They charge HOW much for this crap? Options

[Comptine]

Have you ever purchased something that was "name brand" or expensive only to realize later that it was utter crap?

I bought an Urban Decay essentials kit and it came with their "cult favorite" Midnight Cowboy eyeshadow. It looked very pretty in the package. A kinda pink based neutral champagne/beige. Opened it up and tested it on my hand. GLITTER GALORE! Not shimmer. Not micro glitter. CONFETTI countable chunks of glitter.

And by itself, Urban Decay charges $16 dollars for it. Totally not worth it when you can get preteen glittery makeup for 99 cents.

[Gigi]

Time to do a return! You got it at Sephora, right?

That's hardly ever happened to me (especially in terms of makeup), because I always do extensive research before I go out to buy anything. I never buy anything impulsively. I'll spend hours researching on forums, product review sites, YouTube, etc before I actually buy it. I went to the NARS counter the other day, fully prepared to buy something, and I knew more about the products than the lady at the counter did.

I did get a free full-sized sample of Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in the colour Bunny Hop and it was worthless. I liked the texture but it didn't show up at all. Retailed for $18 too! So glad I didn't buy it.

[hi-C]

I went to the NARS counter the other day, fully prepared to buy something, and I knew more about the products than the lady at the counter did.

You should be a makeup artist, or like, a product developer for one of those big make-up companies, be all sciency with it.