I bought CRYSTALS from Temu, so you don't have to! Worth it? Fakes?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
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Welcome to my channel if you are new my name is Barbie! In today's video I am doing a crystal haul from the new-ish Chinese retail store Temu! Temu is supposed to be the new Shein so I decided to test out buying crystals from their website!
Stay tuned to see my thoughts on buying crystals from Temu!
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Scusami ma su Temu sono reali o fake i cristalli ? Grazie
the chain isn’t broken 😂😂 the long piece of metal goes into the circle part on the other end 😅
Yeah, it's a threader style necklace that makes it adjustable.
I use an app called rock identifier to scan my stones to make sure there what there supposed to be
She knows it’s not “broken” what’s she’s meaning is it’s not “ready to wear” as in completely made.
@@lisasaxon7828 But it *is* ready to wear. It's just made different. It's actually quite nice because it's easily adjustable.
@@lisasaxon7828 it’s actually ready to wear. The small bead is a slider bead. Just have to thread the other end of the chain through. It’s adjustable.
In my experience with Temu, some of gemstone beads are either not the stone they claim, but are genuine gemstones, and others test as glass. The ametyst (2 types of beads) did test as amethyst, but one was more of a phantom amethyst, which I like. I test everything on my gem tester (a Presidium II). I bought aquamarine that tested as jade. I just received white jade that tested as glass (after I bought them, Temu changed the listing to jade glass beads. It just said jade when I purchased the beads). I've bought enamel and metal charms for jewelry-making that are excellent quality; I like their shoes ; clothing is sized more like Asian sizing, which is much narrower in the torso and bustline. In general, I am happy with their items, and will be ordering more soon (I placed 4 orders in a month!).
A gem tester sounds like a great idea...I'm new to this stuff & had no idea..thanks for leaving the name!
You would be surprised how many fakes you get from crystal stores as well. And they charge ridiculous prices for them.
A lot of crystal types are also man made, gold stone for example. But they are still sold as genuine crystal or mineral.
It's quite common for crystal to be dyed or heat treated as well so I don't really feel like the fake ones are a whole lot different for those reasons. Citrine clusters are rarely ever actually genuine citrine. It's usually colourless quartz or amethyst that has been heat treated to get the yellow/ brown colour.
I personally don't mind if it hasn't cost a lot but I buy crystals for decorative purpose. If someone wanted to collect for healing purposes or just wanted to collect different specimens of earth minerals then it's a problem.
@@Gemzstone1 I always want to know if the beads I use are genuine gems. I make and sell jewelry on etsy. I don't know if my customers are buying for the stone's properties, or just because they like the piece/and or the look of certain gems. BTW, you make gorgeous jewelry! I don't have the patience to make that type of jewelry. You have a new subscriber! 😀
Isn’t jade super expensive
I noticed this as well, TEMU falsely advertises crystals I always have to google to see if I got the right stone. I was pretty surprised I purchased "Amethyst" beads and I ended up getting beads that looked like Lepidolite. Not sure if some stores just don't know what they are selling or just assume. A lot still look nice and for the price especially stones that are pretty expensive such as Sugilite, Jade, Kyanite, etc.
Guuurlll the necklace is not broken; the gold needle goes through the attachment end that has a piece of rubber in it so it can’t be adjustable ❤
Well, now I'm about to fall down another crystal 🔮 rabbit hole 🕳 😱😍😅
I have never ordered from TEMU but after watching your channel I will. Thanks for an honest review.
Read all the description before you buy that's all iI can say.Some bits can be naff.
I might consider some but I probably go to my local or somewhere I trust.
Thank you so much for doing this. I'm relatively new to crystals and this really helps. Also has introduced me to your channel. 🍀🇮🇪💚
Thanks, I'm a huge Temu fan who buys from them fortnightly but I haven't been buying their crystals so was wondering about those.
I have been ordering from Temu for about a year now..I ordered all kinds of junk..yes I said junk..but last month I found the crystals n natural gemstones ..n I bought some..pretty impressed with most ..I noticed a few of mine didn't look real..no biggy..n then I find You..I'm really excited now..finally a channel worth subscribing to..No drama...I can't wait to learn so much from you..
That moldavite is soooo bad😂
Thank you so much for the review; my daughter LOVES crystals and uses them daily I can't wait to get some for her😁
So far Temu has been great for a starting business creating and selling intention crystal bracelets. Just wished it didn't take 2 weeks to get to you.
Is there any information on where these are sourced? I worry that these are all from non ethical sources, where the labour for is mistreated and underpaid, and the places where they are sourced are mined horribly.
I have bought lots of crystals from temu and was very impressed with the quality, I have put them thru several test and they come out truly authentic. It’s a place I will shop frequently.
Thanks for the heads up. Good to know. 😊
I love you crystal temu hauls. I wish i watched these before i purchased some crystal bracelets from there. They all were fake plastic and even the elastic strand holding them together was bad quality 😂
You should do a review on psychic tree
The ad you showed for the moldavite said "meteorite"
The purple flash labradorite is Really cool Very nice piece
The amethyst geode is lab created. The rest of the stones are very low quality, but that ammonite is gorgeous!
Fortunately, I get my stones (Australian black opals, Colombian emeralds, etcetera) at a very low price.
A big problem I have with Temu is no label saying what product is, just a serial or batch number. But if you want to send a piece back it has to be in original packaging and if you’ve opened half a dozen things you don’t know if you got right wrapping. And sometimes some rocks are labelled as something else that doesn’t exist.
I do wish they would identify the product on the package label. I ordered a lot of beads then had to spend hours looking up what they were. But I’m happy with the beads.
Darn I was hoping you bought a piece of laborite..I was looking at some on there and saw the moonstones too but I missed the o-sized piece.. I’m going to be ordering g some now though. What do I think of Temu. I have bought things from them quite a few times. Usually things to store my sculpting tools in, kitchen things and some dog coats, I even got a really cute pair of slip on embroidered shoes for running out the door to take the dog out at tonight. Oh and a few tshirts and socks and capri pajamas. I love almost all of it. There were 2 things I got for my bathroom faucet and drain but neither one fit. I must have a tiny drain in my sink there and smaller than normal faucet or something. But I’ve been really happy with most of it. Loved the shirts, pjs and dog coats too. The way I look at it is where do you think more than half the stuff from Walmart or the dollar store or heck a lot of stores comes from? China right? So why not buy from Temu and cut out the middleman? Seriously. There are people who put ads on Facebook and Twitter and if you go look you can find the exact same item on Temu for a heck of a lot less. They buy f]from Temu and resell it. So no I have no problem buying from them. Oh one set of the crew type Sox I got were w]really thin. You could see thru them when you put them on so I wasn’t happy with them but loved to ankle socks.
Hi, I love your video. Could you recommend a trustworthy direct supplier for custom-made carved crystal figurines? Where do you buy your crystals? 💚💞
That stick goes through the round thing it’s made like antique jewelry
Most of what I've had is good, but some of the wand point shape ones I've had are fake, malachite and opal - one opal one even had a bubble in it
So I just got crystal beads for bracelet making cuz I listen to crystal themed subliminals and the submaker said that getting the actual crystal irl will enhance results, so I got aventurine beads, rose quarts beads, and red jasper beads, along with 16 heart shaped rose quartz charms and an aventurine clover charm. When I listened to the Red Jasper subliminal and put the Red Jasper beads in my left hand, they immediately started making my hand tingle and my body started feeling light and stuff. This effect was a little bit dull with the other beads & charms but it was surreal. I also wanna know how to charge up these crystals and how to know if they are charged or need charging or something because that was quite weird. And they don't rlly tingle as much if I wear the bracelet on my wrist. Just wondering if there is anything else I can do to enhance this stuff, cuz it seems to work.
Thank you so much for your video. I won't buy anymore crystals from TEMU
Omg that opalized ammonite! $2.58?? Was shipping a lot? Was it per item shipping?
All free shipping!
I have that EXACT same moldavite!
How can you tell they tell they aren't lab grown?
How do you know if they are real or not?
Greetings.
Do you know if *lotus tourmaline* is an authentic crystal?
I recently tourmaline sphere from Temu as a freebie. A little over 2 inches.
I've received many spheres and towers from Temu without any notice problems with authenticity.
Gratitude for your time.
the c usually stands for copy.
Oh, you KNOW I had to watch this! Ha!
Thanks ❤
Do you have any links for the temu or is that... I guess that's a bit of a conflict of interest ?
awesome...!!!
That's a Rainbow Moonstone
AliExpress next
But are the genuine?
Blue and purple flash moonstone and lab are not rare. Im a seller i find it everywhere
I appreciate you reviewing these, but the reflection of your ring light made it really difficult to see the things you were trying to point out in the stones.
Definitely cats eye
On the chain, you push the small straight wire through the end of the chain piece, its like a small ball with hard foam inside. Overall you got some nice crystals!
Even if they are real stones they are not ethically provided to you so it’s a no go for me anyway.
omg please don't put packages on your bed! sometimes there are things like fleas in with these things! don't get fleas! 😬
Dyed!
I bought a pendulum and it was fake. It was plastic lol
Temu's extremely low costs raise a lot of ethical questions for me, personally.
There's nothing to stop sellers from labeling it "sustainable" or "ethically sourced/mined", lie about it, then mark it up. You can collect whatever you want but if being ethically sourced is very important to you, you aren't in the best position to collect. But I'm sure you already knew that.
And how do you know, that other stores don't buy from them and sell 5 times more expensive? They can have fake documents too. Because I have Baltic amber with certificate (from fancy store), however this certificate is just pretty cartoon, I don't have an idea if it's authentic or not.
You might want to use common sense and consider how other places are just charging 10x more than they pay...
Temu isn’t it’s own seller it’s other sellers selling their products on there like Amazon. The difference is, on Amazon they buy things from these apps and jack up the prices and change the description for a profit. That’s why you’re used to things being more expensive:)
More expensive≠ more ethical. The factory workers are being paid the same. The company that slaps the brand on it gets paid the extra dollars that the factory workers deserved. Temu is more fair
The peach moonstone is actually belomorite from Madagascar. Some call it "African moonstone"
The pendant is not broken. It’s adjustable. Just thread the stiff end through the little hole and it has a rubber stopper inside to grip the chain and hold it in place
It works perfectly too
I think that "Moldavite' is a good candidate for a burn test. 😅. If it's NOT glass, it's got to be resin.
Even if it's not real it's a lovely colour 😂
@@jenniferfox301 "poison apple green" 🍏😂
moldavite is 100% fake, any tektike from a wholesaler is going to be fake. literally just glass poured into a mold, mass produced. not likely to find any from asia that is legit.
Thank you for doing this haul/review Barbie! I'm pleasantly surprised that it wasn't a total rip off. You got what you paid for and what you suspected was fake actually was. I'm surprised no malachite of either kind made an appearance. ❤. The moonstones were both worth keeping, and the purple flash labradorite wasn't a complete bust.
look into the ethical problem of those and many crystals. People die harvesting those. Like...daily. There's no good vibes from exploiting human life
I have sourced crystals from Temu and I am very pleased with the quality. I've yet to be disappointed and even a Labradorite necklace I am wearing right now has a gorgeous blue flash on one side of it, and yellow gold flash on the other, just beautiful, from Temu at a very nice price. Thanks for this video I will check out your other ones.
Be assured, you paid more than little money to temu. But ignorance is bliss I guess
Everything we buy these days comes from unethical vendors. Don't be such a passive-aggresisive judging c**t, mmmmmkkkkk?
Interesting... I hesitate with any of these discount sites due to sourcing and issues with labor. It was nice to see most of it was legit. Still not sure I'd personally buy from them.
I completely agree. 💯
Yep but then it doesn't matter where you buy from anymore, same labor, same sourcing. Our world has gone to pot and you obviously have not noticed.
@@JCcreates927I don’t buy crystals. I dig them myself and trade with others.
The fact no matter what I do, that i contribute to immoral labour is really depressing.
exactly lmao, people talk about slave labor over seas, but not worried about the actual slave labor inside their own country... these same people who pretend to worry about mine workers overseas call fast food workers lazy and talk down to them.@@JCcreates927
The amethyst is all fake. All thier crystals are lab made, Aperntly it says so in thier small print. (At least that's what they told my friend who bought some and complained.) As someone who grew up next to a amethyst mine, I can see those are fake right away. Amethyst, should have layers of colors from white to dark purple. Every crystal or chip, should have these layers, just like a tigers eye. You just have to learn how to see them. 🙄😳
I’m so glad you’ve done this video! I’ve always wondered if the pieces were fake or not, and this haul most were authentic. That makes me really good. Thanks so much!
slave labor makes everything on that site, people being physicaly and mental abused, living in cramped filthy quarters working 16 hours a day for debts their familys owe or for pennys
Where do you think everyone else gets there stuff? From China! You're blind.
Does it improve their lot to not buy?
One thing I can say I didn’t know how to tell if citrine was real or fake but watching Barbie channel helps me to know the difference on citrine that’s why I ordere my citrine from Barbie because I know she sells real crystals and stones
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Did she pay you to say this
Technically, the sphere is white labradorite. True moonstone has a white flash, a silky quality, and is translucent to opaque. The jewelry industry just decided to call it moonstone, because it sounds more valuable. They are both feldspars, but they're structurally quite different.
So if every thing is so cheap…who is being exploited to produce these crystals….I am very suspicious of temu…for anything
For the chain you have to thread it through the ball, it has a hole!
I had the exact thoughts you did before buying crystals from Temu and was pleasantly surprised. Everything I bought was authentic .
Getting an ad about Temu before the video even starts is sus af 😂. I hope there are good crystals.
At this time China is suffering from deflation. Which sounds like it would be great, but with the cost of raw materials going up and prices going down businesses are failing and as a result they are forced to sell off existing stock to stay afloat. This situation is transitory. 😉💙🕊
Seems good for beginners. I'm too advanced for this lol
I get stickers for my boxes here!! So cheap.
What do u mean so advanced ?
Very pretty but probably not ethically sourced.
Temu it's also trying to be the new Amazon LOL
It’s better
Hi. You need to insert the needle of the necklace chain to the stud with white like how you wear wear a stud earring. It's not broken. It's just kinda length adjustable.
I've watched several Temu videos from different creators on here and the quality of the items they received has generally been pretty impressive. I've bought stuff from Wish a couple of times and it was trash.
I just spent $30 on my ammonite at a crystal store! It says it’s from Madagascar
I've done a lot of Temu orders; mostly kitchen or beauty stuff, and it's all been good. The crystals and jewelry I got were okay...some fake, some real. The few clothes I ordered were completely NOT what they claimed. They had "100% linen" or "100% cotton" and when I received them they were polyester, acrylide, etc, with maybe 20% cotton or linen. So I wouldn't trust their clothing at all, but most of the other items were good quality that one would normally pay at least 10x more for at USA prices (even for the Made in China stuff). I keep ordering because I keep finding things I've put off getting due to prices but when I see them on Temu, they are affordable. Just stay off the app since that, being connected with the Chinese Deep State, gives them access to all the info on your phone.
I can feel the vibes in Moldavite, and be able to tell from that alone.
Yes!! True moldavite has a real zingy energy!
Wow, surprised more weren’t low quality! I love that ammonite fossil!
Yea , i’ve bought some crystals from temu and compared to places that are reputable and honestly I’ve wondered if some of the crystals being sold aren’t from temu and price jacked up 😢
After seeing your video I bought a haul and have to say that I had good luck with the purple flash labradorite and ammonite as well. I bought a 3” citrine tower and a double point pencil smoky quartz < 2” - I’d love for you to take a chance on those and see what you think! Thanks for the review - 😊
Fake moldavite is like an old jolly rancher that got spat out … it’s so annoying lol
The amethyst geode is definitely dyed or fake. The amethyst heart is colour enhanced too.
For the price points of some of these vs quality I'm absolutely surprised! I didnt think you would get actual crystals! Very neat
I bought a couple things from them before and they didn't take quite as long to get to me as I thought they would either. I just still can't believe you actually did fairly well! 😂 That ammonite was super pretty, my husband loves them.
Thank you for this review ❤
Excellent review thank you so much for this video!!! I’ve been purchasing my crystals and stones from Temu for almost 6 months now!!! I love my purchases and your video just made my day!! my husband and I recently purchased our forever home and I’ve literally decorated 70% of our home with Temu products… 98% quality satisfaction!! no issues with returns or instant credit refunds. My Husband is a little frustrated because the delivery guys keep walking through our front lawn and have created a trail!!!😂😂😂😂😂. Have a fantastic and prosperous week! Be encouraged & know that you know!!! PEACE, light, love, patience, wisdom, compassion, understanding, forgiveness, courage, health, strength, healing and discernment unto you!!!!🙏🏽❤️💯🔥
That moldivite is melted glass bottles.
Thank you Barbie for doing this video...I was just asking some friends and family what they have ordered from there and wondering about this...I so appreciate you doing this...definitely good to know....and I am shook as well...didn't expect what showed up!
Saw the dark Amethyst and I instantly thought it was dyed
Loved the vid ,I had a similar thing happen with a chunk of amethyst and I found out when I cleansed my crystals in the midnight rain and the water was running hot pink 😂😂😂💯
Doesn't anyone worry about how they get the prices to be that low?? I'm sure it can only be through abusive mining and production!! So PLEASE before you buy from Temu or similar platforms, think about the salary of the workers as well as the safety of mother nature with all it's inhabitants!
I’ve gotten some really good things from Temu. I thought for sure all of the crystals would be fake!
I would never shop anything from temu no matter how good the quality is because of the slave labour. That is why they sell it so cheep because the labour conditions for the people digging out those crystals is inhumain an modern slavery.
girl shut up
Do we always know how other crystals that come from third world countries are mined?
And what about your iphone?
I have to say that I'm impressed...but that Moldevite is not real..
I get my crystals from celestial awakenings
If you have a business you should plan on going to the Tucson Fall. Gem show aug31-sept 3 you will be blow away and that is where all the DIY' ers buy there real gems. They also have it around Jan 2 times a year..100's of gem vendors
This is the video I’ve been wanting… thank you so much!!!
Thanks for sharing ❤
That "moonstone" also has sunstone! It's called Belomorite and I'm kinda mad because I paid $100+ for my sphere from Etsy!!! 😅
Hello cbb! again, I'd be really interested to know if you will ever do a video on the fake sphalerite that's being sold on temu and other market places recently, it's a new trend that I've been seeing, it's not genuine sphalerite or even close to it, it's usually some lower grade of chalcedony or apophyllite from what I've seen in my purchases, I think it'd be a good thing to call attention to :)
I'm curious how much your sales drop after posting this.
Those are adjustable chains the long piece goes into the circle and you can shorten the length...