Is cheap makeup cheap product?
Often times, people are concerned that cheap
makeup is nothing more than a cheap product. They prefer to buy the more
expensive kinds of makeup because they think they will get a better quality,
when in reality, sometimes, the expensive makeup that you just paid thirty
dollars for is cheaper than the cheapest thing that you find in the grocery
store. Here are some things that you should know about cheap makeup before you
make a decision to go to the cosmetic counter and shell out a lot of money for
something that you could have gotten cheaper.
Cheap makeup from big companies
The first thing that should be stated about
cheap makeup is that in many instances, cheaper makeup is often put out by a
more expensive company so that they can spread their name around. Just because
it says BonneBell or Cover Girl doesn’t mean that it’s a lesser product because
these two companies are the same. Often times, a company like this will make
cheaper makeup because it is made for little girls so that they can play dress
up. It is meant to be wiped off easily with a wet cloth so that you can reapply
as many times as you like.
Cheap vs. expensive makeup?
In some cases, it is better to buy the more
expensive products such as foundations, blush or concealers because they have minerals and oils that are good
for your skin that will be absorbed. In some of these ingredients, such as
foundations, they have better quality ingredients that some of the cheaper
makeup companies may not have. An example of this is that many companies use roses
in their products but the more expensive companies have a larger margin for
expenses and can buy the top pick of roses that they want to use, other
companies that may not have that same expense margin may buy whatever the other
makeup companies didn’t want for their products, therefore, it is not the best
of the best quality available- even though it’s from the same grower or
greenhouse.
When cheap makeup is better?
When it comes to mascara,
a product that doesn’t really touch your skin, it is okay to use the cheaper
brands because it is only being applied to hairs- your eyelashes- that are
already considered dead. It won’t make any difference if you paid eighty
dollars for that Dior tube of mascara or you bought the ninety-nine cent
Wen-N-Wild brand. Other products such as eye shadows are okay to buy the less
expensive brands. One thing that you will always want to avoid no matter the
brand is glitter in your eye shadow because it can easily become loose and get
into your eye causing infections and irritations. When it comes to using
colorful eye shadows, the companies that you can find in the drug store often
have better and more colors because they focus their monies on this area. This
is why you can get a nice bright purple when you buy Rimmel or Jane and you
can’t when you are looking at Bare Essentials because they use more natural
pigments.
Regardless of the type of makeup you prefer,
consider where it goes. If it is something that is going to absorb into your
skin like your foundation, then you may want to use something with more natural
ingredients. Once the foundation is on, you can apply whatever you feel like it
over the top.
Much love,
Zingara
www.sheergoddess.com
