I started shopping for designer beauty products at a young age…while I was still in high school, actually. I would save the money I earned from my part-time job and various babysitting gigs, and I’d use it to buy the lux makeup products of my dreams—the odd Chanel eyeliner or a single Dior nail polish. In hindsight, I guess becoming a beauty editor was a kind of kismet.
While I could never afford to buy all of the products I bookmarked, I could afford one every now and then. And hey, they were fairly attainable for my teenage budget (at least compared to the luxury fashion pieces I’d see on the same sites). Therein started my love affair with designer makeup, something that’s aspirational, yet accessible.
Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to test a wide variety of designer makeup brands and products. Some became instant favorites; others I left behind. Ahead, see the 22 designer makeup products that are worth the money, according to this brutally honest beauty editor.
