And here we thought we were getting away with something. According to beauty industry analysts, ingredients in your makeup often only account for around 15% of the cost. The rest is packaging, marketing, and the luxury of working with sales associates and then tricking them into refunding a half-used compact of NARS Orgasm blush because you are just so over it, not because there was anything defective about the product itself. Marc Bain at Quartz.com reports:

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