Mac. Everyone was raving about their lipsticks, and when I finally tried one (it was ruby woo), I was so unimpressed, that it kind of “downgraded” the whole brand for me. Then I tried another formula (cremesheen, shade modesty), and while it was better, I still didn’t think it was worth the price tag. Then I went into their store once to get shade matched, and the quasi makeup expert / SA was obnoxious and unskilled. I guess I was just unlucky… All in all, I don’t even blink when people are raving about mac anymore. Even more so now, that I know a thing or two about Estee Lauder, Ronald and his involvement with the genocide. That conglomerate isn’t getting anything from me anymore.
The brand I tried quite a lot from and was always disappointed… Charlotte Tilbury. The only product from them I liked was the Magic foundation, which was discontinued.
Silicone. The ingredients ending in -cone and -xane are silicones (2nd, 4th, 5th,…)