Hi friends!
Well, it’s that time again. Time to talk about all the things I don’t want or am not looking forward to. It’s my beauty anti-wishlist July 2019 edition! If you’re new here every month I gather up five newish beauty launches that just aren’t cutting it for me, and tell you why. Usually I put a disclaimer on each post in this series saying something like, this is not meant as a knock on the brands themselves, etc. But in all honesty this list is a bit different. I find most of these brands questionable for one reason or another (except the first two listed), which I’ll get into in a moment.
Before you jump into this month’s list, make sure you check back at some of my earlier lists. I have the latest four linked for you below, but I’ve been doing this series since September 2018 so there’s lots for you to read if you so desire!
Catch up: June | May | April | March
Now let’s get into July’s list!
KKW BEAUTY SKIN PERFECTING BODY FOUNDATION / COLLECTION
To be honest, I’ve never been tempted to buy anything yet from KKW Beauty so this new Body Collection isn’t helping to change my mind. It’s already completely sold out online anyway, as often happens with new launches from the Kardashians.
The collection contains:
- The Skin Perfecting Body Foundation (pictured above) – $45.00
- Loose Shimmer Powder for Face & Body – $27.00
- Skin Perfecting Body Shimmer – $35.00
- Body Brush – $32.00
I can understand how a collection like this would be very useful to those suffering from skin disorders or auto-immune disorders that affect greater parts of the body. I believe Kim herself has psoriasis and she shows how she covers it up on her legs using this foundation; there’s a video up on the brand’s Instagram showing this.
But since I personally don’t suffer from these issues, I just don’t see how I would get any use from body makeup products. Unless I’m on photoshoot or red carpet where everything needs to look perfected, to me this just isn’t practical for everyday use.
To learn more about the KKW Body Collection, click here.
MAC FIX + NEW SUMMER SCENTS
I believe every summer MAC comes out with new limited edition scents of their iconic setting spray, Fix +, correct me if I’m wrong. This year it’s Watermelon, Pineapple, White Tea, & Peony. This is actually not about the scents at all; I’m sure they’re all lovely. Unfortunately I think I may be allergic to Fix +, which is a total shame because the effect it gives on the skin is beautiful! The last time I sprayed it on my face after makeup I was sneezing and itching for the rest of the day. Sad times. I could probably still use it to wet my brushes but I rarely apply my shadows wet. I’d just rather not risk it altogether.
To learn more about MAC’s new summer editions of Fix +, click here.
HALO BEAUTY BODY & BRAIN BOOSTER MULTI-VITAMIN
This is quite simple: I don’t take multi-vitamins at this point in my life (maybe I should), and I’m certainly not going to start with an influencer-created version. If you don’t know Halo Beauty is beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook’s supplement company; you may know her by her former moniker Glam Life Guru. I don’t know about you but I feel ambivalent about a non-nutritionist/non-pharmacist/non-chemist, however you want to say it, creating ingestible products. Am I alone here?
Plus, after all the very public drama earlier this year between Tati, James Charles and Jeffree Star, I’ve chosen not to support her anymore. It’s a shame as I was a long-time subscriber of her channel, but there are plenty of others to watch on YouTube who are drama-free.
Read this: Sick of drama? Here’s some unproblematic beauty influencers to follow
REVOLUTION PRO NEW NEUTRAL LUXE SHADOW PALETTE
I couldn’t seem to get a good photo of the entire New Neutral Luxe Shadow Palette from Revolution Beauty, or Revolution Pro, anywhere. But I could tell right away from merely looking at just a few shadows that this was yet another one of their total knockoff products. Revolution have a very well-known penchant for copying – almost exactly but just different enough – popular higher-end palettes. They change the outer packaging, and slap a new name on it but that’s where the differences usually end. This one is clearly a rip-off of the Huda Beauty The New Nude Palette down to the shades, to the textures, and the overall set-up.
Now you all know that I loveee a good drugstore dupe; I’ve written entire posts on them many times on here before. I truly believe almost anything can be duped if you look hard enough. However, there’s a difference between finding a drugstore dupe for something more expensive and one company copying another’s company finished product. Revolution’s intention is to copy, not merely to give customers something similar. I hope you can understand what I’m saying. (For reference, the Huda palette is $65.00 for 18 shades, while the Revolution palette is $20.00 for 18 shades.)
I do have a problem with that. Get your own ideas. Or don’t make it so obvious what you’re doing. I read somewhere that customers tell Revolution what palettes they want copied and they deliver. If that’s true, it still doesn’t make it right in my eyes. No one is entitled to get the exact same product for cheaper.
Read this: Imitation or rip off? The case of Revolution Beauty
JUVIA’S PLACE I AM MAGIC VELVETY MATTE FOUNDATION
I was initially excited for the launch of Juvia’s Place first complexion products, as they promised oodles of shades in every undertone. But after hearing about the brand owner’s very unprofessional behavior on Twitter and Instagram, I’m seriously reconsidering ordering from Juvia’s Place again. (For clarity – I will still use the products I already own from them as they’re bomb and I don’t believe in waste.)
I’m just getting really sick of all the buffoonery that goes down on social media. If you’re an adult, a professional and the owner of a major up-and-coming makeup brand, get a grip and don’t degrade all your hard work over influencer squabbles on Twitter. What happened to taking the high road, am I right? Click here if you want a snapshot of what went down.
What is on your beauty anti-wishlist this month? I’d love to know!
xo, Erica
(All images courtesy of either the respective brand’s or Ulta’s Instagram accounts.)
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All those scents attracted me too then you said you may be allergic to them….what a shame!
I know! Oh well ☹️.
Oh I’m sorry you’re allergic! 😔 That sucks. I bet the cucumber is refreshing. 😀 Did you see the story about the lady with mascara build up under her eyelids? 😯
Oh my gosh no! Do I want to hear this or is it going to give me nightmares?! 😆😳
It’ll give you nightmares. 😯 But you have httpsto see it! Lol ://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/amp20979210/scary-result-of-not-removing-mascara-makeup/
Oh dear, OK i’ll take a look but I’m scared! 😳
I’ve also never been inclined to trying anything from KKW beauty. And I have no time for full body makeup. I can see how it can be a good option for people looking to cover up skin conditions, but as you said for people not suffering from those or on the red carpet it seems kind of redundant.
That’s so unfortunate that you’re allergic to fix +! I haven’t tried it and though I’d like to someday you can definitely get by without it. It’s just a setting spray after all!
I actually kind of want that MUR dupe, though I don’t think I want it badly enough to order it. I feel torn on the dupe issue. It is definitely a copied concept but the $20 you pay is definitely not going to get you the same quality and formula as the huda palette. They could be a little less blatant about it though, like rearrange the shades, make the packaging different… etc. I definitely buy generic brands at the grocery store for canned goods and cleaning supplies, etc but those brands are never the exact same packaging just with a different name so it is kind of nasty of MUR to be so obvious about it.
I wouldn’t hold it against anyone who bought it but I can see both sides of the argument.
I know, I really liked Fix + when I used it but not enough to battle through my symptoms! At the end of the day, I’m personally not a huge setting spray girl so I’m not too fussed about it.
Yea I agree, the quality of the Revolution palette would likely not be as good as the Huda as they’d be using cheaper ingredients, etc. But I just can’t get past the whole same shades, same layout, same exact idea thing. I guess it’s their brazenness that rubs me the wrong way – like, yea we’re copying this other product but we’re calling it a slightly different name and changing the outer packaging so we don’t get in trouble; but we really all want you to know what our agenda is so you’ll buy the product. Does that make sense? I don’t mean to come off as snooty at all, but I just think it’s overall in a bad taste.
It’s not a necessity for sure!
No I completely get it! Those bad habit palettes from shop hush did the exact same thing, always blatantly ripping off other brands. At least revolution does come out with original palettes sometimes, though those are usually influencer collaborations. I can see why people would buy this cheaper dupe but I can also see how it’s not an ethical business practice.
I think I’ve heard of the Bad Habit palettes before. Didn’t they copy all the Huda Obsessions Palettes or something?
I actually did quite like the Revolution Conceal & Define Concealer that everyone said was a dupe for the Tarte Shape Tape. But honestly I haven’t tried much from them otherwise. My eyes always seem to glaze over their stand at Ulta when I go in even though it’s super big! I thought about buying one of the Emily Noel palettes when they came out to support her, but for some reason I didn’t get super passionate about either of them. Then I heard they were really hit or miss with the quality, so maybe it was just as well!
Yes that was exactly it! And they had a few ABH dupes if I remember correctly.
I really like that concealer! I ran out not too long ago and it’s hard to get in Canada without ordering directly from their site.
I don’t think you missed too much with the Emily palettes. I have The Wants Palette and honestly I never reach for it. It just sits there collecting dust!
Oh no! That’s disappointing, but that happens to us all with larger makeup collections doesn’t it? There’s always going to be some products that get sadly neglected!
I dont think I would ever buy anything from the Kardashians. I feel like they’re trying to insert themselves into everything to make money even though they’re already so rich. But they’re business people and thats what business people do I guess. I’m with you on the foundation, only helpful for those with skin conditions. Since it’s a foundation for the body, I’d be curious to see if it transfers onto clothes.. hmm.
That’s too bad that you’re allergic to that setting spray. I have personally never tried it because MAC isnt considered fully CF so I’ve never purchased it.
I’m on the same boat about Tati. Great that she came up with something to sell but I also am not convinced that its better than what I already buy? Lol. Idk. I’m so… neutral about all of these youtubers coming out with their own lines, like great for them, but at the same time I’m zo cynical and skeptical and think they’re all doing it for the money lol.
Oh dont even get me started on dupes by revolution specifically. Lol. I’ve tried one of their palettes and it was the worst. Someone else said their other palettes are good but the more I looked into the brand in general, the more I felt like everything they have are dupes of something else and that bothers me immensely that they cant come up with their own ideas. Like if it was a product or two here and there it wouldn’t be as bad but when it seems like its everything, I’m so turned off by that. That’s not to say I dont like dupes, because I do, but make it different in some way where it’s not entirely obvious that it’s the same product you know?
I didnt hear about what happened with juvia’s place. I’ll look into it. I havent bought anything from that brand but have been thinking about it for a while.
Yea I’m with you in the influencer products! Definitely skeptical, and when Tati came out with a supplement company I was like, what?? Where is the experience there, or the background to create these kinds of products? Just seemed so random!
I’m glad you agree on the Revolution products! I was worried I’d come across as snooty or not liking lower-cost dupes (which I love!), but I just don’t like how shameless they are about it all. I haven’t tried a lot of their palettes before, but I heard they were really hit-or-miss with the quality.
The owner of Juvia’s Place was mouthing off on Twitter, airing dirty laundry about squabbles she’s had, and just being altogether unprofessional. I actually like their products a lot, but I’m not so sure about supporting them now.
No no no, they’re SO in the wrong. You can’t just copy things now a days anymore lol. And I mean, they seem to be a really popular brand, I believe more so in the UK, so I feel like by now, they have made a name for themselves, but not in a good way? Yay for cheaper makeup, but come on! You gotta draw the line somewhere.
I looked into that drama with Juvia’s Place, I don’t even know what to think about it honestly, lol. Definitely unprofessional, they did not handle the situation properly.
I’ve used some of their other makeup, like concealers, and it’s not too bad for the price. So I know they can do better than just copy! But it’s all about the quick coin with a lot of companies!
Yea supposedly Juvia’s Place disabled their social media for a bit after that debacle. Like, how embarrassing?!
I don’t like revolutions rip offs either! I like dupes but not like this. Same with the KKW body stuff, I never use body make up but I see how it can help some people out
It just so rubs me the wrong way! Bad business in my opinion.
That palette is a dead ringer for the Huda palette but then isn’t Makeup Revolution known for knock offs ! ? 😳
Yup, they are known for total rip-off’s is what!
Erica, I have not so far seen present their anti wish list the way you do it. You are a really a great beauty guru! I always love reading your content and never disappoint your readers. I can’t believe that you just looked at the palate and knew about the whole story. I also like how you bring high and low for all kinds of budgets so we don’t have to go and research about it. Thank you so much for a great post.
Thank you so much for your kind words Bushra! I definitely like to present both high and low prices on here because I think it’s more representative of real life. Some people don’t mind spending while others do everything they can to avoid it!
Absolutely, you do it in a great way though!!
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LOVE when you do these anti-wishlists, Erica. I’m never up-to-date on new releases or the beauty community so thanks for always spilling the tea here!! 😀
Ha! You know I love spilling the tea! 😆😉