How do you shop price class-wise?

[TheNewMeToday]

By class, I don’t mean anything divisive, just can’t think of a better term - I mean supermarket, high street, luxury brands etc

So, the question is, do you mix and match - clothes, make up, skincare etc or do you have your set way and do not compromise. I have noticed that some beauty influencers, for example, mix and others act like high street products do not exist.

My contribution is shoes and accessories are best quality high street, Autograph, Furla, Russel and Bromley. Clothes - high street. Skincare - best I can afford on high street, No7, French pharmacy. Make up - can’t make up my mind. Luxury items I genuinely find to be of better quality, use up to the end, choose more carefully, so better value for money and a real treat.

Generally, I look at stuff a lot but actually buy something about once a month.

Complete and utter mismash! I have a Chanel handbag but love Tu and George. I shop on vinted a lot.
skincare I tend to go for decent high street stuff with the odd more expensive item like Eborian BB cream.

Skincare as cheap as I can get away with, no one’s going to see the packaging you pay a premium for (except my husband who, weirdly, doesn’t seem to care about my skincare packaging). I’m lucky with good skin though and am meticulous with the routine even though the products are cheap. Hair stuff mid-range or expensive for a treat, I’d love to buy nothing but kerastase but can’t always justify it. Clothes a mixture. Shoes it depends how much I’ll wear them, so I spend a lot on trainers or boots and very little on shoes for a wedding for example, somewhere in the middle for summer shoes.

A real mix. I buy quite a few clothes from places like Next. Don’t tend to go for places like Primark (never fits well). Skin care is Clinique, BeautyPie and French Pharmacies. Makeup is mainly high end though. Kids stuff is mainly sportswear for ds, dd will wear anything from John Lewis to H&M/Primark.

Never more expensive than high end high street. And that’s my active wear - good running shoes, Sweaty Betty leggings.
Everything else - as cheap as possible but I’ll pay more if something doesn’t do the job. I’m 50 and blessed with decent skin and IME Lidl moisturiser works just as well as any other.

I only ever shop in charity shops ... long before it became 'fashionable' so I have a real mish mash of labels. Get to know your charity shops ... there's a thread on here at the moment raving about a particular dress (I know it's not to everyone's taste) I have loads like it in the charity shop I manage ... lots of retailers off load brand new stock onto charity shops ... we also have plenty of brand new designer gear.

Expensive - handbags and jewellery. Items that will last at least 20+years are worth splashing out on (LV, Gucci, Chanel, Cartier, Tiffany’s, Rolex etc)

Mid-range - skincare, make up, and shoes. I do believe you have to pay a premium for better quality and ingredients but not to the point of luxury brands, where you are paying for the name. And as for shoes, I expect a couple of years out of them, and want something comfortable so will pay a higher price for a good quality shoe, but not designer. (Laura Mercier, Charlotte Tilbury, Russell and Bromley, Fairfax and Favour etc)

Bargain Basement - clothes! I’m a really clumsy and messy person, and barely a day goes past where I don’t spill something on myself so I only buy cheap clothes so it’s not worth getting upset over. I wouldn’t spend more than £40 on an everyday item of clothing. (Primark, supermarkets, Next)

Clothes I tend to get higher end high street - Cos, Arket type stuff, always Levi’s for jeans. I’d rather pay a bit more and have them wear well. Likewise bags.

skincare I like the Inkey List. Makeup is a mix - my foundation is a Lisa Eldridge one which I consider expensive, but I am on my second one in two years, it lasts ages, whereas my mascara is a really cheap Essence one.

Expensive/niche perfume is my weakness.

Highish end clothes but from Vinted - currently wearing trousers that retail for £210 that I got for £60 for example. I find these sorts of clothes more comfortable than say primark. Jewelry the same.

High end of high Street shoes- Fitflops, Asics, sometimes Clarks.

Inexpensive skincare - I really like the Inkey list products.

Hair - a mix. For example I alternate L'Oréal shampoo most washes with Kérastase once a week. I'm also experimenting with getting a dry cut and doing my own colour (colour didn't turn out great the first time but I think I can do better).

I shop in charity shops a lot so tend to get some good bargains in the ones that I visit. If I love something and can’t find anything compatible in a charity shop then I splurge and buy it for example the broderie Anglaise top that I am wearing from &Other Stories. I spotted this on an influencer, visited somewhere that had a branch ( completely unaware of this), tried it on and it was perfect. It’s pretty expensive in my eyes for what it is but I love it and it’s pretty classic in terms of being BA. I have also discovered Mango and love lots of the things in there. I am happy to splurge on accessories like bags as they are pretty timeless. In terms of beauty I go with what works but splurge a little on Clinique and Chanel but am happy to pick up something cheaper if it works.

Do you get first pick of clothes or is that not allowed?

I'm quite a cheapskate with some things, happy to have Aldi skincare and mostly dye my own brows/lashes, do my own nails etc. I have very low maintenance hair - trim 3x a year by local hairdresser.
I rarely buy jewellery, and never the expensive stuff ( since having all my decent stuff nicked years ago), so maybe a pair of silver earrings when on holiday for about £20.
I don't have or want designer bags/shoes etc but I do like Birkenstocks and decent trainers, and am happy to pay for those ( boots as well as slides). I have started spending more on clothes in the last 10 years, and will happily pay high end high street prices for a nice cotton dress or shirt ( just paid about £100 for a dress, and £80 for a shirt). I would buy from charity shops but rarely see anything in them that I want - that is probably to do with size. I'm also happy with Primark or New Look tshirts.
I wear very little make up, but when I do it's mostly Trinny or Revlon or Rimmel, apart from Nars eyeliner. I absolutely don't care about brands or labels, but am fussy about the feel of a fabric.

I don't buy often.
Class is irrelevant, I am not terribly fond of anything trend driven or mainstream on the whole.
In recent years I like the colours at Wrap, Poetry and White Co. I also the Northern Quarter in Manchester (Afflecks, etc).
Online faves are Handworked linen and Fjallraven/Patagonia.

I love a good peep in Primark when in the city. I suppose I mix and match but with more emphasis on quality for 'necessary' clothes that are bought to last and cheaper stores for fun stuff.

My biggest issue with cheaper stores is the lack of thoughtful details and haphazard fit. It often feels like a race to the bottom. This is what you get when clothing manufacturers don't want to reflect inflation over the years - the details and quality of fabrics simply deteriorate like a tap dripping over time.

Toast are an odd one, imo.
Fabulous fabrics and very well made but disastrous cuts (trousers that come up to my armpits like an adult nappy) and colours. Whenever they offer a decent cut in a decent colour it sells out fast!