Expensive VS cheap: what cosmetics can you save on

1. Mascara

You need to objectively understand the pros and cons of your appearance. If you have normal eyelashes – not rare and short, then it doesn’t matter how expensive the mascara is! The product for 5 rubles will also fulfill its functions for 500+. The main thing is to buy one that will do the job you need: lengthen, separate, add volume to your eyelashes, or be waterproof. Hypoallergenic products are presented in both expensive and budget segments.

2. Lipstick

Lipsticks, glosses, balms – lip cosmetics must be of high quality! And no deviations from this rule aside! At least because part of the product goes directly to the body, because we all “eat” our lipsticks during the day. As a maximum, a low-quality product does not fit well on the thin skin of the lips, rolls down, has an unpleasant odor and taste, deteriorates quickly and, most importantly, contains harmful ingredients. But quality products are not synonymous with high prices here.

Over the past few years, Belarusian cosmetics have made several huge steps forward, becoming one of the favorite and most popular brands for consumers. The prices are affordable, the products, in particular for the lips, are conscientious! You can safely save a couple of thousand rubles.

3. Eyeshadow

Eyeshadow – clothes for the eyes! They, like lipstick, accentuate the main parts of the face. Shadows can be used to correct the shape and shape of the eyes, hence the conclusion: the product must be of high quality. Unfortunately, as far as shadows are concerned, in this case it is better not to save in favor of cheap analogs. I cannot yet name a brand of inexpensive cosmetics, the shadows of which would overshadow luxury options with their properties. All of them lack pigmentation, which is a key factor. So you can spend a thousand or two on one good palette.

4. Foundation and powder

Even if you use super-expensive eyeshadows, lipstick and mascara, a foundation that is cheap in all its manifestations and the same powder will lubricate not only your face, but the whole impression of you. My vote is for the good foundations and powder of luxury American and French brands that have proven themselves 100%.

If you think that a decent foundation will cover the disadvantages of the foundation itself, you are wrong! At the base, you can just save money and use a regular moisturizer instead.

5. Eyebrow products

Today eyebrows are an independent participant in girls’ makeup. Sometimes they take longer than eye makeup. The market for brow-funds is so oversaturated that among expensive and super-expensive products one can find budget options that are not far from luxury ones in terms of quality. Pencils, lipsticks for eyebrows, fixing gels and colored gels – all this can be purchased in mass markets without sacrificing the budget.

1. Eye cream

He is mad who thinks that after a stormy or sleepless night he will get up in the morning, apply a miracle cream – and bags and bruises will magically disappear under the eyes! The eye cream actually performs a different function: it slightly tones the skin under the eyes, moisturizes it as much as possible, relieves the feeling of tightness and heaviness. Reflective particles in the cream – and voila, it seems to you that you are 5 years younger! It is a myth! Ideally, no distinction should be made between face cream and eye cream as long as you have one good, expensive, quality face cream. Better compensate for the lack of an eyelid jar with healthy sleep and proper nutrition.

2. Hair care

Even the most budget-friendly shampoo will cope with the task of cleansing your hair. What else to expect from shampoo, besides cleansing? Therefore, this is an item on which you can save. But! What you certainly can’t save on are balms and hair masks. They should be 5+ to cope with the tasks of moisturizing, restoring and nourishing hair. And best of all, the products of professional brands of cosmetics for hair and scalp, which are not on the budget, have proven themselves.

3. Makeup remover

I would not recommend spending large sums on this product. In the ideal world of a cosmetologist, girls first use a good remover – in other words, a washbasin, and then remove what is left with a make-up remover. Milk, lotion, micellar water, hydrophilic oil – there are a lot of funds, but budget products are no worse than luxury ones. Therefore, you should not overpay!

4. Cloth face masks

I understand that all girls love beautiful packaging, interesting slogans and sonorous (but empty!) Promises about the miraculous properties of a beauty product. But this is all nothing more than a marketing ploy. I’m talking about cloth face masks, the effect of which is more based on the pleasantness of using the mask itself than on the effect obtained. 15–20 minutes of relaxation and time for yourself, and now it seems to you that the product smoothed out wrinkles, the circles under the eyes disappeared and the skin became like a baby’s. It doesn’t work that way! Especially from the cloth masks! Don’t spend on them.

5. Anti-cellulite products

Smear with anti-cellulite creams, do body wraps or scrubs and wait for a miracle – I hope you are not so naive! In the fight against orange peel, you need to apply heavy artillery: sports and proper nutrition. Creams and massages are just a bonus to the main ingredient – your effort! The benefit of such products lies only in the pleasantness of the procedure and the same smell of cosmetics. But this is not always the case! In general, expensive or cheap – anti-cellulite products do not cope with the task. Then you don’t have to pay much for them!