Is buying makeup online bad for your skin?
So my family is very poor. And I honestly love makeup, so whenever I get a little money from birthdays or holidays or doing babysitting or something I spend it online to get makeup. I usually go on EBay and get very cheap makeup. And usually its cheap because its from China. Its not really name brands but its still good makeup. I have not had a problem with any of the things I have bought. I don't buy foundation online because of the skin colors and everything. But then today my friend told me that buying any makeup online will ruin my skin and it's horrible for me and that I should buy real makeup not that cheap crap I buy. I like the makeup I buy and it looks good and it hasn't made me breakout or anything, but i think that's mostly because good skin runs in the family. Should i stop buying makeup online?
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easullivan7
ANSWERS: 4
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If you buy it form the Joker!
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I'm a retired makeup artist....your friend is not right.......yes, you can get bad makeup online, but so can you get it at those dollar stores!!! what crap!!! as long as you get no reactions, etc., just keep on using the online stuff.....as for foundation, you are SO RIGHT not to get that online.......you have to be soooo careful in trying to match your skintone when it comes to foundations.......but the other stuff? as long as you have no allergic reactions, go ahead. HOWEVER.......I'D ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT YOU save up your money so that you can go to a store and get a better brand of makeup.....it'll take you a little longer, but you will be getting a better type of product!!! DO get back to me if you have any other questions or concerns; I'm glad to help!!!! LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO ASK!!!!!!!!
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The main problem is that you cannot be sure of quality and safety, so it's really best to buy only name-brand cosmetics online. That doesn't mean they have to be expensive. Lines like Maybelline are pretty cheap. If you're paying for both the make-up and the shipping, you can probably buy inexpensive name-brands for about the same price at a drugstore or someplace like Target or Walmart.
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If you haven't had a bad reaction you will probably be fine, I've had the expensive and the cheapie stuff, you have to just go with whatever works for you, my skin hasn't liked some of the expensive stuff, there is quite a lot of chemicals in all make up, just wipe it off your face at night, and give your skin a break here and there.
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