Comments on: Fanatic Feedback – Are We Spoiled?

By: vik

vik — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:55:15 +0000

I must say I do spend more than 30 dollars on make up from time to time, but never on nail polishes. The make up lasts much longer for me, while polishes dry out etc. So i don’t think they are worth the money. I buy OPI from time to time, but lately i prefer minis – ORLY and Mavala

By: CincyFan

CincyFan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:54:00 +0000

The Anon commenter that I deleted, have the balls to say those things to my face or don’t say them at all. My email address is posted, use it if you have a problem with me. Hiding behind the blanket of anonymity is gutless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:08:00 +0000

Nope, I don’t think we’re spoiled at all. When some of their best selling competition sells for a third of that price, it’s hard to choke down the idea of spending $30 on a bottle of nail polish. Hell, I only buy high end cosmetics and it would be very rare indeed for me to pay more than $15 on a single eyeshadow.

It would be nice if more companies offered smaller bottles. In a case like this, they would probably have a major success for selling a bottle half that size, for half the price. But justifying spending $30 bucks on a bottle that most of us are not likely to ever use up, is a lot harder to do.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:26:00 +0000

Doing my nails is one of the few beauty treatments I get to do. I don’t wear any makeup, and I’m too busy to spend much time pampering myself. I can’t afford $30 polish because it takes me 4 hours of misery (pre-tax) to earn that polish. I love to have a whole bunch of colors so I can select the ones that I want. Often, that means I’m choosing between 4 of my favorite shades. That’s $120 on polish, and if I can’t justify spending that amount on soaps/lotions that I use every day, I certainly cannot accept it for the polish I use once every week or so.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:38:00 +0000

I think this post is confused. We aren’t “spoiled” by low nail product prices- the price of makeup in general has reached ridiculous heights! All makeup should be “cheap” like nail polish.

By: The Home Spa Goddess

The Home Spa Goddess — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:57:00 +0000

This is super pretty but there has to be a dupe out there and I bet it’s from Milani. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you show and Milani polishes.

By: Carina

Carina — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:34:00 +0000

Hi!
First of all, thanks for a really nice blog! I read it as often as I can ( i e when you post something).

Regarding the nail polish prices, I live in Sweden and here a bottle of Essie costs approx $18, a regular bottle of OPI about $23, and a OPI DS $40. The cheapest polish you can get here is a tiny bottle of Mavala polish at $5.

Hence, I don’t think that a $30 Chanel polish is very expensive.

Now I do what I can to avoid the Swedish price tags by ordering most of my polishes frÃ¥m American web shops. Shipping included, I paid approx $30 for my latest order (6 bottles of OPI & China Glaze). Thank you Head2toe!

By: ilakdala

ilakdala — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:29:00 +0000

I do not spend $25 on a makeup item. I’d spend a lot more on someone else, but as for myself, I rarely splurge. I don’t have enough money for that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:59:00 +0000

I’m not sure that $30 for other makeup actually is realistic to be honest…the only makeup that I would venture to guess most women spend more than $3o a pop on is perfume and foundation. But those are high price items in general, it’s well known that nail polish can be produced cheaply and when it’s the exact same quality for typically $5,$6, it just highlights how incredibly ridiculous a $30 price tag on polish is. Nail polish is actually a very good example of how overpriced that is because in all seriousness, most nail polish of different brands is very similar, the only rarity being color, unlike foundation or perfume. But no I wouldn’t spend $30+ on most makeup items, including eyeshadow, lipstick, lipgloss, mascara, etc. And certainly not nail polish. That said, if you have the money not to worry about it, I don’t judge at all. It’s if you don’t have a lot of spending money/have a budget especially in this economy that it seems silly to spend that much.

By: naturalstate

naturalstate — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:31:00 +0000

Overall, I live by the spending advice my stepmom gave me: buy the best you can afford of what you need, and the good enough version of what you want. Of course, we all have different ideas of what a “necessity” is. I spend more on face makeup because I wear it everyday and have pretty sensitive skin, but generally watch my pennies on the “accessory” makeup like eye shadows, nail polish, and lip gloss. I wouldn’t criticize someone for dropping $30 on the Chanel if it’s worth that much to them, but it’s not my priority. I don’t make enough money to be spoiled (hello, college loans!), but I do try to make sure I budget well enough that I can pay for higher quality on the things that are important to me.