To make sense of it the drugstore makeup world, makeup artist Craig Beaglehole and Times stylist Melissa Magsaysay set up a drugstore product challenge at a West Hollywood CVS store, piling dozens of tubes, palettes and small bottles into their baskets. They tried out the low-price brands in the store and tested them for a week. The products in these galleries were all winners -- items they’d use or recommend. The reviews are marked with their initials.
