I think you need to find a happy medium between loving everything LE and spurning it all completely . I own quite a few LE pieces , but they are all high quality products that work well on me coloring AND formulawise Huda Beauty rose gold palette , MAC Oh Darling , ABH Mario . Therefore I don ' t regret buying them . Watch more reviews before purchasing and swatch in store to make sure the item is high quality , and you shouldn ' t have this problem . Also , make it your goal to immediately return anything you don ' t LOVE . I always do , it rarely happens , but if I end up with a dud it seems like it ' s mocking me sitting there lol . So I take it back within a couple weeks . Why not save that money to later put towards things you ' ll love ?