Makeup Products Not Worth The Hype

I’m a huge fan of beauty and lifestyle vloggers (video blogging in case you didn’t know) on Youtube, but if you have been watching their videos for a while, as I have, you may notice they never seem to dislike a product. All their reviews are along the lines of “This is the greatest product ever!’ “Or it changed my life!” Rarely do you get, “I wish I hadn’t spent money on this.” One of the reasons for this is that they are getting paid to promote certain products they are sent free from companies. Also you may the same products being reviewed over and over and think to yourself that maybe all of these people like it, then it must be worth the hype. So, I thought I would talk about the products I find over-hyped. Not necessarily “bad” or a waste of money, but definitely not deserving of the massive amount of attention they receive.

The first product I find to be over-hyped may be surprising because it seems to me that it’s the most beloved eye shadow in the beauty community. That is the Urban Decay eye shadow. I own the Naked 2 palette, a couple other smaller palettes from Urban Decay (I can’t remember the exact names because I don’t use them often, and I have used the original Naked palette as well. I’d first off like to say, all of the colors in these palettes are beautiful and well pigmented. The concern I have with these eye shadows is not with pigmentation, because honestly they go on perfectly fine and they blend well– until they don’t. As you try to layer eye shadows and create a more intense look, they become muddy and heavy looking. I’m not trying to say that these eye shadows are a waste of money or to never buy them, because I use my Naked 2 palette quite often, but you shouldn’t buy them with the expectation that they are the end-all of eye shadows. They are pretty, but for the price ($52 for the Naked palettes) they are not worth it.

Another product talked about all over the beauty community is the Benefit The Porefessionals Balm. I have used this product for a while now and honestly I don’t really know why I continue to repurchase it. For some reason I like it and all, but I don’t really know if it makes any difference. It’s meant to minimize pore and smooth out the face. While it does that to some extent, I don’t think the results are at all remarkable or hype-worthy. It does make the skin softer, but also slippery feeling and makes my foundation slide around. Also, it does reduce the size of pores, but I wouldn’t say the results are life changing. Again like the last product, I don’t hate it, but I don’t think it’s as great as everyone says it is.

The last product I find to be over-hyped is the Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 mascara. I bought this mascara because I heard great things about how it increases lash volume dramatically and is super waterproof. Well, they weren’t wrong about it being waterproof. It’s waterproof and most makeup remover-proof. It’s incredibly hard to take off in the evening, and I feel as though that know matter how long I scrub, it leaves all of my lashes stuck together and never fully comes off. Another issue I have with this mascara is that it is very clumpy and sticky. It goes on great at first, but as you try to apply a second coat it becomes clumpy. After it has been on for a while, I feel as though it never completely dries, and it feels sticky. By the end of the day my lashes end up all stuck together and look even clumpier than before. I don’t know of other people have this same problem as me, but I would not recommended this mascara.