Ok, from my personal experience I like:
Milani, Jane, Revlon and regular L'oreal e/s
Milani's Pressed powders also work for me
Revlon Lipsticks
Wet'n'Wild: Eye Liners and glosses
Jane:E/s
HIP: Gel liner (Boo to everything else, the powders are not HIPed...so disappointed...
Rimmel: Eye liner, gloss (keep the liner in a warm place, hard to put on when cold)
Maybelline: Mascara
NYX: gloss and e/s (is NYX considered drugstore?)
For me Maybelline and Covergirl are too frosty/shimmery sometimes, but they're cool if ur just starting out.