Eva Beauty Essentials - Are expensive beauty products worth their price?

Are expensive beauty products worth their price?

The ultimate poll! If you take into account the quality of the products, the time they last and the service you get does it make sense to buy "premium" beauty? Please don't say no if you've never done it! And on the other hand if you think about the wide choice of cheaper products and their quality which is sometimes at least comparable - what's the result? Just to be give an example - "expensive" to me means Clinique price and above. Thanks for answers my opinion is that if nothing skincare is definitely worth paying for - I've been battling breakouts recently and after trying several cheapish brands I bought about 70 pounds (shudder) worth of dermalogica stuff - never going back. Similarly expensive foundation and powder - if you still have your foundation on after 10 hours and there is no shine then you know it was worth it. But things like eye makeup, unless you've got the cash, why? I'm surprised people mention it so much - I'm happy with my Max Factor, I just couldn't spend 20 quid on a mascara.

Public Comments

Depending...Sometimes, they are really expensive and very FINE quality. Dont you think? But sometimes things (beauty products) Are really expensive, and you can find the same stuff cheaper!
I don't know about most but CLINIQUE is ! It relay made my skin look better in 3-4 weeks. I have quite a bad skin. A shame it is so expensive ! If you find a good anti wrinkle cream please let me know!
Didn't a scientific survey come to the conclusion that the cheapest was just as good as the dearest?
i used to pay sixty pound for a face cream that lasted no longer than the cream i use now which costs me two pound. The result from the face cream was no diff either. i also became allergic to the expensive cream after two years because of the chemicals used in them
I think they are worth thier price considering what you are getting to a certain extent, but paying for a name is not worth it. I like the fact you can walk into a department store and try on different colors and products to find the one that fits your needs instead of buying many and having them not quite match. Some of the drug store cosmetics are good quality, but rarely can you take the time to try the product and end up buying more than one to find a product you do like.
I've used Clinique, Lancome, and Mac in the past. I went to a Mary Kay party 2-3 years ago and fell in love. Their skin products are the best I've found and the make up is great; it's comparable to Mac and is a LOT cheaper!!! I've learned most expensive does not mean best.
I used to use Lancome etc before I had 3 kids. Then the simple drug store was what I was in to. However a friend had me try the anti aging line from Arbonne and it is worth every dime and then some. So is the lipstick and body creams and mineral powder foundation/blush - for me nothing compares and it's nice to use something that is made with pure things.
honestly, some of it is worth it.. like especially eye make up. mac eye shadowns, clinque//mac//lancome have the best mascaras and eyeliners. as for everything else go for the cheaper stuff. maybeline mousse is really good. neutragena is good. just look on the back and see if it says dermatologist approved or tested.
not always. there are some products thats worth their price. for example..my recent discovery...i used one cheap japanese brand eyeshadow but the staying power sucks (1-2 hrs.) then i moved up to Stila (staying power 6 hrs. or so), and THEN Chanel. This is the most impressive one!! 12 HOURS! thats why its worth the price. but things like..lipglosses that you can find in drugstores. so cheap, yet so good. some are even better than the expensive ones. i got one lancome gloss...its so damn sticky that i had to go back using nivea from a drugstore.
I use Arbonne and I thought it was kinda expensive but when i tried them for a while I seen a difference, i fell in love with the fact there are no chemicals or animal testing or bi products from animals. so yea compared to all the beauty product you have bought in the past and didn't like and stuffed in a cabinet or threw away add it all up and well I think the price is worth it if you find the right stuff. You can get more info here if interested, this lady is real nice and can help with questions. http://myladybeau.myarbonne.com
Like everything else it is more important to find a product that has the solution to your own specific needs. Prevention is also better than cure. There is no point in waiting until your skin is wrecked by the sun, alcohol, smoking and bad diet and hoping a £300 jar of face cream is going to fix it - it wont. Expensive creams are so due to the research and ingredients that go into making them. One of the best skin care ranges I have ever used is Chantecaille. The ingredients are natural and the technology is cutting edge. Pricey - yes! The Bio-dynamic Lifting Cream is £240 - but entirely worth it as a preventative to ageing. There is no substitute for healthy skin and no amount of expensive face creams can make up for a poor diet and skincare regime. Know what you want out of your skincare products and buy the ones that will give you those results. Why would a 16 year old buy anti-ageing face cream? D. X
well to me is yeah its kinda worth it cause you want good quality right, good smell, and etc.. i use from beauty products to perfumes
I think it depends on the person i.e. I cant use expensive (clinique and above) brands on my skin and therefore they are not worth their price to me. However, people I have spoken to about these kinds of products all have their own preferences about which to use but think that the brand they use is good value. I think good value is down to how happy you are with the result as opposed to how much you have paid.
Yes I definitely think they are worth the price, I use clinique and I have noticed the difference in my skin between the cheapo stuff and the good quality stuff.
Absolutely not! I know because my grandmother makes cosmetics, natural ingredients produce the best results and what they put in cosmets today are not natural but excluding stuff like Elizabethrden which I believe is good but I dunno about now. But your better off buying them from my grandma .
I have tried all price ranges of products My experience has been all good with Mary Kay products You start with clean skin, a moisturizer that makes it easy to apply your foundation or base. Match your foundation to your wrist or your neck for color so you don't have a mask line If I can be helpful let me know.
not sure about clinic but there is a company called artistry out there that is rated in the top 5 prestigious brands with clinic and it is defiantly worth the price! its actually a little less expensive than clinic but it is a better quality than anything i have ever used! artistry actually puts all of their "would be " advertising money and puts it into research and development! they use all word of mouth advertising and they own a microscope that NASA uses to map the surface of the moon to map the sub-containial levels of your skin so they can give you a guaranteed improvement rate if used properly! they also offer a 100% money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied! they have a line dedicated just to time defiance and i have never seen anything like it! my mom was an avid lancome user and switched to artistry and with in a month she looked a lot younger and now she won't use anything else! its amazing and there is nothing else out there like it, AND YES IT IS WORTH THE PRICE!!! anyway you can get it at www.vherr.qhealthbeauty.com and you can check out the details about artistry @ www.artistry.com! hope you find what you are looking for!
For skincare- yes, expensive can be worth it. especially face wash, I rather use a expensive quality product (PH balanced), and for lotion, I would ONLY buy it based on great reviews even if it expensive. I can even go without makeup if I have pretty skin. I did hear that skincare only prevents aging by 10%. The best thing to do for better skin is to eat healthy, drink alot of water, not smoke, and excercise, and maintain normal hormonal levels (via medicine) because skincare can only help slightly For makeup- no, expensive is not worth it. moderate to cheap price based on convenience. (foundation is an exception- its worth to spend the extra money because I dont want to retouch my makeup.) For other types of makeup: blush, eyeshadow, liner... i dont care if it is cheap cuz its just something I can retouch. There are very good brand names out there: loreal, maybellience, revlon and they are not that expensive. Time is money, so for some people its worth it to spend $14 for Clinique lipstick if you want it to last longer compared to covergirl $5 that may not last as long plus expensive name brands have makeup artists for assistance. You get what you paid for. For me, i have never bought a lipstick over $8. its not worth it for me. All the color makeup I have gotten has been in a gwp set.
It all depends on the brand. Some are expensive just cause the company just want to make more money and some are expensive cause its a purer product while some say they are isnt always the truth. you have to look at the ingrediant to see if that is what suppose to be there for example mineral make-up (my sis told me this) there are some new mineral make-up now that are cheaper the bare mineral but still on the expensive side and she said the there are stuff in some make-up that is not suppose to be in there so its not worth it but some are worth it you just have to know what yor looking for for sure i hope this helps
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Yes I think they are. I like estee mascara and YSL products. You do pay more but the quality of the products speak for them selves. I have bought cheaper brands and really it is false economy as I end up throwing them away.
Clarins is packed with natural ingredients, ysl touche eclat is nice, benefit do really good prodcts i like their high beam. rubie and mille have nice eyeshadows they stay on.
I definitely think it's worth it. I have really sensitive skin so I have to be really careful. The brand I use is Estee Lauder which is really good. When I was younger I used to use cheaper products and it make my face a really bright red - so not a good look! I love their foundation and the staff are always really helpful too. They can even do free trials without trying to force you to buy their products. My friends think I'm crazy for spending so much on make-up but I'll never go back!
Im definately going expensive i started using elemis products about 2 years ago and my skin has never looked better. As for make up i think you get what you pay for especially when it comes to foundation i use estee lauder foundation and lancome eyeshadows and blusher everything just stays put. But i do still buy cheaper brands of mascara as i cant really tell the difference between an £8 or a £25 mascara.
NO! some make-up brands like clinique have you paying $25 for a tiny lipgloss but did you know the own loreal? Loreal is one of many make-up brands sold at a drugstore.
in some cases i think it is worth it...using the right products together can make you look gorgeous and your makeup will last a lot longer and the coverage is usually a lot better. things like eyeshadow...i find that if you use an eyeshadow base your results will be much better...sometimes it's not the makeup itself it's what comes before the makeup is put on. i must admit that there are fairly good quality brands in grocery and drugs stores but i guess i figure i want it to look good and last and i'm going to be spending money on it anyway...why not get something worth spending money on.
hi im a beauty therapist and i can say that from experience with cheaper and expensive products, clients always prefer the more expensive ones. but however just because you spend £20 on a mascara doesnt mean that it is better than a standard £7 mascara. With make up products more expensive isnt always better its more facial products like cleansers and moisturisers. hope this helps and saves u a bit of money!
well i have never used 'expensive' products as i don't see the need to and i simply couldn't afford to buy them. i use a lot of avon products which aren't too cheap (you can get a fantastic exfoliator for 6 pounds) but they're affordable. i bought a stretch mark cream at christmas, which i use every day, and i still have loads left. it works! i really can't see the point in buying ridiculously expensive creams as i think cheaper products work just as well (my sister buys a lot of expensive stuff and never notices any difference - she's a beauty therapist too lol)
i personaly, enjoy treating my self to the odd MAC makeup piece... alot of expensive makeup only gives u a little bit, even if it looks like alot... but the color and quality in many cases is worth it... but it isn't always the best on the pocket.