I mentioned in my last Faves From the Boxes post that I wanted to share some items that I wasn’t a fan of from my subscription boxes. Usually, if I get an item I know I’m not going to use I pass it along to my friends, family or donate them. Sometimes, I’m intrigued by the item and try it and it doesn’t live up to my expectations. Below are a few that didn’t work out for me.
BareMinerals Face Perfecting Brush
Received in BoxyCharm September 2017
I used this brush quite a bit in the beginning and liked it. I would pump a bit of my foundation into the dip in the centre and blend it over my face. The brush was dense but still soft and I thought it did a good job of applying foundation to my face. That was until I got a bit closer to the mirror and noticed the terrible amount of streak it left. It really just moved product around and I didn’t like the finish it left. The one way I could get it to perform better is if I continued to blend or followed it up with my beauty blender. Now if I’ve got to grab another application tool to make this work, then I’m out!
It’s too bad it didn’t work out for me because the idea behind the brush was really good. I will try this with my mineral foundation and see if it’s better (it is a BareMinerals product after all) but for liquid foundation it’s a no go.
South Mane Beauty Under Eye Gels
Received in BoxyCharm March 2018
The moment I tried these I did not like them! This came in a pack of three so I decided to give it a second shot, but still, it was awful. It has a very uncomfortable tingle and after I removed the gel I felt like it accentuated my dark circles.
Now, there may be an ingredient in this that I’m unaware I’m sensitive to but it just didn’t do what it claims to do on me. If you have sensitive skin, I would not recommend this product.
Laritzy Cosmetics Silicone Makeup Blender
Received in Topbox November 2017
Now I knew I didn’t like these style blenders. I had one from Amazon and it just smeared my foundation everywhere on my face. However, when reading the description of the Laritzy blender they suggested using it to blend skincare products and I thought maybe it could be better for that. I tried it on and off for a few weeks with my skincare and I felt the same way I did about foundation. It really didn’t help spread the skincare and it would just sit on top of my face and didn’t feel like it aided with anything.
I’m much better off using my fingers and gently tapping products in. I also thought this might be good for spreading around clay masks but it was terrible for that, it left everything in a streak. I really don’t know what would be best used for these blenders!
My Thoughts
I know not everything will always work for me and I did try to make the items above work. I’m sure someone is probably really enjoying these products and that’s good because I’m sure it’s what the brands intended.
Have you tried any of the items above? If you get subscription boxes what are some items you’ve received that you did not enjoy?
Lots of love,
Dal
littlebeautyloves 
The silicone ‘sponge’ (if you can call them that) is an interesting concept. I’m not surprised most bloggers I know that have tried them aren’t a fan. Do you wet them like a Beauty Blender? I imagine they’d be ok at slathering product on but I don’t see how they’d blend haha.
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They really aren’t my favourite item to apply makeup. You don’t need to wet it like traditional sponges. I’d just suggest getting a sponge – the one from L’Oreal I reviewed a few weeks ago is much, much better š
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I threw out the Laritzy blender. I tried it twice and found it useless. Some people love it though so I guess it’s a preference. It just smeared my makeup around as well. I used my finger which worked much better lol!
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I thought the same thing! I’m much better off using my fingers than the blender. Glad I wasn’t the only one who didn’t like it. I am curious how some people are able to get it to work on themselves.
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