Wednesday 19 February 2014

#2014bloggerchallenge- high end vs high street




 
Hey guys

Today's #2014bloggerchallenge post is all about the good old high end vs high street debate.

I personally think both have their pros and cons.
But from my bank account point of things being a student and all I'm more swayed towards high street. Superdrug and Boots (even though they now have high-end brands there as well) have some great products.

The only high end products I regularly buy are foundation and concealers. I've bought some lipsticks as well but they were from the cosmetics store so they were cheaper.

My favourite high street brands are MUA and Revlon.
My favourite high end brand is MAC.

What annoys me about high end products is that sometimes you spend all that money and the product sucks! I'll never forget my clinique disaster. Which has resulted in me not having any of their products since and I don't see myself trying them any time soon!

So since I only really have experience with high street products I thought I would give you my top 3 drugstore products at the moment. (It was a difficult choice to make...)

High street:

1. Undress Me Too palette by MUA. I'm always raving on about this product but it's for good reason! It's supposed to me a dupe to the Naked 2 palette. I haven't tried the Naked Palette so I can't really say if it is a good dupe or not but it's a great palette either way. Costing only £4 from Superdrug, (£3.60 if you have an NUS extra card) you just can't go wrong.


MUA undress me too


2. Revlon Lipsticks/Lip butters. So I'm technically cheating by putting them in the same category but they're very similar and I love them both the same. The colours are well pigmented and last long whilst keeping the lips in a good condition. They cost about £7 which when I'm being cheap can be a bit much for me but to be honest, they're worth the price.



3. Sally Hansen nail polishes. I'm a nail polish addict and I'm always looking for new nail polishes that won't chip after 1-2 days! Sally Hansen polishes last about 4-5 days chip free (which is good in my book) and don't cost the earth. They cost about £6 in Superdrug and Boots but you can get them cheaper on eBay and there are ranges and effects that I haven't seen in my store that I've managed to buy online.



sally hansen nail polish



What are you favourite high street brands/products? Any high end products you can convince me to try? Do let me know! And if you've posted your #2014bloggerchallenge leave your links below! I'd love to read them!

Thanks for reading!




16 comments:

  1. One of my favourite high street brands is Revlon too, I love their lip butters and glosses. I also really like Maybelline's mascaras. :)

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    1. I love Maybelline mascaras as well! The colossal cat eyes is my favourite atm :) x x

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  2. I want to try the Sally Hansen nail polishes, they sound great! And I've followed you, I would be really happy if you could check out my blog :) x

    http://myfashionkicks.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. They are great so you definitely should! Thank you! Appreciate it. I'll definitely check out your blog! x x

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  3. I would agree here that I prefer High Street stores mostly. There is nothing wrong to be able to afford High End goodies, but sometimes they seem to be a bit overpriced ;)

    Lu,
    Last chance to enter the giveaway: www.balgarka.co.uk

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    1. Yea buying high end products is nice once in a while to treat yourself :)
      Thanks, I'll check it out x x

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  4. I love Sally Hansen's nail polishes too! I prefer using high street makeup rather than high end, as makeup is super expensive here in Australia. Great post :)
    Natalie♥
    Yours Truly, NY


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    1. Thank you! Yea high street make up is expensive here in the UK as well but sometimes I have no choice x x

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  5. i love all of the MUA palettes! such good value for money.

    Lucy | Make Up Your Mind

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  6. Oh i love MUA palettes too and their lip products aswell, they have such great quality for such an affordable price, it's really great :) i also really like Elf and Rimmel :)

    frenchvanillacheeks.blogspot.com

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    1. Oh and i forgot to say but now i totally understand why you rave so much about the Undress me Too palette, i love it so much :D


      frenchvanillacheeks.blogspot.com

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    2. I'm glad you like it! It's such a great product! I really need to try Elf as everybody always talks about them. Soon, I'll give them a try x x

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  7. I must give the sally hansen nail polishes a try. They sound great! I love finding nail polishes that last longer that 1/2 days. Thanks for the recommendations x

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    1. No worries! Nail polishes chip so easily these days and it's so annoying when they claim to last 7-10 days!!! x x

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  8. I adore the MUA palettes, they're so good! I hope to try out more of MUA's products soon and the Revlon butters as I haven't tried those out yet! They do sound good though, love the colour range. x

    Kathryn | effievanity
    (p.s, I'd love for you to enter my giveaway!)

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    1. Yea I love MUA especially their palettes. Some of their lip products are good as well but weirdly I haven't tried that much of their other products. I love Revlon butters and would highly recommend them. I'll check out your giveaway! Thanks for letting me know! x x

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