Disappointing Products #1

Before we get into the post I just want to say I know these products may be loved by some. In fact, one of the mascara's is a favourite among bloggers but for me these products are disappointing. I don't mean to offend anyone or come across as a brand basher but everything I say is based on my own personal experience with the products.

Model Co Fibre Lashxtend Extreme Black Lengthening Mascara, Shine Ultra Lipgloss 'Strip Tease' & Eyeliner Pencil 'Black 01': The only time I buy magazines now is when there's good freebies. Model Co has been on my radar for a few years now so when I saw Glamour mag for only a quid and the free Model Co products (each product is close to £20) I snapped up 3 copies. I just can't get my head round how they jusify the prices. The packaging is cheap and the quality of the actual products is shocking. The mascara barely coats the lashes, it takes three coats to achieve what one coat from a highstreet mascara gives. The fibres aggravated my eyes to the point where I had to remove it. I have sensitive eyes but I'm no stranger to mascara containing fibres but this just took the biscuit. It didn't lengthen my lashes like it claims. It didn't do anything really. The liner was just as bad. It's pigmented but smudges and wipes straight off if you touch your eyes. It reminds me of kids make up. The gloss is just a string fest. It smells nice and the colour looks nice in the tube but on the lips it's completely clear and as soon as you open your mouth horrible strings appear. Luckily I only paid £3 for all 3 so it isn't a big loss but I really feel sorry for anyone who has paid full price.

MAC Lip Pencil 'In Synch': After all the rave reviews I'd read on this product I decided to go ahead and make it my first lip liner purchase from MAC. I love the colour but Im afraid that's where the love ends. The texture is very solid and dry, even when warmed on the back of my hand it's no easier to use. It drags, looks patchy and highlights any and every flaw. You need to apply so much pressure to get any colour to show up. I posted about it back in September (link)

Rimmel Scandaleyes Mascara: I don't even know where to start with this one. The packaging is revolting and overly bulky but the reason I bought it (apart from having a discount voucher) is because it has a huge brush which I usually love but for some reason I don't get on with this one at all. I end up with mascara all over my lids, my lashes feel so heavy and almost point towards the floor and it's flaky. Rimmel have been bringing out brilliant products over the last year or so but this mascara isn't one of them.

Benefit They're Real!: I'm definitely in the minority here but They're Real! doesn't deliver any of it's promises on my lashes. So glad I got my hands on a sample as I was really tempted to buy the full size a few times. The only way I can describe how my lashes look after using this is baaaaaad!

MAC Viva Glam Nicki: This shade looks absolutely gorgeous in swatches which is why I ordered it but on me it looks like a bad quality lippy you would find in cheap palettes. It's not a bad product as such, I just don't like the colour and worst of all, it makes my teeth look yellow which is  never good.

Una Brennan Rose Hydrate Intense Moisture Mask: I honestly can't tell if this mask does anything in the way of moisturising my skin but what I can tell you is it stings my face so badly that I can't even use it now. I really wanted to try more from the rose range but have a feeling I'll react the same way to it all.

Have you tried any of these products?

Do any of them disappoint you?

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You're No Good For Me: bareMinerals Brushes

I'm no expert when it comes to make up brushes. Up untill last year I only used my fingers to apply foundation but I now realise its because I'd never found a brush that could do a better job than my digits. Now I swear by the Real Techniques Buffing Brush for both powder and liquid foundation and would recommend it to everyone. Over the years I've ended up with quite a few brushes, most came in gift sets but theres one in particular that disappointed me beyond belief.

BareMinerals Foundation Brush

Yes, thats dust you can see. I never use it, as you can tell. For Christmas last year I ordered a huge BareMinerals girftset from QVC which came with 2 brushes - foundation brush an tapered shadow brush. The brushes arent the reason I made the purchase but I was looking forward to trying them out and had high hopes considering they're not exactly the cheapest out there.

Tapered Shadow Brush

Whats so bad about them? They shed like nothing else! I've honestly never had as much shedding from any brush before. After doing my foundation I have to pick the hairs off my face and pray I'm not walking around with what looks like whiskers glued to my skin. The quality certainly doesnt match the price tag, the bristles feel cheap and scratchy. I cant even use the foundation brush as it irritates my skin so much and it doesnt apply the BareMinerals foundation the best either. The eye shadow brush doesnt shed as much but its just useless. The bristles feel very sharp and dont pick up much product at all. I know I'm not the only one who doesnt rate BareMinerals brushes. I would be fuming if I'd spent money on one of the brush sets but thankfully the 2 I received were included in a QVC TSV so were more or less free. I've liked the few things I've tried from BareMinerals but the brushes really let the brand down.

Have you tried BareMinerals brushes before?

Just thought I'd ask your thoughts on negative reviews as I've saw some people say they dont like to post negative reviews on their blog but I find them just as helpful, if not more helpful than rave reviews.