Comments on: Fanatic Feedback – Let’s Talk Pricing

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:00:00 +0000

I paid $14 for a butter london (Lady Muck – had to have it) but usually I stick to Orly, Zoya (especially during promos) and OPI. I take advantage of buy 2 get 1 at Ulta or Sally’s too. Would I pay more? If the color was really, really special. And if it got great reviews for formula. Oh – I bought one of the Lippmann sets that had 2 colors and base and top coats, but that wasn’t full price – and it came with a free Lippmann color, so technically I have purchased 3 Lippmann colors but I’ve never paid full price for them. Oh – I also bought one with a $10 off card at beauty.com, so it was $8. Totally worth it at $8.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:11:00 +0000

$8.00 is pretty much my limit–and it has to be a color that catches my eye. I’m not saying I would not pay more–but it would have to be a unique color. But generally I like to wait until the $8.00 bottles go on sale. I am more apt to spend more on base and top coat because I look at that as investment. I have paid $12 for top coat and din’t mind doing so.

I do think some of the less expensive work. I love Nail Paints basecoat at Sally Beauty Supply. And the Sally Hansen top coats are wonderful (though I think their polishes have wear problems.)

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:46:00 +0000

I bought two bottles of Chanel polish and the quality is horrible. They chip and peel, even on my toes and I have never had any polish chip on my toes – and this chipped two days after the pedi!!?? I use the same base coat and top coat (Stickey and Poshe) with Essie and OPI with no problems. I am picky about colors so I look at the colors rather than the price but I will never buy an expensive bottle again without learning more about the quality.

Leah

By: sarasotagirl

sarasotagirl — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:06:00 +0000

I’d like to say that I would spend $10-$15 for a really special color, but I never have. (I think I’ve paid full retail for maybe two of my 50+ Essies and OPIs.) My true limit is $5-$6 a bottle and if it’s online, that needs to include shipping. Since I *can* buy pretty much any color I might want for that much, I can’t bring myself to spend more. So forget Chanel, RBL, Lippmann or evilbay HTFs.

*iz cheep*

By: cara

cara — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:50:00 +0000

I never do online orders, so I am kind of sad that I am prevening myself from the discounted prices. I do not buy enough lacquer at a time to justify the shipping costs. That said, the most I will pay out of my own pocket for a lacquer is $10 USD. If I get gift cards for deprtment stores I use those to splurge on the higher end brands. I don’t see how the ingredients are different and feel that with the high end brands we’re just paying for packaging and marketing of the name.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Oh and I think that the lesser priced brands *can* be comparable to the better brands, but money doesn’t equal quality..and just because you like a color doesn’t mean it is gonna be a nice wearing formula

By: Tiff

Tiff — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:38:00 +0000

I have my cosmetology license, and I don’t pay much more than 4.25 for it,and most of the time I find something on clearance I like
I like to shop online now since it can be comparable to what I get at the beauty supply…
i can be super cheap
I haven’t splurged on any high end stuff yet..tho, I am not ruling it out!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:35:00 +0000

After being on the MUA NB and trying both top-of-the-line and drugstore nailpolish I have found myself so pleasantly surprised with the Milani, Revlon, NYX, Sation, Chelsea & Jade polishes that I see no need to buy more expensive polish unless it is some super unique color. In nailpolish (as well as mascara!) I think a drugstore brand can be just as good- if not better…not to mention way cheaper!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:27:00 +0000

Sminkan!
Don’t leave us hanging! What was the green you purchased? We want to know!

Well, I do anyway.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:10:00 +0000

In the UK – the good stuff costs. Unfortunately, most American companies either aren’t available or they simply swap the $ for a £ and charge the same number.
To give you a clue as to how much a mark up that is – current exchange rate is £1 = $2 (or thereabouts).

So, OPI costs £9.50 (nearly $20) and as for the other ranges (e.g China Glaze etc.) can’t get em.

Do I mind being ripped off for a polish – yes I dang well do! Ebay is my friend as is Beverley Beaute (but I have ecoangst as having to get them shipped from the US at half the price) and then there is the postage – which is never cheap!

It has to be something pretty spectacular to catch my attention. For example the Chanel Holo or RBL’s ‘Black Russian’ to pay over the odds for a polish – meaning over £10.

Unfortunately RBL is very much a cult name over here and the only place I know that stocks it hasn’t gotten any of the newer stuff in (weeps – I am a sucker for jewel colours) – but even then – it’s back to swapping currency signs again and painful postage costs.

As for the ‘drugstore’ brands – they stick with the ‘safe’ colours (red, pink etc.) some might stock black in their ranges but that’s as flamboyant as they get. It’s been so long that I’ve used those brands that I can’t report on the quality. That and I usually only paint my toenails (long story!)

They were good enough for college but now I have a job – I am happy to pay for the colours (blue, black, green, holo) I want – which means paying more.