Poll posted by BR Natalie
If there's one thing our Save or Splurge feature proves - it's that there is most definitely elitism within our treasured industry.
Let's say the average lipstick costs around $20. Well head into the local Dollar Store and you can probably find a pretty decent Jordana lipstick for a couple of dollars. And of course you could head to you local MAC counter, or even local NZ company and pick up a lipstick for $40. And if your budget stretches even further, well you could pay upwards of $80 for something like the nifty Guerlain lipstick.
But how much weight do we put on brand names? And does brand importance encourage us to fake it?
Here's just some of the ways one could 'fake' a beauty product.
- If someone asked the brand of your lipstick, would you proudly say "Jordana", would you 'forget' where you bought it from, or would you outright lie and say "Karen Murrell"?
- Have you ever knowingly bought a fake product, just so you could say you owned Mac? Or Chanel? Or Dior?
- Have you ever depotted a product into the empty of a more expensive product?
Oh yes, the Beauty Confessional is once again open, and we want to know...have you ever faked a beauty product?
And if you're feeling brave - tell us what and how below!
I havent faked a product. Although it would be cool to say its a "this" or "that" I dont mind saying exactly what it is. I am what I am and it is what it is.