Sali Hughes #32 Here's one moisturiser, now piss off.

[Jelly Bean]

If the Body Shop plug is the beginning of a concerted effort on their part then I presume we'll see lots more mentions by Sali coming up. Maybe an oh so casual photo of her bathroom with the Avocado Butter just happening to be there.
I suppose the good thing about The Guardian column is she doesn't have to declare an #ad. (Or should she if it is?)

 

[Jade Mitzi]

If the Body Shop plug is the beginning of a concerted effort on their part then I presume we'll see lots more mentions by Sali coming up. Maybe an oh so casual photo of her bathroom with the Avocado Butter just happening to be there.
I suppose the good thing about The Guardian column is she doesn't have to declare an #ad. (Or should she if it is?)

I think she has used the column in a very dodgy underhand way often. Her personal shilling is mightily entangled with it at times. Graun seems to just look the other way or those with any power (or interest) don’t even bother to read her sorry excuse for a column.

 

[Jelly Bean]

I think she has used the column in a very dodgy underhand way often. Her personal shilling is mightily entangled with it at times. Graun seems to just look the other way or those with any power (or interest) don’t even bother to read her sorry excuse for a column.

She must be so relieved these days there are no comments under it. That column would 100% have been taken to task.

 

[Disillusioned]

She must be so relieved these days there are no comments under it. That column would 100% have been taken to task.

I think that’s totally why she never reinstated it.

The timing was pretty good for her uptick in shilling.

 

[Tesla's Ghost]

No mention of her trolls.

I feel insulted and tossed aside like some gimmicky landfill product.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Sorry if already be mentioned - but blimey isn't this almost identical to our favourite caregiver's book? Even with 'wash' in the title?
A life guide for women with stories from their own life?
And et tu Brute Mrs Eric Joyce has given it a ringing endorsement. Personally I would not have that woman's name anywhere near a book of mine. I wouldn't buy it anyway but that genuinely would put me off.

Amazon product

 

[skronkywildcat]

I wish idiot ‘cosseted’ rich people would stop imagining they have some sort of wisdom to impart.

 

[oatmealpieface]

There are body shop products I like but it’s so wrong to promote them now they’re a bloopy MLM

 

[Jelly Bean]

I wish idiot ‘cosseted’ rich people would stop imagining they have some sort of wisdom to impart.

Quite. So bloody patronising isn't it?
The whole thing is so skewed. Imagine if a random woman in a 'normal' job pitched her idea for a lifestyle guide to a publisher - with tips and anecdotes from her life. Not a chance.
But women who have dabbled in the beauty, fashion, entertainment industry are apparently oracles. Their 'experience' is more interesting and important than anyone else's.

 

[rosemarina]

I thought exactly the same thing about that book, @Jelly Bean !

 

[Jade Mitzi]

I wonder who will be giving the vomit inducing endorsements on Sali’s book. We should do a sweep.

 

[skronkywildcat]

I wonder who will be giving the vomit inducing endorsements on Sali’s book. We should do a sweep.

Lauren Laverne, Caitlin Moran, India Knight, that Irish woman whose “Mammy has her tea” or whatever, bleeping suck-up wanna-be-in-the-gang-passport-expediting MP Jess Phillips and not Esther Walker.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

Oh yes Marian Keyes, good call. Maybe Tilbury too as there were quotes from her on the other books.

 

[MakkaPakka]

John "hard agree" Niven

 

[rosemarina]

“That Irish woman whose ‘Mammy has her tea’” keeps making me laugh all over again.

 

[MakkaPakka]

Me too, it's brilliant!

 

[Jelly Bean]

I hope she doesn't snare Nigella. I think she has been trying.
But yes the usual suspects have been named. Because they are all so wonderfully impartial I bet they don't even bother to read the bloody thing.

 

[Jade Mitzi]

It’s just all so ridiculously predictable. She is a living parody. Alan Partridge, stand aside.

 

[zcfthc5]

can some guardian intern not repackage her product samples so that she could blind test? would jazz things up a little bit as she is incapable of examining her own heavy biases

 

[ThisIsMyDragName]

can some guardian intern not repackage her product samples so that she could blind test? would jazz things up a little bit as she is incapable of examining her own heavy biases

Now this would be interesting. Especially if there was budget, mid price and high end options.