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And there very well could be a plausible explanation. But I also know narcissists operate from a place of shame so the shame of buying followers could very well have contributed to maelstrom that caused Rage Friday. It’s a step certainly but not a huge leap.
 
@BostonFernGreen Fundamentally they are ashamed of themselves - deep down they know they’re not ‘whole’ - that’s why they are so grandiose (to overcompensate) and also why they play the shame game with others, because they know what buttons to press so well. If you view a narcissist’s actions through the lens of shame it often clicks into place. And yes fear of being exposed also plays a role, it’s why they hate being questioned, even if it comes from a decent place. Because who knows where it could end up.
 
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All seems very smoke and mirrors to me because essentially the aim is to sell product.
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Totally! Nappheadedjojoba on youtube mentioned how insta are moving into payments because they've realised they are already providing a free billboard to flog product and want a cut. If that's the case, it will become even clearer that influencers are sellers, rather than your honest friend next door who stops for a chat and happens to mention the amazing cream that she's been using for years...
 
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Is v. Interesting as I suspect a lot of number manipulation goes on and influencers just have to get on and do it or be left behind. Raises ethical questions though because more followers probably confers legitimacy which then leads to organic growth and more income. All seems very smoke and mirrors to me because essentially the aim is to sell product. And if posts in the grid are ‘not an ad’ or the influencer paid for it then it’s still advertising in a way as it’s still broadcasting a product to buy. My head is going to explode if I keep thinking about the mental gymnastics required to maintain that an influencer account is not simply a billboard. So what if sometimes they rent out the billboard for free? I mean that’s just like a deal to entice new customers basically. It’s advertising the advertising. And then people (myself included) click like! They add their little heart vote which tells Chanel or Estée Lauder or whoever: here’s a legitimate space to use to manipulate women. Here’s a space with a big reach, we may be able to influence quite a few women to put money from their pay check into our retirement funds!
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And then, on top of all that, you have the gall to behave as though you are doing women a favour. That you are their friend, but also perversely a friend to be idolised and praised. It's indeed a bizarro world
 
I wish something would happen cause I love reading the posts on here.

I'd been uhming and ahing about getting one of the BB eye shadow sticks so tried one in store (prepped and applied by a BB make up artist). As I left the shop I could feel it drying out my eye lids and by the time I got home my eyes were so dry the product flaked off! I get that for probably most other people this won't happen but Sali promised that once on it does not budge.
 
RayRayJay said:
I wish something would happen cause I love reading the posts on here.

I'd been uhming and ahing about getting one of the BB eye shadow sticks so tried one in store (prepped and applied by a BB make up artist). As I left the shop I could feel it drying out my eye lids and by the time I got home my eyes were so dry the product flaked off! I get that for probably most other people this won't happen but Sali promised that once on it does not budge.
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20% off BB. They’re all on it what I’ve seen today. Must admit, I’m tempted by the eye cream
 
RayRayJay said:
I wish something would happen cause I love reading the posts on here.

I'd been uhming and ahing about getting one of the BB eye shadow sticks so tried one in store (prepped and applied by a BB make up artist). As I left the shop I could feel it drying out my eye lids and by the time I got home my eyes were so dry the product flaked off! I get that for probably most other people this won't happen but Sali promised that once on it does not budge.
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Kiko ones are quite good too. Think they are £4 or £5 and there are sometimes decent offers on too

https://www.kikocosmetics.com/en-gb/make-up/eyes/eyeshadows/p-KM100406017004A
 
The column!!!! It’s so hard to read with the flowery effin’ language ... and yes it’s definitely quieter here these days because there’s nothing to discuss due to the fact she doesn’t do anything new. Absolutely nothing to see here... move along, move along.

That’s fine in itself, I think a lot of her writing work must have dried up since the Pool’s demise - there were a number of good writers on there that have taken the space she may have inhabited.
 
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