What are we boldly saving on? Cream lipstick The most common lipstick in a tube, which we used to use every day, always consists of wax, oils and dyes in different proportions. Its formula is hard to mess up unless it's some very light beige. Feel free to buy budget lipsticks, now among them you can find even unusual colors such as blue or black. In my experience of use, there is no difference with luxury in this segment. Blush When there is a cult blush from Nars, which is talked about in every magazine and every blog, of course, you want to buy it. But if you turn on rational thinking, it’s not so difficult to understand that there are a lot of warm pink blushes with a golden glow, but they cost much less. I already once wrote an article about luxury analogues, you can choose worthy funds from it (I will leave the link at the end of this article). Nail polish If you still use ordinary polishes instead of gel, like me, then you probably know that there is no difference in quality between luxury and budget ones. And if you do not forget to apply the base and top coat, then any manicure will last long enough. uxury varnish can be bought for the sake of some unique color. But now there is such a huge number of brands that I am sure that it will certainly be possible to find an analogue several times cheaper. ink Mascara needs to be changed every couple of months. Due to daily contact with air, it dries up, lumps form in it, and on the eyelashes it does not look so impressive. If we add here the fact that more than half of the success depends on the correct brush and mascara application technique, and not on the formula itself, then it becomes obvious that it is not at all necessary to pay 2,000 rubles every 2 months for luxury mascaras. And make-up artists unanimously recommend Cabaret Premier by Vivienne Sabó. Personally, I like the Adultere mascara from the same Vivienne Sabó and a few mascaras from Oriflame. Lip gloss The main task of lip gloss is to shine, oddly enough. There is usually little pigment in them, they can be varnished or with sparkles. And considering how unstable they are, I always felt sorry for buying luxury glosses. The only thing you should pay attention to when buying is stickiness. It is easy to test it even on a swatch on the hand. Never buy sticky ones, it's always a torment. We pay and don't be greedy Base makeup If you do not apply makeup immediately after morning care, then a primer is a must. This product stands at the intersection of care and makeup, and it is better not to save on everything related to care, and in principle, contact with a large area of the face. Improper preparation of the skin will negate all subsequent steps in makeup, and the overall result will still look bad. Therefore, choose a good base for make-up according to the needs of the skin. foundation A good tone sets the tone for all makeup. Such a pun turned out. It is very important that it be stable, discreet and at the same time fairly easy to use. If after a few hours it slides off the skin in separate pieces, then the entire makeup will suffer. Therefore, do not spare money for a good foundation, and with proper application, the consumption will be small. Fixing spray This is not a product that is needed every day. But in cases where makeup must be persistent (you leave for the whole day, a solemn event, active movement). it is better to fix it with an additional spray. Budget sprays usually just help make-up sit better on the skin, but do not prolong the wear, so they can let you down at any time. Of course, I'm not saying that among budget cosmetics there are no good products from this "better pay" category. It's just that they are much rarer, so it's harder to find them. Among the luxury products, finding something that suits you will be much easier.