Bloggers and #ad #spon

muggles

Lindy97 wrote: »

Is Lisa, Just Jordan or another one?
There seems to be this notion flying about that if you say "Brand ambassador" that you don't have to # which I don't think is correct, it's what Grace got a finger wag for over that skinny tea.
If they're writing blogs, a simple spell/grammar check in Word should sort out any issues but I don't think most of them ever bother. It's annoying and lazy. Writing is part of your job but yes if you point it out, you're labelled a bully.

Sorry - Lisa's Lust List (Lisa McGowan). She's on Facebook, over 150,000 followers. I'm not sure what other forms of social media she uses as I'm not on snapchat etc (although I'm fairly tempted check it out after reading these posts!!). She would win lots of the Best Dressed Lady competitions - and credit where it's due, I would never dispute her wins in these - she's always turned out immaculately.

laylag

muggles wrote:

Have a feeling if she was to be pulled on it she'd claim bullying and girls not being nice to one another.

Absolutely. Her page allows "no negativity." People are barred if they comment on someone's outfit saying they dont like it etc. Mad carry on. I can understand her trying to protect people from being savaged online but at the second time people are entitled to their opinions.
Anytime she is going to a hotel she tags them to say she's going and is then "shocked" when she gets loadsa freebies! She does do a lot of giveaways though in fairness! I actually like her a lot but she's not transparent at all!!

Sunny Dayz

I used to follow Lisa's Lust List too but not anymore. Before it used to be local lady showing what was available in local stores and boutiques, nice styling ideas etc. But then when her facebook page really took off, it felt to me like she was flogging anything at all, her "oh my god!" and "Lads!" posts started to grate on me and it just felt a bit disingenuous. It's a pity though cos she has a great eye for style.

pc7

Exactly the same about LLL, the jeez lads and oh look what I've been sent is just too much all the time.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Can't stand LLL (the blog I don't know the person) because she's not genuine at all. She must have a pain in her wrist shouting out about supporting Irish designers and Jennifer wryne who gets a lot of mentions on her blog is actually selling items from ali express for huge mark ups on her site. How about Irish support Irish and not rip them off?

I can't stand how she goes on about her fella all the time and there's some really nasty undertones in some of the posts she makes, which goes against all her positivity talk.

I've heard stories from people who've worked with her that she's not that nice and apparently shout outs on her social media aren't free either.

Siobhnk

Yeah I liked LLL at the start too, but it's all very fake and boastful now. She got a parcel a while back, I think it was from betty and biddy? Anyway, she popped up a pic of the unopened parcel "lads, just received this, anyone know who it's from/ ever heard of the company???" was the basic gist of the post. I felt like writing Lord woman just open it yourself and you'll find out, it was very "look at me, I get sent all this stuff"

retro:electro

Holly Carpenter was in with that Sharlene Collins one no mention of it being an ad either. Have to say I'm finding Holly to be unpleasantly vain lately, going to have to unfollow her.

blairbear

anna080 wrote: »

Holly Carpenter was in with that Sharlene Collins one no mention of it being an ad either. Have to say I'm finding Holly to be unpleasantly vain lately, going to have to unfollow her.

Her entire instagram is selfie after selfie after selfie, as is her snapchat. She is really insipid.

I think Sharleen was doing her make up for her new Love Lift range thingy though so it may have been a quid pro quo arrangement.

retro:electro

blairbear wrote: »

Her entire instagram is selfie after selfie after selfie, as is her snapchat. She is really insipid.

I think Sharleen was doing her make up for her new Love Lift range thingy though so it may have been a quid pro quo arrangement.

Her Snapchat is mega cringe. Can't be dealin.

Ah ya maybe. I missed that.

greensheep777

Pretty sure Sue's holiday this week was at least partially paid for by Aer Lingus. She was snapping loads of pictures from the on-flight magazine and saying the products for sale were all brilliant, then she snapped the cover. It all felt a bit "product placement".

SpillingTheTea

I really feel like So Sue's villa was some sort of ad or spon ( or a collaboration as she likes to reword it *eyeroll* ) simply because she seems to do a tour everyday knowing that the snaps delete after a day.

Cria

greensheep777 wrote: »

Pretty sure Sue's holiday this week was at least partially paid for by Aer Lingus. She was snapping loads of pictures from the on-flight magazine and saying the products for sale were all brilliant, then she snapped the cover. It all felt a bit "product placement".

I just watched there it was very like an ad snapping all the products in the aer lingus boutique

MuffinTop86

She put up a snap in which somebody suggested she sell her crap with Aer Lingus and she said she was working on it so she either got a free flight or is trying to lick the ass of Aer Lingus so they'll stock stick on nails beside Lancome. Ha

Sunny Dayz

Not sure if I'm straying off topic. But with all the bloggers/influencers OOTD's and affiliated links and sponsored fashion hauls, there's been little or no mention by them of New York or London Fashion Weeks. you would think if they supposedly had such an interest in fashion and style they would have mentioned brands showing at the event, a few pics of the trends or a few street styles or how to do the look for less?

The only one's I've seen covering the events are Louise O'Reilly in New York where she covered it really well and Lorna Weightman currently in London.

Lindy97

Any blogger who has a genuine interest in fashion should be blogging daily on the shows and upcoming trends, even if they're not attending.

Most just do a shop in Dundrum or take their freebies, then post pictures with affiliate links. That's nowhere near fashion blogging

ratmouse

Lindy97 wrote: »

Any blogger who has a genuine interest in fashion should be blogging daily on the shows and upcoming, even if they're not attending.

Most just do a shop in Dundrum or take their freebies, then post pictures with affiliate links. That's nowhere near fashion blogging

Yeah, begging for freebies from Pretty Little Thing ahead of a holiday is not fashion blogging.

Lindy97

ratmouse wrote: »

Yeah, begging for freebies from Pretty Little Thing ahead of a holiday is not fashion blogging.

Oh stop!! That "Im going on holidays, I wish I had some bikinis" or "can anyone recommend where I can get XX items of clothing" is so awful

ratmouse

Lindy97 wrote: »

Oh stop!! That "Im going on holidays, I wish I had some bikinis" or "can anyone recommend where I can get XX items of clothing" is so awful

Fairy is always at it. Then the rags she gets from them /picks from them.

fg1406

It's pretty depressing that the so called fashion bloggers aren't trend setters or stylists anymore. It just seems like a decent way to make a living out of advertising and getting stuff for free. Actual fashion news or the views of proper stylists are what I want to see. Not someone's latest "penneys haul #iworkwithpenneys" or an entire outfit of RI clobber. I like to see colours mixed and matched, what patterns and styles are in season and the varieties of retailers that are selling them, not just those who give the so called bloggers free stuff.

Anyway, #ad is only making it onto a % of snaps/IG posts. But even those I see has made me feel like I'm flicking through one long advert. I have unfollowed all the Irish fashion "influencers" over the last year or so because none of them seem in any way authentic.

Ray37

MUF does this all the time, and has them on Depop about 3 mins after she lands. It's the most unattractive, tight behaviour. Plus she wears the tackiest gear, and always has it rammed up her arse. How people buy it, I have no idea. Makes me feel ill thinking about it tbh.

ratmouse

Ray37 wrote: »

MUF does this all the time, and has them on Depop about 3 mins after she lands. It's the most unattractive, tight behaviour. Plus she wears the tackiest gear, and always has it rammed up her arse. How people buy it, I have no idea. Makes me feel ill thinking about it tbh.

Wedging the bottom section of her outfits,e.g. a bodysuit, up her bum area and then idiots on Depop buying said outfit shortly after! Yuck! #sp #ad rarely to be seen.

retro:electro

Ray37 wrote: »

MUF does this all the time, and has them on Depop about 3 mins after she lands. It's the most unattractive, tight behaviour. Plus she wears the tackiest gear, and always has it rammed up her arse. How people buy it, I have no idea. Makes me feel ill thinking about it tbh.

This made me laugh so much. You have a great way with words, Ray!

Cria

Ray37 wrote: »

MUF does this all the time, and has them on Depop about 3 mins after she lands. It's the most unattractive, tight behaviour. Plus she wears the tackiest gear, and always has it rammed up her arse. How people buy it, I have no idea. Makes me feel ill thinking about it tbh.

Rammed up her arse haha so true and people buy it after stomach turning

blairbear

Rosanna Davison (who I like, god love me!) is currently in a hotel in Mauritius "for work". She has a new role as a healthy menu consultant for the Constance Hotels group.

Her snaps are one ad from start to finish. She is there to promote her new role. And the snaps are an endless stream of showing off the hotel. She has #sp and #brandambassador, #presstrip on her instagram posts but zilch on her SC!!

wendydoll

"healthy menu consultant"...what a made up job title

ratmouse

wendydoll wrote: »

"healthy menu consultant"...what a made up job title

Why try to be so health conscious and yet be head to toe in fake bits?

blairbear

ratmouse wrote: »

Why try to be so health conscious and yet be head to toe in fake bits?

The "fake bits" don't adversely affect her health. Rosanna is a healthy person. She doesn't smoke, she eats a very healthy diet, works out and drinks in moderation.

Having hair extensions/eyelash extensions/implants doesn't mean she isn't healthy. Fair play to her if they make her happy.

ratmouse

blairbear wrote: »

The "fake bits" don't adversely affect her health. Rosanna is a healthy person. She doesn't smoke, she eats a very healthy diet, works out and drinks in moderation.

Having hair extensions/eyelash extensions/implants doesn't mean she isn't healthy. Fair play to her if they make her happy.

I can't imagine any of the fake bits having any health benefits for the body parts upon which they are, for want of a better word, placed.

blairbear

ratmouse wrote: »

I can't imagine any of the fake bits having any health benefits for the body parts upon which they are, for want of a better word, placed.

They have no health benefits but they are very rarely harmful. People hear a lot of horror stories about cosmetic surgery but if you attend reputable, qualified, experienced surgeons (which Rosanna can well afford) and not some charlatan who did a one day course in injectables or a surgeon in Turkey operating out of an unregulated clinic, then it is rare to have complications.

I just believe that Rosanna is a very healthy woman and has a more balanced outlook than many other bloggers. I don't agree with a lot of her vegan dogma and certainly took grave exception to her declaration that a gluten-free diet can cure rheumatoid arthritis (!!) But I don't think that enhancing your appearance with "fake bits" is physically unhealthy.

There is a whole other argument to be made regarding the psychological impact of cosmetic enhancements etc but I'm not sure that this was what was being addressed.

ratmouse

blairbear wrote: »

They have no health benefits but they are very rarely harmful. People hear a lot of horror stories about cosmetic surgery but if you attend reputable, qualified, experienced surgeons (which Rosanna can well afford) and not some charlatan who did a one day course in injectables or a surgeon in Turkey operating out of an unregulated clinic, then it is rare to have complications.

I just believe that Rosanna is a very healthy woman and has a more balanced outlook than many other bloggers. I don't agree with a lot of her vegan dogma and certainly took grave exception to her declaration that a gluten-free diet can cure rheumatoid arthritis (!!) But I don't think that enhancing your appearance with "fake bits" is physically unhealthy.

There is a whole other argument to be made regarding the psychological impact of cosmetic enhancements etc but I'm not sure that this was what was being addressed.

No I hear what you're saying. I suppose my gripe is her promoting this health conscious image and yet there is nothing healthy about sticking glue (which isn't even covered by any regulations in that industry) onto, for e.g. eyelashes.