I am definitely one of those people who loves trying new products in search of the next best thing since sliced bread, but every once in a while I try something that really disappoints me.
Just because these products didn’t work for me, doesn’t
necessarily mean they won’t work for you! If you are interested in trying out
any of the products I mention in this post I’ll put a list at the bottom with
links for where you can purchase them.
1) Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action Treatment Cream
A few of my friends use the Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action
Treatment Cream and rave about it, so they recommended I try it for myself.
This product claims to reduce spots and redness in four hours, so I was really
excited to try it.
The first time I used it I was so hopeful that I had found
my holy grail of spot-fighting weapons. Turns out, it wasn’t meant to be. After
checking regularly to see if there was that visible difference that was
promised to me, I just found the skin around the spots to be incredibly flaky;
not the kind of visible difference I was aiming for.
Every time I have used this product I have been left with
dry skin that is even harder to conceal with makeup than the spot originally
was. Back to the drawing board!
After purchasing and falling in love with Topshop’s Sunbeam
highlighter, I was quick to snap up their Crescent Moon highlighter. Crescent Moon
is a beautiful pale pink colour that is my idea of the perfect highlighter
shade.
When I swatched the tester in the shop it was really pigmented, however
when I got a fresh one home and began to use it I started to change my mind. It
is so difficult to get any noticeable amount of product onto your makeup brush
and similarly does not show up on the face.
I refuse to accept defeat with this product and have tried
it many times with various styles of makeup brush and even my fingers, but I
just cannot get the desirable effect I wanted.
Unfortunately (for some) both the Sunbeam and Crescent Moon
highlighters have now been discontinued from Topshop.
When I used to subscribe to Birchbox, I received a colour
enhancing lip balm from their own beauty range, ARROW. This product is actually
really cool and changes colour on application according to the unique PH levels
in your lips.
It is really creamy and moisturising and an all-round lovely
product. You may now be wondering why this lip balm is featured in this post
when everything I have said has been so positive. For me, the colour created
for my lips resembles how my lips look when they’re really dry and I attempt to
put lip balm on to fix the mess. It creates a very ‘angry’ looking colour that
really doesn’t suit me.
I’m jealous of anyone whose natural PH levels appear
prettier than mine!!
4) Boots Simply Sensitive Hydrating Eye Cream
I’ve never been one for eye creams, but after watching many
night time routines on YouTube I began to realise that this was something that
I was lacking from my own regime. As I have sensitive skin I wanted an eye
cream that would be gentle for my skin and ensure that the even more delicate
eye area wouldn’t become irritated.
I opted for the very affordable Boots Simply
Sensitive Hydrating Eye Cream which contains aloe vera. The consistency of the
cream is really nice and nourishing and blends really nicely into the skin – a
little goes a long way. However, after a few minutes I found that my eyes became
extremely watery despite the product containing no fragrance or colouring.
After a couple of attempts I gave up on using this product
altogether which was a real shame.
5) NYX Studio Perfect Photo Loving Primer: Anti Redness (Green)
Before I bore you all to tears, I want to talk about one
final disappointing buy of mine. Recently there seems to be a big hype around
NYX products, especially now Boots have introduced a wide selection of the
range into their stores.
Whilst in Selfridges I went to the NYX counter in search of
the Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator but they didn’t have it so I bought the
Studio Perfect Photo Loving Primer in Anti Redness instead. The formula reminded me a
lot of the Benefit Porefessional Primer as it is very silky.
The disappointment came quickly though as the primer made
the dry patches of my skin extremely obvious, revealing my imperfections which
is the last thing you want a primer to do. My go-to foundation didn’t sit very
well on top of this primer either, making my dry patches look so noticeable.
NYX is such a good brand but they’ve really let me down with this one.
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Whilst I am disappointed with these products I will continue
trying new products and will hopefully be able to report back with some more
positive news!
S x
Products mentioned:
Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action Treatment Cream: http://www.boots.com/en/Clearasil-Ultra-Rapid-Action-Treatment-Cream-25ml_868029/
ARROW BOOST Colour Enhancing Lip Balm: https://www.birchbox.co.uk/shop/arrow-boost-color-enhancing-lip-balm
Boots Simply Sensitive Hydrating Eye Cream: http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Simply-Sensitive-Hydrating-Eye-Cream-15ml_1189237/
NYX Studio Perfect Photo Loving Primer in Green: http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/nyx-cosmetics-studio-perfect-primer_277-3004455-SPP01/?previewAttribute=Clear
NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator: http://www.boots.com/en/NYX-Born-to-Glow-liquid-illuminator-25g_1770489/
Benefit The Porefessional Face Primer: https://www.benefitcosmetics.com/uk/en-gb/product/the-porefessional-face-primer
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