Monday 26 March 2012

It just didn’t work for me

I am sure that somewhere at the very bottom of a drawer in a place where no one ever looks, we all hide these. They just didn’t work for us and no matter how hard we tried we just couldn’t find a way to use them up.

I am talking about product failures.

I haven’t got many at the moment because if it happens that I absolutely hate something I bin it or give it away to someone who might like it.

I would like to say that I normally do a bit of research and think twice before I buy something. If something isn’t as good as I thought I do use it up anyway or try to find a different way to use it.
But the products I am showing you today were a total disaster and just did not work for me in any way.


1) Asda Regenerating & Strengthening Conditioner For Damaged Hair – if this conditioner didn’t do anything to my hair I would be happy. It costs £1 so no harm would be done. But this actually made my hair feel horrible! They were hard to comb through plus very rough and coarse looking. They have lost all the shine and health they had. I didn’t even want to touch them cause they felt horribly dry, stiff and rough. This bottle is going to the bin! I would not recommend it to my worst enemy.

2) Avon Foot Works Pedi-Peel Pads –I bought this after youtuber recommendation. Apparently it worked wonders for her. It didn’t do anything for me. I will stick with my simple and effective pumice stone.

3) Fade Out Day Cream – I have a few discoloration patches and spot scars on my face and I was hoping this product would fade them out as the name leads to believe. The effects were meant to be seen after four weeks of use. I used it for two and stopped. It broke me out very badly. It wasn’t even normal spots; more like under the skin bumps and little white allergy dots. My skin became very dull and tired looking. I didn’t notice any scar or discoloration fading at all but this is probably due to not using it long enough. It also stinks veeery badly.

4) Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain + Balm – Initially I really liked this product. It seemed to stay put on my lips for quite a long time and added balm was moisturizing my lips. I am not sure what happened but one day I applied it in the morning and after about two hours I noticed it disappeared of my lips. This wouldn’t be so bad if it completely vanished but it stayed strong around my lips (looking like a liner) and was gone in the middle. I didn’t take the product with me so I couldn’t re-apply it. It looked truly awful! I have not dared to wear it again. Plus the balm part snapped off after second use which was very disappointing.

Have you ever had a totally disastrous experience with a beauty product?

Sylwia x

10 comments:

  1. The Just Bitten was a disaster for me too. Balm broke off immediately, and I trialled it out one morning before a meeting and it was SO bright and had SUCH staying power that nothing would shift it and I looked so overdone! It also faded into a lip liner at some point as it did for you, (MANY hours later) to add insult to injury! ;)

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    1. Oh dear! This happend to me at work too but thankfuly I didn't have a meeting lol. It seems like lip products fade on my lipa lot quicker than on anyone else. So I only suffered for about 3h lol :D xxx

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  2. Just Bitten didn't work for me either. I couldn't get it to apply evenly and it didn't last long at all on me (and faded into a lip liner like it did for you). I've worn it once since I bought it at Christmas.

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    1. Exactly my experience! I can't believe this thing costs £8! x

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  3. A Tresemme hair mask for split ends - if anything it created split ends!
    So disappointing when a product fails for you, especially when it seems to work wonders for everyone else! xxx

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    1. It is disappointing indeed. If something doesn't do anything it's not as tragic as when it actually makes the state of skin/hair worse like your Tresemme! x

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  4. Once I tried out a Garnier face wash for sensitive skin and it was just awful. It made my skin feel incredibly tight, dry and just plain horrible. I only used it the once and hate throwing stuff out, I assumed it was my skin being awkward because it's sensitive so gave it to my cousin and she had exactly the same experience. It ended up in the bin!

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    1. I hate trowing things out too but sometimes there is just no other way :( x

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  5. Aapri face scrub broke me out in a horrible red rash with lots of tiny little red spots, it was so horrible I didn't want to go out! Thankfully though my skin seems to be quite resillient with skin care products. x

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    1. Eash like that really scares me because I've read that sometimes alergic reaction shows up on the skin and never goes away! :|

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