We can all agree that Kylie Jenner is a trendsetter and social media mogul that flaunts the lavish lifestyle and expensive toys we wish we had. However, it’s time we come to our senses and stop funding the vacations and hair extensions.
The Kardashian’s can get away with charging over $200 for curvy jeans and promote anything from herbal tea to free Lyft rides on their social media accounts. This is because of the platform and business they built on their popularity and respect from fans for their luxury cult lifestyle. It’s understood that Kylie Cosmetics is pretty much only popular for its brand name.
Why else would her lip kits and palettes sell out despite having formulas identical to cheaper, higher-quality companies, such as ColourPop? Kylie Cosmetics will charge you $17 for a matte single lipstick, compared to ColourPop’s $6 for the same shade and formula. Any beauty junkie will tell you not to spend more money on a repackaged product.
Not only has Kylie Cosmetics been exposed for ripping off their customers but also for stealing design and art from other beauty gurus.
Instagram user vladamua, creative makeup artist Vlada Haggerty, alleged that Kylie’s makeup brand used her imagery without her consent or credit. The identical “dripping lipstick” image is a popular design and logo used by Kylie Cosmetics on multiple occasions. Vlada also posted that Kylie’s Holiday 2016 campaign photo looked exactly like a shoot she did months beforehand.
Kylie avoided legal action by giving shout outs for the “inspiring artwork” only after backlash from fans and the beauty community turned into a threat of being sued.
So, why do we let Kylie Jenner get away with all this?
We now know that ColourPop’s company manufactures Kylie Cosmetics, but we were all expecting to at least have a better formula due to the price and her name being on the product. Many fans experienced trouble with shipping and bad quality with certain formulas. Why are makeup fans paying over double for a lower quality product? Prices should have been challenged and reconsidered when the applicators looked like Angelica’s doll, Cynthia, from Rugrats in the first shipment.
Is Kylie so uninspired and uncreative that she cannot make her own content to promote her own brand? How can a multimillion dollar celebrity let quality and essence be thrown out the window?
I think it’s time we stop sugar-coating awful products because of the name behind them. We need a year of like, realizing stuff. Stop wasting your money on Kylie Cosmetics.
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