Originally Posted by SylviaCaras
The comparison I would make is parallel to buying an $18 cotton T shirt and a $50 one. They are both cotton, they both cover the body adeuqately.
The more expensive one - has a softer hand, fabric drapes nicely, fits better, has a better range of colors, launders better, lasts longer. And I feel better dressed, so project more confidence.
I think the basic elements of cosmetics are the same. Even with the exact same label, though, there is a difference between drug store generics and upscale brands, in the feel, in how long the product lasts, but maybe not in the effect on the skin.
I just had a free consult with a group of esthecticians attached to my dermatolotgist's office. They are recommending all LaRoche-Posay products, which I see on eBay for half the price the office would charge.
Sylvia
Probably the most expensive skin care item I will use is from the Borghese line (I've used it for years). The few times I used a less expensive, or drugstore brand, I noticed it didn't hold the moisture for quite as long and I had to use far more of it.
The last I read was as long as the skin care product you use has the ability to hold moisture on your skin the price really doesn't matter.
Why don't I use Olay? Beats me. It's probably a "if my mom uses it, I don't want to" left over from when I was a teen
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I think the bottom line is to buy something that feels nice, holds moisture all day, and doesn't cost a fortune.