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!!!

[Loretta55]

Thank you very much @Cissy63.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Loretta55 yes. I remember the old Bonnet dryers!  I got one from my grandmother!

[Loretta55]

I remember the time that I took off the bonnet piece and blow dryer my hair with the hose @greeneyedgirl107 . I really liked the results but I did not have the money for a blow dryer. How times have changed.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Loretta55 Haven't they?  My mom sd she had a bonnet dryer that had a brush attachment, similar to a hatchet dryer.  She sd she used it in lieu of a blow dryer b/c it worked so well.  Eventually she switched over, but you can't argue with results.  She also had a funny story of the disaster one of her college besties had trying to use a blow dryer in the early days.

My mom had an old 1970s hatchet dryer that she dug up in the early 90s.  That thing was constructed so much better than the ones today.

[Loretta55]

Wish that you had a photo of that dryer @greeneyedgirl107. The only dryer that I remember from back then was a smaller dryer that had removable comb and brush attachments. It took me at least an hour to dry my hair completely.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Loretta55 I couldn't post a pic of the ones I wanted as they were WEMB (there are Etsy listings) but here's one that looks like what my mom described.  There seem to be other styles, too.

This one looks similar to the hatchet dryer from the 70s that we started with in the 90s

I use this hatchet dryer now:

I've always been terrible at blow drying my hair b/c it's so thick and wavy.  The hatchet dryer is just so much easier for me.  I've been using them since middle school.  I really wish they came with better brush attachments for sleeker, gentler use.  I've looked into some of the newer brush attachments from, for example, T3, but the bristles are never solid enough to provide enough tension.  It's such a shame.  If they're going to make attachments, give us some variety in the bristles!  ETA: Annnnd, the the wattage is usually too low for drying on most of these attachment type tools.  I guess they're marketed as hot air brushes instead of blow dryers, but still -- I'd like to see 1875 watts.

I've gone through dozens of hatchet dryers, as did my mom and sister.  I now keep back ups on hand for when one dies.  My sister's friend was over once and saw my dryer.  She couldn't believe that all three of us used the same type.  I even got asked by TSA the last time I flew what my hatchet dryer was.

[Loretta55]

I had a Remington hatchet style dryer that I used for many years @greeneyedgirl107. I also have very thick wavy hair that I gave up straightening due to arthritis in my hands. I learned how to roughly blow dry my hair straight but I couldn’t get the hang of using a large round brush. I became good at using a flat iron but I fried my hair twice flat ironing it.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Loretta55 Whenever I look at brushes, I'm never satisfied with the round or paddle brushes.

Ouch for frying your hair twice!  That's one problem I've never had - and I've had a bunch over the years.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Loretta55 I'll post a pic when I have a little more time. I did a quick search and the one that looks most similar to what she described came up when I searched 1970s Ronson hair dryer. 

I'll also post a pic of the 70s hatchet dryer that looks close to the one she had...as I actually saw and used that one.

Dry times...ugh!

[Kim888]

@Loretta55 @Oh no!!! So many things look good in theory and then in real life it’s meh. I remember seeing someone try that out too. I hope your scalp feels better ! It’s such a hard area to treat! 

[Loretta55]

My scalp doesn’t hurt as much today @Kim888. At least I am not out too much money.

[Finendandelion]

A few of the worst:

Getting totally crumbled powder products delivered

Sneezing right after I put on a coat of mascara and getting it all over my eyelids

Not being able to see how much is left in a skincare product

Samples that are so tiny it's impossible to actually see if they are good

Colors showing up completely different online vs in person

[CynthieLu]

These are all so accurate and annoying (or worse) when they happen @Finendandelion sneezing and make up application does not mix

[Finendandelion]

@CynthieLu Seriously! It takes so long to fix it when that happens!

[Cissy63]

@Finendandelion  I so agree with you.  I have had one too many powder products, mostly eyeshadow palettes arriving crumbled.  I agree with @Loretta55 .  These need to help packed better.

[Finendandelion]

@Cissy63So true!!😫

[eshoe]

@Finendandelion Oh the sneezing mascara marks are awful!!! Especially if you are someone who applies foundation first 🙄 I feel your pain.

[Finendandelion]

@eshoeOh so true- applying foundation first makes it sooo much worse! And always seems to happen on days I am feeling good about my makeup and putting on the finishing touches lol

[eshoe]

I think a few of the pet peeves are so humbling, aren’t they, @Finendandelion 😂

[Finendandelion]

@eshoeYes they really are! lol 🙂

[Loretta55]

I am going to discuss each pet peeve @Finendandelion.

 I wish that companies would pack products better so we will not find crumbled products.

Sneezing and getting mascara all over my eyelids has not happened to me but I can understand your frustration.

 I discussed about not seeing how much product is left in a container. In my case my ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Secure the Blur Makeup Magnet Primer 1.18 oz/ 35 mL ran out the day after the rouge sale. I got stuck paying full price for a restock. Try opening your moisturizer because I did that with my Murad container and found that I still had at least a month’s worth of product even though the pump wasn’t working.

 I agree about the samples. I have a lot of thick wavy hair so I need a minimum of a deluxe sized product to be able to tell if it will work for me. For my skin I need at least a weeks supply to see if my skin tolerates it.

Always see if someone on BIC has posted a swatch of a product that you are interested in seeing. Another website to check out is Temptalia. Christine does an awesome job of posting realistic swatches.