July 2010 -

I have been working for awhile on a series about the best drugstore makeup. So far, I have written on the Best Drugstore Eye Shadow and Best Drugstore Blush. In the works are features on lip products, foundation, powder, overall brand etc. Also popular has been the syndicated posts on the Best Drugstore Mascara and Best Affordable Foundation. So, I found it interesting to see this Total Beauty feature on the the worst drugstore makeup.

I haven’t tried everything on the list, but I sort of agree with Maybelline Lash Stiletto. It gives an odd look, although some folks love it, and I didn’t necessarily hate it. The same with Revlon Lip Sugar. I actually kind of liked that one, but it did feel weird.

One I kind of disagree wit is Sally Hansen Lip Inflation. I am OK with that product. It isn’t the best plumper out there, but I didn’t find it to be sticky the way some total Beauty Readers did.

And what I totally agree with is the NYC gloss. That one is indeed a sticky mess!

Anyway to see the whole list on the Total Beauty website, click on through below.

Cheap Makeup Gone Wrong

See which low-rated makeup products you should avoid

This is a TotalBeauty.com cheap makeup article

Total Beauty readers give us the lowdown on 16 low-rated drugstore makeup products.

See products

So, if there a drugstore makeup item that you just hate? I think everyone has one. Listit in the comments for us all to see!

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About the Author: Carleen Pruess Coulter

Stila is putting out a cute series of limited edition travel themed makeup palettes. The first is Stila – Stila Girl Travel Palette-Road to Radiance. The palette includes 4 eye shadow shades and 1 convertible color for, get this, only $10.

Launching alongside each palette, a travel journal detailing each Stila girl’s adventures is available on StilaCosmetics.com. Each diary entry includes the hottest spots in the hottest cities to visit this summer. You can read the travel journals here. Stila travel journals.

I swatched the Stila Road to Radiance: Across the U.S.A. palette, which includes the following:

· Stila Eye Shadow in Snow Bunny (described as shimmery champagne but I think it looks more like a pale blue shimmer)

· Stila Eye Shadow in Southern Belle (mauve)

· Stila Eye Shadow in Valley Girl (pink)

· Stila Eye Shadow in City Chick (alloy)

· Stila Convertible Color in Hibiscus

Below are swatches:

I found that the convertible color worked great on both lips and cheeks. when on my arm, the eye shadow seemed a bit less pigmented to me than Stila shadows often are, and I suspect that might be the case in order to keep the price at what it is. Regardless, the shadow wore quite well for me when I tried on my eyes and the shades are pretty and work well for a daytime look. Or beef up the use of the darker shade for evening. At $10 the Stila palette is a good value.

Disclosure: This review is based on a product given to me by a representative of the company. For more, please see the disclosure page.