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Originally Posted by ..kels*
Honestly.... there is no comparison between Chanel & Maybelline foundation. I can see the difference even in the video.
Lashblast is one of the only drugstore products worth buying IMO.
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LOL! I can't say because I have never worn either. I personally feel that most of the department store/higher end brands of makeup that I have tried and use, perform better than the drugstore makeup that I have. Sure I have DS products. Some of them are great, and the price is great so you end up with a great value, which is where the appeal lies, however, 9 times out of 10, my high end version of that product still performs better.
Also, one thing that hasn't been mentioned in this thread or in threads like it is shade selection. Many people on both ends of the skintone spectrum have a hard time finding shades in drugstore brands. Here in the U.S. I think I could probably wear the darkest shade of Revlon's Photo Ready and there might be a shade in L'Oreal's True Match line that could possibly work for me (but just eyeballing it I would say it is a bit too light). I am NW45 for reference. There is the Cover Girl Queen Collection, but the texture of those products are WAY off (like wax) and the undertones are WAY too red. So really, of the main drugstore cosmetic companies there is really almost nothing to choose from. And even if you can find a foundation shade there isn't a concealer that would match you. If you just looked at a makeup display at the DS you would think that folks of my coloring didn't exist which is ridiculous when you consider that MAC used to make shades as deep as NW60. There are cheaper lines that are geared towards WOC like Black Radiance and Black Opal. They are at a cheaper price point than your Revlon and Maybeline, etc. I wont comment as to their quality because I haven't tried the lines, but suffice it to say that I don't want to. And then you have Milani and Iman, which are alright. But that still is a fraction of the selection that most people have to choose from when they walk into CVS and pale ladies have even
less to choose from. I said all of that to say that many of us use higher end lines out of necessity. When I walk into Bloomingdales, I have NARS, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Lancome and Estee Lauder, all of which have shades that match me (although I am at the tail end of Lancome and EL).
Also, I don't think most women dish out lots of money for Chanel foundation simply because Chanel makes it. No one is going to know what foundation you put on your face unless you tell someone, and not many of us go around wearing t-shirts that broadcast the brand of foundation we are wearing. It's not like a hand bag that speaks for itself. And luxury brands like Chanel are very different than MAC in terms of brand appeal. MAC literally has a cult following. Many people buy MAC because it is MAC and that in and of itself means something to them (cool, edgy, quality, collector's item, etc.). That is just not the case with brands like Chanel, NARS, Laura Mercier, Lancome, to some extent Dior (because Dior does release relatively exciting seasonal collections and people do collect the Quints), etc. People buy those goods because they are luxe and decadent and they work.
Ingredient sensitivity is another issue. I know people whose eyes agree with Dior Show but water at the sight of L'Oreal or Maybeline mascaras.
I'm not trying to put down anyone's makeup up choses. It's your money, buy and wear what you want. And people's reasons for buying things vary. For me, I'll dish out for eye shadow, but not mascara. Does that mean I think Lash Blast is the best mascara and just as good as "fill-in-the-blank"? Hell no. It just means it's decent enough and the price is good especially for something you use up/have to toss in a few months.
But I think that this idea that drugstore cosmetics are "just as good as" higher-end brands is more often than not, just not the case.
