Hope you're all well.
So I was having a bit of a sort through of all my products and I came across quite a few that I have used maybe once and just really disliked and left at the back of my cupboard. I just don't have the heart to throw things away so they've just sat there ever since. Anyway, I thought I'd do a 'Products I Regret Buying' post to show you my collection of unloved products! Quite a few are tanning products as I have very fair skin and find it hard to find a good self-tanner.
I'll stop waffling now and get on with it!
Boots Botanics Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover
I have previously written a blog post on how much I love this product but I have done a complete 180 and I hate it! It's greasy and doesn't feel nice on the skin at all. If you put too much product on your cotton pad then you get grease all over the place, if you don't put enough on, then it dries out really quick and doesn't remover any make-up! I just really dislike it and definitely will not be using it or buying it again. I'm using Bioderma instead and it just feels so clean and fresh on the skin and is the complete opposite of this product!
Neutorgena Multi-Defence Night Moisturiser
I bought this on offer in Morrisons for about £1.50 (I think it's about £4 usually) and I just thought for that price I'd give it a go as I have heard good things about the Neutragena skin care range before. I slapped a good layer of this onto my face before bed and waited for good things to happen... and waited... and waited... It's not that this product is particularly bad, it didn't break me out or dry my skin or anything. It just didn't do anything, I felt like I hadn't put anything on my face and it was just a complete waste of time. It smells quite nice but that's about it. I was just very very underwhelmed by this product and I just have other products in my collection that seem to do a lot more.
The Body Shop Almond Milk Body Lotion
I bought this because I love Almond Milk and because it comes in a hand spray bottle which I thought would be good just to spray and rub in. However, the actual body lotion left that sticky feeling on my skin that I can't stand and it just doesn't seem to sink in very quickly. I hate creams that sit on your skin, I don't want to get out of the shower, put a body lotion on and feel like I need another shower! I like creams that sink in and leave my skin feeling soft and unfortunately, this product just didn't do that. I was so disappointed as well as I expected great things from this product :o(
Avon Skin So Soft Airbrush Spray Self-Tan
This is a gradual tanner that you are supposed to use every day. You just spray it on, rub in and away you go. Now, I did this every day for over a week and I didn't really get any browner, I did have some colour but not as much as I would have expected after using every day for a week. And it smells funny as well, yuk! I don't really have anything else to say about it, very disappointing.
The Body Shop Spa Wisdom Africa Spa Hand and Foot Butter
I suffer from quite dry hands and feet, especially in the winter time so I was looking for quite an intense moisturiser and this seemed to fit the bill. It contains honey and beeswax and smells amazing. But... it leaves that horrible sticky feeling that I hate. I especially hate it on my hands which is why I struggle to find a good hand cream. As much as I love this product, I end up washing it off my hands after it has been on a few minutes as I just can't stand the feeling it leaves. So disappointed as it really is a lovely product - and I think the packaging is fab as well!
Ambre Solaire Light Glow Dry Face Mist
As you can see, I bought two of these on offer in Wilkinson's for a pound each. I ran home excitedly to try them out and was very disappointed. I just don't get it - it goes everywhere and it doesn't really leave much colour on my face. If someone could explain to me the point of this, I would really appreciate it!! Until then, I'm afraid they're going to the back of the cupboard!!
TRESemme 24 Hour Body Sky High Plumping Powder
I bought this on the recommendation of another Beauty Blogger who absolutely loves this product and as I got it on BOGOF (I gave the other to a friend), I thought 'why not'. However, when I applied this to my hair it made it very sticky and 'thick' feeling. It just felt like there was a ton of product in my hair. It did add body which I guess is the whole point of it, but it just wasn't worth feeling like my hair needed a good wash. I've only used this product once and won't be using it again.
Xen-Tan Deep Bronze Luxe Weekly Self-Tan
I actually didn't buy this product, I got it in a Glossy Box a while ago. I was so excited to try this tan. It applied beautifully, smells gorgeous and I thought 'wow, I'm going to love this', so I waited patiently for the colour to appear and it just never did! And I'm fair and this is the darker version. I have no idea what happened but I was so so so disappointed. I'm so glad I didn't buy this as it is quite pricey and I would have been gutted (I guess that's the point of Glossy Box though!). I've only got a sample 30ml size of this but I won't be buying the full size.
Sun Kissed Sunlight Bronze Instant Self-Tanning Lotion
I know I shouldn't have expected a great deal from this as it is quite a low end brand, but after the success of St Moritz I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. When I applied this, it went reasonably streaky but I thought when I rinsed the excess off in my morning shower, it would get rid of the streaks and leave a lovely glowing tan (as St Moritz does). However, when I had my morning shower, it rinsed off the whole tan, I was bright white again!! I guess it's an instant wash off tan, but if so, what's with the streaks??? I rubbed this tan in well and applied as evenly as I could and it still streaked! I do not like this product and will not be using it again - it's terrible! And it stinks but I can forgive that as most self-tans do!!
So that's all of the products I regret buying. I know that a lot of you will have used these and loved them but they just didn't work for me. I'm gutted as well cos I'd heard such good things about most of them and was so disappointed when they didn't work for me.
As a footnote, most of these products I have used only once and are pretty much brand new. If you would like to try and of them, by all means leave a comment below and (providing you're one of my followers - fairs fair!!), I'll post them to you.
Hope you enjoyed this post - what's the product that you regret buying the most?
Speak soon.
Lotsa love
Lullahblog xx
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