Are higher end make up products worth it?

[MoreRainbowsPlease]

I have always been a pretty budget make up person, No7 being considered posh by me. However the last year or so my skin seems to have aged dramatically and I look rough! I am waiting for an Il Makiage foundation to arrive which people recommended on the last thread I started. But will more expensive brands give me a better result? I want to look more glowy. Whereas currently everything I seem to do just highlights my bags, wrinkles and pores. Also do higher end products have better staying power? Despite having dry skin, make up never seems to last past lunchtime on me.

I came On to say IME, yes

i stand by that.. however - I had a patch of persistent eczema on my eye lids, stress related and then it just wouldn’t shift

I found it got worse if I didn’t use what I used for foundation, Nivea day creme, it’s as cheap as chips!

what I like about it is that it’s light so I don’t feel like I’m wearing a mask, it provides the coverage I need…. And I can even get it on the Ocado order! I think because it’s got moisturiser it helps keep the eczema at bay. FINALLY I think I’m beating it.

otherwise I’ve stumbled across By Terry, and omg it’s great! The Hyaluronic face cream they do changes your skin tone before your eyes!!

I also got sent a fan set of lipsticks by Chanel, the bloom series, and if you go somewhere like Feelunique you can select brands as your favourite and that gets you 10% off
which is even cheaper than you get at duty free.

It really depends on the product. But if you want “glow” as you say on your OP, the best brand is Hourglass. Their powders are really incredible.

Some are some aren't. I'd watch reviews on YouTube and research a bit. It varies within brand too. Some of Charlotte Tilbury is great some feels like an expensive mistake. My favourite at the moment is pat mcgrath blushes and Chanel CC cream.

Ooh yes an hourglass ambient lighting powder

As others have said, it depends.

For skincare, you need to look at ingredients and percentages of active ingredients to see where the difference lies. You don't need to spend on cleanser, or moisturizer unless it's got actives as well. Even if it does, in a generic cream they are usually of such a low % it's not worth it. The INCI website is excellent for explaining ingredients.

High end skincare ranges do have lots of R&D money behind them so will introduce fancy schmancy serums before high street brands. That said L'Oreal has one of the highest R&D budgets known to man and is behind lots of the much higher end products anyway. Again, the key is in the ingredients. (I can't remember completely but I think it's Genefique which has the exact same ingredients/% as one of the L'Oreals, possibly the laser whatsit.

For make up- horses for courses. Dior Pump and Volume mascara will be prized from my cold dead hands. And so will my N7 Hydraluminous. I recently bought a Revolution pressed powder as my beloved Bobbi Brown smashed. Doing me a favour. The Revolution is loads better. I used to stockpile Clinique Quickliner eye pencils, but the £2.99 Avon ones I'm using now have better pigment and staying power.

@MoreRainbowsPlease Dry skin is lacking in oil, whereas dehydrated skin is lacking in water. So the best skincare for you will depend if you are dry or dehydrated. Mine is dehydrated as well as oily. If I wore skincare that's heavy in oils I would be an oil slick within hours. I use Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base which is perfect for dehydrated oily skin (hydrating but light texture). You might be best to go for a skincare consultation and get some testers somewhere if you can.

The ingredients are key in my opinion.
I think Jane Iredale dream tint is expensive but it's alcohol free, very moisturising and makes my skin look gorgeous, so it is worth the money imo. I don't use any skin care with nasty ingredients either so mainly buy in Holland and Barrett.

Agree with others - if you have problem skin, it's hard to find any make up that will work so focus on skincare first. I have dehydrated and dry skin and it also gets very dull and/or red.

I use the neutrogena range of hyaluronic acid products to help with the dehydration - the serum and sleep cream in particular.
I like a rich moisturiser for the dryness - Clarins rose one (high end) or Nivea (cheap end). Currently quite liking the Sali Hughes one.
I use Clarins Double Serum (night) and Vitamin C (Murad - expensive or The Inkey List - cheap)) to help with the overall "glow" and make me look less dull.

Also agree a good foundation is important. I like Bobbi Brown personally but Mac do a lot of good ones too and I've heard amazing things about NARS.

If you buy from Space NK you can return for any reason.

No, but the packaging is much nicer