Products NOT Worth The Hype

I'm not often a negative nancy on duggydimples but on occasion I come across some pretty disappointing products and I think they are just as - if not more - important to know about.


I've talked about La Roche-Posay's Effaclar Duo a few times and I felt so mixed about it for a long
time. I wanted to love it but it just didn't work with my skin. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was causing more breakouts rather than reducing them (which - if we're honest - is its claim to fame). For some it seems to work wonders and for others it wreaks havoc, sadly I'm the latter.

I'm a huge fan of the L'Oreal Superliner so I picked up their Superliner 'Blockbuster' under the impression that I'd love this too. Boy, was I wrong. The thicker nib isn't the best to work with and the colour payoff is rubbish. It doesn't come out black in the slightest - more of a grey shade.

I think the product I'm most disappointed with is the infamous NYX 'Taupe' Blush - donned the ultimate contour shade for pale skin. I'm pretty sure I received a dodgy one as I seem to be the only person that doesn't like it! The pigmentation is dreadful, no matter how hard I try to pick some of the product up it just doesn't payoff. I picked up another NYX blush in the shade 'Red' at the same time and it's quite the opposite - its super pigmented so you only need the tiniest bit for great colour payoff. Strange huh?