The Beauty Advent Calendar Causing Drama | Empty packages and bad reviews!
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Robert can i ask why u dont like the brand as u never actually said why u dont like them ? . I get them calling people bbe among other things is annoying . But from the eyeshadows i have used they are really good for the money
@Robert Welsh My pet peeve during influencer PR reviews is when they say, “I’m not going to open this because I I won’t wear it, so I’m going to give it away.” NO. That product was gifted to them so they could show subs, like me, so we know what we might want to purchase… or not purchase!
It’s not a product to re-gift unused at Christmas to friends. WE are the friends and supporters who should be allowed to see it.
xx 💫💕
@jori7398 once it's sent to them it's their property. To do with as they please. Unless the company has personally made a deal with that person.
Really disagree with what you said about companies giving product. They don't owe that company anything. Unless they talked to said creator personally they don't owe that company anything.
Even if it is over a certain price. That sounds very scummy. That makes it sound like you think anyone who receives or is owned by the company.
Maybe don't give out PR if you don't want some to do whatever they want with it.
@@jori7398But then other people will complain that they’re wasting things if they swatch a product they know they won’t use. I don’t know why they can’t swatch onto a clean piece of paper though, or take a chunk out with a clean spatula, so we can see the colour/application but they can still give away the product.
P Louise send out empty boxes so they can show their orders as fulfilled, since the tracking number will show that a package was delivered! To inflate their sales records, because they’ll refund you then ask you to purchase again but it shows as 2 successful purchases on their system!
Ohhhhh!! That’s crazy’
Erm... thats fraud!!
I hadn't thought about this, but I think you're 100% right. Dodgy, to say the least.
Uh I don’t think that’s legal
Who do we report that to lmao
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I’d think that it’s safe to assume King Harry was definitely grateful to be on such pr lists, but was reviewing it with the expectation of quality from a 300£ product and not with the expectations of quality from a free one (In other words, he made an unbiased review); not everyone is going to get it for free, and he was simply giving his opinion on whether his viewers might be disappointed if they had spent 300 quid on it. An honest review with the price in mind is NOT ungratefulness. Asking an influencer to practically lie about products they receive is ridiculous.
he also gave credit when it was due! it's undoubtedly cool, but his subscribers aren't gonna get it for free!
haven’t watched all the video yet and forgot who the new king of england is so i literally thought it was the actual king reviewing makeup 😭😂
@@aud2d2 Me too... I actually was scrubbing through the video like "King Harry reviews makeup on youtube????" until your comment it hadn't even hit me that William is the King to be... and not even yet...
Imagine if he did lie and a lot of people bought it because of that positive review, and then they'd all be furious because he made them spend a lot of money on chalky blushes and bronzer, and shimmers that don't shimmer ..
King Harry's review made me realize that all of the reviews I saw that were raving about it, never actually swatched or used the products. They were just like, "Wow it's full sized!!" As to an opinion about it, I feel tbh that it's ok for an influencer to not like something and just not post, if anything they could even tell the brand, "hey I had an issue with ___ and ____ so I think it's best I don't post it". But if they do post it, I want honesty. With all that said I don't want someone to just rub it on their finger and say "it's chalky". I want them to swatch it, try it, and so on. Especially if they're gonna be "brutally honest". I feel like a review of so many products just doesn't fit a quick tiktok style.
You should at least be fair to a brand that gave you $300 in gift and really give it the time in a video like youtube. So if he's only on tiktok (I dont know) they should've known better.
I feel like beauty advent calendars are mostly an opportunity to get rid of a couple of worst sellers by putting in very few highlight products and putting on fancy packaging, so I‘ll probably never buy one of them
Every product was unique to the calendar, all previously unreleased things. I actually loved the calendar, but I am a p Louise fan, but I have to say that I was 80% pleased
@@Deleteme250 that is really cool! I was talking about generally how I noticed a lot of Beauty calendars operate, but good on them for putting smth out that fans seem to like ☺️
Yep... they hv products that don't sell.. These products go into the sub boxes or calenders. 90% are product that will not sell.. They put in 2 or 3 products that are nice.
After watching a few AC review vids, I think you're right.
I bet this also has to do with the downfall of fandom subscription boxes.
The quality went down over the years as more alt + fandom brands provided more merch you could just buy in stores instead of being disappointed by a mystery box of mediocre items.
Also, there's the scammy nature of not being able to return the box after Christmas, which is the whole point of waiting a month to open it. Kinda sucks.
@@Deleteme250 Fair! I was surprised at how fast he went through the items, though. Some of them looked really good lol.
The “he should be grateful” thing was crazy. Like wouldn’t it be crazy if he told his audience, who is likely much less well off than him, to buy a £300 beauty advent calendar?? He got it for FREE and it’s not worth that, imagine how he’d feel if he paid £300 for it? And how his audience would feel if they got it thinking it would be amazing? Especially if thats the one thing they decided to indulge on for themself of as a gift to someone they love.
100% this. My family is a single income family and while we aren't poor, I can't always afford to get myself the newest makeup especially if it's not a drug store brand. I appreciate honest reviews because I can't afford to just buy it and see if I like it, I have to have a decent idea that I will like it before I can justify to myself spending the money.
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His full review praised some things, too, so it's a genuinely solid review. If reviews MUST be positive, then it's not a review.
If it's actually a "positive review" transaction, then brands need to contact ahead of time and get the person's consent in a contract to exchange a positive review for the product. Otherwise, expecting something on the backend is extortion. Brands aren't humans and don't need pity, if they can't manage their bottom line, that's not my problem. Consumers ARE real people with bills to pay and need reality checks, it's a public service.
Seriously... And he was criticizing the fact that he didn't believe all the products lived up to his expectations of the brand, so it's not like he got on the PR list just to blast it because he hated the brand. He clearly doesn't. So you'd think other fans of the brand would appreciate the fact that he's trying to warn them to not blindly buy it expecting a certain quality. Fans of the brand should take it to mean, don't spend a ton of money on this, you can get other products from this brand with all that money
Bro yeah I got to that part and they said that I’m like bro what??
IDC how good PLouise's products are alleged to be...the owner is so shady and unprofessional
I keep linking this video on comments but just incase someone isn’t aware of the past of Plouise - th-cam.com/video/MxH8fmafxxM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M5lCINeGu1HxwKNk
i like their quality, the eyeshadows are soft and i'm obsessed with the glitters and shimrs, their liquid/powder blushes are very nice same with lip gloss and lip liners. I do find their lipsticks very dry and kinda chalky and i also enjoy their eye primer.
@@coffeee-1840so you support them completely.. Cool that wasn't what the O.P.'s original comment was.
@@RobertWelshI came to ask why you don't like the brand so ty for the link.
I cancelled my calendar for a number of reasons
1) the delay getting BF deals out, denying she sent empty boxes yet the notes would have to have been approved by her.
2) The amount of £ spent in Mikayla launch yet people in UK still not receiving orders
3) preventing heartache for my daughter as I didn't tryst I would get it so I made my own using beauty boxes and retro sweets! Yesterday she got a dip dab and today was lipstick 😂😂
I won't ever buy from pl again after all this and your video
@@KarlyNicole Not at all! If you look in the comments i stated that I got the last year advent calendar, so that's why i have so many products right now and that's why i was able to give my opinion. At that time (September 2022) i had little to no knowledge about the brand, the only thing i knew it's that Nikkie tutorials always used their eye base, but that's it. So when i saw the advent and description which stated they provide full size products i was sold and wanted it. Only this year I found out about the past of this brand, the advent calendar was my one and only purchase and because i'm not an influencer i can't afford to throw away the products, especially since i had to pay around 50 euros just for shipping and taxes
If sending out PR was just a nice gift then they’d be sending it to their most loyal customers or ones who spend the most. It’s definitely a transaction, a barter of sorts.
Yes exactly!
I’m fed up w brands now days acting like they’re doing events and PR to be nice and kind to their fans 😭 yet they’ll tell HMRC it was a business expense
Yup that’s marketing. I work in PR and don’t let anyone else fool you, we are part of the marketing team. It’s all a transaction, the only difference is in some cases it’s not always money, it’s the value of the products received.
Any transaction has to be agreed to beforehand, otherwise it's extortion. If they can't afford the free PR, then they need to require contracts beforehand.
I will never understand people fighting over brand loyalty. The brand does not give a shit about you!
On another note, that pink shadow looks incredible with your brown eyes 💜
Exactly! These advent calendars (that aren’t food) are always a scam it’s just the sample products that didn’t sell and that’s it they’re always SOOO over priced too!
Brands have one thing in mind and it’s profit. They don’t care about anyone, they’re not a charity.
“I’m a Disney adult I can’t disrespect anyone” 😂
Oh Robert you are a joy to the world
We love a humble king 😂
Ah, a grounded Disney fan, we love to see it lol.
The empty box one is insane 😂😂, and letme tell you the disappointment when you expect the product to see a sold out paper notice 😂😂
You're right. A lot of online company's ship more air than product. All that waste of diesel.
If they were trying to justify they send some sort of coupon or whatever even then it would fit in an envelope 😅. The box is not only so bad for environment and cost but just a total tease!
Can you imagine the people who had to put these in the boxes? Lol
@@JamJam9386 Oh God, you're right. Ugh, hope it wasn't on a Monday, they're bad enough 🤔
they’re trolling at this point
harry didn’t say anything insanely rude. he said he wanted the same quality as singular products from the brand. he even said he liked some of the products!
this!!!!
Agreed, seemed like a normal review to me. He's even a fan.
He said...which one he likes...or shud I say love...
Dat was a good review... ☠️
Even if it was brutal i feel he still gave an “honest” review which i do appreciate
The Disney and Swarovski calendar, costing $1500😮, is causing quite a stir as well. Broken ornaments and printing issues as well as over half of them not being Disney related items. The only characters they have are Mickey, Minny, Donald and Daisy. Major miss on Disney's part there!
I was watching a video about that. Most of the boxes contained just contained stickers. Not even high-quality stickers. It just felt like they packed stuff that they couldn't sell before. It was a mess, the lady doing the review was in shock.
@@ZimVader-0017only one door had stickers but ok
That was a mess! How all those calendars went out with the colours off and things cracked is beyond me. Quality control department was obviously not on their game! At 1500US, you’d better be triple checking everything. I agree about the ridiculous reusable stickers! Who, over the age of 5, is going to keep sticking Mickey and Minnie on things? Unbelievable. Right up there with the face rhinestones and “teeth checking” mirrors in Advent Calendar’s that cost over £150. Ugh! 😤
It all looked like cheap glass.... just saying.... the whole calender for Us$ 50 would be ok...
Lol I just came here from Cherry Wallis' video about it. Such a shame!
Honestly, if I got one of those empty boxes I would immediately initiate a chargeback and ignore correspondence from the company. A sufficient amount of chargebacks will cause the company's payment processor to drop them and THEN maybe they'll understand what consequences are.
Smart!
There's something about the brand going out of their way to point out a product was gifted that doesn't sit right with me. There's no reason to point out the reviewer didn't pay for the product unless you're trying to paint them as ungrateful.
truee
Besides, just because it's a gift doesn't mean I have to like it. 😂
I saw lots of influencer saying it wasn't PR it was a chrismtas gift... like they aren't the same thing.
No cause that's where I feel like she was being snarky, like even if she wasn't, think about how it comes off going "oh well it was a GIFT so give it to someone thats GRATEFUL"
Well to be fair, the influencer kept mentionning the amount paid for the calendar, like "oh 300$ for this?" But they hadn't paid that amount.. that's why I thought they commented it was gifted PR, since it sometimes seemed like the influencer had bought it with their own money in the video.. at least to me it seemed like that. But i agree that the brand commenting, for whatever reason, was not necessary at all and a bit iffy.
I remember seeing people saying ‘it’s a gift not PR!’
Babes to a brand it’s the same thing
Imagine thinking a random cosmetics company carefully selected and wrapped a thoughtful gift for you 😂 it’s PR, people. Everyone gets the same thing. They are looking for cheap advertising, not trying to make your makeup dreams come true.
Ummm, not quite. If it’s a PR they have to send the brand their scripts before making the video and they do have contracts and order from the brand of what they have to mention in the video. But a gift is non contracted, the company has no legal right to control the content.
@@user-bi8ko7kc6h no one’s listening to you
Recieving a gift and being thankful doesn't mean you have to love the gift. I love Grandma Gretchen, I am thankful she thinks of me, I don't have to love the itchy sweater with a pot leaf that she thinks is a flower she gifted me or the three year old candies that are all stuck together. 😂 Then again she wouldn't expect me to review them.
Not the weed leaf 💀
Hahahaha 😂😂😂
LMAO NO!!! NOT THE POT LEAF!! Granny is gettin down on some other shit lmao!! Gotta Love Grandma Gretchen from the sound of it lol... can I be in your family too?? Ill rock the shit out that sweater lol
@mangachanfan1556 fun fact my family is all adopted people that our own families sorta abandoned. Everyone is welcome. Come rock itchy sweaters with us!
Honestly….he didn’t serve them as hard as he could have for how bad it was. He was pretty fair with his review. We’re struggling out here for honest reviews from tiktok so I love that he didn’t let his followers waste their money. I appreciate that creators like you bear in mind that their followers don’t have massive budgets to waste money on bad product. Also this eye makeup and your takes are immaculate as always ❤
I loved king harry‘s review. He was honest in what he liked and didnt like. Its an expensive calender and he advised to his subjective opinion. I personally felt his review was genuine and thats all we should want as a consumer looking into a review. I also like that he explained why he liked/ didnt like so everyone can make up their mind if it would be a dealbreaker for them
Exactly
Also "I won't use this" is a valid part of an advent calender. ARE you going to use any of those little eyeshadow quads if you have the big one? Will the shades not be the same? Do you need 8 shades of contour? How many of them will actually work for you? Makeup advent calenders are very over-consumption based.
What I didn’t like is that he said items were shit just because he didn’t like the colours
@@laurawilson9235 That's really not what he said. He said they were bad in an advent calendar because they're repetitive and not anything new to a collection so are more likely to be used.
"Listen, Im a Disney adult, I cant disrespect anyone." made me laugh out loud 🤣🤣🤣
Brands take a risk when they send things to influencers. His reveiw was comepletly honest and that’s acrually refreshing because he’s not going say nice things just because it’s a gift
He actually liked and had high praise for the stuff he loved which had to have sold some of those individual items. He showed he held the brand to a higher standard. He showed off the products. It was great
Idk who P Louise is or King Harry but the feeling I got was that King Harry is just doing what the OG influencers used to do and that’s be honest with his audience who need his opinions to be honest. He has a brand too and everything he said was supported by visual evidence. I say credit to the young man for being honest which can also be scary. He’s helping his audience save their time and money from a product that clearly needs the company to pause and reflect on their business practices and their advent product formulas.
honestly harry’s review was absolutely valid. there’s comments on p louise’s page of people being devastated they couldn’t afford it so i feel like a reviewe like that might help people understand it may not have even been worth wasting half a months wage on it.
My thoughts on Advent Calendar’s is you are maybe gonna like 5O% or more of the items on the calendar. No matter what type of calendar it is. So I found his review fair tbh. You aren’t gonna like every single item in the calendar, that expectation is unrealistic to have. Especially if it’s a beauty calendar. Scents, textures, colors, all look and feel different on everyone and everyone has a preference as well.
So for the people who were giving him so much hate for being “ungrateful” is beyond me. Like you said, did they want him to lie ?? Give a false review ?? Praise things he didn’t really like ?? That is so stupid. He liked some and some he didn’t like some. Which is to be expected. Tbh if he said he liked EVERY item in the calendar, I’d feel as if it was more disingenuous, because that’s highly unlikely.
The number 5 but letter 0 is sending me lmfao
The calendar where youll love every single one is a chocolate calendar :)
I know it's not normal to get PR from a brand with them saying "these are for you 😘 ". Back in the day BECCA cosmetics sent me some products when I posted a video about my health/ surgeries (many yrs ago). That was the sweetest gesture, and I kept treasured the little card ❤️
I don't feel like it is overly brutal. you don't want someone to give a false good review just because it was gifted. I would rather someone be honest than pandering to a brand and always being nice.
Yeah cause I didn't expect him to like certain things but he really did. I also feel like he was being completely honest when he said "these look like they're only for a *certain* group of PLousie users" which was honest asf feedback
If he sold out for £300 worth of PR he'd be dragged. Imagine how many viewers would be spitting bile in his comment section if he recommended a bad product that costs that much. That's a lot of money for an advent calendar but a low low price to tank his career for.
Sending you a letter that your product is out of stock in a whole f-ing box???? That's so dumb. Couldn't that have been an email??
if expect at least a substitute which is similar in value 💀
Somebody in the comments posted a good point that they are padding their sales since the empty boxes have their own tracking numbers.
How many trees died so someone could send an empty box.
It wasn't every box though, it was some boxes wasn't it..and yeah, they could have used a substitute with a note saying if you didn't like it, after Christmas when it's restocked, you can claim the promised item
Seriously. I've never heard of any company sending boxes out just to tell people that the product is out of stock. Send a bloody email!
In my opinion, King Harry did nothing wrong. He said he loved some products and said some products sucked. That is a review. As a consumer, who budgets for makeup, I want to purchase quality makeup. When you have dozens of influencers that don’t truly review a product and are bought… it skews the playing field. I would never waste my money on P Louise. The company does not align with my morals so I cannot support them. Plain and simple.
Robert I so enjoy these videos of yours. Thank you for making these. Cheers to you. Happy Holidays 🖤
His review was one of the most honest ones I've seen in a while, and as with all makeup products, a personal opinion. People get so weird over makeup reviews....
I have a friend who's a beauty youtuber and the amount of PR she receives that she will never even be able to get to is honestly as embarrassing as it is overwhelming. She has a whole room of just boxes of products she doesn't want/need. She will often invite handfuls of people over to take things off her hands but no matter how much stuff we seem to take the piles never get smaller. I haven't purchased makeup in years because of her but I also cannot believe how wasteful it is to send one person so much product.
My mum made us advent calendars as kids- she used to put our favourite quality street (chocolates) in the pockets as well as a few random small gifts. These are still the best advent calendars I ever had. Well done Mum.
I’ve always done this w my children and now grand children ❤
My mum used to do the same 🩷💔🩵
My mum did the same for me, from me being a tiiiny little kid all the way until I was 18! She wanted me to get that "Christmas spirit" even though I was severely depressed. She had planned to stop with that calendar before I was 14, but then I got bad anxiety and depression so she kept on trying to give me something to look forward to. She's a fantastic mother and person. It's a small thing, but it actually helped me, in a weird way.
Gonna be doing this idea
Omg that is so cute! Best memories dont have to be expensive
I do love a good advent calender, but for stuff like tea or coffee and chocolate. Skincare or makeup ones are huge misses for me usually because I'm either allergic to half the things, or the colours are boring/unflattering. Plus opening a £200+ box and getting a mini eyeliner and some sample products feels like a rip-off (hello Chanel). To PLouise's credit though, the products in their set do look full size
will never forget that chanel advent calendar 😂 i also prefer the chocolate ones, usually. inexpensive and simple. with beauty, they’re expensive and i wouldn’t be able to stop myself from opening them all up in one day.
I got the Bonne Maman advent calendar this year and I'm having a lot of fun trying a different jam or spread with breakfast every morning - the whole fun for me is in the anticipation and the little surprise each day. But skincare or makeup? I'm much pickier about those and most of them are wayyy more expensive than is worth it for what you're getting.
Yeah I can’t say I’m a fan of them at all because they’re geared towards particular skin tones (the YT ones) often just an excuse to get rid of excess or low selling stock, are a huge waste of resources (plastic and cardboard), and just in general are a lazy product and gift.
@@MissaBrevisooh I didn’t know Bonne Maman had advent calendars. That sounds like fun! 🤩
I’m e same. I see the products, go “ooo, pretty!” then.. “I wonder what the ingredients are… never mind” 😅
One of the things I like about Alexandria Ryan's advent calendar unboxings is that she spends her own money on them. Since they don't arrive in PR, they don't come with strings or the expectation of a quid pro quo rave review.
The other thing I like is watching her unbox basically the same cheap Sephora Advent Calendar that they seem to sell year after year, sometimes not even bothering to change the packaging. I mean, it's not my fault that sometimes the internet is more entertaining when a company rips its pants in full view of everyone.
I love watching her advent reviews 🤣
YES! I like watching her unboxings! She does get some PR, but she seems to focus more on the value as well as quality. Alexandria isn't a MUA, but she swatches most makeup products. She also does food, clothes, and home decor boxes as well as the calendars. She has been taken off some PR lists b/c of her honesty. She is a hoot! Plus her fur babies Wren and Tater ❤
I’m so grateful my kids are happy with Lego or Polly Pocket advent calendars. I would die if they asked for freaking $300 makeup calendars 😂 (even my teen girl couldn’t care less about makeup, so I definitely dodged a bullet there - and here I am a loyal Robert fangirl ❤)
I don't know how good plousie products are but apparently it was enough to make people forget she said the n word then made a palette about being "cancelled" for it.
She did?! Thank you for commenting this! This is the info I want to know when deciding where to spend money and where not
Thanks for the information.
Not sure if it was intentional, but the way you spelled the brand name as Plousie, ie, P-lousy - had me in stitches.
Why does every person on the internet have a racist past? Jesus.
@@dtb8663she sang along to a drake song at a drake concert where the n word was used.. just for context
Im obsessed with Alexandria Ryan's advent calendar reviews on YT. She always gives a fair and balanced view and isn't afraid of calling out companies for their seasonal scams.
Incidentally her P. Louise review went very well - perhaps because she unboxes so many shocking ones (Hi CHANEL(lol), Kylie, Sephora, Elf etc etc ). It made a change to see full size products and some thought and care put into the packaging.
I guess negative Tiktok reviews can come across as rather rude as people are trying to keep everything so brief, there isn't the time to explain the reasoning behind their thoughts. Just can sound unnecessarily harsh.
Right? There’s just no time for nuance and there’s an emphasis by the format for style or substance. It must make it hard for content creators to give proper reviews
If you want a truly shocking accent calendar, check out Mia Maples advent video with the $5400 Dior advent
i agree, i love her advent unboxings.
I watched her P. Louise and it seemed like a DREAM in comparison to some other advent calendars. Hearing King Harry so thoroughly berate it was whiplash in comparison. Especially when he mentioned actually really liking some of the products.
But hearing some more stuff like sending empty boxes is really awkward.
I dont think she swatched everything though. Her advent calendar unboxings i enjoy but she rarely swatches the advent calendars so you cannot tell quality. He swatched some of them and gave his opinion. I think it would be nice if she gave beauty updates of the products she has used like once a month, but I understand its harder when you get so many products.
I would love it if there was a customizable beauty Advent calendar based on your skin type, color, etc so that most, if not all, of the products would be useful for the one buying it. Make it happen!
Honestly, I really appreciate the honesty. Because of this honesty, I’m able to rely on Robert’s reviews. For example, when he reviewed the Haus Labs concealer/Lady Gaga’s demo of it, I went right out to Sephora to get my shade - which was out of stock for the longest time, but when it finally came back, you better believe I bought it right away. And guess what? I LOVE IT! Thanks for all your hard work Robert!
I just watched a video recently where the creator mentioned she’s been getting a lot of comments lately saying she’s “too negative” in her reviews. What?! All you hear online is people complaining about “fake” influencers & shady reviews, but when people actually get honesty, suddenly they’re like, “omg you’re so mean!”🙄 I personally like a brutally honest review…doesn’t mean I won’t occasionally disagree with it, if it’s a product I already own & love. And in that case, it’s still interesting to hear someone else’s experience with it. But I’ll always prefer brutal honesty over sticky sweet gushing. Gimmie the unvarnished truth, please.
I don’t know why he got so much hate for that review.. I appreciate it when people are honest about what they like or don’t like about products. Great video Robert:)❤
He wasn’t even really harsh
i do feel like he was a bit too harsh at times, like the body shimmer, most people would probably want a subtle glow and not look like they slapped on glitter. or the eyeshadow palette he said he had seen all the colours before, well they wouldnt want to do something too specialized for something people buy blindly.
but of course, if thats his opinion, he should speak them
He wasn’t harsh at all. I would be livid if I’d paid £300 for that.
I didn’t find him harsh whatsoever? I kept waiting to hear him be “brutal” and… he wasn’t. Just truthful 😕 I’m glad he was honest!
I bought hers last year, and it kind of contained a lot of stuff I already had from them. This year I didn’t get any makeup ones at all, I bought a “witchy” one from Etsy with crystals, jewellery , spell jars etc. in it. A lot of the pockets have a spell you can do and the ingredients for it. I’ve been really enjoying opening it 😂❤
ETA: I don’t mean things were in the PLouise one that I’d bought specifically, but almost everything in the calendar was just what was in her subscription boxes too. I did love the couple of exclusive items that were in it, like the little sparkly wintery quad eye pallettes - i just wish there’d have been more stuff like that, or that it had specifically warned me that if I got her subscription box, almost everything in the calendar would be duplicates from the boxes over the past year.
Since the Zoella Boots advent calendar there is always a brand each year that has an advent calendar "scandal" 🙈😂
My God, what a waste of resources to send out those empty boxes!!
I appreciate the honesty. If I go out and spend my money on a product because an influencer recommended and its crap, I will not take that influencer seriously.
Well said 👏🏻 if someone says “this is just for views” it’s like saying to a shop “oh this is just to get customers”…. Like yes that’s why the content/products are there… well done? 😂
LOL PLouise sounds like my monster-in-law xD
She always makes a point of telling us that we can exchange her gifts if they don't suit us. BUT the moment we do, she gets all pissy and offended, and will make snide comments about it at any opportunity.
Moral of the story: Don't give unsolicited gifts with any expectations attached.
If a brand made a more personalized make up or skincare advent calendar, I think it would be a huge hit. Like based on skin type or eye/hair colour & skin tone.
Like if it’s for a loved one you can fill out a quiz. Skin type, hair type, even fill out their skin tone since they have color match online now. That would be amazing
I’m just shocked that the advent calendar didn’t have an eyeshadow base considering it’s their hero product
Great point
Too many shades and skin tones of customers to account for I reckon. If they sent one, they'd without a doubt be drama about it not being inclusive.
@@nathanjames9246I thought they have clear, or they can put one that doesn’t sell well in.
I want honesty and transparency. If someone overreacts to a product, I immediately think untruthful (like Mikayla). Products are expensive so before paying money, I want to be told the truth. Thank you for this video.
“I’m a Disney adult, I can’t disrespect anyone.” I am crying right now. 😂😂
I found the review really respectable, he doesnt go out of his way to drag the brand even compliments them on alot of stuff and I find myself agreeing with everything he said
I'm concerned when people see his review, see he GENUINELY liked a bunch of the products and/or had legitimate critiques, and give him backlash. Thats the sign of an audience who is used to being lied to and cant handle when a review isnt 100% positive
Im happy he was so honest. People dont do that anymore. And he did say that half of those products he loved and would use. He was just giving his opinion on it. Thats how it works. I hate when people lie.
King Harry’s review was actually really refreshing. I’m so sick of seeing “reviews” where the influencer provides the tiniest amount of constructive criticism if they don’t like it but still encourages their viewers to buy the product. Like the most mediocre pieces of overpriced garbage.
I've watched several people open this Advent calendar on YT, and they were all so happy with it. Everything was full sized and had a lot of each type of product.
There were some small complaints about the colors being very similar, but overall everyone seemed really happy. Compared to some of the other calendars I've seen others open, it did live up to the price.
However, I do agree that everyone who opens it should be honest about how they feel, regardless if it was gifted or not. If the person didn't like it, then I'm glad he was honest about it and explained why he was unhappy with the products he didn't like.
On a side note, I purchased my first Advent calendar ever this year because of you! The SpaceNK one, which I've loved. So thanks!
I bought the calender. As a makeup lover who has never had the money to buy any makeup more expensive than poundland/primark/ old elf. ect I've been so thrilled with it. So much product. Its a great set when all together. Its probably not for people who have a ton of makeup, but I know I would struggle to buy the same amount of product I've gotten for the same amount of money. Most days so far have had multiple full sized products in just one door, or big palettes. I'm not a big fan of P Louise tho, I've seen the products before and wanted to try them, but I didn't know how controversial the business owner was until after I made my purchase
@@elzzz2000Don’t feel too bad. For the amount of makeup, the price is fair. It’s hard to pass up on a good deal even if the brand is controversial. I would just say to be aware of who you support regularly even if you have to buy makeup from turbulent brands on occasion.
When they sent that human sized palette full of paper to Mikayla i knew they had no problem sending huge empty boxes to ppl, but wtf😂😂 i cant imagine being so excited getting my order in and it being a piece of paper😂 id be so upset im laughing now but id really be so upset. Especially because i HATE waste
That was bizarre to me not gonna lie. Like cool giant display box but I’d have love something functional in it like winter gear to match the colors.
@@nightgoddess9 see now that would've been cute and not just a complete waste! Nobody wants a 5ft fake eyeshadow palette it's just such a weird thing to do
My day started off so bad I was in a horrible mood I’ve literally watched Robert’s videos all day Its just cheered me right up xxx
I honestly don’t watch a lot of makeup reviews, because I find them fake, or they’re targeted for a specific audience that I don’t fit into. Harry’s review definitely seemed very cut and dry, like ‘oh I don’t like this item, yeah I like this’ without actually really reviewing the products properly. I really liked your take on it all - it was an intelligent response and well thought out, with plenty of knowledge and experience to back it up. It’s actually made me want to watch your review videos, so I’m off to go browse through them 😊👏🏼
How do we get angry when someone is honest but at the same time if they lied we'd be even more pissed to go waste our money on something we trusted would be good off an influencers word...
I give a lot of credit for him being honest! He was just showing why each thing wasn’t for him and what was. I appreciate that a lot.
The empty boxes with papers almost reminds me of fashion nova instead of telling customers their product is out of stock putting certificates in there instead.
I have been watching @alexandria Ryan channel who does a series of beauty advent calendars, and she was pleased with this. I think mainly because it was all full-sized products, many beauty calendars cost £100+ and have samples (generally 'not for sale' samples) and the value isn't technically there, but PLouise had the value if you are going to use them - which can be said about any calendar.
Alexandria Ryan is used to our crappy American advent calendars. So anything with full size products is gonna feel amazing. I watched Lauren Mae open 3 different UK ones and they were all great compared to US high end calendars. Ours are all mainly teent tiny samples.
“I would literally die to receive this!” -commenter
“Which is too much. You need to calm down.”- Robert
Robert always making me giggle over here 😂
I think "special edition" holiday makeup of any brand is inferior quality when compared to other products in their line
Definitely! If it was any good it’d be part of the main collection
Yes. It’s the difference between the full priced brand item and the low budget one supplied to outlets. It’s not the same thing. Corners get cut.
I always appreciate honest reviews, regardless of how the reviewer obtained the product. I don't want anyone telling me it's a great product if it's not. I know I get that honesty from you.
For advent calendars, it can be tricky because for those of us who buy them, it's a lot of money to spend on products you may not want or use. If I'm spending $300 and my focus is makeup, I want makeup that I can wear. In these big bundles, they need to put shades for everyone so yeah, if you got 16 contours but all but 3 of them are going to look like crap on you, you're just wasting money.
That being said, I can't believe the main comment on this particular advent calendar isn't about the very limited color story. I watched Rose of Rose and Ben Brushes open hers last week and I kept waiting for something that wasn't orange. That large eyeshadow palette could have been a quad.
I agree! I purchased it and I actually love everything but I do wish there was some color in that huge palette . Soooo many browns and neutrals. 😫
I really appreciate honesty. Many of us turn to influencers to watch reviews before we buy something because money is tight. That's why I watch you and James since everything you say has been spot on when I have the product in my own hand. I'm also very much into K beauty and your reviews help me alot when buying stuff
Robert, whenever you give reviews about products no matter from what brand, i never have to doubt if you give your honest opinion. I appreciate that very very much. Thank you for always keeping it real 👑
That's like if Nyx released an advent calendar and COMPLETELY gave customers limited color options and items with a wonky formula. I'm a NYX bitch. I LOVE NYX products, but if I paid 300$ on a massive advent calendar and they gave me chalky products without pigment and colors aimed more towards a certain shade range of people that weren't close to my own, then I probably wouldn't trust them to provide a quality product again.
Let us all take a moment to appreciate Robert's eye makeup here. It's absolutely stunning
That's what I was thinking.
Your points about PR and gifts being transactions is so spot on. Businesses rarely if ever give anyone anything out of the goodness of their heart. It is always calculated with the expectation that you will fulfill social etiquette and return the favor in some way, whether it’s supporting them monetarily or with exposure. In this day and age, people are scarily so devoted to brands that they form parasocial relationships with them. They conflate the brand with that of a real person, so to them badmouthing a gift from a brand is the same as badmouthing a gift given by a person. The two scenarios are not the same at all, and I wish people would realize that their knee-jerk reaction to call someone ungrateful for not liking some PR is what the business counts on. They want you to treat them like people. They want you to humanize them as a person rather than a business so they can manipulate you further.
Also, it does not matter to me how pricey a gift is from a business. If anything, the pricier it is, the more I expect the company to put that money to good use and give me something of value. If that influencer is dissatisfied by a PR box that he got for free, imagine how someone who had to shill out hundreds of dollars for it would feel. 🤨
I kinda wish brands would make 2 or three advent calendar boxes so there’s no need to throw light and dark shades into one, but then people can buy one where pretty much everything works for them
I was a giant nerd this year and brought myself a cross stitch advent calendar and a doggy advent calendar for my doggo 😂
I’m addicted to watching advent calendar unboxing but living in the Caribbean I balk at the prices and I’m annoyed at the crap and/or samples companies tend to want offer in their calendars for said prices.
I love when influencers find products they like/have been using and then those companies send them more products because then we know the users truthful opinion moreso than when they are gifted items.
I have to say, listening to your perspective and commentary is extremely valuable for a brand owner too! Thanks for always sharing the most awesome videos and insights!
Girl!! Your stuff is dope af. Thanks for creating some of the best colorful eyeshadows outthere. 🥰💜
Thought the review was fine, they were clear about what they did and didn’t like. TikTok is quite famously short form content, no time for nuanced, in depth reviews of each product.
Still in shock over the empty boxes with a note, who does that!!!
PLouise Fans: "I would literally die to receive this!"
Robert: "That's too much you need to calm down."
That line delivery just killed me 😆
I don’t wear much makeup. Glitter and lipstick and done. I have no idea why it was recommended to me… Did I still subscribe? Hell yes! 😂 Stunning make up, honesty, and that laugh just makes me smile.
Brand owners should expect honest reviews. Good or bad. I remember TheresaIsDead did a review of a gifted product -which wasn’t up to expectations for the brand-and the brand owner thanked her for her honesty in the comments! Then again indie brands are smaller and more focused on these things. Honest reviews whether good or bad on PR items should be what the brand expects. Now absolutely crapping on something is different but I don’t think that’s what happened here.
His review was honest and straightforward but I think people get accustomed to some influencers pretending that EVERY product is the greatest thing ever and reviews being a theatrical demonstration rather than an actual review of a product so when other influencers are honest it comes across as “mean”. Besides it wasn’t like he attacked the brand, it was more like this company has a standard and these products are not meeting that standard.
I appreciate an honest review and you as a consumer can take it or leave it. In the case of your channel is the fact that you are an experienced and talented make up artist and did not sell your soul to a brand for a free product, which so many of your colleagues have, what makes me comeback everytime.❤❤🎉 keep up your amazing work.
That really was a BRUTAL review. Wow. I loved it. 😂 i might start following Harry now. I love when people are bold and honest.
Give me Cadbury or Galaxy chocolate advent calendar any day ☺️, all they beauty advent calendar are usually really expensive and most of it I'd probably never need 😂 x
A good make up advent calendar is LH Cosmetics all full size and they put everything into a huge make up bag instead of a box that will be thrown away so yes they individually wrapped each full size product in tissue paper label with 1, 2, 3 & so forth...
It always kills me when they comment on a review that isn’t positive and say “ you are just being negative”! 🤣 WTF?!
I am LOVING Robert as a Pastel Goth bear. You are ADORABLE
Funny enough, one of my favorite unboxing creators got this and it looked stunning. The items were massive and it seemed you got a great bang for your buck. I’m shocked to find out that there is drama behind the scenes like this. I shouldn’t be surprised because it’s the beauty industry, but still
11:27 “I expected p Louise not Claire’s” daaaaaamn 😂
Tbh I don’t buy Advent Calendars because I know most of the products are redundant or not something I actually want. I think people obsess over the value and aesthetic design and “giftability” of items but people don’t want items from these calendars. Gift an entire Advent Calendar, not parts of it that you don’t want. Also, I have no idea who that influencer that complained is but I appreciated that they spoke up. PLouise really has not been dealing with social media and PR well over the past few years and the brand owner seems to have very little self control over responses to critique.
I appreciated King Harry’s honest. We need more influencers like you and Harry❤
I love honesty. He did the right thing. He didn't think it is worth buying. That's looking out for people.
On a related note, I found last year's E.L.F. advent calendar on sale in October at a local discount grocery store. It's compare/value price was listed as $95, a full year after. So they were trying to get people to think they were getting a discount on the full retail price, not old makeup that isn't even on sale on the website anymore. Shady AF.
If a brand gifts something to an influencer they don't get to tell them what to do with it or how they're gonna talk about it. The idea of PR is that you send products out to influencers with the hope that they talk about it and get the word out about your products and that your products are so good and they get good reviews. This wasn't his grandmother giving him a sweater this was a major brand with a PR budget sending him products to influence an audience who relies on his opinion.
This video is why I only trust yourself and James when it comes to skincare and beauty. If I’m willing to spend £300 of my hard earned money, which, let’s be honest, is a lot to us ‘regular people’ I want to know if I’m getting value for money! Thanks Robert ❤
I'm not really big into the whole beauty space and don't follow a lot of influencers. But I do watch make up reviews and whatnot every now and again. Robert is the only influencer I have found that I genuinely trust. Honestly is sadly such a rarity for influencers, please never change ♥️
The curse of TikTok. When that’s your main fan base/the reason you’re viral and you mess up they will not let it slide. They love the drama over there.
The makeup today is SUCH a slay, love the glowing purple 💜
I love your reviews! They’re honest and saves us from getting a horrible product. Some of this makeup is so expensive that it’s hard for people on a budget to afford. I’m grateful for honest reviewers! Thanks for keeping it classy and a little sassy! ❤❤❤
Love this video, Robert! Honesty is everything, if an influencer was positive about a crap product just “to be nice”, I’d have no respect for them whatsoever.
I've never bought an advent calendar that wasn't full of chocolate 😂.
I thought about getting one from Ipsy, but didn't.
P.s. I've never heard of PLouise before this.
Ooh Ipsy has one?
@@emilyslicer2843 yes, they have one if you have a membership. Then, you get like a 20% off discount with several different brands inside of the advent calendar.
I usually only do the chocolate ones or one time I got one that was a sample set of a bunch of different types of tea
A couple years ago I got my mom an advent calendar with a bunch of Italian cookies in it, she loved it. There’s also been ones with tea, wine, jelly beans, coffees, etc. they can get really creative now
This is the first I'm hearing of this brand as well. It looks like the UK version of Too Faced.
Content creators shouldn't be grateful for gifted products, companies should be grateful for the free PR
I was thinking this. And especially being grateful for mediocre products? 🤨
Totally agree. In the past they had to pay thousands or even million to make an ad and hire a celebrity. Sending products do costs money but it’s relatively low cost, save them money and with a bigger promotion effort to their target customers.
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I actually want to watch him more as he was so honest
I appreciate honesty, influencers have saved me a lot of money by reviewing honestly