Tropez, Ultra Cheap Cosmetics
I was at Walgreens the other day and came across a new line of cosmetics that I had not seen before. The Tropez line, which I don’t think is related to St. Tropez cosmetics (???), has everything priced from $.99 to $3.99. Most items were $1.99.
I purchased some items and didn’t really expect much from them. To my pleasent surprise, I found that these are pretty good cosmetics! I certainly liked them better than Wet n Wild, which is similar in price. NYC is another cheap drugstore line, and it also happens to be quite good in quality. I would generally place the Tropez products in the NYC range of quality.
The lip gloss is fairly well pigmented, feels nice, and lasts a decent amount of time. It also didn’t have any unpleasant scents or tastes. That seems to sometimes be a problem with other cheap glosses such a NYC, which looks absolutely gorgeous, but often has a bad taste to it.
The eyeshadow was also pretty good. I found it just as good as some more expensive drugstore brands and it had quite a bit of pigment, so at $1.99 for a duo, it was quite a bargain. However, NYC offers some excellent shadows with even more pigment at around the same price or perhaps only slightly more. There also were not a lot of shades to choose from.
What really stood out for me was the mascara. At $1.99, I thought I would hate it. When I opened it and saw that it had a big brush, which often doesn’t work well for me in mascara, I again thought I would hate it. I was wrong. It turned out to be quite good. It gave a nice amount of length and there was absolutely no clumping. I liked it just as much as some of the $10 and $25 mascaras that I have lying around. It didn’t really add much curl though, so if you want that, I suggest trying something else. Cover Girl Volume Exact is a fairly affordable mascara that can be good for that. Although frankly, I don’t think any mascara can replace a lash curler. If you want good length for cheap, check out the Tropez mascara!
This is an interesting line. I can’t find it anywhere except Walgreens and it must be quite new since I also can’t find much about it online. If you like cheap cosmetics, it is definitely worth taking a field trip to Walgreens to take a look at!
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BionicBeauty | Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
I just noticed this line too. I’ll have to add it to my “try” list. Please post followups if you review anything else out of their line!
Cheers,
Bionic
Claudia Brodhead | Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
Hi! I appreciate inexpensive make-up lines being reviewed. Thanks!
Christine | Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
Haven’t seen this yet, I’ll have to check it out and see how it works out.
sharron turner | Oct 6, 2007 | Reply
I have been reading about this line for a couple of year and they always showed it to be a Walgreens but I have looked at many different Walgreens in many different cities and asked about it and was always told they didn’t carry it. Will be looking again at my local Walgreens for it.
Karen, makeupandbeautyblog.com | Oct 14, 2007 | Reply
…Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at Tropez, a great value cosmetics line!…
Nina | Oct 25, 2007 | Reply
I discovered this make-up by an accident. I use Bobbi Brown concealer ($22) but they didn’t have my color in stock, so I went to Walgreens to buy a substitute to hold me over. I purchased the Tropez concealer for $2.00. In all my years of wearing concealer, Tropez concealer has been the perfect match!!! It blends in so well even before I rub it in.
talia | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
That’s awesome, its like e.l.f. cosmetics, or close, e.l.f. (which btw stands for eyes lips face) sells everything for $1 so that is pretty amazing. I love these new high quality budget brands!
jewel | May 3, 2008 | Reply
hi i have bought this powder name (TROPEZ) at rite aid about A year ago & cant seem to find the same exact shade which is CALLED (SWEET CHEEKS POWDER BLUSH WITH MOCHA HONEY & the product number is 35307)
please see if you can find the same exact powder for me THANK YOU….