So Sue Me gone huge what you think?

I hate to come across as a so sue me super fan haha, but I dunno I feel she hasn't changed THAT much sice she's started. Yeah, she def has a lot more designer pieces now but she still keeps it normal enough, like her latest OOTD was...
'Top: Penneys // Leggings: American Apparel // Watch: Michael Kors // Shoes: Louboutins'
...a good mix if you ask me!

I know someone mentioned about the amount of gifts she recieves, and I think thats due to the fact that she does a lot of talks in schools and colleges around the country. Not only does she speak about blogging and social media, she also touches on confidence building and self esteem and I think a lot of young girls look up to her for that

I think part of the reason I've gone off it lately is how fanatical some of the followers are she could post a picture of anything at this stage and people will want it just because she has it... she posts an OOTD and the amount of comments from people going oh my god where did you get that cushion in the background or where are those wine glasses from is crazy... anything she mentions on the blog sells out instantly it seems so it's no wonder companies are sending her freebies which I think is fine as long as her reviews of the products are unbiased and she isn't claiming to love everything she reviews. But I still don't agree with taking expensive gifts from readers...

and inspirational posts become very uninspiring when they are posted constantly it's getting boring...

I just seen her book in Eason's €20 and it's as thin not much in it. Couldn't justify paying €20 for it

I'm definitely 50/50 on this one! I follow her on Facebook and Instagram and find that I do read most of her reviews and have bought some items from her recommendations. I think she seems like a nice girl and probably speaks to her readers the way their friends do, that's why she is so popular! Her style is very mainstream and sometimes bordering on tacky but thats a matter of taste so she cant be judged on that.

What it increasingly annoying me is the self-indulgent/show-offy posts and pictures she is putting up. For example, she got a Louis V bag and I think I counted 10 different images she had managed to squeeze it into. The - 'Not only did I get one pair of Louboutins...I actually got three!'. Fair play to anyone who works hard to afford these nice things, but it doesn't endear her to me and its not what I want to read about when I have holes in my coat pockets and my penny's bag is on its last legs. Its almost like shes trying to make her readers jealous of her fabulous lifestyle and designer gear rather than inspire.

I often see girls comment..'wow your such an inspiration' or 'your who I want to be' etc etc and it makes me quite sad. These girls (young and old) idolise someone who places more importance on the newest designer items, or their new Audi than on self worth, intelligence or integrity. It seems its more important to have nice things, be slim, have the longest hair, the shortest skirt these days than anything else.

Thats just how things are these days though I suppose!

Great, thread so I'l add my 2 cents.

Really enjoyed Sue's earlier posts like a lot of readers but I have to agree that the substance seems to have greatly diminished of late. What I'm not liking is mainly

-Lack of fashion week updates, doesn't seem to have any actual technical knowledge of fashion
-Kardashian wannabe. Gorgeous girl but the ridiculous extensions WAG look is a bit dated.
-Clearly, a lot of posts are sponsored and blatantly so and biased so I find it difficult to trust reviews.
-More fashion and less puppy / new desk / new phone posts would be great.
-Terrible grammar.

I really do have a lot of admiration for how far Sue has gotten and her success within Ireland but I am beginning to slightly think that she has developed 'big fish, small pond' syndrome. She definitely knows that her market is predominantly teenage girls and has played to this (knock off Birkin) but the whole TOWIE look is getting dated and it would be great to see her evolve and actually develop as a blogger as recently some of the bodycon dresses posts in particular as just chavtastic and not remotely stylish.

I have also noticed the use of other images which clearly are not hers and not credited.....not a good look.

I never log onto her website, just facebook and despite the above, I do enjoy her updates but would love to see an improvement also.

Someone mentioned earlier that they thought someone must have told her about this thread that she was now replying to people a lot more than previously and I definitely noticed the same thing of late. But now I find it's gone too far in the other direction at times ie. someone comments on a picture saying "OMG where did you get your top??" and she will reply "penneys hun!" then a few comments later someone asks the same question again because they haven't bothered reading the other comments and again she replies "penneys hun xx". If you have answered a question once you don't have to keep answering it... Most bloggers will post a picture of an outfit and say Top Zara, skirt topshop etc as more than likely people will want to know where items are from and it's not practical to have to reply to every individual comment...

You will notice a distinct lack of replies though when someone asks her where she got something on a picture that she has copied from someone elses blog / pinterest...

rachelanna wrote: »

SoSueMe.ie is not a beauty/fashion blog . It's a website about the life of some girl I'm sick of hearing about. No genuine beauty blogger grabs expensive bangles from their readers and then boasts about it.

I have to say this really hasn't sat well with me. How could she except that??