cosmetics i buy, why?

Lipsticks brands vary greatly  from  texture, color,quality,packaging,trend,genre,price range and of course added benefits plus hype and popularity. Nowadays brands  create lipsticks that imo compete with (mainly) trend . Most higher end brands produce products with mostly benefits, example  to name a few are Christian Dior,Chanel, la prairie, NARS,Clarins. most expensive brands sort of target all (well most) aspects and consolidate it in one good product-which is good.  i have $50.00 i can buy a cool lipstick with super long lasting color payoff, sun protection,a moisturizer, an anti aging elixir etc... compact all in one product and  also comes with a gold plated posh expensive looking packaging which i can flash to all my girlfriends and watch them all either drool, morph into green in envy and/or watch them all fall in line borrowing my super expensive lipstick and end up abusing my hard earned $50.00 jeeezz :) or maybe not, ....maybe  ill be one day rich and famous and i wont even mind spending 50 on that little thing and even better if that im so rich and famous they'll send me those for free lol.sigh.

I do sometimes splurge on expensive stuff, and "sometimes" for me means rarely- but i do. there are some products that are so ridiculously expensive, some of them are worth it some of them are not. some ive known and have been around since i was a child and i tend to buy them just because its something that i have known and trusted like estee lauder and elizabeth arden.

other than the "i trust this brand"  reason for buying scenario, mostly its because of the hype (media,reviews and alike) that i tend to make high end brand purchases and sometime also for pampering reasons. bday gift for myself, something to get myself whenever i hit small accomplishments or like a prize whenever i feel worthy :D

well mostly its not the case for an average girl who wants to look pretty or lets say presentable at least ,but dont have the money to spend that much especially when its the same amount i normally spend on my weekly food supply. well its easy for anyone to tel me " if you cant afford to buy it then be content with your natural looks". well thats not fair i say coz everybody wants to look pretty and presentable duhhhhh.


spending money on products and choosing the brands and range actually depends on what type of a person a shopper is, its a preference  its not necessarily a status symbol but most of the time its is


if you'll ask me i always prioritize trend, then the pricing and everything else follows . im the kind of girl who likes selection too, more colors pls. i think girls in average  love trying new things too especially when there a media hype, we  girls tend to like having alternative options available such as dupes right!?. Since i categorize my self as a trend seeker, i tend to go to cheaper brands most of the time, in that way ill be able to buy more and try more. and if its a new item and it turned out to be useless for me,then i wont be having a broken heart simply because its not too expensive to start with.. i dont see anything wrong with buying cheap stuff as well as i think that there's nothing wrong with spending a months wage on one product.


cosmetics, in my view is like food (sorry to oddly compare). make up is consumable, its enjoyable, exciting, fulfilling,addictive and at one point it will perish and if a product is so good then you com back just exactly like my favorite snack (kitkat) everytime i see it i just need to get it coz i simply just cant get enough!. 

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