Beauty Pet Peeves 2

[veronika23]

The other thread was getting too long and difficult to load! 

So what are your beauty pet peeves? What grinds your gears? Share your stories!!!

[thaliaramirez]

I emailed them about this and they told me to call ahead of time to pre order rewards... and gave me 100pts... I haven’t tried but it’s so stupid honestly all the rewards suck anyways

[MCSSavvy]

@fieldsofclover  I just saw that when I checked the Bazaar and thought it must be a joke.  Aren't the $50 - 1500 points?  I'd like to use my points but to me that not a deal.  I've yet to see the $100 cards - I'd grab one of those since it would be at least something I could do with my points.  I'm really grasping at straws at their math here.

[Titian06]

@MCSSavvy @fieldsofclover - I saw $100 card about a month ago.  It was actually up for two days!  I don't remember how many points were required, 2500?, but I just couldn't bring myself to pay $2500 for $100 even though it was money already spent.  To me those points are still $.  It's a better deal than the $25 and $50, which I had not heard of until know.  If I see one again, I might change my mind and get it, even though it's ridiculously priced...

[DaisyDoooooo]

I’m thinking the same thing - Nordstrom notes are much better deal than Sephora points

[ChescaCat]

So whenever I shave I get annoying razor bumps. I decided to try wax, seemed like a decent product, and had decent reviews. I tried waxing, following the instructions religiously and it did not work. you can see it did not remove hair, my skin is red, irritated, and peeling, and there are small bruises where it damaged deeper down. I am going to go tomorrow and ask for a refund, this is just stupid. Seems like it had false reviews and deleted reviews as well...

[cottonXgirl]

I have never shaved my legs, the first time my legs were waxed I was when I was about 10/11 year old and now I'm 21, still waxing haha! My leg hair is now very thin and some places don't even have hair growing anymore!

[silverisis]

Hey, licensed esthetician here. Your hair isn't nearly long enough to be waxed by any method. The length usually quoted is ¼” or about the length of a grain of rice. The wax needs some length to grab hold of... Further, when you remove the strip, you want to pull it quite quickly, and to keep your hand parallel to your leg. If you start to pull away from your body you risk bruising the skin. The best results for waxing the first time will be if you let your hair grow for *at least* (depending on how fast your hair grows) 3 weeks before waxing. Hair grows in stages; there's the growth stage, resting stage, and falling out stage. So after waiting a few weeks you'll have both the length needed, plus more hairs will be growing/have grown out to reach. Then, in future wax sessions, you'll get the other hairs, too. Regular waxers find their hair often is less thick and stubborn, and it definitely is less painful as waxing doesn't allow the "root ball" at the base of the hair to become fully formed, so the hairs pull out of the follicles more easily! (Picture your hairs as a thread with a knot at the skin end, like you create for sewing. Pulling that knot out is more uncomfortable as it's thick, and rounded, versus a thread with no knot would slide out more freely.) I think much of your irritation is from the wax trying to grab hairs, but not being able to, and instead pulling at skin... I hope this makes sense. Glad to clarify if not.

[Harobedb]

Thanks for posting that. It was fascinating (even if the description of the "root ball" made me a little faint...!) 🙂

[silverisis]

PS Sorry it's a late response...

[jamiiief]

I wax for a living and sometimes my clients will buy wax kits for home if they’re trying to save money. They do it themselves and then they ALWAYS come back to me. The cheap wax kits non pros can buy aren’t great and it really takes a lot of training to get it perfect.

[AnnaCassandra]

I agree there’s definitely an art to waxing at home it’s not just about the product. I used to do my own waxing and purchased a professional wax pot but it took a little bit to learn the best techniques.

[Anastasiya13]

@ChescaCat  Ouchi....what wax product did you use?

[scott1201]

* Thinks before starting makeup, "i should wear my contacts today!" *

* starts putting on makeup, reminding self after each step to put in contacts before doing mascara *

* does mascara *

* remembers about contacts *

* tries to put in contacts any way *

* blinks away contact solution and smudges mascara *

* gets annoyed and wears glasses *

[tastelikewater]

My new pet peeve is foundation in glass bottles. Took one on a trip this weekend and knocked it onto the bathroom floor within minutes of unpacking it (before I could apply it, of course). Guess I'm sticking to plastic from now on! 

[curlychiquita]

@tastelikewater, Bummer 😞 I've done that, too, and finally invested in a stick foundation for travel. I feel like you get less for the money but that may not even be true. I have the Westman Atelier stick foundation but I hear great things about the Houglass, too.

[radleyas]

Filters are my biggest online beauty pet peeve. When I see people wanting to show off a new product, but there’s a filter on the picture, I don’t even bother. Only a filter-less photo will show how the product really works.

I must admit I feel this way about filters in general. Maybe it’s because I’m from the time before filters. I just feel it hides who we are, and doesn’t portray confidence. Confidence, to me, is what makes us all most beautiful. 

[msholbrook]

i really needed to read this today 🌸

[Brutalitops]

@radleyas IDC about filters people use on their personal photos but I seriously agree about the filtered photos for ads! Between that and the photoshopped swatches and the funky lighting I am so done buying things sight unseen. If I haven't seen it in person, I'm not bothering

[radleyas]

Truth! That’s why I’m so happy to see unretouched pictures in ads. I was looking at Kim Kardashian’s new shapewear line. There were gals with stretch marks, and cellulite. I think it’s much healthier for young people if they can see ads with women (and men!) with real flaws. 

[makeitup305]

When you lose your lip balm halfway through summer. Goodbye dear LANEIGE - Lip Glowy Balm, it was good while it lasted. 

[ReadPanda]

I'm so sorry that happened to you! I had that happen a few weeks ago and finally caved and picked up a replacement because I just couldn't stand not having my trusted holy grail balm with me. The one you posted is my currently my second favorite though. It has such a nice formula!