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May 2012 Favorites and Regrets

Although I like doing single product reviews, it is exhausting and time consuming to come up with such detailed posts for just one product. I mean how much can I go on and on about just one product. So I'm liking these monthly faves posts where I can talk about a lot of products altogether in one single post. 


This month, I do not have any new favorites in other categories like tv/movies, etc. If I did have any, they were repeats from the previous month so I did not include them again here. The products I have reviewed previously are all linked, and for those I didn't, I've written a short review of why I did or didn't like them.

Beauty and makeup favorites this month: 

Avon Imari Seduction Roll-On Antiperspirant Deodorant
Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter 001 Pink Truffle
Nivea A Kiss of Moisture lip balm: A very basic and boring lip balm but it works. Does anyone really not like the Nivea lip balms?
Wet n Wild MegaLast Lip Color 906D Wine Room
NYC Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat
Wet n Wild MegaLast Nail Color 218A I Need A Refresh-Mint
Beauty and makeup regrets I wasn't impressed with or totally hated this month:

Brash for Payless Fruity Lip Syrup Wild Grape: This lip gloss is too watery, doesn't even last an hour, and even less if you are eating. It almost has no tint and no shine. It smells good but that doesn't last either. Overall it's useless and feels like toy makeup. Serves me right for buying lipgloss from Payless of all places.

Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette: I really want to love this palette for the colors but the eyeshadows are chalky and it's very hard to get the pigment or to blend. I tried too hard and it ended up irritating my eyelids. I can make the blushes work somehow but really the pigmentation is not the best and also doesn't last long.

Aveeno Active Naturals Continuous Protection Sunblock Lotion Face SPF 30: I don't know why they say it's for the face but it felt thick and heavy on my face so I ended up using it on my hands and legs. It was OK as a body sunscreen but I was really looking for something good for the face and this was not it.

Covergirl Queen Collection Eyelash curler: This was too big for my eyes and I kept pressing on my eyelids along with lashes. It was painful and annoying to use it. But most eyelash curlers are like this and I think I'm not going to buy them anymore. I feel like they're one useless tool that really doesn't do much, at least not for me.

NYX Soft matte lip creams: I bought a couple of these and don't understand why the hell are these so hyped. First of all, they have a weird smell, and they are very drying. Once completely dry they emphasize the dryness even more. They tint lips and are a little hard to remove. Also, most colors they have don't suit my skin tone.

ELF Essential Lipstick Seductive: ELF has good lip glosses but the essential lipsticks are just not good. They are streaky and ball up on the lips which I find is very weird. I never knew lipstick worked like that. It also had a plastic-like smell.

Hair and care silk n shine hair gel: I got this from India since a cousin suggested it but whenever I used it my scalp felt itchy. And I did not apply it to my scalp, I just used it to tame the frizz down on my hair. It however did make my hair tangle free and smooth to comb.

CVS Cleansing and Makeup Remover Towelettes: These are so dry and they irritated my skin. They didn't even do a good job of removing makeup.

Phew! I'm tired. I hope you liked this post. Let me know about your faves and fails in the comments below.
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