Poll: OK admit it, are you a makeup snob?

[mizuki~]

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Originally Posted by CantAffordMAC

Yes I am. I love wearing my name brand cosmetics and recommending things for people, and being out in public and touching up my makeup with quality stuff, not wet n wild or maybelline. I will use drugstore mascaras but still....

LOL I know what you mean

damn I never thought of myself like this but I guess I am a snob lol. Packaging has a lot to do with it as well, not just the brand name

[DirtyPlum]

Unashamedly, a MU snob! I have to admit to liking Maxfactor mascaras but everything else has to be MAC, Nars, Dior, or Laura Mercia.

I'm a snob with most things, though.

[nina_k]

Considering I'm in Australia and a MAC lippie will set you back $35, and a NARS one costs $48, I rarely buy what's considered HE stuff. Mortgage repayments come before makeup, but when I do want something I'll buy it when it's on sale or if it's a set (or with b'day money). BTW, a Max Factor mascara is about $22 here. I buy another brand that costs only $12.

[kabuki_KILLER]

I am not, actually. If a product of that quality and coloration was only availabe for 20 bucks at MAC and I had to have it, I'd probably get it. I still use Covergirl mascara because I don't feel like a lot of the ones that are 30 bucks really are significantly better. It totally depends on the product. If there are cheaper dupes with decent packaging that doesn't fall apart, why not save some cash?

[Ggxox]

Yes there's no denying I'm a make up snob! BUT I also really love some lower priced brands. Particularly here in the UK ones like Barry M, GOSH etc.

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[kathyp]

I'm not. I can't afford to be right now. When I was in my twenties, I was a huge makeup snob, but as I've gotten older (and drugstore products have gotten better), it doesn't matter whether I'm wearing Chanel or Wet 'n' Wild. If I like it, who cares? I'm loyal to a few high-end things, though. I'm still convinced department store foundations are better.

One thing I won't buy on the cheap? Fragrance. I've actually become more of a fragrance snob.

[Shadowy Lady]

lol, I think snob is not a good word, i just like quality makeup. I wear mostly MAC, MUFE and Nars, but i do enjoy some good quality DS stuff too...like CG mascaras, NYX loose powders and Gosh e/l

[frostiana]

re: touching up in public with high end stuff

I'm pretty sure no one out in public cares whether or not you are touching up with MAC or wet n wild, and I think it is pretty pretentious to think so.

[panda0410]

Actually I think you could be wrong.... A lot of hype around certain items comes from reputation, reputation that is built on marketing by branding. People see you with a certain brand and many of them DO care. Its like the difference between wearing a $600 D&G sunnies compares to a $20 knockoff - people know the difference when they see the product in hand.

I live in an area where MAC is an alien word - nobody here has a clue what it is, and they dont much care.... but there is a girl who works here locally that I see from time to time who is a MAC wearer - and she and I recognised that in each other immediately because of the colours we were wearing and the style - we were both wearing Style Warriors stuff. Now when we see each other we have a chat about makeup But my point it that branding IS taken notice of in public, whether or not thats shallow or simply a desire to have nice/different stuff is of personal opinion, but branding matters - especially to the company that registered it!

[frostiana]

What is meant by 'care'? Do you mean that they will judge you negatively if you are using Wet n' wild, as opposed to MAC? If so, why does anyone care what strangers think of their makeup choices? Or do you mean advertising for the brand?

And just because they know the difference does not mean they could give a rat's ass. I know the difference between a real LV and a fake, but aside from noting the difference I really do not care at all what kind of handbag someone else chooses to carry.

[hello_kitty]

Haha, my best friend calls me a MAC snob all the time. It's our joke. She use to use a ton of cheap makeup, and I got her into MAC.

It's just about my only "brand" thing I care about. I don't have insanely expensive purses ($20 or more is expensive to me), or designer clothes, so MAC is my "brand thing."

I'm a photographer, and I've had models over for photo shoots, and they see my makeup and give me lots of positive comments. Generally, they seem to appreciate someone that knows makeup and knows GOOD makeup, because face it... most cheap makeup will not photograph well! I've gotten pretty good at telling which models have cheap vs. higher end makeup on their faces.

[panda0410]

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Originally Posted by frostiana

What is meant by 'care'? Do you mean that they will judge you negatively if you are using Wet n' wild, as opposed to MAC? If so, why does anyone care what strangers think of their makeup choices? Or do you mean advertising for the brand?

And just because they know the difference does not mean they could give a rat's ass. I know the difference between a real LV and a fake, but aside from noting the difference I really do not care at all what kind of handbag someone else chooses to carry.

That was my inferrence, yes. I dont personally "care" about what other people do or choose either, but if we are talking marketing strategy then yes it matters a whole lot.

As for being judged negatively, thats not something I pay a lot of attention to, I'm confident enough in my own person to make my own choices and not really consider other peoples judgements anything more than personal observations - which are always subjective

[beautiijunkii]

I admit it, I'm a makeup snob. I'm a self-proclaimed MAC whore. I can't help myself!!! I have finally started branching out to other brands but nothing comes close to my MAC!

[S.S.BlackOrchid]

Most of my makeup (80%) is low end. It has to be an AMAZING product for me to buy high end, and in my experience a lot of high end isn't any better than it's drugstore version. No use buying high end eyeshadows and mascara only to find that they crease and crunch just the same.
I tend to buy foundation high end because most drugstore brands don't match my skintone.

I am a lipstick packaging snob. I get dark red lipsticks in pretty packaging, and if I find a lipstick shade and texture that I really like, I will refrigerate it, take out the bullet and put it in a prettier tube.

Btw, Chanel lipstick (all of them, even the one that's supposed to be moisturizing) causes my lips to chap, split and burn. Expensive is not always better.

[Fataliya]

I love MAC, and have a lot of it, but I also have ELF and NYX, EDM, and Fyrinnae, so I guess I'm not a snob.

I PREFER MAC, but I'll use other stuff.

[Nepenthe]

I have my preferences, but I'm open to trying new things regardless of the name on the packaging. If it catches my attention, I'll give it a try.

I haven't come across a brand that's infallible, so..

[InspiredBlue]

No, not at all. If I currently had they money to get, say, all of the NYX eyeshadows - and that would still be a lot of money - I'd mush rather get that huge collection of great eyeshadows than the 40 or so MAC shadows I could get instead. The main part of my makeup stash is all sorts of mineral eyeshadow samples that I've gotten for at the most 2 bucks a pop.

I guess it comes down to that I like to have lots of choices rather than a few go to products. Given the funds, I could of course have a huge collection of more expensive products as well, but if the choice is between many, good and cheap, or few, good as well but expensive, I choose the many.

[Leven]

Im the first to admit im snobby about makeup lol I dont think you can even compare a revlon lipstick to a chanel one, i dont care what you say.

I also know im snobby because i see people on here going "yeah im snobby, i only buy high end makeup, like MAC!"

And in my head im saying, MAC is high end? Their eyeshadows arent even 18 bucks!

Wow, dont i feel like a total asshole right now