag.'  As easy as it is inexpensive, this has become one of our favorite budget beauty treatments to do at least once a month for healthy hair maintenance or before special occasions for truly lustrous locks.

Pixi Illuminating Tint & Conceal does triple time as a moisturizer, SPF 20 sunscreen and luminizer to leave you feeling feather-light and fancy free—particularly in winter when skin is at it's dullest.

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Some of us struggle with humidity-related summer hair frizzies, some of us from moisture-starved winter frizzies, but no matter from where or whence your frizzies came, chances are, the day arrives when you want them to go away, without having to buy a slew of expensive, new products.

The first step in ridding yourself of hair frizzies is to know why they are hassling your otherwise manageable hair in the first place.  Frizzies = lack of moisture.  Period.  Wasn't that easy?   Knowing that, here's how to tame them.

When you hear buzz words like "miracle potion," "ancient secret," and "supermodel Josie Maran uses it in her line of beauty products and she's so gorgeous it must work," it's pretty darn tempting to jump on the bandwagon of a new product, no?  It's important at these moments, when one is extremely prone to impulse spending—to do a little digging and find out what it is exactly that you're buying so you're not throwing money down the drain.

Just Say 'No' to Spending

Some interesting statistics about beauty supply spending came across our lap this week from the Fayette Daily News (hi y'all in Georgia!).  Did you know that each year, Americans spend on average:

• 24 billion dollars on skin care
• 38 billion dollars on hair care
• 18 billion dollars on makeup
• 15 billion dollars on perfume

Browsing recent photos from the Cannes Film Festival is like a primer in how to use and how not to use bronzer.  Some ladies (and gentlemen!) adopt a restrained tactic, adding a lovely touch of sun-kissed color, just as though they were, well, in Cannes!  Others, 'lo how they pile it on like they're gunning for a wholesale skin-color change. The beauty of bronzer, when used judiciously, is that if you're an SPF devotee like we are, you can fake a gentle tan, rather than bake a harsh one.  The objective here is to add a touch of color, not a full-bodied paint job.

What's not to love about products that do double-duty?  Dual-purpose beauty goodies like tinted moisturizers not only help save money and packaging waste, they're also one of the best solutions for ageing gracefully.

One look that caught our eye on the New York and London Fashion Week runways is a side-swept 'do pinned with a simple, elegant barrette.  Although our lady friend at right is a little too Daisy Buchanan for our taste, letting our hair dry naturally with a little soft wave is just the thing we could go for on a lazy hair day.

We love the look of big lashes, especially in the dog days of summer when we don't feel like piling on any other makeup.  If you take good care of your complexion and have good skin, you can waltz around in skorts and tank top with nothing more on your mug aside from mascara.  It opens your eyes, makes you look younger, refreshed, and thankfully, some of the best ones won't even burn more than a few bucks in your wallet.

Here are our three tried and true favorites, plus one Savvy Splurge: