Comments on: Temptalia Asks You – Do you believe that higher price means higher quality?

By: Zoffe

Zoffe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:52:16 +0000

In general, I don’t believe that the cheapest makeup is as good as the makeup that costs a little more, but I don’t think the most expensive products are worth their price either.
With the most expensive high-end brands you seem to pay for the name or for fancy ingredients that don’t even have an effect.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:52:18 +0000

I believe that, yes. Of course there are always some exceptions. You can get some cheap and cheerful products that boast superior quality over teir more expensive counterparts, but overall i feel that about 95% – you get what you pay for.
Boots 17 pressed shadows are near free in price and have stunning colour rage & amazing colour pay off BUT they break and disintegrate in the pan within a fortnight. Bourjois do awesome budget eyeshadows though. All other budget brands I’ve tried; suck!
Cheap lipglosses tend to sting my lips too, they seem to have an outdated formula. Like I love Rimmel Vinyl Bronze lipglosses, they’re simply stunning but they sting my lips. At the same time I’ve tried YSL’s lipgloss in the touche eclat pen version and I was so dissappointed with the poor quality. It’s all about taking the gamble but generally high-end extremely rarely disappoints.
Ok, rant over.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:20:28 +0000

Definitely not.
A lot of the brands, expensive and cheap, have either the same or very similar ingredients. Some expensive brands even have ingredients that are more unsafe for the skin.
It really depends on how someone uses the product and their skin. Expensive can cause more irritation than inexpensive, or both can have the same effects. The only major difference is that high end has more options, like with foundation colour. Even then a lot of them are lacking.
And with eyeshadows, a few of the ones that I have that are considered higher end (MAC and Lise Watier) are some of my least favourite eyeshadows. The colours are wonderful, but they go on sub par compared to even my drug store eyeshadows.
The only things I tend to spend more money on are mascaras, since I have been able to find a better result with them (although I only use Clinique, so it’s like 18 bucks, really not bad! Does anyone use their High Impact mascara? My mom has some, and I just applied it, and despite having applied too much, it looked way nicer than my naturally glossy, just not sure on the flaking) and with some eyeshadows because there are better colour selections. But I don’t like to go super high end – I don’t want to pay more than 25 dollars CDN for a single shadow!
With high end, it’s mostly about paying for the brand and the packaging instead of the product itself.

By: Luda

Luda — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:25:26 +0000

No No No
It all depends on how they work with your skin. Dior foundation that may work for someone may not work for me. NYX and Milan eyeshadow that may work for me may not work for you.

By: The Makeup Blogette

The Makeup Blogette — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:04:01 +0000

I believe so, especially for foundations.
But some cheaper brands work very well too.

By: ChristineDior

ChristineDior — Sat, 30 May 2009 10:23:33 +0000

It varies for me as well, I’ve gone through pricey products that are brilliant and some pricey products that don’t work at all.