Tuesday 23 October 2012

Regretful Purchases!

As someone who loves makeup I'm finding it hard to write this post, because I try to make every product I buy work for me. But these four products I wish I had put a little more thought into when purchasing them, now this isn't to say that they won't work for you, just that they aren't really products I reach for. If you have any of these products, please let me know how you make them work for you.

On to the products themselves; firstly I am going to start with MAC Mineralize Satinfinish Foundation (NC42). This was my first ever MAC foundation. I wanted something that would give me some illumanosity to my face and as a newbie to makeup (at the time) I made the mistake of picking this. Honestly, I don't actually know why they make this as a foundation. I love their Mineralize Powder, but the foundation is thick and definitely needs to be mixed in with a moisturiser. The light reflective particles that it has are very noticeable, so I wouldn't recommend to wearing it during the day. And you can't really wear it in the evening if you are going to take pictures (ghost face galore I tell ya).

However I have made this product work to my advantage and if you have this and don't like using it as a foundation maybe this will help. I use it as a highlighter and I love it for that because it is has the right undertone as my skin (being a foundation) and it's really light reflective. I just get it on a concealer brush and pop it on the high points of my cheeks, gives a lovely dewy finish! But ultimately I wouldn't repurchase that product and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone for what it is actually made for.

Moving on to the next product; my NYX Round Lipstick in 'Femme'. I bought this whilst in America and I admit that it was an impulse buy. I wanted their matte lipstick but the store that I went to didn't stock it. I personally find a problem with the texture of this lipstick, it's very creamy, I say too creamy. I find when I apply it from the bullet the pigmentation that I get from it is uneven. It doesn't help that I picked a super bright colour (orange red) that doesn't really suit me.

I can imagine that this product may work on a lot of people, it's just that it's not my personal preference. I try and use it by getting a bit of colour on my finger and rubbing it on my lips so the colour isn't so strong. But it isn't something I reach for.

Next up are two blushes; the Maybelline Dream Touch Blush (it doesn't say what colour it is. I haven't really used it since purchasing it and it has now actually dried up a tad in the pot (has come away at the sides of the pot). When I bought this product I had acne, so when I popped this on my cheeks, you can imagine that it didn't look good. I think because of that it has just gotten a little left out. It still is creamy, so I may just start using it again, but I am more drawn to using my other cream blushes. I regret buying this product at a time where my skin wasn't at it's best.

The last product is my most recent purchase, the ELF Cream Blush in 'heart breaker'. I would not describe this blush as a cream formula. I would call it a mousse formula which gives a powder finish. I find that the pigmentation isn't that great on this product. It's a bit of a shame because I liked all the other products that I bought. Of course I can make this product work for me and for the price that I paid I'm not going to complain too much, just that if you're expecting a truly creamy product, this isn't it.

Have any of you tried any of these products? What have you thought of them? What products do you regret buying?

RP

13 comments:

  1. So disappointing when you get things then hate them, especially high end as they are so expensive!
    I just want to say too, I love the candle you have in the background haha, my favourite!! xxx

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    1. Totally agree with you, I think that MAC is my only high end product that I don't enjoy. Oh well, what can you do! Haha...its so lovely and sweet ;-) xo

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  2. I got the maybelline cream blush too, and sometimes my skin is quite dry and its horrible when my skin is dry i just look as though my skin is flaking off, haha not good!, sometimes i mix it with moisturiser like a thicker one and goes on slightly better, but i think i'll need to be sticking to powder ones from now on! x

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    1. Aww no...it just accentuates things you don't want it too! Glad you found a way to make it work =) xo

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  3. Ive got that foundation ^^ - i usually use it during the summer however i have to agree its not one of macs best foundation :/ great post hun :) xxx

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    1. Do you? Do you not find it too shiny? Glad it's working for you though! =) I really like it for highlight and definitely have been using it more for that since thinking about this post lol! Thank you Shifa =D xo

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  5. I don't impulse buy anymore so I don't really have products I regret but I love reading these posts. I have a few products from swapping though so might do a post x

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    1. Aw wish I was more like you! I try and buy things that I've heard good things about, but sometimes I just want to be adventurous lol! Can't wait to read it! xo

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  6. I've heard so many negative reviews about this mac foundation, and even in the bottle it looks very...solid and gloopy! Glad I haven't tried this and don't think I ever will! x

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    1. At the time I hadn't heard anything about it and just trusted MAC because I didn't know any better. I've made it work though. But, yh, don't ever try it! lol! xo

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