Make up: aibu to think there might be nice make up which doesn’t cost a bomb?

[SleeplessInSolihull]

I usually buy expensive makes but fancy treating myself without the expensive tag.

AIBU to think there might be products which are cheaper on the market and reasonably good quality?

I’ve found Number 7 from Boots to be excellent and affordable.

When you buy the expensive brands you are paying for the packaging.
'Never mind the lipstick, feel the lifestyle'.
Boots No 7/17, Rimmel, Collection, Revolution are all fine without being £££

Revolution is good. Primark also has some really good stuff dupes for Charlotte Tilbury etc

I always buy a decent mid-range brand for foundation and sometimes lipstick, e.g. MAC, as I find there is a difference.

Everything else, high street brands are fine. There is really not that much variance in things like mascara, blusher and eyeshadow, in my experience.

A lot of expensive make up and skin care is a massive marketing ploy.

Try E.LF :)

Barry M nail polish is lovely.

I love Kiko cosmetics - they only have shops in big cities but do online as well.

Elf has dupes of most things.
Avon will be in superdrug soon and has a good price point. Their lip oil is amazing.
Collection foundation is a dupe of Charlotte tilbury, elf and revolution contour sticks also a dupe of Charlotte tilbury.
Maybelline 4 in 1 is an obsession of mine - like your skin, but better!
Studio London lip liners are great too.

Another vote for No 7

Collection is fab. Always use their Mascarra and foundation (fairly thick too, so use a drop Mixed with moisturiser. Lasts all year 😂) Cheap as chips.
Get mine from Tesco.

Rimmel perfect match is a great dupe for ysl, maybelline concealer is the best out there, w7 beats the urban decay naked palette, mascara wise I haven’t found anything I’ve continued with except Roche posay but that’s nearly impossible to get now! Primer wise I like Aimee connelly but at €25 I’d like to go down in price more, am thinking max factor next

Bourjois, nyx, and kiko

No 7. Reliably good quality across the range.

Meh, you can spend as much or as little as you want. I don’t find a huge amount of difference. Sometimes I like the pleasure of a Chanel lipstick, other times I’m fine with a Revolution lipstick. They both look pretty much the same on. Neither have changed my life!

Revolution is great, and cheap.

Thirding revolution.

I use No7 for foundation, concealer, powder, blusher. I prefer Estee or Lancome lipstick and Mascara.

I really like Revolution

Another vote for Revolution.
Maybelline for mascara.

For the medium price range I find a combination of Mac and Lush make-up works well. The Lush ones are cheaper and some items seem to last forever!

Revolution. They do a few different ranges varying in design quality. Some look like higher end style (hourglass, Charlotte Tilbury) and others are more basic.

I'm a dior fan for foundation and lipstick, mac for concealer and benetint for blush. I have long swapped out maybelline for mascara so I can replace frequently and it's much better. Considering a high st blusher replacement now my peachy one from dior is running out.

I bounce between No7, aldi & Elf all good imo

Kiko, Revolution and Nyx are all good without being £££.

I’ve been guilty of stealing my DD’s Revolution products and have now built up a stash of my own. Their primers and fixing sprays are second to none. I’m highly impressed.