Cezanne
Budget“Japan's under-¥1,000 drugstore powerhouse.”
By Viktoria @vioda.makeup · Published · Updated
Cezanne is a budget makeup brand from Japan, founded in 1964. It's best known for its Nearly the entire range priced under ¥1,000, Repeat @cosme Best Cosme award winner and Patch-tested, fragrance-free formulas.
Cezanne launched in 1964 under Japan's Ida Group and has spent six decades proving that low price and high quality are not opposites. Almost every product in the range sits under ¥1,000, and the brand keeps it there by stripping out what it considers non-essential: elaborate packaging, heavy marketing, synthetic fragrance. What is left is a tightly edited line of base products, powders and lip colour that Japanese shoppers buy again and again.
Despite the price, Cezanne is a repeat winner at the @cosme Best Cosme awards, competing directly with brands several times its cost. Its Lasting Gloss Lip uses an oil that reacts with the moisture on your lips to form a clingy gel film, and the UV Ultra Fit Base has become a staple primer for oily skin in humid Japanese summers. Every non-nail product is patch tested and fragrance free, which is a large part of why the brand reads as trustworthy rather than merely cheap.
Popular Products
What Cezanne is bought for. The ones we've found dupes for link through to the comparison.
- Lasting Gloss Lip
- UV Ultra Fit Base
- Skin Fit Foundation
- Nose & Eyebrow Powder
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Brand Philosophy
Always safe, always beautiful — spend the budget on the formula inside, not the box it comes in.