Did Not Get the McMommy Seal of Approval.

I've done some posts in the past about products I really enjoy or recommend. But I've run into a string of bad luck lately with new products I've bought and tried.....and decided I should share my feelings on these with you too.


Now remember.....these are just my humble opinions of the products and my truthful experiences with them. I am only speaking for myself. Hopefully if you've tried them, you've had better luck.


First up: Olay Mascara + Make Up Remover
This was on sale at Target and so I thought I'd give it a try. Plus I like the way they said it would remove "even the heaviest makeup" and was a "no-rinse formula".


My take?

Gross. Too creamy and slimey for my liking. There was no way this was "no rinse". Even when I used a separate cleanser afterwards, I still felt like there was a layer of grease on my face. All this washing and re-washing was too time consuming for me. If anything, I want to streamline my face washing/make up removing at night....not make it longer!!



Next: Lash Stiletto Mascara by Maybelline



I'm a sucker for advertising, I guess. I bought it because I loved the ad, the packaging (the mascara bottle looks like a high heel...how fun!), the name of the mascara....it was hot. And I wanted hot stiletto lashes.


My take?

HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! I've never used such a wimpy mascara in my life. I might as well just dipped my mascara brush in water...because it truly didn't even look like I was wearing anything on my lashes. So I put on my stilettos and kicked it to the garbage.





Next: Aveeno 70 SPF for the Face



I bought this sunblock before we went to Texas because I knew I would be spending alot of time in the sun. I've always loved Aveeno products and liked the fact that this one was formulated specifically for the face and had an SPF of 70.


My Take?

I put it on and noticed a tingling sensation happening on my face, but I didn't pay much attention to it because McDaddy was waiting for me out on the boat.

Then next day, I put it on again, more tingling...almost a burning sensation. Hmmm....that's weird.

The next day, my face was super dry and looked like I had a rash.
I stopped using it immediately.


Even stranger? I'm not the only one this happened to!
Turns out my neighbor bought the exact same sunblock. She used it on her chest and on her son's face.....both of them broke out into a rash. It makes me wonder if this was a bad batch of sunscreen or maybe there is something in it that people are allergic to?

I don't know, but my $10 bottle is in the garbage.
What a waste of good Happy Meal money.



Is there anything you have used lately that you don't recommend?


p.s. FIVE $50 gift cards up for grabs at my giveaway blog, McMommy and Me! And the gift cards are for something I actually really, really liked and was impressed with...as compared to the flops in the post up above!