Hey guys! I hope you’ve all been having a great week. Today I thought I’d talk to you about the products that didn’t work out for me as it’s all very well me talking about the products I adore and will keep repurchasing til the end of time but what about the ones that slipped the net?
MAYBELLINE FIT ME CONCEALER
The Maybelline Fit Me concealer is a cult favourite and I couldn’t wait to try it, but I was very disappointed. It has a thin, watery but slightly grainy texture and doesn’t do a very good job at covering my dark circles or spots. The shade “15” is perfect for me which I was impressed with but it creases on me like nobody’s business and doesn’t last very long at all. It doesn’t fade nicely like my beloved Collection Lasting Perfection; in fact, as it fades, it makes me look ill. I was so, so, so disappointed.
MUA BRONZED PERFECTION BRONZER
I wanna start by saying this is the biggest bronzer I’ve ever seen. And for £3! Of course I picked it up. In store, I liked the fact that it wasn’t very pigmented but once I got it home and used it on my face I realised that it had absolutely no pigmentation whatsoever. The formula is dry and chalky with massive chunks of glitter in it, and when you can actually get some colour payoff it’s very orangey. I definitely feel like this was a waste of money.
FREEDOM PRO ARTIST HD PRO FINISH POWDER
I love Freedom’s brow pomade so when I saw that they had a brand new loose powder I snapped it up. I thought it was gonna be like my Collection Sheer Loose Powder: pore-minimising and skin-smoothing. And boy, was I wrong. First off, I hate the packaging. You can’t pour the powder into the lid and it’s just messy. Second, this powder makes my skin look terrible. It accentuated the fine lines under my eyes and thus made me look about 70 years older, made the texture on my skin stand out and made me look very dry and dead. I also couldn’t blend my bronzer on top and for some reason my highlight didn’t show up on my skin. I don’t think I’ll be using this again.
NYX BUTTER GLOSS
I had heard incredible things about the NYX Butter Glosses so I was so excited to pick one up. I got the shade “Ginger Snap”, a beautiful brown colour. However, I couldn’t find one good thing to say about it. It’s gloopy, doesn’t sit well on top of lipsticks and makes my lips feel really weird afterwards. I’m so sad because everyone raves about these but I just couldn’t get it to work.
PRIMARK METAL MATTE LIPSTICK
If you read my Primark Beauty Haul + Review post you’ll know that this was the only Primark product I picked up that I didn’t like. Maybe it was the shade on my pale skin, or the fact that it went on streaky and every time you tried to fix it you’d take off more product. Or maybe it was the overpowering blackcurrant cough sweet smell. Whatever it was, this product is never getting picked up again.
SOAP & GLORY SEXY MOTHER PUCKER LIPGLOSS
And this lipgloss is no exception! Swatched, the shade “Rose & Shine” is a stunning dusty mauvey nude lipgloss that would look perfect with any look or lipstick. On the lips, however, is a different story. This stuff HURTS! It’s a plumping gloss that works by making your lips swell up and it was such a shock. It was so painful that I immediately took it off and I’ve not used it since. It’s such a shame because it’s gorgeous but the lip-plumping thing was too much for me.
SOAP & GLORY THICK & FAST MASCARA
Soap & Glory is one of my favourite brands and I was over the moon last Christmas when I received their big Christmas gift set. Their mascara, however, left a lot to be desired. It just didn’t do anything to my lashes. I like quite long, voluminous lashes which is why I tend to reach for false lash effect mascaras, and this just didn’t cut the mustard unfortunately. I was bitterly disappointed as Soap & Glory products are usually so high quality.
Just as a disclaimer, just because a product didn’t work for me doesn’t mean it won’t work for you! I love all the brands I’ve mentioned but these specific products were not for me.
That’s it for today’s blog post! Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?
- Kat x
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