Mascara... drugstore mascara works just fine :)

I definitely buy cheap sunscreen because where I live, the sun is out all year long and I'm constantly outside. I also buy drugstore mascaras because I don't see much point in spending a ton of money when you throw the product out after a couple months. There are some great cheap mascaras anyway. :) Lastly, I buy cheaper makeup remover just because I go through so much of it!

nail polish, face wash(but...I do spend good money on make-up remover), nail remover.

Ooh, and nail polish, Christine! Darn it, can you add it to the one I just posted please?

Mascara.

Hah! I wish there was something I wouldn't be willing to spend big money on. I'm just such a sucker for pretty packaging. I swear sales people can see me a mile away and sell me on any fancy thing. :)

i would never spend to much on mascara since you have to throw it out every 3 monthes. also shampoo... john frieda and suave work fine.

1. Bright eyeshadow. No matter how pretty it is, I know I won't wear it - that's what my 78 palette is for. 2. Mascara. I've received a few for free from MAC (I've had my makeup done there many times for weddings, prom, etc.) and I've bought sample sizes of high-end mascaras in the past... but I've found drugstore brands that work just as well for half the price so why splurge? Other Items: sunscreen, body wash, lip balm, nail polish remover...

I never spend a lot on body lotions, shower gels, scrubs or sunscreen. That said I am an aesthetician so I get polish, etc for cheap, I have the MAC Pro discount so I pay, like, drugstore prices for it, and I work for Lancome so I get some stuff for free.

Let me start by saying I like nce thingsand I now shop for my department store items at discount makeup sites. I will not spend a lot of money on mascara, facial wipes, eyeliner, lipliner, body wash, nail polish, body lotion, body scrubs, nail polish remover. eye makeup remover. Reason being is these products are necissities (sp) and I can find good producs from the drugstore. target or walmart.

Although i love makeup i think that most of the high end MU is simply a gimmick and you tend to spend your money on them not coz they are that much better than cheaper ones but because it makes you feel more 'special' or 'luxurious'. Most of these products are way overpriced deliberately because the high price tag sends the message that it's the best on the market you can possibly get. If you base your purchases on common sense as opposed to impulse buying, you will most probably find out that the only beauty products it's worth splurging on are quality foundation, MU brushes and maybe well pigmented blushes, eyeshadows and lipsticks/glosses. I say for skin, hair and body - the simpler, the better. Harmful chemicals, fancy packaging, expensive advertising campaigns? No, thanks.

It's easier to list the things I buy at the d/s to begin with. Other things I buy elsewhere. 1. St. Ive's scrub for face. This is a standard. It's fantastic and even smells good. Yay for peach pits! 2. Shampoo. I'm not going to spend all my makeup money on organic goat's milk conditioner and exotic rhino secretions shampoo when I can get a nice sulphate-free thing at Target for $5. I'll even put up with the awful rosmary/mint scent. 3. Lip balms. Not necessarily glosses, just balms. Even if my heard didn't already belong to Nivea "Touch of Moisture," I could buy any number of $3 balms from indie Etsy sellers and slake my desire for all natural, organic, vegan lipgloss that smells/tastes like cake. 4. lip scrubs: I have sugar and vitamin E at my house; do I really need to pay $20 for someone to put it in stick form FOR me? 5. Mascara. I haven't seen a big diff between high end and d/s anyway and you toss it in 3 months, so why bother? 6. Face primer. Nearly all the gel-based primers are chemically identical to the Monistat chafing gel formula. It's just a silicone gel; there's not much you can do to change that up. So spend $6 and get 4x the product. 7. Nail Polish. I buy Sinful colors more than any other brand. It last nearly a week, despite constant hospital-work handwashing (yay medical fields!) and it comes in a fantastic array of colors that can dupe nearly anything out there. And it's $2 a bottle even when it's not on sale. I guess that's it. I don't buy established brands of shadows that much, but I can't really say it's an economy thing. A lot of time the mineral/indie shadows I buy wind up being quite a bit more by volume than MAC or Chanel or Shiseido or some of the others. But my lipsticks are pretty much 100% MAC anymore and my l/g is all Buxom and my foundation is all BE (right now, unless I find another powder foundation that I love) and I doubt I'll ever go back to liquid foundations. If perfume counts, I can't buy *any* commercial scents anymore. I am pretty well spoiled by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. Yeah, it's $17.50 - $27.50/teaspoon, but it's WORTH it.

I am so surprised a lot of viewers don't splurge on face wash - it's your FACE for goodness sakes! Anyways, I won't spend money on eyebrow gel ;P cheapie drugstore brand or even regular hair gel on those off days does the trick =)

Mascara, I hardly ever use it anyway.

Oh man. I am the thriftiest girl on the planet, so I could write a book about all the stuff that I buy the "cheap" version of... I know that some products really are worth the money, but $30 mascara? Really? Here's mine: 1- Mascara. Haven't found a brand better than Maybelline Lash Stiletto- $6 at Target or buy one get one free at Ulta. 2- Makeup remover- Target brand, $3. 3- Makeup tools- sponges, sharpeners, applicators. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would pay $6 for 2 MAC sponges. You can get a pack of 20 at Target for less than $2. I have splurged on nice brushes too, but at the end of the day, I just use the little disposable sponges they have for free at Sephora. I grab a handfull of them whenever I go, and a couple mascara wands too. For free ninety nine! 4- Foundation and powder- never understood this one. My mom pays $50 a bottle for hers... Mine is about $8, Revlon, used the same for years. I understand that some people have very difficult to match skin tones, or maybe have acne/scars that needs really good coverup... but most women can get away with drugstore brand and still look amazing.

Lip liner pencils, nail polish, eyebrow tweezers, face glitters, anti-wrinkle creams

brow stuff. this is one product where i actually went from expensive high end brands to find that they are now making comparable low end brands that do the trick if not better

Eyelash curlers. False lashes.

Mascara and eyeshadows. You throw mascara out about three months later and the most I'll spend on an eyeshadow is from MAC but NYX are $4 and sometimes more pigmented. At the end of the day you take it off anyway. No need for $40 designer eyeshadow.

I generally don't like to spend a lot on makeup. I'll splurge on things like face powder/blush, but not on mascara/body products.

Mascara because IMO the higher end versions do nothing more than the drugstore kind =)

I use brow pencils from the drug store always since I go through them so fast!

Mascara.

nailpolish! I just invest in a good quality (but not expensive) under and topcoat, but I totally don't get why I should pay a lot for designer nailpolish when the quality isn't necessarily better than cheaper products.

Expensive shampoo. I have very long hair which I wash and condition every day so to spend $25 a bottle would be hell on my wallet.

Body products! I use mostly drugstore stuff.

Mascara.

I like expensive and luxury beauty products in general, so all is good for me. But false lashes,they only last up to 4 or 5 uses really. I just use Ardell, Andrea, or Quo ones. I've seen some lashes for 60+ dollars a pair, they were mink and/or human hair lashes.

Mascara,definetely!I'd love to try out a high-end one,but 30 Euros for a Chanel or YSL Mascara is crazy.Even 18 Euros for a MAC one is still expensive to me,but Splahproof is my favorite.I'm trying to find a drugstore mascara that is just as good.

I don't splurge on makeup remover, self-tanning products, eyeliners, or mascaras. There are too many good drugstore alternatives.

Body lotion

probably pencil eyeliner. I have bought MAC eyeliner and plan on buying Urban Decay 24/7. I feel Rimmel works just as well. There’s so many other options too such as gel liner, eyeshadow, etc.

Body wash, body lotion, makeup remover. I go through a bottle of body wash basically every month, so there's no point in getting the pricey stuff.

Face wash and makeup remover

Mascara, lipliner, and eyebrow pencil. I spend way too much on lipsticks/glosses, eyeshadows, etc. so I need to attempt to save somewhere, Lol

I will not spend lots of money on mascara. It lasts such a short period of time and it's taken me many-a-trial to find the right one for me.

probably mascara... i really like Plushlash. Wouldn't spend more money on any other mascara :)

Mascara, the best one I've ever found so far was Maybelline. :) Also, generally, I buy even my OPI on Amazon or on sale at Harmon, unless there's a color I cannot be without (Teal We Meet Again was a color I bought at retail price, haha.) Also, I often buy drug store blushes, but I'm started to be turned by the more awesome unique (or natural) shades I find at the more expensive brands. Other things I buy on the cheap are brushes I don't use often, eyeshadow colors I need for a specific event (wedding, etc) and know I don't like all that much and body wash (I buy inexpensive handmade soap on etsy).

Basically any one product that is over $50-60 i won't buy. Sometimes mascara if its over $25... And face/body products because drugstore is just as good in my opinion.

Oh, I forgot to add that I barely ever buy nail polish! In fact, I have only two! I like to paint my toes, but not my nails. As a mom of a ten month old, I find that I can't keep up with the maintenance. Plus, I'm constantly doing dishes, laundry, and other stuff, so the polish is always quick to chip. I'd just rather not bother!

Nail polish and remover

definately make up remover. I actually just use baby oil to remove my makeup, then wash my face to gel rid of the excess oil. works well and only costs me 99 cents for a bottle that can last me months. after make up remover id have to say moisturizers. My favorite one is olay from drug stores.

Facewash makeup remover nailpolish

There are quite a few things I won't pay big bucks for. To name a few, I think body sunscreen, blotting papers, and lip moisturizer would be my top three.

Facial cleanser, mascara, lip balm and eyeliner

I keep telling myself that I need a new foundation, but instead, I walk away from MAC with everything but the foundation.

I would say mascara, only because although department store brands can be significantly better, for the most part unless some one is a MUA, you wouldnt really notice the difference on the eyes

black pencil eyeliner & black gel or liquid liner. I can spend more on colored eyeliners that are exclusive to certain lines (MUFE, Urban Decay), but not on black - the drugstore black is the same as the high end black! I've tried both and not seend a difference.

Mascara! You have to throw it out in three months anyway!

Mascara, for sure. I do replace them every 3 months so I don't want to invest into it that much. Plus I have long lashes and so far drugstore brands and MAC have been doing a pretty good job as it is. And nail polish, I love it, but I can't spend a lot on it because my love for certain shades changes all the time. I can't justify spending a lot on something I may only use a couple of times. I stick to OPI and China Glaze mostly. I try to stay away from high-end brands, because I know the moment I buy that Givenchy palette I want ... it's all over! I won't be able to stop myself. I would list a whole bunch of other stuff but I realize that I do spend more than my friends to on beauty products but I consider myself pretty reasonable.