I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t (honestly don’t want to) think it’s necessary to spend hundreds of dollars on eye shadows, blushes, and brushes.
I am a typical girl when it comes to make up … I love makeup, but why should I spend so much money on them.
If you have sensitive skin or hard to match skin or allergies and etc I understand sticking with expensive brands (because you have had great experience with them), but if you are like me then accessory makeup should be easy on the wallet.
I do, however, spend good money on foundation because it does go on your full face. Here are my reason why I have specific brand:
1. I have hard to match skin undertone. I don’t have fully olive undertone, but rather it’s in between olive and yellow undertone to it.
2. MAC foundation I use does not make me break out. I did try drug store foundations like Revlon Photoready and Colorstay, L’Oreal True Match, CoverGirl Trublend and Almay Pure Blends, but I am sticking with MAC foundation for now.
I did also use Bareminerals and Everyday minerals as well in the past.
Moreover, I have also used Clinique and Lancome foundations, but I kept on breaking out and didn’t have the FULL coverage as I wanted to so it’s not how much money you spend on foundations … it’s all about how it works on your face. If $3 bottle of foundation works for you then stick with it! I am all about what works for you rather than how much it costs!
I do still purchase drug store foundations like Revlon Photoready and Colorstay, but I use them when I am going to be home or going to the pool. I am a type of person that feels “naked” without my makeup; so I always have makeup on! Don’t get me wrong … I really do love Revlon foundations because it does cover my face beautifully!
With that said … let’s talk about accessory makeup. What do I mean by accessory makeup? I am talking about eye shadows, blushes, lip glosses, brow pencils, brushes and etc.
I am a big fan of watching YOUTUBE videos to learn new techniques or product reviews and tutorials, and cost saving beauty techniques. However, I have noticed that most of these women use expensive eye, lip, face, and brush products. For instance, they use MAC or Stila or Bobbi Brown or Urban Decay and etc.
In the beginning I wanted to purchase MAC or Smashbox or Stila brushes, but these little babies run between $15 to $65 a piece! Can you believe it? $15 brushes are simple eye shadow brushes! Call me cheap … I am not spending that much money on them!
So … what is my alternative plan? I started to purchase elf brushes. I do have couple MAC brushes because my sister hand it down to me … she is not a big makeup person and she used them one time … lucky for me I took them without looking back! I have to tell you though … they are great brushes! It’s very soft and easy to work with when blending eye shadows!
Because I know how expensive brushes are supposed to feel I know what kind of brush I was looking for; but without paying lots of money. I did purchase few elf brushes in the past, but these brushes had very short life … it just didn’t last long!
However, eight or so months ago I learned that HyVee grocery store started selling elf cosmetics. Since it was only $1.00 a piece for a eyeshadow and a blending brush I decided to take it home (of course, I paid them at the register! LOL). Honestly, if it doesn’t work then I only lost $2.00 rather than $30.
Wow … elf cosmetic company really improved their products! The brushes were soft and grabbing powder was really fluid! I couldn’t believe it!
The next day I grabbed few more brushes and never looked back! I started to purchase their blushes (which are very pigmented! YEAH!), lip glosses, false eyelashes, and etc.
Most of the elf products are $1.00 a piece, but they do have $3.00 and up products; which are still much cheaper than other products!
With that said … I have been very happy with elf products and my face is still clean and clear!
Unless I win a big lotto, where I can spend $1,200 on a face cream or have a permanent makeup artist on staff (wouldn’t that be nice?), I am going to keep buying elf products.
Before I forget … I do have a little problem with “some” elf brushes. I did notice that the seam (metal and the handle part) does disassemble in time, but I use super glue to put them together … so no real big problem; just little annoyance! However, this little annoyance will not stop me from purchasing them.
Cheers!
