Makeup packaging - Page 2

Quality is the most important factor in choosing a product. I don't care about packaging as long as it's sturdy and not too bulky. I'd probably choose something practical over something big, heavy, and elaborate. For example, I love the flat, magnetized cases that TheBalm products come in. They're easy to carry around and still super cute!

Sometimes it is the packaging... how can you resist this? 

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Originally Posted by Mystica 

I still have a gold crab (zodiac) powder compact I received as a gift in High School.  The powder stunk, but I've never been able to throw away the compact because the packaging was so beautiful.  

 

It's in storage though, so I don't remember who it's by, Estee Lauder maybe?  I recall the powder being full of sparkles in a translucent powder though.  

It is probably Dubarry (same as my compact).  They did a zodiac line.  and it is probably the same product as well.

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Originally Posted by smashinbeauty 

Sometimes it is the packaging... how can you resist this? 

 

 

OMG... WHERE did you get that? What's the cosmetic line? I MUST HAVE IT!

http://www.paul-joe-beaute.com/en/index.html#/new/

Looks like a french website, but you can select English when you are on the site and it will translate for you

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OMG! OMG! I MUSTTTTTTT HAVE!!

CATS!!!

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http://www.paul-joe-beaute.com/en/index.html#/new/

 

 

Looks like a french website, but you can select English when you are on the site and it will translate for you

I'm so sad! It's a Spring 2012 limited edition collection.

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Originally Posted by dheartsmac 

As the queen of de-potting, I can honestly say packages never sway me to purchase, but they will make me not purchase something.

This may sound stupid but what is de-potting? And I agree, packaging can make me not purchase as well

it's when you remove a makeup pan (e.g. pressed eyeshadow) from a palette, usually to put in your own DIY palette. I like de-potting my favorite shadows into little pill bottles to stick in my purse:

 <-- matte cream for the browbone, shimmer as a highlighter, and black to smoke out my eyeliner

I take this, some eyeliner, brushes, and a mini mascara when I don't have time to put my makeup on.

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Originally Posted by leah970 

This may sound stupid but what is de-potting? And I agree, packaging can make me not purchase as well

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Originally Posted by lilsxkitten 

It is probably Dubarry (same as my compact).  They did a zodiac line.  and it is probably the same product as well.

I just did an image search and it's Estee Lauder, but not their current Zodiac packaging.  I received my compact in the mid-late 90's sometime (when I was in HS) 

These are the only images I could find of it:

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Originally Posted by zadidoll 

I'm so sad! It's a Spring 2012 limited edition collection.

Asos still has this on their site:

Asos always have free shipping and coupon codes that they email out so often! :)

Oh I could glomp you! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by zadidoll 

I'm so sad! It's a Spring 2012 limited edition collection.

Asos still has this on their site:

 

 

Asos always have free shipping and coupon codes that they email out so often! :)

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Originally Posted by zadidoll 

Oh I could glomp you! Thanks!

 

yw. It's on sale today for 25.51 rather than yesterday for 36.94.

Back to the topic. I do admit that packing does make a big impact on my purchases but not entirely. Usually when I buy something that looks cute, it's mainly only for show/display and occasional use. I do like to collect :] Other than that, I based my purchases of reviews and what the product promises to do.

Look what I found! This is super cute and fits right in the critter theme lol..

Generally speaking I buy products after research or if I am looking for something specific and did not get to research or just need to see it in person I will tend to ask the salesperson and/or do a swatch of the tester. Cute packaging might be a deciding factor if two products seem to have similar reviews. That happened when I was choosing my first eyelid primer and bought the Urban Decay Primer Potion because I liked the style of package. But it already had great reviews. I definitely would not have dropped that kind of money had I not researched it first.

However, if something has cute packaging and is inexpensive I will occasionally try it, but I usually stick to items like lip glosses that I know I can use even if the pigment is not that great.

OOoohhh Paul & Joe is the worst! They make such amazingly cute makeup, how can you possibly use it? Sometimes I think that the packaging gets in the way of the actual product...P&J, for example, could be the best lipstick in the entire World, ever, but who would want to destroy the kitty to find out? I want great makeup with packaging that's to the point.
 

OMG this is the cutest thing EVER!!!! Must buy NOW!!

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Originally Posted by StellaSunshine 

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I am usually not a sucker for packaging. But Jill stuart's packaging is soooo princessy that I caved in and bought the blushers when I was in Taiwan and Japn. And they come with a cute retractable blush brush too... Not to mention the blusher colors are so sweet and pretty. Otherwise generally I dun really care about packaging as long as the product as good

This is the picture of the loose powder blush.... and the mixed compact blush packagin is super duper cute too

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Originally Posted by geeko 

I am usually not a sucker for packaging. But Jill stuart's packaging is soooo princessy that I caved in and bought the blushers when I was in Taiwan and Japn. And they come with a cute retractable blush brush too... Not to mention the blusher colors are so sweet and pretty. Otherwise generally I dun really care about packaging as long as the product as good

 

 

 

 

 

This is the picture of the loose powder blush.... and the mixed compact blush packagin is super duper cute too

 

 

 

 

I've been wanting to try Jill Stuart since forever ago! But I just can't choose between Jill Stuart and Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée. The only two brands that i actually want based on packaging. I know for a fact that I'm going to buy one or the other as a bday gift to myself next month. 

The Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée cosmetics looks too cute too... argh... now I have additional lemming for another brand lol!

oh wow!! both are SUPER CUTE! *wants*