Cheap Make-Up vs. Costly Make-Up

[spiderbear]

First thing they teach you in a marketing class is the makeup industry. If it sells cheap, people think it's cheap. You can't sell cheap makeup. You take a product that's 5 dollars and you'll sell 100. Take the same product, say it was made in Europe (could be Bosnia, or Croatia instead of Venice or Paris, but Europe is Europe right?), charge $40 and you'll make a killing.

99/100 times that makeup you're forking over big bucks for is the same stuff you'd get at the drug store.

[pitt_transplant]

I dont think so...I think it really shows when you actually know how to put on make up. Just like cheap artist supplies paints. The little things count. Dont get me wrong though there are rip offs out there but the smallest detail of how finely the pigment is spun will greatly affect the way it looks and wears.

[GirlFromJersey]

I was taught the same thing in my retailing classes. It's amazing the amount of "high end" and "low end" clothing that's manufactured in the same factory, using the same materials and the same machinery.

Originally Posted by spiderbear

First thing they teach you in a marketing class is the makeup industry. If it sells cheap, people think it's cheap. You can't sell cheap makeup. You take a product that's 5 dollars and you'll sell 100. Take the same product, say it was made in Europe (could be Bosnia, or Croatia instead of Venice or Paris, but Europe is Europe right?), charge $40 and you'll make a killing.

99/100 times that makeup you're forking over big bucks for is the same stuff you'd get at the drug store.