I actually found that Anna always read my messages, and either replied properly or just acknowledged with an emoji. Lily is the only blogger that I follow that NEVER replies or reads the messages. I had Fleur replying to mine, and she has more than 1 mil followers, so surely Lils could reply
Hahaaa but she’s a busy London mum, don’t you know.
I’ve only ever messaged Lily with criticism. So I don’t expect her to reply. I’ve hate watched her for sometime now and I actually look at her as a “what not to do” for almost everything. I guess I also watch in amazement, like how does this person live since she appears to be such a whiny moron.
However a few years ago I followed Anna on all her platforms and got real value from her content. She never responded with any answers about makeup, tips, books, nothing. I think that around the time she finished her book tour, I started to question the ethics of influencer culture, so I cut back following her. And then I unsubscribed from everywhere after she started her book club, The Book Edit, because she never engaged with my use of the hashtag, answered any questions about even what book was next, or even acknowledged my book suggestions. I was there for the book club early, too, before she started the FB outreach. And then also by this time I was just disgusted with what she was pushing, so I unsubscribed completely and stopped trying to engage. I guess now I watch her only out of amazement for where AF can get you in life, and she doesn’t actively disgust me like Lily does, as Anna seems grateful and hard(er) working. Also we have similar skin types so I still get some tips when I tune in.
And I was only on the Fleur train for a hot minute in 2020, out of desperation for content when I had some down time alone during lockdown. I don’t like her style, but I do like the dogs and the countryside, and I find her quite likeable and respect that she allows comments ... but then she went to Dubai in a pandemic, and I had to disembark that train bc I would never be able to take her seriously again. I live overseas and when the pandemic struck I hadn’t seen my family in almost 2 years, and a trip was planned for 2020 that we obviously had to cancel. We hope that it can happen in 2021 if the situation improves globally, but the data from January is definitely depressing. (I’m just trying to keep the effects of winter and Christmas in perspective.) So it will be over 3 years, and it is horrible for everyone, but we are trying to stay put because it is The Right Thing To Do. We also want to make / need to make an international move for work, but again are staying out because it is literally what medical professionals are begging people to do.
Meanwhile, assholes like Fleur are gallivanting off to Dubai for a luxury vacation. And her husband’s company made like 300 ppl redundant. I can just never look at her the same way after all that, it is the pinnacle of selfishness. It makes me so angry just typing it.