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The Beauty Breakdown · May 28, 2015

Korean Beauty FAILS! Skincare and Makeup Products I Regret Buying

We’ve all been there. You get caught up in the hype surrounding a particular beauty product and know you must have it. You spend your hard-earned money and take the plunge! However, to your dismay, the product SUCKS.

Well, I’m no stranger to that feeling. Since I review and try a lot of different Korean beauty products, there are bound to be some I don’t like or feel was over-hyped. Here are some of those products that I wish I could go back in time and persuade myself to not buy!

*Disclaimer: All of these are my own opinions. I understand there are people who might love these products, but they just didn’t work for me… no hard feelings, yeah? ;)*

Let’s get to the breakdown of products I regret buying…

I bought this when I was in Seoul, Korea. I was really into the whole “peeling gel” thing because I thought it was such a neat idea! Something that would exfoliate your skin and remove all the dead cells without being too abrasive? Sounds great! I saw this in Nature Republic and saw how cheap they were (around $4!) so I snatched them up without a second thought. Unfortunately, these Skin Smoothing Apple and Lemon Peeling Gels are not even worth the couple bucks I spent on them. They don’t remove any dead cells, they smell AWFUL and they just don’t work.

I know, I know… I should’ve known these were too gimmicky to be true. Luckily, I received these in a Mask Maven Box, so I didn’t actually buy them. But these Tony Moly Red Cheeks Girl’s Patch are just silly, in my opinion. They are too slimy, slide right off your face, and don’t have any lasting effects. Fun yes, effective no.

You can pick up capsule packs like this at pretty much every road shop in Korea! I love the idea behind these because you can try different skincare masks without committing to buying a full size. Why don’t we have this in the United States?! Anyways, these It’s Skin Todak Todak Capsule Packs didn’t do anything for my skin.

Now I know some people like this Holika Holika Pro Beauty Bloody Oil Tint. Mine is in the shade “Vampire Kiss“. The concept behind this is it’s supposed to be a moisturizing lip tint that doesn’t dry out your lips. At first, I liked this and the shade itself. But then….something weird happened. One day, I picked it up to use it and noticed it looked weird. I shook it and noticed it wasn’t mixing together! I was so confused because before, it mixed together perfectly. I opened it and noticed it had a really ODD smell. Yuck. It smelled like a dirty mop. haha. I don’t know if it’s just mine but I couldn’t even bring myself to use this. It looked gross and smelled gross. Sad thing is is that I’ve only had this for a couple months. It shouldn’t be bad already! Let me know if you had this same issue 🙁

 

You can see the “chunks” in it…like it doesn’t mix together anymore!

This is kind of silly. But the reason why I’m including these hair velcro things from SkinFood is because they don’t hold my hair back when I’m doing my makeup! My hair is too thick and when I use these to pull my bangs back, they slowly migrate back towards my face. Not very helpful when I’m trying to apply my foundation without getting it in my hair.

Another thing that is super hyped in the Korean Beauty World is the concept of cushion products. Cushion foundation, cushion blushers, cushion eyeshadows… you name it! There’s a cushion version for everything. I saw this Lock N’ Summer Cushion Eyeliner at Etude House and thought “Wow, how great! It’s so portable!”. Well, I used this thing maybe once and then the next time I went to use it, it was all dried up! So sad. And yes, I had the lid on tight! I think the actual eyeliner formula was just to dry and this was more of a gimmicky product than actually functional 🙁

 

These Dr. Mascara Fixer Mascara Primers from Etude House are well-loved by many. But these just didn’t work for my eyelashes. I don’t have “Asian” eyelashes (meaning pretty straight, short eyelashes) but I don’t have great eyelashes either. Either way, these mascara primers were hard to work with for me and almost made mascara application harder for me.

Finally, I did mention the Berrisom Tattoo Lip Tint Pack in my video! I know this one is SUPER controversial… so you’ll have to watch the video to see why it didn’t work for me and why I don’t like it! 😀

Well that’s it! I’m sure I’ll encounter more products I don’t like as I try more, so don’t forget to subscribe to my channel, The Beauty Breakdown, to get updates on when I add new videos, content, etc! Let me know what you think and products you didn’t care for so I can avoid them at all costs! haha.

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Morgan

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How special is this?! Not only do I love the color How special is this?! Not only do I love the colors and painting style, but it’s of my most special angel boy @buddythepyreneespup 🐶 This amazing painting is by the talented @myfacestory ❤️ A big thank you to @banishacnescars for commissioning this beautiful gift for me. Swipe to see the original picture that this painting is based off of!
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Fresh and dewy for the wintertime!❄️Not only i Fresh and dewy for the wintertime!❄️Not only is the @urbandecaycosmetics Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator lightweight and glowy, but it gives my dry skin the additional hydration it needs! 💧To see it in action and the rest of this makeup look, check out my tutorial on IGTV!What's your favorite makeup look to wear during the wintertime? #urbandecaypartner #LOTD #FOTD #wintermakeup #TheBeautyBreakdown #UrbanDecay #Hydromaniac
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I hope you guys all had a wonderful holiday season and a safe and happy new year! I took a little break but I’m ready to hit the ground running this year. I’m even working on a second YouTube channel! Do you feel prepared for 2021?
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