Over rated beauty products
 

I don't think there's a thread on this.... I could be wrong though!

What are some beauty products that everyone seems to rave over but when you've used you've been disappointed?

In my ebay store I sell Estee Lauder magnascopic mascara like hotcakes. I needed some new mascara, so I pilfered a tube for myself. Yuck, not a fan. Clumpy and flakes and the brush part of the wand is too big.

Also, Lancome's Juicy Tubes. I have a tube that KR actually gave me :) (yes, she rocks). It's okay, especially for layering over something, but it's SO gooey!

Clinique lip gloss is also really tacky-gooey and always smells funky

i agree! clinique lip gloss stinks!


i wear a lot of mac, but some stuff i disagree with. like the facial spray, i don't think it's worth it. this one mascara is super clumpy and smears, but i don't remember what it is called.

do you sell mac stuff, i need to fill up my eyeshadow palette???

I have this Christian Dior Ultimeyes mascara that is absolutely TERRIBLE. Not only is it clumpy but it comes off really easily like after about an hour of wearing it. YUCK.

I have bought a lot of expensive lip balms from places like MAC., Prescriptives, and none of them have ever worked all that great. Carmex is awesome for chapped lips and it's super cheap. :D


As a side note, I am absolutely ADDICTED to Juicy Tubes. I know that they're really sticky but I just absolutely love the way they look on and I've been wearing them for so long that I have just gotten used to the stickiness I guess.

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Absolutely! I always wear my hair in a ponytail when I'm wearing Juicy Tubes because my hair gets stuck to my lips and it's gross. Did I give you any MAC lipglass? That's even gooier! Great shine, though.

On the overrated front:

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara. I'm always reading about how this is a "must have" for the big name makeup artists, but it clumps and smears on me.

Chanel Glossimers. Just an average-to-poor performing lip gloss with a ridiculous price tag.

I know a lot of people are talking about make-up but I hate the Dove Shampoo. I mean I consider shampoo a beauty product because if you don't wash your hair . . . well . . . it's not beautiful.

The Dove Shampoo and Dove hair product make my hair so oily I could literally shake my hair and make enough grease to make french fries. Clairol's Herbal Essences shampoo and product make my hair do the same thing as Dove hair stuff. Blah!

Eucerin facial products break my skin out really bad. I mean bad enough to have to use Proactiv and I rarely breakout on my face or anywhere.

Y'know... I had an issue with it drying out my skin. And it was for sensitive skin too! I use their lotions for extremely dry skin, but I'm staying away from their facial line.

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Amen!! That stuff is terrible, I just do not get the fascination with it at all. If you're in to putting mascara on your bottom lashes (which I am very much against) it works pretty well for that, but then you gotta use the waterproof kind otherwise you'll become a raccoon instantly.

Unless you have skin of steel that is good and oily, Proactiv and Dermafina will KILL it! I had horrible redness after a month of trying both products (at different times of course) and my skin is not THAT sensitive. The redness took months to go away.

Also, I've said this before but that in-shower lotion is crap.

Oh - also Garnier Fructice is horrible on the scalp.

Agreed!! It felt like I had washed my hair in styling wax.. I had to get some special shampoo from Aveda to get the build-up out of my hair.. yuck

On the note of Chanel Glossimers... I live and die by mine. I have yet to find another color of lip gloss that is as well suited to my skin tone. You do, however, have to use a light hand when you put it on, otherwise you'll come out looking quite cake-y.

Agreed, I love my Chanel Glossimers and I agree that you have to apply with a light touch. What sucks is that I have to keep mine in a sock in my makeup bag (lol I know, classy) because they leak everywhere and make everything glittery and sticky.

PoohsHoneyBee, no, I generally don't sell any MAC products, sometimes i'll get a few things, but I generally don't have much, if any. MAC is hard to get ahold of and pretty expensive to buy.

KR, nope, no Chanel lip gloss. Though I use the rest of what you gave me pretty often, most of it is awesome.

Hmmm... what you guys have said about Garnier Fructice might explain why my hair has been so dull and blah lately. I religiously used Herbal Essence, then I had picked up some GF for a change, and my hair has been blah. Or it could be due to the weather... who knows?

Another on my "so what?" list is Estee Lauder Idealist Skin Refinisher. It makes your skin feel soft, but that's about all the difference it made to me. And it costs an arm and a leg!

I like how Clinique Quickeyes eyeliner goes on, but it never lasts.

I think that Clinique, in general, just sucks. There are two things they sell that I will continue to purchase -- their "Happy" line and their foaming mousse cleanser.

I also haven't found anything by MAC that I like either, except for the makeup bag that I bought last year.

I agree w/ those who said that Estee Lauder's mascara is overrated -- every one that I've tried has come out clumpy. I take them back and the ladies tell me I'm using them wrong. Whatever.

Herbal Essense products made my hair fall out. Not drastically. I just lost a lot more hair than usual.

Funny everyone mentions Fruitice... I've been buying the stuff because I can't afford my salon stuff right now. But then my stylist told me that the nicer it smells, the more alcohol is in it. And I have been wondering why my hair has been so dry lately, even after a day old haircut.

I agree about Great Lash - it's like black water. The waterproof is semi-OK if you let it get dried up (i.e. keep it past the point you are supposed to keep mascara).

Dani, since one of my coworkers called me the hippie of the department :) I'll give you my organic advice - I tried Lavender shampoo & conditioner from Avalon (I got it at Whole Foods) and my hair looked better after using it than it has in a long time.

I really like Garnier Fructis! I used to use Matrix products and I like Garnier's stuff better than that. I think the wax tames my hair pretty well. I also love Clinique stuff.

I've never understood Lancome. I used to buy their makeup, and it definitely isn't worth the price.

I'm still on the fence about DuWop Lip Venom.
It always gets awesome reviews in magazines and Sephora's "Best of Beauty"...but I'm just not that impressed. Sometimes the results are alright but most of the time I'm disappointed.
I'm curious to know if anyone else has tried it...

I don't really buy expensive makeup in dept stores cuz I don't wear much of it to begin with. I recently bought that new garnier shampoo to straighten my hair/prevent flyaways since it is so thick and the weather is so humid here. It works pretty good this far but smells horrible. The conditioner smells fine though.

I'm using Garnier shampoo/conditioner right now and haven't noticed a big difference in my hair. I'll probably switch back to Aveda after these bottles, though, because I haven't had a haircut in 6 months and the ends are pretty dry.

I never got the hullabaloo about Great Lash either. It never worked well for me, and I would even clean the wand off before using.

Lancome Definicils Waterproof worked okay for me, but wasn't superfantastic, either.

I'm not fond of the stickiness of my MAC Lipglass or TwoFaced Lip Injection, but I love the shine, so I'll deal.

I like my Rosebud Salve, but hate that I smell like a grandma after using it.

I'm kind of Meh about my MAC studio fix foundation. It works okay, but I still get shiny after a few hours, and I use a mattifer with it. I want to try Bare Escentuals, but haven't gotten around to ordering any testers.

I don't know about Dermafina, but Proactiv is just basically a high dose of Benzoyl Peroxide. My derm gave me a sample of some other BP cream that made me look like I'd sunburned my entire face, but now I use a 2.5% solution every night. You have to start with small amounts every other day and build up a tolerance to it.

It's okay, but not great IMO. Know what I've tried that I really like? LipFusion. It's available at Sephora. It's very overpriced, but I love how it makes my lips look. If you're so inclined, I recommend you give it a try. Sephora is great about returns if you don't like it.

Where do you order the testers from. I'm interested in trying that.

I, too, am interested in ordering testers for BE. I had a makeover done in their store, but wearing it one evening isn't enough to convince me.

A couple of my friends swear by bare escentuals (sp?). I definitely always get sucked in to the QVC show if I flip past it but have never actually ordered it. I'm in LOVE with the Chanel Double Perfection Fluide, so I don't think I'll ever try it...but they seem great for my friends!

Sephora has a Complexion Perfection kit which has the basic things you need for a good deal (it looks like, anyway)
Bare Escentuals Complextion Perfection

There's a BE thread on the other message board I frequent and the girls swear by this website.
www.beaddicts.com
It looks like there's a few different websites you can order samples from. I know some of the girls have ordered from the different places and all have been happy with the service and promptness of delivery.

Ooooh, I'm going to have to try that. I use Nature's Gate herbal shampoo and conditioner and they're great, but variety is good.

As for overrated, I'm not thrilled with the Blue Malva conditioner I got from Aveda. My hair is still horrible to comb through after using it.

OMG I tried that and it made my hair like hay...ew. On that note I think KMS hair products are extremely overrated, as are Tigi. I enjoy Biolage and Paul Mitchell...the only ones that don't seem to dry out my hair or leave a weird residue.

Who wants to talk about breasts now?

-Rudey
--I figured I'd ask

before we get on that topic :) can I quickly ask what y'all think about MAC products?

They look great on breasts.

-Rudey

I like the MAC stuff I've used -- mainly lipglass and eye shadow -- Vex is a nice color.

However, I like Urban Decay better.

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Maybelline Great Lash is the ONLY thing I can use that doesn't get all clumpy and gross on me. I always feel like I should be using better mascaras, so I try them, but I end up going back to Great Lash two days later because the other stuff looks so bad. And I've never ever had any raccoon-eye problems with it. But honestly, I'm sure it just has something to do with the kind of eyelashes you have.

I use their eyeshadows (along with Nars) and occasionally Studiofix because it's in my emergency car makeup bag. I do NOT like their foundations/concealers/face products. I think it's just too heavy on my face....this is why the studiofix is in my emergency makeup bag and not in my everyday bag. :) However, I love the clear Lipglass and the Paints. Paints are a great eyeshadow base if you have a problem with creasing during the day. The brushes are also fantastic. Hope this helps!

I like their eyeshadows and lipglass as well. I have their studio fix foundation, but am on the fence about it. Supposedly, it's one of the worst to use if you have acne-prone skin because it contains a lot of pore-clogging ingredients.

I just ordered the BE kit from Sephora! Yay for new makeup (and free samples. I loooove free samples).

Brillant Brunette shampoo and conditioner KILLED my hair. I ended up cutting about 6 inches off my already short bob to get rid off all the damage.

I have to agree about Clinque lipgloss. It's super sticky (I love Juicy Tubes, though) and not nearly as sheer as they claim. I'm also not crazy about their eyeshadow, which creases really badly.

New product I love-The Almay eyeshadow kits for specific eye colors. The lavendar in the brown eye kit is fab.

I AGREE! Also its really expensive!

Victoria's Secret Lip Gloss: they give you really good shine but I got one, and it smells exactly like Robitussin. It is disgusting!

Yes yes yes!!!!!!! A makeup artist I know told me that she has a lot of clients who think they have bad skin but all (coincidentally) have been using MAC foundation/concealer/powder products. It's actually true for me too. I've alway had pretty good skin without makeup but for going out and stuff I like to make it perfect but when I started using MAC then all of a sudden I was using it every day. I switched to the Chanel line and I love it and my skin is bakc ot how it used to be!!! I highly recommend it.

I love my Clinique products...I was really lucky because I went through years of trying different things, and this has worked really well.

Except for the lip gloss...too sticky.

Anothe product--OPI nail polish for me. For what is supposed to be a great polish doesn't do jack. It always peels off my nails...did it one day after a manicure!!!! Asked the nail tech..she said it could be the oil in my nails. I was like..okay.

Since that episode, I tend to go polish free now.

OMG YES.

Granted, I am lazy and don't put a topcoat on but I don't with Revlon polish either and that stays good for a whole week - the OPI and/or Nicole starts looking like crap and just wearing off after a day & 1/2.

I can't imagine if I would have paid for a professional manicure and that happened - I would have been raging.

I use their foundation, it works but it makes my skin dry. I also use their mascara which gets clumpy. I have tried their lipglass...its aiight. So I'm not terribly impressed.

YES!!!! And too top it off, that garbage stung my eyes something FIERCE!!! BOOO!

MAC - I don't like it. I think the foundations/powder are thick and cakey. Their lip glass is ok. Never used their shadows/blush. Eyeliner SUCKS because it smears and runs like crazy.

I actually do like Lancome's Juicy Tubes because it’s the first lip gloss and doesn't leave my lips GLOSSY and it actually has staying power - but kddani is right - it is thick/gloppy though.

I also think Paul Mitchell hair products suck too. Store brands work better than his stuff.

Oh yeah Victoria Secret's mascara sucks too. I got a coupon for a free full size tube and tried it - I was not impressed, I've had drug store brands that performed better (and were cheaper).

I hate to say thiss (because she is my girl) but Jessica Simpon's Desserts line of lip gloss sucks too. THey taaste good and all, but after you put it on, its disappears in like 10 minutes. I expect more from a $12 tube of gloss. :(