Love/Hate Relationships.

When I really, really love something, I never let it out of my sight.

When I really, really hate something, I trash it.

When I just kind of dislike something or I find myself not giving it enough love, I sell it.

And when I just can't decide, I include it in a post entitled Love/Hate Relationships.

Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush

NP Set Lipstick in Denver

MAC Lipglass in Florabundance

NARS Sheer Glow

MAC Studio Finish Concealer

Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush

I love this brush so much because it's fluffier than my MAC 224 and does a fantastic job at buffing in under-eye concealer and setting it with Bare Minerals Well-Rested. However, I'm surprised it has any bristles left considering how many it decides to leave behind on my face after each use.

MAC Studio Finish Concealer

See those hairs? I have the Sigma E40 to thank for that one. I love this concealer because it provides fantastic coverage (a necessity when dealing with acne scarring), but it can often have a tendency to look really cakey and highlight dry spots if you're not careful.

NARS Sheer Glow

I like the satin finish and oil-controlling properties I get from Sheer Glow, but I can't help but wonder each time I use it why it tends to separate and look ultra-cakey around my mouth and chin area.

MAC Lipglass in Florabundance

Florabundance is such a pretty pale pinky-peach color and I usually get along fine with MAC lipglasses and their stickiness, but with Florabundance I always get this disgusting build-up of sticky lipgloss around the inner rim of my mouth. Even hours later when the lipgloss has worn off, the rim of lipgloss build-up that was created and left behind is still conveniently intact. If my description made it sound disgusting to you, it's because it is. I never wear Florabundance any more because of it :(

NP Set Lipstick in Denver

For my early, early followers, you may remember my post about this lipstick a long time ago. My qualms remain the same, unfortunately. Denver is one of my all-time favorite nude lipsticks - the perfect glossy, pink-nude. The issue, aside from the fact that the lipstick itself is loose at the base and moves around violently when applying directly from the tube despite having never been melted, is that the wear time is like 3 minutes. That may or may not be a slight exaggeration, but it's probably the shortest wearing lipstick I own.

Any suggestions on how I can deal with the issues I have with these products or any love/hate relationships of your own that you'd like to share?


Disclaimer: The Sigma brush was sent to me free of charge for review purposes only. I am not affiliated with this company, nor am I getting paid for featuring it on my blog. The opinions expressed in this post are honest and based solely on my own experience with the product(s).