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Not really, If I buy something that I don't enjoy I can usually pass it on to someone who will. The only time I regret making a purchase is on the odd occasion where the customer service is terrible. Great customer service and care is something that I value highly, I get really annoyed If I don't get it and won't buy rom that company again no matter how happy I might be with the product in the end.
Ok I confess I have purchase regrets ladies. Lol how I know because their the products that just sit there never getting used. Ok to name a few hair sprays, lipsticks, perfumes (the worst ones because they cost me a bit of money), facial cleansers. The list goes on.. so I end up passing them on. I want to buy high end, but I'm scared I will regret it. Like the Too Faced Chocolate Bar or Urban Decay Pallette.
I have had many buyer remorse over certain products, particularly ones that have had such high hopes due to hype and price. Macs I wouldn't worry about the Too Faced Chocolate Bar or Urban Decay palettes from disappointing you, I highly doubt they will especially the Chocolate bar one, its like a special treat just applying it with its cocoa scent.
Thianks for tip Qween Karen. I also bought the Bossy brush cleaning set at the same time! (which I don't regret). Yeap, Shazatron, according to the little symbol its only six months although I reckon it would last longer. I only use it when I don't wear makeup as I find my usual cleanser and a hot cloth much more effective. I have to use a lot of cotton pads to get my makeup of with the micellar.
I'm in the same boat with the Garnier Micellar Water. Everyone was raving about it so I wanted to try it and it doesn't work well on me and even broke me out. I think it's a waste since I have to use 3-4 cotton pads to remove my makeup even if I didn't wear too much. I think my usual face wipes work better.
I also regret buying the Revlon Moisture Stain. I got 2 colours and it is a horrible formula. I will never wear that out.
I also regret buying the Revlon Moisture Stain. I got 2 colours and it is a horrible formula. I will never wear that out.
I buy regret sometimes, I regret getting sucked in to Proactiv ads and buying Proactiv which was costly and did nothing for my skin. I regret buying expensive pillows off the TV channel. I regret spending several hundred dollars on Antipodes Apostle serum since I used it for over half a year and didn't get any results. I don't buy much makeup and I do research on my beauty products especially the pricey high end ones so that I can minimise the number of regrets.
I have. I actually do it all the time... I'm quite impulsive and that is not a good thing when you arent rolling in the benijs so to speak. I regret buying the whole proactive system just so I could get the brush. I regret buying every beauty product I have brought that doesn't live up to the hype or my expectations too
I cant really think of specific product regrets but 1 thing I do often ends up annoying me. I might be lusting after a highend palette for example but I tell myself its too much money to spend on 1 item. I then end up buying a whole bunch of cheaper products for probably the same price and then when I think about it later, I know I would have been happier with the 1 expensive item!
Proactive did well evidently, what a rip off from what I've read here.
I regret buying some stuff. I brought an Elizabeth Arden blusher then decided to switch to organic or natural. It was half price but even then I wondered why I brought it because I don't wear peach coloured makeup normally.
I've brought quite a bit of stuff lately though and haven't used it yet because I wanna take some nice photos for the wall here and I'm waiting on a new camera. Should happen this week though hopefully. I guess I'll find out then. I did buy some bee venom cream when it was on special but took it back and changed it for something else the next day because I regretted it.
I regret buying some stuff. I brought an Elizabeth Arden blusher then decided to switch to organic or natural. It was half price but even then I wondered why I brought it because I don't wear peach coloured makeup normally.
I've brought quite a bit of stuff lately though and haven't used it yet because I wanna take some nice photos for the wall here and I'm waiting on a new camera. Should happen this week though hopefully. I guess I'll find out then. I did buy some bee venom cream when it was on special but took it back and changed it for something else the next day because I regretted it.
to do with makeup and beauty...can't think of anything apart from cheap impulse buys that turn out to be crappy.
Everything else... I bought a minidisc player in Macau in 2002 because I was like woohoo, I'll use it here (was living in Japan at the time) then go home and they'll just be starting to come in and I'll have gotten a bargain. They were never released here, no one in NZ knew what it was, I couldn't get blanks, and I ended up throwing it out because I couldn't even get rid of it on trademe.
Everything else... I bought a minidisc player in Macau in 2002 because I was like woohoo, I'll use it here (was living in Japan at the time) then go home and they'll just be starting to come in and I'll have gotten a bargain. They were never released here, no one in NZ knew what it was, I couldn't get blanks, and I ended up throwing it out because I couldn't even get rid of it on trademe.
If I listed all my regrets we would be here for the next week, but the shortened list for some beauty ones only
- the shampoo and conditioner that made my head itch like mad from the first use
- not tying my hair up while on the bus (I got nits from the bus seats ewwwww)
- wrong coloured foundation (I had no shame back in the day)
- using bright red lipstick as eyeliner
- the frosted hair that a hairdresser gave me, He sent me grey!! (I have never taken a hairdresser referral from the friend that sent me to this one since either)
- the shampoo and conditioner that made my head itch like mad from the first use
- not tying my hair up while on the bus (I got nits from the bus seats ewwwww)
- wrong coloured foundation (I had no shame back in the day)
- using bright red lipstick as eyeliner
- the frosted hair that a hairdresser gave me, He sent me grey!! (I have never taken a hairdresser referral from the friend that sent me to this one since either)
Absolutely Macs!
I always do research before I purchase but I can still end up with "what-the-heck" products. I regret:
1. Hourglass Nude Stylo Lip Crayon (suits fair skinned beauties more)
2. Dose of Colors lipgloss (entire collection AND I read so many reviews before purchasing)
3. Makeup Geek Blush in Smitten
Having said that I am still trying to make them work for me today haha.
Great tip for Garnier Micellar Water; might give it a go even though I personally love it it doesn't hurt to try it on my brushes too.
Maree I have not forgotten about your $250 Opium perfume haha.
I always do research before I purchase but I can still end up with "what-the-heck" products. I regret:
1. Hourglass Nude Stylo Lip Crayon (suits fair skinned beauties more)
2. Dose of Colors lipgloss (entire collection AND I read so many reviews before purchasing)
3. Makeup Geek Blush in Smitten
Having said that I am still trying to make them work for me today haha.
Great tip for Garnier Micellar Water; might give it a go even though I personally love it it doesn't hurt to try it on my brushes too.
Maree I have not forgotten about your $250 Opium perfume haha.
Countless products! Most of my lipsticks (I'm just not a lipstick kinda person, and I have hundreds!), hourglass ambient lighting palette, lots of shampoos and conditioners, bourjois foundation etc etc. I could be here all day!
Interesting to read that you didn't like the Dose of Colours stuff Koni, I was so close to purchasing some!! Also, what didn't you like about the MUG blush?? Was it the formula or just that specific colour? MUG products are another that I'm on the border about buying
Interesting to read that you didn't like the Dose of Colours stuff Koni, I was so close to purchasing some!! Also, what didn't you like about the MUG blush?? Was it the formula or just that specific colour? MUG products are another that I'm on the border about buying
Hi Christie :-)
I'm actually hoping someone else will review DoC lipgloss on BR so I can see how they make it work for them but so far it just requires too much work to make them stay on the lips. Definitely beautiful colours but I feel I need to sport a full face of makeup in order not to look like weirdo with a bold glossy fuschia lip.
MUG blush in Smitten has a beautiful formula but the colour doesn't show up too well on my skintone. For reference I am MAC NC42-44 / Revlon Nearly Naked Toast and I have to pack on the colour which I don't mind but after 2 hours I notice that it fades on me. I do like their other blushes though -Romance and Summer Fling.
Hope that helps :-)
I'm actually hoping someone else will review DoC lipgloss on BR so I can see how they make it work for them but so far it just requires too much work to make them stay on the lips. Definitely beautiful colours but I feel I need to sport a full face of makeup in order not to look like weirdo with a bold glossy fuschia lip.
MUG blush in Smitten has a beautiful formula but the colour doesn't show up too well on my skintone. For reference I am MAC NC42-44 / Revlon Nearly Naked Toast and I have to pack on the colour which I don't mind but after 2 hours I notice that it fades on me. I do like their other blushes though -Romance and Summer Fling.
Hope that helps :-)
Surprisingly I can't think of anything! Usually I research products very thoroughly before I purchase.
Koni - I've used the MUG blush you sent me quite a few times and the formula and colour are gorgeous! It's a shame that Smitten doesn't work for you but even if you looked at swatches beforehand, you never know these things until you actually try it on your face, right?
Koni - I've used the MUG blush you sent me quite a few times and the formula and colour are gorgeous! It's a shame that Smitten doesn't work for you but even if you looked at swatches beforehand, you never know these things until you actually try it on your face, right?
I regret so many things i have brought, but mostly items i brought before i really understood makeup, such as things that suited my skinetone, and finishes that i did and did not like! I have to admit, i still regret some things i buy, mostly for the fact that im a sucker for a good bargain, and that combined with online shopping.. enough said!
Great thread!
I usually try try to research something before I buy it but even when I have researched items there are a few that come to mind when I say I regret buying them.
The first is Garnier Micellar water - don't shoot me. I personally don't see what is so amazing about this - it does remove my makeup but not in one go. I don't wear piles and piles of makeup so I was surprised and disappointed when I first got this as I had to cleanse a few times to fully remove all my makeup (eye makeup in particular).
The second thing I really regret is buying a purple hair dye from Manic Panic. Prior to buying it I looked online and read heaps of reviews, most of which were positive and assured me that it would dye my bleached hair blue. For some reason, however, the pigment in the dye didn't stick to my hair at all - despite leaving it on for hours to 'cook'. After finishing my dyed hair out it wasn't purple at all and I was really annoyed because it was kind of expensive. It didn't damage my hair though so that's a plus!
Lastly something I'm semi regretting is my Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette. Im kind of cheating because my boyfriend bought it for me but I chose it. I'm scared to write this hahaha! When I first got it I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. Whilst I do still like it, I hardly use it anymore as I prefer the formula of Lorac shadows over the ones in that palette. It is still a great palette and I would still recommend it but it isn't one that I would repurchase.
I usually try try to research something before I buy it but even when I have researched items there are a few that come to mind when I say I regret buying them.
The first is Garnier Micellar water - don't shoot me. I personally don't see what is so amazing about this - it does remove my makeup but not in one go. I don't wear piles and piles of makeup so I was surprised and disappointed when I first got this as I had to cleanse a few times to fully remove all my makeup (eye makeup in particular).
The second thing I really regret is buying a purple hair dye from Manic Panic. Prior to buying it I looked online and read heaps of reviews, most of which were positive and assured me that it would dye my bleached hair blue. For some reason, however, the pigment in the dye didn't stick to my hair at all - despite leaving it on for hours to 'cook'. After finishing my dyed hair out it wasn't purple at all and I was really annoyed because it was kind of expensive. It didn't damage my hair though so that's a plus!
Lastly something I'm semi regretting is my Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette. Im kind of cheating because my boyfriend bought it for me but I chose it. I'm scared to write this hahaha! When I first got it I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. Whilst I do still like it, I hardly use it anymore as I prefer the formula of Lorac shadows over the ones in that palette. It is still a great palette and I would still recommend it but it isn't one that I would repurchase.
Have to agree with the Garnier Micellar Water! I find that it doesn't remove all of my makeup (even if I 'scrub' with it) and I don't wear heavy makeup. I also find it stings when I get it in my eye (and makes my eyes quite itchy).
Yet for some reason I keep using it in the hopes it will one day work...
Yet for some reason I keep using it in the hopes it will one day work...
Shock horror the beloved Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette made the list Jess!? Haha I don't own it but you would be the first I've read to "semi regret" it :-)
Ree you brought up a good point "the hopes that it may one day work"- I fall into that group especially if I've researched the crap out of it! I will exhaust all options until I know for sure that yep the product is not for me.
Thank you Macs :-) xx
Ree you brought up a good point "the hopes that it may one day work"- I fall into that group especially if I've researched the crap out of it! I will exhaust all options until I know for sure that yep the product is not for me.
Thank you Macs :-) xx
Interesting Feedback Jess. Yeah quite a few peopld been let down by the Micellar water. Im so scared of buying too faced, urban decay or lorac. Their probably the most expensive eye pallettes. These three have me lusting about them! Shaz I wish I could do the same. Interesting seeing what people regretted. Especially that Dose of Colour has me baffled!
My regret list is similar to jess (jess and I have talked about it). Like Jess I regret getting the too faced choc bar palette. I brought it on my last day in the states because of reviews yet I just don't like it. It probably doesn't help that I fell in love with my lorac shadows (they are like clouds for your eyelids) I just find the too faced ones chalky compared to the lorac ones. Another too faced item I'm semi regretting is the candlelight all over powder. It seems to break down my foundation and goes patchy.
I also regret the micellular water although I am using it up as a brush cleanser.
I also regret the micellular water although I am using it up as a brush cleanser.
No I'm also with no regret
I always think if it doesn't work out I give it to my sister
I like to try some things for myself oh ah on that note I've just brought myself the chocolate bar eyeshadow palette. I've looked at all the reasoning and read the reviews and it was just sitting in my shopping cart. I've just had to decide between two jobs so such a stressful week hope I made the right decision so clicking the contine button helped eeeee I can't wait now
I always think if it doesn't work out I give it to my sister
I like to try some things for myself oh ah on that note I've just brought myself the chocolate bar eyeshadow palette. I've looked at all the reasoning and read the reviews and it was just sitting in my shopping cart. I've just had to decide between two jobs so such a stressful week hope I made the right decision so clicking the contine button helped eeeee I can't wait now
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