I honestly just feel like I'm spraying water on my face when I use this. It doesn't make my makeup stay in place at all. It says put for a little longer without using the setting spray, I feel it just makes everything more susceptible to slip and slide around. Really not a fan of this one!

Next up is the BareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation - £27, BareMinerals.

For the price I paid for this foundation, I should love it and never want to leave it. I don't. It is unbelievably drying and the consultant who sold this to me didn't match me with the right colour, however put their loose powder over the top which made me think it was the right colour when I looked at the final result, which is another reason I'm not a fan. Considering the word 'brightening' appears as one of their selling points, it is one of the dullest and lifeless foundations I've ever put on my skin. No matter what I try, it goes horrifically patchy and I'm quite upset with myself that I wasted nearly £30 on this product.

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick (11 - So Hap'pink) - £8.99, Superdrug.

Now, Bourjois is a company that I adore, their Healthy Mix Foundation is out of this world and will forever be my go-to. It's just such a shame that the same can't be said for their Rouge Edition Velvet lipsticks.

I originally went to Boots, last minute, on a Saturday afternoon desperately looking for a pink liquid lipstick. One of the sales assistant in Boots pointed me to this saying it was a lovely, matt liquid lipstick. When I got home and tried it on with my makeup, I was so cross because it just wouldn't dry! Anyway, after some researching, I realised it wasn't in fact a liquid lipstick at all, it was just a regular lipstick. Didn't I feel foolish! After going back to it with the mind set of 'it's a regular lipstick', and the words 'non-drying' and 'matt' (selling points of the lipstick) I tried it again. It is definitely non-drying, however it's not matt in the slightest. It's very shiny and sticky and pretty much unwearable - it doesn't set or dry, it just remains 'in between'. Although the colour is lovely, and I think if they did make this into a liquid lipstick, I would definitely buy it, I just can't seem to agree with this particular product!

Benefit High Beam Liquid Highlighter - £19.50, Benefit

This pinky highlighter is meant to give you the effect of a glow from within. I'm not sure how anyone else feels about it, but for me, it does not do that. Instead, what High Beam gives me is an unnatural streak of pink across my cheekbones. It is not a flattering look. I think as a highlighter, Benefit have got the formula right, I'm just not a fan of the colour at all. 

Another Benefit product up next... Benefit Hoola Ultra Plush Lip Gloss - £14.50, Benefit.

I am a massive fan of the Hoola line, the bronzer is to die for, however the lip gloss just lets it all down. The colour that it produces is barely anything and it lasts on your lips for about 5 minutes. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, it's more like 10 minutes really. One of the most disappointing products in my opinion. 

I was really excited at the prospect of trying my next product - L'Oréal True Match Foundation - £9.99, Boots. 

L'Oréal Paris Colour Rich Extraordinaire (304 Rouge - I think?!) - £8.99, Boots.

This is another one that I stupidly though was a liquid lipstick! Oh, how naive! The colour is.. okay? Certainly not "intesnse" like it is claimed by L'Oréal. But it is definitely not how it looks on the tube. Another thing that I dislike about this product is the packaging. If I hadn't remembered it was a L'Oréal product, I'd never have known because not anywhere on the packaging (that I can see) does it say the brand, the name of the product or the shade of the product. Bit presumptuous there, L'Oréal. Again with this shiny lip product, it's just too sticky to be practical, it doesn't dry or set. If this was a liquid lipstick and there was no shine or stickiness then I would seriously reconsider my opinion, but until that time, sorry, L'Oréal!

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - £29, FeelUnique.

Thankfully, I didn't purchase this product per se, however I received it in a monthly Birchbox subscription box. As a primer, this product doesn't actually do much at all. It doesn't make my makeup stay put for longer and it doesn't help it apply easier either. And for such a high-end, expensive product, I'd expect the packaging to be a little more durable...

We all knew MAC would feature in this blog post somewhere, didn't we? Not only is this foundation far too dark and orange for my skin tone - the MAC girl asked me, "Do you like your foundation warm or a lot warmer than your skin tone?" Err, I like my foundation skin colour, please? It is also extremely heavy and 'cakey' on my skin. I can't wear this without suffering a massive, painful breakout the next day. Nobody needs this kind of stuff on their skin!

Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara (Intense Black) - £7.99, Boots

I was expecting big things from this mascara, as I have previously adored all the previous Maybelline mascaras, but this is just such a let down. The brush hardly holds any product and it doesn't make my lashes look black black like the colour implies. It seems very drying and doesn't dispense much mascara onto my actual lashes. Not one for me, unfortunately.

Benefit Posie Tint Lip & Cheek Stain - £24.50, Benefit.

This may be one of the biggest regrets on my list!!!! The idea is good, although the end result is 3 poppy coloured dots on my cheeks and it looks ridiculous. As soon as this stuff touches my skin, it is dry. There is no chance at all of being able to blend this out, and once it's on, it does not budge. Nothing will remove it. Really dislike this product.

My next product is Gerard Cosmetics Hydra Matt Liquid Lipstick (Ruby Slipper) - £11.50, Beauty Bay.

I bought this along with Manny MUA's x Gerard Cosmetics liquid lipstick in the shade 'Serenity'. I love Serenity, it is one of my favourite liquid lipsticks. I just don't feel the same about Ruby Slipper. The formula seems completely different and I could easily believe they are from two separate brands. I didn't even bother watching this on my hand because it's far too much hassle to try and get it off - which is impossible!!!! It dispenses unevenly and it is pretty much unwearable.

Last but not least... L'Oréal Telescopic Mascara - £10.99, Boots.

This mascara is good and it definitely give your lashes a lengthening effect and adds plenty of volume, after the mascara is dry is when it goes wrong. It leaves lashes clumpy and very dry to the point it almost hurts when trying to remove the mascara as it sticks very closely the the lashes. I would avoid this mascara in future.

I hope you enjoyed my post about the products I regret buying!

Thanks for reading,

*Please note that this post obviously was not sponsored by any of the brands or companies mentioned.*