Probably everyone heard that the usual mascara inexpensive brand gives better results than the most expensive mascara with supposedly almost magical ingredients. And shampoo, which costs less than a cup of coffee, can be extremely effective expensive counterpart. This is an urban legend, or elite cosmetics really overrated?

For what you pay

Experts say that cosmetics with natural ingredients and high quality active ingredients is not cheap, but very high prices are unjustified. Today in the shops you can find a lot of cosmetic products for which prices are dazzling - first of all, these are different wrinkle creams. What is the difference between elite cosmetics and products that it does not belong?

• Pigments and fillers. As part of the elite of decorative cosmetics Cosmetics - whether to use it on all cylinders   the ratio of pigments and fillers (such as talc), better, cheaper than cosmetics. This provides a more intense and lasting color.
• Quality ingredients. Graduations quality is at all - that of gasoline, from steaks, and ingredients of cosmetics. Organic imported from afar, and rare ingredients raises the cost of cosmetics. The same applies to the formula of the product - made of a newly developed formula of the cream is by definition more expensive than the one that made for the long-known recipes. (Does the novelty of the best quality - is quite another matter).
• Texture. Considerable importance is the extent to which crushed particles cosmetics. The smaller the particles, the smoother they fall on the skin, and the longer the hold on her. In order to obtain such particles, more expensive equipment is necessary, accordingly, the price increases cosmetics.

However, even if all of these characteristics of cosmetics are at the highest level, its price may be reasonable. If the jar of cream costs $ 800, more than half of this amount - the cost of the jars, because no company is not currently holds the secret of eternal youth, for which it would be possible to assign such prices.

The most expensive in the world of cosmetics

However, $ 800 for a jar of cream - a mere trifle compared with some specific instances of luxury cosmetics.

• Mascara and lipstick H. Couture Beauty

Cost: $ 14 million

This is the most striking example of those cases where the bulk of the cost is the price of luxury cosmetics packaging. Golden lipstick case covered with pink diamonds in 1200 and gold tube with mascara - 2500 blue diamonds. The hotel owners - the concierge service, round the clock customer service, and free "refueling" lipstick and mascara in one year.

• Nail polish Gold Rush

Cost: 130 $ 740

Gold and diamonds in 1118 - a cover of nail polish Nail polish: to be beautiful from top to toe   Gold Rush (Gold Rush) more impressive than the nail. The composition of lacquer, gold is not included, but it shines almost as a precious metal.

• Lipstick Diamond-Studded Lipstick Guerlain

Price: 62 000 USD

Have you ever thought what it would be to use lipstick, studded with diamonds. Top head Guerlain, obviously also thought - and did not think. Studded with diamonds only get Case and lipstick inside - completely normal. 110 grams of gold and 199 diamonds, rubies and emeralds. The buyer of the lipstick will be able to personally meet with Olivier Eshodmezonom - art director of the house Guerlain. In addition to the buyer create any shade for his taste, and will give a brush for lipstick and lacquered box, where he can store your valuable purchase.

• Nail polish I Do

The cost of 55, 000 dollars

This nail polish is created jointly by the women's magazine Allure, the company Essie Cosmetics, Platinum Guild International Platinum - the most precious metal in the world And the British platinum supplier Johnson Matthey. The main ingredient of nail is crushed platinum - in this case, the question of the reasonableness of prices does not arise.

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