Worst Make Up Brands

Jan 5, 2012

Adriana L.

this will help people know what kind of make up brands they need to stay alway from & why.

Jan 6, 2012

Cassandra C.

covergirl. everything i have gotten from them has sucked.....loreal as well. very few products work for me. 

Jan 6, 2012

Ariane C.

covergirl for sure. they test on animals and make horrible quality products. i feel like essie is hit and miss as well. if you like sheer pinks, then great. but i find almost all of their polishes to be streaky and not worth the high price.

Jan 6, 2012

Adriana L.

Yeah covergirl sucks ..maybelline is close to covergirl 

Jan 6, 2012

Drea L.

Covergirl except their Lashblast which is my HG.

Jan 7, 2012

Amy P.

yeah covergirl and for me maybelline

Jan 7, 2012

Sarah C.

covergirl, color workshop, nyc,donna michelle, la colors 

Jan 7, 2012

Josette S.

This is one of those topics that's hard to narrow down since beauty products don't work out the same way for everyone. A lot of people go bananas over e.l.f., but I've tried a ton of their stuff hoping that it would be great since it's so cheap and gets a lot of rave reviews and literally NOTHING from that brand has remotely impressed me. CoverGirl and NYC don't work for me either. Smashbox eye shadows are probably the worst for me and their lip products are pretty run of the mill, I would never pay full price for anything from that line.  

Jan 7, 2012

Minjee Y.

In my opinion I think maybelline and covergirl SUCK...

Jan 7, 2012

Xin T.

covergirl. not only is the packaging bad because it breaks and is ugly the makeup itself is bad quality and wears off fast. plus, the foundations are terrible. i bought a "ivory" one for a lady gaga costume and it was waaaay to dark for the ivory color. it was almost honey with orange undertone.. uhg!!!

Jan 7, 2012

Sarah C.

Hard Candy has probably been my favorite drug store brand, followed by essence

Jan 7, 2012

Arie C.

I hate NYC. Their eyeliners are terrible, and always make my eyes sore. The only product i've tried and found half way decent was their liquid liner. Also I'm not a fan of covergirl, I really only like Lash Blast.

I absolutely love Maybelline, Hard Candy, and Revlon as far as drugstore brands go. Also Prestige and L.A Splash.

Jan 8, 2012

Isabella C.

I don't like Rimmel London or Almay there's a few products from CG that I love but some are a miss...

Jan 8, 2012

Drea L.

I agree with NYC - except their translucent pressed powder. It reminded me of MAC's blot powder.

Jan 8, 2012

Noelle M.

covergirl, their foundations always go pink on me not even like a nice pink either.. like a salmon pink and it gives me one of those mask line things. And L'oreal, there are very few things that have ever given me an allergic reaction, and their foundation does, that has never happened before. My best friend also had the same reaction with l'oreal.

Jan 8, 2012

Grace M.

Covergirl, Maybeline, Loreal, Rimmel, NYC, and The Color Workshop. I don't like Covergirl's products, they aren't new, and poorly packaged. Other drugstore brands are more on top of things. Maybeline has never worked for anyone I know, and has gimmicky products. Loreal is the biggest animal test offender and has products that smell horrible, and are often gimmicky. Rimmel has 3 foundation shades, and all formula's are orange based and cakey. NYC, you get what you paid for, but Wet N' Wild is far superior. The Color Workshop has no pigmentation. Not worth the money.

Jan 9, 2012

Ashley G.

I think it's really weird that a lot of people don't like Smashbox, it was one of the first makeup lines I've ever used and I still love it. When I used to buy Covergirl, I never found anything that I really liked. & I find that Gosh has pretty bad pigmentation in their quads. 

Jan 9, 2012

Jill R.

By the way, Covergirl does NOT test on animals. Pretty much ALL make up companies tested on animals back on the day, but most of them do not any longer. Ellen Degeneres is a Covergirl and she is vegan. She would not represent a company that tested on animals.

Jan 9, 2012

Stephanie K.

If you really are concerned about animal cruelty in makeup you can refer to peta's lists of companies that do and do not test on animals or mymakeupmirror.com. The difference between the two websites being the woman who runs my make up mirror does the research herself while peta only adds companies to their list who volunteer/ask/etc. Whether or not you agree with them is fine but I've found their lists to be reliable and accurate and cover not just make up but other personal care items. You don't have to browse through lists on online to shop for cruelty free products. You simply can keep an eye out for the bunny logo. It is an easy and quick way to identify cruelty free products. Products that carry the bunny label do not "conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations, or finished products and that they pledge not to do so in the future." Just because a product doesn't have the bunny logo doesn't mean the company does test on animals it means they haven't joined peta's list. I hope this helps anyone looking for a way to choose animal friendly products.

Jan 9, 2012

Jill R.

Good idea! Peta may be extreme in their tactics, but they are a good resource for animal cruelty (or not) companies. I'm just tired of people saying "company X tests on animals" when that is no longer the case. I am a stickler for accuracy!  lol...

Jan 9, 2012

Stephanie K.

I get called ocd or anal a lot because I'm really big on accuracy too lol (For the record on anyone ify on peta, I support the message just not always the methods lol That's why I decided to include mymakeupmirror.com as an alternative.) As an animal and cosmetics lover I decided to look into it instead of going on what people say. I don't like people stating things as facts without research to back it up. I really hope it helps making shopping easier for anyone interested. 

Jan 9, 2012

Rikki P.

Well, My Makeup Mirror doesn't give CoverGirl the OK.
Is there something that flat out says CG does not do testing?

I googled about Ellen and CG and all I see is scandal scandal scandal.

Jan 10, 2012

Stephanie K.

Why there will always be nothing but scandal : There isn't a clear yes or no answer on covergirl. They are run by the parent company p & g. They have a nice long and wordy official statement to handle any questions on animal testing. Because p & g produces such a wide variety of products from household cleaners to our makeup we're now discussing it is even harder to get a straight answer. However part of this longwinded answer is that P & G only uses animal testing when it is required by law. There are no laws requiring animal testing with cosmetics. I would say I was 99% sure covergirl doesn't use animal testing.

Something to consider:
However not just covergirl but almost every make up brand is not just a cosmetic but a science project. The ingredients that make up our favorite products are just individual ingredients until put together into a finished product. These may have and probably were tested on animals at one point. It may have been a large company or independent lab but everything was tested before it reached you. Maybe it was three months or decades ago but it was. Research being done now has resources to test using computer models and even to test on cells themselves in a petri dish rather then a whole creature. Before these advances in science and before the public pushed for animal rights many companies did many cruel things in the name of safety testing. For most companies this was in past and will stay that way (hopefully) We should be thankful to be pushing past that era in cosmetics and into a new one that leaves it far behind.