I’m one of those people that extensively researches a make up product before they buy it, where it be blogs or You Tube I’ll read/watch a good 5 to 6 reviews on something before I buy something and especially if it’s on the expensive side. Now there’s a few products I’ve bought in the past that I have since regretted buying, even after researching and reading reviews making me feel as though it would work really well. Maybe it’s just me but some products are just really not worth the hype and are not worth buying.
Now the first product I bought and had high hopes for was the
L’Oreal True Match Foundation. I actually no longer own this product as I sold it after trying it out a few times. I found the colour of this product wayyyyyy too yellow and the actual consistency was awfully runny. It stuck to all my dry patches and oxidised on my face throughout the day. This foundation is talked about all the time on blogs and YouTube for being really good, It just didn’t have the same effect on me unfortunately and I feel as though there are much better and cheaper drugstore foundations out there.
Another product that is majorly hyped up online is Benefit’s High Beam. Now this is raved about in the blogging world which was actually my reason for buying it but I still to this day don’t understand the hype? This highlighter isn’t awful by all means and does do the job, but for the price tag I don’t find it any better than the one that comes in my sleek contour kit, in fact I actually prefer that one. It does involve a lot of blending into the skin too or it can just sit there and look patchy. Another thing I’m not a fan of is the strong pink undertones in it, having pink undertones to my skin I want something that isn’t going to highlight that and high beam definitely does if it’s not applied in the right way. Save your money and buy a cheaper alternative!
The next product may surprise people as they were SO hyped up in the blogging world and everyone went crazy for them when they first came out in the UK. But I regret to say that I actually don’t get the hype/ regret buying the Maybeline Baby Lips .In particular the plain lip balms, I feel as though they actually do the complete opposite as to what they’re supposed to and bring out the cracks in my lips. I do however LOVE cherry me and feel as thought this is the only shade of the whole collection that is worth the hype.
I’m new to gel eyeliner and after seeing so many YouTubers and bloggers raving about how much easier and better they are than liquid eyeliners, I thought I’d give them a go. Now seeing as it was my first time trying a gel eyeliner I decided to go for a cheaper option and get the Boots 17 Gel Eyeliner, I had high hopes for this stuff as it had great reviews on the boots website. I was left disappointed however. The brush that comes with the eyeliner is basically unusable as it’s so small, and the actual eyeliner is tough, crumbly and more of a grey colour than black, it’s also dried up and is now unusable after only having it for a month! If I decide to buy another gel eyeliner I’ll research more carefully and spend a bit more money.
The last product I regret buying is the Catrice Prime And Fine Eye Primer, I bought this product whilst in Germany as you don’t tend to see many cheap eyeshadow primers, and for around £4 I thought you couldn’t go wrong. I was wrong, very wrong… This stuff doesn’t blend on to the eyelids whatsoever and settles in to the creases of your eyes before you even apply your eyeshadow. I have however since found a good cheap eye primer which does a really good job!
Are there any products you’ve regretted buying?
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