Inexpensive beauty products are too easily disregarded. Because they cost less than mid or high-end brands, people tend to think they just don’t deliver. And while this may be true to some extend or in some cases, drugstore makeup has actually gained a good reputation in the past years even among Hollywood’s top makeup artists.
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Example: Pati Dubroff, who’s looked after celebs such as Eva Mendes and Dakota Johnson, is a huge fan of L’Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara – drugstore item under $10.
It’s a common misconception to believe that the more we pay for a product, the better it is. After all, we’ve all been disappointed by pricey beauty products too, at least once in the past.
Sometimes, higher prices don’t bring about higher quality, and there are definitely pros and cons to both high-end designer makeup and drugstore makeup. Here’s a few of them:
High-end designer makeup pros
- You can sample products before you buy, which is one of the best things about designer makeup.
- Designer cosmetics carry luxe fragrances, which drugstore items usually don’t because they cost more.
- Packaging and applicators for high-end designer makeup are usually better designed.
High-end designer makeup cons
- Advertising and the name brand generally make up the higher prices, meaning you don’t necessarily pay more for quality, but for status symbol.
- There isn’t always a correlation between price and quality.
- You can’t build a makeup collection from designer brands if you’re on a tight budget.
Drugstore makeup pros
- They are a lot cheaper than mid/high-end brands.
- They fundamentally contain the same ingredients as designer cosmetics, meaning buying drugstore beauty items correlates to same ingredients quality level as pricier items.
- They are readily available, so you don’t need to go searching for a specialty store when opting for drugstore makeup.
Drugstore makeup cons
- Drugstore makeup items don’t always come as pigmented as high-end brands.
- Some drugstore makeup items may not last as long as pricier products.
- Drugstore brands skimp on packaging to save production costs, meaning some drugstore items may present packaging and application difficulties.
It’s possible to have an entire collection of makeup made up of only drugstore brands, but in this case, the important thing is to know what to shop and to know which drugstore cosmetics are better. Most common beauty products are usually mascara, blushes, lip-glosses and lipsticks, and foundation. It’s really up to you to decide which among these deserves a higher price, but experts say you should definitely splurge when it comes to stuff like foundation and save on eyeshadow, for example.
Chanel eyeshadow is a huge disappointment for some women, so it definitely doesn’t justify the price.
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On the other hand, L’Oreal lipsticks’ scent and taste don’t match other women’s preferences, so sometimes it’s just a hit-and-miss with both drugstore and designer cosmetics.