Beauty

[Texasmouse]

With skin care, it's more about the ingredients than the price, for me. If a product has some r&d and a good reputation behind it, I'll try it. One hard and fast rule for me is that it contain no fragrance, if it's going on my face.

With makeup, I agree with @Shanus that, especially when it comes to eyeshadows, for example, the difficulty of application, fallout, and lack of color payoff is more likely to happen with drugstore brands over high- end. I recently splurged on a Chanel eyeshadow quad with some gifted money and the difference is like comparing satin to polar fleece. Having said that, I have tried some drugstore products that have filled the bill nicely. There are so many affordable lip products, for example, I would probably stick to drugstore for that category.  

[cjm61]

@Dazlin "I've tried some that I wasn't pleased with, and then I feel ripped off."

If you purchase from QVC or Sephora you won't get ripped off. You can return items that don't work for you. Of course, this is within the return policy time frame. If you use drugstore brands you cannot return open or used cosmetics and skincare. For this reason, I don't feel you will get ripped off. I realize some items need more than the 30 day return policy. The end of the year, October and November, are good times to try a pricier item if you so wish. Since QVC has the extended return policy during that time you could try something for 3 months if needed. Just a suggestion. 

[Franklinbell]

I agree pretty much. Most of my makeup is department store. Skin care is from my derm and the pharmacy! I was just washing my makeup brushes and I have a Bobbi brown and Kevin aucoin brushes that are over 25 years old.I find it is easier to match skin shades that work for me

My favorite brands are dior, channel, Chantecaille, Westman atiler, Nars, Charlotte tilbury , Bobbi brown and Mac. Charlotte has become a new favorite because the counter manger invites me to try new looks and then she gives me things which I use and share with my beauty buddies!

[QVCkitty1]

I've tried many foundations, but for me Chanel has worked the best. I'm sometimes lured in by social media ads for lower end products, but I'm invariably disappointed. 🤷‍♀️

[scatcat]

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@cjm61 wrote:

@Dazlin "I've tried some that I wasn't pleased with, and then I feel ripped off."

If you purchase from QVC or Sephora you won't get ripped off. You can return items that don't work for you. Of course, this is within the return policy time frame. If you use drugstore brands you cannot return open or used cosmetics and skincare. For this reason, I don't feel you will get ripped off. I realize some items need more than the 30 day return policy. The end of the year, October and November, are good times to try a pricier item if you so wish. Since QVC has the extended return policy during that time you could try something for 3 months if needed. Just a suggestion. 

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@cjm61 

You can return opened and used makeup at some stores (Target, CVS...).  

[Franklinbell]

@QVCkitty1 @Agreed! I always go back!

[cjm61]

@scatcat Interesting. I was not able to, I told them it didn't work and they said only if the item was defective in some way, smelled bad, expired, etc. They were very clear and said if it was opened I could not return it since it could not be resold. 

[Dazlin]

@cjm61 , I have returned drugstore items, no problem,  at Walmart, or ulta.   Sometimes I can't be bothered returning a cheap item, so I throw it out...oh well. 

[cjm61]

@Dazlin You're right. I forgot to mention Ulta as a site you can return items. But, they have the higher end items as well. Wallmart, ya, they do except everything as a return. I worry a little about them as years ago I use to shop there all the time. Kids were little, things were cheap, and I bought drugstore brands. However, I purchased an item once that had obviously been opened, tried, and put back. It's not worth it for me as I haven't found any items they offer to work well enough. But they do have a good return policy. 

[JudyL]

I have a mix of both.  I like the high end products and like the drugstore, each for their own reasons.