NYX Roll On Shimmer

RATING (out of 5 stars): 3.5 stars

COST: $5

THE SKINNY: This is an affordable fun that delivers decent color with a lot of glittery sparkle.

The rollerball application works surprisingly well. Apply to your eyelids with an easy stroke. Be careful using a makeup brush, though. I tried to blend the shadow a little bit and found that it and the glittery basically brushed right off my lid, even with a good primer underneath it.

That being said, the shadow only stays in a place a few hours and gets horrible creases. Luckily, the tube is little smaller than the average tube of lip gloss and drops right into your purse for touch-ups.

I love the dark purple for it's drama, but it's hard to blend. So layer a darker shadow with a lighter shadow such as salmon or nude for the best effect.

KEEP OR TOSS: Keep.

CHECK IT OUT: NYX Roll On Shimmer comes in 16 colors.

-- Tested by Shay

New York Streets Dry Shampoo

RATING (out of 5 stars): 2 stars

COST: $17.99

THE SKINNY: I'm finding dry shampoos to be very hit or miss. This one from New York Streets is another miss in my book.

The problem is two-fold. First, the shampoo goes on as a very light mist and doesn't seem to deliver much action. My hair didn't look much different after I used it. Second, the shampoo smells kind of sickly sweet and the scent lingers. I try to use it in an open area, so the fragrance doesn't turn my stomach.

If I'm going to put up with that smell, I need the shampoo to really work. That means pulling the day's grime out of my hair and adding some volume back in.

KEEP OR TOSS: Toss. Stick with TRESemme's dry shampoo instead. It works well and it has a better price tag.

CHECK IT OUT: New York Streets has a whole line of hair products.

-- Tested by Shay

Pantene Texturizing Sculpting Wax

RATING (out of 5 stars): 3.5 stars

COST: $4.97

THE SKINNY: If you need a strong texturizing wax, Pantene has one that works well. The only drawback it's uber sticky. When you touch your fingers together, you gets threads of product. It's that sticky.

But I love it. Surprisingly, it doesn't weigh down my fine hair or make it look greasy. And after I apply it, the excess product rinses off my fingers with water.

This creates texture and volume. And it adds a little shine to my dishwater blonde hair.

KEEP OR TOSS: Keep. This is an inexpensive option that's fun to play with.

CHECK IT OUT: You can find Pantene Texturizing Sculpting Wax in any drugstore. And probably the grocery store, too.

-- Tested by Shay

Yaby eye shadow

RATING (out of 5 stars): 2 stars

COST: $3.15 each

THE SKINNY: These eye shadow samples for Yaby came in a recent Ipsy box and are meant to go inside a GlamRX compact. The small compact has a magnetic bottom so little tins of eye shadow or blush or whatever stick and don't rattle around.

Sadly, Yaby eye shadow isn't that good. The two colors -- a sandy color aptly called "sand dune" and a turquoise called "so vein" -- are pretty but go on thin and chalky. They don't last long either, even with primer.

Plus, the tins are just too small to get a regular eyeshadow brush into.

KEEP OR TOSS: Toss. I have so many eye shadows, I don't need to keep the ones I don't like.

CHECK IT OUT: If you want to try them, there are dozens of colors from which to choose on the Yaby website.

-- Tested by Shay

She's A Tease Volumizing Hairspray

RATING (out of 5 stars): 1 star

COST: $5.99

THE SKINNY: This hairspray from the Not Your Mother's brand smells awful. Really awful. I can't even describe the smell, other than to say it's sharp and supposed to be apple. (It's not. If apples smelled like this, no one would ever have tried to eat one.)

Beyond the scent, the hairspray is mediocre. I'd say it's closer to a spray-in texturizer than a hold-style-in-place hairspray. The product is light and just leaves my hair feeling a little gritty.

The hairspray is supposed to fight humidity.

Luckily, it's not terribly expensive.

KEEP OR TOSS: Toss. I do not want to smell this product again.

CHECK IT OUT: People either love this product or hate it, according to the reviews on Ulta.

-- Tested by Shay