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Beauty bloggers on snapchat

retro:electro

So what was once just an app for me to send ugly pictures of myself to my friends has now been taken over by loads of beauty bloggers. Why do you think this is? Just another platform for them to get exposure from? I've been following a few but to be honest it's just videos of them with one product placement after another; more of the same, just a different format.

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Salty

lazygal wrote: »

If my social media presence was causing me such distress that I was having panic attacks I'd probably get off it for a while, blogger or not.

And that would be a good move. Probably not so simple when you're entire career hinges on it though.

Online bullying is a huge problem. Bloggers do suffer from it in a very public way. It must be awful knowing that your reaction or lack of is in full view of everyone.

I'm all for constructive criticism, but comments that amount to nothing more than personal attacks about someone's body/face/job choice are not constructive.

[Deleted User]

I no longer use Snapchat at all. I was following a few well known beauty bloggers and few not so well known. I don't have time to watch two or three hundred second videos that are essentially just multiple two second flashes of this product, two seconds of that product. Or videos that show something for a split second, then an emoji or word pops up, completely obscuring everything.

Also, I don't really care about the personal lives of bloggers so updates on boyfriends/living arrangements/kids/personal rants/etc don't interest me in the slightest.

If videos were succinct and on topic I would probably still be following.

Anyone agree?!

Banaba

Valentina wrote: »

I no longer use Snapchat at all. I was following a few well known beauty bloggers and few not so well known. I don't have time to watch two or three hundred second videos that are essentially just multiple two second flashes of this product, two seconds of that product. Or videos that show something for a split second, then an emoji or word pops up, completely obscuring everything.

Also, I don't really care about the personal lives of bloggers so updates on boyfriends/living arrangements/kids/personal rants/etc don't interest me in the slightest.

If videos were succinct and on topic I would probably still be following.

Anyone agree?!

totally agree, the only one I like to follow is Pippa she seems so nice and Ollie is a dote, the rest just love themselves and are so insecure, always posing and fixing themselves in the videos. So Sue me is good to follow too at least shes not 100% wrapped up in herself

michellie

Ah jesus i follow a few but i think ill have to unfollow a few soon.

"look at me im on honeymoon, look at all this stuff i just bought" repeat.each.And.Every.day.

Sunshineboo

It is getting a little boring seeing them just constantly opening package after package of goodies. Although I am very jealous of the freebies. Lovelygirlybits is great though, her snaps always me a giggle.

Rosemary Maccabe is also very funny too, although I am not sure if she is a beauty blogger but worth a follow for her rants

ShazGV

Another one I really enjoy is Sharon Farrell (Irish based in Australia), she has a good sense of humour too.

sashafierce

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Meangadh

Yeah I follow a good few on snapchat as well- I dunno, I don't mind seeing seeing the stuff they were sent but I really don't want to see a load of selfies and mirror photos.

Joanne Larby (The Makeup Fairy) seems like a nice girl but I simply just don't really have an interest in her gym stuff and weight loss, and I wouldn't be into her style of clothes so I'll be unfollowing her. Nothing at all personal, just her fitness stuff has really taken over and it's not my taste- but good luck to her.

A few others I'm kinda "meh" about are Rosie Connolly, Tara O'Farrell and Suzanne Jackson. Again, they seem grand but just not really my style. Although having said that, Grace Mongey (facesbygrace23) isn't really my style either but she just seems nice- although I dunno how she can snap so much, the girl is obsessed! Oh and another girl who seems really nice is dramaticmac- her makeup/hair isn't really my thing either but again, worth checking out.

I like when snapchat is literally just a little snap here and there or a bit of a funny rant, or even a quick tip. But constant selfies and mirror pics, fitness obsession and rants about anti-blogger sentiment aren't for me.

My favourite snapchatters (not all beauty but mostly) are jameskava, jamespatrice, lovelygirlybits, shivletzmakeup, aislingmkeenan, lauracunningham, rosemarymaccabe, hollywooddublin, nikkietutorials, and sharonleavy.

Edit: It's actually cunninghamlaura, oops.

_Whimsical_

@Waxpertsellen seems really nice too. It's not that much beauty but she has blogged about going to a well known cosmetic dermatology clinic recently for example and came home and showed all the stuff that was recommended for her and explained everything she said told. I've always wondered what you get at that place so I thought that was interesting. She is also a really nice girl by all account so I've enjoyed hers.

Meangadh

Yeah Ellen seems lovely. And I really admire entrepreneurs, especially female ones, so fair play to her- same for Marissa Carter.

I think three main things I like when following people on social media is that they are humble, don't take themselves too seriously, and I really enjoy when people are funny.

I thought that girl who did the skit doing the rounds on fb about bloggers was really funny, just because in fairness it was so accurate (with obvious exaggerations!

). Any blogger getting annoyed or offended at that really needs to cop on- ANYONE who puts themselves out there publicly can only assume there will be a little bit of slagging, and as long as it's just gentle mocking, who cares. It wasn't personal. I mean look at the likes of Gift Grub, Scrap Saturday- mimicry has been around long before now and no one should take themselves too seriously. It was only a bit of fun.

Now I will say that just because you're in the public eye, you shouldn't be subjected to ridicule about appearance, accent or personal preferences as to what you like to blog about (so long as it's not offensive stuff in your blog, obviously). But I do think it's fair enough if people dislike when a fashion & beauty blogger they liked to follow starts to put an emphasis on something else, like diet and fitness. It should be ok for followers to say that (politely) and not be made feel like they are being nasty online. It'd be like a pop singer changing to country singing, or vice versa. It's their prerogative to do that if they wish, but they shouldn't be offended if some followers don't like that.

So long as people on both sides stay polite, it's all fair enough, I think.

retro:electro

Started following marissa carter but had to unfollow her. What's with the voice?? I've seen her on tv and she doesn't talk like that.. It's like she's drugged or something

Meangadh

anna080 wrote: »

Started following marissa carter but had to unfollow her. What's with the voice?? I've seen her on tv and she doesn't talk like that.. It's like she's drugged or something

I noticed that too, and I find Pippa tends to do it a little bit as well- a bit annoying but they seem pretty sound and sure we all do annoying things i guess!

retro:electro

Meangadh wrote: »

I noticed that too, and I find Pippa tends to do it a little bit as well- a bit annoying but they seem pretty sound and sure we all do annoying things i guess!

True but she's like a different person on tv where she seems very bubbly and lively but then in her snaps she's so monotone and talks so slowly and enunciates every syllable, it's very strange

The Enabler

On the subject of blogs, I miss the old days of blogging where it was a sharing of hauls/ purchases- now it feels like a lot of them are very PR led. Have noticed on some blogs posts that are clearly sponsored (and not disclosed as such)

To be honest, I get my inspiration from the latest purchases thread here on Boards quicker than blogs. What does everyone else think?

Gunslinger92

The Enabler wrote: »

On the subject of blogs, I miss the old days of blogging where it was a sharing of hauls/ purchase- now it feels like a lot of them are very PR led. Have noticed on some blogs posts that are clearly sponsored (and not disclosed as such)

To be honest, I get my inspiration from the latest purchases thread here on Boards quicker than blogs. What does everyone else think?

Agreed! It's because of that thread that I tried the loreal infallible foundation, and I really like it so am delighted with that thread

haven't seen any blogger mention that foundation either, although I only follow about 3 :P

Taboola

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

Agreed! It's because of that thread that I tried the loreal infallible foundation, and I really like it so am delighted with that thread haven't seen any blogger mention that foundation either, although I only follow about 3 :P

DramaticMac mentioned it on snapchat last night

Sunny Dayz

What's good about following so many bloggers on snapchat, facebook, instagram etc is when they all start posting at the one time (say within a day or two) about the same particular product, it's obvious that they have all been sent it to review. When they do this I find that I loose interest in the product and the posting, and the post about something different stands out more to me.

I'm also finding the most bloggers just snap a pic of what they bought/were sent and a quick first thoughts - they don't really seem to do much of an actual review about the product.

retro:electro

Some of them are just getting annoying now. They're just paid for advertisements and nothing else. So far this morning Rosie Connolly has managed to plug clear braces and renew skincare clinic. They're "looking after her" (doing her treatments for free/paying her for advertising) for her upcoming wedding and her snaps today were all about what they're going to do for her and how great they are. Most of her snaps are just plugs for brands with the odd cute kid snap thrown in for distraction.

Meangadh

Yeah I'm watching Rosie Connolly's snaps now- and in fairness if I was offered free treatments in exchange for a few mentions, I'd be bloody jumping at it!

But for the viewers/followers, it is a bit boring and also very much (for me anyway) a case of "well that's great for you, but I can't afford any of that". Plus I only really want to see makeup, skincare, hair products etc- I don't really have any interest in seeing people's dentistry or gym routines

Haha she's saying she wants to whiten her teeth, her teeth are so white already! She'll be like Ross from Friends if she goes much whiter...

retro:electro

Maybe I'm just overly critical but I'd be suspicious of the Q&A's they do too. It just seems to be a more covert way of sneaking in a few brand names without being too obvious.

For example there's one girl I follow and she has obviously been sponsored by Tower Jewellers because she seems to have something new from them that they've sent her every week. Her instagram is flooded with pictures of their jewellary, like if you were following her you'd know thats where her particular pieces are from. Anyway in one of her Q&A's "somebody asked" where all her gorgeous jewellary is from, thus giving her ample opportunity to talk about Tower Jewellers and how amazing they are and bla bla bla... Bloody annoying.

SusieBlue

I noticed a lot of bloggers were wearing sunglasses from @thespoiltbitchclub this week, clearly a paid advertisement. Rosie Connolly and Just Jordan plugged them to name a few.

I'm getting sick of The Make Up Fairy. She seems lovely but I find a lot of what she says hard to believe. She claims not to wear fake tan, or use sunbeds, and only sunbathes on occasion. Yet she permanently has an extremely deep, brown tan that just doesn't look natural. All her instagram photos are photoshopped to hell, she looks completely different in press pics to her selfies. As in, her face has a completely different shape and everything. And don't even get me started on her lips! These things alone make any product she mentions seem really suspicious to me. If she isn't honest about photoshopping, her lips, and her tan, why would she be honest about the new "must have" item on her snapchat?

Getting very disillusioned with is all.

Taboola

WhiteRoses wrote: »

I noticed a lot of bloggers were wearing sunglasses from @thespoiltbitchclub this week, clearly a paid advertisement. Rosie Connolly and Just Jordan plugged them to name a few.

I'm getting sick of The Make Up Fairy. She seems lovely but I find a lot of what she says hard to believe. She claims not to wear fake tan, or use sunbeds, and only sunbathes on occasion. Yet she permanently has an extremely deep, brown tan that just doesn't look natural. All her instagram photos are photoshopped to hell, she looks completely different in press pics to her selfies. As in, her face has a completely different shape and everything. And don't even get me started on her lips! These things alone make any product she mentions seem really suspicious to me. If she isn't honest about photoshopping, her lips, and her tan, why would she be honest about the new "must have" item on her snapchat?

Getting very disillusioned with is all.

She admitted to using sunbeds and got absolutely flamed for it and took the post down. I reckon people who go mental as well if she admitted to having a lip job. Especially since she claims it's all with lipliner etc

silvervixen84

I really like her snaps but those lips are definitely enhanced. She does focus more on fitness these days, but she's looking fantastic.

_Whimsical_

I think we'd have to be pretty innocent to think these girls are blogging for the good of their health or the fun of it. They're clearly either in receipt of payments, getting great freebies or hoping to boost their careers. Anyone notice lovelygirlybits last week just happened to be loaned a nice Toyota auris by a garage and did a few completely natural,ahem,posts about how driving am automatic is so nice and what a hybrid car is! Then there's the ones who get treatments done and blog about every bit and do follow ups showing off the products they were recommended a few times a week. Then there's the people who are promoting their businesses or magazine. Even rosemarie McCabe who I really like was saying last night how she wished someone would offer to fix her teeth... Hint hint:)
My fave was the one who got a new bed from Harvey Norman supposedly her mother was horrified that she'd been sleeping in the same bed for THREE YEARS and her mum apparently couldn't bear the thought of her in such an old bed. No mention of how it was clearly an ad for Harvey Norman!
I'd be inclined to take recommendations with a pinch of salt myself.
Oh one girl who seems more genuine and doesn't seem to get products is @sharonleavy . She's funny and she's mentioned a few good things like her fave deodorant and that tesco brand baby wipes take of nail varnish! She doesn't seem to be selling anything.

Meangadh

Ah I love Sharon Leavy! Only started following her recently but I think she's great- totally genuine and normal. She was so funny today talking about her teeth & basically how crazy it is that Rosie Connolly needs anything done with her teeth!

And I have to say, as someone who isn't from Dublin myself- it's SO refreshing to have a non-Dubliner talking about beauty. Not that I'm anti-Dublin or anything, but just I find you do hear a lot of the same stuff from the Dublin ones (they get sent the same stuff, they go to the same events and a lot are friends with each other) so it gets a bit samey. That's another reason why I like shivletzmakeup and orlarich too (both from Galway although I'm not) - if any of your local makeup artists where you're from are on snapchat, give them a follow cos they're good for the odd tip and & you'll know the places where you can pick up the stuff easily.

_Whimsical_

Meangadh wrote: »

Ah I love Sharon Leavy! Only started following her recently but I think she's great- totally genuine and normal. She was so funny today talking about her teeth & basically how crazy it is that Rosie Connolly needs anything done with her teeth!

Yeah totally agree, while sometimes you can't tell whether you're just a pawn in someones marketing game on snapchat you can strangely immediately tell when someone's not trying to sell you something or promote themselves! The genuineness is refreshing.

Lunaarli

Are Irish bloggers 'supposed' to put out a disclaimer for paid reviews/content?!?!?!

Because barely any Irish blogger/youtuber etc does!

Twee.

It's not enforced, but it is in the UK, so I imagine we'll follow suit soon enough. It'd be under the Advertising Standards Authority afaik. Don't want to lean too off topic (modding myself!!), but here's a BBC article on UK Youtubers http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33976358

retro:electro

Feck this slaving away at work lark, I'm becoming a blogger. Sent free gear everyday, sign me up!

womandriver

silvervixen84 wrote: »

I really like her snaps but those lips are definitely enhanced. She does focus more on fitness these days, but she's looking fantastic.

God I can't look at the lips when she's talking. I keep my thumb over them when I'm watching her videos on YouTube on my phone. They gross me out a bit, I always think they look like they're going to burst.