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

[nichollecaren]

I'm one of those new snobs, u know the type that wins the lottery and suddenly acts like its beneath them to act normal? LOL

Today at work I was trying to sell some maybelline lipglosses I had bought but never used...when the chica asked me if thats the color I was wearing, I was like, Oh no...this is MAC

 

[Sprinkledust]

Nope...I like whatever works....Even though my make up collection consist of mostly Chanel and MAC.

 

[xessi180]

Yes and no. Some of the lower liner mascaras are good, and a few shadows and bronzers here and there. Mainly I'm a high end girl, like MAC, Nars, ect, because they have a quality product. It's not so much as the name as it is quality for me and I find 90% of the time you really get what your pay for in products.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

Yes I am. I love wearing my name brand cosmetics and recommending things for people, and being out in public and touching up my makeup with quality stuff, not wet n wild or maybelline. I will use drugstore mascaras but still....

 

[hawaii02]

No, I'm not. I buy the products I will only use so much (liner, mascara) at the drugstore. But at the same time, my UD, MAC and now Stila are treated like they will never make the line anymore. I love them that much!

 

[Nadeshda]

I'm not. If I like something, I buy it, I don't care if it is a cheap product. Actually, most of my stash is ArtDeco, which is a cheap brand, but the quality is awesome, imho, even though here it is only sold in sephora-like stores, it is considered drugstore in other countries.

Though I don't have a lot of drugstore products because you can't test them. For me to buy something without testing the color, I have to look at a lot of swatches. And besides, even drugstore makeup here has outrageous prices, sometimes, for the same price, I can get something slightly nicer, like Bourjois,and I can test it.

 

[babii]

I love all kinds of brands cheap or expensive as long as they're good.

 

[Vixxan]

I am not a makeup snob. I want to try everything and I do. Some of my must have products are lower priced items. I would have never found some of my favorite products had I been a makeup snob.

Foundation: Graftobian $9.00
BlushL Le Femme $2.50
Nail polish: pure ice $1.00

 

[HeavenLeiBlu]

I'm a high/low gal, but I refuse to go any higher ended than Chanel and Dior. There's no apparent increase in quality after those price points, IMO.

 

[Tsunami Rose]

I don't think I am. I think I definetly have more drugstore products than like say MAC. But, I do hardly ever use them and prefer my MAC. I can be seen wearing MAC eyeshadow every day of the week, but my foundation/powder/mascara are always drugstore brand because somethings are just as good and are not worth putting so much money into.

 

[BEA2LS]

i never understood the touching up on name brand stuff.. i do not think anyone notices or even cares what i use when i touch up and it normally is MAC but it's just not a big deal to me..

 

[ritchieramone]

I buy whatever works best for me. The majority of my make-up is MAC because the quality is good and they have produced a lot of unique items over the years, but I also have a lot of Barry M, Urban Decay and FCUK (though that seems to have disappeared from stores near me).

I've seen plenty of make-up I'd be interested to try, like Chantecaille's Real Skin foundation, but at £40 a pop, I'll live without it.

 

[reesesilverstar]

Definitely not. I would research the hell out of a product, then I buy what I think I need/don't have and what works for me. My makeup comes from drug stores, department stores, costume stores, beauty supply stores wherever...

 

[SpringDancer]

It's not that I'm a makeup snob, really, but that I like play it safe. With the amount of makeup I own, everything I get is purely for the fun of it. Therefore, I hate spending money on stuff that suck. I have no problem whatsoever buying low end makeup if it was recommended by reliable people. But if I have to buy something without doing research on it, professional makeup for me it is. (BTW, I don't bother with high end drugstore lines such Lancome, Clarins, Dior etc. without research either, since their prices are so high. The only real safe place is MAC :0))

 

[mizuki~]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CantAffordMAC Yes I am. I love wearing my name brand cosmetics and recommending things for people, and being out in public and touching up my makeup with quality stuff, not wet n wild or maybelline. I will use drugstore mascaras but still....

LOL I know what you mean

damn I never thought of myself like this but I guess I am a snob lol. Packaging has a lot to do with it as well, not just the brand name

 

[DirtyPlum]

Unashamedly, a MU snob! I have to admit to liking Maxfactor mascaras but everything else has to be MAC, Nars, Dior, or Laura Mercia.

I'm a snob with most things, though.

 

[nina_k]

Considering I'm in Australia and a MAC lippie will set you back $35, and a NARS one costs $48, I rarely buy what's considered HE stuff. Mortgage repayments come before makeup, but when I do want something I'll buy it when it's on sale or if it's a set (or with b'day money). BTW, a Max Factor mascara is about $22 here. I buy another brand that costs only $12.

 

[kabuki_KILLER]

I am not, actually. If a product of that quality and coloration was only availabe for 20 bucks at MAC and I had to have it, I'd probably get it. I still use Covergirl mascara because I don't feel like a lot of the ones that are 30 bucks really are significantly better. It totally depends on the product. If there are cheaper dupes with decent packaging that doesn't fall apart, why not save some cash?

 

[Ggxox]

Yes there's no denying I'm a make up snob! BUT I also really love some lower priced brands. Particularly here in the UK ones like Barry M, GOSH etc.

xoxo

 

[kathyp]

I'm not. I can't afford to be right now. When I was in my twenties, I was a huge makeup snob, but as I've gotten older (and drugstore products have gotten better), it doesn't matter whether I'm wearing Chanel or Wet 'n' Wild. If I like it, who cares? I'm loyal to a few high-end things, though. I'm still convinced department store foundations are better.

One thing I won't buy on the cheap? Fragrance. I've actually become more of a fragrance snob.