What Are The 3 Most Expensive Beauty Products You Own?

Yesterday's post about my new love of Chantecaille got me thinking about how I generally really hate to spend money on beauty things — but the few that I have I really do love. I thought it might be a fun discussion here — what are the most expensive beauty products you own? (Top 3, and then if there's anything noteworthy in one category — e.g., $60 lipstick — please shout it out!) On the flip side, what are the top 3 least expensive beauty products you regularly use?

My Most Expensive Beauty Products

All of my most expensive beauty products ring in right around $100…

Tatcha The Essence

This $110 liquid is something you put on before your other skin products to help the products absorb deeper into the skin. I swear it works — I particularly like to use it in the winter when my skin is dryer and it feels like it's harder to absorb things.

Sunday Riley Good Genes

I'm still using Sunday Riley's Good Genes on a semi-regular basis — it depends on how much time I have. I use Good Genes before bed on nights when I'm not using my trentinoin, or I swap it out for my Vitamin C below my moisturizer if I know I'm going to be inside for the day.

On the other hand, if I have 20 minutes before a shower, I do love my Drunk Elephant BabyFacial ($80). If I'm thinking about it last minute (which, sadly, is usually what happens) I use this peel from The Ordinary ($9) for a maximum of 5 minutes.

(I've also bought and finished Lancer's brightening mask, another pricey option, but I haven't repurchased it.)

Chantecaille FutureSkin

As I mentioned yesterday, I love this lightweight foundation to help even out my skin tone without feeling like I'm wearing cakey makeup.

Noteworthy Beauty Splurges

I have been eyeing products from Westman Atelier and Tom Ford (and now Chantecaille too!), but for the most part I prefer drugstore or just above (Clinique, MAC). There are a few exceptions…

Eyeliner: One noteworthy exception is my Chanel eyeliner, which I started buying years ago after a friend recommended it, and I keep purchasing.

Shampoo: I always buy Alterna Caviar's Anti-Aging shampoo and conditioner whenever I see them on sale.

My Three Least Expensive Beauty Products

I buy a lot of stuff at the drugstore… some of the ones that are my favorites and my most affordable ones include these…

e.l.f. Hydrating Core Lip Shine

I'm a big fan of MLBB tints in general — this $6 one from e.l.f. is a good color, nonsticky formula, with decent moisturizing. I just ran out of the shade Ecstatic and I plan to buy a new one. (It looks a lot darker than it is — I'd say it's comparable to Clinique's Black Honey.) They're so inexpensive I keep them in my coat pockets.

NYX Mechanical Pencil Eyeliner

I just realized that my “in case of emergency” eyeliner in my travel bag was out, and bought a few extras of this $6 NYX eyeliner. Is it Chanel? No… but it's a decent eyeliner, particularly for basic colors like brown and black.

VO5 Conditioner

It's a tossup between Suave coconut and V05's lime conditioner — both work with the Curly Girl method (which I try to adhere to, but don't always — see above re Alterna Caviar) in that it's free of sulfates. Amazon has it for close to $10, which feels really high — I feel like you can grab it at your local drugstore for under $5.

Readers, how about you — which are your three most expensive beauty products, and your three least expensive beauty products? Which ones are worth the splurge?

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