If you're a make-up fanatic like me, you might think that someone dropping racks on a new car, blowing their cash on big nights out, or constantly adding to their wardrobe is obscene, but will have no qualms with spending £60 on a lipstick in a shade of nude you already own (and don't even get me started on how much I'd be willing to fork over for a blinding highlight).
Whilst it's literally our jobs to be makeup obsessed (that's how I'm trying to justify my spending, anyway), I thought it would be fun to ask other people about the most expensive make-up item they've ever bought. So that I can at least feel a bit better (possibly worse) about my own spending habits.
1. Laura, 31, Digital Fashion & Beauty Writer
'$125 (not including tax) on a Pat McGrath eyeshadow palette (I know, I know). I was on holiday in New York and on my last day Pat McGrath launched her range in Sephora. I felt quite sick handing my credit card over but it's such a unique palette I have no 'ragrets'. Plus 'holiday money' doesn't really count...does it?'
Buy now Pat McGrath Labs Mothership II Eyeshadow Palette, Sephora.com, $125 (£90)
2. Emer, Actress
'Chantecaille tinted moisturiser, it's £75, an insanity, but I can't stop.'
Buy now Chantecaille Just Skin Tinted Moisturiser, Lookfantastic.com, £64
3. Emily, 21, Content Editor
'Spent £45 on a MAC brush 130SH, worth it, had it for five years. Ironically it has terrible reviews online.'
Buy now MAC 130 Short Handle Duo Fibre Brush, Johnlewis.com, £34.50
4. Imogen, 23, Billing Administrator
'I dropped money on a Kylie lip kit and it was the worst £60 (including shipping) of my life. I lost the lipstick (which worked really well and I really liked it) like 2 months later and now am just stuck with the lipliner which I do not get on with AT ALL. I'm so mad I got lured in by a name. Also it was Posie K and it did not look as pink as the pictures. extremely underwhelmed, Kylie.'
Buy now Kylie Cosmetics Posie K Lip Kit, KylieCosmetics.com, $29 (£21)
5. Gemma, 21, YouTuber
'Spent £65 getting the ABH lip palette shipped from EU Sephora and have used it about twice, it's good for a kit but I don't like creamy lipsticks, sooooo.'
Buy now Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Palette, Beautybay.com, £48
6. Lauren, 22, Broadcast Media Student
'Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultra Radiance foundation for £75 and I smashed it 30 seconds after opening it. I'm still in mourning.'
Buy now Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultra Radiance Foundation, Houseoffraser.co.uk, £76
7. Zahra, 19, Student
'The most expensive makeup product I ever bought was the Too Faced sweet peach eyeshadow palette. It's like $49 and was an impulsive decision. The peaches had me hooked. My mum would have a heart attack if she knew the price. Worth it though.'
Buy now Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Palette, Cultbeauty.co.uk, £39
8. Liberty, 29, Social Media Manager
'I bought Soleil Tan de Chanel for £36 which was A SMALL FORTUNE when I was 17, my Mum was SO mad at me for 'wasting my money'. I wore it every day for 2 years (when it finally ran out) but didn't know how to apply it so looked like I had poo on my face. It was solely out of teenage spite because my mum was so pressed about the amount of money I spent on it and said I'd never use it. By the time I FINALLY hit pan I knew how bad it looked on me - I just did not care.'
Buy now Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel, Feelunique.com, £40
9. Phoebe, 20, Student
'I once spent nearly €100 at the airport in Paris just on Chanel lipsticks because I needed to 'get rid of my euros'. 100% worth it. I wear one of them almost daily so I think that justifies it? (It will never be justified in my mum's eyes).'
Buy now Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lipstick, Debenhams.com, £28
10. Molly, 25, Theatre Producer
'Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow for £49. No f-ing regrets, would do it all over again.'
Buy now Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow, Feelunique.com, £49
11. Lucy, 21, Sales Assistant
'I recently bought the Too Faced Just Peachy matte palette for €50 which I'm yet to use, other than that it would be the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette for £43 which I am using TO DEATH.'
Buy now Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Eyeshadow Palette, Cultbeauty.co.uk, £43
And what have we learnt today? We need to stop shipping things over from American Sephora, lots of products smell bad, pricey make-up (sometimes) isn't worth the coin, and everyone still worries what their mums think of their purchases, even as adults.