Bloggers / Influencers releasing products [Please read note in post #966]

MuffinTop86 · 12-09-2017 10:28PM

Fake hair, lashes, teeth, probable botox and lip injectionscos her face is gone really weird lately and now nails. It's so ick.
Did she do her how to apply bad eyeshadow tutorial yet?
Why does she go on holiday to release new products!?

gossipgirl10 · 12-09-2017 11:26PM

Oh I didn't watch past the point where she said they were fake nails as not my thing so didn't hear the price point! I thought they'd be cheap, stocked in penneys type product. Ya she is Just randomly releasing more and more products it's just too much every couple of weeks I think. Do you think all her followers can afford to buy all these new releases when they are coming so close together?

SpillingTheTea · 12-09-2017 11:28PM

It is quite interesting that she seems to be away every time she releases a new product

gossipgirl10 · 12-09-2017 11:34PM

SpillingTheTea wrote: »

It is quite interesting that she seems to be away every time she releases a new product

Because she can create better photos and content for her accounts when she is away in some exotic location which drives more traffic to her pages and so her products get more exposure than if she was at home eating a dominos I'd imagine...

SpillingTheTea · 12-09-2017 11:36PM

gossipgirl10 wrote: »

SpillingTheTea wrote: »

It is quite interesting that she seems to be away every time she releases a new product

Because she can create better photos and content for her accounts when she is away in some exotic location which drives more traffic to her pages and so her products get more exposure than if she was at home eating a dominos I'd imagine...

I actually didn't think of that! Quite right though. Her products do look better beside a private pool ha

pc7 · 13-09-2017 08:57AM

Like everything her stuff will only be popular so long so she's probably thinking fire as much out as quick
As she can to make the cash. White labels are working for her, no real time/investment needed and they are lapped up.

Lindy97 · 13-09-2017 09:34AM

I think nails are a bad idea at that price. With Shellac and Gel nails being quite affordable and longer lasting (I know of places you can get them done really well for 20), why would anyone spend 10 on some stick on ones? They also look really cheap in my opinion.
Its her constant denial her products or anything to do with her are white label, that annoys me. They clearly are. She claims everything to do with her is "bespoke" or designed by her. Jesus it's a wonder that she's not got a show in NYFW with how talented she is at designing things....:getlost:

SpillingTheTea · 13-09-2017 03:02PM

Shouldn't she not be allowed use the word 'bespoke' to describe her nail products? I don't think she knows what the word actually means, but regardless, using the word bespoke to describe her product is wrong because they aren't ha.

Lindy97 · 13-09-2017 03:21PM

Well the bespoke was referring more to her engagement rings and wedding dress, from what she's said and I suppose they are bespoke in that respect but she also adds in "designed from scratch" when what's happened is they took an existing design in the shop and tweaked it.

I'd imagine her products are the same, she's taken a base sample and then tweaked it and thinks that means she can say "designed from scratch".

I've said it before, taking a product to market does require a lot of work, and then to get a vendor such as Primark/Penneys to sell them is huge win and no one can deny her success in that respect but her insistence that she's doing all this from scratch is laughable especially when you see how much free/holiday time she has. Most people who start a business in the first few years don't have time or money to scratch themselves, because they ARE starting from scratch. Its more and more obvious she's picking these items out from a catalogue

greensheep777 · 13-09-2017 03:24PM

No idea why anyone would buy these. I pay 20 for acrylic refills and they last a month. I wouldn't get 2 days out of press-on fakes. The glue goes all soft on me after a couple of showers.
Also, aren't press-on nails really old-fashioned? I suppose maybe they're aimed at teenagers who can't afford regular nail extensions from a salon.

Lindy97 · 13-09-2017 03:30PM

I know! a tenner for some press ons is a bit much! I'm sure she'll claim you can reuse them 34 times as she's formulated a magic glue that doesn't trash your natural nail or destroy the press ons.
Either way, her minions will buy whatever she's selling but it'll be interesting to see how these are received, her eyeshadow palette has definitely gotten mixed reviews, more so than any of her previous make up releases.

qxtasybe1nwfh2 · 13-09-2017 04:44PM

Holly Carpenters line is being reported as jewellery. Apparently she has already said that this is what it is in interviews to the press since the beginning of the year.

Siobhnk · 13-09-2017 11:48PM

Another aliexpress job I wonder?

I bought a rake of jewellery off aliexpress there after the beautiful truth showed her haul, I was sickened to find stuff I bought off betty and biddy for a fraction of the cost! I'll see what the quality is like, but I'd imagine it's the same. I was actually quite surprised that one of the necklaces I bought off b&b was quite plastic feeling when I paid €30 for it, was expecting better quality. I know now, and paid about €7 on aliexpress for one I had my eye on that was on sale in Jennifer wrynne and betty and biddy for €30

It really would put me off buying jewellery from one of those websites again. I'm all for supporting Irish, but not when they're trying to pull a fast one.

Siobhnk · 13-09-2017 11:48PM

Another aliexpress job I wonder?

I bought a rake of jewellery off aliexpress there after the beautiful truth showed her haul, I was sickened to find stuff I bought off betty and biddy for a fraction of the cost! I'll see what the quality is like, but I'd imagine it's the same. I was actually quite surprised that one of the necklaces I bought off b&b was quite plastic feeling when I paid €30 for it, was expecting better quality. I know now, and paid about €7 on aliexpress for one I had my eye on that was on sale in Jennifer wrynne and betty and biddy for €30

It really would put me off buying jewellery from one of those websites again. I'm all for supporting Irish, but not when they're trying to pull a fast one.

wendydoll · 14-09-2017 12:18AM

I promise you Siobhnk, it will be the same quality as the stuff Jennifer Wrynne and Betty and Biddy sells, just supplied on a basic display card on the likes you see on jewellery in penneys. I ordered loads of jewellery bits over the last few weeks from ali express. Everything is perfect.

Have the mary necklace on betty and biddy, retails on that site €28, I got it on aliexpress for €6.57. You'd be sickened to be paying the prices boutiques are looking for when they are buying them for half nothing on ali express

Their Zeena necklace is on aliexpress from €5.60

Ray37 · 14-09-2017 12:22AM

I'm so disappointed in Jennifer Wrynne, she is an extremely taleneted milliner no doubt, but the fact that she is buying from Ali Express and re selling with a huge mark up is so lazy. I hate that style of 'business', she'd be so much better off selling jewelry and bags from Irish designers.

wendydoll · 14-09-2017 12:32AM

Ray37 wrote: »

I'm so disappointed in Jennifer Wrynne, she is an extremely taleneted milliner no doubt, but the fact that she is buying from Ali Express and re selling with a huge mark up is so lazy. I hate that style of 'business', she'd be so much better off selling jewelry and bags from Irish designers.

Yeah I'm the same when I discovered what she was doing, I had to out it on here. It's the mark up that annoys me. 4 times the original price in most cases

I love her style and she's a fantastic milliner. But every time I hear her say "The tassel earrings, you can get in my boutique, this necklace you can get it from my boutique" and I mutter to myself "or aliexpress for a few euro"

gossipgirl10 · 14-09-2017 12:56AM

I went on Jennifer Wrynnes website after someone showed the photos of the bags earlier in this thread that were straight from the ali express listing. Whatever about her selling bags and jewellery that are sourced from China I was surprised to see some bridal headpieces that are from Ali express (again it's the aliexpress images used). That's just so lazy and for someone who claims that all her headpieces are completely made by hand by her (which I would even doubt I'd say her mam makes a lot of the stuff too) it's a bit misleading to her customers when they are actually buying some mass produced thing from China.

As someone else said above I'm all about supporting Irish but why not support brands like Chupi who might be a little pricier but who's pieces aren't fast fashion they are rings or necklaces etc that you'd have forever.

And on the same note I have seen so many features of Ciara O'Dohertys aliexpress stuff on tv3 and in some magazines etc. The fashion editors and people who put those to progams together should be supporting Irish design not helping to promote imported cheap pieces that are marked up to ten times the price. When her range launched I saw some small time bloggers saying that it was a range she had created especially for Irish women and others saying she made them. So I don't know if that's the impression she was giving at her launch but clearly they didn't realise these are "carefully chosen" from Aliexpress.

Rant over ðŸ˜ I really really hope Hollys isn't the same crap it's just setting a precedent for what they can all get away with

gossipgirl10 · 14-09-2017 02:19AM

Wells Brief City wrote: »

Holly Carpenters line is being reported as jewellery. Apparently she has already said that this is what it is in interviews to the press since the beginning of the year.

You're right I googled her name and jewellery and there were a few articles about it. The articles were talking about how she is very creative and loves drawing etc so I am really hoping that she has at least designed the jewellery line herself

pc7 · 14-09-2017 06:23AM

Do people call them out about the aliexpress stuff?

gossipgirl10 · 14-09-2017 06:44AM

pc7 wrote: »

Do people call them out about the aliexpress stuff?

Not sure I don't really follow any of them closely enough to see anyone comment about it but I'm sure it would be swiftly deleted if it was mentioned and the person banned...

The ironic part of Ciara O'Doherty is that most of her content is showing people where to find dupes online of designer bags etc because god forbid people would pay those prices when you can get something so similar straight from China for a tenth of the cost but then her own products are from China but charging ten times the price she should do a video showing people where to source her jewellery etc for $2

Lindy97 · 14-09-2017 09:05AM

I think Rosie Connolly and Suzanne Jackson block anyone who dared to question the white label status of their products

Cria · 14-09-2017 09:47AM

Lindy97 wrote: »

I think Rosie Connolly and Suzanne Jackson block anyone who dared to question the white label status of their products

Yea they do and the make up fairy does too .. Suzanne Jackson doesn't understand the concept of white labelling I wish someone in her circle would explain it to her she keeps saying she makes her products from scratch only the largest companies like mac ect do that even kylie Jenner shares a factory with other brands and only changes the packaging on some of her make up ,,, she's making herself look like an idiot everytime she says that she makes them from scratch

retro:electro · 14-09-2017 11:33AM

The actual neck of them saying support Irish. Support China more like

blairbear · 14-09-2017 12:38PM

I actually went into Jennifer Wrynne's boutique to buy a clutch bag that I had seen online. Luckily I held off because I found the exact bag on Aliexpress for over 70e cheaper. I have attached screenshots.

She made a hat for my mum for a wedding before and it was stunning. I am disappointed in her.

Lindy97 · 14-09-2017 12:40PM

Holy crap that's a hell of a mark up!!

allym · 14-09-2017 01:02PM

€70!!! My god that's robbery

Cria · 14-09-2017 01:20PM

Has anyone ordered from ali express does it take ages and can you use pay pal have many of you ordered stuff that is marked up over here

Flippyfloppy · 14-09-2017 01:21PM

Jaysis. This is mad and gas all at once. I have to say though all this talk about bloggers , products and pieces has given me a goo to splurge on random items. They will definitely be from china though.

blairbear · 14-09-2017 01:24PM

Cria wrote: »

Has anyone ordered from ali express does it take ages and can you use pay pal have many of you ordered stuff that is marked up over here

It took about 3 weeks for my stuff to come. You have to pay customs over a certain price (there is a customs calculator online that I used to estimate it). For cheap items like that bag, you wouldn't have to. The postage was free. I paid with Visa debit. I don't think paypal is allowed. Postage is free on many items.

Bloggers / Influencers releasing products [Please read note in post #966]

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