Bestselling: Foundation & Prices

Ok- so I realized in my post on BB Creams it was more about the top rated and bestsellers than it was about price. I am giving the price and a little look-see into what really is worth the BANG your buck deserves but I feel like I've only done that in a read-between-the-lines sort of way. So we're going to really look a pricing today on the bestsellers list. Side by side Bestsellers vs. Top Rated. Just because something sells doesn't mean it is the best. So we need to look at which products make BOTH lists. Which one is popular but also rated on its quality. We're going to do that with Sephora's lists of bestsellers and top rated Foundation, today. This feels like the product that women spend the most money on, or this range; BB, Tinted, Medium, and Full Coverage. It's what starts our flawless look... its the base to the face.

Bestselling                                                                    Top Rated
1. bareMinerals Original- $27.00                        1. Ko Gen Do Triple Lightning- $20.00
2. Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover- $42.00  2. Shiseido UV Protective Liquid- $36.00
3. bareMinerals BareSKIN- $29.00                       3. Guerlain Terracotta Joli Teint- $53.00
4. Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo- $34.00                    4. Givenchy Teint Couture Fluid- $49.00
5. Clinque Even Better Makeup- $27.00              5. Estee Lauder Double Wear Light- $37
6. bareMinerals Matte Foundation- $27.00          6. bareMinerals Original- $27.00
7. Diorskin Airflash Spray- $62.00                       7. Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place- $37.00
8. bareMinerals Try. Believe. Love. Kit- $20.00    8. Guerlain Lingerie de Peau Invisible- $61.00
9. Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Mattifying- $36.00          9. Givenchy Teint Couture Long-wearing compact- $55.00
10. Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder- $55   10. Diorskin Nude Compact- $50.00

 

Made both bestseller and top rated list, runs in the $20 area.

Company made both lists but not same product. Runs in the $50 area.

As you can see the prices on the Bestselling list range from $20.00 to $62.00. The prices on the Top Rated list range from $20.00 to $61.00. The only company that makes the cut, both lists, is bareMinerals in bareMinerals Original Broad Spectrum Foundation. Telltale, if you ask me. You could spend $62.00 on the Diorskin Airflash Spray but it isn't top rated, so is it really worth it? I feel like Top Rated speaks to quality, number of shades, and ease of application, not popularity but you do trust popularity when everyone is buying something it has to mean something so I think combining the two and picking items that make both lists is the way to get the best of the best for a price. Usually there are a few more options. More companies that make both lists, in this case, bareMinerals would be the only choice. Not much of a choice. So let's look at a few other things. Although the same product does not make both list Dior, the company, makes both lists. Well that seems to be it. So you're most informed guess on the best foundation to buy would be 1) Pick one of the two (Dior/Bareminerals) that has a shade that makes it look like you put on babyskin, 2) One of the companies that made both lists in different products for 2 different sites like Tarte. My guess is they would have something qualifying. 3) Pick one on either list depending on your values and what you want to spend, is bestselling or top rating more important to you? Each of the two companies gives you options; one runs in the twenties and one in the 40's and 50's. Something for everyone's wallet.

Price Tags Series

Since, the interest in packaging didn't seem to be there I promised we'd move onto price tags, pricing, costings, the BIG M! Money. So here we go... 

During this series we're going to take a look at a few different facets of pricing. We'll look into price ranges on Bestsellers and Top Rated lists and companies that show up on both lists spanning different product types, for example, foundation and blush and their prices. We'll take a look at reviews on drugstore products and their prices. Which line at the drugstore is a Bestseller and Top Rated? Are the really low priced products worth the few bucks spent? Are there products out there that cost a fraction of what the high-end, highly publicized products cost that compare, almost exactly?

We'll start with the Top 10 and Top 20 Bestsellers and Top Rated lists from Ulta.com and Sephora.com. I'll include both sites own brands in the list but also mention passed Top 10 and Top 20 if their products make the cut because I don't know that those listings are a true representation of ratings or best sellers. It is their site. We'll look at which brands make both lists, if the same product from that brand makes both lists, and of course what price ranges those products run towards. Are there any new products that have already made the list? Is it possible for something that has only been out a week to supersede another product in sales already? How do these companies account Top Ratings and Bestsellers. Is it by the week, month, year, quarter, or from the dawn of make-up/the particular store? We'll find out where the true, overall not just by store, Bestsellers and Top Rated lists are and what price points we're looking at for those lists. 

We'll do everything in between and end the series with a look at what we, as women, are willing to pay more for... just based on research. What was the highest priced item on all of the lists for all of the products combine? Which product did we buy even if it cost us an arm and a leg? Once we figure that out we'll see if we can get our arms and legs back, get the same quality, and at a lower price. Maybe we can't but just maybe we can!

Chanel Nail Colour $27.00. Pretty pricey, is it worth it? 

E.L.F Fan Brush, $1.00. Pretty cheap, does it work?