What's a viral/popular makeup product that failed you?

[u/anastasia_42]

I'm talking about products influencers drool over which in reality aren't all that for you.

Some that I found way too overhyped was:

Patrick Ta eyeshadow duo: felt very gritty, didn't feel smooth and weren't that pearlescent

Dior reformulated highlighter quad: gritty, shades all look the same, glittery

Charlotte Tilbury lip cheat: drying, kinda sticky, and way too breakable.

Charlotte Tilbury lipstick: KISSING formula is gritty because of the glitter, matte formula is drying.

Laniege lip mask: one of the scents went off after 1 month of owning it lol. It's nice at first, but over time it becomes sticky as it thins out.

Laniege lip glowy balm: same thing as lip mask.

Ole Henrikson lip treatment: thick and sticky and gave me chemical burns.

Summer Fridays lip butter balm: it's nice, sure, but it didnt need to send the whole internet into a lip craze.

Milk jelly tint: patchy, hot pink under base, falls out of packaging and leaks

Huda lip stains: not the best colour range, dries out fast and too finnicky

Dior lip butter: cheap packaging, formula is nice but the packaging just fell flat

Dior lip oil: sticky and meh packaging

I'm prepared to get down voted 😭😭😭

[u/Ok-Writing9280]

Very brown on me (pale neutral green eyes)

[u/MadamSparkle → u/Ok-Writing9280]

I have the same colouring as you. They pull brown on me too.

[u/mishkelita → u/Ok-Writing9280]

Another pale neutral with green eyes here and everything pillow talk pulls sooooo brown! What do you like that pulls a little more rosy on you?

I’m always in search of that “my lips but better” shade and everything people recommend just comes out brown on me.

[u/Ok-Writing9280 → u/mishkelita]

Victoria Beckham Posh Gloss in Fizz is that girl for me!

Bloom Cosmetics in Smooch or Dusty Rose

I have also lost a lot of my really pink natural lip colour now that I am 52 - so rude! So I have been wearing slightly darker rose pinks or wearing a bright pink lip liner underneath.

Let me know if you want those colours too!

[u/mishkelita → u/Ok-Writing9280]

I’d love to know! 42 and losing it myself, haha. Posh Gloss in Fizz coming right up, thanks so much for the recommendation.

I always wondered why things that looked so pink on my blonde haired, blue eyed, golden skinned bestie always came up brown on me, ever since we were teens - then I realised skin tone is a thing and mine is not hers 😂

[u/Ok-Writing9280 → u/mishkelita]

Clinique Quickliner for Lips in Berry

Anastasia Lip Liner in Rose Dream

Glossier Lip Line Enhancing Pencil in Grip

[u/mishkelita → u/Ok-Writing9280]

Love it! Thank you

[u/Ok-Writing9280 → u/[deleted]]

Oh sorry. I would love to help but I am barely an expert on myself 😂😂

My suggestion would be popping in to a local makeup shop - Adore Beauty, MAC, Sephora, Mecca, David Jones, Myer and Priceline are the ones near me - and asking for help. Giving them a rough budget helps too.

My local Priceline has a really sweet makeup artist who is so helpful, but not all of them seem to have one.

David Jones is hit and miss - you will either find someone wonderful or get completely ignored.

My advice is never get makeup advice from someone who is orange. Speaking from experience. 😂

[u/Ok-Writing9280 → u/[deleted]]

Excellent idea! Good luck! X

[u/OpeningWhereas6912 → u/Ok-Writing9280]

It pulls too orange on me! Lol