{"id":7000,"date":"2014-03-18T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2015-08-20T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:17:17","slug":"7-beauty-products-worth-their-relatively-expensive-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/7-beauty-products-worth-their-relatively-expensive-price-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Beauty Products Worth Their Price Tags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m a smart shopper. Notoriously frugal when it counts, but not afraid to spend when it matters.\u00a0<em>When<\/em> it matters is, of course, purely subjective, but my beauty consumerist philosophy is simple: I will happily spend to ensure that I get the best quality and most effective product for the job. It certainly helps that my <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-1ft\" target=\"_blank\">habits are pretty minimalist<\/a>\u2014thus justifying certain price tags\u2014but it&#8217;s\u00a0<em>because\u00a0<\/em>I&#8217;m minimalist (and belief in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/tag\/self-love\" target=\"_blank\">self-love<\/a> meets <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-2J\" target=\"_blank\"><em>you-only-live-once<\/em><\/a> mentality) that I insist on only buying the best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s no art to just accumulating\u00a0<em>stuff\u00a0<\/em>for the sake of having things; it&#8217;s both a waste of money as well as unnecessary physical\/mental clutter.\u00a0Plus, I&#8217;m a real lady now, and real ladies have perfectly curated makeup collections that sit atop their perfectly organized vanities. I need clean and concise and\u00a0<em>beautiful things that work well<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Equal parts utilitarian and hedonistic, because I&#8217;m human<\/a>. These are the things that I&#8217;ve come to thoroughly enjoy and believe are well-worth their (relatively) expensive price tag:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/7-beauty-products-worth-their-relatively-expensive-price-tag\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?fit=1085%2C890&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1085,890\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7 beauty things worth their expensive price tag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?fit=840%2C689&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7043 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?resize=840%2C689\" alt=\"7 beauty things worth their expensive price tag\" width=\"840\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?w=1085&amp;ssl=1 1085w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?resize=1024%2C840&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7-beauty-things-worth-their-expensive-price-tag3.jpg?resize=840%2C689&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/100-percent-pure-argan-oil-P218700?skuId=1121797\" target=\"_blank\">Josie<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/100-percent-pure-argan-oil-P218700?skuId=1121797\" target=\"_blank\"> Maran Argan Oil<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">($16-$96). I&#8217;m fairly holistic when it comes to\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-1zv\" target=\"_blank\">my skincare regimen <\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">and am a\u00a0huge advocate of using natural oils for all skin types. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-1RA\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organic c<\/strong><\/a><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-1RA\" target=\"_blank\">oconut oil<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">is an absolute must in my collection\u2014I have a massive, wholesale-size tub\u2014but right along it is my prized vial of Josie Maran&#8217;s argan oil. One cheap as chips, one worth a pretty penny, both miracle workers in beautifying skin and hair. If I was somehow constrained to having only one beauty product in my life, this would be it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">2.\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/femme-fatale-collection-lip-elixirs-P311139?skuId=1430776\" target=\"_blank\">TokyoMilk Dark Femme Fatale Collection Lip Elixirs<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>($7). So $7 isn&#8217;t exactly breaking the bank\u2014it&#8217;s certainly not cheap for a lip balm\u2014but it&#8217;s worth that, if not a bit more. It hydrates and actually shields the lips, non-greasy, long-lasting, and incredibly\u00a0<em>delicious<\/em>\u00a0to boot. I&#8217;d go so far as to say it&#8217;s divine; few lip balms moisturize sans shine, but TokyoMilk just leaves a matte\/natural finish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/blush-P2855?skuId=248930\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NARS blush<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($30). The only powder blush worth getting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeupforever.com\/us\/en-us\/make-up\/face\/powder\/hd-microfinish-powder\" target=\"_blank\">MUFE HD Microfinish Powder<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>($16 -$34). I don&#8217;t believe in foundation for everyday use, much less powder (oil-blotting sheets are\u00a0<em>much<\/em>\u00a0more effective<i>)<\/i>\u00a0but this HD powder is a special-occasion \u00a0must. A light dusting leaves skin flawless\u2014it kind of just glides over everything and blurs any imperfections\u2014and keeps the skin, no matter what (and I&#8217;m talking through sweat, it&#8217;s been tested through pretty brutal conditions!), shine-free yet radiant. It&#8217;s beautiful on stage and in photography as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shuuemura-usa.com\/product\/EYELASH-CURLER,default,pd.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>($20). There is most definitely a noticeable difference between this and all other alternatives on the market, drugstore and otherwise. A game-changer of epic proportions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/product\/productDetail.jsp?keyword=URBAN%20DECAY%20All%20Nighter%20Long-Lasting%20Makeup%20Setting%20Spray%20P263504&amp;skuId=1458173&amp;productId=P263504&amp;_requestid=38420\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Urban Decay All-Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($14-$30). It does\u00a0<em>exactly<\/em>\u00a0what it claims to do. Period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7.\u00a0<strong>NARS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/satin-lip-pencil-P378859?skuId=1478585\" target=\"_blank\">Satin Lip Pencils<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/velvet-matte-lip-pencil-P78834?skuId=1344175\" target=\"_blank\">Velvet Matte Lip Pencils<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>($25). Both the satin and velvet formulas are incredibly pigmented, creamy (yes\u2014even the mattes!), and long-wearing. They&#8217;re so good that I&#8217;m tempted to replace my little lipstick collection with just these and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sephora.com\/rouge-pur-couture-spf15-pure-colour-satiny-radiance-P272319?skuId=1293463\" target=\"_blank\">YSL Rouge Pur Coutures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a smart shopper. Notoriously frugal when it counts, but not afraid to spend when it matters.\u00a0When it matters is, of course, purely subjective, but my beauty consumerist philosophy is simple: I will happily spend to ensure that I get the best quality and most effective product for the job. It certainly helps that my habits are pretty minimalist\u2014thus justifying certain price tags\u2014but it&#8217;s\u00a0because\u00a0I&#8217;m minimalist (and belief in a\u00a0self-love meets you-only-live-once mentality) that I insist on only buying the best. There&#8217;s no art to just accumulating\u00a0stuff\u00a0for the sake of having things; it&#8217;s both a waste of money as well as unnecessary physical\/mental clutter.\u00a0Plus, I&#8217;m a real lady now, and real ladies have perfectly curated makeup collections that sit atop their perfectly organized vanities. I need clean and concise and\u00a0beautiful things that work well. Equal parts utilitarian and hedonistic, because I&#8217;m human. These are the things that I&#8217;ve come to thoroughly enjoy and believe are well-worth their (relatively) expensive price tag: 1.\u00a0Josie Maran Argan Oil\u00a0($16-$96). I&#8217;m fairly holistic when it comes to\u00a0my skincare regimen and am a\u00a0huge advocate of using natural oils for all skin types. Organic coconut oil\u00a0is an absolute must in my collection\u2014I have a massive, wholesale-size tub\u2014but right&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,695],"tags":[698,347,415,467,687,594,598,647],"class_list":{"0":"post-7000","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-beauty","7":"category-top-shelf","8":"tag-girl-talk","9":"tag-josie-maran","10":"tag-makeup","11":"tag-nars","12":"tag-shopping","13":"tag-shu-uemura","14":"tag-skincare","15":"tag-urban-decay","16":"entry","17":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Beauty Products Worth Their Price Tags \u2022 A Bit Coquettish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I&#039;m a smart shopper. 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