Also want to put out there, at the time of filming this I did not see this video, but antimlm channel Savannah Marie did a great in-depth video on this topic, highly suggest for those who want more information on this to check her video out! 💜🌟
First of all! Color street has never EVER hid the fact that Incoco was not color street. So are you crazy! How can you sit there and mislead people in what all of you maybeeee 15 years of life. First of all if you know anything (which you are clueless) about marketing you would know that before you can establish your company culture, and/or future ventures you must first see the checks and balances. Call it breakthrough innovation, business model innovation, disruptive innovation, horizon 3 innovation - regardless of the name, the objective is the same: to develop brand-new sources of growth. To break out of incremental churn, companies must manage their core business and transform their future without trading one for the other. This requires a different mindset than incremental innovation, with new approaches, organization structures, governance mechanisms, behaviors, incentives and reward systems - as well as careful integration within a broader innovation system. This is probably to differcult for you to understand hence your video showed at what capacity you think. So... In laymen terms (would you like a glass of milk and cookies) let's proceed, you find a niche in the market. Let's say... Ah yes, Dry nail polish strips. You manage your funding and you get going and you test the waters and focus on the tree, branches AND the leaves!!! Incoco expanded itself into MLM. Why? Well, it was a business decision years in the making based on methods which lead to the company vision. Anyway, inncoco leaves just a handful of colors and designs to test the market. CS is an amazing company with a solid product patented because it's is unique. It happens to be one of the best in compensation plans offered to their stylist which by the way they treat wonderful. Now go play outside with the rest of the kids and I'll go back being a booming independent color street stylist and celebrate within my sisterhood! Maybe you should take some business courses. You definitely needs some! See ya!
@@lenarosemorgan7399 well said my friend stylist to another stylist! Color Street for the win and don’t forget that we are not required to build a team if we don’t want to! That’s personal preference
I don't mean to sound rude, but if people took the time to research, they'd know that the technology of Color Street and the other brand is from the same person! Mr. Fa Park created the nail strip!
Incoco was the original product that Fa Park came up with with these nail polish strips. He then decided to transition into the format where we see buying from distributors. The Incoco brand will eventually be fully pulled from shelves as they fully transition to Color Street only. It has been in the works since Color Street began. Yes the price in stores are cheaper but that’s obviously because there is no need to take the individual distributors into account when selling at a standard brick and mortar store. They also haven’t been keeping up with the colors offered in Incoco like they do for Color Street as they have not been putting as much effort into that line in the last year or more. I sold for Color Street. They were very upfront with us about this and very upfront with customers who had questions about the 2 brands. I currently am no longer selling. I am not a supporter of MLMs in general but at the same time I don’t think this is the scandal you think it is. It’s always been very well known these 2 brands were under the same company. I never felt cheated out of any money. I enjoyed the color and pattern diversity offered by Color Street. Not really a “gotcha” moment. More a “oh I didn’t realize”.
Fucking maddening that he is choosing to move to an MLM format and pulling the retail variety off the shelf. I know I often saw Incoco strips in clearance sections at ulta or Walmart, but those were often the less chic designs. I don't see how he couldn't still make a serious profit by just moving all the fancier designs from color street into stores and maybe raising the price a couple of dollars from the 5 bucks Incoco sold for. People would love that now that they know it's quality. Way more ethical than an MLM. But I suppose this will make it feel more "exclusive" than being on walmart or target rack.
The “gotcha” is that the average consumer being targeted by Color Street doesn’t know about it. I’m not interested in these products, but I have been invited to many online parties. I never knew before watching these types of videos that I could just go to Walmart or Ulta and purchase the “same thing” from the company, and it’s definitely not something I have witnessed a consultant would be up front about (unless asked privately I’m sure.)
I agree with @merelywords the reason I made this video is most of the people who colorstreet reps are selling to, or who use incoco and coconut don’t know that the companies are related or have the exact same product. Although I’m sure the mlm is a very profitable avenue, I have a hard time believing incoco is going to be pulled from the shelves. I don’t know why, but I feel like that may be something color street reps are told to put them at ease, but it seems this company is focused on as many revenue streams as they can get, but I’m not in the loop on everything so I may be wrong. Only time will tell!
As a Color Street Independent Stylist, this video is full of misinformation. They are made by the same company, and Incoco and Coconut are the reasons he was able to create an Mlm and use it to benefit and help the dreams come true for lots of women and men. I'm a steady at home mom, and now that I sell Color Street, I make about 1,500 a month. I don't have a team of people under me, I don't make any money off of other people because no one is below me. I've sold over 400 sets during this quarantine. The company wasn't created for the company to make money, the Color Street model was created to help other people on a path to their dreams the same way he did.
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. This isn't a secret, before you become a stylist, this is in the fine print that people don't take the time to read. Even though this is a business and you do have to operate it as such. I was not into MLMs; however I was not into MLM's that produce products that harm you. It works (tummy wraps are HORRIBLE for you) non approved FDA products also. That one is salesy and they give MLM a bad name now. As stylist we teach you all about nail health. I hate salons, I think the fumes are awful and I want my family to stay away from being harmed in them. My mom, sister's, friends. All leave the salon unsatisfied or harmed. All my customers are happy to save money by not going to the salon ESPECIALLY during the pandemic. This is by far the most transparent company and if you aren't a stylist, you don't know that. We have private groups to get info directly from our home office and warehouse which we then relay this info to our customers. I've worked 11 jobs and none of them were transparent. The people who don't understand this are the people from the outside in. And during this pandemic... Most of us are not preying off anyone, we are simply giving them a safer alternative to pretty nails. I have nail techs on my FB and they all support color street. 😂 Some of us want to run a business but can't afford the overhead and this allows us to do that. So why the hell not. Also if you support massive corporations there is a heck of a lot wrong with them.
The real only difference between all 3 companies are the designs. Color street has “prettier” designs while the other two are more plain or weird. I do really like this product but hate supporting an mlm.
I’ve noticed a lot of people are in the same boat! They love the product of color street but don’t support their business practices... it’s all so weird- on one hand they’re not as controversial, but on another hand their parent company is making it hard for their distributors by marketing outside of the mlm, creating even more competition!
@@JessyKatt10 KISS and Essie both make nail strips, and they're actual nail brands. Every now and then Sally Hansen has them too, usually around the holidays. And the Kiss impress stick on nails are basically just sturdier nail strips with better flex.
I would say that being able to order online and having them shipped to my house is a lot easier to obtain then going to specific stores to buy Incoco and hoping they have a design I like.
They are not setting someone up to fail. There is nothing wrong with MLM's. It's what a person chooses to be a part of. You either do or don't. Just because Fa Park is wise enough to market several different ways does not make him shady. You are just trying to get more views by making people think you are well read in this. You are the one trying to make money based on how many likes you can get. Try doing something positive for a video if you want to be a youtube star. 🤣
There are a lot of companies that sell the same product but just under a different brand or name. When I was looking for a new powerbank for my phone I found like 5 almost identical powerbanks that just had a different brand on them and different price tag. They just changed the colour or design a little but it was still the same product.
In cosmetics that is called private labelling. It's not illegal or shady per se. It's usally done by smaller companies who don't own their own factories (like Morphe in the past) or with merch items that are not a product the company usually sells (like a coffee company giving you a free mug with the brand name, even though they don't sell mugs).
Just wanted to inform people because I’ve heard a lot of people say they buy from color street because of the quality product, but wanted people to know that the same product is sold in other places- it’s not an issue per se just something I wanted to share with people, that people can be informed on ☺️
My moms best friend started selling for ColorStreet literally 2 weeks after I started my business as a nail Tech. Like, she made a nail appointment with me and then cancelled and a few days later started posting about selling nail strips. My mom and I were super pissed at the timing, and how she was promoting the nail strips. She kept posting things like “Don’t go to the salon and get your nails done, it’s way too expensive” and stuff like that. Why would you start actively dissing nail techs and salon prices right after your best friends daughter started working as a nail tech. She was promoting to the same people that I was promoting my much more legit business to, and one of my clients actually stopped coming to me and started selling under her! I have no issues with the product itself necessarily ( even though as a nail tech I think polish strips look horrible and according to a lot of my clients that have tried them, they don’t last long) but I hate how MLMs turn nice people into jerks
Such an odd situation, definitely feels disrespectful to you and your profession! Idk if I was going into an industry/field my friend was involved in I’d talk to them and ask for their help not bash their work on the internet 🙄
I have a business doing custom couture work. If I were to diss people who wanted to learn to sew for themselves, you'd think I was nuts for it. Well, same thing for nails. When we offer things people can technically do for themselves for less, it's on us to figure out how to make us doing it for them more appealing. I started doing my own gels (I actually do them very well) because I am not ever remotely a fan of having to go make uncomfortable small talk with someone while they're doing stuff to my hands, and then having to pay for an experience that has never been enjoyable to me. I also started dying my own hair after I got tired of paying well over $100 for stylists to not give me the color I wanted since they thought I'd be happier with a. different shade (when I say I want copper, and show you a pic of myself with that copper, don't give me a deep red and tell me that you thought I'd like that better). I've had both nail people and hair people get pissed at me for doing it myself instead of giving them pay for it, as if they're owed my money, calling me cheap and such. But why pay tons more for what I can do for myself when I don't enjoy having others do it, I don't want to wait for someone else's time, and it's something I ultimately enjoy doing to myself as a bit of self-care? A lot of people are in my boat. The question for you is what can you provide that I can't myself that tops the savings and not having to go in? And the same goes in sewing. Only when it comes to sewing, people expect cheap pricing. People see a hair person as worth $80/hr, but if I say I change $30/hr, I'm told that's too much for something someone can learn to do themselves, as if dying hair a straight color is some intricate skill it takes years to learn using super expensive equipment while sewing is something anyone can do as long as they have a needle and thread and there isn't really anything expensive to buy (I've invested over $100k into my machines, forms, and scads and scads of supplies). I once had someone ask me about a few breakdown who then had an issue with my "universal" fee of $10 that covers things like thread and wear and tear on machines that cost thousands each. She said I'd have to buy thread and use my machines anyway, so why was I charging her? There's no getting though to some people like that, so I have to offer something extra to make it more appealing to have me do it over someone doing it for themselves. Unlike you, people more people presume nails are a specialty skill while seeing sewing as something easy and not worth much. I fI have a dollar for every time I saw someone say "You can find a local seamstress to make that cheap wedding dress for less..." Complaining about it won't help you. I've been in business 21 years and have seen a lot of people in nails, hair, sewing, other things come and go when they complain that some people learn to do things for themselves. Complaining turns people away. Finding something to make it worth paying for is how we get business. Sometimes those who learn to do it realize that there are some things, like intricate designs, that they can't do, and they appreciate more the work that goes into it and are willing to pay more in appreciation that they learned through a little experience.
it seems like she was jealous of your new job and searched about it and found the next best thing which would be seeling nail strips in a mlm scheme lol
You don’t know what you are talking about. You would never be able to tell the difference in polish and nail strips if the application is done properly and they last way longer than polish.
This isn't a secret or a conspiracy. The Incocco brand sold in Ulta only has a very few shades and the company is finishing out the contract with Incoco to focus solely on Color Street.
I was so disappointed when I first learned about this, because I love the Incoco/Coconut nail strips. They really are easy to put on and last a while, I usually have to to take them off because of nail growth rather than chipping. But as far as I'm concerned buying them is supporting an MLM and I'm not going to do that.
I've tried nail wraps like 5 million times and each time I find that the part at the bottom, closest to the cuticle, grows out and then I have this hard weird ridge that catches my hair :/
It’s hard to say- they’re a parent company, so they themselves created the mlm/ distribute product for the mlm, but they’re not the mlm themselves- not sure if buying from them is indirectly supporting color street or not, just wanted to make a video about it so everyone can be informed and make a decision that resonates with them the most!! 🌟
I wonder if this is a case of another company licensing use of a product to relabel as their own. When that happens, it's not unusual for the originator to list that company on their page as way to verify claims made about it. This used to be common with shampoo, where a company would have their page, then a section listing other company names it's sold under, companies they don't own. It's actually a way to undermine those companies. If Incoco owned Color Street why tell people they can get Income for less? Better to let CS people do their thing, then us that to get sales themselves. "Look how great our stuff is! So great that this popular company rebrands our products!"
@@StarlaBizarre my old boss sold them on the side. I started using them to protect my nails from a dremel tool, which worked, but I had to replace them once a week :( She also kept trying to get me to sell color street, I politely declined but she kept trying to push it. She'll push it on almost everyone she meets, which to me said a lot about how much(little) money she was making.
Randa My friend thought she was getting a legit job with a insurance company or investment company or something. I think it was Primerica.. I told her it sounded like a scam but my friend insisted it wasn't... She then asked me to come over because before she got to do things on her own, a person needed to show her how to do a mock interview with a costumer.. and I agreed to help her out.. I was the costumer, my friend was the sales / insurance person and the girl that was already in the company was there to offer her the script and guidance.... At the end of the mock interview the lady said so... Do you know anyone that would be interested in this investment or insurance... Would you be interested? And I said I'm sure everyone I know has insurance already.. and at the time I was a full time student and bartender. So I told her nope I don't want or need your job (I didn't trust her so I was trying to avoid giving her a numbers. But my friend was there with a sad face and I felt like she was upset at me for not taking this seriously) the lady said well wouldn't you want them to hear about this better opportunity... And I was like... I really don't know anyone that would be interested... And she said... Well how would you know.... I said fine... I picked up my phone ... Picked three names and gave her fake numbers..... I never asked my friend how that "job" went.... This was years ago when we were like 22 I'm 28 now ...
YES finally someone is suggesting those types of MLMs, the guy who tried to recruit me and my bro is claiming to be making $60,000+ a month during the pandemic 😂 i can’t help but laugh at this point
I sold these for like 9 months because they are really freaking good but man does it make me upset that they save the “good” designs/colors for the MLM. I didn’t want to support an MLM to begin with but tried the product and loved it.
That was me too. I signed up in February. Covid caused me to get off Facebook as I have a medically complex child and I just couldn’t take it. So I stepped back and I’ve been pondering my return for a couple weeks.
Mlm's are people who are working for themselves! We are provided a product to sell. We get paid well. A scam is working for a year and getting a 10 cent raise. As with any business you get out of it what you put in! I am a director. Ive been with Color Street for 3 years next month. I didn't make money in the beginning because I didn't treat it like a business. Now I've added an extra $500 or more a month to my families income! Support moms not big business!
If you did your research more in depth, Incoco is the first version of Colorstreet. The founder, Fa Park, created Incoco and then as he perfected it, it became colorstreet.
Lol thank you! 😂 she doesn't even know what she's talking about. Fa Park created the dry nail polish strip patent and begged a lawyer to help him endorse it back in the 80's!!! He literally paved the way for other companies like Avon and Revlon to also come up with a similar product. Mr Park sold 1 billion units to Avon in the early 2000's. Inococo was legit created by Fa Park first 😂 and then he made it officially Color Street and launched it in 2017. We definitely need to fact find and do better research before we make videos with false information.
Wild, I watch a lot of ANTI MLM content, I've never heard of an MLM where you could get the products at walmart, etc. Are there other MLM's like this? Selling products in the MLM way, but you could get those products online/regular stores? If so would like to hear about that, thanks.
In Alaska Beachbody also owns OpenFit. Which is super shady because it’s a direct competition to Beachbody coaches and their incomes. Since OpenFit has workout programs but no coaches or shakeology
I first learned about Color Street when I saw their booth at a Fantasy Fair. I could tell it was an mlm just by the way it stood out from the other booths. Aside from the elf costume worn by the representative, there was no effort made to fit in with the rest of the fair, and I wondered if that was because of regulations made by the company.
Omg this video is just making me mad haha you needed to do some more research incoco and color street is owned by the same person Fa Park! If you look up Fa Parks story you will see the wholeeee timeline
Right LoL she's clearly never heard of "knock off brands" by the same company. Much like majority of food products selling "generic" and "brand names" 🤣
Not gonna lie...wearing color street right now :p I don’t like MLMs but the gal I buy from has been really good about not pushing anyone to be in her down line, and she makes it easy for me to get the colors I want.
TheDiabeticGameMaster right?!?! I hate when I get the “hey GURRRRRRL I haven’t seen you since high school! So I’m selling xyz now but from me? Be in my amazing downline?” So so annoying. I’m much more inclined to support my friends if they just say “hey, I’m selling this, I think you’ll like it, let me know if you’re interested!” And just leave it at that.
Still a unique product. One company selling "slightly" different products with the same tech at different prices under different names. Toyota Avalon Hybrid ,Lexus CT200h, Lexus ES300h Are NOT a Prius! Though they all have HSD And don't have worthy competition doing the exact same thing... IMO
So I actually really love incoco nail strips cause I'm pretty garbage at painting my nails. I don't purchase them often but I have bought them as a treat to myself or if I need my nails done quickly for an event. I'm not sure how to feel about them also running an MLM. Edit: word typo
You can easily paint your own nails if you use liquid latex on the skin around your nail and clean up the cuticles afterwards with a small cleanup brush dipped in acetone. I used to never paint my own nails because i suck so bad at it. But with liquid latex and a cleanup brush, it doesn't matter how badly i fuck up. Eventually, with practice, it gets easier.
I agree, I’ve tried them all and the similar products don’t last as long and aren’t as easy to apply as Color Street. For me, I’m paying for the convenience of having nail art without having to take the time to do it.
not a fan of MLMs but at no time has this company hid the fact they have other nail strips for sale. they even tell their "stylists" about it when they join.
There’s a lot of people in the comments who have used either color street or incoco before and didn’t know this- the goal of this video is to spread more awareness about it to those who may not be super involved with color street but have used and bought the product before ☺️🌟 They haven’t hid it but they’re not upfront about it to new sales prospects... like, the “stylists” don’t say to the people they’re selling “you can also get this product for cheaper at Walmart and ulta if you’d like” etc. at least most stylists don’t, and most stylists are told that they plan is to “dissolve” incoco and just focus on colorstreet which is obviously a lie 🤷🏼♀️ and people who buy incoco don’t know it’s connected with an mlm
@@cruelworldhappymind When you go to buy a car, does the salesperson tell you that you can buy it cheaper down the road or that the "other" name brand of car is built on exactly the same chassis as the one you are buying for less of a cost? Do you tell people on our channel that they can go watch someone else who also does similar videos? No. Why would a "stylist" tell someone to go buy it somewhere else? How is it "obviously" a lie that these products will be discontinued in stores? Business contracts are for years, not months. Color Street is only 3 years old. Contracts with stores such as Walmart could have a 5-10 year life.
I love color street! That is actually really cool to know that those 2 companies are the same so I now have a bigger selection...The nail polish strips have been the only nail strip that doesn't chip right away ...Before color street I tried Jamberry and hated it and how my nails felt after using it....Thanks for the info!
I work in a coffee shop and we've had a few people come up to baristas to try and involve them in MLMs, for some reason color street seems to be a popular one in our area. I find it incredibly manipulative to try and recruit baristas (who are mostly teenagers) while they're on the clock. Most baristas working for me don't feel like they have the option to turn them away because we are required to be polite to customers. I shut them down for soliciting right away now.
My aunt joined Color Street earlier this year. I started randomly watching this channel and Illuminaughtii when the Tyra MLM dropped. Now my aunt has recruited her daughter and other family friends. Now they're always trying to get me a part of it.
I looked at the Incoco website. There are only like 12 designs available at Ulta, and only a few at Walmart. It appears that ColorStreet has many more to choose from.
Color Street and Incoco are actually the same product that took 30 years to develop by Mr. Fa Park. Incoco is simply the parent company that was created first. Same creator!! It's no secret! Color Street was offered as a direct sales opportunity for women that seek extra income.
Color Street is a brand produced by Incoco. It is a true opportunity and an amazing product. Incoco cannot be tried on in a retail situation without purchasing it. My daughter worked at Ulta for 31/2 years and when I showed her Color Street she said, “we sell a similar brand at Ulta, no one buys it. It’s in the back, there are only a few designs. I don’t even think it works! “There is case and point! The magic happens when I apply a 2 finger tester and the customer can touch and see the product in action. It’s jaw dropping. Color Street offers 75 plus styles every season x 4 and is on top of current trends. The retail brands in Ulta & Walmart only offer 12 styles per year! That is not a good selection! Also, at Color Street you get personalized service, can earn the product free and half price, with our party pack of buy 3 get 1 free our price equals Ulta’s or less. It also is a viable business for those who commit to sharing on a regular basis. Thank you for bringing your discovery to light, there are a lot more details that you are not aware of that weigh heavily in Color Streets favor. I for one, would not have paid the price at either store for this product because I can’t demo it to see if it works. The WOW response, from actually watching the in person application, and having the opportunity to test before I buy, is what captures the consumers interest. I’m happy to answer anyone’s questions or provide additional info. Thank you again.
There are several companies that sell nail polish strips that have no affiliation with mlms. Lily and Fox is one of my favorites, plus they are a lot cheaper (price wise). I have tried Incoco and I think Lily and Fox is just as good. Also, just wanted to mention that Color Street /Incoco were not the first to make this product. In the early to mid 2000s, Sally Hansen had their own nail polish strips (and they were awesome).
I've been afraid to see this topic come up on your channel. I'm a Color Street user, and have been for a while. It's honestly one of two nail products that I use that doesn't immediately chip. I'm on week three of my current set, and my only complaint is the growth gap. I'm in 6 Facebook groups for distributors, and they're honestly all so nice. I've never been pressured to buy anything or to join to sell. I love supporting these ladies, but it sucks that it's really an MLM. So I like to buy directly from my ladies' stashes instead and to pay in cash so I know it's going straight to them. I really didn't think there was a problem with the company. But oh well 🤷♀️
There isn’t a huge problem with the company, if that makes you feel better- no false health claims, no terrible founders (that we know of) no major problems with the distributors- the main issue is just that the parent company is selling the same product outside of color street, for cheaper, making it difficult for the mlm distributors to make any real money and competing with their own sales people!
Jenna, this video has a lot of misinformation. It's a way for a TH-camr to make a lot of views. ;) I've worked for Color Street for over 2 years. They have ALWAYS been open and honest about Incoco being the parent company. In fact, it is because of Incoco, that we can be a debt-free company... We still have contracts with stores which is the reason it is still available, but Incoco will be phased out. Color Street is absolutely the focus and future of the company. Just don't listen to everything you hear. Talk to ppl that actually know and aren't just out creating click-bait. ;)
Beautiful Life by Design - honestly, I used to buy Color Street from a friend and found out later on that I could buy Incoco/Coconut elsewhere for less than half the price. Then I found out it’s the same damn company. I HOPED that my friend didn’t know. When I asked her about it, not only did I find out that she knew but she then proceeded to give me a ton of excuses about how when you buy Color Street you get the benefit of having a “stylist” (🙄) and more variety. I could see if maybe there was a markup just for prints or glitter options but literally the solid color and French tips are still double the price of Incoco and Coconut. And as far as the wonderful Color Street variety goes? It honestly doesn’t even matter because they’re always sold out! I go to glitters, more than half of the options are “out of stock.” Solids? Same thing. Patterns? Same thing. Each purchase option you click on, more than half the options are out of stock. First time I saw that I thought maybe stock just replenishes at the beginning of each month, so I go back on the first of the month - nope, still out of stock. I thought maybe it was just my friend’s website that had this issue but when I went to others, I saw the exact same thing. So who cares if there are more options? You can never get your hands on them anyway. Even with the constant restock issues, I could see if the quality and functionality of the product was better but it is LITERALLY the same thing. How can you possibly justify such egregious inflation to someone you call a friend? Or worse, to family members? And as far as getting the benefit of having a stylist goes, you are basically there to show me to your website, talk up the product, make suggestions, and explain application. None of those things justify such a dramatic prince increase when I can figure out the less inexpensive version entirely on my own. It’s honestly ridiculous. She also tried to tell me that she got in the business to “share her favorite nail product with family and friends” which really felt like a slap in the face. She got in this business to make money. If she truly just wanted to share the product with me and her family members, she didn’t need to become a stylist and sell to us to do it. She could have just told us about it. I don’t care if you want to make money - who doesn’t? Just don’t lie to me about it. Don’t try to make it sound like you’re trying to do me a favor. I have no problem spending my money to support friends with their business. There are friends of mine who run legitimate businesses that I have supported for years. Some of them provide services that are just okay but their pricing reflects that so I’m fine with it. In this case, she straight up took my money despite knowing I could get the same product for much cheaper - she didn’t even give me a heads up that cheaper products existed. So hurt by her actions. I will never buy from her again. Your company might be honest with you as a stylist, but stylists sure aren’t being honest with their customers. That’s not okay.
@@Blueskies271 covid is the reason everything is out of stock. Color Street is based out of New Jersey from start to finish, and the restrictions haven't been lifted on them yet. To be at 40% staff with like 300% sales growth would be a challenge for any company. I hate you had a bad experience with your stylist. I promise not every stylist is trying to be ugly to their clients. Mine absolutely rocks and really does care about those of us who purchase from her and she's always been transparent with us. 🧡
Wow, what good timing! I just bought some strips from Color Street a few weeks ago at a friend's online "nail party." I will definitely consider the Incoco strips if I end up wanting to get more. The problem is, it looks like the Incoco and Coconut strips don't come in as many color/pattern options as the Color Street ones...hopefully they will change that in the future. Though it would make sense that the company wants to steer customers toward Color Street so they can make more money... 🙄
annaviolinista I would think, if more people buy the cheaper version at the store, they might realize they’re making more money that way & get rid of the MLM. HOWEVER, so many salesbots buy a ton of stock to keep their status, so the company is still making a bunch off the MLM right now.
@@guccideltaco mlms aren't designed to make money off the customers, they are designed to make money off the people who signed up to sell for them. so if people are still willing to work under them, they will always make a profit off those nails sadly. they require you buy a kit for every single release of new nails that come out. my friend sells them and she's been in the hole for awhile but refuses to accept it's not worth it anymore.
It’s unfortunate because it feels like a lose lose- but incoco and you’re indirectly supporting an mlm, buy color street and you’re paying more and supporting an mlm- hard to know what to do! I guess you just have to do what feels right to you!
Incoco/coconut designs are only updated once per year to ensure Color Street stylists have that edge on seasonal releases. If you buy four strips, they come out to around 10$ per set( with tax/shipping), and you are supporting your friend/family that is a stylist with that couple extra dollars spent rather than a large corporation like Walmart. I get the hate towards MLMs, but CS is really a superior product to other nail polish strips and I wish the price point was just a bit lower and that they would nix the in store sister competition, but it is what it is. Most stylists join in order to get the 25% rebate. The others truley make a living off it, so no harm no foul IMO.
In addition to everything in this video: Revlon, the OG nail color company, also makes nail polish strips. I was using them 10 years ago and since then I've seen nail polish strips sold by Kiss and Sally Hansen as well The Kiss brand was being sold in Dollar General as low as $3 a package. All three brands claiming to be real nail polish just like Color Street. Color Street and Incoco are names I've only heard recently and saw the first time at a flea market stall.
yeah it's shady to me that these nail polish strips are manufactured at the same factory for the same price points to start, and then they save the prettiest designs to manipulate people with their mlm branch. trying to squeeze all the money they can get out of people.
@@occludedzeitgeist That doesn't set right to me either. Many brands have other cheaper affiliated brands but those often have cheaper materials, etc to be sold at the lower price point. Offering the exact same item with the exact same quality but reserving the prettier designs to be sold at such a higher price point seems wrong. However I will admit this company isn't the only one to do this.
Totally get what you are saying. But. MANY companies have cheaper and more expensive versions of their products. I don't think it's that unusual. Go to buy clothes at a franchise. For me, I love Torrid. I'll find fancier stuff that's more expensive and more basic designs that are cheaper. It's not a new concept to do this.
This MLM is so interesting to me- mainly because most MLMs are trying to make the claim that they’re selling something you can’t find ANYWHERE else. This one isn’t like that. Press on and nail polish strips are EVERYWHERE. It’s really weird to me that a company that already has a profitable business selling nail products would even bother with an MLM🤔
I'm glad you made this. So excited! I use color street and I do recommend it to people. I always say though .... do not become a seller, you'll get ripped off. But for me the glitters and designs are bomb! Lol Please lets talk PRUVIT!
I love my Color Street and I literally don't have to pay for any of my manicures. The selection is amazing (102 sets currently in stock). I don't believe for a single second that I have been ripped off.
Have you ever heard of the brand Kangen water? They sell “magic” water machines. It’s definitely a MLM I had someone try and recruit me at my old job. You should do a video on them!
My best friend got into this a while back. She would go on and on about how it definitely is NOT a pyramid scheme and TOTALLY legit. She would tell me how you could do anything with it. Brush your teeth, clean your counters, drink it. So.....water?
I’m wondering if this is what I think it is. Because I had a random woman on facebook message me years ago trying to convince me to spend several thousand dollars on something that would “alkalize” my water lmao
@@Cheesecherry It probably was, they have been around for a long time. The product itself I am sure works: my old coworker would bring gallons trying to convince us to "buy in" aka recruit us. It was great purified water, but the machine was WAY too overpriced and you could find equal products for way less online. Also, you could get a whole filtration system on your house for damn near the same price as one of their magic water machines.
As someone who has been blessed by my Color Street business, I have to interject. Do you prefer to support a big box company, such as Walmart or Ulta, vs. your friends or family who have a small business that they use to pay extra medical bills like I do?
I go to networking events (for my ACTUAL business), and one day I painted my nails for this free weekly one. That's super rare for me. Of COURSE, as luck would have it, a new Color Street MLMer picked up on that. I'm not the type of person to slam anyone for being part of an MLM (oh do I want to, though). I saw all the crazy designs and said they're way too flashy for me. I mean, it was true. She also gave me a card to her party. I felt bad knowing I was just gonna throw it away. Another time, I got duped into thinking a business meeting was an interest in my business.. nope. MaryKay pitch. Ugh! You live, you learn, you avoid MLMs.
As a former (actual) entrepreneur I can totally relate to this! Went to so many networking events that ended up being pitched for an mlm, etc... always was so disappointing!
I believe the Sally Hansen version was also by the same creator. I think he had partnered with Sally Hansen before starting his own company. Same product with maybe a few improvements.
The Sally Hansen nails strips were made by Fa Park (owner of Color Street). So color Street strips are just the improved sally Hansen strips. The companies kept trying to buy his machine so that’s why he decided to start his own company and not produce for other companies. He was proud of his work and didn’t want to just sell it. Same with the coconut and incoco- they are the older, less durable (why they’re cheaper) versions of the strips that are being phased out.
I worked for Color Street and talked to Savannah Marie when she did her Color Street expose. It's insane how blinded I was by the gimmicks they use to get you in.
A woman that works for the same company as I do just signed up as a stylist last week. She is currently furloughed and it made me sad she had to pay to work for them. I hope she gets out before she goes into debt
@@crystalrapose6405 Sadly I lost over $2000 last year and honestly I feel lucky that it wasn't more. Nothing anyone could have said would have changed my mind that I was different...I would make it. I'm glad I saw the light and got out when I did
I've used something similar to these before, but by a different brand that later went out of business. They are honestly pretty cool, but I wouldn't support an MLM to buy them. P.s. your videos are so we'll researched and don't push on opinions, it's really awesome!
Reminds me of Body Shop. If you want to work for Body Shop, work at the stores? I used to love their products until I got the "Hey Girl" dm. Well that and the insane high interest loans to farmers in developing countries that means they are forever in debt to Body Shops and may lose their farms.
Kwamboka Sylvie And at least here in the US, you can also buy The Body Shop products at Ulta. I hope the MLM part of it dies out before it makes it across the pond!
@Kat hey, sorry for the late reply, haven't looked at my notifications in ages! Kind of embarrassing, I moved to a new country about 2 years ago, didn't know anyone and wanted to get out and meet new people. Bumble has a BFF option for making friends so I signed up to that. Matched with a girl who seemed super friendly, got to know her, followed her on IG then noticed that she was a district manager in Arbonne (yikes). My first work project was working US hours (I'm in UK), so I worked until 10pm most nights and got home really late. I talked to her about how much I missed normal social hours. She at first started pitching Arbonne and I said no. She sent a tonne of voice notes which I brushed off. She would comment on how much I love travel, noticed that I hadn't posted on insta on so long, if I did Arbonne, I could have enough money to travel again. Said that I preferred body shop. Turns out she was already an ambassador. Weird since she only posts about Arbonne on her insta. Kept trying to invite me to her selling parties and kept trying to get me to buy in and start in bodyshop. Blocked. Then... I think like 3/4 months later, I was on tinder, matched with a gorgeous girl, got to know her, swapped numbers. I was shopping for my mum's bday present and wanted to get her something small since I was redecorating her kitchen for Christmas. She loves bodyshop so I ordered some stuff for her. When I next spoke to X, told her about my mum's bday and she was omg I wish you'd ordered through me, then started sending me pics of her huge inventory, how she also loves the products and loves getting to sell them as her part time job while studying. Kept trying to move the convo on but she started asking which body shop products I use, how much I usually spend so she could calculate the discount she'd give me. I'm a coupon code girl, so when I buy, I bulk buy 🤣 so mama was gonna wait a good 3 months before I ordered anything. When she realised she couldn't sell me products, the conversation switched to, omg so many people in your life love bodyshop, you should do this as a side hustle, you would make so much money, I can refer you, it's only £49 to join the program. She went from a 9 to a -1 real quick. So yeah, actually happened twice. BFF on Bumble is weird though, I once matched with a girl that spent 2 weeks pestering me daily to go to her church 🙃
@@cruelworldhappymind so true. I don't use the Body Shop anymore. Just trying to get my mum to give it up as well. But she has sensitive skin that only seems to agree with the Body Shop
@@cruelworldhappymind Trust me when I tell you that when you look at the numbers, there is no competition. The Color Street Company far outsells the Incoco lines. Look at the numbers.
You need to dive deeper and see how the world of marketing works. Yes , he diversified his business. Mr, Fa has given more people with lower income streams to use the product. Which is absolutely genius! The MlM gives him more money but shares the wealth with other people" nail stylist " as they are called. You have this great channel and followers use it well, TO EDUCATE PEOPLE! So first get all your information start, then educate. You look very smart. Many companies work in this matter just different settings. Good luck
When you buy from a MLM, youre supporting real people... friends, families etc. I dont see why people hate on MLM and people in them qhen done respectfully. Youd go to your friends restaurant, boutique or any other brick and mortar if they had one... so why not support them online?
my friend from high school started promoting these on her insta 🤦🏼♀️ she seemed smarter than falling for this... These strips are all over Walmart!!!!!!!
Wow, check your facts. If you did, you would know that Fa Park, the creator of Incoco and Coconut sold his nail strips to Wal Mart and Ulta while he was starting up. He decided to sell them in his own and the contracts for the prior two mentioned companies will finally expire soon. Nobody is copying anybody. And yes, the strips are different. He has vastly improved quality and design over the years with his soley owned company, Colorstreet. It’s his business, he owns many patents on these strips and he can do what he wants with it, MLM or not. Your information is one-sided and incorrect.
I was going to order the incoco nail strips since I can’t get my nails done right now! I am glad I didn’t. I don’t want to support any brand associated with an MLM
I sold for Colorstreet for a few months, they don’t tell you about Incoco until your already in Colorstreet, and when I joined they said they were just waiting for contracts to run out and incoco would no longer exist.... never said when it was going to go away then started acting like we should be happy about incoco, so I left. Colorstreet does have more styles, prints, colors but otherwise identical. I refuse to buy them now.
Thank you for sharing! When someone mentioned that color street told reps they’d be phasing our incoco I definitely thought something sounds fishy about that, since incoco is the parent company it doesn’t make sense that they’d phase their own branded products, and it may just be something color street reps are told to not feel weird about the blatant competition! Thank you for sharing your experience! 🙏💜🌟
All of the sudden I have a bunch of fb friends reaching out trying to sell me color street. I had never heard of them prior so I took to TH-cam to find out more and as always you delivered with the details!! Thank you!
I just realized I’m following them on Instagram because their nail polish strips fit nicely on my Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) which helps me with my blood sugar. Now I don’t think I will buy them.....
Okay I’m really happy that color street is just a marked up version of a different product instead of some terrible something happening up the line. A few youtuber moms I really like sell color street and I’d never support that, but I’m glad to see that those women aren’t getting screwed any more than normal MLMs.
I also sell colorstreet, and the incoco packaging comes with fewer strips and a different,. cheaper nail file. I don't push the product on anyone and have never asked anyone to be in my downline! This company has been a blessing to me and my family. Fa Park is an amazing man that made an incredible idea come to life. Why would someone shame his efforts for having multiple branches to sell his product?
I think it was a very smart business move. If it wasn't for the SM advertising of Color Street I would have never known about this product. Ok, now we know and its a choice to support a friend or buy it from the store. I kinda like the social aspect of it all thought it may cost a little more....especially during this year we're all coming out of. 💛
I love your channel! I've been binge watching all your anti-mlm videos. My mum used to be in an mlm selling kids books, luckily it was one of the milder ones and she quit by the time I was around 10. I get messages from hunbots all the time on instagram and facebook, so now I just reply with the pyramid scheme bit from the office lol
SweetPeach Bellini Sally Hansen made the EXACT product a few years ago, and I bought a set that had a cool design. They worked OK, but not enough for me to abandon regular polish (especially since I have tools and getting halfway decent at creating my own designs). 💅🏻
I use both products and sometimes together. I have discovered a way to save my strips long term and will pair an accent ColorStreet strip with the rest of my nails painted. And some designs are transparent and will apply them over a base nail polish color. I also have trimmed my nails to the perfect length so I can use one strip on two nails. And for some reason (even with base coat and top coat) the Color Street strips will last for two weeks. As much as I hate to admit it, the cost is definitely worth the quality.
Stumbled on your channel just a while ago, after the Halo Beauty video and couldn't find you again, but yaaay! I found you! I love these kinds of videos! *subscribes*
There was a similar mlm product a few years ago that circulated around my community, my mom was even a seller for a while and got my sister involved. It was called Jamberries. Same idea, nail strips with fun designs. I just remember it fizzling out.
I sold Color Street for a few months about a year and half ago. They really are great nail polish strips. I just can’t do direct sales...not my thing. I still use them and buy from my friends. However, I didn’t know this 😂 So I will definitely be going to Ulta and saving money 😀
Hey I think these products are white label products as in a manufacturer will make a product and sell it to different companies that will rebrand it as if the company made the concept by their own and whatnot.
It looks like in this particular case incoco created the nail strips and then created three separate companies to sell them, but I’m fascinated by white label too and would love to do a whole research and video topic on that it’s so interesting!
Ok, two things. When I initially found your channel I was a little annoyed by the cadence of your way of talking....BUUUUUUT I am a new subscriber now. I have been binge watching your channel and I'm hooked. 2nd thing, I have a friend who is a color street seller and I have supported her business, but I am not a fan. I thought they would be sturdier. Thank you for sharing so much great info!
I’m sorry, have any of you ever purchased a generic brand? Most “generic“ products are made by established brands, but packaged differently. It’s no different than this. I wish you would have done more research on this product before making a video about it. Of course they are the same company! The reason I fell in love with Color Street was because of the Incoco nails at Walmart. But they only had five different colors. The same five different colors every time I went. So then I found out, on my own, that they were the same as Color Street. So I started ordering from a rep, then I decided to join! I’m supporting my family with my income from this company and I don’t even have a team under me!!!!! I love the variety of colors and styles with Color Street and that they have new launches with different colors all of the time. Also, just to be clear, it is no secret that Fa Park has these products in Ulta and Walmart. And if people are hesitant about trying Color Street, they should definitely try Incoco. They won’t be on the shelves much longer, and the styles are limited, but it gives you a great idea what the product is about. No secrets here. No lies are being told. No schemes. It’s just a really great nail product. And you don’t have to wait for it to dry! I have been wearing these nail polish strips consistently for over a year now, and I’m still obsessed. 🤷🏻♀️
my best friend’s mom is apart of color street, which is the 2nd mlm she’s been apart of (Biltmore wine). she signed my friend up just to meet a quota. i’m kinda scared to go to her wedding just because i don’t want anything to do with that.
INCOCO is the parent company of Color Street. They are the same. INCOCO nail strips are being pulled from all stores and will not be sold much longer. This is not new news.
It’s actually unique because one guy patent the machine to create the nail strips. Maybe they have different companies for specific reasons. It gives many people opportunities and it spreads the news about the amazing product.
Color Street makes Incoco nail 💅 strips. Color Street development the business strategy for women to have a business. I'm a Color Street Stylist and I enjoy the company.
Outside of everything else, why do you think it's better to buy from big box stores than from hard working women trying to make a little bit of extra money for their families? I'd rather pay 3 or 4 dollars more than throw money in to a faceless corporation. Think
Me and my mom used to buy from Color Street, they were so pretty, now my mom buys from buy/sell/trade raffles by non-MLM companied however she is still a hunbot for it. I broke the record for selling the most strips ever. 9 million dollars in 6 hours since 1988
Don't now in what other countries it is sold but here in Belgium we have a chocolate bar called Leo and it is commonly known that it is the exact same product than Olé witch you can buy at Aldi for less than half the price. 2 guys here made a video about it when they went undercover in the factory where they are made. The bars just go in another mold and have a different wrapper around them.
Interesting! Thank you for sharing! There are a lot of parent companies for various companies that all sell similar products, I just wanted to inform people on this one since it seemed like something only a few knew about!
I love nail strips...but I hate MLMs. When I was invited to view Color Street and saw they were $15 I said no way. Dashing Diva, Lily and Fox, and Nails Mailed all make nail strips at 50%-75% less, have free shipping, and I'm not supporting MLM.
First off, have you ever had a side hustle having your own business, to help support your own family? It’s hard. It’s work. And the customers, family and friends who buy from Independent Color Street Stylists are buying BECAUSE they want to help support their friends business, and yes, it is a great affordable and consumable product too! Maybe it’s not as cheap as some, maybe it’s an “MLM to some, maybe not everyone is trying to get people to “join their team”. Maybe some are just trying to make some extra income each month to help their families - from home. Think about that. Also, it’s all about how one goes about it. You don’t have to “ruin friendships” or be a salesy person for it to work. You just have to be real. And human.
Also want to put out there, at the time of filming this I did not see this video, but antimlm channel Savannah Marie did a great in-depth video on this topic, highly suggest for those who want more information on this to check her video out! 💜🌟
I love Savannah Marie. She is ome of my favorite anti-mlm youtubers.
th-cam.com/video/onCCTRBjOIw/w-d-xo.html here is the link to that video.
First of all! Color street has never EVER hid the fact that Incoco was not color street. So are you crazy! How can you sit there and mislead people in what all of you maybeeee 15 years of life. First of all if you know anything (which you are clueless) about marketing you would know that before you can establish your company culture, and/or future ventures you must first see the checks and balances. Call it breakthrough innovation, business model innovation, disruptive innovation, horizon 3 innovation - regardless of the name, the objective is the same: to develop brand-new sources of growth. To break out of incremental churn, companies must manage their core business and transform their future without trading one for the other. This requires a different mindset than incremental innovation, with new approaches, organization structures, governance mechanisms, behaviors, incentives and reward systems - as well as careful integration within a broader innovation system. This is probably to differcult for you to understand hence your video showed at what capacity you think. So... In laymen terms (would you like a glass of milk and cookies) let's proceed, you find a niche in the market. Let's say... Ah yes, Dry nail polish strips. You manage your funding and you get going and you test the waters and focus on the tree, branches AND the leaves!!! Incoco expanded itself into MLM. Why? Well, it was a business decision years in the making based on methods which lead to the company vision. Anyway, inncoco leaves just a handful of colors and designs to test the market. CS is an amazing company with a solid product patented because it's is unique. It happens to be one of the best in compensation plans offered to their stylist which by the way they treat wonderful. Now go play outside with the rest of the kids and I'll go back being a booming independent color street stylist and celebrate within my sisterhood! Maybe you should take some business courses. You definitely needs some! See ya!
@@lenarosemorgan7399 well said my friend stylist to another stylist! Color Street for the win and don’t forget that we are not required to build a team if we don’t want to! That’s personal preference
I don't mean to sound rude, but if people took the time to research, they'd know that the technology of Color Street and the other brand is from the same person! Mr. Fa Park created the nail strip!
Incoco was the original product that Fa Park came up with with these nail polish strips. He then decided to transition into the format where we see buying from distributors. The Incoco brand will eventually be fully pulled from shelves as they fully transition to Color Street only. It has been in the works since Color Street began. Yes the price in stores are cheaper but that’s obviously because there is no need to take the individual distributors into account when selling at a standard brick and mortar store. They also haven’t been keeping up with the colors offered in Incoco like they do for Color Street as they have not been putting as much effort into that line in the last year or more.
I sold for Color Street. They were very upfront with us about this and very upfront with customers who had questions about the 2 brands. I currently am no longer selling. I am not a supporter of MLMs in general but at the same time I don’t think this is the scandal you think it is. It’s always been very well known these 2 brands were under the same company. I never felt cheated out of any money. I enjoyed the color and pattern diversity offered by Color Street. Not really a “gotcha” moment. More a “oh I didn’t realize”.
Fucking maddening that he is choosing to move to an MLM format and pulling the retail variety off the shelf. I know I often saw Incoco strips in clearance sections at ulta or Walmart, but those were often the less chic designs.
I don't see how he couldn't still make a serious profit by just moving all the fancier designs from color street into stores and maybe raising the price a couple of dollars from the 5 bucks Incoco sold for. People would love that now that they know it's quality. Way more ethical than an MLM. But I suppose this will make it feel more "exclusive" than being on walmart or target rack.
The “gotcha” is that the average consumer being targeted by Color Street doesn’t know about it. I’m not interested in these products, but I have been invited to many online parties. I never knew before watching these types of videos that I could just go to Walmart or Ulta and purchase the “same thing” from the company, and it’s definitely not something I have witnessed a consultant would be up front about (unless asked privately I’m sure.)
I agree with @merelywords the reason I made this video is most of the people who colorstreet reps are selling to, or who use incoco and coconut don’t know that the companies are related or have the exact same product.
Although I’m sure the mlm is a very profitable avenue, I have a hard time believing incoco is going to be pulled from the shelves. I don’t know why, but I feel like that may be something color street reps are told to put them at ease, but it seems this company is focused on as many revenue streams as they can get, but I’m not in the loop on everything so I may be wrong. Only time will tell!
As a Color Street Independent Stylist, this video is full of misinformation.
They are made by the same company, and Incoco and Coconut are the reasons he was able to create an Mlm and use it to benefit and help the dreams come true for lots of women and men.
I'm a steady at home mom, and now that I sell Color Street, I make about 1,500 a month. I don't have a team of people under me, I don't make any money off of other people because no one is below me.
I've sold over 400 sets during this quarantine.
The company wasn't created for the company to make money, the Color Street model was created to help other people on a path to their dreams the same way he did.
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. This isn't a secret, before you become a stylist, this is in the fine print that people don't take the time to read. Even though this is a business and you do have to operate it as such. I was not into MLMs; however I was not into MLM's that produce products that harm you.
It works (tummy wraps are HORRIBLE for you) non approved FDA products also. That one is salesy and they give MLM a bad name now.
As stylist we teach you all about nail health. I hate salons, I think the fumes are awful and I want my family to stay away from being harmed in them. My mom, sister's, friends. All leave the salon unsatisfied or harmed. All my customers are happy to save money by not going to the salon ESPECIALLY during the pandemic. This is by far the most transparent company and if you aren't a stylist, you don't know that. We have private groups to get info directly from our home office and warehouse which we then relay this info to our customers. I've worked 11 jobs and none of them were transparent. The people who don't understand this are the people from the outside in. And during this pandemic... Most of us are not preying off anyone, we are simply giving them a safer alternative to pretty nails. I have nail techs on my FB and they all support color street. 😂 Some of us want to run a business but can't afford the overhead and this allows us to do that. So why the hell not. Also if you support massive corporations there is a heck of a lot wrong with them.
The real only difference between all 3 companies are the designs. Color street has “prettier” designs while the other two are more plain or weird. I do really like this product but hate supporting an mlm.
There are other decent nail brands where you don't support an mlm.
Maggie K what are they?
I’ve noticed a lot of people are in the same boat! They love the product of color street but don’t support their business practices... it’s all so weird- on one hand they’re not as controversial, but on another hand their parent company is making it hard for their distributors by marketing outside of the mlm, creating even more competition!
@@JessyKatt10 KISS and Essie both make nail strips, and they're actual nail brands. Every now and then Sally Hansen has them too, usually around the holidays. And the Kiss impress stick on nails are basically just sturdier nail strips with better flex.
rockinghorsefly oh ok cool 😎 thank you for letting me know:)
I would say that being able to order online and having them shipped to my house is a lot easier to obtain then going to specific stores to buy Incoco and hoping they have a design I like.
This is not a secret, Fa Park has been upfront about his story dating back to the 80s and Avon.
There’s literally a training on it too 😂
They are not setting someone up to fail. There is nothing wrong with MLM's. It's what a person chooses to be a part of. You either do or don't. Just because Fa Park is wise enough to market several different ways does not make him shady. You are just trying to get more views by making people think you are well read in this. You are the one trying to make money based on how many likes you can get. Try doing something positive for a video if you want to be a youtube star. 🤣
@@cherylpinger2383 “There is nothing wrong with MLMs.”
Stopped reading after that. Get help.
This is not a scam! If you researched Fa Parks story you would know why you can find incocco in the stores.
@@cherylpinger2383 literally everything is wrong with MLMs, they are predatory, and 99% of people lose money in them.
There are a lot of companies that sell the same product but just under a different brand or name. When I was looking for a new powerbank for my phone I found like 5 almost identical powerbanks that just had a different brand on them and different price tag. They just changed the colour or design a little but it was still the same product.
In cosmetics that is called private labelling. It's not illegal or shady per se. It's usally done by smaller companies who don't own their own factories (like Morphe in the past) or with merch items that are not a product the company usually sells (like a coffee company giving you a free mug with the brand name, even though they don't sell mugs).
Yeah, I dont understand why this is an issue (besides the fact that it's an MLM).
Just wanted to inform people because I’ve heard a lot of people say they buy from color street because of the quality product, but wanted people to know that the same product is sold in other places- it’s not an issue per se just something I wanted to share with people, that people can be informed on ☺️
the point she's trying to make is companies shouldn't create an mlm marketing scheme to make more money since mlms active oppress people
My moms best friend started selling for ColorStreet literally 2 weeks after I started my business as a nail Tech. Like, she made a nail appointment with me and then cancelled and a few days later started posting about selling nail strips. My mom and I were super pissed at the timing, and how she was promoting the nail strips. She kept posting things like “Don’t go to the salon and get your nails done, it’s way too expensive” and stuff like that. Why would you start actively dissing nail techs and salon prices right after your best friends daughter started working as a nail tech. She was promoting to the same people that I was promoting my much more legit business to, and one of my clients actually stopped coming to me and started selling under her! I have no issues with the product itself necessarily ( even though as a nail tech I think polish strips look horrible and according to a lot of my clients that have tried them, they don’t last long) but I hate how MLMs turn nice people into jerks
Such an odd situation, definitely feels disrespectful to you and your profession! Idk if I was going into an industry/field my friend was involved in I’d talk to them and ask for their help not bash their work on the internet 🙄
I have a business doing custom couture work. If I were to diss people who wanted to learn to sew for themselves, you'd think I was nuts for it. Well, same thing for nails. When we offer things people can technically do for themselves for less, it's on us to figure out how to make us doing it for them more appealing.
I started doing my own gels (I actually do them very well) because I am not ever remotely a fan of having to go make uncomfortable small talk with someone while they're doing stuff to my hands, and then having to pay for an experience that has never been enjoyable to me. I also started dying my own hair after I got tired of paying well over $100 for stylists to not give me the color I wanted since they thought I'd be happier with a. different shade (when I say I want copper, and show you a pic of myself with that copper, don't give me a deep red and tell me that you thought I'd like that better). I've had both nail people and hair people get pissed at me for doing it myself instead of giving them pay for it, as if they're owed my money, calling me cheap and such. But why pay tons more for what I can do for myself when I don't enjoy having others do it, I don't want to wait for someone else's time, and it's something I ultimately enjoy doing to myself as a bit of self-care? A lot of people are in my boat. The question for you is what can you provide that I can't myself that tops the savings and not having to go in?
And the same goes in sewing. Only when it comes to sewing, people expect cheap pricing. People see a hair person as worth $80/hr, but if I say I change $30/hr, I'm told that's too much for something someone can learn to do themselves, as if dying hair a straight color is some intricate skill it takes years to learn using super expensive equipment while sewing is something anyone can do as long as they have a needle and thread and there isn't really anything expensive to buy (I've invested over $100k into my machines, forms, and scads and scads of supplies). I once had someone ask me about a few breakdown who then had an issue with my "universal" fee of $10 that covers things like thread and wear and tear on machines that cost thousands each. She said I'd have to buy thread and use my machines anyway, so why was I charging her? There's no getting though to some people like that, so I have to offer something extra to make it more appealing to have me do it over someone doing it for themselves. Unlike you, people more people presume nails are a specialty skill while seeing sewing as something easy and not worth much. I fI have a dollar for every time I saw someone say "You can find a local seamstress to make that cheap wedding dress for less..."
Complaining about it won't help you. I've been in business 21 years and have seen a lot of people in nails, hair, sewing, other things come and go when they complain that some people learn to do things for themselves. Complaining turns people away. Finding something to make it worth paying for is how we get business. Sometimes those who learn to do it realize that there are some things, like intricate designs, that they can't do, and they appreciate more the work that goes into it and are willing to pay more in appreciation that they learned through a little experience.
Wow, I would even argue that comparing nail strips to the work of nail techs is so laughable. They’re not even close to the same result!
it seems like she was jealous of your new job and searched about it and found the next best thing which would be seeling nail strips in a mlm scheme lol
You don’t know what you are talking about. You would never be able to tell the difference in polish and nail strips if the application is done properly and they last way longer than polish.
This isn't a secret or a conspiracy. The Incocco brand sold in Ulta only has a very few shades and the company is finishing out the contract with Incoco to focus solely on Color Street.
I was so disappointed when I first learned about this, because I love the Incoco/Coconut nail strips. They really are easy to put on and last a while, I usually have to to take them off because of nail growth rather than chipping. But as far as I'm concerned buying them is supporting an MLM and I'm not going to do that.
I've tried nail wraps like 5 million times and each time I find that the part at the bottom, closest to the cuticle, grows out and then I have this hard weird ridge that catches my hair :/
It’s hard to say- they’re a parent company, so they themselves created the mlm/ distribute product for the mlm, but they’re not the mlm themselves- not sure if buying from them is indirectly supporting color street or not, just wanted to make a video about it so everyone can be informed and make a decision that resonates with them the most!! 🌟
I wonder if this is a case of another company licensing use of a product to relabel as their own. When that happens, it's not unusual for the originator to list that company on their page as way to verify claims made about it. This used to be common with shampoo, where a company would have their page, then a section listing other company names it's sold under, companies they don't own. It's actually a way to undermine those companies. If Incoco owned Color Street why tell people they can get Income for less? Better to let CS people do their thing, then us that to get sales themselves. "Look how great our stuff is! So great that this popular company rebrands our products!"
@@StarlaBizarre my old boss sold them on the side. I started using them to protect my nails from a dremel tool, which worked, but I had to replace them once a week :( She also kept trying to get me to sell color street, I politely declined but she kept trying to push it. She'll push it on almost everyone she meets, which to me said a lot about how much(little) money she was making.
@@StarlaBizarre because your nails are growing out or you aren't placing close enough to the cuticle.
You should look into the life insurance MLMs next deep dive.... primerica, WFG, PHP and more...
Randa My friend thought she was getting a legit job with a insurance company or investment company or something. I think it was Primerica.. I told her it sounded like a scam but my friend insisted it wasn't... She then asked me to come over because before she got to do things on her own, a person needed to show her how to do a mock interview with a costumer.. and I agreed to help her out.. I was the costumer, my friend was the sales / insurance person and the girl that was already in the company was there to offer her the script and guidance.... At the end of the mock interview the lady said so... Do you know anyone that would be interested in this investment or insurance... Would you be interested? And I said I'm sure everyone I know has insurance already.. and at the time I was a full time student and bartender. So I told her nope I don't want or need your job (I didn't trust her so I was trying to avoid giving her a numbers. But my friend was there with a sad face and I felt like she was upset at me for not taking this seriously) the lady said well wouldn't you want them to hear about this better opportunity... And I was like... I really don't know anyone that would be interested... And she said... Well how would you know.... I said fine... I picked up my phone ... Picked three names and gave her fake numbers..... I never asked my friend how that "job" went.... This was years ago when we were like 22 I'm 28 now ...
That’s an awesome suggestion! I put it on my list for the next videos to look into 🥰
YES finally someone is suggesting those types of MLMs, the guy who tried to recruit me and my bro is claiming to be making $60,000+ a month during the pandemic 😂 i can’t help but laugh at this point
The owners of colour street/in coco are the sole patent owners of nail polish strips. They own the nail strips from Sephora, revlon, etc. As well.
Incoco is having a sale. All their designs are $2.99.
It looks like they’re selling their inventory and phasing out, and only doing the MLM
I sold these for like 9 months because they are really freaking good but man does it make me upset that they save the “good” designs/colors for the MLM. I didn’t want to support an MLM to begin with but tried the product and loved it.
Sydney Loethen I really like the nails strips too but hate they’re an mlm so I stopped using them :/ they last a good while.
That was me too. I signed up in February. Covid caused me to get off Facebook as I have a medically complex child and I just couldn’t take it. So I stepped back and I’ve been pondering my return for a couple weeks.
Mlm's are people who are working for themselves! We are provided a product to sell. We get paid well. A scam is working for a year and getting a 10 cent raise.
As with any business you get out of it what you put in! I am a director. Ive been with Color Street for 3 years next month. I didn't make money in the beginning because I didn't treat it like a business. Now I've added an extra $500 or more a month to my families income!
Support moms not big business!
Traci Newton yes! I love Color Street! Color Street for the win
Traci Newton I’m blessed with my Color Street business also. It’s paid for extra medical bills.
If you did your research more in depth, Incoco is the first version of Colorstreet. The founder, Fa Park, created Incoco and then as he perfected it, it became colorstreet.
Incoc and Cocnut are not longer going to be available at Walmart and Ulta.
Lol thank you! 😂 she doesn't even know what she's talking about. Fa Park created the dry nail polish strip patent and begged a lawyer to help him endorse it back in the 80's!!! He literally paved the way for other companies like Avon and Revlon to also come up with a similar product. Mr Park sold 1 billion units to Avon in the early 2000's. Inococo was legit created by Fa Park first 😂 and then he made it officially Color Street and launched it in 2017. We definitely need to fact find and do better research before we make videos with false information.
You should break down vector and how they prey on college students! (Also I absolutely love your hair today!!)
lametho yes!!!!
Not just college students, they had their claws in my high school class before I graduated... at least four or five of my friends signed up
mytrilogy omg I am so sorry! They are incredibly predatory and I have seen friends get in bad situations because of working for vector
My husband did this but I have to say over 20 years later we still have the knives and they are still amazing.
Wow thank you so much for this suggestion!! I’ll start researching for vector ASAP!! 💜🌟
Wild, I watch a lot of ANTI MLM content, I've never heard of an MLM where you could get the products at walmart, etc. Are there other MLM's like this? Selling products in the MLM way, but you could get those products online/regular stores? If so would like to hear about that, thanks.
i think Tupperware is like that, but im not 100% sure.
Body Shop has stores and is also an MLM (body shop at home)
Beach body has a subcompany that they sell their workout programs through also.
In Alaska Beachbody also owns OpenFit. Which is super shady because it’s a direct competition to Beachbody coaches and their incomes. Since OpenFit has workout programs but no coaches or shakeology
@@imsodonewiththissh1t correct. Tupperware sells in Target
I first learned about Color Street when I saw their booth at a Fantasy Fair. I could tell it was an mlm just by the way it stood out from the other booths. Aside from the elf costume worn by the representative, there was no effort made to fit in with the rest of the fair, and I wondered if that was because of regulations made by the company.
Omg this video is just making me mad haha you needed to do some more research incoco and color street is owned by the same person Fa Park! If you look up Fa Parks story you will see the wholeeee timeline
THANK YOU🙌❤️
Right LoL she's clearly never heard of "knock off brands" by the same company. Much like majority of food products selling "generic" and "brand names" 🤣
I was about to comment this!
THANK YOU!!!! I literally laughed at this video the entire time🤣🤣
Not gonna lie...wearing color street right now :p I don’t like MLMs but the gal I buy from has been really good about not pushing anyone to be in her down line, and she makes it easy for me to get the colors I want.
TheDiabeticGameMaster right?!?! I hate when I get the “hey GURRRRRRL I haven’t seen you since high school! So I’m selling xyz now but from me? Be in my amazing downline?” So so annoying. I’m much more inclined to support my friends if they just say “hey, I’m selling this, I think you’ll like it, let me know if you’re interested!” And just leave it at that.
Still a unique product. One company selling "slightly" different products with the same tech at different prices under different names. Toyota Avalon Hybrid ,Lexus CT200h, Lexus ES300h Are NOT a Prius! Though they all have HSD And don't have worthy competition doing the exact same thing... IMO
So I actually really love incoco nail strips cause I'm pretty garbage at painting my nails. I don't purchase them often but I have bought them as a treat to myself or if I need my nails done quickly for an event. I'm not sure how to feel about them also running an MLM.
Edit: word typo
You can easily paint your own nails if you use liquid latex on the skin around your nail and clean up the cuticles afterwards with a small cleanup brush dipped in acetone.
I used to never paint my own nails because i suck so bad at it. But with liquid latex and a cleanup brush, it doesn't matter how badly i fuck up. Eventually, with practice, it gets easier.
@spoonie that’s great information thank you for sharing! And yes, it’s sad to know the brand is associated with an mlm 😕
I met a woman at Target who told me about Color Street. Honestly, you can buy similar items at CVS, Sally Beauty and other places.
They are not the same quality sorry.
Those other strips are no where as good as Color Street.
I agree, I’ve tried them all and the similar products don’t last as long and aren’t as easy to apply as Color Street. For me, I’m paying for the convenience of having nail art without having to take the time to do it.
not a fan of MLMs but at no time has this company hid the fact they have other nail strips for sale. they even tell their "stylists" about it when they join.
There’s a lot of people in the comments who have used either color street or incoco before and didn’t know this- the goal of this video is to spread more awareness about it to those who may not be super involved with color street but have used and bought the product before ☺️🌟 They haven’t hid it but they’re not upfront about it to new sales prospects... like, the “stylists” don’t say to the people they’re selling “you can also get this product for cheaper at Walmart and ulta if you’d like” etc. at least most stylists don’t, and most stylists are told that they plan is to “dissolve” incoco and just focus on colorstreet which is obviously a lie 🤷🏼♀️ and people who buy incoco don’t know it’s connected with an mlm
@@cruelworldhappymind When you go to buy a car, does the salesperson tell you that you can buy it cheaper down the road or that the "other" name brand of car is built on exactly the same chassis as the one you are buying for less of a cost? Do you tell people on our channel that they can go watch someone else who also does similar videos? No. Why would a "stylist" tell someone to go buy it somewhere else? How is it "obviously" a lie that these products will be discontinued in stores? Business contracts are for years, not months. Color Street is only 3 years old. Contracts with stores such as Walmart could have a 5-10 year life.
I love color street! That is actually really cool to know that those 2 companies are the same so I now have a bigger selection...The nail polish strips have been the only nail strip that doesn't chip right away ...Before color street I tried Jamberry and hated it and how my nails felt after using it....Thanks for the info!
I work in a coffee shop and we've had a few people come up to baristas to try and involve them in MLMs, for some reason color street seems to be a popular one in our area. I find it incredibly manipulative to try and recruit baristas (who are mostly teenagers) while they're on the clock. Most baristas working for me don't feel like they have the option to turn them away because we are required to be polite to customers. I shut them down for soliciting right away now.
My aunt joined Color Street earlier this year. I started randomly watching this channel and Illuminaughtii when the Tyra MLM dropped. Now my aunt has recruited her daughter and other family friends. Now they're always trying to get me a part of it.
You always give me Hilary Duff vibes! You’re so well spoken, I really enjoy your vids!
Thank you so much!!! 💜💜💜
I looked at the Incoco website. There are only like 12 designs available at Ulta, and only a few at Walmart. It appears that ColorStreet has many more to choose from.
Color Street and Incoco are actually the same product that took 30 years to develop by Mr. Fa Park. Incoco is simply the parent company that was created first. Same creator!! It's no secret!
Color Street was offered as a direct sales opportunity for women that seek extra income.
Color Street is a brand produced by Incoco. It is a true opportunity and an amazing product. Incoco cannot be tried on in a retail situation without purchasing it. My daughter worked at Ulta for 31/2 years and when I showed her Color Street she said, “we sell a similar brand at Ulta, no one buys it. It’s in the back, there are only a few designs. I don’t even think it works! “There is case and point! The magic happens when I apply a 2 finger tester and the customer can touch and see the product in action. It’s jaw dropping. Color Street offers 75 plus styles every season x 4 and is on top of current trends. The retail brands in Ulta & Walmart only offer 12 styles per year! That is not a good selection! Also, at Color Street you get personalized service, can earn the product free and half price, with our party pack of buy 3 get 1 free our price equals Ulta’s or less. It also is a viable business for those who commit to sharing on a regular basis. Thank you for bringing your discovery to light, there are a lot more details that you are not aware of that weigh heavily in Color Streets favor. I for one, would not have paid the price at either store for this product because I can’t demo it to see if it works. The WOW response, from actually watching the in person application, and having the opportunity to test before I buy, is what captures the consumers interest. I’m happy to answer anyone’s questions or provide additional info. Thank you again.
There are several companies that sell nail polish strips that have no affiliation with mlms. Lily and Fox is one of my favorites, plus they are a lot cheaper (price wise). I have tried Incoco and I think Lily and Fox is just as good. Also, just wanted to mention that Color Street /Incoco were not the first to make this product. In the early to mid 2000s, Sally Hansen had their own nail polish strips (and they were awesome).
I've been afraid to see this topic come up on your channel. I'm a Color Street user, and have been for a while. It's honestly one of two nail products that I use that doesn't immediately chip. I'm on week three of my current set, and my only complaint is the growth gap. I'm in 6 Facebook groups for distributors, and they're honestly all so nice. I've never been pressured to buy anything or to join to sell. I love supporting these ladies, but it sucks that it's really an MLM. So I like to buy directly from my ladies' stashes instead and to pay in cash so I know it's going straight to them. I really didn't think there was a problem with the company. But oh well 🤷♀️
There isn’t a huge problem with the company, if that makes you feel better- no false health claims, no terrible founders (that we know of) no major problems with the distributors- the main issue is just that the parent company is selling the same product outside of color street, for cheaper, making it difficult for the mlm distributors to make any real money and competing with their own sales people!
Jenna, this video has a lot of misinformation. It's a way for a TH-camr to make a lot of views. ;)
I've worked for Color Street for over 2 years. They have ALWAYS been open and honest about Incoco being the parent company. In fact, it is because of Incoco, that we can be a debt-free company...
We still have contracts with stores which is the reason it is still available, but Incoco will be phased out. Color Street is absolutely the focus and future of the company.
Just don't listen to everything you hear. Talk to ppl that actually know and aren't just out creating click-bait. ;)
Beautiful Life by Design - honestly, I used to buy Color Street from a friend and found out later on that I could buy Incoco/Coconut elsewhere for less than half the price. Then I found out it’s the same damn company. I HOPED that my friend didn’t know. When I asked her about it, not only did I find out that she knew but she then proceeded to give me a ton of excuses about how when you buy Color Street you get the benefit of having a “stylist” (🙄) and more variety. I could see if maybe there was a markup just for prints or glitter options but literally the solid color and French tips are still double the price of Incoco and Coconut.
And as far as the wonderful Color Street variety goes? It honestly doesn’t even matter because they’re always sold out! I go to glitters, more than half of the options are “out of stock.” Solids? Same thing. Patterns? Same thing. Each purchase option you click on, more than half the options are out of stock. First time I saw that I thought maybe stock just replenishes at the beginning of each month, so I go back on the first of the month - nope, still out of stock. I thought maybe it was just my friend’s website that had this issue but when I went to others, I saw the exact same thing. So who cares if there are more options? You can never get your hands on them anyway.
Even with the constant restock issues, I could see if the quality and functionality of the product was better but it is LITERALLY the same thing. How can you possibly justify such egregious inflation to someone you call a friend? Or worse, to family members? And as far as getting the benefit of having a stylist goes, you are basically there to show me to your website, talk up the product, make suggestions, and explain application. None of those things justify such a dramatic prince increase when I can figure out the less inexpensive version entirely on my own. It’s honestly ridiculous.
She also tried to tell me that she got in the business to “share her favorite nail product with family and friends” which really felt like a slap in the face. She got in this business to make money. If she truly just wanted to share the product with me and her family members, she didn’t need to become a stylist and sell to us to do it. She could have just told us about it. I don’t care if you want to make money - who doesn’t? Just don’t lie to me about it. Don’t try to make it sound like you’re trying to do me a favor. I have no problem spending my money to support friends with their business. There are friends of mine who run legitimate businesses that I have supported for years. Some of them provide services that are just okay but their pricing reflects that so I’m fine with it. In this case, she straight up took my money despite knowing I could get the same product for much cheaper - she didn’t even give me a heads up that cheaper products existed. So hurt by her actions. I will never buy from her again.
Your company might be honest with you as a stylist, but stylists sure aren’t being honest with their customers. That’s not okay.
@@Blueskies271 covid is the reason everything is out of stock. Color Street is based out of New Jersey from start to finish, and the restrictions haven't been lifted on them yet. To be at 40% staff with like 300% sales growth would be a challenge for any company.
I hate you had a bad experience with your stylist. I promise not every stylist is trying to be ugly to their clients. Mine absolutely rocks and really does care about those of us who purchase from her and she's always been transparent with us. 🧡
@Jenna Ish you sound a lot like me lol I love those darn strips but at the same time I HAAAAATE MLM's 🤷🏻♀️
Wow, what good timing! I just bought some strips from Color Street a few weeks ago at a friend's online "nail party." I will definitely consider the Incoco strips if I end up wanting to get more. The problem is, it looks like the Incoco and Coconut strips don't come in as many color/pattern options as the Color Street ones...hopefully they will change that in the future. Though it would make sense that the company wants to steer customers toward Color Street so they can make more money... 🙄
annaviolinista I would think, if more people buy the cheaper version at the store, they might realize they’re making more money that way & get rid of the MLM. HOWEVER, so many salesbots buy a ton of stock to keep their status, so the company is still making a bunch off the MLM right now.
@@guccideltaco mlms aren't designed to make money off the customers, they are designed to make money off the people who signed up to sell for them. so if people are still willing to work under them, they will always make a profit off those nails sadly. they require you buy a kit for every single release of new nails that come out. my friend sells them and she's been in the hole for awhile but refuses to accept it's not worth it anymore.
It’s unfortunate because it feels like a lose lose- but incoco and you’re indirectly supporting an mlm, buy color street and you’re paying more and supporting an mlm- hard to know what to do! I guess you just have to do what feels right to you!
There's also the option of not buying any more and painting my nails with polish like a normal person! Haha.
Incoco/coconut designs are only updated once per year to ensure Color Street stylists have that edge on seasonal releases. If you buy four strips, they come out to around 10$ per set( with tax/shipping), and you are supporting your friend/family that is a stylist with that couple extra dollars spent rather than a large corporation like Walmart. I get the hate towards MLMs, but CS is really a superior product to other nail polish strips and I wish the price point was just a bit lower and that they would nix the in store sister competition, but it is what it is. Most stylists join in order to get the 25% rebate. The others truley make a living off it, so no harm no foul IMO.
In addition to everything in this video: Revlon, the OG nail color company, also makes nail polish strips. I was using them 10 years ago and since then I've seen nail polish strips sold by Kiss and Sally Hansen as well The Kiss brand was being sold in Dollar General as low as $3 a package. All three brands claiming to be real nail polish just like Color Street. Color Street and Incoco are names I've only heard recently and saw the first time at a flea market stall.
I have used all 3 of these brands and by far like the Color Street better, the other 2 brands feel like rubber and don't go on easily at all.
Me too!
I think its important to note that while Color Street, Incoco and Coconut nails are created under the same patent, the styles are vastly different.
yeah it's shady to me that these nail polish strips are manufactured at the same factory for the same price points to start, and then they save the prettiest designs to manipulate people with their mlm branch. trying to squeeze all the money they can get out of people.
@@occludedzeitgeist That doesn't set right to me either. Many brands have other cheaper affiliated brands but those often have cheaper materials, etc to be sold at the lower price point. Offering the exact same item with the exact same quality but reserving the prettier designs to be sold at such a higher price point seems wrong. However I will admit this company isn't the only one to do this.
Totally get what you are saying. But. MANY companies have cheaper and more expensive versions of their products. I don't think it's that unusual. Go to buy clothes at a franchise. For me, I love Torrid. I'll find fancier stuff that's more expensive and more basic designs that are cheaper. It's not a new concept to do this.
This MLM is so interesting to me- mainly because most MLMs are trying to make the claim that they’re selling something you can’t find ANYWHERE else. This one isn’t like that. Press on and nail polish strips are EVERYWHERE. It’s really weird to me that a company that already has a profitable business selling nail products would even bother with an MLM🤔
Yes!! Exactly! It’s so strange because there’s nothing special about the product they’re offering whatsoever!
Dang I thought this would be information nobody knew. Everybody already knows this. Every color street stylist knows about incoco.
Color street is more expensive because they have better designs.
Dang, one strip of those costs as much as an entire bottle of a decent indie polish
Ikr!!
I'm glad you made this. So excited! I use color street and I do recommend it to people. I always say though .... do not become a seller, you'll get ripped off. But for me the glitters and designs are bomb! Lol
Please lets talk PRUVIT!
Well now that I finished the video.... I guess I don't have to use color street anymore! Holy wow!
Ikr!! 💜🌟
I love my Color Street and I literally don't have to pay for any of my manicures. The selection is amazing (102 sets currently in stock). I don't believe for a single second that I have been ripped off.
I just heard the only difference is Color Street’s
variety.
Yes, though they have some of the same colors and patterns I believe color street has more variety!
Did you know Fa Park invented, created, and distributes all three products you reviewed here?
Have you ever heard of the brand Kangen water? They sell “magic” water machines. It’s definitely a MLM I had someone try and recruit me at my old job. You should do a video on them!
No way! Will look into it!
My best friend got into this a while back. She would go on and on about how it definitely is NOT a pyramid scheme and TOTALLY legit. She would tell me how you could do anything with it. Brush your teeth, clean your counters, drink it. So.....water?
A TH-camr I used to love, Alyse Parker, used to talk about Kangen water a lot. Makes me sad to think she was supporting an MLM.
I’m wondering if this is what I think it is. Because I had a random woman on facebook message me years ago trying to convince me to spend several thousand dollars on something that would “alkalize” my water lmao
@@Cheesecherry It probably was, they have been around for a long time. The product itself I am sure works: my old coworker would bring gallons trying to convince us to "buy in" aka recruit us. It was great purified water, but the machine was WAY too overpriced and you could find equal products for way less online. Also, you could get a whole filtration system on your house for damn near the same price as one of their magic water machines.
As someone who has been blessed by my Color Street business, I have to interject. Do you prefer to support a big box company, such as Walmart or Ulta, vs. your friends or family who have a small business that they use to pay extra medical bills like I do?
First off that’s not “your” business
why do you think big box stores or MLMs are the only options? how about supporting actual small business who create and develop everything themselves
I go to networking events (for my ACTUAL business), and one day I painted my nails for this free weekly one. That's super rare for me. Of COURSE, as luck would have it, a new Color Street MLMer picked up on that. I'm not the type of person to slam anyone for being part of an MLM (oh do I want to, though). I saw all the crazy designs and said they're way too flashy for me. I mean, it was true. She also gave me a card to her party. I felt bad knowing I was just gonna throw it away.
Another time, I got duped into thinking a business meeting was an interest in my business.. nope. MaryKay pitch. Ugh!
You live, you learn, you avoid MLMs.
As a former (actual) entrepreneur I can totally relate to this! Went to so many networking events that ended up being pitched for an mlm, etc... always was so disappointing!
Omg I knew it! I thought I was crazy thinking incoco and color street were the same. I still miss the Sally Hansen version of the nail strips.
I believe the Sally Hansen version was also by the same creator. I think he had partnered with Sally Hansen before starting his own company. Same product with maybe a few improvements.
The Sally Hansen nails strips were made by Fa Park (owner of Color Street). So color Street strips are just the improved sally Hansen strips. The companies kept trying to buy his machine so that’s why he decided to start his own company and not produce for other companies. He was proud of his work and didn’t want to just sell it. Same with the coconut and incoco- they are the older, less durable (why they’re cheaper) versions of the strips that are being phased out.
Sally Hansen strips were a previous formula of Color Street, so were the AVON ones. The formula kept getting improved from input of the consumers.
You do know Incoco is made by CS, correct?
I worked for Color Street and talked to Savannah Marie when she did her Color Street expose. It's insane how blinded I was by the gimmicks they use to get you in.
A woman that works for the same company as I do just signed up as a stylist last week. She is currently furloughed and it made me sad she had to pay to work for them. I hope she gets out before she goes into debt
@@crystalrapose6405 Sadly I lost over $2000 last year and honestly I feel lucky that it wasn't more. Nothing anyone could have said would have changed my mind that I was different...I would make it. I'm glad I saw the light and got out when I did
@@happyhillarysnails I'm so sorry, that really sucks. Glad you got out though
I’m so sorry you lost money to this scheme! It’s a shame incoco couldn’t just stick to retail sales 😕
Hillary Deleszek what was the reason you lost the $2000? Where you purchasing product with the intent to then sell to your customers ?
I've used something similar to these before, but by a different brand that later went out of business. They are honestly pretty cool, but I wouldn't support an MLM to buy them.
P.s. your videos are so we'll researched and don't push on opinions, it's really awesome!
Thank you!!!! 🙏💜🌟
Reminds me of Body Shop. If you want to work for Body Shop, work at the stores? I used to love their products until I got the "Hey Girl" dm. Well that and the insane high interest loans to farmers in developing countries that means they are forever in debt to Body Shops and may lose their farms.
Kwamboka Sylvie And at least here in the US, you can also buy The Body Shop products at Ulta. I hope the MLM part of it dies out before it makes it across the pond!
The body shop is an MLM?
It seems like businesses will do whatever they can to make a profit nowadays, even if it means going into mlm territory 😕
@Kat hey, sorry for the late reply, haven't looked at my notifications in ages! Kind of embarrassing, I moved to a new country about 2 years ago, didn't know anyone and wanted to get out and meet new people. Bumble has a BFF option for making friends so I signed up to that. Matched with a girl who seemed super friendly, got to know her, followed her on IG then noticed that she was a district manager in Arbonne (yikes). My first work project was working US hours (I'm in UK), so I worked until 10pm most nights and got home really late. I talked to her about how much I missed normal social hours. She at first started pitching Arbonne and I said no. She sent a tonne of voice notes which I brushed off. She would comment on how much I love travel, noticed that I hadn't posted on insta on so long, if I did Arbonne, I could have enough money to travel again. Said that I preferred body shop. Turns out she was already an ambassador. Weird since she only posts about Arbonne on her insta. Kept trying to invite me to her selling parties and kept trying to get me to buy in and start in bodyshop. Blocked. Then... I think like 3/4 months later, I was on tinder, matched with a gorgeous girl, got to know her, swapped numbers. I was shopping for my mum's bday present and wanted to get her something small since I was redecorating her kitchen for Christmas. She loves bodyshop so I ordered some stuff for her. When I next spoke to X, told her about my mum's bday and she was omg I wish you'd ordered through me, then started sending me pics of her huge inventory, how she also loves the products and loves getting to sell them as her part time job while studying. Kept trying to move the convo on but she started asking which body shop products I use, how much I usually spend so she could calculate the discount she'd give me. I'm a coupon code girl, so when I buy, I bulk buy 🤣 so mama was gonna wait a good 3 months before I ordered anything. When she realised she couldn't sell me products, the conversation switched to, omg so many people in your life love bodyshop, you should do this as a side hustle, you would make so much money, I can refer you, it's only £49 to join the program. She went from a 9 to a -1 real quick. So yeah, actually happened twice. BFF on Bumble is weird though, I once matched with a girl that spent 2 weeks pestering me daily to go to her church 🙃
@@cruelworldhappymind so true. I don't use the Body Shop anymore. Just trying to get my mum to give it up as well. But she has sensitive skin that only seems to agree with the Body Shop
i have alot of friends who do colorstreet. i feel badly for them because i dont want them getting screwed over.
It’s sad... they’re competing with the same product being sold for less at other stores... they’re at even less of a disadvantage!
@@cruelworldhappymind Trust me when I tell you that when you look at the numbers, there is no competition. The Color Street Company far outsells the Incoco lines. Look at the numbers.
You need to dive deeper and see how the world of marketing works. Yes , he diversified his business. Mr, Fa has given more people with lower income streams to use the product. Which is absolutely genius! The MlM gives him more money but shares the wealth with other people" nail stylist " as they are called. You have this great channel and followers use it well, TO EDUCATE PEOPLE! So first get all your information start, then educate. You look very smart.
Many companies work in this matter just different settings. Good luck
When you buy from a MLM, youre supporting real people... friends, families etc. I dont see why people hate on MLM and people in them qhen done respectfully. Youd go to your friends restaurant, boutique or any other brick and mortar if they had one... so why not support them online?
my friend from high school started promoting these on her insta 🤦🏼♀️ she seemed smarter than falling for this... These strips are all over Walmart!!!!!!!
Ikr! It’s so sad, anyone can fall for it really!
I found the inexpensive strips to be thinner, narrower. I did not have enough for my bigger nails.
Those incoco nail strips are sold in Walmart lol I know I stocked them on the shelves a few days ago
Yes, and they’re the same as coconut in Walmart too! So strange!
Wow, check your facts. If you did, you would know that Fa Park, the creator of Incoco and Coconut sold his nail strips to Wal Mart and Ulta while he was starting up. He decided to sell them in his own and the contracts for the prior two mentioned companies will finally expire soon. Nobody is copying anybody. And yes, the strips are different. He has vastly improved quality and design over the years with his soley owned company, Colorstreet. It’s his business, he owns many patents on these strips and he can do what he wants with it, MLM or not. Your information is one-sided and incorrect.
ugh this video tho'.
I was going to order the incoco nail strips since I can’t get my nails done right now! I am glad I didn’t. I don’t want to support any brand associated with an MLM
Agreed!!!
I sold for Colorstreet for a few months, they don’t tell you about Incoco until your already in Colorstreet, and when I joined they said they were just waiting for contracts to run out and incoco would no longer exist.... never said when it was going to go away then started acting like we should be happy about incoco, so I left.
Colorstreet does have more styles, prints, colors but otherwise identical.
I refuse to buy them now.
Also wanted to add I never recruited anyone, not my thing, didn’t want to be responsible in anyway for what anyone else did.
Thank you for sharing! When someone mentioned that color street told reps they’d be phasing our incoco I definitely thought something sounds fishy about that, since incoco is the parent company it doesn’t make sense that they’d phase their own branded products, and it may just be something color street reps are told to not feel weird about the blatant competition! Thank you for sharing your experience! 🙏💜🌟
Color street has better Nail quality. Color street is not a scam.
All of the sudden I have a bunch of fb friends reaching out trying to sell me color street. I had never heard of them prior so I took to TH-cam to find out more and as always you delivered with the details!! Thank you!
No way! I don’t do my nails, or spend money to get them done, but hey, this is good info.
It’s really interesting to me, and I’m in the same boat!
I 👏🏻 love 👏🏻 how 👏🏻 consistently👏🏻 you 👏🏻 UPLOAD 👏🏻
Thank you!! I’m trying to and also trying to reply to as many comments as I can I love doing this!
I just realized I’m following them on Instagram because their nail polish strips fit nicely on my Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) which helps me with my blood sugar. Now I don’t think I will buy them.....
Okay I’m really happy that color street is just a marked up version of a different product instead of some terrible something happening up the line. A few youtuber moms I really like sell color street and I’d never support that, but I’m glad to see that those women aren’t getting screwed any more than normal MLMs.
Sorry not sorry but I sell color street and I have to put this out there😂 incoco is made by color street and ngl not as good they chip way faster🤷🏻♀️
I also sell colorstreet, and the incoco packaging comes with fewer strips and a different,. cheaper nail file. I don't push the product on anyone and have never asked anyone to be in my downline! This company has been a blessing to me and my family. Fa Park is an amazing man that made an incredible idea come to life. Why would someone shame his efforts for having multiple branches to sell his product?
I see a new video and I give a thumbs up, what can I say I'm simple. Thank you so much for this video!! I agree, crazy to think how similar they are.
Amazing, I appreciate the love 🙏💜
I think it was a very smart business move. If it wasn't for the SM advertising of Color Street I would have never known about this product. Ok, now we know and its a choice to support a friend or buy it from the store. I kinda like the social aspect of it all thought it may cost a little more....especially during this year we're all coming out of. 💛
I love your channel! I've been binge watching all your anti-mlm videos. My mum used to be in an mlm selling kids books, luckily it was one of the milder ones and she quit by the time I was around 10. I get messages from hunbots all the time on instagram and facebook, so now I just reply with the pyramid scheme bit from the office lol
Wow thank you! This means the world! 🙏 and omg yes the office is my favorite show! Best reply ever 🤣
This is why I'm sticking with nail polish!
SweetPeach Bellini Sally Hansen made the EXACT product a few years ago, and I bought a set that had a cool design. They worked OK, but not enough for me to abandon regular polish (especially since I have tools and getting halfway decent at creating my own designs). 💅🏻
I use both products and sometimes together. I have discovered a way to save my strips long term and will pair an accent ColorStreet strip with the rest of my nails painted. And some designs are transparent and will apply them over a base nail polish color. I also have trimmed my nails to the perfect length so I can use one strip on two nails. And for some reason (even with base coat and top coat) the Color Street strips will last for two weeks. As much as I hate to admit it, the cost is definitely worth the quality.
Stumbled on your channel just a while ago, after the Halo Beauty video and couldn't find you again, but yaaay! I found you! I love these kinds of videos! *subscribes*
No way!! That’s amazing I’m so glad you’re enjoying my channel thank you for this lovely comment 💜💜💜🌟
There was a similar mlm product a few years ago that circulated around my community, my mom was even a seller for a while and got my sister involved. It was called Jamberries. Same idea, nail strips with fun designs. I just remember it fizzling out.
No way!! Didn’t even know about that one!
@@cruelworldhappymind You needed heat guns to apply jamberry and had to cut your strips to fit is my understanding
It’s not a copy, it’s the exact same company. And the owner started off making these mail strips originally for Avon. It’s all the same company.
Yes they are made from the same machines and company. We all know this. It won’t be made after this year
I personally think you should be more informed before trying to make companies look bad
If you buy Color Street, you are supporting an individual versus a large company like Ulta or Walmart.
So excited for this right now!
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I sold Color Street for a few months about a year and half ago. They really are great nail polish strips. I just can’t do direct sales...not my thing. I still use them and buy from my friends. However, I didn’t know this 😂 So I will definitely be going to Ulta and saving money 😀
No way! Glad I could share the info 🥰💜
Hey I think these products are white label products as in a manufacturer will make a product and sell it to different companies that will rebrand it as if the company made the concept by their own and whatnot.
It looks like in this particular case incoco created the nail strips and then created three separate companies to sell them, but I’m fascinated by white label too and would love to do a whole research and video topic on that it’s so interesting!
Ok, two things. When I initially found your channel I was a little annoyed by the cadence of your way of talking....BUUUUUUT I am a new subscriber now.
I have been binge watching your channel and I'm hooked.
2nd thing, I have a friend who is a color street seller and I have supported her business, but I am not a fan. I thought they would be sturdier.
Thank you for sharing so much great info!
So I guess they really aren’t hiding anything if it’s right in your face.
Right?! “They don’t want you to know. But they clearly listed Color Street on their website.” 😂
I’m sorry, have any of you ever purchased a generic brand? Most “generic“ products are made by established brands, but packaged differently. It’s no different than this. I wish you would have done more research on this product before making a video about it. Of course they are the same company! The reason I fell in love with Color Street was because of the Incoco nails at Walmart. But they only had five different colors. The same five different colors every time I went. So then I found out, on my own, that they were the same as Color Street. So I started ordering from a rep, then I decided to join! I’m supporting my family with my income from this company and I don’t even have a team under me!!!!! I love the variety of colors and styles with Color Street and that they have new launches with different colors all of the time. Also, just to be clear, it is no secret that Fa Park has these products in Ulta and Walmart. And if people are hesitant about trying Color Street, they should definitely try Incoco. They won’t be on the shelves much longer, and the styles are limited, but it gives you a great idea what the product is about. No secrets here. No lies are being told. No schemes. It’s just a really great nail product. And you don’t have to wait for it to dry! I have been wearing these nail polish strips consistently for over a year now, and I’m still obsessed. 🤷🏻♀️
I would say to make an update video cause it's infuriating how you didn't bother doing any research.
my best friend’s mom is apart of color street, which is the 2nd mlm she’s been apart of (Biltmore wine). she signed my friend up just to meet a quota. i’m kinda scared to go to her wedding just because i don’t want anything to do with that.
I love your makeup so much!! also you come across as very sweet and sincere in your videos, I will definitely keep watching.
love your videos is Red aspen a MLM? One of my friends just joined and I want to stop her
Red Aspen is a MLM!
yes it is
@@MelanieHernquist Time to show her all the anti MLM videos I can find
@@sarablackburn1388 YEEEEEEESSSS! girl, help her
INCOCO is the parent company of Color Street. They are the same. INCOCO nail strips are being pulled from all stores and will not be sold much longer. This is not new news.
It’s actually unique because one guy patent the machine to create the nail strips. Maybe they have different companies for specific reasons. It gives many people opportunities and it spreads the news about the amazing product.
Color Street makes Incoco nail 💅 strips. Color Street development the business strategy for women to have a business. I'm a Color Street Stylist and I enjoy the company.
Oh God, typical rep response 😂 y'all always sound the same lol
Trashhhhhhhh. I hate these companies.
Outside of everything else, why do you think it's better to buy from big box stores than from hard working women trying to make a little bit of extra money for their families? I'd rather pay 3 or 4 dollars more than throw money in to a faceless corporation. Think
Babe, this hair color is STUNNING!!!
Me and my mom used to buy from Color Street, they were so pretty, now my mom buys from buy/sell/trade raffles by non-MLM companied however she is still a hunbot for it. I broke the record for selling the most strips ever. 9 million dollars in 6 hours since 1988
Welp ... I for one am glad that Madison makes videos sometimes
Aw... thank you!!!! 😻😻💜
Ulta had a bunch of Incoco on clearance this morning. Less than $3. Your welcome
No way!!
On the Ulta website? Did you snag any?!
Don't now in what other countries it is sold but here in Belgium we have a chocolate bar called Leo and it is commonly known that it is the exact same product than Olé witch you can buy at Aldi for less than half the price. 2 guys here made a video about it when they went undercover in the factory where they are made. The bars just go in another mold and have a different wrapper around them.
Interesting! Thank you for sharing! There are a lot of parent companies for various companies that all sell similar products, I just wanted to inform people on this one since it seemed like something only a few knew about!
I love nail strips...but I hate MLMs. When I was invited to view Color Street and saw they were $15 I said no way. Dashing Diva, Lily and Fox, and Nails Mailed all make nail strips at 50%-75% less, have free shipping, and I'm not supporting MLM.
First off, have you ever had a side hustle having your own business, to help support your own family? It’s hard. It’s work. And the customers, family and friends who buy from Independent Color Street Stylists are buying BECAUSE they want to help support their friends business, and yes, it is a great affordable and consumable product too! Maybe it’s not as cheap as some, maybe it’s an “MLM to some, maybe not everyone is trying to get people to “join their team”. Maybe some are just trying to make some extra income each month to help their families - from home. Think about that. Also, it’s all about how one goes about it. You don’t have to “ruin friendships” or be a salesy person for it to work. You just have to be real. And human.
See I had no idea what it is. I just see all the stay at home moms on Facebook sayign they just joined! Thanks i will be sharing this info with them!
Thank you!! 💜💜🌟🌟
Savannah Marie did this same video 2 months ago.