These are a few things I personally do when buying something to review, which is about 99% of my beauty purchases, so I doubt they’ll apply to most, ha! First, I look at how much buzz/hype/interest there is in a certain brand and/or particular product; some brands generate interest in any new...
At this point, I very rarely return, so the only times I do are for: totally wrong color matches (for foundation/concealer) or faulty/broken packaging or product. If I was a normal consumer, I would return products that did not work for me, particularly when products were under-performing/poor...
The most recent time where I was frustrated was just having to move it from California to Arizona, because of the volume alone. My sister and I individually wrapped a ridiculous number of nail polish bottles (even having donated over half of what I originally had). So, that was a moment where I did...
1. Don’t be afraid to experiment! Makeup washes off, so there’s no reason not to give a new color/texture a chance if it’s piques your curiosity. 2. Don’t just buy to buy. A curated, thoughtful collection will serve you better than one filled with lots of products that are so-so. You will...
Since I do most of my shopping online, I’m going to go with what I want from an online retailer: 1) a functional, usable website that doesn’t take 10 years to go from page to page; 2) free, fast shipping (or very reduced); and 3) good customer service if anything arrives broken or missing.
I’m torn between Chanel Empreinte du Desert and Viseart Cashmere Theory!
There are definitely products that I still enjoy, even if they aren’t as pigmented or as long-wearing as they’re billed. I think, in general, blushes that are more medium to semi-opaque I wear frequently.
Liquid matte lipsticks aren’t my favorite. While I enjoy the long-wear, transfer-free-wear, many formulations feel too clingy for me to be comfortable – I feel like I get fidgety with some on. Thinner, more bendable formulas I can do, though.
I love those cotton candy pinks on others and in the tube, but I rarely feel like they work on me unless I go for a really smoky eye.
I like the idea of black eyeshadow and eyeliner, but I don’t wear either often. I think I just overdid the black eyeliner years ago, and now with so many colors out there, I can’t resist something else!
