I think you've just written it tbhShe loathes anything in a pot where you can dip your dirty fingers, so the Nuxe will be off the list
CT has a lip balm, albeit poor reviews, not that has ever stopped Sali
Pat McGrath has a £35 lip balm, price justified by the packaging and 'satisfying click'
Hey up skiddiesThat 'satisfying click' thing really makes me feel a bit queasy. And £35 for a lip balm? Wtaf.
Snap! More of that stuff must be given away to influencers than sold, surely.Hey up skiddies
£35 for a lip balm is bloody ridiculous, but someone somewhere will buy it!
Talking of stupidly expensive lip balms, anyone remember when By Terry's Baume de Rose was being shilled everywhere?
I got a sample once and it's lovely but the cost... no way.
It's the kind of thing someone with more money than sense would buy, so yes!There will be some mention of by terry baume de rose.
Snap! More of that stuff must be given away to influencers than sold, surely.
I’ve gone a bit hysterical at this. You’ve nailed the tone.She loathes anything in a pot where you can dip your dirty fingers, so the Nuxe will be off the list
CT has a lip balm, albeit poor reviews, not that has ever stopped Sali
Pat McGrath has a £35 lip balm, price justified by the packaging and 'satisfying click'
Matilda on Video recently got a load of new By Terry products. I generally enjoy her content but the collaborations are beginning to make me feel a bit jaded about her too. She's doing a giveaway, but just looking at the flat lay, there's hundred's of pounds worth of product there.There will be some mention of by terry baume de rose.
Snap! More of that stuff must be given away to influencers than sold, surely.
Thank you, that'll be 3kI’ve gone a bit hysterical at this. You’ve nailed the tone.
Wonder if she will shill balms containing lanolin and beeswax, plenty of balms that are the cult faves in the beauty guru world also belong to companies that animal test. Like I even need to speculate, as she has already done a similar article, La Roche Posay cicaplast, Nuxe, Clinique, Burts bees, lanolips etc here we go.Spoiler. SH is doing a column soon on lip balms. For chapped winter lips I think. What can have been loathed for years about a lip balm? There will be something.
Sounds good! I think it would actually be quite nice if the Guardian had a section on DIY beauty instead of just pushing product.I never post in this thread, just snort at it, but I make my own lip balm: melt a little cocoa butter (same you’d use for cooking), coconut oil, avocado oil and a drop of essential oil of choice if you fancy in a little jar. I tend to Bain Marie it to melt if, gently stir and then pour into an old sterilised Vaseline tin or other small pot. I have all these ingredients handy but you can sub in olive oil, Shea butter etc. I pop it in the fridge to set for quickness.
*sticks two fingers up at la Hughes, Hirons et al*
I worked in the higher end of the beauty industry for several years. It’s an endless backslapping and shilling circle. I’ve tried every brand of snake oil going and then some. Once you strip away the constant product flogging there’s not a lot left. I have extremely dry sensitive skin so could only speak for myself, but you shouldn’t need 9000 products for any skin type at allSounds good! I think it would actually be quite nice if the Guardian had a section on DIY beauty instead of just pushing product.
Yes! All the influencers were raving about it. And forty-five of your finest pounds. I really resent these people for normalising expensive brands and products, at no additional cost to themselves. I'll be pleased when the bubble burstsDo you remember that Chanel hand cream in a ‘pebble shaped’ bottle that we were all supposed to rush out and buy (so we could photograph it next to our morning coffee and bullet journal).
That's it - normalising. Over on Hirons thread I've pointed out a thread on her FB page where she is flogging now just the bag from her kit for £28!!! Someone had the temerity to say it was rip off to which Hirons went postal - called her a rude fucking bitch and to fuck off. I kid you not.Yes! All the influencers were raving about it. And forty-five of your finest pounds. I really resent these people for normalising expensive brands and products, at no additional cost to themselves. I'll be pleased when the bubble bursts
I honestly can’t bear Hirons. What a nasty piece of work. She needs to go and give her tile grout a good scrub. And her gob whilst she at it.That's it - normalising. Over on Hirons thread I've pointed out a thread on her FB page where she is flogging now just the bag from her kit for £28!!! Someone had the temerity to say it was rip off to which Hirons went postal - called her a rude fucking bitch and to fuck off. I kid you not.
What is scary though is the amount of her followers reassuring each other how cheap the bag is and what good value it is egged on by Hirons of course. They are going to keep all sorts of things in this wonder product - gym kit, knitting, er, makeup. You see it is very very special. It is a yellow plastic bag. Madness.
You what? She's selling a plastic bag for £28??That's it - normalising. Over on Hirons thread I've pointed out a thread on her FB page where she is flogging now just the bag from her kit for £28!!! Someone had the temerity to say it was rip off to which Hirons went postal - called her a rude fucking bitch and to fuck off. I kid you not.
What is scary though is the amount of her followers reassuring each other how cheap the bag is and what good value it is egged on by Hirons of course. They are going to keep all sorts of things in this wonder product - gym kit, knitting, er, makeup. You see it is very very special. It is a yellow plastic bag. Madness.
Try Blistex Relief Cream, is about 3 quid and it's better than anything I've ever tried on my lips cheap or expensive.I need to tell you something.
I buy Sisley lip balm.
It's £30+ a pot.
It saved my lips one winter and I can't bear to stop using it incase they shrivel up and crack again.
I also bought clarins lip oil (guess who recommend?) And it's nice. A nice lip gloss. Not a lip saviour as SH had suggested.
ETA - it's £40+, just checked. Help me.
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