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Department store vs. Drugstore- which do you prefer?

Also, share your great bargain products if you know of any! And the not-worth-the money ones.

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I prefer Dept. stores. I wear only Mac, Chanel, and Bobbi Brown.

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dept store and

YES it is worth the money IMO

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I use BE for almost everything except mascara (Clinique), lip gloss (Estee Lauder) and eyeliner (MAC).

I have some drug store brand stuff as well like Maybeline lipgloss & Ulta eye shadows. great products! especially for the price.

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To answer my own question- I find that Stila eyeshadows are worth the money, but the lip glazes aren't, IMO. I also have yet to find a good high-end mascara that's worth the $$- I have tried Clinique, Stila and Bourjois, which irritated my eyes a lot.

I like Revlon cream blush and lip gloss. That's about it for drugstore brands.

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Depends on the product.

I don't limit myself to a specific brand or store.


My favorite drugstore/bargain products:
Neutrogena Mineral Sheers


Maybelline Great Lash (both regular and Waterproof)


Cover Girl Professional Clear Mascara (for the brows)


Revlon and Physicians Formula have great products!

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Fav mascara...Dior Maximeyes and DiorShow (but the wand is a bit big/awkward).

Fav lip glosses:
Dior Addict
Chanel Glossimers
Stila Lip Polish
Nars Lip Lacquer

Fav eyeshadows:
MUFE eyeshadow
MUFE Star Powder
MUFE Diamond Powder
Nars eyeshadow
Nars cream shadows
Stila
Bobbi Brown
Too faced

Fav Foundation:
MUFE Face & Body Liquid Makeup
MUFE Liquid Lift Foundation
Chanel Double Perfection Fluide
Revlon Colorstay

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High end..concealer (Laura mercier) and eyemakeup remover (Lancome Bi-Facil)..some eyeshadows (MAC etc)

drug store..mascara..Loreal voluminous

more eyeshadows

most of my lipglosses..i especially love loreal glamshine..it has a little bit of a plumping effect...but no tingle...

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i like dept store. they help u with the right colors. they try it on u. i use clinique

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For foundation/concealer/powder, department store is best, especially for finding the right shade and totally worth the $$$.

For color that lasts, you're better off spending more on eye shadow and blush.

I could go either way on lip color.

And though I don't frequently wear mascara, the only one I ever use is great lash by mabelline.

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i recently discovered stila and love their products i use their foundation as a cover up and their eyeshados really stay on forever

I have been wearing cover girl mascara for years and love it

I am alwyas on a quest for the best lipstick and blushes though - so whichever works for the moment is what i wear!

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I prefer the high end stuff and do think its worth the $$

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Here's my opinion. It depends on your application and the brushes you use. I will use drugstore brands over department store brands. Maybelline mascara over Estee Lauder, L'oreal lipstick over Clinique, etc. I buy Wet n Wild for Halloween or for the glittery trendy stuff. I love my Brucci nailpolish. Dries super fast and is dirt cheap. To me, Essie chips just as fast and is 5 times as expensive. I looooooove my WetnWild lip liner number 666 (yes, I know) but it is the BEST friggin lip liner ever. I will buy 4 at a time because I wear it everyday. I change a lip color just by changing the liner and gloss I use. NYC lipliners are also great, and a $1 to boot. Milani makes fantastic bright eyeshadows and they are $3 each.
but as I said, if you have good expensive brushes, you can use pretty much anything!!!


ETA: when it ccomes to foundation, that is the area that is where I'd spend the money because like Snozberry said, you get a better chance of having the right shade.

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The only items I really buy at the drug store are:

Mascara - I have really long lashes and have a lot of $$ on mascara and the cheap stuff works just as good on me.

Face Wash: I have been using Cetaphil for like 10 years.

Lipgloss: Once and awhile I will get one from Revlon. I really like them.

Everything else I buy from Dept stores. My favorites are Stila, Chanel, Laura Mercier, Trish McEvoy, MAC and Dior.

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I use Clinique for 95% of my makeup. Once in awhile I will use a MAC or Estee Lauder or Chanel-(I like Chanel lipstick) but for skin products, eye liner, mascara, bronzer...I use Clinique

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I actually use what I buy at a department store. But what I buy at a drugstore often turns out to be a waste of money. I buy makeup sponges at the drugstore, though.

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I remember hearing somewhere that all mascaras are pretty much the same formula, it's just the packaging that's different.

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For me, certain things are definitely worth the extra money. Foundation and bronzer - I only use Clinique. Lipstick is normally just Covergirl from the drug store. Eyeshadow - I can go either way.

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worth it:
chanel inimitable mascara
shu uemura eyelash curler
dior lipgloss

not worth it:
stila mascara

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certain makeup items like foundation,primer,eyeshadow and lipstick& lip liner I buy dept store brands...chanel, smashbox,dior etc...

mascara i love lash architect from max factor i think?
and i buy the cheapest drugstore eyeliner i can find, in my mind i can somehow rationalize spending $60 for 4 eyeshadows from chanel,
yet would NEVER spend more than $5 on eyeliner, lol
and i love physicians formula bronzer.

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I have always used the mascara in the "pink and green tube" then I got a free trial size mascara from Lancome and I was hooked I think there is a diff.

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I generally buy all high end make-up at Sephora or the department store.

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