What's the One Beauty Item You Splurge On?

on October 14, 2008 at 10:19 AM

We all have our weaknesses, you know, like our very own Kyptonite. Things we just have to have. Mine are chocolate chip cookies, hands down. But when it comes to beauty, I have way too many "have to have" items. If I had to pick one that I would splurge on, it would be face wash. I love B. Kamins products, but at $34 a bottle for just the face wash (I buy the toner, moisturizer, and acne gel, too), I sometimes just get the cheap stuff found in the aisles of drug stores. But then my face doesn't look as good, so it's back to shelling out the big bucks for the good stuff.

What is the one beauty item you splurge on?

About the author Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

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Comments (8)

Heidimagidi

on Oct 14, 2008 at 10:59 AM

I have not found a beauty item to splurge on yet. I have tried so many products that say they do this or that and I pay too much money for them, not working. So it is hard for me to spend money on something, wondering will this work or just cost me $40? I would love to hear what other girls have used & it worked to make it worth the money!

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Cafe Kristen

on Oct 14, 2008 at 11:55 AM

I love Lovely (Sarah Jessica Parker's perfume) hand lotion. I'm very happy with my drug store brands most of the time. But this lotion is worth $25-30. I buy it about once a year and use it on special occasions.

laduchessa

on Oct 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM

While I have toned down the spending on most beauty products the two things I will not skimp on are under eye cream and night moisturizer. I buy it from these ladies who have their own line and operate out of a brownstone in the West Village and it is the best stuff ever. $50 for the eye cream and $45 for the night cream which, by certain standards isn't even all that expensive. A trip to a department store for similar products is considerably pricier.

Anyway, nothing, no matter what the price is, compares to it.

Silverbelle

on Oct 14, 2008 at 3:08 PM

I splurge on wrinkle/line remover/filler. I don't have that many lines/wrinkles but I don't want them either! LOL!

My mother was 87 when she passed away and hardly had any wrinkles at all. My brother and sister have inherited her virtue - thank God!

Nancy :)

www.mysilpada.com/nancy.maier

americansugar80

on Oct 14, 2008 at 7:43 PM

i'd have to say i splurge on eye shadow, i have not bought too many to say i have many but i would like more to choose from! as i was cleaning my closet and organizing, i did notice alot of lotions! i love stuff from "bath and body" and i bought this lotion called "lucky you" and i loooooovvvveee it!

AndreaRUJuiced

on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:07 AM

Can't say just one thing - I believe in the better the product the better it is - so I have an expensive beauty and health habit - thank goodness my hubby accepts it!

Pna1Dra6on

on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM

foundation and powder for me. Finding the right coverage that works for my blemishes is a must in my book. I've ended up with mac's line. They've got the most variance in tones.

my2luvbugs

on Oct 17, 2008 at 12:41 AM

Ooooh, thanks for choosing my photo! =) Hmmm, I'd love to say I splurge on eye shadow but for the life of me, I can never get it to look right. lol But I do by the mineral makeup (no...not bare minerals as my hubby would probably keel over and die if he saw how much that was), but I buy the L'Oreal one. Works fairly decent, much better than the other stuff I was wearing. A little pricer but worth it. =)