Cute, compact, and cheap.

by Caroline Yost

If you're like me and barely wear any make-up, spending a fortune on brushes and compacts seems silly. Luckily, makeup artist Sonia Kashuk designs stylish, high-quality cosmetics at pauper price points. Kashuk's travel brush set, sold exclusively at Target, is one of my latest finds. It comes with six essential, good-quality brushes neatly packed in a cute silver case--plus it's less than $20 (the cost of a single high-end brush), so no fear if it's lost in transit.

Another one of my must-haves, since I need a little something to brighten my eyes in the morning (but mascara seems too much of a hassle), is the Sonia Kashuk Deluxe Travel Eyelash Curler. It's plastic, so it doesn't clip my eyelid when I'm curling in a hurry, and it folds in half so I can throw it in my bag for end-of-day touch-ups. Great for travelers, or just on-the-go, busy people.