Disappointing Products #1

I'll start off with the Gaia Crema Ristrutturante which is basically a hair mask/ conditioner my hairdresser uses on me every time I go and get my hair chopped, styled and blow-dried. I've noticed that she used this strongly smelling thing on my hair and since my hair looks nice, smooth and shiny (read: frizz-free) every time I get back from her, I though that it might have something to do with that conditioner or mask which she was using on me. When I asked her about what it was she told me, no – raved about this hair mask. She had only nice things to say, that she recommends it to everyone and she strictly told me to get the Gaia hair conditioner in a tub – not the one in a bottle. Apparently, those two are very different. I started my hunt for this tub and soon found out that it isn't widely accessible and that it has a suspiciously low price tag. I love a good bargain but when I see that something's ridiculously cheap I start to worry a bit. Long story short – this is something that I definitely don't like. First off, the ingredient list is horrific. It's fully packed with parabens and to amounts I'm even scared to look at. Tons of alcohol and parabens. And perfume. No wonder my hair smells for 4 days after I went to my hairdresser. This mask or whatever it is is yellow and looks like vanilla pudding. What I was most surprised with is that it's so damn heavy for my hair to use on a weekly basis. My hair oils up within a day. I suppose that it's fine when she uses it on me (since I rarely visit a hairdresser) but it's not something worth spreading the word about. I'd reckon that she likes it because it's cheap, it lasts for ages due to it's thick texture but now I'm considering to bring my own hair mask when I visit her next time. I cannot recommend this because it's horrific. Rant over.

Poceti cu sa  Gaia Crema Ristrutturante sto je ustvari regenerator/ maska za kosu koju moja frizerka koristi na meni kada god odem na sisanje. Primjetila sam da koristi nesto dosta mirisljavo a posto mi je kosa u super stanju kada god napustim salon, pomislila sam kako bi mozda ova maska bila nesto vrijedno kupovine. Cim sam je upitala sta koristi pocela je sa pohvalama i rekla mi je da ovu masku svima preporucuje. I napomenula me da kupim verziju u posudi a ne boci jer su navodno dosta razlicite. Cim sam se dala u potragu skuzila sam da se tesko moze pronaci (Merkator, Interex, lokalni marketi) ali i da joj je cijena smijesno mala. Kosta neke 3-4KM. Iako volim ustediti koji novcic, cim je nesto toliko jeftino a dosta ga dodje kolicinski (500ml) – postanem sumnjicava. Ukratko, uopste mi se ova maska nije dopala. Lista sastojaka je tragicna. Maska je prepuna parabena i to u kolicinama da me naprosto strah gledati ih. Pored parabena tu je i mnogo alkohola. I parfema. Sada me ne cudi sto mi kosa mirise po 4 dana nakon sto posjetim frizerku. Ova maska ili regenerator (sta god da je) je zute boje i iznimno je gusta. Izgleda kao puding od vanilije. Ono sto me najvise iznenadilo jeste da mi jako oteza kosu i zamasti je. Ne smijem je koristiti niti jednom sedmicno. Vjerovatno je okej sto je frizerka koristila jer je rijetko posjecujem (par puta godisnje) ali uopste nije proizvod koji bih nekome preporucila da sebi nabavi. Vjerovatno joj je isplativa zbog niske cijene te sto je zbog guste teksture moze koristiti na mnogo klijenata. Iduci put nosim neku svoju masku sa sobom (da li je grozno sto razmisljam o promjeni frizerke?). Meni je ova maska naprosto grozna.

Next hair related product I didn't like is this Schwarzkopf Taft Curl Mousse. My hair is straight but during summer I like to get a bit of wave by braiding my hair before bedtime and I always put a little something to hold the wave. I wake up to a pretty wavy hair and it took almost nothing to achieve it. This mousse is one of those wet, sticky ones. It just makes my hair look oily and stringy. Instead of giving me a nice wavy texture, I had to pull my hair up in a bun for the day. When skincare is in question, I always do my research before purchasing so I rarely make a boo boo. This was the rare moment when I made a purchase on a whim. This Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit daily scrub was something I even reviewed. At the time I posted the review, it was a decent – who am I kidding? It was a meh product which made my cheeks a bit red after washing my face with it. I wish it only stopped at that. This face wash/ scrub started to sting my skin and my entire face turned up red like a red beacon. It made my skin sensitive and there's no way I'd ever let it touch my face again. I've been burned too many times with it. Get it? Burned. Oh, never mind I'm just trying to soften the blow but this is something I most certainly won't be repurchasing. Next up is the Shiseido The MakeUp Blush Duo in Pink Rose Nature. the worst blush I've ever had. And since it's a Shiseido, you know that it isn't cheap. Lovely colors as they are, I thought that the pinky blush and the highlighter would look nice on me. But the pigmentation was zero. I had to scratch the surface of the blush with not only my nails to get a tiny scrape of blush powder. Which still didn't show up on me. I even compared it to a drugstore blusher which outperformed it in every aspect (read the comparison here).

Slijedeci proizvod za kosu je Schwarzkopf Taft Curl Mousse. Inace mi je kosa ravna. Ipak, tokom ljeta volim dobiti valove tako sto navecer ispletem pletenicu i stavim neki proizvod u kosu kako bi malo odrzao oblik. To mi je uvijek bilo lagano uciniti a dobila bih jako lijepu valovitu teksturu kose. Ova pjena kosu ucini mokrom i ulijepi je. Kosa od nje izgleda masno i u onim groznim “rezancima”. Onda kada bih se njom zeznula, morala sam kosu podici u pundjicu kako bi donekle spasila stvar. Kada je njega koze u pitanju, uvijek se temeljito raspitam i informisem prije svake kupovine tako da rijetko kada pogrijesim. Ovaj sam proizvod kupila u hiru. Neutrogena Visibly Clear Ruzicasti Grejp piling za dnevnu upotrebu je cak bio recenziran. U vrijeme kada sam ga recenzirala, smatrala sam ga onako pristojnim – mozda cak i bezveze proizvodom koji mi je nekada znao izazvati crvenilo. Da je barem stao na tome. Poceo mi je prziti kozu, imala sam osjecaj da mi lice gori kada god bih ga koristila. Nece mi prici licu vise i definitivno ga ne kupujem vise. Slijedece je Shiseido The MakeUp Blush rumenilo u nijansi Pink Rose Nature. Ubjedljivo najgore rumenilo koje sam ikada imala. A posto se radi o Shiseidu znate da ga nisam jeftinom platila. Koliko god su nijanse lijepo izgledale pigmentacija je bila jedna velika nula. Morala sam povrsinu grebati prvo noktom a poslije i svim sto mi je doslo pod ruku kako bih dobila barem mrvu praha – koji se nije uopste vidio  na kozi. Cak sam ga uporedila sa jednim drogerijskim rumenilom slicnih nijansi ali koje je bolje u svakom pogledu. Poredjenje mozete pogledati ovdje.

Max Factor Pan Stick is loved and hated with the same intensity by different women. I actually loved it. Until it broke me out – severely. I got these ugly acne pustules beneath and on the skin in the exact places I applied the Pan Stick. It took ages to get rid of those. Never again Pan Stick, never again. Second Max Factor disappointing product was this Miracle Touch Creamy Blush in Soft Pink (14). I heard some good things about it but I think that I was scammed. I purchased it about two weeks before it went on this ridiculous sale. It was odd to me because the smell of the blush was a bit funky. When I started to get these tiny bumps under the surface of the skin – exactly all over my cheekbones, I knew what was to blame. I obviously got a bad one but this experience made me think that I never wish to experiment like that. Let's talk nails. Catrice nail polishes have an awesome color range but their formula sucks. They chip like crazy after only a day on my nails. Remember I'm Not A Greenager? Love the shade, hate the formula. This particular Catrice nail polish in Snow Motion (470) is a disaster of it's own. White streaky mess. It's like you have mixed chalk with water and got a paste which is all smeared over your nails. I think that sums it up nicely. Next. Manhattan  Quicky Dry 60 seconds nail polish in 81C. I got this at a sale since I usually find their nail polishes to be decent. But this seemingly summery, pastel lime hue is a mess. Extremely streaky. I won't be getting my mitts into that color again. When magnetic nails were a trend, I wanted to try it out myself and I did it with the most affordable option. Essence Nail Art Magnetics in Magic wand! (03)  is in an arguable but this nail polish simply does not work with the magnet it comes with. The magnet isn't strong either the “magnetic” formula of the nail polish isn't strong. I had to hold the magnet really close to the nails and it would often smear up. And if I did manage to hold it correctly, the pattern wasn't visible. Very frustrating.

Max Factor Pan Stick je proizvod koji jedni vole a drugi mrze. Ja sam ga voljela dok mi nije izazvao akne – i to one grozne. Na svim mjestima gdje sam ga koristila mi je izazvao upaljene akne (potkozne) ali i one sitne bubuljice. Mozete zamisliti koliko je vremena trebalo da umirim lice. Slijedeci proizvod ovog brenda koji me razocarao je Miracle Touch kremasto rumenilo u nijansi Soft Pink (14). Osjecam se prevareno jer sam kupila ovo rumenilo u cm-u otprilike 2 sedmice prije nego je bilo drasticno snizeno na 5KM. Sve mi je to bilo cudno posebno sto mi je miris bio sumnjiv od pocetka. Onda kada su mi se po obrazima pojavila sitna ispupcenja sam tek povezala stvari. Ovdje sam ja krivac i ocigledno sam kupila staro rumenilo ali vise necu eksperimentisati. Sto se lakiranja noktica tice, mogu reci da su Catrice lakovi losi. Imaju lijep izbor nijansi ali je kvalitet samog laka los. Sjecate se I'm Not A Greenager-a? Krasna boja a losa trajnost. Ali konkretno ovaj Catrice lak predstavlja posebnu kategoriju katastrofe. Catrice lak za nokte u nijansi Snow Motion (470) pruza isti efekat kao kada bi pomijesali kredu sa vodom i tom gustom pastom zamazali nokte. Mislim da je to precizan opis kako izgleda na noktima. Idemo dalje. Manhattan  Quicky Dry 60 seconds lak za nokte pod sifrom 81C. Obicno su mi Manhattan lakovi pristojni i stoga sam pomislila zasto ne kupiti jedan na snizenju. Iako se cinio kao fina ljetna nijansa te simpaticne pastelne boje limete – bio je katastrofa. Neujednaceno nanosenje i nakon 263653463 sloja. Dok su magnetne sare i lakovi bili trend pokusala sam da ga i sama isprobam. Ali da ne potrosim mnogo na tu eksperimentalnu fazu. Essence Nail Art Magnetics u nijansi Magic wand! (03) je cudne boje sam po sebi ali ono sto me izludilo je slijedece. Magnet koji se dobije u pakovanju je isuvise slab i ne daje zeljeni efekat. Ako bi magnet priblizila noktu nerijetko bih ga umrljala magnetom jer to traje jako dugo vremena i ruka se umori. Sve i kada bih citavu proceduru obavila bez greske, rezultati su bili razocaravajuci.

Sundance Sun Oil Spray with SPF6 was sticky, it simply sat on my skin and did nothing. It made my clothes stain and it was terrible. If you've ever done some shopping at iHerb you've probably got that free lip balm in your basket, didn't you? Sierra Bees Organic Tamanu & Tea tree lip balm was getting all the five stars so I got that one despite the fact I know tea tree smells strong. But this one reeks. Instead of this one, try the Organic Pomegranate one because it smells so much nicer. Chanel Mat Lumiere Matte Fluid MakeUp in Clair (02) was my biggest mistake of all mistakes when it comes to foundations. This is cakey, heavy and creates a mask. I literally felt my skin cannot breathe underneath. It didn't break me out but it made me look horrendous. And the shade is way off. Next Chanel item not worthy of its name is the Chanel Le Volume De Chanel mascara. No wonder you got half the packaging for free with a magazine – it's bloody terrible. Hands down, the worst mascara I've ever tried. It is so darn wet and stays that way for months – months, I tell you. It simply refuses to dry out. I caught myself telling it “Die you bastard, just – die”. And it still hasn't. It makes my eyes watery. It flakes off into my eyes and irritates them approx 2 hours after applying. I get it all over my lids and that never happened to me before with any mascara. I'm only sad that my good friend gave me the second sample as a present. Not meaning to be rude dear, I truly made it work for me if not because it is by Chanel, than because of you.

Sundance Sun Oil Spray sa SPF6 je bio ljepljiv, naprosto je “sjedio” na kozi i nije ucinio apsolutno nista. Uflekao mi je odjecu i nikako mi se nije dopao dok muz-puz kaze da mu je dobar. Ako ste kupovali na iHerbu sigurno ste primjetili kako se besplatno u kosaricu mogu ubaciti i ovi balzami za usne. Sierra Bees balzam za usne sa cajevcem je ocijenjen na stranici sa 5 zvjezdica pa sam ga uzela. Svjesna sam bila cinjenice da cajevac jako mirise ali na ovo me niko nije mogao pripremiti. Mirise preintenzivno i prestrasno. Umjesto njega preporucila bih njihov balzam sa narom jer je mnogo ugodnijeg mirisa. Chanel Mat Lumiere Matte Fluid MakeUp u nijansi Clair (02)je moja najveca greska kada su podloge i puderi u pitanju. Kao maska je na licu. Teska je, gusta i neprirodna podloga. Bukvalno mi koza ispod nje nije disala. Nije mi izazvala bubuljice ali je strasno izgledala na licu. Plus, nijansa mi je previse svijetla. Slijedeci Chanel proizvod koji nije dostojan imena je Chanel Le Volume De Chanel maskara. Nije ni cudo sto su je poklanjali uz casopise jer je tako grozna. Bez imalo sumnje, hladne glave mogu reci da je najgora maskara koju sam ikada imala. Toliko je mokra i ostaje tako mokra – mjesecima. Bukvalno. Jednostavno nece da se osusi. Koliko sam puta u kupatilu, iza zatvorenih vrata govorila joj “Osusi se vec jednom”. I jos uvijek nije. Oci mi od nje strasno suze. Trusi se i komadici maskare mi upadaju u oci, iritirajuci ih nakon samo 2 sata nosenja. To mi se nije desilo niti sa jednom drugom maskarom. Jedino sam tuzna zbog toga sto mi je drugo pakovanje poklonila draga prijateljica. Nisam zeljela biti drska i pokusala sam da je nosim, ako nista zbog nje ali naprosto ne ide.

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed powder in Transparent (001). Oh, the countless raves and that tiny price tag made me want it so bad. I snatched the last Transparent pan of powder with such a proud smirk on my face. First of all, how can you even get over the packaging? It's not sanitary for a lid to pop-off every time. That leaves the powder unprotected and free for germs and bacteria to attack. But let's look past this. The “transparent” shade makes me look like a ghost. It's too pale for me and the worst thing – it's so powdery and cakey. It clings to every dry area. I love many Rimmel make-up bits but not this one. Apologies to all you who like it. Artdeco Illuminating Shimmer cream in 002 looked like something perfect. A light, creamy sweep of that golden bronze to illuminate the lightly sun-kissed complexion. Yes, if only I could see it on my face. It's practically invisible on me and I'm not even tanned. Perhaps those extra pale skins can pull it off but the rest of the world I doubt that it can. It's just some pale trace of gold shimmer. And the darker hue looks like mud on me.

Rimmel Stay Matte puder u kamenu u nijansi Transparent (001). Koliko je samo bio hvaljen a bome me i niska cijena privukla pa sam sva zadovoljna sobom odsetala do kase u dm-u jer sam kupila posljednje pakovanje Transparent nijanse. Prije svega mene zanima kako da ignorisem ovako lose pakovanje? Nije higijensko jer mu se plasticni poklopac stalno otvara i spada. Puder ostaje bez barem formalne zastite i na njemu se bakterije mogu gozbiti do mile volje. Predjimo cak i preko toga. Nijansa Transparent je jako svijetla i djeluje prilicno puderasto na mom licu. Neprirodno “sjedne” na kozu i hvata se za suhe dijelove te ih izrazava. Volim mnoge Rimmel stvarcice ali ne ovaj puder. Isprike svim ljubiteljicama istog. Artdeco Illuminating Shimmer krema u nijansi 002 je djelovala kao savrsen proizvod. Lijepi lagani zlatno-bronzani iluminator koji se savrseno stapa sa blago preplanulim tenom. Da, kada bih ga barem mogla vidjeti na licu. Prakticki je nevidljiv a ove godine se uopste nisam izlagala suncu. Eventualno bi mogao biti vidljiv na izrazajno svijetlom tenu ali na ostalim tonovima koze ne. Jednostavno izgleda kao izblijedjeli trag zlatnog shimmera. A tamnija nijansa na meni izgleda kao da sam se umrljala blatom (karikiram).

Essence Stay All Day in Camp Rock (05) did not stay on my lids at all. This creased even with the Urban Decay Primer Potion underneath. It's packed with glitter which slides underneath my eyes – directly on my dark circles. Yeah, just what I wanted. Essence Kajal Pencil in All I Want (19) was my pathetic attempt of going cheap for a neutral, brightening eye pencil for the waterline. This color looks so bad – beyond words. Instead of opening the eye, it makes the waterline look dirty. Next on the menu is the Rimmel Exaggerate Waterpoof Eye Definer in Perfect Plum (220). It slides away after couple hours, leaving eyes looking all smudged – in all the wrong places. This is an old Rimmel eye pencil and I'm hoping that those Scandaleyes versions will live up to the hype. Finally, Avon's two darlings which are years and years old. The Jillian Dempsey Professional Khol in Black is everything but black. It's grey at best and is too dry to apply. Avon 8in1 Eye Palette in Water Colour is that perfect example of chalky light shades and all the remaining ones packed with eye scratching glitter. This is a reminder and the reason I felt so glad to see that they've amped things up with the new quad I reviewed here. So that's it. I hope I wasn't too hard. Below you'll see a list of product I've tried and didn't like in the past. Were we disappointed by the same products? Let me know in the comments below.

Essence Stay All Day u nijansi Camp Rock (05) mi uopste nije ostajala na kapcima. A da ne govorim kako mi se nakupljala u naborima cak i kada bih ispod nje nanijela Urban Decay Primer Potion. Puna je shimmera koji mi grebe oci i tokom dana slkizne ispod ociju te se ugnijezdi tacno na tamnim kolutovima. O da, to sam trazila. Essence Kajal olovka za oci u nijansi All I Want (19) je bio moj pateticni pokusaj da ustedim na olovci za waterline u bez boji. Ova olovka je jako, jako losa. Umjesto da “otvori” oko, zbog nje waterline izgleda prljavo. Slijedeca na meniju je Rimmel Exaggerate Waterpoof olovka za oci u nijansi Perfect Plum (220). Sklizne sa ociju u roku keks, imate smokey eye – ali na pogresnim mjestima. Ovo je ipak jedna stara olovka i nadam se da ce Scandaleyes olovke biti dobre koliko su i hvaljene. I na kraju imamo dvije stvarcice iz Avona. Jillian Dempsey Professional olovka za oci u nijansi Black je sve osim crna. U naboljem slucaju je tamno siva ali ono sto mi stvarno smeta – izrazito je suha. Avon 8in1 paleta sjena u nijansi Water Colour je savrsen primjer toga kako su prije nekog vremena njihove svijetle sjene bile kredaste a ostale prepune shimmera. Zato mi je i drago sto su dosta stvari popravili novim quad sjenama koje sam recenzirala ovdje. I to je to. Nadam se da nisam bila isuvise stroga. Ispod se nalazi lista stvarcica koje sam nekada ranije koristila ali mi se nisu dopale. Da li su nas razocarale isti proizvodi? Javite mi u komentarima, bas sam radoznala.

Disappointing products in the past:

• Maybelline Fit Me Foundation (too orangey shades for my liking)
• L'Oreal True Match Foundation (too dry during winter when I used it)
• Givenchy Photo'Perfection Fluid Foundation (looks like I have nothing on + 25ml! really Givenchy?)
• Nivea Black & White Roll-On Deodorant (only deodorant that made me stink while my friend loved it)
• Vaseline (it's terrible for my lips, makes them even drier after use)
• Clean & Clear Astringent toners (actually gave me pimples years ago)
• Lush Jungle Solid conditioner (the worst product from Lush I've ever tried, does nothing)
• Razors with 2 blades (brand is irrelevant, those 2 blades give me ingrown hair and bumps all over my legs)
• Balea Sensitive Roll-On Deodorant (doesn't neutralize sweat – at all)
• Alverde deodorants (they all smell pretty bad)

Razocaravajuci proizvodi iz proslosti:

• Maybelline Fit Me podloga (sve mi nijanse previse djeluju narandzasto)
• L'Oreal True Match podloga (koristila sam je tokom zime i bila mi je dosta suha)
• Givenchy Photo'Perfection Fluid podloga (kao da nista nisam imala na licu, slabo prekrivanje + sta je sa pakovanjem od 25ml??)
• Nivea Black & White roll-on dezodorans ( jedini sa kojim nisam uopste mirisala, cak suprotno a opet znam da je jednoj prijateljici dobar)
• Vazelin (grozno mi djeluje na usne, nakon koristenja mi budu jako isusene)
• Clean & Clear tonici za lice (upravo sam od njih dobila prve bubuljice)
• Lush Jungle kruti regenerator za kosu (najlosiji proizvod iz Lusha koji sam ikada isprobala)
• Brijaci sa 2 britvice (brend nije bitan, ali ako brijac ima 2 britvice odmah dolazi do urastanja dlacica i dobijem sitne kvrzice ispod koze)
• Balea Sensitive Roll-On dezodorans (uopste ne neutralizira znojenje, mirisom ni pojavom)
• Alverde dezodoransi (redom svi grozno mirisu)