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Originally Posted by ametc
I LOVE YSL! It goes on nice and smooth. Diorshow is good, too. Right now I've been trying out Big Fatty Mascara by Urban Decay and it's alright. Nothing "OOOOOHH AHHHHHH" about it, but it works like any other mascara. Estee Lauder was pretty good when I tried it.
I only buy higher-end makeup because I'm such a makeup snob.. but I feel like if I have to pay an extra 20 bucks for a product.. it should work better! Right?!
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You're getting ripped off.
High-end cosmetics often have the same ingredients as lower-end cosmetics. You're just paying more for a brand in many cases.
For instance, Lancome makes L'Oreal. Most of their cosmetics are relatively similar, just with different packaging. It used to be that Lancome still had better mascara than L'Oreal, but these days I'm not so sure. L'Oreal, because of its wider appeal to consumers, has come out with some really good products in the last couple years in a way that Lancome has not.
Check out Paula Begoun's
Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me!. It's a good guide for buying makeup intelligently so you don't waste your money on expensive products that have a cheaper alternative. I too used to waste my money on expensive cosmetics, and then I discovered that I could buy pretty much the same thing for much less. For instance, BeneFit makes a light pink powder that they sell for evening out skin tone. Rimmel sells a similar shade of light pink powder as part of their eyeshadow line. That's a $12 savings.
Additionally, it's a huge waste to buy super-expensive mascara unless you really do have the cash to throw around, because you should be replacing it every four months. You really don't want to know what starts to grow in there after a while.