When I searched through forums and comments to find out what the downside was to this product, a couple of things stood out.
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The biggest thing was the packaging. Although really well designed - the little genie bottle looks fabulous on your dresser, it is just not functional.
I found quite a few you Tube videos dealing with how much gets wasted because it gets stuck in the curves of the bottle - and how to get it out and put it into another container (depotting)
One of the problems with this course is that if the container isn't airtight - and those great little travel/simple pots are definitely not airtight, the product dries up inside.
- Hygiene concerns. Because the brush goes into the bottle and then on to your skin, over and over, some people were concerned about getting an infection. I didn't find anyone who actually did, but some said their eyes became irritated after using the product for a while, so maybe this was the cause.
- Need to make sure you let it dry - if you use it sparingly it will dry quicker, otherwise it becomes difficult to blend.
- If you use too much, it can become cakey and uneven.
- If you like a more subtle watercolor effect, you will have to get eye shadow that's very washed out because the pigments will become much brighter.
- The base is very narrow, so it can topple over more easily, and given that the packaging is fragile this can damage it.
- Some noticed it made their eye lids a bit drier, although this wasn't common.
Solutions
Some innovative solutions are to use glass containers from old make-up, or lip glaze pens as you can see in this video.
By the company
- The first company response to this was to make the brush angled so it can get into the curves more. Yes they have listened to the complaints.
- And now also they've released a maxi size tube with two half times more than the genie bottles. No waste, heaps more great stuff and the hygiene issue of using a brush over and over is gone.