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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

You Can't Just Slap Your Name On It!!!


(Photo courtesy of @makeupbyjesi)
(Above are the swatches of lip color that put ColourPop in comparison to Kylie's Lip Kit)

Go with ColourPop, it's just been proven the same lab that Kylie Jenner uses, is Spatz Laboratories, which also makes ColourPop.  Point is: The new formulated formula by Kylie Jenner, is watered down.  ColourPop's formula is the original formula.  Don't spend $40 for one product, when you can pay $43 for 4 lip kits from ColourPop.

My Main FB Post RE: Kylie Jenner Lip Kits
Okay so a lot of you have seen my recent posts about Kylie Jenner's Lip Kit. My job is to bring beauty news to the public. I'm updating you on the latest trends, flops, and so fourth in regards to makeup and fashion.

Last night before I went to bed, I was alerted to the breaking news that this product, that at one point sold out in a day, was actually a watered down version of ColourPop's products. What is ColourPop? It's a brand that is manufactured in our lovely city of Oxnard at Spatz Laboratories. They have a great selection of makeup at a much cheaper price. I personally ordered the comparable lip products. The price was $11 for two things, a matte lip color and matching lip pencil. I ordered what amounts to 4 "lip kits" and only paid $47 with tax and shipping included. 


The beauty blogger, Stephanie Nicole, actually tried both products and compared the ingredients. They were exactly the same!!! This is a blogger who is a makeup enthusiast and she's been one online for a while now. She even has a youtube channel. However, now that they are in mass production, Kylie's version is now thinner (watered down) than the original product. At this point, ColourPop's version is better quality for a much better price.



So what exactly is happening with the money difference in price? It's not being applied towards product development or better ingredients. It's estimated the difference of $19/kit is going directly into Kylie Jenner's bank account. The consumer is pretty much paying $19 more for a 18 year old's name on their product.



Am I wrong for reporting this? No. People should be informed. Her target audience is around her age. So if you are or know of a beauty enthusiast who has been waiting for Kylie products, stop waiting and just go to ColourPop.

Since this report, news has been catching on in the last 24 hrs. My projection is that sales will begin to fall and that either the Jenner chick will be forced to stop production or relocate to another "lab". Nobody should pay $40 for lip color. It's just ridiculous. I recommend sharing this post with your FB friends to detour sales. However, if people insist on paying so much for this stuff, by all means. Just don't bitch about it later.
#youcantjustslapyournameonit
#Colourpop
#kyliejennerlipkit

ColourPop vs Kylie Lip Kits

What's The Better Deal AND Better Quality?


As you already know, the Kylie Lip Kits are the exact same if not worse than ColourPop's version.  If you read the last article I wrote about this, we learned that Kylie Jenner has her product manufactured at the same lab as ColourPop.  I couldn't believe how overly priced her items were as they weren't even worth it.

So I went ahead and placed an order on ColourPop's website for the lip kits.  One thing you need to know is that their items are itemized, so no real kits.  Just recommendations of what lip pencil goes with the color of the ultra matte lip color.  Either way you only pay $11 for both items.

http://www.colourpop.com

As you can see, I ordered a few "kits".  I ended up paying $47.30 in the end for 4 LIP KITS.  Kylie Jenner charges $40 for one lip kit.  Doesn't take a genius to figure out what's a better deal.  And since we just found out that Kylie's Lip Kits are "watered down", you get a better product with ColourPop.


                                                       

Rainbow Brows Have Arrived

Remember when everyone was doing multi-color hair?  Fret not, because now we got rainbow brows!!!



Yes this is the newest trend going around and it looks "so fetch".


A photo posted by Hanna (@ankvak) on


 Yes, you can go with a basic rainbow or you can make it go with your multi-color hair.



A photo posted by Lori (@loridelmer) on

Looks like it's the perfect sunset you wish you could catch on camera.



Yesterday's Sunset eyes and brows ☀️☀️☀️ Products used: BROWS: @urbandecaycosmetics Brow Beater 'Dark' @morphebrushes 35B Palette @maccosmetics Chromacake in 'Primary Yellow', 'Genuine Orange' and 'Rich Purple' EYES: @urbandecaycosmetics Eyeshadow Primer Potion, UDxGwen 'Blonde' and Smoky 'Dirtysweet' @kryolanuk Liquid Eye Liner 'Black' @bellapierreofficial Pigment 'Champagne' @sugarpill ''Buttercupcake', 'Love+', 'Flamepoint' and 'Poison Plum' @maccosmetics LiquidLast Liner 'Point Black' @bobbibrown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner 'Black Inc' @lancomeofficial Cilt Booster Xl @benefitcosmetics They're Real Mascara LASHES: @eldorafalseeyelashes 'h160' #colourful #details #rainbowbrows #warm #makeup #makeupartist #mua #creative #creativemakeup #artist #faceart #cosmetic #iheartmakeup #lovemakeup #inspired #motd #eldorafalseeyelashes #maccosmetics #samaro #youtube #checkmeout #hashtagallofit #mbmdoll #urbandecay #eye #cute #nofilter
A photo posted by Sara Rosenkilde (@saramariarosenkilde) on

Look at this rainbow beauty putting those colors to WERK!




WERKING that hair with that BROW!





How will you make yourself stand out from the rest?

Ice Cream Inspired, New MAC Release for 2016!!!

MAC is launching the best collection ever! 
 Ice Cream inspired colors for eye shadows and brow pencils.  


Eye shadows will be available in hues of peach (So So Saucy), sparkly gold (Please Gilty), and mint green (Jealous Girl).




These brow pencils will be a delight to wear!  Glitter brows will sure get you noticed!!!

Are you freaking out yet? We are. The collection launches online May 26 and is available in stores June 2 through July 14.

Kylie Jenner Lip Kits EXPOSED!



Yes, it's just been EXPOSED!

We came upon a post from HelloGiggles.com reviewing Kyler Jenner's Lip Kits.  The items were actually reviewed by a beauty blogger, Stephanie Nicole, who has a youtube channel and blog site.  She compared the Kylie Lip Kits to ColourPop's version and the results were unbelievable.

Basically, you're better off buying ColourPop's version for $19 than to pay $40 for Kylie lip color kits.  Why?  Because they are made at the same "laboratory".  The laboratory/factory is literally a few blocks from my home in Oxnard, CA.  Kylie's kits were branded with her name and that was it.  No far stretch.  Actually the ColourPop version is better quality for a better price.  Kylie's Lip Kits were a comparable quality to ColourPop but when orders started pouring in, they squeezed out some ingredients to cut down on product cost and now her lip kits are watered down a bit.

A photo posted by Czarina Rdrgz (@cjlrodriguezzz) on

So you decide what you want to do!  Pay $6 for the gloss and then another $5 for the pencil or pay for a kit simply because it has Kylie's name on it for $40???

ColourPop's version of Kylie's Lip Kit in Candy K is available here.  In all actuality, ColourPop was already producing their Ultra Matte Lip products.  Kylie Jenner just slapped her name on it.

To read the full article on this, click here.