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If Money Was No Object But You Could Only Buy From Two Brands...

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41 posts, 27 members

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:04pm

... for the rest of your life, what brands would it be? One high end and one drugstore. I've got a tie between Urban Decay and Too Faced right now, leaning more towards Too Faced because of how much I love love love my chocolate bar palette. Then for drugstore prices hands down it would be Make Up Revolution, their eyeshadow palettes own my heart.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:07pm

I have to say Too Faced, because I don't own any high end brands hahaha, but I really like what I have from them. Like? Love. Love love love. The other would probably be Maybelline - I loved their superstay foundation (white lid) but I dunno if I'm dumb cos I can't find it, or if they stopped making it haha. But it was niiiiiice.

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:09pm

I've only tried their Superstay Better Skin foundation and some days it looks wonderful on me and others it clings to my dry patches. So hard to decide if I like it or not.

Sarahbeautynz

1031 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:09pm

Ooo that's tough! My high end would be MAC just because of the sheer range - I need variety in my life! My drugstore brand was hard to choose but it'd have to be Maybelline because I know I can do my entire base with products of theirs that I love, which is of highest important to me!

kirstyj

1732 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:09pm

Fun TraineeMUA!

High-end I would probably say MAC, boring I know but I know their products are reliable and it is probably one of the few high-end brands that I have tried everything from.

Drugstore (don't you find it weird that this is part of the beauty vocabulary when Americans are the only ones who actually call it drugstore!) - I think I would choose Bourjois. I know their bases are nice because I tried a foundation from them a while ago that was lovely and I have a lovely blush and lipstick from them too.

shazatron101

5112 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:10pm

I have that foundation too, I think I like it? I don't wear it enough to notice it doing anything good for my skin but yeah. I get what you mean!!

accidentprone_x

845 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:10pm

My high end would definitely be too faced even though I do not own anything from them and my drugstore brand would have to be chi chi because they have everything and are such a great brand

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:12pm

I always eye up Chi Chi but I haven't managed to take the plunge and actually buy anything from them yet! I think the top of my list is their eyeliner set though.

Danni

324 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:12pm

High end would be benefit and drug store is a toss up between Rimmel and Bourjois!

Thebeautycontext

1768 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:18pm

High end would either be Makeup Forever, or Too faced, and low end would be bourjois, even though i have tried nothing from their range, but i have heard amazing things. Plus Since they are owned by the Chanel company (so i hear), they're products must have some good ideas behind them.. or in theory anyway

accidentprone_x

845 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:21pm

TraineeMUA you won't be disappointed I am definitely I'm lonely with their cc cream and have actually almost used it up

astylecollector

204 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:24pm

High end would be Chanel as I've never tried any of their products and I want to try the Vitalumiere foundation. For drugstore, probably Bourjois or Essence because they're both so good and affordable and love every product I've tried so far.

Macs

5351 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:26pm

YSL and Chi Chi. I wanna try any of Chichi they look so good.

ragingfrog

1289 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:32pm

I don't think I could only buy from 2 brands, I could probably 2 companies that make the products though. Low end would be Maybelline, Chi Chi or Australis and higher end would be Mac, Bobbi Brown, Clinque or Lancome.
I should try and check out Bourjois at some point.

-Bex-

611 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:34pm

I was eyeing up the chi chi liners the other day i really wished i had brought them now. Definitely on the next city shopping trip.

crystalmarionette

228 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:34pm

Since money isn't a problem I'd just go with Lancome and Guerlain just because I want to try something super expensive for once.

idomakeupnz

150 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:34pm

Hmmm this is a tough one!!
High End - This is a tie between Lorac & MAC, I love both brands for different reasons so it's hard to choose.
Drugstore - Elf. They have a huge selection and most of what I've tried from them is really great (:

Shana_Banana84

567 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:35pm

Oh thats a hard one!! It would have to be drugstore Chichi and high end Kat Von D (I'm not sure if that's high end) only because she has everything I love and adore in a makeup besides I need the statement makeup pieces aaaaand she knows makeup well.

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:39pm

Okay I'm switching from Too Faced to Kat Von D. Thanks Shana ;P Her eyeshadows are to die for and all of her other make up is phenomenal.

AmandaJane

1147 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:40pm

Hmm I don't know, I only have makeup from a couple of brands. One is Natio and the other Nude by Nature and I haven't even opened them yet and used them. I'd like to say Living Nature but I haven't tried their makeup products, or skincare come to mention it. I can't say because I haven't found a brand I particularly love if you know what I mean :)

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:43pm

Natio is SUCH a good brand! I love their powder products and their skincare is quite good too. I never hear people really talk about it though which is sad because their pressed powder is definitely my holy grail.

trudijoy

8375 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:43pm

High end would be MAC (although I think of that as mid range)... Drugstore would be a fight between Chichi, Maybelline, Australis and Essence.

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:46pm

I really want to do a one brand tutorial with Essence products on my channel... The ONLY thing I've bought from that brand that I didn't like was a nail polish. It was very thin and hard to build up.

Sarahbeautynz

1031 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:47pm

Lol! That just reminds me of the days where I used to use the giant Natio bronzer as foundation :/ good grief.

Shana_Banana84

567 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:49pm

Haha yes Kat Von D is pretty awesome and happens to be my idol for other reasons. That woman knows the way to my makeup needing heart

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:50pm

I desperately want her Monarch, Chrysalis, Shade and Light eye and Shade and Light contouring palettes *major heart eyes*

Shana_Banana84

567 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:53pm

OH YES!! The light and shade palette look amazing! I want her foundation and her studded lipsticks. Just everything really. I wish Sephora would bring itself to NZ I would be in my own utopia!

EnyaMUA

1109 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 9:54pm

I would spend my whole life working at Sephora if I could.

trudijoy

8375 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:01pm

My Sephora list for September will be long. A studded kiss lippy is at the top. So regret not buying one in Jan

Kellyleanne

551 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:05pm

That's a tricky question but I think it would be a tie between MAC and Nars, love all the products I have tried so far from these brands.
I think drugstore would be loreal.

Macs

5351 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:15pm

I also regret not getting those Chichi liners bexb

Jesse

745 posts

Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:44pm

High end would be MAC, a lot of my makeup staples are from them and I couldn't live without them.

Drugstore would be Australis, their Fresh & Flawless powder is a dupe for MACs Studio Fix Powder + and I love their lippy selection.

chikoboo

3402 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 9:57am

If money was no object then the 2 brands would be By Terry (haven't used it personally yet but the reviews give me goosebumps and excitement to try it, but it is really expensive!) and the other would be MAC, simply because of the limited edition releases, keeping up on trends and having excellent quality products.

itsclearascrystal

2056 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 10:28am

MAC or Chanel as high end. ChiChi as drug store. But I would also want Plantae or Living Nature for skin care.

Kaitlyn343

268 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 10:53am

Oh man that is so hard! I would say MAC because I'm inlove with velvet teddy but I would love to get into natural makeup brands but they're quite expensive. So if money was no object I'd be able to aford the natural makeup :D

alikat

423 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 12:21pm

This would be hard - I'd have to say Chanel and Tom Ford.

Close seconds are Charlotte Tilbury and YSL.

Drugstore would be Rimmel or Chi Chi

MareeB

5241 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 1:32pm

It would have to be Chanel or YSL, and either Maybelline or Rimmel at the low end!

Mila

1209 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 2:09pm

Hmmmmm this is a tough one.....High end would have to be either Too Faced or Mac and Drugstore probably ZA

Pifithrin

1243 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 2:15pm

Argh toughie. High end for me would probably be MAC, and low end Rimmel or Chi Chi. That was a tough question!

jessickaxnz

1176 posts

Mon 6 Jul 2015 2:51pm

Great question!! For high end it would probably be Mac or Lorac like Idomakeup and for affordable it would definitely be Chi Chi.

janini9

341 posts

Tue 7 Jul 2015 12:44pm

Great question and sooooo hard to answer with only two brands.
I would go with Dior for high end and either Revlon or Moisture Mist by Shiseido as drugstore end. But really if I could afford top end stuff, then Too faced, Urban Decay, Stila, and The Blam would be my low end faves.