The 6 Most Overly-Hyped Products

See which buzzed-about beauty products our readers say aren't worthy of the praise they garner

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Every self-respecting beauty junkie knows the feeling. You hear or read about the latest "must-have" beauty product and suddenly you're making excuses to leave the office, the house, the bar exam to hightail it to the nearest CVS or Sephora. It's an addiction people! But hey, at least it's legal.

The bummer, as with all addictions, is the come down. And, sadly, for every Frizz Ease hair care product that hits the market there are 2,000 Body on Taps ("Body on What?" My point exactly.) So, as a result, we hard-core beauty product consumers have hit rock beauty bottom far too many times.

Which beauty products irk us most? Which products contradict their marketing materials? Which beauty products make us cry foul? To find out, we went straight to the source. TotalBeauty.com readers clued us in to which supposed beauty product "stars" really leave them jonesing for something better.

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By Audrey Fine

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There were a few of these I almost tried, now I'm super glad I didn't!

by sportimonki13 Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 03:21PM Report as inappropriate

The Great Lash is not that bad! I like it. I also bought the LashBlast but I haven't tried it yet.

by MissXu Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 05:39PM Report as inappropriate

One article says some of these products are the best, the next article says they do not work. What to believe?

by TrillianAlice Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 03:36PM Report as inappropriate

hope in a jar too expensive

by Benahir Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 04:29PM Report as inappropriate

I really really liked lash blast. I had no complaints.

by andyv1217 Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 06:34PM Report as inappropriate

I heard proactiv was great till you stopped using it

by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 01:45AM Report as inappropriate

I've been using proactiv for about 3 years and it cleared my acne, I do get one or two pimples but I wouldn't stop using it. I use the 3 step system but I use a different moisturizer, I just can't find the right one

by slimkitty Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 09:17PM Report as inappropriate

The bristles on the wand are too short for Lash blast. The size of tube itself has no bearing on your lashes. Its the BRISTLES that make the lashes look great. That is my only issue with LashBlast. I have ALWAYS hated Great Lash. At first I thought it was me, but everyone I know doesn't use it/hates it, and I've never had so many issues with any other masacra. I actually like Bare Minerals and Photofinish. The BM took me a while to apply at first, until I found how to get the look I wanted. No issues, just that is doesn't last long. Photofinish is good, you just don't need a lot of it. About a pea size is enough (depending on the size of your face).

by msbrown822 Monday, June 27, 2011 at 11:42AM Report as inappropriate

Bare Minerals is the biggest waste of money. Never liked Great Lash, either.

by Erin2O Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 06:20PM Report as inappropriate

Tried Proactiv.....it left my skin worse off than the way it was before. Not worth it.

by seaorchid05 Monday, June 20, 2011 at 08:25PM Report as inappropriate

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