Products I Wish I Never Bought

You would think by 6 months old certain little someone would at least be sleeping for longer stretches through the night if not for the full night ... but of course mine still wakes up frequently. There are bad nights (2-3 times a night) and there are worst nights (4-5 times a night). I've already told myself that I will tolerate this for a year, and after that -- RETURN TO SENDER! I'm requesting a full refund!

Sigh.

Speaking of things I can't return, here are some items that I wish I never wasted my money on:

1. L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in Carbon Black
Fail! Totally fallible and smudges within the hour ... and this is with eye primer too. It does have a very creamy texture though and smokes out easily. If you usually don't have issues with eyeliners smudging on you, this may not be a fail.

2. NYX Slide on, Glide on, Stay on & Definitely a Turn on Waterproof Eyeliner in Brown Perfection
As if having a long title would guarantee its longevity. Also smudged, but took a little longer than the Infallible eyeliner.

3. Cover Girl Professional Super Thick Lash Mascara in Very Black
The one thing I look for in a mascara is to keep my lashes curled. All mascaras, no matter how crappy, will give some definition (and by definition I mean darkening your lashes to the extent where there's a difference between not wearing mascara and wearing it) but not all mascaras can keep your carefully curled lashes curled. Maybe it's because this one is not waterproof, but this did not hold my curls.

4. L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Crayon Concealer in W1-W2
The only areas I use this for are around my nose and on my chin. It left patchy dry spots. Not impressed.

5. Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory
Again, I found this too drying. If you have oily skin, maybe it will work for you. It gives a great sheen for a healthy glowy skin look. 

6. Schwarzkopf Osis+ Body Me Volume Bodifying Volume Serum
In my quest to achieving big, voluminous hair, I've tried many products and this is one of them. It did not give me the much wanted big hair (hello, Carrie Underwood!), but instead left it feeling weighed down and flat.

7. Schwarzkopf got2b Fat-tastic Instant Collagen Infusion Thickening Plumping Mousse
Just realized this is the same brand as #6! DOH! No wonder it did no plumping.

8. Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe and Too Cool
Despite the rave reviews on YouTube, these products did not impress me. I found them too dry to work with. I always have to rub my lids really hard to blend them in.

9. Revlon Colorstay Eyeshadow in Siren
I love the colours but find the shadow too crumbly.

10. Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo in Dark Brown
I initially loved using this because it was so easy to swipe on, but found later on that it just didn't look as "natural" as I would like. Of course, how natural can drawn on eyebrows really get? Just trust me when I say it was more "unnatural" than the other pencils I've tried. It was just too filled in. With pencil you can feather the strokes and make it look more hair like.

11. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box
I don't know what I was thinking when I purchased this palette years ago. To this day it remains mostly untouched. I find that I prefer jumbo eyeshadow pencils because they're much easier to put on and I can blend with my fingers.

12. Maybelline Lipstick in Born With It
I wanted a pretty pink lipstick but this one looked purple on me. Yuck.

By the way, I would never give up any of my babies so don't even think about it! I worked hard getting them out and I'm bloody well going to keep them. The little one is teething right now which may be one of the reasons why she's not sleeping well at night. Being sleep deprived and dealing with fussy children during the day is taking a toll on my tender sensibilities. When my husband came home asking me why I'm in such a bad mood, I almost snapped his head off. Ugh! Grrr!