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Beauty Hall of shame (the thread that will NOT make you spend money)

162 replies

Pinkglow · 26/03/2012 11:22

Ok so after now ordering new foot buffers and looking into moroccan oil I just wondered if there were any beauty products that you really hate and would not recommend. Sorry if this has been done before, I did do a search.

Mine is benefit some kind-a-gorgeous foundation. Ended up purchasing this after wandering into one of their stores where the women would looked like she was caked in it slapped it all over my face catching me rather unawares. Admittedly the primer I also purchased is actually quite nice but the foundation is not exactly subtle and ended up looking like Ive caked it on. Plus it didnt last very long for the price.

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BusinessTrills · 26/03/2012 11:23

Moroccan oil did nothing for me.

MsNorbury · 26/03/2012 11:24

all benefit shit
all mineral make up shit
and bumble and bumble hair thickener - thanks for THAT recomendation sali hughes
sally hanson nail top coat - shit

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/03/2012 11:28

Origins Pinch My Cheeks blusher - it's not so much that I hate it, as that it is a rip off for the price. The tube has hardly anything in and it stains fingers much more than it stains cheeks. And they completely ignored me when I emailed customer services to say I was unhappy with it - grrrrr.

oiwheresthecoffee · 26/03/2012 11:30

Clinique foundation. Its crap. But i love benefit stuff though.

TheRhubarb · 26/03/2012 11:34

Any anti-wrinkle cream. It doesn't work.
Far cheaper is to use sunblock and take cod liver oil.

Also Frizz-Ease. Does nothing but weigh my hair down. I now just use a tiny bit of hair gel - more than half the price and works better.

As for foot stuff, I just wear shoes. I hate seeing other people's feet, especially ones that are yellow at the bottom, dirty or have bright red nail polish. It's just horrible!

Cassettetapeandpencil · 26/03/2012 11:35

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MsNorbury · 26/03/2012 11:35

lol at "I wear shoes"

pretty feet in nice shoes are nice - of course

Bucharest · 26/03/2012 11:40

8 hr cream.

Stinky slimy vaseline with a bit of food colouring lobbed in.

Bucharest · 26/03/2012 11:42

I only have one pair of shoes.

Just use them to stopmy feet getting mucky really.

Always huge trauma when I have to buy a new pair.

ZacharyQuack · 26/03/2012 11:43

Cover Girl mascara in an orange tube. Flakey smeary eye-sting-y wand o'wank

BenderBendingRodriguez · 26/03/2012 11:43

Maybelline Great Lash mascara. Complete shit, gave me clumpy spiders' legs and smeared everywhere. Best low-budget mascara my arse.

dexter73 · 26/03/2012 11:44

Moroccan oil is great for my hair!
Don't like frizz ease though.

Devora · 26/03/2012 11:47

YSL Touche Eclat. Gives me under-eye scabs.

monkeysmama · 26/03/2012 11:51

I really rate the Bumble & Bumble thickener & Bare Minerals.

niminypiminy · 26/03/2012 11:51

Any Boots own brand moisturiser (incl all No7 products). Don't know what they put in it, but it makes my face sting.

piprabbit · 26/03/2012 11:53

YSL Touche Eclat. Made me look crusty and wrinkly while completely failing to light up my face in anyway.

GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 26/03/2012 12:10

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itdidntworkout · 26/03/2012 12:34

Soap and Glory - nasty and sticky
M&S stuff - over perfumed

CMOTDibbler · 26/03/2012 12:41

Me too on Benefit - I really want to like it, but its all been useless.
Maybelline mascara
All nail stuff really

twoistwiceasfun · 26/03/2012 13:08

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Tanyaaah · 26/03/2012 13:15

Any hair product which is supposed to make your hair thicker, just looks sticky, greasy and crap!

Lip gloss! My hair sticks to it and I think it looks odd having varnished lips.

hatcam · 26/03/2012 13:18

Bare minerals. It makes me look old. Yes my skin skin looks flawless but flat, with pores and like a death mask. If I got sweaty it stung on my face and the buffing just made my face sore.

Vitalumiere = glittery. Dewy, yes, but like as in my face looks wet.

MD Formulations skincare. Horrid, terrible packaging and rubbish products.

Moroccan oil made my hair fluffy.

Lancôme hypnose mascara makes me look like a drag queen with bad clumpy mascara.

Dove anti ageing body lotion (in burgundy bleurghhhhh packaging), good but smells like embalming fluid.

Avoplex cuticle gloop is just gloop and doesn't seem to so a thing for my cuticles.

Rant over.

Sparkletastic · 26/03/2012 13:20

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream - greasy and claggy
Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner - smudge- proof my arse

hatcam · 26/03/2012 13:24

Oh well done sparkle tastic, I forgot about the BB cream, garnier one especially pointless - like a flesh coloured clay mask. All BB creams are surely just tinted moisturiser by another name?!

Itsjustafleshwound · 26/03/2012 13:28

Reckon just bitten lip stain - waste of money