DRUGSTORE VS. HIGHEND PRODUCTS

I HAVE GOT SOME NEW PRODUCTS FOR CHRISTMAS THAT WERE OF HIGHER QUALITY THAN I NORMALLY BUY..WELL I DO STILL BUY SOME AND I HAVE A LOT ALREADY OF SOME PRETTY EXPENSIVE MAKE UP BUT I AM REALLY QUESTIONING...

WHY????

THIS IS MIGHT BE A LONG POST SO BEAR WITH ME..

LET ME FIRST SAY THAT A LOT OF HIGH END LINES OWN THE DRUG STORE LINES AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ITS THE SAME STUFF..THEY ARE JUST FOOLING US A LOT OF TIMES, MAKING US THINK THAT WE ARE REALLY BUYING BETTER QUALITY WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT..PRETTY SMART HUH?? TAKE THE SAME SHADE, THEN PUTTING IT IN A BETTER LOOKING PACKAGE, MARKING THE PRICE UP AND TELLING US ITS DIFFERENT..

FOR EXAMPLE...

ESTEE LAUDER ALSO OWNS CLINIQUE, BOBBI BROWN, ORGINS, PRESCRIPTIVES, JANE AND AMERICAN BEAUTY, MAC, LE MER, JO MALONE, AVEDA, BUMBLE AND BUMBLE, DARPHIN, OJON AND SMASH BOX..

LOREAL OWNS LANECOME, MAYBELLINE, HELENA RUBINSTEIN, BIOMEDIC, VICHY, BIOHERM, LA ROCHE, POSAY, REDKEN, SKINCEUTICALS, GARNIER, KERATEASE, KIEHLS, SHU UMURA AND GIORGIO ARMANI..

PROCTOR & GAMBLE OWNS COVER GIRL, MAX FACTOR, OLAY, CLAIROL, IVORY, NOXZEMA, PANTENE AND SK-IL

JONHSON & JOHNSON OWNS NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, CLEAN AND CLEAR , ROC AND LUBRIDERM..

MARK IS OWNED BY AVON..

CHANEL OWNS BOURJOIS...

I THINK THIS IS PRETTY INTERESTING..I ALSO THINK THAT THE COMPANIES HAVE TRIED TO KEEP EACH LINE SEPARATE AND LET IT HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY ITS PRETTY TRICKY..ITS EXPENSIVE ADVERTISING THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND.. FOR SURE..

I FELT HORRIBLE WHEN I REALIZED HOW MUCH MONEY MY MOM SPENT ON MAC THAT I DECIDED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT DIRECTION I WANT THIS BLOG TO GO IN REGARDING MAKE UP.. AND I AM TELLING YOU ALL NOW...I WILL NOT BE BUYING THE HIGH END STUFF ON ANY TYPE OF REGULAR BASIS..I JUST WONT.. I THINK BEAUTY SHOULD NOT COME WITH A HIGH PRICE TAG.. I THINK YOU CAN FIND ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU NEED AT REASONABLE PRICES FROM A DRUG STORE. I DO AGREE THAT HIGH END SHADOWS DO TEND TO BE MORE PIGMENTED.. BUT IF YOU USE A PRIMER AND DO SOME FOILING THEN YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT..I CAN MAKE ANY CHEAPER SHADOW POP..AND I MEAN REALLY POP..WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT..MORE AND MORE DRUGSTORE BRANDS ARE USING LESS FILLERS IN THEIR SHADOWS LIKE TALC IN THEIR SHADOWS NOW AND IT IS GIVING MORE PIGMENT TO THE COLORS..I DONT BELIEVE THAT PRODUCTS LIKE LIPGLOSS, MASCARA, AND FACE POWDER DONT VARY TOO MUCH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW END..

I CAN KINDA JUSTIFY USING A HIGHER END FOUNDATION BECAUSE YOU ARE COVERING A BIGGER SURFACE AREA AND YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT WONT BREAK YOU OUT..HOWEVER, WITH THAT SAID I HAVE FOUND SOME REALLY REALLY GREAT DRUGSTORE FOUNDATIONS THAT DO THE TRICK FOR ME.. I HAVE BEEN USING A CLINQUE FOUNDATION BUT I DONT KNOW IF I WILL BUY IT AGAIN.. WITH HIGH END FOUNDATIONS YOU DO GET MORE VARIETY AND SOMETIMES THE QUALITY TENDS TO BE A BIT BETTER..FOR EXAMPLE..IT HAS A TENDENCY TO BE NICER ON THE FACE BECAUSE OF THE PIGMENTS USED, IT ISNT AS HARSH IN DIFFERENT LIGHTING AND MAY STAY ON LONGER AND NICER. THEN AGAIN, A LOT OF HIGH END MAKE UP LINES OFFER CUSTOM FOUNDATIONS..THATS WORTH THE PRICE IF YOU ASK ME.. TO HAVE A FOUNDATION TOTALLY MATCHED TO YOUR SKIN IS A GREAT TOOL TO HAVE...WHATS GOOD ABOUT HIGH END MAKE UP IS HAVING THE EXPERTISE TO HELP YOU BY, BETTER COLOR SELECTIONS FROM ALL THE TESTERS AND SAMPLES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTERS.. BUT THATS REALLY ONLY NEEDED WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU..

THE DIFFERENCE IN A PRODUCTS QUALITY SHOULD BE JUDGED FROM BRAND TO BRAND NOT HIGH END VS. LOW END BECAUSE THERE IS EXPENSIVE MAKE UP THAT IS JUST AS POOR AS THE REALLY CHEEP STUFF..

REMEMBER..EVERY PRODUCT LINE HAS GOOD AND BAD PRODUCTS..ITS JUST HOW IT IS..I DONT CARE FOR PEOPLE SAYING THAT ANYTHING BY [ ......] WORKS THE BEST..THAT IS A BUNCH OF CRAP..

I JUST DONT SEE THE POINT ANYMORE..I AM IN LOVE WITH MANY DRUGSTORE LINES AND I ALSO LIKE SOME OF THE COLORS OF MAC BUT NOT ENOUGH THAT I HAVE TO BUY EVERYTHING IN ANY OF THE LINES..

BELOW YOU WILL SEE A TUTORIAL THAT I FOUND ON YOUTUBE WHERE A LADY DID HALF HER FACE IN HIGH END MAKE UP AND THE OTHER HALF IN DRUGSTORE MAKE UP. I FOUND THE COMMENTS TO THE VIDEO VERY INTERESTING.. I COULDNT GET THE COMMENTS LISTED ON HERE BUT IF YOU CAN SEE THEM ON YOUTUBE..MOST OF THE COMMENTER'S SAY THAT THE DRUGSTORE LOOKS BEST..

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEO THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE....

WHEN IT COMES TO COSMETICS MANY PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT JUST BECAUSE A LIPSTICK OR LIP GLOSS COST MORE MONEY, DOESNT NECESSARILY MEAN ITS A BETTER PRODUCT..HERE IS ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE..LANCOMES JUICY TUBES ARE AROUND $14.00 A TUBE..HOWEVER THE SAME EXACT COMPANY MAKES LOREALS COLOUR JUICE THAT COSTS HALF AS MUCH AND EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER BOUGHT BOTH..KNOWS THEY ARE EXACTLY THE SAME..THE BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE IS THE SERVICE YOU GET WHEN YOU BUY THEM AT A COUNTER...

SO AS I HAVE SAID MANY MANY TIMES I AM GOING TO KEEP THIS BLOG AND MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL SIMPLE AND CHEEP AND AFFORDABLE MAKE UP.. NOW..IF I DO SHOP FOR HIGH END MAKE UP IT WILL EITHER BE SALES ONLY OR ON EBAY..YES I HAVE FOUND LOTS OF GOOD MAKE UP ON EBAY AND ITS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IN MY OPINION TO BUY EXPENSIVE MAKE UP.. I HAVE NEVER HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH BUYING MAKE UP ON THAT SITE..SO KEEP THAT IN MIND!!

ANYWAY, THIS IS ALL JUST MY OPINION AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL MAKE YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY ON HIGH END PRODUCTS!!

K JAGGERS

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