Do you find a value difference between drugstore cosmetics and department store cosmetics?

Obviously there is the initial cost - but I am talking about the overall (or specific) differences in value between, say a Maybelliene/Revlon/Cover Girl vs. MAC/Lauder/Dior. Where do you go for what?Do you find a value difference between drugstore cosmetics and department store cosmetics?
I buy both - but different products.





I never compromise on foundation, concealer and powder. I tried dozens of brands (both drugstore and department) before selecting my favorites - which at the moment are from MAC, Clinque, Bobbi Brown, Stila and Clarins. I also use Revlon Active and New Complexion but they are both considerably expensive in comparison to Maybelline or Cover Girl. The major difference I find is that department store brands offer a wider selection for color, skin type, coverage and lasting power.





Having said that, when it comes to other color cosmetics, I don't hesistate to select lipsticks, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and blush from Revlon, Milani, Maybelline, Bourjois and Jane because the overall quality is more or less the same. The packaging is less dramatic and cheap but the products work the same.Do you find a value difference between drugstore cosmetics and department store cosmetics?
Some of the the products sold in a department store are better quality than the cheap one's sold in a drug store. To be honest if a cheap one works better than why not!
I buy both to be honest. Though I can clearly say that there is quite a difference in quality of product. I am a personal fan of Lancome products, esp. the mascara!! I will never go back to reg. brand again!
The only difference is in the packaging. The products are almost the same. You can compare ingredients to see that it's true.
I buy all my make-up in Sears at the Clinique Counter. I find the quality of the make up is much better, ie. the eye shadows are smoother, where as Cover Girl and other drug store brands seem to be cakier. Not only is the quality better, but the department stores have qualified people to help you choose what is best for your coloring, and most counters will keep track of what you have bought. Clinique has the best skin care products. Also with department store brands such as Clinique, Chanel, MAC etc, each color of say eye shadow will have colors of eyeliner and blush etc to compliment it.





Good luck.
Yes, in some things there is. Generally, the pigments are of higher quality in the department store brands, and they usually show up better on the skin and last longer. Some examples are in lipsticks, where the wax and pigments are more expensive, causing the manufacturers to charge more for the products. Eyshadows, lipsticks, and blushes tend to require good pigments to last longer. You spend more initially, but they last longer and wear longer. It is better than going back every two or three months for something better at the drugstore, only to have to go back again in the same amount of time!