Everyone has those beauty products you get completely psyched to buy, then you get home, try it out, and end up tossing it in the back of a drawer and never using it again. I figured I'd share a few of my regrets with everyone so you don't waste your money too! Everybody's different, so I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who love these products, but these definitely aren't for me!
Hard Candy Glamoflauge heavy duty concealer
Blech. It's no secret that I have horrible dark circles. After hearing countless rave reviews of this concealer, I picked it up from Wal-Mart (double blech.) and gave it a go. This stuff has the consistency of paste. It's thick and gooey and a microscopic dot sized amount could cover my whole face. You might think this is a good thing, but it also has a weirdly yellow tone that gives me kind of a drag queen look, which is totally not what I want. After storing it in the bottom of my makeup case for a few months, I took it out to try again after many nights of no sleep and to my surprise, it had turned in to complete liquid. Just taking the cap off made it run all over the place. Unless you're a drag queen with super yellow undertones, I don't suggest this.
Coconut Pineapple fragrance mist from Bath & Body Works
A few months back I ordered a few things during one of B&BW's huge sales. I'm a huge sucker for anything coconut, and I also love pineapple so I figured I couldn't go wrong with this scent, especially at the discounted price. WRONG. It's super musky and just....not fresh smelling. It's not a bad scent, but it wasn't anything like you expect coconut and pineapple to smell like.
Almay moisturizing eye makeup remover
I have relatively normal skin - a few dry spots from time to time and the occasional oily spot. I figured a makeup remover that moisturizes at the same time would be a good idea. Unfortunately, I turns my face into a disgusting oil slick. I seriously have to wash my face after using this, which totally defeats the purpose. I can't even imagine what someone with oily skin would look like after using this! For now, I'll stick to plain old face wash or eye makeup remover pads or wipes.
Organix nourishing coconut milk anti-breakage serum
With my unruly wavy hair, I'm constantly using flat irons, blow dryers, and curling irons on my locks so I needed something to help mend my fried ends. I've used the coconut milk shampoo & conditioner before, so I thought I'd give this a go because it smells like HEAVEN. (Told you I like coconut!) But, ew. Even the smallest drop worked into the ends leave my hair oily and nasty. I'd rather have the breakage.
NYX Anti-Redness Photo-Loving Primer
For those lovely red patches around the nose, on the chin, and sometimes even on the cheeks that foundation and concealer just don't seem to cover up enough, I decided I'd try out a green primer. I found this on sale at Ulta and gave it a shot. Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't get rid of the redness at all. I like the texture and it's very easy to apply, but it just didn't cover like I was hoping it would.
Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo
I'm lazy. I don't like to wash my hair too often because it takes SO long to style, so dry shampoo sounded like a dream. Spray on, brush out; instant clean hair. Unfortunately, it didn't work like that. My hair isn't dark, but you can still see the white powder all over my roots even after I've brushed over it a million times. It also leaves my hair feeling really weird - not oily, not greasy...just weird. I'd rather have dirty hair or spend an hour in the hot bathroom with the flat iron.
My collection of waste :)
Hope you enjoyed this post and don't go wasting your money on these suck-tastic beauty products!
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