Monthly Misses: August 2021

[greeneyedgirl107]

If you're into all things beauty, you probably fell in love with some products this month.  You probably also swiped left on some others.  But that's OK - it comes with the territory and can even be fun.  So please post the products that you weren't wooed by...and why.  Hair, skin, nails - or whatever!

[lmaster]

 this was great for the first few months of it being opened.... It has turned chunky, I just can't

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster chunky?  That's weird.

[lmaster]

@CookieGirl1 yes!!! It was really gross, the shelf life needs to be adjusted on the bottle because it says 24 months and I've only had it open for 9

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster I realized it briogeo uses more "Clean" ingredients and therefore less preservatives and whatnot but still, I can't believe that it expired that quickly!

[greeneyedgirl107]

@CookieGirl1 That's one of my concerns about the whole "clean" movement.  

[SportyGirly125]

@lmaster Aww that really sucks.

[lmaster]

@SportyGirly125 the conditioner is still fine, so I'll use that up, not a repurchase unfortunately

[haleyvvvv]

Just one miss this month, the Farmacy Filling Good Hyaluronic Acid Plumping Serum 1.0 oz/ 30 mL. omg the scent on this is a big nope for me. It's REALLY strong, warm but sharp, and likely is the thyme/honey in the product but it nearly makes the product unusable to me. 

[heavyhedon]

Eww. @haleyvvvv 

I hate a strong scent in my skincare. Lately there's been a bunch of products I'be tried that all have pretty much the same strong, almost manly herbal scent, and it has put me off several brands. 

[greeneyedgirl107]

@heavyhedon For some reason I thought with the push for "clean" items I'd see less fragranced items.  Of all the skincare I own, I believe only one product has fragrance.  That's how much I avoid fragrance in my products.  I also wish it were less prevalent in hair care as well.  I've never been turned off by the lack of added fragrance to a product, but have been turned off many times by the inclusion of fragrance.

[haleyvvvv]

I dont love fragrance in my skincare especially if it's added, @heavyhedon. this one at least seems to be from the ingredients themselves so it's not as bad, but the scent just makes me gag a little.

[Anonymous]

Clinique chubby lip crayons in fruit punch. It could be just the color is not right for me. I found it to be extremely bright, in a bad way lol.

Its not really a product by depotting eyeshadow ain’t all it’s cracked up to be 

[heavyhedon]

@Anonymous --

 Ha, true. I chipped two other shades getting one shade I didn't want out of the JP Douce palette the other day. 

[heavyhedon]

@greeneyedgirl107 -- essential background for this comment is that I LOVE the brand Fresh-- some of their items are so costly but they make moisturisers, washes, toners and masks I absolutely adore for the way my skin responds. There are always a couple of Fresh products in my bathroom, and I'm never without a tube of the Soy Cleanser.  So a couple of years ago I tried the Strawberry Seed wash and wasn't impressed; I'd also tried other new skincare that month and got a little irritated. I felt I didn't give the wash a fair shake and may have used too much as well.

 Nope! Sampled it again this week, and I hated it. The feel, the smell, and it's just on the edge of giving me a rash. Used it thrice to be sure, just because it's from Fresh; and I am sure that if I had a full tube, daily use would tear my face up. The last use went on my feet, and even they were not impressed. 

This is the first & only Fresh product I've hated. Don't recommend for sensitive skin. From now on I stick to Soy!

[haleyvvvv]

Oh no, @heavyhedon!! Is it really grainy?? It sounds like a terrible experience!!

[heavyhedon]

@haleyvvvv -- it is grainy; the grains seem to dissolve, but unless you use so much water that the scrub is made nearly scrubless, it's too scratchy for me, and a little drying as well. 

[SportyGirly125]

@heavyhedon I can't use it by itself because I have sensitive skin.  I like to add it in to my cleanser so it's not so harsh.

[CookieGirl1]

I have three monthly misses:

-The tarte SEA Hydroflex™ Serum Foundation -- thought I'd love it but I swear, that foundation aged me 30 years in 30 seconds.  No bueno.

-I got the new MILK MAKEUP Sunshine Under Eye Brightening Light Coverage Concealer from Influenster and it's a no for me, dog.  I hate the weird rollerball applicator and the fluid itself gathers and bunches into every fine line under my eyes.  

-The Seraphine Botanicals Fruit Butter Lip Mask (got it in a Fab Fit Fun box).  Sounds lovely, right?  Nope.  It feels like oily Vaseline on my lips and it smells like a weird combination of rotten apples and festering fruit.  

Ewwwww.

[Kim888]

@CookieGirl1 @Oh agree about that FFF lip mask - it was very strange. I tossed it while I was moving. 

[CookieGirl1]

@Kim888 I honestly thought that I was going to like it based on the description but that was terrible.