Beauty Products We Regret Buying

[The_Ida]

The Body Shop's body products give me allergic reactions. I start itching as soon as I get it on my skin. Love their shampoos though, they're the only ones my verrry sensitive scalp can take.

 

[michyed]

^Omg, same here! So far the only shampoos that don't kill my scalp are from the Body Shop and Lush.

 

[The_Ida]

I have one with ginger and one with olive...I like them a lot, actually

 

[michyed]

^I use the Guarana Berry one! Makes my hair feel a bit too thick though... Is the Olive one moisturizing?

 

[The_Ida]

^It's very smoothing, but not too moisturizing! It's not like your hair will get greasy after a few hours

 

[ediewho]

Ok i got some "Clearasil, in 3 days your occasional acne will go out..." Not good for my skin at all... I mean never again!
I used once some similar product from Biotherm that was so much better with my sensitive skin and actually worked better... Well actually natural sice 3 years old Aloe Vera piece works so much better... but note...if you mix up it up with olive oil wont dry too much your skin...and the results will be better.

 

[tiffany]

A facial lotion by Clinique, which I bought years ago and terrible for my skin. I used it for about a month and I couldn't believe how bad it was

 

[meeks]

Philosophy Purity face wash was pretty awful. I read all of these rave reviews about how gentle it was but it was terribly drying and harsh on my face. It was so harsh I ended up using it as hand soap .

 

[genevica]

I tried Clinique's All About Eyes once. Had to go to the doctor because of a severe allergic reaction. Some people use Clinique to clean their bath tubs and remove nail polish - no kidding!

I haven't come across any products that have resulted in something awful like allergic reactions.
Biore nose strips do not work on me.

 

[adorkablejulie]

Clinique All About Eyes didn't work for me either. I had no reaction to it, but it just didn't do much at all. I threw it in the garbage about a week after I purchased it. It had a horrible chemical smell and I definitely wasn't about to put that on my eyes.

 

[BonjourTristesse]

LetThemEatCake the 3 Clinique steps didn't work for me either... the soap was terrible with my skin

Same. Especially step 2 was a total overkill.

 

[loonaka]

Clinique All About Eyes didn't work for me either. I had no reaction to it, but it just didn't do much at all. I threw it in the garbage about a week after I purchased it. It had a horrible chemical smell and I definitely wasn't about to put that on my eyes.

I know..didn't work for me either.

But the worst thing I've ever done with my skin was not doing anything for 2 weeks cause I was sick and didn't get out of bed..now my skin's so rough I look like a sailor

 

[ediewho]

Esteé Lauder nutritious Vita-Mineral make up SPF 10...its not a bad one but i used a color that let my face totally orange... not up to my pale skin... It didn't resist much the whole day... it didn't convince me despite the color bad choice...

 

[ParadEyes]

ahhh SO many products! johnson and johnson makeup removing whipes, loreal moisturizers, clarins cleansers.... but probably the worst was a facial mask from Chanel-recommended by a friend of mine.. I got a severe allergic reaction that stayed for a whole week !
I had a similar reaction from st.ives scrub..although everyone I know swears by it. I guess I have a very sensitive skin

 

[michyed]

^I can't stand makeup removing wipes either. I bought a pack to try out once, and ended up using them as nail polish remover wipes... That's how harsh they are

 

[Escale Cherie II]

OK, I have sensitive skin, which is apparently common in East Asian skin (we think I'm from Souther China-near Vietnam) but I didn't know that until like April, so I've tried a bunch of cr*ppy stuff.
Probably the biggest regret was the Clean & Clear Soft system. The skin around my mouth is the most sensitive, and it just aggravated it and dried it out so it looked like drool lines
Also Neutrogena's The Wave was really bad. My older brother called it the "facial Swiffer". I forgot what I was using with it. I also used a moisturizing, cream-like facial wash from them with a St. Ives Apricot scrub, but I can't remember if it irritated my skin.
And just like LetThemEatCake I had trouble with Clinique's 3 Step System. I think I used "normal" about 2 years ago, and something dried my skin up. It was probably the purple toner, or maybe the so-called Best Lotion Ever-the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion or whatever. I don't think it was that bad though.

 

[kelsea]

well, here are some products that definitely did not work for me...

rimmel oil-free foundation (worsens acne/skin, trust me)
acnefree 3 step kit
pur minerals blush and bronzer (very weak imo, you have to apply so much for hardly any effect)

i love aveeno products, and neutrogena rapid clear treatment pads. that's what i stick to now that i know what works

 

[cherryblossoms]

Himalaya Herbals Neem Face Wash, omg, it's so drying! My skin felt so tightened and uncomfortable

 

[michyed]

The facial moisturizer thread reminded me to post this...

My mother & I spent almost $300 at Biotherm together once. I didn't know about Makeupalley back then and the SA was super nice... (Okay and I'll admit. Sasha Pivovarova's face was all over the store. Who could resist that?) After we started using the products for a while we were super disappointed.

Their entire Biosource line will burn your skin. Especially the products for combination skin (the green line). Their cleanser makes your face ridiculously dry. I hate having to apply moisturizer straight after cleansing... I like giving my skin a little time to "breathe."
Their toner STINGS to death. I checked the ingredients and all I could say was HOLY CRAP... a massive long list that took up half of the packaging to list... including a bunch of shady ingredients that I can't remember. Mario Badescu's famous Aloe Vera Toner is 10 times cheaper and works 1000 times better. (Ingredients: Deionized Water, Aloe Vera,Methylparaben) So really... Why on earth does Biotherm always add a bunch of unnecessary crap to their products?

From now on I am going to slowly change my entire skincare collection to Mario Badescu and Nuxe products!

 

[The_Ida]

^I think you should look into Murad as well. Pretty good products, I've heard