Aren't the l'oreal HIP products just as expensive as MAC?

[rebekah]

Seriously, I remember spending like $12 on a l'oreal hip eyeshadow when they came out, are they still that expensive?

I mean, I can buy MAC e/s for $10-$15 so why is a drugstore e/s the same price?!

 

[SerenityRaine]

I was wondering the same thing. They're supposed to be cheaper. They're pigments are a rip off unless you get them on sale or something.

 

[XShear]

They use to be. HIP pigments are usually on sale (buy one get one free) for me here in Az. Aren't worth it though. :/

 

[MsButterfli]

HIP shadows in my area are all $7.00, i grabbed a few this week as a BOGO from Duane Reade, the pigment prices seem to vary tho from 10-12 dollars

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by XShear They use to be. HIP pigments are usually on sale (buy one get one free) for me here in Az. Aren't worth it though. :/

I agree with the above. While the colors look really pretty, they don't seem to come out that great. I don't think they are worth the money.

 

[noahlowryfan]

HIP shadows are $7.99 at my local Walgreens

 

[rebekah]

th e prices must definatly h ave gone down then bc i bought some when they first came out and they were so expensive!

 

[Larkin]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK I agree with the above. While the colors look really pretty, they don't seem to come out that great. I don't think they are worth the money.

What about intrepid? Has anyone tried it? I was waiting for a BOGO sell to get it. It looks so pretty.

 

[BunnyBunnyBunny]

At my CVS they had L'Oreal H.I.P. special edition packs with an Eyeshadow Duo and Lip Gloss for about $4. I bought a few, because it's worth it for that cheap. Any product that I am unsure about for over $10, I just buy the most similar thing I can find from MAC or Sephora.

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by Larkin What about intrepid? Has anyone tried it? I was waiting for a BOGO sell to get it. It looks so pretty.

Nahhh..they aren't that good. They seem to be chalky when they need to be silkier to blend. I won't be buying them again.

 

[xxluverxx]

i shouldve read this a few days earlier
ive went to target and got 2 pots of their pigments thinking it woz a good deal, it was like almost 12 bucks. luckily i still have my receipt.
i think imma get my money bak

 

[goodbyexxkitty]

I had a bad experience with a HIP pigment. It was the blueish one, I forgot the name. Anyway, I put it on one morning and it looked fine, then I was out in the sun for a few hours at graduation practice and when I came back inside the sun had faded the color to a light blue! And I don't mean it faded off but the accual color was almost white!

 

[xiahe]

that's the same exact thing that i was thinking...if l'Oreal is going to sell their HIP line for such a high price then it shouldn't even be in drugstores! i personally haven't tried their shadows but i wasn't very impressed with the color selection. the loose shadow/pigments look nice but again i haven't tried those. for that amount of money i'm better off spending it on MAC or something =)

 

[AfricanaEyes]

I've had great experiences with Loreal HIP shadows and pigments. I used to work at Walgreens as a Photo Tech and got not only the discount, but only purchased it when it was on sale (buy one, get one free), so I do understand when folx say it's a bit pricey....it really is.

But I haven't purchased HIP since converting to MAC. And once you go MAC....you can't go back!

 

[eyebrowless]

None of the colours really appealed to me that much, but I went ahead and got the gold/purple duo and the gold is now my fave. Otherwise, the 'High Intensity Pigments' lack intensity.

 

[-doll-face-]

I can't remember how much I got it for but I got HIP shocking pigments shadow, the loose powder, in fiery (it's a pink). Really the only way I like to use it is wet, the color is much more vibrant, unless I'm belnding then it's o.k. dry. The color though is still just uhm.. a little colorless. I expected something more powerful, more shocking.
I guess I would get more if they're on sale for cheap, but I wouldn't buy anymore for more than 6 bucks for sure.

 

[La Ilusion]

I have eight of the HIP e/s duos, and I have no complaint. They cost about $6 at my Target, and sometimes it's nice to be able to get four colors in HIP for a little less than I'd pay for one MAC e/s.

I have the same gold/purple duo that eyebrowless mentioned, and I do find the purple to be weak. But of the 16 HIP colors I own, that's the only one that I think lacks intensity. (And I, too, love that gold. Sometimes I layer it over MAC chrome yellow e/s.)

 

[NaturalSister19]

I went to the Lancome Boutique on Amsterdam near 69th st in NY, then popped over to the FACE Stockholm store down the way from there. I wanted to get a bottled water and a newspaper and I knew a CVS was right around the corner.

They had a cosmetic clearance going on.

I got Loreal HIP products for 75% off. I bought 8 Liquid Foundations, 6 powders.

So check your local drug stores for specials like this.

 

[clamster]

HIP e/s's work really well for me so I like them but the pigments-don't bother to try them.

 

[kristakamikaze]

i just payed
6$ for my duos, adn 9 for my pigment today at walmart!