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We've Done It... We've Found The BEST Foundation For Under $13

September 3, 2026·38 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

From a $12 viral foundation taking over the internet to a shocking $6.50 sheep placenta cream and a Friday night DIY hair dye nightmare, we&rsquo;ve truly seen it all this week. On today&rsquo;s episode of Spendy Savey, Leigh Campbell is joined by Mamamia beauty editor Erin Docherty to unpack why 30-somethings are opting for surgical facelifts, the nostalgic 90s hair accessory making a runway comeback, and whether azelaic acid deserves a spot in your skincare routine. Plus, we&rsquo;re bringing you the ultimate roundup of high-performing foundations under $20 (yes, they actually exist!), an eye cream that instantly rescues dry winter skin, and the emergency $44 hair gloss that saved Leigh&rsquo;s orange hair disaster. FOUNDATIONS MENTIONED:&nbsp; The Ordinary Serum Foundation, $12.70 Rimmel Kind &amp; Free Glow It Up Moisturising Skin Tint, $13.99 OXX Cosmetics Silk Finish Luminous Foundation, $12 BYS Full Coverage Foundation, $12 AZELAIC ACID PRODUCTS MENTIONED:&nbsp; The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension, $19.40 La Roche-Posay Effaclar A.Z. Gel Cream, $65.99 Paula&rsquo;s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster, $64 Anua Azelaic Acid 10 Hyaluron Redness Soothing Serum, $38 Naturium Azelaic Topical Acid 10%, $50.99 COSRX Azelaic Acid 20 B5 Redness Soothing Cream, $27 LEIGH'S PRODUCTS:&nbsp;SPENDY - Elacia Facial Tanning Drops, $59SAVEY - Sunrise Placenta Cream With Collagen and Vitamin E, $6.50MVP - Josh Wood Smoky Brunette Colour Hair Gloss, $44 ERIN'S PRODUCTS:&nbsp;SPENDY - Olaplex Shine Serum Oil Mist, $70SAVEY - The Ordinary Lacto-PDRN* 4% + B9 Eye Cream, $15.10MVP - D'Alba Double Serum All In One Multi Balm, $39 YOUBIES RECOMMENDATIONS: HELPFUL LINKS:&nbsp; Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We&rsquo;ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same. READ MORE:&nbsp; Want access to all of Leigh's articles? Sign up to be a Mamamia subscriber here. Subscribe to your exclusive You Beauty newsletter here.&nbsp; Ruby got a facelift at 33. It was more graphic than she realised. I had a facelift at 37. People always have the same question. I had a facelift at 33. Here's the brutal reality I wish I knew beforehand. SOCIALS:&nbsp; Follow Us on&nbsp;Instagram and TikTok to get all our fabulous beauty hacks, tips &amp; tricks!&nbsp; Join all 87,000 Youbies over in our Facebook Group here to ask questions and get exclusive behind the scenes content.&nbsp; Got a beauty dilemma you need solved?! Email us youbeauty@mamamia.com.au.&nbsp; And if you want something else to listen to you can find all the Mamamia podcasts&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/you-bea

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