Cosmetify have just released their annual report on the most expensive places to buy iconic beauty products. Spoiler alert: the UAE is one of them. 

The Cosmetify team also revealed the five *most* iconic products that can be bought all over the world. They checked the prices of each of those products in each country on the brand’s websites in order to find the most expensive country’s retail price. 

Buying beauty products, especially luxury ones, can add up. Beauty experts from Cosmetify have come together to see which countries are overpaying and which countries benefit from lower prices. 

The top five most iconic beauty products are… *drumroll pls*

1) Chanel No. 5 Eau De Parfum

2) MAC Cosmetics Retro Matte Lipstick

3) Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF10

4) Anastasia Beverley Hills DIPBROW Pomade

5) NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

If you were to add the prices of all these products purchased right here in the UAE, your total would be a wooping Dhs1,292. Buuut, we must say the the UAE isn’t actually the most expensive country to buy beauty products. Here is the list of the top five most expensive places from all 22 countries researched: 

1.    China – Â¥2,758 / £316.34 / Dhs1,579.39

2.    Thailand – ฿12,096 / £300.68 / Dhs1,501.37

3.    Taiwan – $10,906 / £290.26 / Dhs1,449.34

4.    United Arab Emirates – Dhs1,292 / £267.54

5.    Denmark – 2,161 kr. / £261.07 / Dhs1,303.24

Dw we got you, with some of the most affordable places to buy beauty products 

View the full report here: https://www.cosmetify.com/cost-of-beauty-around-the-world/