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xjackie83 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Forget makeup. Have your dad bring you back some milka chocolate. Yum! Yum! Yum! Couldn´t agree more. Milka is amazing, and every foreigner I gave some Milka as a gift has loved it and begged me to bring more next time
In terms of makeup I can recommend:
Essence nail polishes (cheap, come in many colors, not bad quality for the low price) and other nail stuff. Essence can be found exclusively at DM drugstores and Müller stores
Nivea (drugstore) is an overall descent brand for makeup. Their entire skincare stuff is descent as well.
Astor (drugstore) has some descent nail polishes and mascara. Haven´t tried anything else though.
Artdeco is a pretty good brand in general, and so is Catrice from what I hear (both can be found at Douglas stores and are priced between drugstore and high end brands). Both have very nice nailpolishes as well.
The big drugstore brands (Maybelline, L´Oreal, Rimmel) are more expensive compared to the US. Especially L´Oreal has almost reached MAC prices in the last few years! They sometimes carry a few products that aren´t available in the US, but I would just skip those.
Oh, and Bebe is another skincare line (drugstore) that´s pretty good quality for the low price. But it´s marketed towards teenagers
If you´re into skincare you can check out Biotherm (Douglas, Marionnaud).
And European sunscreens rock in terms of UVA protection (La Roche Posay is the best for that, found at any pharmacy). Vichy, La Roche Posay and Eucerin are all terrific pharmacy brands!