March 28, 2016

Dudes Have No Idea How Much Makeup Costs

As proved in the above video!

My favorite part is the guy that keeps saying, “It’s all about the color payoff!” And of course, who can miss the classic, “THREE OF THESE IS AN X-BOX!”

Does your boy or husband know how much you’re splurging on makeup?

Is he shocked over the prices?

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Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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  • Carol G

    This video is hilarious! I learned a long time ago not comment on makeup prices. My husband has no clue and I’m going to keep it that way. But I still hear, “You bought more makeup?!? Don’t you have enough already!”

  • morgane

    um this is hilarious. i definitely don’t tell my fiancé how much i spend on makeup. ignorance is bliss!

  • Heidi

    My husband doesn’t need to know how much my makeup costs. Fortunately he’s pretty good with me indulging my obsessions, but he still doesn’t need to know the finer details!

  • Jackie

    I know they could easily look it up if they’d just google anything that’s on/in my dresser. I need it kept this way due to not always being able to get the Ulta/Sephora/MAC/etc. boxes off the porch before he gets home, or the damned UPS guy has the nerve to show up after he’s home & I get the “Christmas for Jackie!” comments. I always use the “I had a coupon,” “I was out of some things,” “It came as a bonus,” “It’s limited edition so I had to grab it while I could.”
    Then hide the boxes in a closet he doesn’t use, bag them up later & take them out to the trash on trash day before the truck gets there.

    • maya

      I’m laughing so hard because this is literally me. But my boyfriend doesn’t mind if I splurge on myself as long as I have money to contribute to our bills. He’s gotten off my back since I started my “big girl job” and he even encourages me now to go to the salon to get my hair done!

    • Heather

      Jackie, we must be soul sisters. This is EXACTLY what I do too, lol! My husband tells me all the time, “but you only have one face, why do you need so much makeup?”

    • Another Jackie

      I had to do a double take because this sounds just like me AND we have the same name! LOL. Hubby and I have an agreement of sorts on spending and I always pay our bills, but that still doesn’t mean that I want to see his look when I come home with another Sephora or Ulta bag. I kind of cringe when a branded box shows up and he’s home and of course they always use a huge box for just a few items so it looks like I just blew a month’s rent.
      I made the mistake ONCE of discussing prices with him. I was actually proud – I thought he would be too. I was picking up some Fekkai glossing creme and noticed that a full sized, 2 oz bottle was $20 and the travel sized 1 oz bottle was $8 so I grabbed a travel sized. Instead of being proud he was in shock I would spend $8! on hair stuff. $8! So yep, never again. We don’t have these conversations anymore.

    • Jessica

      That is so me! It sucks when he gets off work early and I am expecting a package. I tried to wait until he is distracted to check the porch! LOL

  • Rachel R.

    LMAO! Too funny.

    I pay for my own makeup, so it doesn’t matter if or what my hubby knows. I help pay the bills first. He trusts me.

  • Michou

    THREE OF THESE IS AN X-BOX!

    I died. I laughed so hard things in my body now hurt. I LOVED THIS. Part of me wants to show this to my husband…. part of me is very happy to keep him well in the dark. 😛

  • Jay

    Hahaha burnt out friend Nars! Francois Nars would never wear a beanie in summer for no reason XD

  • Flaky

    Thank you for sharing the link to this – so funny!

    Hubs is in the dark unless he sees a brand he recognizes like Chanel. But, everything is equal. I have no idea how much all the little gizmos he buys cost .

  • BabyBeans

    I loved this video. The reaction to the most expensive item was gold.

  • April

    My husband went to the Tom Ford counter with me on my birthday and was a good dport about it until we got home. Then he went “You paid $54 for a freakn brush. You better love it.” I told him i could have bought the $120 fluffy face brush! I laughed. He really doesnt want to know the costs anymore and I try to not let him know what i buy. He trusts me not to spend bill money.

  • Mox

    My dude is weird.

    He’ll spend $40 on a tub of hair product but will flinch when I even mention that Fresh’s balms are $22 even though the one I have has lasted me four months and counting, while his products last him half a year or less.

    Having said that, he’s constantly buying me treats or trying to get me to buy myself some so he isn’t frugal or stingy. He’s just.. a guy when it comes to female beauty products. Although he did pick me up a Tonymoly Gloss Bar in my perfect shade as a surprise, so he’s pretty rad.

  • Sarah S.

    Damn, they could all tell how good UD is. Even did the name evokes quality. UD, how you market so good?

  • Mandy

    Hilarious video! Loved the “3 of these is an Xbox” comment! The comments crack me up too lol! Not talking about prices, hiding boxes and being pissed when the delivery guy turns up late or early while bf/husband is home hahaha, yes that’s me too!

  • Renee

    Mine knows exactly how much it all costs. Sadly, when I talk myself out of buying something, he talks me back into it. He’s usually like, “You know this is selling out, and there’s only a few left,” or “Go ahead and get them all so you can make Rouge again faster.” And if I tell him I don’t want to spend more money, he’ll often give me the money for the purchase. But, I think this is because I always do all the yardwork- mowing, weedeating, cutting limbs, I even have my own chainsaw ..lol

    • Isabella Muse

      ha Renee he sounds like a dream 😀 Does he have a brother?! 😀

  • Molly

    lol. MY husband grew up around the music industry because of his dad, so he thinks that making yourself look good is just part of your job. Even if you’re not in the music industry, you still have to sell yourself. That being said, he does give me the eye if I go crazy on the eyeshadow palettes. Hee hee!

  • Bobina

    Haha this is hilarious! I don’t ever get away with it-my husband works for Ulta, so there’s no way he couldn’t easily find out. But it’s gotten to the point where he will screenshot things to me and say “weren’t you looking for this? I found it” and grab it for me wherever he is, so I do my best not to abuse the enthusiasm

  • SusanT

    Hey, Muse! One time my BF was complaining about his dry lips and I whipped out my La Mer lip balm compact. He dipped his finger into it like it was Carmex and I said, whoa, do you know how much that costs? When I told him, he was in utter shock, he couldn’t believe that woman pay that much for fine makeup or skin care. BTW, today is my Daisy’s third birthday; she sends Auntie Muse kitty kissies. xoxo

    • Isabella Muse

      haha! I wouldn’t even let a boy use my La Mer Lip Balm 😀 Awwww! I can’t believe she is 3 already!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo!

  • Pamela

    Funeeee! Ha Ha, my husband has an idea because he gets the bills. And I’m sure the firs time he got one he was shocked.

    Sometimes he has the nerve to tell me in the morning that I look beautiful without makeup and makeup is over rated. I just laugh because that’s what husband’s say. He would have NEVER asked me out if he had seen me every day at the mailbox (which he did from his office when I dropped off my office’s mail) with no makeup on, and I’m sure of that too!