Drugstore Duds

[heyjude]

Elf eye primer
Elf eyeshadow (in a quad)
Alamay eyeshadow (the ones designed for "your eye color")
Loreal True Match Foundation
Loreal lumi primer is so so
Elf radienece primer is only good if you wan to look like a sparkly gold vampire

[heyjude]

And by all means: NEVER BUY THE TRADER JOES MINTY SHAMPOO.

[redheadbaker]

Not a fan of L'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream. No coverage, and it smells bad.

[2curlydogs]

Mar 26, 2015 8:56:00 GMT -5 heyjude said:

And by all means: NEVER BUY THE TRADER JOES MINTY SHAMPOO.

It sounds like there's a story behind this.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Mabelline "The Nudes" palette. Supposed to be a dupe for Naked, but it's total garbage.

[andrealynn]

I got a maybelline blush once that did nothing except make me smell like an old lady.

[heyjude]

Mar 26, 2015 9:05:57 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Mar 26, 2015 8:56:00 GMT -5 heyjude said:

And by all means: NEVER BUY THE TRADER JOES MINTY SHAMPOO.

It sounds like there's a story behind this.

My H swaers by it but anytime I use it, when my stuff is out, my hair looks dramatically horrible. It leaves a residue or something that makes my fine thin blonde hair look heavy scraggly and dull. It's a constant source of contention in our house. Lol.

[2curlydogs]

Mar 26, 2015 9:56:03 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Mar 26, 2015 9:05:57 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

It sounds like there's a story behind this.

My H swaers by it but anytime I use it, when my stuff is out, my hair looks dramatically horrible. It leaves a residue or something that makes my fine thin blonde hair look heavy scraggly and dull. It's a constant source of contention in our house. Lol.

Ahh.

I was wondering if it was more along the lines of your EOS lipbalm debacle. LOL

[Vespasia]

Mar 26, 2015 9:50:29 GMT -5 @licia said:

The Maybelline age rewind concealer that works so well for everyone?

Makes me look like I'm meeeelting, meeeeelting. It's too thin to cover my bags.

It gives me a rash.

[heyjude]

Mar 26, 2015 10:00:38 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Mar 26, 2015 9:56:03 GMT -5 heyjude said:

My H swaers by it but anytime I use it, when my stuff is out, my hair looks dramatically horrible. It leaves a residue or something that makes my fine thin blonde hair look heavy scraggly and dull. It's a constant source of contention in our house. Lol.

Ahh.

I was wondering if it was more along the lines of your EOS lipbalm debacle. LOL

I can't believe I forgot to add EOS to this list!!!!

Maybe that's because "dud" is way way way way too kind.

[heyjude]

Mar 26, 2015 10:27:53 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Mar 26, 2015 10:00:38 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Ahh.

I was wondering if it was more along the lines of your EOS lipbalm debacle. LOL

I can't believe I forgot to add EOS to this list!!!!

Maybe that's because "dud" is way way way way too kind.

Way way way way way.

[IIOY]

The only Maybelline products I've ever had success with are the Color Tattoos and Great Lash mascara. ETA: since ColourPop is popular right now, I will add that those new Maybelline Molten Color shadows (or whatever they are called) that promise to be a "liquified powder" are supposed to be terrible.

I can't make any drugstore foundation work for me.

I love the color and texture of the NYX glosses but they don't last at all. At that price point I don't really mind, but it is pretty sad.

[omgzombies]

Mar 26, 2015 10:48:59 GMT -5 IIOY said:

The only Maybelline product I've ever had success with is the Color Tattoos. ETA: since ColourPop is popular right now, I will add that those new Maybelline Molten Color shadows (or whatever they are called) that promise to be a "liquified powder" are supposed to be terrible.

I can't make any drugstore foundation work for me.

I love the color and texture of the NYX glosses but they don't last at all. At that price point I don't really mind, but it is pretty sad.

The color tattoos and the maybelline great lash mascara.  The rest of Maybelline has been awful for me.  

[IIOY]

Mar 26, 2015 11:00:33 GMT -5 omgzombies said:

Mar 26, 2015 10:48:59 GMT -5 IIOY said:

The only Maybelline product I've ever had success with is the Color Tattoos. ETA: since ColourPop is popular right now, I will add that those new Maybelline Molten Color shadows (or whatever they are called) that promise to be a "liquified powder" are supposed to be terrible.

I can't make any drugstore foundation work for me.

I love the color and texture of the NYX glosses but they don't last at all. At that price point I don't really mind, but it is pretty sad.

The color tattoos and the maybelline great lash mascara.  The rest of Maybelline has been awful for me.  

I just edited to add Great Lash because that has been my forever favorite. For whatever reason, I always forget that it's a Maybelline product.

[greeneggs]

Maybelline Color Whisper was a huge disappointment. The colors and texture are wonderful but it doesn't last and slide off within seconds.

[Kit]

I recently tried and didn't like the L'oreal Lumi foundation. I think it oxidized really quickly and ended up way too dark on my fair skin.

[mominatrix]

Imma let you finish... but I really do love Maybelline Color Sensational lipsticks.

I have three, and they're really quite nice:


Fuchsia Flash (a really good Candy Yum Yum dupe):



Brazen Berry (a good dupe for MAC Heroine):



Blissful Berry:



I like them a lot... the formula is nice and the wear time is decent.

[mominatrix]

Latest drugstore dud purchase (I buy a LOT of random drugstore crap, so...)

Wet N Wild Megalast Liquid Lip Color... I got it in Do I Make You Blush?



eta:
according to my You Tube recommended playlist, there's apparently a WAY to apply them that makes them not suck. Inteeeeeeeeeresting.

[OrangeBanana]

Almay Shadow Softies in Cream Brulee...weird texture, to sheer and way to much sparkle
Loreal Miss Manga voluminous mascara....way to clumpy and the wand is weird
Any EOS lip balm.....made my lips super dry and cracked

[olives]

Mar 26, 2015 10:27:53 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Mar 26, 2015 10:00:38 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Ahh.

I was wondering if it was more along the lines of your EOS lipbalm debacle. LOL

I can't believe I forgot to add EOS to this list!!!!

Maybe that's because "dud" is way way way way too kind.

EOS is total junk, hated it.

[2curlydogs]

Mar 26, 2015 12:23:59 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

i am not that big of a fan of WnW petal pusher palette. the fallout is horrible.

the l'oreal BB cream was shitty for me

elf brushes

Awww, I like my elf brushes. I have their face brush and their blending brush. They do nice things for me.

[panicked]

Neutrogena visibly even Bb cream. I love the coverage, but it's very sparkly and smells AWFUL. It smelled like I was putting perm solution on my face.

[racegrrl714]

Wnw limited edition spring palettes. They are horrible.

[secretlyevil]

racegrrl714, what was that liquid lipstick/gloss stuff we tried that the color is fantastic but the formula is uber gross?

ETA: The color is called global fierceness I think?

[secretlyevil]

Elf studio small stippling brush is awesome.

[peachykate]

Nyx blushes- so pretty but only lasted a few hours

[racegrrl714]

Mar 26, 2015 17:29:19 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

racegrrl714, what was that liquid lipstick/gloss stuff we tried that the color is fantastic but the formula is uber gross?

ETA: The color is called global fierceness I think?

was it vicious varnish? God I LOVE that color but... just no.

[secretlyevil]

Mar 26, 2015 18:56:28 GMT -5 racegrrl714 said:

Mar 26, 2015 17:29:19 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

racegrrl714, what was that liquid lipstick/gloss stuff we tried that the color is fantastic but the formula is uber gross?

ETA: The color is called global fierceness I think?

was it vicious varnish? God I LOVE that color but... just no.

that's it!

[DarcyLongfellow]

I broke out in a rash from the Color Tattoos -- three different colors all did the same thing to me (apparently I'm a slow learner -- or just really stubborn)

I hated the Yes to Grapefruits CC cream. It felt super thick and cakey, but provided basically no coverage.

I have several NYX cream or stick eye shadows that are crap -- one in particular is supposed to be like a caviar stick, but it isn't soft enough or something because I can never get it to go on right.