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Hopping off the Hype Train

Is there a really popular product, technique, or otherwise viral trend that you tried and it fell short somehow?

What was it, what were your expectations, and what was the result?

(LOL no shame, totally posting this in the makeup community if I can find it)

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  • Oh man, I've got a bunch. I keep a list so that I don't make the same mistake twice lol

    • Hyaluronic acid: used it for about six months as a serum, have tried moisturizers with it since then, I feel like it does nothing for my skin.

    • First Aid Beauty: I swear everyone swore by them a few years ago, I tried the makeup remover and the moisturizer. Makeup remover didn't actually take any of my makeup off and the moisturizer was alright, just not worth the price.

    • Foundation/tinted moisturizer (just broadly, lots of different brands): tried one and then the other, with all the different powder/primer combinations and techniques. My skin just feels way better without it, nowadays I just do highlighter and blush right on top of moisturized skin.

    • lip oils: I don't get it??? It's like a worse lip gloss???? Just get tinted chapstick?????

    • Any eyeliner that isn't drugstore: idk what it is about cheap liquid liner, but it always applies way better and lasts way longer than fancy liquid lliner. I believe I've tried the Too Faced one and the KVD one from before The Rebrand.

    • Revolution brand: I think this may have just been in the circles I knew in the UK where people loved this brand, but not a single Revolution product I've tried has been good, even for the price. Maybe it's just my skin. Eyeshadows were super chalky and patchy straight out of the box and irritated my skin.

    • Slugging: look, I've got real bad dry eczema prone skin, flakes, peels, cracks if I don't moisturize immediately after the shower sort of skin. I don't really think slugging did any more for me than a well formulated, heavy moisturizer did.

    • Laneige sleeping masks: felt amazing for the first few minutes of application but I feel like it did nothing otherwise. Smelled really good though.

    • (this one's just a personal preference don't take it too seriously lol) nude lipsticks: I mean fuck it why not just do something more fun than skin tone when you're putting product on amirite?

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