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Badabing101 said:
Really Ree is a strange one because I think her site is informative - in as much as she swatches everything so you can see the colours (although this wouldn’t work for anyone with a skin tone anything other than pale white) and she also does before and afters with foundation etc. I mean it’s pretty obvious she’s sent the products as samples to try, but maybe not all of her audience realises that. I’m definitely going to listen to the Woman’s Hour episode now.
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Thing is, she's always obsessed with things - her "reviews" sound like press releases.
 
There’s actually a great article on her in The Guardian today https://www.12ft.io/https://www.the...s-i-mainlined-mills-and-boon-this-much-i-know
 
Jelly Bean said:
Pictures like the latest selfie she put on IG sharing her love of a new lipstick - I am genuinely interested in the mechanics of it and how IG works for influencers. I presume there is no payment of any sort from anyone so is it just for engagement? To keep people interested in the SH 'brand'? I suppose there has to be a low level presence on the platform in between the paid and sponsored posts? With a blurring between paid/unpaid ones so the #ad ones don't stick out like a sore thumb. Having said that I did notice in comments when someone asked about her blusher she @Bobbi Brown - would this be part of the ongoing BB campaign she is actively involved in or not?
(I realise this comes across as 'Instagram for Dummies' but in all honesty the whole thing baffles me).
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Wouldn’t it be lovely if people were genuine? If you saw someone recommend something on IG & it was because they genuinely liked it & thought you might too? These grabbers have ruined what was a fun & nice way of sharing photos.
 
Oh right it’s because she was brought up properly, nothing to do with burning potential bridges with brands and cutting off earning potential, silly me.

Also - online resources are too precious? Does she think we’re going to run out of the Internet? Classic Sali Hughes word salad.


I’ve always made a point of not writing negative reviews. My thinking is that print-space and online resources are too precious to waste on products I don’t like, especially when they often work very well for other women. Who am I to label something bad when beauty is such a subjective and diverse idea? I was brought up to believe that ‘if you can’t say something good, say nothing”, so it’s rare that I feel strongly enough to speak out.
 
PineappleQueen19 said:
I’ve always made a point of not writing negative reviews. My thinking is that print-space and online resources are too precious to waste on products I don’t like, especially when they often work very well for other women. Who am I to label something bad when beauty is such a subjective and diverse idea? I was brought up to believe that ‘if you can’t say something good, say nothing”, so it’s rare that I feel strongly enough to speak out.
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Equally then, who are you to label something good when beauty is such a subjective and diverse idea?
 
melfish said:
Sali does like to compare herself to a film critic, so for argument's sake, imagine a reviewer who only wrote about movies they loved ... Everything else is ignored. No nuanced critiques. Just heaping praise. How helpful - or interesting - would that be?
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Yes it is wierd. Especially if she is reviewing products she is apparently constantly asked about. About the harshest she gets is 'yes it's eyewateringly expensive so don't buy it if you can't afford it'.
It isn't even a matter of good manners - just honesty. You can be critical of something without be rude or unpleasant.
 
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