Even though I love shopping at department stores, there's nothing like getting a quick (and cheap!) fix by going to my local drugstore, Wal-Mart, or Target, to satisfy my addiction. Since I was out of toilet paper and diapers ( for my son, not me!) I decided to haul my butt to Wal-Mart. As I was casually browsing through the makeup section for nothing in particular, one brand caught my eye-Hard Candy. I had totally forgotten that they sold it at Wal Mart! Being a Hard Candy virgin and never having had access to a place that sold it, I thought I should try these products out, especially since I had been coveting this brand since I was a teenager (I also picked up some St. Ives Apricot face scrub, my favorite, some more cotton squares, and a face buffing sponge). It was sooo hard to choose just a few items because there were quite a few that I wanted to buy, but in the end, I chose their Curl Up & Dye Lash Curling Mascara in Late Night (teal green), Ginormous Lash Volumizing Mascara in Mudslide (chocolate brown), and Walk the Line Liquid Eyeliner in Flip Side (metallic navy blue).
Curl Up & Dye Lash Curling Mascara
Ginormous Lash Volumizing Mascara
Walk the Line Liquid Liner
So what do I think of these products? Well, let's just say I'm glad I didn't pay very much for them. Man, am I disappointed! Despite the cute packaging, these products are not very good. I can't speak for everyone of course, but I found them to be very watery, especially the blue liner and the green mascara. Both the mascaras didn't even show up on my lashes and they barely did anything to enhance them; no curl, no volumizing, no color, although the brown one did lengthen them a bit. The blue liner was a gorgeous shade, but it was so watery it was hard to apply and after applying several layers, my eyes just felt sticky. I hate to waste these, so I am trying to think of a way to salvage them. Oh well, lesson learned.........although I'm tempted to test out their other products that aren't liquid :P Stay tuned.......
14 comments:
hmmm, good to know. but they look so cute! too bad...well, lesson learned, brand names aren't always the best! :D
the liquid eyeliner looks really neat! i had no clue wal mart had hard candy! :love:
i am so bummed, all the packages were sooo cute and it took me forever to choose them! but maybe their other products are better, like their eyeshadows and stuff. you should see if your wal mart carries it
nice! i will definatly check. good thing i have one up the road from my house! :D
fashionista,
I know! i had read about it somewhere awhile ago but i had totally forgotten about it! I used to always want Hard Candy when I was younger....hopefully there other products are better. At least the packaging is cute :)
lucky, i have to drive about 20 minutes to get to mine!
so true. and packaging helps sell it to me. :D i usually tend to buy stuff that i like the design of it or whatever! sometimes it doesnt turn out but it is a good sell point!
omg, i totally know what you mean! like i will totally buy something that has the exact same ingredients as the generic store version, just because the packaging is cuter! it's kinda dumb too, bc most of the time i'm the only one who actually sees or uses the product :P
true true but whatever makes you feel better! :D sephora is my downfall! everything is cute in there!
oh god, i love sephora! i only wish i had one here! the closest one is about an hour away :( i would love to work at a sephora, i hear they get TONS of free makeup and products, plus they know when new products are coming out....lucky!
that sounds amazing! my sephora is about a half an hour. and my truck is pretty hard on gas so i only go there a few times a year. but its always nice when i go!
definitely nice....:) did you see my other post about the contest they're having? i guess you can win a free shopping spree-that would be awesome! i entered, but i seriously doubt i'd get that lucky!
haha i did! if only i could win. i would be in heaven!
yeah....a makeup heaven!
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