$325 well spent.
Last year I wrote a brief essay on what it feels like when ?budget beauty? starts to actually hurt your bank account. In short, I explored why I thought it was no longer fruitful for me to have seven of the same lipsticks in varying shades of red that were all dupes for a higher priced lipstick when for the total of all seven, I probably could have bought the higher priced thing by now.
A lot of my opinions in that essay still ring true. I do believe that investing in yourself is worth the time and waiting if you can?t afford it at this very moment, but as a person who grew up in the far reaches of the Adirondacks with little money, I can?t say that I will ever necessarily feel good about spending money on anything, especially myself, or my beauty products. When I look at my makeup collection, the highest priced item on it at the moment is my Clinique Even Better Makeup. I purchased it on the recommendation of a Sephora employee, and I do love it as far as liquid makeup goes. I was looking for something that wouldn?t clog my pores, and that would cover up my acne and redness. At $27, it?s not that expensive compared to some items I?ve seen, but it?s more than I had been used to spending.
When my skin began revolting due to adult acne, I started rethinking my skincare routine. I knew that I would have to spend more money on creams, ointments, and moisturizers because my skin demanded quality and care. But this was the only area on which I relented. I still t...