I so agree.Originally Posted by Annelle /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Keep in mind that high price doesn't mean "high end" -- I determine high end by quality. Just because something is overpriced does not mean you'll be getting better quality.
I so agree.Originally Posted by Annelle /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Keep in mind that high price doesn't mean "high end" -- I determine high end by quality. Just because something is overpriced does not mean you'll be getting better quality.
Originally Posted by imonabhaute /img/forum/go_quote.gif
That said, I read reviews and buy what works for me. High End, Middle or Drugstore.
Love the reviews there, but the forum format is straight out of my childhood. It makes me nostalgic for crappy internet pages from the 90s; and after the nostalgia quickly fades I realize how much I hate that format and high tail it over here.Originally Posted by musingmuse /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I usually go on makeupalley.com to see what the average rating is, then decide to purchase the item. lol
In my previous comment I have written, that YES, you're right buying an expensive cosmetics we’re almost sure about its high quality but we are sometimes deceived by tricky cosmetics marketers: we pay for brand name but not products quality. So I didn't argue your position that it is better to buy cosmetics from drugstores.Originally Posted by zadidoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif
If you don't get it that's fine but I'm done arguing about it after this. Again look at my cake analogy. You have the ingredients for a chocolate cake but you mix in those ingredients in different amounts and you're going to get a different chocolate cake. Mix it in a different order or in a different way - using a paddle versus a whip - and you'll get a different texture. Makeup in essence is the same thing. The quality of the ingredients are the same but the formula is different. Add more dry ingredients and you're going to have a drier cake, add more wet ingredients and you're going to have a more moist cake and even a cake that's too wet. So those who argue that the ingredients in a so-called high end product is better than a drugstore line I have to disagree with that argument because the ingredients are the same as required by the FDA to be.
Yes, people are paying for the NAME of a product versus the quality. I see so many people who use ONLY Mac because it's the so-called "best". It's not just in the cosmetic industry but ALL fashion. If you were given the choice between a Coach purse or one from Target which would you choose? Most people would choose the Coach purse. Why? Because of the name associated with it not because it's a better purse.
So since this topic is starting to derail, let's get back on the topic about feeling guilty about buying HE stuff. If a person wants to buy it because they like that brand that's fine. If they buy it because they swear by it that's fine as well. It's that person's own money to spend as they see fit. Personally I'll buy and use what I like be it an item from the drugstore like Wet 'n' Wild to a so-called high end item. Just be aware of what you're buying because most so-called high end makeup can be duped with drugstore brands.
Originally Posted by Annelle /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Keep in mind that high price doesn't mean "high end" -- I determine high end by quality. Just because something is overpriced does not mean you'll be getting better quality.
Originally Posted by MakeupCritic /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I agree with you. I think we need to pay for QUALITY. To check is product overpriced or not we need to check the label.
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