Poll: OK admit it, are you a makeup snob?

[jonglerie]

Most of what I use are the high-end brands. Although I know there are some very good drugstore brands, it seems like whenever I buy something cheap I end up not liking it so have to get something higher end to replace it, so I end up spending more than if I just went straight to the high-end brand! Guess I have bad luck picking cheaper brands, but if I did find a drugstore brand that worked for me I'd have no problem buying it.

 

[mspixieears]

I'd like to say in my defence I'm not because some known skin irritants seem to exist aplenty in very cheap products; but I avoid those expensive brands that have them too. I echo the sentiment time and time expressed in this thread that I have better luck paying for something I know will work and helps me achieve the look I'm after, rather than getting a cheaper item only to discover it just doesn't cut it.

Someone mentioned that Dove and N'gena works just as well as high-end for them, but for me, it could mean insufferable skin irritation, where I feel like my skin is burning. Yes, found out by trying it too.

I have however found some fantastic drugstore-type items that I considered to be fantastic; a shame that it just seems to be harder to find such items otherwise, wouldn't we all be flocking to get them? I confess that I wouldn't buy so much MAC if I couldn't get it cheaper - as seems to be the case on say, eBay. I'd pay full-price but if I did all the time, would have a much smaller collection.

 

[rayabella]

My stash is pretty much an even mix of d/s and high end. Almost all of my eyeshadows(about 100) are MAC. I won't spend too much on lipgloss since I barely wear it but I own a handful of MAC lipglasses, Loreal CJs, and Revlon SLs. I do love NARS blushes. I have almost all of them. Mascara is always drugstore for me since I change them so often. Eyeliners and lipliners too. I have the MAC Smolder liner but most of mine are ones from Revlon, Prestige, or Jordana.

 

[lovemichelle]

I'm not. I buy whatever I like. If I see something and it looks good I'll buy it whether it's drugstore or department store.

 

[Brianne]

With certain things, yes, but I do have several HG's that are low end.

 

[Susan]

I've found some exceptions, but most drugstore stuff is a waste of money.

 

[PrettyinPink]

I can say I'm a mu snob. About 90% of my mu is high end brands. I'm a real sucker for nice packaging. I've found a few good low-end things out there, but yeah, I'm a snob!

 

[I love Brian Kinney]

I am a makeup snob totally. I too love Giorgio armani cosmetics. they are amazing, especially the foundation and my MAC collection is slowly growing. I love MAC shadows! NARS also has some great stuff. I'm not too much into the drug store brands, I used to be back in hight school. I had Everything CoverGirl...Lol.

 

[Juneplum]

complete and TOTAL makeup snob here! my mom started me on the high end stuff she used and i've never looked back!!! by no means do i look down on drugstore brands, but my preference has and always will be high end.. =)

 

[Spam.n.Rice]

No I'm not a makeup snob. It's nice to buy high end stuff like MAC and Urban Decay but I can't afford to buy high end all the time since I don't have a stable income and I'm currently in college (meaning all my money goes towards books/supplies first). D/S makeup isn't all that bad....I just wouldn't buy any of their powders/foundations/concealers cuz I'm prone to break outs. I'm very grateful that my mom buys me clinique powder and foundation since she'd rather have me use good face powder than use the D/S stuff and ruin my skin.

 

[Viva_la_MAC_Girl]

Yep, at its best. I love MAC, NARS, Smashbox..esp the primer! * I CANT LIVE WITH OUT IT * BECCA, I love Lancome' for there Mascara' Dior to... I guess my motto is.. "Quality over Quanity" Get what you PAY for.

Let me add:

I do like what Milani put out ( they have some great colors )

 

[Dawn]

Yep, all I use now is MAC. Well, except for my Chanel black eyeliner. For some reason the MAC Black ones smudge a bit much on me. I have been very pleased with most all of their products and they all agree with my skin/eyes. I have used Chanel, Dior, Nars and most other high end items, and really feel MAC is a great product for the price. Dawn =)

 

[Grace]

I ansewred no. Most of my collection is high-end but I do have a bit of low-end items that have been impulse buys are lipsticks when I'm browsing makeup sections while on my lunch break. And the foundations that I usually wear are maybelline but I do perfer to purchase high-end items. I don't consider myself a makeup snob because I do mix and match.

 

[MeganGMcD]

Nope
Not since the Neutrogena Anti-Wrinkle /Anti Blemish line performed a miracle on my skin!

 

[Sasha_2084]

Not really for the "expensive" stuff... I use MAC and never went anywhere else thereafter. Unless it's Arpeggio...and that's IT.

 

[Monique0a]

I am also a makeup snob but there are instances where I have been forced to face reality and buy d/s. 99% of my makeup is MAC, however, of the makeup I wear everyday, 50%. I have never found a MAC foundation I liked, kept going back to Revlon until about 3 months ago when I discovered Laura Mercier's Oil Free. Also never liked any of the MAC mascaras. I LOVE Diorshow and the YSL one that I can't recall the name of but the one I reach for and buy repeatedly is Loreal Voluminous. That being said, everything else is consistantly high end but somewhat varied. Peter Thomas Roth for skincare. *cough**Avon*cough**cough* for green concealer (my mother sells it and is constantly pawning stuff off on me although I got her addicted to MAC lipsticks much to her dismay), Lorac for regular concealer, other then all that, I am all MAC

 

[Modil]

I'm not a makeup snob because usually snobs are not that smart IMO in regards to quality, etc..


>>>>> = Greater than / better

Jane/Milani blushes >>>> ALOT of HE blushes

drugstore MASC >>>>> A few HE masc

Lipsticks from drugstores >>>> HE lipsticks IMO. I get more compliments with my drugstore LS than with my HE

Jane/milani/NYX shadows are well pigmented compared to a few HE's out there



Be smart with your money in regards to quality because not all HE are good quality IMO.

 

[Lo-Fi_Thriller]

im a snob. peroid lol. i wont even touch any drug store makeup - my skin is so sensitive

 

[metal_romantic]

I care more about quality than brand name. I'm also a makeup alley lurker!
I like to own products from the more expensive brands like MAC, Lancome, Dior, YSL etc. and appreciate the brand name but I still get excited when I find a cheaper product that works really well!

 

[chocolategoddes]

I'll put it this way... I don't buy high-end makeup just for the sake of spending money. Hell, if CG e/s quality matched MUFE e/s, you'd see me hogging up the cosmetic aisle of any drugstore. But like others have said, you get what you pay for. I'd rather spend 25 dollars on something I know I'll love than 5 dollars on something I'm not too crazy about. It's about quality.

But I'll admit, I do get a little snoby when I'm at a bathroom, touching up my MAC l/s and getting the looks from girls using cheaper brands like wet n Wild or NYC. But that's just me being a bitch.