Urban Decay is more high end and expensive, but it's my go to and when you have an amazing eyeliner you end up using it every day so it's definitely worth it. The Covergirl Outlast (with the balm and not the gloss, it's a two part, the color and then the balm that goes over it, I just apply it once and it's fine for me all day) is very similar in price and style to the Maybelline counterpart, which I also love, the Maybelline SuperStay 24 hour lip color. They're about $7 - $10 in the U.S. and last quite a while. Especially since you don't have to touch them up during the day. You don't have to reapply after eating, I hate it when my lipstick disappears. I find that I end up using the more muted shades if it's a work/day type event, because the color stays exactly true all day and if you put on a cherry red in the morning, it'll be cherry red in the evening and I was used to the reds blotting and becoming a bit more subtle after a bit of wear. You can also mix a little bit, the formulations dry quickly so you have to be fast, but I love putting on a great, bright red and then adding a bit of a brownish, brick color to deepen and tone down the color. Then I just rub my lips together and use the deeper color to even it out and it tends to work great, that way you can design your own hues that work best for your skintone. They do have a pretty large selection, though. I'd look for anything that says 16 hour, 24 hour, long lasting, that's not a stain or a gloss and that comes with an attached clear balm, any brand that you find that has that formulation is worth a try. They may have brands that do that in Denmark that I'm not familiar with.
Urban Decay is going to be pricey, but it works, and Cover Girl is more economical but still works better than anything else I've tried too, as far as lipsticks go. Usually anything under $10ish U.S. is a drugstore brand makeup line, although they've been going up to around $12 - $15 in some cases. Higher than that is a boutique brand or a luxury brand, types of things that are found in department stores and Sephora.com. I find that my favorites are a mix of high end and drugstore brands. I like to try new brands by buying gift sets or palettes, then you can usually try a few of their products at a lower price, this is especially true around the holidays. You could also try Ebay, many sellers there ship internationally, hopefully for not too, too much, but you're right, shipping can be high. Would it be easier to try some British brands, could they send them to you easier and cheaper? Or buy through Sephora.com's French site?
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13Bluestar97: Well, I don’t really care about the price or name of the brand – as long as the quality is good ^_ ^ All the links you sent me seems to be American though, and most online shops from there doesn’t ship to Denmark – and those who does, take so so so much for shipping to here. Such a shame, ‘cause I LOVE a lot of the brands that only America has ; _ ; ♥
sweetiegirlll: It is so difficult to find stores who ships Urban Decay products to Denmark. But I actually found one that sells the 24/7 liners. They seem great, so they went right to my wishlist! Which lipsticks is it that lasts through everything? I really need one of those. I hate when I go out to eat or anything like that, wearing lipstick. It’s gone right afterwards! ♥
Thank you so much for your great answers girls. I haven’t tried out Urban Decay, Covergirl, ulta, Sephora, Lime Crime and brands like that. So I really have no idea about what quality they are. Are they the like Maybelline, Gosh or worse/better?