Expensive beauty products are on sale in the most upscale cosmetics stores and designer brands' online stores in special or commemorative editions and in very few units, making them unique as well.
The prices of luxury products cost an average of 7,500% more than the price of conventional products sold in pharmacies and supermarkets.
What makes luxury cosmetics expensive?
According to the manufacturers, the products are expensive due to the rare ingredients or even the rich packaging.
Overpriced cosmetics are made from diamonds, meteorite dust, gold or exotic antioxidants extracted from rare plants, for example.
There are also products that are costly to use messenger cell proteins, which stimulate cell growth and promote consequent rejuvenation; obtained with DNA recombination technology, which creates exact? although synthetic? replicas of the respective molecules in the human body.
Manufacturers also claim that huge production costs and in some cases years of research into the perfect formulation justify the prices charged.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that many of the miraculous promises of some of these cosmetics about their distinctive ingredients are based on unbiased studies, and their consumption is actually more of an expression of financial power than essential pursuit of quality products. only.
Many famous do not bother to express extravagance with luxury cosmetics. Some examples of celebrities who drew attention for spending huge sums of money on beauty products were Katie Holmes, who wore Clive Cristian's Imperial Magesty perfume at her wedding with Tom Cruise, which costs $ 435,000; and Kelly Osbourne, who scandalized her fans at the 64th edition of the Emmy Awards with Azature's painted nails, which contains diamonds in her makeup and costs about $ 250,000.
The social bias of luxury beauty products
Some of the most expensive cosmetics, however, have put themselves on the market as a luxury item with a social function, such as DKNY's Be Delicious perfume, famous for its sympathetic value of $ 1 million that during its sale had all its income reverted to fighting hunger Action Against Hunger.
To create such an expensive product, DKNY Fragrances has partnered with jeweler Martin Katz, who designed the bottle as a rare gem to be passed down from generation to generation. Gem-studded, the flask contained 14 carats of white and yellow gold, nearly two carats of turquoise paradise, two carats of pink diamonds, seven carats of Sri Lankan sapphire, surrounded by sparkles that shaped the shape of the New York Skyline. and a three-carat oval ruby, all positioned one by one at Katz's hands.
Importantly, luxury cosmetics are not at all villains, many of them meet the demands of responsibility for sustainable development in their production, being elitists and segregators only in terms of consumers, not negatively impacting people or nature.
There is no sin in dreaming of being a financial diva to pamper yourself with luxury products, but using the right, albeit conventional, beauty products is the real guarantee of maintaining beauty.
Imperial Majesty? Clive Christian. Price: 435 thousand dollars. A special gold edition was made that was not for sale, but its version with this value has the Baccarat crystal flask and diamond detail. Used by Katie Holmes in her marriage to Tom Cruise.
Black Diamond Enamel? Azature Price: 250 thousand dollars. The highest luxury product contains 267 carats of black diamonds.
La Crème commemorating 30 years of Shiseido's Cle de Peau Beauté line. Price: 13 thousand reais. Only three pots of this cream were produced whose packaging is made of crystals and platinum.
The Essence? Creme De La Mer. Price: $ 2,654. The product contains potent marine ingredients to minimize fine lines.
Orchidée Imperiale Rich Cream? Guerlain Price: 1,649 reais. Anti-aging treatment with orchid extract that nourishes the skin and softens signs of age.
Cellular Cream Platinum? La Prairie Price: 1,000 dollars. The product contains Colloidal Platinum, which helps increase hydration retention and create a barrier against external damage.
Bio Performance Intensive Skin Corrective Program -Shiseido. Price: 1.712 reais. Kit consisting of a serum and a balm, which visually improves the appearance of the skin in two weeks.
Gold Rush Couture Nail Polish? Models Own. Price: about 130 thousand dollars.The product has gold in formula and packaging, which also has studded diamonds. Used by Kelly Osbourne at the 2012 Emmy.
H. Couture Kit with Eyelash Mascara and Lipstick. Price: 14 million dollars. The mascara has 2,500 blue diamonds and lipstick 1,200 pink and 18 carat gold.
Pure Perfection Liquid Surgery Serum? MBR. Price: $ 4,200. The product contains powerful active ingredients that fight aging.
Perfume 1 Million Golden Delicious? DKNY Price: 1 million dollars. Special edition produced with packaging created by jewelry designer Martin Katz. The bottle contains gold, diamonds and sapphires.
Lipstick Kiss Kiss Gold and Diamonds? Guerlain Price: $ 62,000. Packaging made of gold and diamonds.
Truffle Shampoo and Conditioner? Fuente. Price: $ 430. Composed of white truffle shell, diamond dust and meteorite dust.
Beauty Diamond False Eyelashes? Kre-at. Price: $ 1,350 a pair. False eyelashes with 18 carat white gold and diamonds.
Jeweled Skin Caviar Luxe Cream? La Prairie Price: 2 thousand dollars. The cream contains caviar in the formula and the packaging is made with Swarovski crystals.
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