Do Beauty Products Work?

Should you buy beauty products or are they a waste of money?  It seems that opinions both scientific and anecdotal really differ when it comes to this subject. For instance some people believe that you don’t need a face cream because it is just as effective to slather Crisco on your face.  Yet other people say that when it comes to beauty products that you get what you pay for. For instance a six-dollar jar of Noxzema may not be as effective as a $200 tube of Prevage when it comes to get rid of wrinkles.

When it comes to beauty products what works for one person may not necessarily work for another. For instance, some people have great success getting rid of and preventing acne by simply using a natural toner like witch hazel. Yet other people would find that the witch hazel simply aggravates their acne and makes it worse.  A Neutrogena acne product may not work as well on one person as another who might as well have spent a lot less money on some witch hazel. The value of a cosmetic to you is obviously to what extent that it can solve your beauty problem – no matter what it costs!

One type of beauty product that most people agree can be bought cheaper is cosmetics. There is next to no difference between seventy-dollar eyeliner and one that you buy for a buck at the corner mart. In fact when it comes to this type of cosmetic, it is ease of use that might matter the most. An expensive $40 brush and cake set from Smash box might seem like a good idea but if the little pointy tip from a $2.99 bottle of Witchcraft eyeliner is easy to apply then you will use it more often.

The beauty product that you use the most often is also the best buy no matter how much you pay for it.  Many people overpay for beauty products by paying for a packaging they like or a familiar brand. They are buying an image of something they want to be, not necessarily an effect that can be achieved with the actual product!  There is very little difference between a Chanel lip pencil for sixty bucks and an Annabelle pencil for $3.99.

A perfume is the type of beauty product that is subjective to personal taste but in general is more expensive depending on what ingredients that are used. For instance, a true gardenia absolute essence can cost over $800 but the same amount of rose oil is only a couple of bucks.  Still no matter how expensive a perfumed beauty product is, you are not going to like it if you don’t like the way it smells.

Speaking of the way things smell, bath beauty products are definitely an area in which most people can save money. Here is one case where often the cheaper store brand bubble baths; body creams and shower gels actually smell just as good if not better than one that costs ten times the price!