Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: better
Duration: 5:23
Buying makeup and skin care products is about to get easier. Better TV's Kim Maus shows you how to save money when you visit the cosmetics counter.
Channel: Howto
Rating: 4.85 (61 ratings) Views: 13553' favoriteCount='141 Comments: 25
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - depends, sometimes animal testing is required and sometimes not. otherwise you should stop using your sunscreen, take medicine and etc. because they have involved animal testing
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - this is in us dollars
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - doesn't mac belongs to estee lauder and isn't chanel a private coorporation? i really like discussing this kind of subjects but i prefer people who knows what they are talking about. lots of drugstore products are from l'oreal like maybelline or garnier who are doing animal testing. and the sad part for me is that the very same company owns e.g. the body shop who is against animal testing. i'm sorry, but i don't think that "money rules" is amusing at all.
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - maybe it's time we should do exactly that before going on and on about how humen come first in the hierarchy of the world and that our lifes are so much more precious than anything around, before and after us? but that's just my opinion.
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - you are right, mac is not owned by them. loreal owns armani, Shu Uemura, lancome, La Roche-Posay, kiehls, etc.what i found amusing is the fact that you somehow believe bc a company is more expensive it does not include animal testing, lol. read the consumer reports and the actual animal testing list which can be found at navs. fyi, maybelline does not include animal testing nor does garnier. and estee(mac, bobbi brown) has been blasted for using fur in their campaigns
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - do i believe we should make animals suffer? of course not, i love animals. BUT i only support animal testing when its necessary for cancer/hiv cures, medicine, vaccines, sunscreen, etc. i really dont hold an ethical position on animal testing when i buy my cosmetics. so if you want to ignore companies with animal testing thats fine and be aware that a lot of companies have unknown status
piwitron Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I want to know more about the difference between CHANEL and L'oreal, are textures the same? which one looks natural, which one not, oh please! do make up thanks
SlayerAngel90 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Nothing is different except the price. Drug store brands usually have better morals too by not gouging money out of people and giving them the idea that expensive is always better.
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - thanks, although we have different opinions, that you're taking the time for such a no-end discussion. i know, it's quite a tough task, living without animal-testing. i try to, sometimes i fail, too, but i really want to try and live it.
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - of course i know that it's not all black-or-white. but i have to stay with my point of view when saying that a lot of animal-friendly products are very expensive. that's my experience when trying to only buy stuff without e.g. animal-testing.
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - yea, based on experience! < you were boasting about it as if you've done research and please you have not, saying that maybelline tested on animals just bc its cheaper!
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - 1. i didn't "boast".
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - 2. the price differences was the thing i was talking about out of my own experiences, not the fact that they do tests on animals (duh). THAT i can't tell based on my experiences; i'm not working for peta or greenpeace.
msfililocalola Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - ouch on the mac review lol... but very nice to know lol
productjunkie Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - That is something that she points out in her book: one real advantage of the MAC line is their wide variety of shades and the fact that the range extends from very dark to very light.
coperniciaTalent Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - come on, wake up
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - yeah, wake up.
coperniciaTalent Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - be human friendly instead!!
missmarnip Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - like in my previous comments, i try to be both animal and human friendly. there is nothing wrong with trying imo.
mistysamantha Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - do you get barry m in the states? not tested on animals and excellent range of colours ( make up) and very good value, prices starting from 2.95 lip liner.
PeachTea0 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I agree with you, SlayerAngel90 in the sense that some lower end products are very similar to high end products (like, Chanel and L'oreal foundation) but drug store brands do not have better morals. High end companies have drug store brands just to make more money. It's all about money.
israel Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Death to Americans!
SLILLY76 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Most of all is great to know what work and what dont. Then if u are like Angelina Jolie, Rihanna or Heidi Klum earn much more money then most of us then image is everything right, guess they will prefer the expensive version. That's the luxury of being rich, cant buy happiness but can almost buy everything else...
siyang2 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - She didn't talk about the Aveeno face cleanser! That's the one I use! lol
elevensmiles11 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - not on her hands, she gets botox on face, but botox cant give you amazing skin