29/05/2014

Well That Was A Mistake - #1

Shamelessly, I'm the kind of person who more often than not, gets sucked in by the hype of product. I buy it, I try it, and sometimes well to put it plainly they suck, and since I've managed to accumulate my far share of 'regret that buy.' I thought why not make a series of it, so here is number one my beauty 'Well that was a mistake'


I'll start with the genre that makes two appearances in the post - Primer! I really feel getting a good primer that suits your skin type is a case of trial and error and trust me, I've certainly had my fair share of errors. I have super oily skin, which seems to breakdown even the matte'est of foundations unless paired with a just as tough primer. So we start with No7 - Beautifully Matte Primer, it claims 'Keep shiny skin under-control all day long with this mattifying oil-free base.' The lady at the till promised me it was just as good if not better than Smashbox, so on that premise I was sold...


Upon application I realised the sheer shit-ness of this product, not only did it smell like gone off sudacrem, the texture was unbearably slime like, and when applying my foundation the primer began peeling off into little balls which continued to happen throughout the day which really isn't what you'd expect. Overall - Pissed out Chloe!

    
Next is Benefit Stay Flawless 15-Hour Primer, I'm not gonna lie which when compared to the No7 is great, It's just a few things that bring this product down a few. To begin with this was a great primer, had no qualms what so ever. Until one day it snapped in two (as seen in the picture) which obviously you do not expect from a high end retailer. The primer is designed in a way that you apply the product straight to the face using the stick, which in my mind being someone who is spot prone it is a little unhygienic therefore I did find myself breaking out a lot. Although it did what it said on the tin, the cons to this product certainly outweigh the pros.  


I really not at all an eyelashes kinda girl, but after being inspired by some gorgeous Mancunian ladies I met a Uni, I thought 'hey what not', after what felt like endless gluing, cutting and sticking I got them in place, and tbh I looked like a total pratt..My golly they did not look good. I thought I'd get the thick ones thinking I'd look like some super beyonce'esq diva walking around town on a Saturday night, but the reality couldn't be further away from that image! Maybe If I feel brave enough for another attempt to go for a more natural looking lash may be the way forward.


I was so gutted that really didn't like this product, I had heard such good things about the Rimmel Apocalips, I'd heard that they were lost lasting and super wear-able but it just didn't turn out that way for me. I went for this super gorgeous fushia shade ( 303 )  which looks lovely against a tan but upon application it just would not settle. It'd be all over my teeth, in my hair, up my face and has the annoying sticky lipgloss feeling, totally bummed out. The colour range this collection has is beautiful but I just wish it was a little less 'loose.'


Next we're on to my attempted cheaper alternative to Primer potion, its Soap & Glory's Its about Prime.. again its not the worse eye primer I have used it  has great longevity and doubles up as a champagne coloured based, but my  golly did it dry my eyes out. I Never EVER get dry skin and then to get it on my eyes was bit of a shock to the system, it took me a good month to get my eyes looking back to normal..Now I don't know if that has happened to any of you guys to or whether it was something in the formula my skin just didn't like, either way, such a shame!


I'm usually a huge lover of everything to do with MUA's eye shaddow palettes but this one - nono. The formulation is so chalk like with little pigmentation in the lighter shades, when applied you can barely tell they're there. It also comes with 2 blushes, a brozer and highlight, but on application they don't blend well and take me back to my early make-up days of you can never have enough blush - not a good look. 


It totally kills me to have this in my regrets, with such beautiful packaging and such amazing hype I was SOO disappointed. Its the Bobbi Brown - Creamy Concealer in Beige. I suffer with dark circles and was promised that this would be a life saving product in my make-up collection, but unfortunately I can't' say it is. It barely had any effect on my dark circles and even on a particularly tired day it highlighted them with a horrid cakey effect!! Luckily I took it straight back to the stores and got my money back but urgh so sad. :( 


Sadly,I'm a sucker for a celebrity endorsed product, and this MUA LIP BOOM had Alexandra Burke splashed all over the packaging and with lure of lip plumping effects and thinking my lips could look a juicy as Alexandra's too I took the plunge - I picked it up in the lack luster pink, It takes about 7 applications for any colour to apply which isn't really what you want from a lip colour, and when applying the lipgloss included on top of the colour half the lipstick applied came off onto the lipgloss wand. I wouldn't want to put all MUA lipsticks into the same category but needless to say it has put me off buying any more since. 


Have you had any disappointed buys, let me know!?


Chloe xx






13 comments :

  1. I really hate when I waste my money too! This happened to me with ELF colour sticks -.- Barley show up when I try to apply them !

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    1. Urgh I know!! ELF is so hit and miss! :(

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  2. Haha, I know what you mean about eyelashes. They're just so fiddly and I aways feel silly wearing them. Shame about the MUA and Rimmel lip products as the colours look really nice! I often find myself feeling disappointed with nail polishes as it's really difficult to find ones that go on nicely.

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    1. I know, luckily i'm a bit of a cheapo when it comes to nail polish so it doesn't waste too much money! hah!

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  3. Wow the apocalips shade looks amazing! Great post! justjone.blogspot.com

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    1. Its such a gorgeous shade, its just the formula thats pooop!

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  4. Love this post, I also get sucked in by the hype! It's so disppointing when they don't live up to expectations isn't it?! I totally agree about Apocolips, I find they bleed so badly aswell?! I was really disappointed by the Kate Moss lippies, just didn't do it for me :( xx

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    1. Yes, bleeding is a haaaauge problem, even with liner they still bleed like anything!!

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  5. I like these kinds of posts its nice to know when not to waste money
    xx

    Salted Roses // UK Fashion Blog

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  6. I love reading these types of posts.
    Honest and bad reviews feel hard to write (for me anyway) but it really is great for us readers who can now save a few pennies or at least be careful when it comes to trying these things ourselves.
    I was really unimpressed with eyelur lashes either but maybe I'm just doing them wrong.
    xx
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  7. I completely agree about the apocalips - was so disappointed I ended up throwing them away! xx

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  8. I like the Apocalips that I have, but I really don't love it. It really does have to be applied very specifically and tbh the colour I have isn't nearly unique enough to justify the fuss.

    The S&G Primer didn't dry out my eyes but again, it was eh. I really hated the sparkle though. That's not what I want in a primer.

    But bless you for mentioning the BB concealer. I've been eyeing that up but it might be worth a reevaluation before I sink money into it! And I really like the post idea - I'd love to see more. (Thank you for admitting you get sucked into the hype, btw. More people should admit that!)

    Nicole Isabella

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