How much are our makeup bags actually worth?

Have you ever thought to yourself…'How much is my makeup bag actually worth?'. After a friend of mine lost her makeup bag and was telling me about the horror, and painstaking price of having to replace every last item it got me thinking about the cost of my own makeup collection. My stash includes so many great budget buys but then also some higher end products, it really got me thinking.. how much is the price tag really when you add everything up?!
I tallied up all of the products in my makeup bag along with bh’s Sophie, Rosie and Ellie to find out just how much our makeup bags actually cost!
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Steph

Most affordable products: OPTREX Refreshing Eye Drops ($6.99), Maybelline New York Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner ($15.95) and Burt’s Bees Gloss Lip Crayon ($16.95).
Most expensive products: Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury 8 Brush Set ($125), Tarte Tartelette In Bloom Clay Palette ($69) and M.A.C Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation ($56).
Total items: 23 products
Total cost: $955.87
Steph says: I was a little blown away when I saw just how much my beloved makeup bag is actually worth! It is full of my most-favourite, holy grail products that I use on a daily basis or for a full face. Once I find a great, reliable product that works for me I have the habit of repurchasing it over and over as I know the value is worth the cost.
Ellie
Most affordable products: Blistex Intensive Repair ($5.95), NYX Cosmetics Eyeshadow Base ($12.95), and The Body Shop Matte Lip Liquid ($14).
Most expensive products: BYREDO Bal D’Afrique Roll on Oil ($81), IT COSMETICS Your Skin But Better CC Cream SPF 50+ ($61) and Estée Lauder Double Wear Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15 ($58).
Total items: 35 products
Total cost: $1197.60
Ellie says: I can’t believe my makeup bag cost that much! I thought as I have more affordable brands that there was no way it could be that high, but I realised as I carry a bit more in there it tallies up fast. I like to mix affordable products with more expensive ones to give myself more choice.
Rosie
Most affordable products: Blistex Lip Conditioner SPF 15 ($4.95), Manicare Eyelash Curler ($13.99) and Eyelure Brow Pencil ($14.99).
Most expensive products: Bobbi Brown Face Blender Brush ($77), M.A.C Brant Brothers 4 Pillars Eyeshadow Quad ($72), and Napoleon Perdis Camera Finish Powder Foundation ($69).
Total items: 19 products
Total cost: $797.92
Rosie says: I’m not surprised mine was the cheapest as I’m quite selective with my products and these are my go-to heros. I only carry one of each type of product as I know they’re reliable rather than rotating between a few.
Sophie
Most affordable products: PONi Cosmetics Zebra Clear Brow Gel ($26) and Real Techniques Blush Brush ($24.99) and Beautyblender Micro Mini($27).
Most expensive products: Colorescience All Calm Colour Correcting Makeup Primer ($158), Venustus lumiere & nuit perfume ($99) and Charlotte Tilbury The Golden Goddess Luxury Palette ($80).
Total items: 22 products
Total cost: $1129.94
Sophie says: I was shocked to see my primer was the most expensive product in my makeup bag collection! All of these products make me feel my best so are worth the cost.
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76 Member Comments
Omg. I don't think i want to work out how much mine is worth. hahaha.
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OMG....out of pure curiosity I’ve just done a stocktake on my MAC brush collection. With the help of the MAC website, I added up their value, and it came to a total of $778! Holy moly! Plus I’ve got a reasonable collection of Zoeva brushes.
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I've never considered how much my makeup is worth but I'd like to believe it's not this much! I only have a few higher-end products and like to shop during sales, so that definitely helps my bank balance.
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wow everyone is spending so much on makeup! and im shocked at how much my make up bag costs too!! i think what's more shocking is the amount skincare products we use daily to take care of our skin. i believe most girls will be spending lots more on protecting and caring for their skin as compared to make up!
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When I look at my make-up it wouldn't be a lot compared to other's but when you add it all up I just make it over the $160 mark. Most of the thing's I've got on sale or were gwp item's over the year's. I wouldn't say that I'm a big spender when it comes to make-up but skincare on the other hand yes definitely to that I would beat that $160 mark on that for sure there.
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I don’t purchase expensive items so my everyday make up would come in quite low. I also try to buy when it’s on sale. I don’t think I’ve paid more than $40 for any one item.
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it would be good to every product laid out instead of a select few. I find it difficult to believe our bags have 1k worth without seeing everything on the table.
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I justify it using the “cost per wear” principle! ;)
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Most of my stuff would be on the lower side and I buy most of my makeup during sales anyway so I pay only a fraction of the 'real' price.
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These are great makeup bags, given me some inspiration for my own.
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My tally of stuff I use on a daily basis would be low. My entire collection though.... Omg I would have a heartattack so not even going to think about it!
A lot has been gifted, bought on sale or received through BH so I'm sure I haven't spent as much as I think.
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The things I use on a daily basis probably wouldn't tally up to much, the most expensive would be my Zoeva brushes and base (cc cream and foundation). I'm currently using a cheapie contour palette by BYS as eyeshadow that I got on sale for under $4, that would be the cheapest thing.
What would be really bad is to tally up the products I've bought that I never use. I always get sucked into buying stuff that looks amazing on instagram :(
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love seeing these products
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My makeup bag is mostly pharmacy brands which I usually get on sale and a few high end products.
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For me, it's more like skincare but I'm not sure of the cost xD
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My actually makeup bag that I carry with me wouldn’t bee too bad, (still a few hundred) as I don’t carry too much with me.
But my entire collection would probably be more than I spent on my first car oops haha
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It's fun taking a sneakypeak into other women's make-up bags!! I'm not sure how much mine is worth. Love to try a few of these products in their bags like the beautyblenders, the Colorscience Spf50 primer, the MAC eyeshadow , It CC cream, and the Tarte Boom Clay palette - phew - some nice looking stuff there!!
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Love this article! It really puts into perspective just how much we spend on beauty and skincare products! I honestly don't even want to know how much all of mine costs but I'm guess it's quite expensive as I tend to buy things based on want and not necessarily on need
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Such an eye opener. Last week I was de-cluttering my wardrobe. It was such a shock to see how many handbags I had.
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lol Moonlight I have a step mum with a handbag thing too! ; )
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It's the make up and all the skincare ! Eeeep ! Lucky for gwp times !
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Makeup is so expensive!
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I don't really wanna add up my bag :/ maybe I should haha
But it is nice to sometimes buy nice things. So I dont really mind how expensive it will end up being
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Not surprised some bags totalled $1k+.
I rotate my 'active makeup', changing it weekly, so I don't get too complacent. But I do have some products I use daily, like my NYX Eyeshadow primer, my face primer & brow gel. Plus lip balm. Would be lost without these staples.
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My perfume shelf is worth more.. In the extent of $10,000 maybe.. I love my perfume! Chanel exclusifs.. Serge Lutens.. Tom Ford.. Andy Tauer..
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