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Let’s talk about returns. I think there’s a stigma against returning items that don’t work for you and that there’s a thought that now you just have to suffer with an item that doesn’t work and you’re just out of the money you spent on it to teach you a lesson. Most of the time I’ve either ‘researched’ the item I’m going to buy for a long enough time so I know I want it, or it’s not that expensive and I can usually make it work in whatever way I need to. There have been a few times recently though, where the price of the item couldn’t warrant a ‘I’ll make it work attitude’ nor could I just accept the cost and chalk it up to learning a lesson.

If you’ve read this blog before, then you know of my love for QVC. They have such great deals and their easy pay makes me more willing to try new items that I might end up loving. Most of the time I do, but here are three items I’ve returned recently for different reasons. I’m not saying these items are horrible, they just didn’t work for me (for various reasons).

Up first, the IT Cosmetics Confidence In Your Glow Blushing Bronzer & Brush a three in one product with brush that retails from QVC for $35.92 where ‘if sold separately’ it would be $85. Now I have no issue with the actual product; I love coral blush and, in the spring, I love it even more, this was a case of I found a better deal elsewhere. Not too long after I received this item Ulta was having their 30 days promo and one of the items available was the blush. Now it was $18 at Ulta so for the price of one at QVC I was able to get two different colors at Ulta. For those that were thinking the brush was worth the difference, I tried the brush, and for the life of me I couldn’t make it work for me. I don’t regret making the decision to return the one to get the two.

Next up is a return that just plum didn’t work for me at all, the bareMinerals barePRO Foundation and Brush. I got the same color that I purchased the liquid foundation in and for something that promotes it as a “pressed mineral formula delivers an ultra-smooth, silky texture that glides on effortlessly for superior customizable coverage” (from the QVC website) I could not get this cover anything on my face. I don’t have a whole lot of blemishes or other things to cover up, and when this powder couldn’t get my skin tone even I chalked it up to not enough primer. So, the next time I tried it over power, and still it didn’t really add extra coverage and barely kept me shine-free for 3 hours. I know it doesn’t promise to, but it’s supposed to offer a “matte finish”. Even with a brush, I couldn’t justify keeping this set for $48.

Now perhaps the most tragic, the Algenist Anti-Aging Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30. Why didn’t I link this item? It’s not longer for sale on QVC. Perhaps this is a good thing, but maybe it’s because it was so popular when it released that others like me, who love Algenist skin care, instantly thought hey how could this go wrong?! Let me tell you, the scent of this item lasted through the entire day, if you’re familiar with Algenist then you know the products tend to have a sea-like scent, and it was just so overwhelming in this product. The fragrance didn’t leave and I couldn’t stand smelling it all day. It was somewhere between seaweed and something that expired. I really hope that they are reformulating this item and that the deal of two for $36 remains, I would love to try it again but until that scent changes I wouldn’t waste that money.

So those are my most recent returns, and really, I think they tell the best story. Most of my smaller returns are mainly due to my rushing through Walgreens or Target. These were purchases I wanted to love and two out of the three just didn’t cut it. How about you? Any recent returns that you’ve had to do and wished you could have loved the items instead?