You know when something is too good to be true? Yeah, that's how the cheap makeup cropping up in drugstores is.
You know how it is - little budget palettes and holiday sets start popping up in Walgreens and CVS. Sure, the makeup can look tantalizing and it's oh-so-cheap. But don't be fooled.
This makeup is absolute rubbish. Take it from someone who got conned.
I saw this little 99 cent palette which I assume is from a company named Profusion. The packaging isn't very clear.
The blue, green, and yellow colors especially intrigued me. I don't have anything quite like that yellow in my stash. And for 99 cents, it's worth a try, right?
No. Sure, some of the colors swatched nicely, especially the reddish brown. However, what these swatches don't show are how these flaked apart like they were fish food just smushed together. Seriously, I don't know how to describe it. Just imagine fish food being packed together. It was gross. I'm too scared to put these on my eyes. This is going straight in the trash. I want to like it....but it's just not right. I found this at Walgreens for 99 cents.
XOXO
-Kaitlin
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I'm just going to admit that sometimes I have a sick pleasure in reading negative reviews. When I see that Christine from Temptalia has given a product a F rating, I feel a little twinge of glee. When A.O. Scott (my favorite movie critic) tears apart a new movie, I smile a little bit.
So, if you're like me, you're going to love my review of Wet n Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner because I'm here to trash it.
Trust me - I wanted to love this product. $2.99 for a quality, eggplant color, liquid liner would be phenomenal. Unfortunately, this one isn't it.
I picked up #864 in Plum. Unfortunately, this product is far too runny and not anywhere opaque. In the swatches below, the top line is one pass, second line is two passes, and third line is three passes.
You shouldn't have to go over liquid liner three times to make it work. Plus, it doesn't translate well on eyes, where it refuses to dry down. Plus, this made my eyes watery. This product gets a big, huge NO from me. 0 stars. A grade of F. Bummer. If you want, you can purchase at almost any drugstore or online at Walgreens.com HERE.
XOXO
-K
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A Breakup Letter to the Too Faced The Return Of Sexy Eye Shadow Palette
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way: It’s not me, it’s you.
At first glance, you seemed perfect. I knew the minute I saw your first promotional pictures floating around the Internet that we were destined for each other.
See, you include 15 shadows grouped into three different looks: natural/nude, purple, and gray smoky. These are my three favorite looks so I really thought we could go everywhere together! (I even thought about leaving my long-time love, the Urban Decay Naked Palette for you!)
Plus, you came with the added bonus of a 0.04 oz Perfect Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner in Perfect Black and a 0.17 oz Deluxe Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer. Your attractive and sturdy packaging sealed the deal: you were mine.
However, things took a turn for the worse the first time we tried to get together. I was trying the purple colors and was immensely disappointed. Let me list your offenses: dry, poorly pigmented, and not easy to blend. FOR SHAME! I tried brushes and sponge tip applicators, both wet and dry to no avail. I was surprised that you weren’t getting along with the Shadow Insurance Primer.
Then I tried to use your Eyeliner in Perfect Black with ridiculous results. You were overly soft and smudged all over my eyes. Back up, dude, a girl needs time to smudge you.
Which leads me to my next point: Imagine my surprise when, a mere four hours later, I looked in the mirror to see you jeepin' creasing!
Oh, Clueless. You never cease to delight!
I am a lady and as such, I’m used to my shadow sticking around and staying diligently in place. You, on the other hand, had bunched up and distributed color in all the wrong places. Who do you think you are?! (And unfortunately, it’s not just your purple shades but rather ALL your shades.)
Not only was the shadow creasing, my eyeliner had migrated to my lower lash line and tear duct in ridiculously unattractive fashion. Patchy, black goop everywhere? Yeah, I’m not feeling it.
Finally, your most egregious offense is this: You made me cry. Literally. My eyes are incredibly resilient but I found them tearing up when using your eyeliner. I also have red, puffy, sensitive areas on the inner parts of my lids. I don’t know if it’s the shadow, primer, or eyeliner doing it to me; however, the problem started when you came around.
So let’s get this straight: We are done. I thought we could make it, I really did. I lemmed after you and even told the world about it. How embarrassing. You’re going back to where you came from (Sephora) and I’m moving on with my life. Don’t call me.
No XOXOs for you, Return of Sexy Palette!
-K
P.S.
You also promised me mattes. What a lie. I don’t see any.
P.P.S.
Your shades looked frosty on ME, the palest of the pale. I can’t imagine how horrendous some of your shades would look on deeper toned ladies.
P.P.P.S.
I did appreciate the three instruction sheets with six totals looks; however, they aren't worth anything if the shades don't work!
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