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10 Worst Beauty Products of 2012

There have been several disappointing products released over the past year, but these are ten that really frustrated me… They’re in no particular order!  Now that these are out of the way, we can end 2012 and start 2013 on a happy, positive note going over all the bests of the year

• NARS Soft Touch Shadow Pencils — this product continues to plague me
• Revlon Diamond Lust Eyeshadow — gorgeous in the pan, but welcome to Fall Out City!
• Dior Swimming Pool — huge let down in pigmentation and texture
• MAC Shade & Smoke Shadow/Liners — ow, ow!
• NARS Self Portrait Eyeshadow Palettes — where was the pigmentation? (We could just say the Andy Warhol collection.)
• MAC Pressed Pigments — still surprised these are permanent fixtures now
• MAC Fabulousness Neutral Palette — poor pigmentation, wear, and texture
• MAC Marilyn Monroe Eyeshadows — total disappointment
• Chanel Infini Eyeshadow — doesn’t hold together at all
• NARS Debbie Harry Palette — dry, powdery, sheer mess

What was the worst product you tried this year?

Chanel Infini Ombre Essentielle / Soft Touch Eyeshadow

Chanel Infini Ombre Essentielle / Soft Touch Eyeshadow ($28.50 for 0.05 oz.) is described as “silver.” It’s a light silver with a frosted, metallic finish. Guerlain Les Aquas is similar but more metallic, slightly darker. MAC Misty is very similar. MAC Filament is a bit darker. Bobbi Brown Tinsel is similar in color but chunkier in texture.

The color payoff was disappointing, and I absolutely had to use it wet in order to get a somewhat smooth finish. I tried to apply it to the lid, and it was sheer and patchy, despite trying to pack on the color. It feels so soft to the touch, but it just doesn’t come together for me. I still attempted to wear it, even if it did look awful from the get-go, and it was slightly creased after eight hours when worn alone or over a primer.  When I wore it over a primer, the pigmentation was better, but it still wasn’t great.  The texture, for as soft as it is, doesn’t seem to hold together, which is what causes sheerer color payoff and patchy application.

I was excited for my order to arrive, but this is a far cry from the excellence that was Complice.  It’s surprising to see a silver shade like Infini fall so flat, because I feel like there are so many silver eyeshadows on the market and plenty of them have rich pigmentation.  The metallic nature of silvers also means they often go on smoothly, too.

The Glossover

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	I was excited for my order to arrive, but this is a far cry from the excellence that was Complice. It's surprising to see a silver shade like Infini fall so flat, because I feel like there are so many silver eyeshadows on the market and plenty of them have rich pigmentation.
	Product 5/10 Pigmentation 6/10 Texture 8/10 Longevity 7.5/10 Application 3/5
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