Disappointing Products #1
November 08, 2013As you can probably tell from the title this isn't going to my usual type of review as most of my reviews are generally quite up beat and positive but from time to time I do come across a product or two that I really haven't liked. Now, being an honest blogger and all that i'm not going to hide the fact I don't like a product for you guys so I have decided to start another little series where I basically review products that have disappointed me. Sound good? Ok, cool! (Sorry if they are a little lengthy).
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| Maybelline Dream Fresh BB - Boots (£7.99), St Tropez Instant Tan - Boots (£10.99), S Factor Smoothing Lusterizer - Beauty Bay (£10.69), Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner - Boots (£2.59) |
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream (Medium) - I bought this back in the summer in the hope to replace my Erborian BB Creme as it was rather pricey to replace, so I thought i'd see what the high street had to offer. I needed a BB Creme that gave a light coverage, but was a little darker than my natural skin tone to match with my fake tan so I chose the shade medium thinking it would be an okay match. Described to be an 8-in-1 BB Cream that created a natural glow, hydrated the skin throughout the day, feels fresh etc etc.. I had high hopes for this product and it's safe to say these were crushed. I applied this normally using my Real Techniques Buffing Brush all over my skin and no word of lie it looked as if I had not applied anything to my skin. I thought maybe I wasn't using enough, so I applied more to try to build the coverage but no that didn't work either. I have tried using this a couple of times since and I still get the same results, I mean I know BB creams are supposed to give a light coverage but it didn't give any.
St Tropez Instant Tan (Light/Medium) - I picked this up as a freebie in a magazine last month I think and I was super excited to try this after hearing the buzz about this around LFW. An instant tanner that was water and transfer resistant, with this British weather? Hell yes! I applied this normally with a tanning mit in circular motions mainly focusing on my legs and gave it a little time to develop, even though this is an instant tan you do have to let it develop a little. As I only noticed a slight colour difference, I applied another layer (as you sometimes have to with instant tanners) in the hopes it would come out a little darker. Even though this did give me a slight golden glow, it just wasn't enough for me, especially on someone pale and to be honest I still looked rather pale. On the other hand, I really do like the idea behind this product and it does do what it says. It doesn't come off if someone spills a drink down you and it doesn't transfer onto clothing (which is a royal pain, especially on white clothing). I think if I had tried the medium/dark shade I would have been more impressed but this shade was far too light for me.
Tigi S Factor Smoothing Lusterizer - I bought this right at the start of the year as it was mega cheap on Fragrance Direct and i'd loved a few products from this range so I thought i'd give it a go. Described as a defrizzer and tamer than softens the hair whilst fighting humidity. This sounds right up my street as my hair can be horrendously frizzy. I applied this after washing my hair, whilst it was still wet, focusing on the lower sections of my hair and then allowed my hair to dry naturally. Now let me backtrack a second, I found when applying this the formula was rather thick and sticky making it quite difficult to spread throughout my hair, it just seemed to stick in one section but I persevered. Truth be told it did leave my hair feeling soft and smelling of strawberry calpol (yum!), but it did nothing what so ever to defrizz my hair and left my hair with a glitter sheen to it as there seems to be shimmer within the formula.. not too sure why. I do use this from time to time, mainly to use it up but it's not a product I would recommend.
Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner - I don't know how many times I mention that I suffer with dry lips but I do and it's that bad that I could be a test bunny for products targeted at dry lips because nothing sorts mine out. Anyway, I bought this a while back to give a test run as a lot of people had recommended it to me. Described as a daily lip conditioner that keeps your lips healthy and in tip top condition. When I first used this I noticed the formula was one i'd never come across before, slightly oily but still balm like. I applied this to my lips and within seconds noticed a tingly feeling, similar to what you get when you use a lip plumper and I thought 'ooh, this must mean it's working'.. no, as soon as the product has soaked in and come off my lips there were dry within minutes, with no sign of it conditioning them, in fact I think they were worse than before applying this stuff. I think it would fine for those who's lips just need a little priming before applying a lip product but not for very dry lips.
Have you tried any of these products? What did you think of them?
18 comments
I also hated that BB cream, found it utterly pointless x
ReplyDeleteJoannaloves
Same, such a waste of money! x
DeleteI seriously hated the Maybelline BB cream when I first got it too! I left it lying in my drawer for months but one day I decided to pick it back up and (while it's not my fave) I prefer it to when I first tried it. It doesn't offer much coverage but it did sort of 'blur' my pores etc. xx
ReplyDeleteGemma // DuggyDimples
Yeah, it evened my skin tone but gave no coverage. Just so pointless! x
DeleteI have the other BB cream in the mattifying formulation and that seems to work quite nice for me and i think the coverage is a little bit better. At first i did want to get this one but now i am glad that i didn't because it seems to be rubbish!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing~ I love reading about products that doesn't work well.
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I don't like that BB cream either!
ReplyDeletetheglamaddict.blogspot.co.uk
thanks for doing this post! I was thinking of buying that BB cream but I definitely won't now! xx
ReplyDeletehttp://liveyourhipsterlife.blogspot.co.uk
I've heard the other version offers more coverage but i don't know x
DeleteI always use lipsmackers for my lips and it works wonders!
ReplyDeletewww.thebeautybaker46.blogspot.co.uk
I really love that you've done this post!! So often people post reviews etc about items despite the fact they haven't really liked it.
ReplyDeleteIt's really refreshing to see this and I won't be buying any of these in a hurry!
JS xx
http://www.januarysublime.com
Thank you! I was a bit skeptical but i thought that we don't see enough negativity sometimes! x
DeleteI've never tried a BB cream but judging by your review and the comments I shall not be buying this haha!
ReplyDeleteEmma from http://www.masqueradebelle.co.uk
Shame about that BB cream, I had heard good reviews about it elsewhere! x
ReplyDeleteMaddy from UNSTITCHEDD
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Same, but i just didn't get on with it and by the comments other didn't either. Such a shame x
Deletei see BB creams as pointless to be honest, i don't really like them:-(
ReplyDeleteenjoy your weekend:-)
zofia xo
littlemisspradaxo.blogspot.co.uk
I liked this BB cream when I first bought it but now I've compared it to others, I'm not a big fan! I only tend to wear light coverage though xx
ReplyDeletewww.LaurasHaven.com
Good to know about the bb cream... if I had bought one it probably would have been that one. Now I know xxx
ReplyDeleteLife of Verity
haha, glad you got to read this before you did ha! x
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of your lovely comments. I do read every single one and I appreciate all of the amazing feedback from you lovely people! I will try to reply, but you can also tweet me @stylesplurging for a quicker response :) x