products/brand not worth all the hype

[De-Vil]

Yowza. There are some vanilla people on this board. Im actually in shock. Hahah.

Sticking to the topic : The most overhyped product for me would have to be Toki Doki. For me, they were no better than a drug store product. You're paying for packaging.

[Aro]

I don't get it. You basically suggested that products with sexually suggestive names are made for prostitutes. You then say these product names are gross, sleezy, and not acceptable. Then follow that by saying it literally glamorizes wild, partying sex and drug use. But finish with "i'm no conservative". Other than the fact that I don't get how that's not conservative, I don't really understand how exactly these product names glamorize wild partying sex or drug use.

[egypt.girl]

Much like people won't purchase a product if it is from a company that disagrees with their political views (tests on animals, or whathaveyou), I won't purchase a product from a company who takes drug use/sexual themes lightly. I don't think it is clever or funny, much in the same I don't find substance use or abuse humorous. To me it doesn't matter how fantastic the products are, promoting that kind of cavalier attitude about those topics is simply unacceptable. And again, it really is no different than people not buying from companies that do animal testing or lobby in congress for policies that they disagree with: they don't support that no matter how great the product is.

Oh dear, I didn't mean to derail this thread so badly.

[Ozzie85]

Maybelline Stylish Smokes Quad. Everyone was up in arms about this and loves it but I rarely reach for it and kind of mad I spend money on it. I think there's hardly any color payoff and the e/s's, imo, are hard to blend, even before applying primer. Don't understand the hype over this product.

[Aro]

Emily, I get that it's a personal choice, I'm simply trying to understand what's behind the choice. Regardless of how I feel about the product names I think it's fantastic that you have an opinion and are willing to draw a line on the matter.

While I suppose this is a little off topic, this is a thread about what people don't like about products, and it would seem names is one of those things.

[Ozzie85]

I want to add another thing imo that is not worth the hype and please, nobody slap me, but...
Nars Orgasm Blush. I am a bit disappointed I bought into the hype because to me there a several dupes that are much cheaper, which I did not realize until after I bought it and it was too late to return it. I love Nars Blushes and Orgasm is no exception but I wish I would have bought a different Nars Blush, I currently own Lovejoy, Dolce Vita, Madly and I love those and I reach for them on a daily basis, but good old Orgasm just sits in the back of my blush collection collecting dust. I think because even though it is suppose to be 'universally' flattering, and I am not disputing that, but for some reason on me, it looks like any other blush that I have that is from a drug store. No doubt the pigmentation is there and the color is good but when I apply it, I am extremely underwhelmed compared to my other Nars blushes. I really want to try Exhibit A, even though it looks scary bright.

[Sheiky]

How is the names of their products glamorizing sex and drugs? I don't see anyone having sex or lighting up a doobie in their ads. That would be glamorizing it. At the end of the day its just the names of some makeup, and its entirely silly to say 'I'm not buying this because of the names' What?

I'm just not getting the reasoning behind this. People will think you're sleazy if you wear it? I don't get it. Is it embarrassing to tell someone 'I'm wearing NARS Orgasm blush' when they ask? In my opinion, no. It's only a word, if you're an adult you know the meaning of the word and there's no reason to get so worked up over it.

[Aro]

Sheiky I get the impression it's a morality thing, about the issues they perceive to be behind the names. Like being against drug/substance use, and what I can only assume is being against promiscuity. Admittedly, I find it more than a little unsettling that substance use is right next to abuse though, and trying not to think about why that is.

[Sheiky]

I get the impression it's a morality thing, about the issues they perceive to be behind the names. Like being against drug/substance use, and what I can only assume is being against promiscuity.

I'm not for promiscuity either. I just find it odd that someone would boycott something because its name is possibly related to a sexual innuendo or plain out sexual. I honestly do not think these names promote anything at all. They are just names. Maybe its because I'm a blunt person and don't care. I don't know, its just over my head at this point.

I think too much thought is being put into the names. They are just names. They don't mean anything.

It sets them apart from others, see how popular Nars Orgasm is? do you think it would be as popular if it was called NARS Peachy Pink or something? It makes them noticeable, it makes them stand out. It has such a stand out name that everyone recognizes it.

[shellygrrl]

Make Up For Ever HD Powder. $30 for .35 oz of pure silica powder. Hello, ripoff. Why would one buy that when that same person can spend $10 more and buy a pound of the stuff from Coastal Scents? (Or, even better $37.50 through TKB Trading ($3.45 for a full ounce!)?)

[egypt.girl]

Is it just silica? How can they get away with something like that?

[Aro]

Yup, it's 100% silica. They get away with it because people either don't realize they can buy silica powder themselves for a mere fraction of the price, or they're blinded by the brand and believe that somehow the silica in their product is vastly superior. Or they just don't bother reading the ingredients lists on products.

I've said this elsewhere on the forum, but I don't get why people are so into MAC. It might have been the shiznit in its hay day, but that day has seriously been and gone. No, I don't own any MAC products, but I've yet to see a single one of their products that's actually made me give pause. I simply think there's a wealth of other companies that do the same, or better, for less. It seems as if in the last few years MAC has forced through mediocre collections, sacrificing proper product development in the process. The amount of disappointed reviews and comments with each one, it makes me seriously question why people insist that MAC is the gold standard other brands must be held to.

[Sheiky]

Avon products in general. I used to sell it and yeah, it sucks. They have maybe 2 things that I like and one of them is eye makeup remover. Their foundations are awful and either don't cover or look like its caked on. The lipsticks dried my lips out so bad and I've never had dry lips, mascara made me lose some lashes. It was very obviously a nightmare. Their minerals line is a joke. But I don't like mineral make up to start with, but thats another story.

Also, Bare Minerals or Bare Escentuals whatever they want to call themselves.

[De-Vil]

Make Up For Ever HD Powder. $30 for .35 oz of pure silica powder. Hello, ripoff. Why would one buy that when that same person can spend $10 more and buy a pound of the stuff from Coastal Scents? (Or, even better $37.50 through TKB Trading ($3.45 for a full ounce!)?)

That is insane. I intend to look into that.

This is the translucent powder?

[shellygrrl]

This is the translucent powder?

Yeah, the HD loose translucent powder. $30 for .35 oz of 100% pure silica.