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Hi everybody,

About makeup, what is the good choice ? Hard to say : there are plenty of possibilities, too much. And the best for one is not necessarily the same for another.
Then, I take a lot of time to look at on the web different forum and web site (about 10 for each product), the best nail polish, best eyeliner.... And I wrote how much a product is noted : first time, I wrote the product, each time more, I add one "*" ; Price are really just indicative.

If there is something wrong with this post, I am really sorry and please, moderators, erase it.

I thought that maybe can help some girls here.
I add : use base before foundation or eye shadow give really a best result on me ; so probably on you ! ;)
So, the three numbers are : 1. Price of product 2. Quantity 3. Price for one of Quantity to get a real price/product comparison.

Overview for the impatient :

eye liner pen : Silissime l'oreal
nail polish remover : zoya remove plus nail polish remover (with acetone)
eyeliner liquid : mac liquidlast liner
mascara : volume million lashes l'oreal
eye makeup remover :teh body shop camomile gentle eye makeup remover
cotton pad : daiso cosmetic cotton
sun cream : banana boat ultra defense spf 100 - perfect during laser period hair removal
facial moistrizer : look at down
foundation : estee lauder double wear foundation
Cleanser : I use philosophy purity ; ps : I do not like oil sensation.
eye primer : urban decay eyeshadow primer potion
foundation primer : smashbox photo finish
bb cream : dr jart + bb cream (silver tube)


All my list (it is a copy of spreadsheet, and the presentation here is not perfect ; I can send the file):

eyeliner pen
   silissime l'oreal               
   avon ultra luxury eyeliner   **            
            ml      
nail polish remover
   Zoya Remove Plus Nail Polish Remover (with acetone)   *   $24,00   946   $0,03   
   Karma Organic Spa Unscented Nail Polish Remover With Vitamin E Oil      $12,00   118   $0,10   
   O.P.I Original Polish Remover (with acetone)   *   $11,40   480   $0,02   
   priti nyc soy nail polish remover (all natural)      $29,00   118   $0,25   
   essie naturally clean (with acetone)   *   $14,00   473   $0,03   
   Onyx Professional Soy Enriched No Odor Nail Polish Remover (with acetone)      $9,40   473   $0,02   
                  
eyeliner liquid
   colorstay skinny liquide liner   revlon            
   Palladio eye ink               
   mac superslick liquid               
   mac liquidlast liner   ***            
   max factor masterpiece Glide & Define liquid eyeliner   **            
   NYX The curve eyeliner   ***            
   chantecaille le stylo eyliner pen   **            
   l'oreal super liner blackbuster   **            
   hourglass calligraphy liquid eye liner   **            
   bourgois intuitive liner               
   eyeko eye do liquid eyeliner   **            
   Illamaqua Precision Ink Abyss   **            
                  
Masacara
   Chanel Le volume de Chanel Mascara               
   Lancome Definicils precious cells mascara   *            
   Lancome hypnose drama instant full body volume mascara   ***            
   Chanel inimitable mascara multi dimensional               
   Bobbi brown intensifying long wear mascara   ***            
   Bareminerals flawless definition mascara               
   Benefit they're real mascara   ****            
   Benefit badgal waterproof mascara   *            
   l'oreal voluminous volume building mascara               
   Chanel Sublime infinite lenght               
   Clinique High impact mascara               
   volume million lashes l'oreal   *****            
   Max factor masterpiece mascara               
   Guerlain maxi lash               
   Elisabeth mott big volumizing mascara         ml      
                  
eye makeup remover
   smashbox its a wrap (liquid bottle)      $16,00   125   0,13   
   the body shop camomile gentle eye makeup remover   **   $18,50   150   0,12   
   Clarins instant eye makeup remover      $26,00   125   0,21   
   Mac gently off eye & lips makeup remover      $35,00   100   0,35   
   Elemis white flower eye & lip makeup remover      $23,50   125   0,19   
   Mary kay oil free eye makeup remover      $15,00   110   0,14   
   nivea double effects eye makeup remover   *   $17,00   125   0,14   
   L'Oreal Paris Clean Artiste Waterproof & Long Wearing Eye Makeup Remover      $6,00   118   0,05   
   Eye Scrub FFEye Scrub Make Up Remover Pads   pads   $13,50   30 pads      
   CIBA Vision Eye Scrub Sterile Eye Makeup Remover    pads   $12,00   30 pads      
                  
cotton pad
   Daiso cosmectic cotton      $6,00   150   $0,04   
   shiseido facial cotton      $13,00   50   $0,26   
   swisspers organic cotton      $14,00   240   $0,06   
   MUJI Natural Cotton Puff      $17,00   222   $0,08   
                  
                  
sunscrenn
   banana boat ultra defense spf 100               
            $   ml   
                  
facial moisturizer
   l'oreal paris advanced revitalift deep set wrinkle repair night creme         14   50   $0,28
   boots no7 protect & perfect intense beauty serum   anti aging      27,5   30   $0,92
   olay definity deep penetrating foaming uv moisturizer spf 15         50   50   $1,00
   Elisabeth Arden Ceramide Plump perfect ultra lift and firm moisture cream spf 30         68   50   $1,36
   vichy leftactiv retinol ha night         47   30   $1,57
                  
            ml      
foundation
   Skin Matt Foundation / Fond de teint demi-mat UNE (bio)      $11,00   30   $0,37   
   Revlon ColorStay   *   $12,00   30   $0,40   
   Maybelline Fit Me Foundation      $12,00   30   $0,40   
   Borghese Hydro-Minerali Creme Finish Makeup,      $20,00   50   $0,40   
   Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation      $15,00   30   $0,50   
   Even Better de Clinique      $35,00   30   $1,17   
   Exuviance Skin Caring Foundation      $36,00   30   $1,20   
   Cover FX Natural Finish(bio)      $40,00   30   $1,33   
   clinique pore refinning solutions      $21,00   15   $1,40   
   Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation   **   $45,00   30   $1,50   
   Make Up For Ever   **   $46,00   30   $1,53   
   Compact gelée effet peau nue de Dior      $47,00   30   $1,57   
   Naturel Perfecteur de Shiseido   *   $50,00   30   $1,67   
   YSL teint resist   *   $53,00   30   $1,77   
   Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation      $72,00   30   $2,40   
   YSL youth liberator serum foundation   *   $86,00   30   $2,87   
   No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Foundation      $125,00   30   $4,17   
   SUQQU Frame Fix Cream Foundation      $118,00   25   $4,72   
   Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Radiant Foundation      $45,00      #DIV/0!   
   max factor all day flawless 3 in 1      $14,50         
                  
cleanser
            ml      
   CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser      9,69   355   $0,03   
   CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser      10,19   355   $0,03   
   Purpose Gentle Cleansing Wash      17   355   $0,05   
   philosophy purity      57,75   946   $0,06   
   La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser      32   400   $0,08   
   Mario Badescu Glycolic Foaming Cleanser      15   177   $0,08   
   The Body Shop Aloe Calming Facial Cleanser      19   200   $0,10   
   Bioelements Decongestant Cleanser      43,2   354   $0,12   
   Juara Rice Facial Cleanser      25,29   140   $0,18   
   M.D. Forte Facial Cleanser III      49   237   $0,21   
   Bioelements Sensitive Skin Cleanser      29   118   $0,25   
            oz      
eye  primer                  
   rimmel london undercover shadow primer      3,5   0,2   $17,50   
   ELF Studio Eye Primer Liner Sealer      5,3   0,24   $22,08   
   NYX Cosmetics HD Eye Shadow Base   ****   7   0,27   $25,93   
   Too Faced Shadow Insurance   **   20   0,7   $28,57   
   Mary Kay Eye Primer      12   0,3   $40,00   
   Palladio Eye Primer (seems to be same than urban decay)   *   8   0,17   $47,06   
   Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion   ******   20   0,37   $54,05   
   mac prep+prime eye   **   36,8   0,5   $73,60   
   Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Under Eye Primer   *   29   0,33   $87,88   
   Stila Prime Pot   *   30   0,29   $103,45   
   Benefit Stay Don't Stray   *   35   0,33   $106,06   
   Make up for ever eye prime      22   0,18   $122,22   
   estee lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Eyeshadow Base      30   0,24   $125,00   
   Bobbi Brown Long-wear Eye Base      27   0,21   $128,57   
   BareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid Primer   *   13   0,1   $130,00   
   NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base   **   44,5   0,28   $158,93   
   Laura Mercier Eye Basics      34   0,18   $188,89   
   It Cosmetics Bye Bye Lid Lines      50   0,19   $263,16   
   kat von d high voltage skin      52   0,12   $433,33   
                  
                  
foundation primer
   maybeline new baby instant pore eraser      5,94   0,67   $8,87   
   rimmel london stay matte primer      11   1   $11,00   
   l'oreal lumi magique primer   *   10,39   0,68   $15,28   
   NYX pore filler   *   11,19   0,67   $16,70   
   clarins beauty flash      31,64   1,7   $18,61   
   laura mercier foundation primer   ***   35   1,7   $20,59   
   clinique superprimer   ****   27   1   $27,00   
   ARBONNE COSMETICS MAKEUP PRIMER      28   1   $28,00   
   the balm Honey Face & Body Primer      28,53   1   $28,53   
   smashbox photo finish   *******   33,47   1   $33,47   
   estee lauder Matte Perfecting Primer      40   1   $40,00   
   make up forever hd microperfecting primer      42   1   $42,00   
   Benefit the pore fessional   **   38   0,75   $50,67   
   hourglass veil primer   *****   52   1   $52,00   
   clarins instant smooth   *   30,54   0,5   $61,08   
   mac natural radiance base visage   ****   65   1   $65,00   
   bourgeois happy light base serum matite   ***         #DIV/0!   
   neutrogena Healthy Skin Primer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15            #DIV/0!   
   charlotte tilbury wonder glow            #DIV/0!   
                  
                  
                  
bb cream
   physian formula Super BB All-in-1 Beauty Cream SPF 30      15   2,4   $6,25   
   revlon PhotoReady BB Cream Skin Perfector SPF 30   **   8,2   1   $8,20   
   dr jart+ bb cream (tube argentée)   *****   17   1,7   $10,00   
   too faced tinted beauty balm spf 20   *   24   1,5   $16,00   
   ren satin perfection bb cream      30   1,7   $17,65   
   la roche posay hydreane bb cream      24,55   1,35   $18,19   
   origins bb cream (replace primer/moisturiser/foundation ?)   ***   35   1,4   $25,00   
   Laura geller BB Cream All-in-One Skin Perfecting Beauty Balm SPF 21      34   1,33   $25,56   
   clinique age defense bb cream   **   37   1,4   $26,43   
   mac prep prime bb cream   **   31   1   $31,00   
   smashbox camera ready bb cream   **   34,29   1   $34,29   
   shu uemura bb cream      40   1   $40,00   
   diorskin nude bb cream   *   44   1   $44,00   
   omorovicza bb cream   ***   204   1,7   $120,00   

I'm going to be checking some of these products out. I've only grabbed what I have been drawn to at stores without doing any research about the products beforehand. I don't have any complaints about what I've purchased, but I starting to think about building a more serious collection. For that, a list like this is invaluable. Thank you for sharing your time and hard work with the community!

I did like you, Katy, and I was a little septic : is there a real difference between all these products. But since my search, I began to try and see a real difference : the first thing for me was eyeliner : so hard to do for me... yes, but with a good product... so easy...
And probably, two years later, this list will be obsolete or almost...
Take care of yourself
Hannah