Glossier just released Ultralip, the answer to Generation G and their Vinylic Lip in one tube. “The cashmere sweatpants of lipsticks.” I picked up Villa, Lucite and Ember to try for y’all, and I’ll be swatching them against the generation G shades and the Vinylic Lip shades for context, and at the end I’ll give you guys an update on Glossier’s role in the market and my channel lately. I’d love to know your thoughts.
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A birthday upload 🥳 thanks Kackie!
I would love to see cachet on you
Oh damn Ember looks sooooo good on you
Kind of rude response by Glossier. Classy of you to continue to review them I think if it were me….they'd be kind of dead to me not only after what they did but then their crappy reaction to you and everyone else. I like those new lip things though, those colors are nice. Sucks they're not acting better.
Ah, Glossier. I started using Glossier in 2014(?) when they only had their core products. As their brand grew, I ordered all their new products on launch. There are still some products, like the cloud paints and mascara, that are staples in my collection. But I find that sometimes I like the idea of owning/ using exclusively Glossier makeup more than I actually like their products. They really do a good job of selling that cool girl aesthetic, and I think that’s what has kept me interested after all these years, even if I have found other products I like the performance or price point of more. Glossier, I don’t even like you that much, but it sure it hard to quit you.
Ember is giving me old school Black Honey vibes. I don’t buy Clinique anymore, but I still have a tube because it was the lipstick of my teens! I think I’ll add it if I order from Glossier again just to see. Also, I am 40 and only started buying Glossier a year ago because of Kackie. I was SO excited recently when they released a redhead shade of their Boy Brow recently and was pretty disappointed. It was so ORANGE. Did they try it on any actual redheads?
I actually really like the description of this new product and think it's up my alley, but I just don't think I feel okay about giving this company my money. Or to be more specific, giving them any money earned by my hard working husband, who is Black. Or both, I guess. And them blowing you off is sadly predictable, but still super shitty.
Ember is giving me some big Clinique black honey vibes
Awesome episode!!!
I can't stand tiktok. Every now and then I will get on to look up recipes but their "for you" thing makes me feel like I'm wasting my life on utter nonsense. I'm sure there's good content on there and I've seen some funny stuff reposted from tiktok to Instagram but man does it seem few and far between. It's mostly just people do voice overs to rap songs I don't know that instantly bewitch my dreams. GET OUT OF MY HEAD😂! lol, I'd just much rather take my advice from YouTubers like you who make in-depth reviews. Not just people pretending to apply them while trying to look sexy
The way you say “mauve” is the correct pronunciation!!! It is a French word. Drives me nuts when people say “mahhve.”
I'm 44, I make good money, and I'm willing to spend it on cosmetics, even luxury brands. Any makeup brand that sees me as too old to care about is making a marketing mistake, as I'm happy to spend my hard earned moolah elsewhere. I keep thinking of that scene in Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts goes back to the boutique that shunned her…"Big mistake. HUGE." 😁 Thank you for the thoughtful video and thanks to others for their insightful comments.
Came here to talk about how you say mauve. For those getting mad at you for pronouncing it wrong, you can tell them to shove it. It's a French word. Drives me bonkers when some beauty youtubers say "MAH-VAY." It's M-oh-ve. Barbarians.
“I’m not bitter, I’m 34!” 😜😜 girl, Glossier is a bit overrated and overpriced tbh. Not my fave unfortunately!
Relationships with brands change all the time. Also with this launch I hardly saw PR and the marketing was more sporadic. It’s weird to call them out on being ageist when they have had women in their 50+ as part of their marketing for body products, mercy, and makeup as well as featured on their insta. Maybe it’s just the reach you have compared to the market that is tik tok.
Where is you feature a product it sells out on tik tok
I received mine in the mail today. Love the Ultralip. I felt the same way about the shades of the Vinylic Lip.
I just love how you describe things, from colors to the feeling of the product, to social concepts. Here for this, here for you. Here for no nonsense lol
And not that it's a big deal but I'm low key high key upset that they didn't send you PR and aren't talking to you? That's… kinda shady. I keep trying to like Glossier and I'm just like ugh what are you guys dooooing? Leaving a bad taste but I still wanna buy these Lipsticks why am I like this, we are TORN.
Seeing as Glossier is like 5 years old, and still only shipping to like 6 countries (defs not Australia), doesnt surprise me they dropped the ball. I am also not bitter at all 😛
I got villa and while I love the feel of the formula I wish it was more sheer buildable color. I was hoping for something that I could wear just to bring up the color of my lips a bit as an everyday running errands type of thing or build it tomorrow of a lipstick look. I definitely think I'll use it but just not as frequently or in the way that I expected.
So I'm a Glossier rep as well (small blogger, definitely not as big of an influencer as you or others) and did not receive any advance notice or PR as well. To me it seems like a bit of reorg going on. I reached out via email and sounds like they didn't send PR to any reps. The folks they sent the PR to were mostly celeb makeup artists, models, Emily Weiss friends, lol. I will say I do miss their PRs and getting the advance notice.
from the clip, lucite reminds me of summer melon from the honest beauty tinted balms!
I hope I didn't miss this in the video. I'm very curious about the fragrance on these–especially in comparison to the Generation G lipsticks. I really enjoyed the Generation G EXCEPT for the horrific fragrance. It's migraine-inducing.
Video request: What you do to keep your skin looking young and bouncy! I.e. procedures you get done, products you use, no judgement here I just want to look like that when I’m 34 😂
it sounds like you were ostracized for bringing up questions that Glossier didn’t have answers and that made them uncomfortable. It sucks that they decided to “address” the situation by ignoring you.
Clutching my last unopened Glossier vinylic lip in Pony*
I am not a regular viewer of yours, just stumbled across this because I was looking for an Ultralip review. I truly appreciate that you are reminding your viewers of what happened at and with Glossier last year. Not many influencers seem to remember or they just don't care. There's is something so fishy about how they have been handling all the criticism. I can't help but think that they have become so full of themselves that they don't feel the need anymore to listen to feedback or criticism. I too love many of their products, but the way they conduct themselves is putting a sour taste in my mouth. So unfortunate.
I'll be 70 this year. I now wear my makeup a lot more like in my earlier days. Less is more. If Glossier is blowing everyone off who is not GenZ – that is a huge mistake.
I love how you posted this and not even a week later they release two new colors of lidstar which they did even less PR for. Did they forget that people like to watch reviews before buying things??
I kind of can’t believe nobody is saying this about the shade Lucite, but it is BIMBO PINK. Everybody keeps saying it’s “milky”… uh, I think what you meant to say is BIMBO PINK. This was a very popular color in the mid-2000’s among girls who went to tanning salons and got aggressively blonde highlights. There is no other way to describe this shade and it’s almost impossible to pair with a cheek color or bronzer. I don’t know how to wear this without it looking garish and slightly skanky. If that’s your vibe then do you but somebody needs to say it.
The thumbnail looks like you’re doing a Keira Nightly impression. 🙂
i purchased one of the ultra lips – does your packaging rattle? mine sounds like the packing is slightly loose and i'm wondering if that's normal… :/
My biggest issue with glossier aside from the corporate responses to the claims of out of the gloss, is the inconsistency in their products, & the complete drop of the play line instead of reformulating like they had promised at the end of 2019. As a performer who works on stages and doesn’t really know how to apply makeup, the play line had really amazing stuff that was easy to apply and could’ve been saved with a reformulated glitter gele & better packaging but ya, I digress.
LOVE these Ultralips! I don't have these shades- I have all the others, but now I'm getting them thanks to you! Thank you! if it makes you feel better, I've featured Glossier on my channel since day ONE and have sold the helllllllllll out of their stuff and they've never made me a damn rep. I'm not bitter IM JUST 38. lolz.
catering to tiktok demo is so shortsighted. they are the ones who can’t afford their prices lol. anyways never been a glossier fan. it feels like a rip off and more of an ~aesthetic than an actual brand I want to spend my money on. it’s overpriced af for what you actually get, and if I wanted my makeup to barely be there, barelt have coverage or pigment, have a “blotted” look, I could ya know, use my much cheaper makeup and apply sparingly or ya know… blot my lips lol. The brand is such a scam I can’t. It’s like the flavored mineral water of makeup. A hint of a dream of a memory of color! lmao
I was so obsessed with the colorslide eyeliners and was honestly so sad when they disappeared… does anybody know of any dupes?
I'm late to this video so apologies for the unasked for insight. I hope they're not approaching ageism. From an outside perspective of seeing how their launches are going and their glassdoor reviews, I would guess their marketing team experiences a lot of chaos with no consistent marketing roadmap, high pressure, and high turnover, so the affiliates and influencer programs are likely suffering from the effects of that. My other guess would be whoever was managing the contacts you have at Glossier is likely gone and/or has been pressured into a different direction by upper management.
Love these lip colors on you! These are the shades I was thinking of trying for myself so I am hoping they look just as good on me. Btw you pronounce "mauve" the way the British do. 🙂
Omg thank you for swatching Venetian Rose with them bc I loooove that product/shade & it’s helpful to see it for comparison
You pronouce "mauve" perfectly LOL! It is a French word. Mauve…Taupe…Fauve…
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I love cake in Gen G. It makes me happy that Trench is exactly the same color but a glossy version. I have cake, Leo, and zip in gen g and love the formula, would actually like if there were more shades of it. I really love these though, I have Trench, Cachet, Ember, Portrait, and Lucite. And just ordered all the rest except one. (Coupe, fete, villa)… I came back here for swatches again lol, thanks.