I just try to spend more time thinking about the purchase to begin with. I take myself through my litany of questions about whether I should/shouldn’t purchase something, particularly why this moment, and so forth.
I’m not mostly because it’s ridiculously difficult for me to finish a typical product (outside of basics, like foundation), and what I have learned about the industry and myself is that no matter how much I love a particular shade, there are enough options and other products I love that I can...
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I picked up a few within the same time frame, so they’ve been tested in some mixture. Bad Habit Beauty, which has been a mixed bag but some worthwhile palettes for sure but has really come down to the formulas used in a particular palette. Flesh Beauty, which I did not try a full assortment but...
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I’ll make sure I am matching/cohesive if it’s extended family I have not seen in awhile (or don’t see often) and we’re spending a chunk of time with, e.g. going to a cousin’s wedding and seeing all of my extended family for three days. If it’s my immediate family, then I test as usual.
Milani has always felt like an underrated drugstore brand, and I don’t know if that has had a lot to do with accessibility in stores or not, but now that they’re more readily available online, I feel like they’re getting the love they deserve. It’s one of the few drugstore brands that I feel I can rely on to put out decent to good powder-based products (eyeshadow, blush, etc.), which is an area that has improved significantly in the last couple of years in drugstore/mass brands but Milani’s been better in that area for years. I also like that their packaging seems a bit nicer for the price point–doesn’t feel super flimsy most of the time.
— Christine
I am torn; there are some good aspects, like when we collectively voice to brands that a shade range is poorly done or that we see through misogynistic and pandering marketing campaigns, because our voices are louder together and it’s easier to tweet than it is to write a letter into corporate....
Here’s a look at the most loved and most wanted products from the past week, plus three recently submitted looks! You can check out more looks from community members and myself here, or you can submit your own!
Probably Revlon, since they’ve been around for a long time but I feel like they have the weakest offerings among the big drugstore brands (like Maybelline, L’Oreal, etc.).
