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what was I thinking???

wagirl — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:17:48 GMT

For some unknown reason---maybe I was temporarily posessed by aliens---I decided to try Plexaderm. And what a HUGE waste of $$ and time---used on my eye baggage---followed the instructions to the letter and it did look pretty ok--but then I put over top, a light layer of powder concealer --very lightly almost a whisper of the brush---and it broke and the baggage sprung forth in all its puffy glory!!! then there was the white residue --thought I patted it in as suggested--nope!!! Dear gawd!!! Had to wipe it all away and start over with my normal routine-----sending back and getting a metal colander to wear on my head to ward off those aliens !!!!

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DrakesMomma — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:22:41 GMT

@wagirl - My Daddy always said tin foil will work in a pinch! Check your kitchen!!

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Desertdi — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:24:54 GMT

Not that brand, but I found that the "hold" didn't last all day on similar items... (I do have oily skin, tho.)

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Harpa — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:25:30 GMT

@wagirl Those kinds of products are meant to be entirely alone, no skin care or, I guess, in your case, not even powder anything. Which would mean that they might be good short-term if you are having a professional portrait done.Then again, photographers know how to edit out any imperfection. Photographers, not the DMV.

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wagirl — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:27:09 GMT

@DrakesMomma ---HAHA--need the extra heavy kind !!!

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wagirl — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:29:34 GMT

@Harpa --well --again--I plead temp insanity!!!

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BlueFinch — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:39:34 GMT

@wagirl You had me laughing this morning, but not at you. No, with you. I'm convinced that I've also been temporarily possessed by aliens more times than I can count...LOL. I've given up on even trying magical products. Too many failed trials. Just the basics for me now.

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haddon9 — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:54:42 GMT

@wagirl Been there, done that! I have tried several of these "depuffer" creams and they are all the same.

They look good for a few minutes and depending on the light as long as you can't see the white residue, they are like a tease seeing yourself a bit back in time when we didn't have these issues.

However just move your head and you will see the white residue which looks pretty bad in my opinion and once the spell breaks the puffiness comes back in all of its glory but only with a white residue! UGH!

I also have had to wash everything off and start with my makeup all over before going out!

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smoochy — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:10:23 GMT

that's hilarious 😅😂🤣

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TeezNu — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:19:28 GMT

Well, I guess that explains why the tv ads demonstrate this on a man, since men don't typically wear any makeup.

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piperbay — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:29:06 GMT

@wagirl Sorry you had a bad expertience with plexaderm. I can't live with out that product for my eye bags. The key is to NEVER put any makeup over the plexaderm.

I think you should try it again.

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wilma — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:22:35 GMT

I tried a similar product years ago that was on the Q. Genie instant line smoother. Anybody remember that? There was a mature woman vendor that sold that stuff all the time.

I finally gave it a try. It sort of blurred my crows feet and lines, but I couldn't put anything on top of it, which made it useless to me. No reason to use the product when staying home without makeup. I wanted to use the product when going out, but I also want to put a bit of under eye concealer and brightener under my eyes, but trying to apply those on top of the Genie didn't work. I ended up with white residue. Tried using Genie after the concealer & brightener, but that didn't work either.

Never repurchased and never tried any similar products.

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tansy — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:26:48 GMT

@wilma wrote:

I tried a similar product years ago that was on the Q. Genie instant line smoother. Anybody remember that? There was a mature woman vendor that sold that stuff all the time.

I finally gave it a try. It sort of blurred my crows feet and lines, but I couldn't put anything on top of it, which made it useless to me. No reason to use the product when staying home without makeup. I wanted to use the product when going out, but I also want to put a bit of under eye concealer and brightener under my eyes, but trying to apply those on top of the Genie didn't work. I ended up with white residue. Tried using Genie after the concealer & brightener, but that didn't work either.

Never repurchased and never tried any similar products.

I fell for this product and regard it as my worst Q purchase ever, @wilma🙁

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shoesnbags — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:38:28 GMT

Add me to the list. I tried one of these years ago - I think the Genie one - and had the same results as most of you. I do think it might be useful for men, since they don't wear makeup.

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Allthingsgirly67 — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:07:33 GMT

I think the general consensus is that it is garbage and that’s why we don’t see the commercials anymore. They’ll probably be out of business in a few years.