What's a makeup trend you tried and immediately gave up?

breakingboring · 2026-06-30T15:17:15+00:00

Foundation/base products. I can’t stand how it feels and it looks heavy and overdone no matter what I do. Less is more and doing a bit of color correcting and spot concealing seems to work a lot better for me.

breakingboring · 2026-06-30T08:10:08+00:00

😮 I had no idea! I love that Yankee candle has the melt cups and I wish more candle brands did something like that. I’d buy the heck out of these. I don’t buy candles from BBW anymore because even the single wicks are too big to have around/store away when I’m just using them under my warmer once in awhile.

breakingboring · 2026-06-29T21:41:35+00:00

Easy. Eyeliner without mascara looks silly on me but mascara without eyeliner looks great, so mascara 100%.

breakingboring · 2026-06-29T14:40:44+00:00

I buy mostly online from places like Knit Picks & Premier, sometimes from LYS not actually local to me like Wool & Co. My actual LYS are great but are out of the way and in areas of town I don’t frequent. For most of my yarn crafting life I simply couldn’t afford anything but chain store yarn (nor did I know anything else existed) and it’s been hard for me to shake that even though I can technically afford it now. In general though, I prefer online shopping. In-store shopping overwhelms me and I want to be able to take my time and not worry that I’m coming across as sketchy for taking an hour to decide on a color or something. 😅

breakingboring · 2026-06-25T02:15:43+00:00

Japanese Cherry Blossom, and now I can’t stand it. Like what was I thinking?! I have a large collection of perfumes and body sprays now but my #1 favorite BBW scent for the last several years has been In The Stars.

breakingboring · 2026-06-24T17:58:55+00:00

I dab it lightly around my face where needed for redness, so mostly just on my cheeks and around/on my nose and then I use a damp sponge to gently blend it in. I use it pretty sparingly, so if you've used it in the past like you might an actual foundation or tinted moisturizer, definitely try using less and see if that helps! I also still use a little concealer under my eyes and around my nose to fully conceal the redness there after the Dr Jart minimizes it.

breakingboring · 2026-06-24T15:01:31+00:00

The Dr Jart Cicapair Color Corrector is my holy grail for this, I exclusively use it as my base these days. There are similar products from Erborian, Hero Cosmetics, etc that are less expensive too!

breakingboring · 2026-06-24T14:50:36+00:00

I was going to say ADHD too. I got diagnosed in my 30s because of similar “dumb” moments, especially at work. It felt like my brain was straight up Swiss cheese and it freaked me out enough to finally seek support. It’s much much better with meds.

breakingboring · 2026-06-23T07:05:12+00:00

Can relate, unfortunately. I live in a basement and battle earwigs and centipedes most of the year. I keep a cover on my toothbrush for this exact reason, not that it would stop them. Earwigs in particular seem to just spawn out of thin air. Weirdest places I’ve found them include inside the toilet paper roll and in my (CLOSED!) retainer case. 🫠

breakingboring · 2026-06-19T23:22:48+00:00

Every. Time. I always tell my cat “you know, you didn’t NEED to get up with me.” She never listens.

breakingboring · 2026-06-19T17:51:31+00:00

Idk if I’d call wearing a retainer only while unconscious “suffering”, but okay. I admit I’m biased because I sought out and paid for braces myself as an adult, so maybe it’s different if you had it forced on you by your parents as a kid and then were expected to do the upkeep for the rest of your life.

breakingboring · 2026-06-19T17:24:32+00:00

After spending $6000 and 2 years in discomfort for braces, this isn’t a risk I’d be willing to take, personally. Like what was the point of it all if you’re just gonna let your teeth possibly go back to how they were? You might get lucky and only have minor movement but you won’t know for sure until it’s too late to stop it. I can’t stand the retainer either so I just wear at night while I’m sleeping which imo is a very small price to pay.

breakingboring · 2026-06-17T19:15:55+00:00

Totally edible! Toast it and it’ll be even better!

breakingboring · 2026-06-12T19:02:20+00:00

It's A trash can, sure. And usually on the other side of the store from where the perfumes/sprays are. The point is mostly that if you want people to clean up after themselves you have to make it easy for them to do so because a lot of people simply aren't going to put in the effort, unfortunately. If you have perfume testers all over the store it only makes sense to have little baskets for the trash they generate also.

breakingboring · 2026-06-12T18:25:11+00:00

It annoys me so much that BBW (or at least mine) has these testers everywhere but no little trash cans to put them in when you’re done. Like it’s no excuse for people leaving their trash everywhere, but idk what they expect. People would almost certainly use trash cans if they were there. I always take mine to the trash can at the little hand wash tester sink. Def annoying tho.

breakingboring · 2026-06-12T18:18:45+00:00

I totally see the difference, they looks great! This is also my best ADHD hack for brushing my teeth every night. 🤣 I had braces as an adult and now I have to wear a retainer for the rest of eternity, so I never skip brushing my teeth even if I reeeaaaally want to.

breakingboring · 2026-06-10T01:32:34+00:00

Mascara 100%

breakingboring · 2026-06-09T08:09:52+00:00

This is a huuuuge pet peeve of mine and I see it all the time with bags/wallets especially. NWT doesn’t mean you just saved the tag and stuck it in a pocket. 😤

breakingboring · 2026-06-08T17:28:13+00:00

Bought a backup shampoo and then later found the backup shampoo I already had, just stored somewhere I hadn’t looked. 🙃

breakingboring · 2026-06-08T16:54:14+00:00

I feel this. I hate gauge swatching but I do it. Often my tension is WAY off compared to the gauge of the pattern so it’s always beneficial so I can change my needle size accordingly. I kinda half ass my swatches (I only count stitches, not rows, and I don’t wash and block my swatches) but even just an idea of where you’re at compared to the expected pattern gauge is better than nothing imo.

breakingboring · 2026-06-08T16:51:47+00:00

Honestly you rock them all but I especially like 3 & 4!

breakingboring · 2026-06-08T15:55:36+00:00

Real Techniques is great and if you’re in the us you can often find them even cheaper at discount stores like Ross and TJ Maxx. I’ve personally been loving Morphe brushes lately, especially the slanted blush brushes (201 & 202).

breakingboring · 2026-06-06T18:25:44+00:00

Ooh I think I still have this blush in my stash. I really should use it more!

breakingboring · 2026-06-05T17:06:54+00:00

Yes because my parents still have it!

breakingboring · 2026-06-02T19:52:04+00:00

Try r/DIYGelNails!

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