That's right I said it...Foundation primer, Blotting sheets, Makeup remover (for the face), Clear mascara (for your lashes), and Colored mascara are completely un-necessary to your collection and at the top of the worst picks lists for beauty products ever made! Sure you've seen these cutesy items touted by top cosmetic brands and showcased in countless magazines but don't be fooled anymore into parting with your $$ in exchange for poor performance. Here is why these products fail miserably-------->
#1 Foundation Primer
The only time this baby comes in handy is when your dealing with dry skin at a photoshoot and photos are being taken right after. Primer provides a slick base upon which you can apply makeup on. It makes the application a cinch! It sits right on top of the face, filling in pores and crevices....for a brief period of time that is! After about an hour, it naturally begins to run b/c your face has warmed up. Say goodbye to your makeup because it has just slipped right off! Not only that, but how well do you think your skin is breathing under that slick canvas + foundation + blush, ect. Hee Hee say hello to breakouts!
What you really want is some MOISTURIZER people! Gel Moisturizer if you have oily skin or a Creamier Moisturizer for dry skin. You have Combination Skin you say? Well hey, the choice is yours. Also try applying a product with hyaluronic acid + moisturizer at night which will benefit you in the morning when you apply your makeup. You skin will be hydrated, less flaky and smoother. This should eliminate the temptation to provide "primer". There is actually 1 type of primer that will do you some good and it's called "eyeshadow base." Check upcoming posts for the 411 on this beauty benefit!
#2 Facial Makeup Remover
For the $30 bucks you spend on this, you can just as easily use your regular daily facial wash and achieve the same effect. Advertisers and SA's are hell bent on making you think that your foundation won't come off without this real life soapy water which is absolutely ridiculous! They tell you that their"won't clog your pores, hypoallergic, fragrance free"foundation is good for your skin and in the same breath say you can't get all of it off without their $30 miracle potion. OMG get out of here with that nonsense!! Foundation is being made to benefit your skin more and more each year. They are adding moisturizers to it as well as vitamins. They are also making it lighter in content and virtually weightless on the face. As a result, you don't need this pseudo super cleaner to get it off, Cetaphil works just as well for less than half the price.
#3 Oil Blotting Sheets
The sentiment behind this product is in the right place but these superthin little sheets deliver a lack luster performance and the job itself is nothing you cannot achieve with a simple kleenex or a regular ol' paper towel. It's the art of "patting" and not wiping of which you should practice and master. Now one could argue that these sheets are "sexier" or "cuter" to use in public but then again what's sexy about wiping up gobs of oil off your face? Haha please get over yourself and use that money on some oil free foundation! It takes at least 3 sheets per cheek to get the oil off or 1 nice piece of Brawny. Actually I recommend Kleenex, it's softer, gentler and the boxes usually have cute flowers on the outside. But whatever you so choose, as long as you understand that there is no superpower phenomenon locked into those 2x3 purple sheets, then my job is done.
#4 Clear Mascara
Now here is a product I wanted to love because I truly do not wish to wear mascara everyday but still they need grooming and curling. I know I'm not alone in this sentiment, shout out to all of my natural look fans! The dilemma is that this baby gets dirty or at least looks to be if you use it interchangebly with your regular mascara products, and that quickly renders it useless. I'm saying that in roughly 2 weeks it's grey and following that a nasty black. You can also see loose hairs and particles in there..double yuck! It will actually make you think twice about what's in your regular mascara if you never thought to care before. So save for the cool science experiment, you will soon be grossed out by clear mascara and throw it promptly in the trash. But I'll tell ya what it is good for, defining your eyebrows...unless you paint yours on (which I'm not a fan of) and then your in the same boat. Guess there is another reason to be happy we have have opposable thumbs!! I'd suggest that and some H2O to smooth things out....or clear mascara for a week. Take your pick.
#5 Colored Mascara
Cool in theory but not in practice. The problem I have with this is simple, it doesn’t work. Most times no one will notice, or they will tell you that there are bits of crayon stuck in your lashes. Matter of fact, try googling a picture of someone wearing colored mascara….you’ll be hard pressed to find one and let me know if you do. It’s really the biggest money waster I have listed. I even own a tube of mascara that has sparkles in it. I imagined that it would look like I had diamonds on my eyes…LOL…..not only has that not been the case but the particles have nearly blinded me. But here is what YOU can do and what I think most people hope to achieve by buying this hunk of junk.
Try lining your bottom lashes with your color of choice and be sure to get the inner corners. This technique looks amazing and it will stand out the right way.
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