2019 Anti-Haul #1: New Products I’m Not Interested In Buying

Hello, everyone! Today I wanted to do my first anti-haul post of the year – I’ve decided I’m going to try and do this once a quarter this year. I’m in a “not-really-into-makeup” phase right now, and for the most part, none of the new releases have caught my eye. If any of these interest you, that is awesome because it just shows the diversity in our community, so please don’t take offense that I’ve included them in my anti-haul.

Source: Urban Decay

Urban Decay Naked Reloaded Palette

They discontinued the original Naked Palette for this?? That was a classic, so whatever replaced it needed to have been epic…and what a disappointment this is. Not only does it look like exactly like the Anastasia Beverly Hills Sultry palette, but it’s just boring in general. Hard pass.

Source: ColourPop

ColourPop So Juicy Plumping Lip Gloss

ColourPop, the 90’s called and they want their kiddie makeup back! These new lip glosses remind me of the lip glosses I used to use as a tween – specifically these Bonne Bell Lip Bursts and the Lancome Juicy Tubes, which my mom bought for me and made me feel so fancy, but really these were just sticky and…not good. I’m sure after 20+ years, a brand like ColourPop would have improved the formula greatly, but I’m still not interested.

 

Source: ColourPop

ColourPop x Zoella Brunch Date Collection

With the overly juvenile packaging, I thought at first this was another one of Too Faced’s releases ridiculous releases, but nope, it’s ColourPop. They’re back with another collaboration, this time with Zoella. I used to watch Zoe when I was in the very early stages of discovering makeup videos on YouTube, but I eventually outgrew her content as it ended up being geared toward a younger and younger audience. Zoe’s been in a few scandals over the last few years, particularly her advent calendar drama and her book being written by a ghostwriter. None of the products appeal to me either – it’s just a very bland collection all around. The packaging, the products, and the influencer elements combined all together make this collection a no go for me.

 

Source: Anastasia Beverly Hills

Anastasia Beverly Hills Riviera Palette

I knowwwww I know, this is going to be such an unpopular opinion, but this is going in my anti-haul. Okay, the packaging just gets my soul. I love anything beach-related, which includes nautical designs. The shades inside are absolutely stunning, but I know my makeup habits well enough to know that my neutral-loving self wouldn’t reach for this palette. Out of all the releases recently, this one is the one that really sits on the line between buying and not buying for me. It hurts my heart that the shades don’t call out to me, but at $55-$60, it’s not worth it for me to buy this palette and only use it once a year.

 

Source: Anastasia Beverly Hills

Anastasia Beverly Hills Daytime/Sunset Collection

Was there a name for this release? Either way, this collection is really boring to me, particularly the Daytime set – 4 mid-toned neutrals for $32 USD? No, thanks. The Sunset palette is a little more intriguing because it’s more cool-toned and therefore unique to what we’ve been seeing from brands in the last few year, and that periwinkle shade in the palette looks really pretty. BUT it’s not unique enough to justify buying.

 

Source: Too Faced

Too Faced x Pretty Mess Collaboration

This  isn’t super new-new, but it was released in February which still makes it somewhat new in my books. This is a collaboration between Too Faced and Erika Jayne aka The Pretty Mess on Instagram. In my opionion, the aesthetics don’t appeal to me, the products are boring, and the names are AWFUL. I mean, I’m not offended easily when it comes to makeup product names, but “Pat the Pu$$”…WHAAAT?? I remember doing a second take when I first read that name, cause it’s so not okay! All of these reasons combined means that I’m not buying.

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Too Faced Natural Lust Palette

This palette is SO beautiful. I missed out on the Natural Love palette in 2017, so when I saw that this was coming out, every part of me wanted it. However, the rational side of me knows that I shouldn’t buy this. I’ve owned large palettes in the past (coincidentally also from Too Faced), and I didn’t end up pulling them out often – in fact, I decluttered them at the beginning of last year. Plus, this is just another neutral palette, and this gal does not need any more neutral palettes in her life, especially not one that contains 28 neutrals.

 

Jeffree Star x Shane Dawson Collaboration

While I have watched a few of Shane Dawson’s more popular/controversial videos in the last year, I wouldn’t say I’m a follower or anything. However, I 100% support the fact that he’s one of the OG YouTubers still on the platform, and the fact that his channel is still going strong. On the other hand, I don’t support Jeffree Star, which I’ve already talked about in the past – plus the fact that Shane is not at all involved with makeup makes me uninterested in the collaboration. I think the shade names are going to be pretty interesting, though.

 

Urban Decay x Game of Thrones

So obviously this release is aimed towards Game of Throne fans, of which there are MANY. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. We haven’t seen what will be included in this collection so maybe it’s a little too early to write this off, but Urban Decay’s releases have not piqued my interest in the last few years, and I doubt this  there’s anything included in this collection that will change that. I have a friend who is going to be mightily excited when I tell her about this release, though!

Are any of these on your anti-haul too, or will you plan on snatching these up?