Zephyr posted a great article last week on beauty products that actually deserve the hype they get. Magazines often feature those products, which is super-helpful to all of us because they actually work!
However, there are also some products that publications tout as The Greatest [blank] EVER! that seriously don’t deserve that kind of praise. Here are five products that are totally undeserving of our hard-earned money:
1. Lancôme Oscillation Mascara
Lancôme Oscillation Mascara- $34 at Lancôme
When this mascara went on sale for one day at Sephora, it was sold out online by 6 A.M. PST. Ever since, I’ve been dying to get my hands on one of their vibrating wands. Last week, I saw this tube peeking out of my friend Rachel’s makeup bag and decided to give it a whirl. To my horror, my lashes clumped up so badly that I had a male friend ask me what was up with my eyelashes. Ladies, when was the last time a guy ever commented on your eyelashes?! Rachel kindly informed me that the mascara was a year old, and I wanted to leave it at that. This week, I had the opportunity to try it again at Sephora. Same results: an embarrassing amount of black clumps all over my lashes. A better option would be Hypnôse ($24.50) by the same company or DiorShow Blackout ($24,) which build glamorous lashes without the mess!
2. Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer-$9 at drugstore.com
Five or six years ago, this product could not be found at CVS’s and Walgreen’s nationwide – it was totally sold out. At its release, it truly was an innovative product. However, half a decade later, their formula hasn’t changed… But the market has! Back then, a lotion that could moisturize and tan simultaneously was ingenious. Today, there are a myriad of better self-tanning lotions out there. Bottom line, Jergens’ lotion provides an icky, orange color, sub-par moisture and a disgusting smell. A much better alternative is L’Oreal Sublime Glow Daily Moisturizer ($9) which delivers a perfect, even brownish color and smells amazing!
3. Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara- $5 at drugstore.com
No list about the most over-hyped beauty products can be complete without mentioning Great Lash. Seriously, there is no nice way to put it: this mascara sucks. All it does is literally weigh down your lashes with a goopy product. For whatever reason, beauty editors and makeup artists alike love to put this down as the best mascara ever created, when it’s one of the worsts that I’ve ever tried. Coming from a girl that’s been wearing mascara daily for seven years, that’s saying a lot. What’s funny to me is that almost every other Maybelline mascara I’ve tried has worked wonders! Much better options include XXL Volume+Length ($8) or Define-A-Lash ($8.) Please, please, please, if there is one thing to take from all of my beauty articles it’s NOT to buy Great Lash!
4. NARS Orgasm
NARS Orgasm- $25 at Sephora
I’m gonna start out by saying this: NARS makes great quality products. Almost every eyeliner, bronzer, brow brush, eyeshadow, and, blush I’ve tried from them has been of superior quality.
So why is Orgasm on my list? It’s touted as THE color that looks universally good on everyone. I expect a lot of women (including myself, unfortunately) have bought this solely because of stellar recommendations from Allure & the like. We all have different skin color, so while this may complement a few skin tones, in no way will it look good on everyone! My advice: go to Sephora or your favorite department store makeup counter and try on different blushes till you find the right color for you! Whatever you do, don’t be like me at 16 years old and buy Orgasm simply because everyone says it’s the greatest color ever!
5. CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara
CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara-$7 at Amazon.com
You’ve seen the ads with Drew Barrymore telling us this is the #1 mascara launch in recent history. I’m a sucker for new mascara, so I went out and bought this almost immediately as it came out. Lash Blast isn’t a bad mascara, per se. It has tons of fans and many of my friends with long eyelashes love it. However, in my opinion it’s just such an average mascara. It delivers good color and some lift, but also clumps like crazy and is incredibly messy to put on! A good drugstore mascara that will build crazy-full lashes is L’Oreal Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara ($15, I just bought this for $6 at my local CVS. Sorry Guys!) Whatever you do, don’t invest in this incredibly mediocre formula!
What do you guys think?
Do you know of any other products that don’t live up to the hype surrounding them? Tell me in the comments!
I interned for a beauty magazine this summer in NYC and took home TONS of professional brands that cost WAY too much, and Great Lash is still my absolute favorite.
Honestly, I find nothing wrong with the Great Lash mascara. I have been using it for a very long time. If you find yourself having too much mascara on your wand, simply brush off a little on the side of the opening of the tube of mascara. Works great.
I personally love the covergirl lashblash for a daytime look because it gives my lashes length and color without being too dramatic. However for a night look there are better options out there.
i agree with you about the lash blash. it’s not the worst, but it’s just AVERAGE. for sure not the greatest thing i’ve ever used.
I’m glad to see that someone else thinks that Great Lash mascara is overrated too.
Great Lash and Lash Blast have been my two favorite mascaras for a long time! I agree that using them together makes for some amazing lashes.
i’m a medium olive, and every time i wear orgasm i get tons of compliments. it’s basically the only blush i use, i love it. but i agree with the rest, although i haven’t used the lancome mascara. i think diorshow is a bit overrated, too.
I definitely agree with Sam about googling makeup reviews before you purchase — I’m a fan of http://www.makeupalley.com/product 🙂
I love NARS orgasm, but I tried it in the store first and compared to another shade, Deep Throat haha. Nars has amazing blushes, but you should really try them first…maybe then you would’ve gotten a better color you would actually use
Lame! Great Lash is awesome. Booooooooooo.
Cool post, Could you do a article on beauty products that are against animal testings one day? That would be great as I enjoyed reading your faux fur article 🙂
I have NARS Orgasm, Maybelline Great Lash AND Jergens sitting at the bottom of my makeup bag right now, barely used. I LOVE this list! So on-par, and if it keeps even one person from buying some of these items without even testing them first, I say you deserve a medal. =)
Of all of them, I definitely think the NARS purchase is the most depressing — not only was it pretty pricy, but it’s so embarrassing to think that I would buy a blush without even using it! I could have easily bought another blush in the same line that could have done me favors. But seriously, I don’t know who bought off the Allure editors, but that is one blush that does not “look good on anyone” — and I can’t think of another blush that would!
I work in the cosmetics department at a local drug/department combo store. While I agree with most things on this list (Jergens Natural Glow has the highest return rate out of any lotions), I have to say I don’t agree with two of the mascaras. I haven’t actually tried lancome’s vibrating mascara, I did get a free tube of Maybelline’s version from the comapny Rep. It worked great! Of course, if you keep putting it on once you’ve already applied a plentiful amount it’ll clump, but that’s with any mascara. And as for Lashblast, I definitely agree, it’s for girls with long lashes. But the new Lash Blast Length is truly amazing!! It separates lashes even after multiple coats and gives amazing length. It’s even quite volumizing for a product that isn’t intended specifically for that purpose.
Lo – Haha, you’re not the only one! I still use Jergen’s Natural Glow occasionally – mostly because I figure those lotions are all the same. But I haven’t tried any of the new ones yet and this article made me want to! I can’t stand the Jergen’s smell.
I guess I’m the “only” one that still uses Jergens Natural Glow I don’t use the lotion I use the foam and it doesn’t seem to stink as much and I like the fact that I can apply it everyday if I want to and not come out orange. I did that for a week back in April because I was going to a cousins wedding and DIDN’T LOOK ORANGE at all.
TOTALLY agree with the Great Lash Mascara. It even made some of my friends’ eyelashes fall out!
I have to disagree with the NARS blush and Great Lash, those are my two staples. It may be because I’m super pale, but pinks look terrible on me and Orgasm is the only color that looks natural and still adds color. I’ve used Great Lash for years and it’s still phenomenal.
Bummer those don’t work for you . ):
Goodness it feels so weird commenting on my own post! I’m so happy that Lash Blast/Great Lash has worked with many of you, but I’m sticking to my guns on those (and all the rest.) For those who use NARS Orgasm and it works- awesome. All I’m saying is that it doesn’t look great on 100% of the population like beauty editors say it does. If you’re looking for a quality, high end blush, NARS has the BEST products.
To whoever suggested makeupalley- it’s one of my favorite sites! Great Lash does have a 25% ‘buy again’ rating, but one of my favorite mascaras (XXL Volume+Length that I probably mention too often) has a 35% buy again rating, while Lash Blast has a 75% rating.
My Tips for MUA:
Read the reviews carefully, though, and make sure the reviewers have the same skin/hair/coloring that you do for the best results!
When looking at products (say, eyeliner or blush,) filter them with the ‘most reviews,’ and then look at the buy again rating. If 85% of 100+ people would buy it again, it’s probably a great product. 75-60% is where you definitely need to read the reviews, and anything under 59% is probably a dud.
I actually have BOTH CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara an Maybelline Great Lash Mascara.
I use them together to create FABULOUS lashes.
(And by ‘fabulous’ I mean that it looks like I’m wearing faux lashes without any on.)
Although they both do tend to clump, I find that they are amazing.
Just in case you wanted to know, my all time favorite mascara is CoverGirl Lash Exact. (The purple tube stuff.)
That mascara worked wonders for me.
I’ve got the Great Lash mascara, It’s areally old one (say about 10 years? It was my mum’s, she accidentally bought it in brown). I’ve got it now, I don’t mind using brown mascara 🙂
Even after all these years, it’s still nice, no clumps,…
For me, it does wonders 🙂
Another great mascara, btw, is Catrice Allround Mascara. It only costs 2,49€ here in Belgium, which is cheap as hell, but it’s a really good mascara.
great lash? really?? i absolutely love that mascara because it’s so light weight and separates my lashes perfectly. BUT. i really only wear it on days when i keep my make up light and simple because it’s not one to make lashes look bold.
Yes, I thought I was the only one that thought Great Lash sucked. All the magazines rave about it!
But I disagree with 5. Lash Blast is great for me! But I like Volume Exact better
I so hate the Jergens it smells like rotten french fries!! The orange cover girl mascara is terrible and the tube is huge! This list is right on.
When it comes to mascaras, I’ve heard that they are like 90% water, so its quality depends greatly on where and how it is stored in a shop before you buy it! I have been using Rimmel for years, but I findg that the quality varies greatly depending on the store I buy it in. Some places are overheated, and sometimes people open the non-tester stuff so there are a lot of things that can affect the way it looks in the end!
First of all, I love your cult products posts. I think they’re hilarious because I’m usually thinking the same thing. Glad you made an alternative recommendation to the Jergens lotion because it smells like you just went tanning and it’s just not a pleasing scent.
To be honest, I actually really like the Lash Blast mascara. Although I use it with another mascara (NARS Lengthening), I still really like it. The Great Lash mascara on the other hand…that’s a different story.
I definitely agree with number 2. While I was in high school this product has such a strong following, and the girls looked and smelt awful. One of the girls was even dripping some of it off in her sweat during a volleyball game….eeeek. I think everyone should just embrace their natural skin color, but to each his (or her) own!
Are you KIDDING me?! You’re usually right on but I disagree whole-heartedly with your rant about Great Last. I love Clinique and Mary Kay mascaras but I am never let down by Great Lash. It’s perfect for my simple make up days (the others give me very thick lashes for night or special events). It may not work for you personally but I think overall most women love Great Lash.
One thing about mascaras – I know it sounds a little weird, but brand new tubes of mascara are always weird and always a little too smudgy, at least for me. When I first bought L’OREAL Voluminous (my new fave mascara), it smudged everywhere when I put it on, clumped up, and I hated it. A few people on Twitter told me to give it a few days and now I love it – no smudges or clumps or anything.
So I’m thinking maybe that’s why some mascaras have such different reviews – if you give a mascara a few days, it often works better than it did the first time you opened it! Really not sure why, but that might explain why people have such different experiences with the same products.
I disagree with number 5. I mean, sure it’s average, but a lot of us can’t afford the $15 mascaras that are “the best.” For your money, I think Lash Blast works pretty well.
I haven’t tried the other products, but I will steer clear.
I agree with number 5. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the Lash Blast mascara smells weird.
I figured I was going to get lots of comments about Lash Blast :). It seems like a lot of people (including many of my friends) love it. I’ve found that it doesn’t really separate my eyelashes and gets all over my eyelids, even when I’m careful! It’s definitely not the worst mascara ever and I’d use it if I had nothing else (which I wouldn’t do with the other products on the list,) but it’s so… overhyped! I’m happy it works for so many of you guys, though! My puny eyelashes clearly cannot handle that particular formula
And to Carol, yes, I do have a huge thing for mascaras!
I’m not sure this article is so convincing….mostly because you only appeal to your anecdotal experience for why these products essentially suck. It would have been much more persuasive if you had perhaps cited some tests of these products that a magazine has conducted, or done your own “mini test” of these 5 products with friends/family. Or even conducted a poll among CF readers. Just some ideas for the next time.
I agree, with everything on this list except for the Maybeline Lash Blast Mascara. I LOVE mine! It has been my favorite for a while now, along with the Define-a-Lash mascara. I love the way it separates and volumizes, I never get any clumps compared to other mascaras.
Like many others, I love Cover Girl’s lash blast mascara (and frankly practically anything that has Drew Barrymore as the model for unfortunately). The major problem that I have with it is the price. As a poor art student (the lowest of the low) buying a mascara for around eight dollars is crazy talk. However, I’m really sensitive with a lot of mascara formulas. I found that the Lash Exact in the sexy purple tube is a good deal more expensive, and sure it doesn’t give me the fat lashes, but it does give me the longish slender and individual sexy lashes that I never knew that I wanted. Like Zephyr said, I hated it on the first day and it gave me these weird clumpy and spidery lashes but I put it down and used it again a week later and it has been consistently perfect.
I think the biggest problem with this list is that it has so many mascara’s- I understand you’re a fan, I couldn’t live without them as well, but mascara’s work so differently for everyone! It’s just not the right type of beauty product to write a list like this on because everyone’s lashes and what works for them are so different. What looks too thick and clumpy on someone might work wonderfully for someone else!
But I have to say, I asbolutely LOVE this concept. I think it’s definitely useful and nicely executed, but just don’t pick stuff where it’s known that it works differently for everyone, but insetad look for more general stuff that’s guaranteed to NOT work on EVERYBODY because it’s just a bad product, and not because it didn’t work so well on you (I’m just trying to give advice, sorry if I sound harsh- I really don’t mean to)
So I’d definitely like a follow-up on this, love to hear more, but try to find stuff that isn’t as extremely subjective as mascara is. An example is Garnier’s Caffeine Eye roller or whatever it’s named, that thing just sucks and with a little internet research you can find out that nearly no one sees any results with that bloody thing (but I still went out and got it, lol. My bags really drive me desperate).
I also like that you list alternatives!
Keep up the good work and good luck with future pieces!
i have to disagree with all of these except number 1. I have never tried it so I cant comment on it. But Nars orgasm and lashblast are currently my go to blush and mascara and they work absolutely awesome. If i had to use another mascara it would definitely be great lash they are two of my absolute favorite mascaras and have worked the best of any I’ve used. Maybe you just have a little trouble applying mascara? And the jergens lotion can come out orange and streaky, but if you use a moisturizer after applying the tanning lotion the color evens out and looks great!
I love the Last Blast Mascara. I’ve tried many different mascara’s, but I always come back to that one. I love the full, lengthly look it gives me. I also fell in love with the Lash Blast Luxe mascara in Platinum. It does the same thing as the Last Blast, but adds a hint of sparkle. I completely agree about the Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer. It just plain out sucks. 🙂 Good post. Who doesn’t love reading about make-up? 🙂
Fun list although I don’t agree with half of it! Lash Blast is one of my favorite mascaras! Great Lash is dreadful though! It was my first mascara when I was in the 7th grade. It would never dry and looked goopy and awful on me. I kept thinking I was doing something wrong until I bought a better mascara and realized it was a bad product.
Just a little tip to all the girls out there, if you’re curious about a product, google makeup reviews. You’ll save yourself so much money by reading reviews beforehand.
Hey! I was very surprised when i saw the great lash mascara in this list!!
Omfg!! And the orange last one i am absolutly agree!!!! I mean such a slag!!
And i wanna ask you about the Colossal mascara, you know that yellow one.
Is it cool? Should i buy it? thnx!!
Ok, so i would agree with most of the products on this list, but i have to say, I have never used a more flattering shade than NARS orgasm. heres the deal, try before you buy! of course there is going to be the occasional person that this blush doesnt work for. the good thing is, you can return the blush if it doesnt work for you, sephora will take it back!
I guess I’m just one of those people who Orgasm suits, and I’ve used it almost everyday for a few years and still am using the first one I purchased. It’s lasted so long since you don’t need to use very much of it.
However, I can’t see how you can’t like LashBlast mascara, I’ve never heard of anyone NOT liking it. As long as you wipe the top off when you use it the first few times, I’ve never heard of anyone thinking it was messy. In fact I would recommend it to everyone because it’s an inexpensive mascara that is very buildable and gives me that “false eyelash” look.
I also agree Great Lash isn’t the best, but if you use it layered over a lengthening mascara it gives good volume.
I work at CVS and NOBODY buys the Jergins lotion anymore. My sister and I were suckers for it when it first came out. Now I have found that Nivea Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs is a great product to try!
And I LOVE my lash blast mascara =[ maybe yours was a little old? It really separates my lashes really well and gives me that great “fan” effect, but everyone’s lashes are different =]
love the article this was so helpful I have been debating about getting “Orgasm” forever but now I think I will take your advice.
Please write more articles like this one and the positive one about cult products.
I love the final three! I think its hard to write what you think is the worse especially when it comes to make up because everyone’s opinion is going to be different. Some products may work for one person and not for another.
I actually love Great Lash Mascara.. so I am a bit shocked it didn’t work out for you. But that makes me wonder if maybe I should try out different ones to have something to compare it to like Beth said.
I completely agree with this list, and doubly so for the Great Lash mascara.
I think its main downfall is the brush- because the rows of bristles are so far apart your lashes sweep in between the rows and pick up big globs of mascara on the core of the brush.
As an owner of about 14 mascaras I’ve discovered those that clump least usually have bristles packed densely together.
Kudos on a great article!
Really? Great Lash? I’ve tried so many mascaras and Great Lash is my absolute favourite. It gives me great length on my lashes, doesn’t flake off during the day and comes off easily at night.
The only other product here I’ve tried is the Jergens daily moisturizer, it’s pretty gross, I agree. I haven’t tried any of the other products, although I think the vibrating mascara wand is pretty ridiculous.
I agree with some of your points in this list. Great Lash– terrible!!
But NARS Orgasm? I bought it at Sephora without even testing it, and I love it! I have fair skin, and it’s perfect on me! I guess it may not look right on people with a different skin color or tone, though.
Also, I think you may have tried a bad tube of the Lash Blast Mascara. It works really well for me and has been my favorite everyday mascara for a while. I love the waterproof version.
I have both the nars blush in orgasm and covergirl lashblast. I adore them both and use them both everyday. They’re atually 2 of my favorite beauty products. The lash blast makes my lashes the longest theyve ever been and it doesnt clump at all I absolutely love it! and Nars orgasm is such a beautiful color its the ONLY one i wear (even though I have other blushes) and its what I’ve worn for years.
I think these two definitely shouldn’t be on this list!!!
NARS orgasm blush is the best, for me and everyone I know. I can’t imagine it not working for anyone, but like everyone has said, that’s why you can try things out at Sephora :-). I don’t really know anything about drug store mascaras, and I’m super disappointed to see two of them of this list, but I agree with the recommendation under the Lacome mascara- if you’re willing to pay for an amazing mascara, buy Diorshow. It makes your lashes look perfect, but I guess there will be people who don’t like this either- talk to the girls at Sephora and try before you buy!
Perfect! I soo agree.
I used my cousin’s lash blast and it was just so average for mascara and I didn’t like the huge handle that is harder to control for me. i tried the jergens foaming version of that and it made me nice and tan but then it wore off in blotches after a week even though I was still using it! I dislike Great Lash too, I never understood why people raved over it, it’s a less than average mascara that is only good for young teens beginning to used it. I never have tried Nars Orgasm or the Lancome mascara but I never thought a vibrarting mascara would be good. I try to stick to peach blushes so idk how orgasm would work for me.
I have to disagree with #5. I truly believe this mascara is better than Diorshow even.
Another one to add to the list: Bare Escentuals. It does not even provide coverage!
It would be awesome if someone could do a review of self-tanners that do not leave a funny feeling/film on your skin after use.
Thanks!
Well, you guys have to remember that eyelashes are hair. What works for one person won’t work for another person, especially since everyone is looking for something different.
I will say that Great Lash is incredibly divisive in terms of reviews. Some people really love it, but most people hate it. It’s not a generalization. Over 3,500 people have rated it on MUA, and the average is a 2.1. Only 25% of people would buy it again–if you have an account, you can check yourself.
Either way, I guess the point is that everything works for some people, haha. But the key is to figure out what works for you.
I’ve used both the Maybelline and CoverGirl mascaras and LOVED them, no clumps ever. I’ve never used the Lancome one but I do know that Lancome Definicils does clump on me every time..
I can’t believe though that the other two mascaras are on here.. my best friend, my mom, and myself all use the CoverGirl one with fantastic results! I’ve tried so many others from Sephora and none of them even come close to making my lashes look as long and as thick.
Are you sure you’re putting your mascara on right??
I agree with most of this list wholeheartedly–I tried the lotion and ended up quite orange, to my disappointment, but I use the lashblast and love it. It may help that I have naturally long lashes and use it mostly to darken and volumize instead of lengthen, but provided it’s going on clean lashes and applied correctly, it works well for me. It’s subtle and natural looking. I also feel obligated to defend the great lash, even though it’s been a couple of years since I’ve used it. From what I remember though, it was really good for going out since it was very dark and thick.
I’ve loved these two posts and when I can bring myself to spend money on makeup again I am definitely getting the stuff from Zephyr’s post. I think a GREAT combination of this would be to do “Makeup for Your Color Season” — for some reason I am really bad about judging what looks good on me, and then I tried on a new shade of lipstick and it made my skin and my eyes look unbelievable…I had no idea makeup could do that! So yeah, please do some articles on makeup…and also what to splurge on and where it doesn’t really matter if you buy Wet-n-Wild.
You have a thing for mascaras 😀
I don´t know any of this products.. here where I live people don´t go to Sephora, because there is none >.<
I love great lash… sorry, but true…
I completely disagree about the Lash Blast. I’ve also tried tons of different mascaras and honestly, Lash Blast is better than Diorshow to me. I love it! But I do agree that Great Lash is HORRIBLE!
Kudos for posting this! I think it sparks some great discussion! Glad to read this iwas about to drop 40 bucks on LAncome. I hear their mascara’s are the BEST. BUt i have my 8 dollar tube and it was working enough but i heard AWESOME things about that mascara. Thanks so00o0o much!
Thank you so much for this post!
I feel the same way about all these products! (except I love Nars orgasm…)
The hype for Jergens and Great Lash have got to go!
I personally LOVE Great Lash mascara, but then again, I haven’t tried much else. My mom told me when I was first starting to wear makeup to always buy it, it was the best. So I always have, apart from a couple times using other people’s. I have never had any issues with it and as of now I love it, but maybe I should give some others a try to see if I’ve been missing out…
But, for all its worth, Great Lash doesn’t clump or anything on me 🙂
You are so right about Great Lash. I thought about it for a while Freshman year (in high school) after seeing it multiple times in Seventeen, so I finally got it a few months ago (I’m a Senior in high school now) & don’t like it at all. No volume or lengthening >:[
I wanted to try Lash Blast after reading so many raving reviews about it but now I’m starting to second guess it..
I think some people missed the point, that this is not the list of the worst beauty products ever, but the most overhyped, which means some of them may actually be pretty nice and suit many women, being more avarage than magazines say at the same time.
I think it’s inevitable that an article about over-hyped products will generate so much debate. However, I can see that a number of readers have contributed a good deal of advice for those interested in trying the products in question.
It’s hard to second the opinion of the author wthout wanting to suggest alternatives to the disapointing products in question, and I like that so far most of it very constructive.
I was considering forking out for NARS Orgasm myself, but I’m glad this article brought me back down to earth!
I definitely agree with number 5. Volume looked “meh” on me. I have thick eyelashes so it didn’t make much of a difference But Lash Blast Length is incredible. It makes my eyelashes really long looking.
Lash Blast is probably the best mascara I have ever used in my life. Yes, the brush could be changed a little but I find it never clumps, it doesn’t smudge and it gives me the length and volume I want in a mascara.
I usually love these kinds of posts, but I don’t really agree with your list, especially NARS Orgasm Blush and Maybelline Great Lash. As a makeup artist, these are two products I have in my freelance kit and my personal makeup kit and I reach for both time and time again.
I think what you are missing is that you are expecting these products to blow your socks off, and I have yet to find ANY product that does this. These are cult faves because women (and some men) of all ages, skin types, etc. are flattered by these products without spending a whole week’s paycheck on them.
With the blush and mascara, have I found better formulas out there for both? Of course. However, a slightly pink-peachy blush with a hint of shimmer is flattering for almost every single skintone (not everyone looks good in pinks, browns, plums, mauves, etc.). NARS does make nice products, and they just happened to hit the nail on the head with this color. With the mascaras, you do seem to have a lot of them and I’m surprised to don’t see the beautiful simplicity in Great Lash. Not everyone wants their lashes to look like they are wearing huge fake black moths are their eyes. Great Lash is affordable, easily accessible and provides very nice buildable definition to lashes of all shapes and sizes. The only times I’ve ever actually had a mascara clump on me was because either the mascara was old (anything by your eye should be discarded after a few months) or I was applying too much at a time.
Thank you for putting Great Lash here! I bought this mascara exactly because of all the raves about it. To my dismay, it gave me raccoon eyes after an hour of wearing it 🙁 And I don’t even touch my eyes when I’m wearing make-up. This mascara just won’t stay put on my lashes 🙁
I really like nars orgasm! I think it’s a great color for me. I have light skin and dark hair and eyes. i saw it in instyle once as a good color for light skin, but other blushes were recommended for other skin tones. I definitely don’t think one blush could work for everyone though. I have to agree with. It smells awful and didn’t give me any color. I have lashblast and i think it’s pretty good but I’ve used better mascaras. jergens