Does budget imply poor quality?
I think there’s just so much good makeup out there, so there isn’t a hard and fast policy to assessing quality at different price levels. I also absolutely don’t feel that expensive automatically indicates better (see this affordable drugstore cream shadow and this $8 eyeliner). Whichever the case, drugstore or high end, I think you’ve gotta dig to find the gems.
But oh! — there’s lots of treasure out there, and I like uncovering makeup gems at any price point…although I do have to admit that I flinch at the thought of paying $$$$ for a mascara nowadays, even if it’s bomb.
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(Skin care, though? That’s another story… ?)
I know that some folks eschew drugstore makeup for different reasons, like having been burned before by budget products that didn’t live up to the hype. I have a friend who only wears MAC because everything she’s ever tried from a drugstore makes her break out. everyone is different, and everyone has different needs, likes, budgets and different access, depending on where they live and their closest makeup counters.
What about you? Do you think you get what you pay for when it pertains to makeup? and do you think there’s a difference between “cheap” and budget?
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Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen
P.S. RIP, Uncle Karl. Tabs has lost a mentor and the world has lost an icon.