Beauty Pet Peeves 2

[veronika23]

The other thread was getting too long and difficult to load! 

So what are your beauty pet peeves? What grinds your gears? Share your stories!!!

[RoseCharlie]

@wheeeeeThat's great that you were able to get a re-fund thank goodness! : ) I should hope so though...  If flowers are only going to last 3 days they definitely shouldn't cost over $100!

Hahaha so funny you should mention the new name! I never knew about the lawsuit and I wondered why they had changed it - I heard about the company because I used to write for a little beauty blog years and years ago and I got one of their classic 3-panel tank tops for free and those are GREAT. But back then they were called Yummie Tummie I think.  I had been meaning to try some stuff from them for a while and they had a big sale recently (they stuff is kind of pricey)... So I got a pair of leggings, a pair of capris and two tank tops.  One of the tanks is good but the other isn't really a shaping tank so that's disappointing.  So that was $56 US because of the sale which worked out to $76 CAD.  I had to pay $41CAD on top of that for delivery and when the package came I had to pay $39 and the brokerage form broke it down this way: 13% HST tax, a 20% tax on top of that because the clothes were made in China (not the US) and a further $10 "handling fee" which I guess is just what the carriers charge if they have to break a sweat and charge you extra money lol.  So year it worked out to an extra $39... So I thought I had gotten a good deal but it turned out to be an expensive order for a couple leggings and stretch tanks because it amounted to $156 CAD.  Sigh it's not Yummie's fault though, I think they're a smaller company and don't get a great deal with the carriers.  Next time I'll likely try amazon though - I have prime so free two day delivery on amazon stuff + no fees of any kind.  Here is a picture of the culprit order lol:

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[lylysa]

Ouch 😞

I will say that for online floral delivery services I always read up if flowers are advertised as arriving in "bud" form, which is what some of the lilies in your bouquet appear to be in, but my gosh that's a LOT of filler leaves. At least the roses, carnations, and blooms that are present appear to be in good shape and aren't wilted or off in color. *trying to find the silver lining*

P.S. I hope Teleflora knows that's a dog and not a teddy bear 😛

[heartsmyface]

Wow.  There's a big difference between 21 flowers and what is that... 8-9?  Yeah, I bet they weren't expecting you to ever see what she actually received.    I'm interested in hearing what they say in response.  

[k617]

These online delivery services are really hit or miss. It depends on the local florist who will be fulfilling the order! I have used FTD and Teleflora and luckily have not had a bad experience. Probably thanks to the awesome florists in my area!

My DH ordered flowers for my MIL for Mother's Day since we won't see her until 2 weeks later, and the bouquet he picked was purple and yellow. The flowers were delivered, and the colour scheme was different shades of pink. Didn't bother us because the bouquet was still beautiful, but we definitely lucked out because the quality could have been much worse.

All the flowers are there...two colours of roses, alstromeria, carnations?, green mums...I think they used hydrangea instead of the smaller lookalike (I don't remember what they're called) but other than that, it's still a pretty bouquet!

[RoseCharlie]

@k617Woah that's SO much better than mine! Which company did you use for this order? That's BEAUTIFUL! 🙂

[k617]

@RoseCharlie this one is from Teleflora!

[RoseCharlie]

Oh wow nice! : ) KK well it is good to know that some of the florists will do a good job... My thinking on this was that maybe the company giving them the order was squeezing a lot of the profit from the order and that was why the local florists from the reviews I had seen were making bouquets that seemed lower value compared to the presentation photos...Is teleflora the same as Flowers by Sears? I know that they probably are both fulfilled by local florists but I kind of assumed they were the same company because I saw a lot of people referring to both of them at the same time as if they were but they might have been wrong...  It does also occur to me that when a person looks at the presentation flowers they assume they are seeing the bouquet face on and that the flowers delivered will have the flowers shown on the photo on both sides but I guess what we are seeing is all the flowers in the arrangement arranged two-dimensionally which kind of sets the scene for disappointed expectations...

[k617]

I'm not sure if they're the same company...I'd assume all online flower delivery companies function in similar fashion though so it shouldn't matter! There are bad reviews for just about all of them.

Your assessment of people's expectations is spot on. I've seen a few consumer reviews (with actual photos) where the resulting bouquet is almost exact the same as the one shown in the stock photo, colour & flower wise, but because it's not arranged the same way as the stock photo (Which makes it look very full, tall and symmetric, all flowers facing perfectly outward) people get disappointed.

Really, these companies should photograph the bouquets properly to prevent disappointment.

[txcatx]

Whoa, that's a lot of filler. I'm so sorry that happened!

[heartsmyface]

Lol, according to the picture, it's the right amount of filler with not enough flowers

[RoseCharlie]

@txcatxI knoooow : ( lol, you know, this company was the first to come up on google for flower delivery but after I made the order I found that they had something like 237 complaints on consumer affairs and a lot of people have added pictures of their flower orders and believe it or not - it looks like I was actually one of the lucky ones who at least got something that included a few of the flowers... Some people got the most ridiculous orders and one of the people who asked for a refund said that someone came to his girlfriend's work to "repossess" the flowers after he got a partial refund from the company.  The florist who had fulfilled the order said he needed to sell the flowers to someone else since he hadn't made any money on them... Just crazy... So I feel like this is actually a picture of what you get if you are lucky - based on what I've seen I don't believe they ever actually deliver what people paid for or bought.

[Annalily11]

I love how long nails look on my, but they are such a hassle. Washing my hair feels like I'm either not doing a good enough job or else I'm scratching my skull off, whenever I try to get a product out of a jar most of it gets under my nails, and even though I clean my nails  often the product then just feels icky and dirty to me. Not to mention constantly worrying one will break at a bad time.

Oh, but they look so pretty... 

[m26430]

Yes! I know this struggle all too well. I also love the look of long nails but their maintenance eventually drives me crazy and I chop them all off. My nails rarely break so that's not a worry for me but similar to you I hate when product gets under my nails. My hair is also an unnatural color. As such, I have to use a color-depositing deep conditioner once a week and it always stains my long nails. 

[starsandbucks]

I had long nails for about six months last year. I felt very glamorous but I also HATED getting lotion and products under my nails. It made me crazy. But I loved tapping my fingers on everything. I miss that sound and feeling now that I just have boring old stubby fingernails again!

[Adriadne]

So, I have a paraben sensitivity under my right eye such that I can use paraben stuff all over my face and will just get a rash there. Honest Company 3-in-1 wipes don't have parabens listed as ingredients (as far as I can tell), but they give me a rash just under my right eye as if they did 😕  

Honest Company has gotten into trouble before for mislabeling their products as not containing sodium lauryl sulfate even though testing shows that they do. I'm wondering if something similar is happening with the face wipes and parabens.

[lylysa]

Who claims they're paraben free and then uses parabens??? Honestly.....

-_-

I'm sure Jessica Alba isn't sitting in some Dr. Evil plotting to secretly add in ingredients she promises not to, but it's really unfortunate that somewhere within her brand this is taking place and it all ties back to her name.

[Adriadne]

I'm sure she has good intentions, but I have to imagine it is difficult for a company that grew this fast to monitor their supply chain's practices and ingredients. Hopefully, they'll get quality under control soon.

[ZombieMetroAnt]

Ugh, sorry that happened @Adriadne!   Here's an article that came out today which shows another issue they're having with baby wipes.  My confidence in this company plummeted with their sunscreen drama last year. 

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The Honest Company, which was founded by Jessica Alba, creates nontoxic household cleaners, personal care products, and beauty products designed to be safe for the whole family. That's why everyone was so surprised when the company just issued a recall of its baby wipes, due the possible presence of mold.

Christopher Gavigan, the Honest Company's cofounder and chief purpose officer, issued a video statement explaining the recall. "Recently, it came to our attention during routine quality testing that certain lots of our wipes were not meeting our high standards," Gavigan says in the video. "A recent quality audit concluded there is the potential for the presence of mold in certain lots of our wipes, resulting in staining. The aesthetics are unacceptable and we believe any affected products are not likely to cause adverse health consequences."

Gavigan notes that the type of mold that could develop on the wipes can be found on citrus plants, such as oranges, and that the Honest Company decided to voluntarily recall the wipes out of "an abundance of caution." The webpage with Gavigan's statement has a feature allowing customers to enter the lot number (which can be found on the back of the package) to find out if the wipes they have are being recalled.

This is not the first time the Honest Company has been the subject of controversy. In 2015, some customers shared complaints that the brand's mineral-based Honest Company SPF 30 sunscreen did not protect them from sunburn. Last year, a woman sued the company, claiming the company falsely marketed some of its products as free from sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) when they allegedly do contain SLS. Also, in January 2017, the brand voluntarily recalled its baby powder, stating that the product may have been contaminated with microorganisms, which can cause skin or eye infections.

In his video statement, Gavigan notes that the manufacturing plant that makes the wipes will be implementing enhanced cleaning and testing procedures, sampling requirements, and inspections. "As the father of four young children and the cofounder of Honest, I want to let you know that we take our responsibility to you, our customers, very seriously," said Gavigan.

[heartsmyface]

Wow.  You think you're doing good by your baby and you find out something like this...

[TamTam01]

@ZombieMetroAnt I agree! I've now had to stop using their sunscreen, their baby powder (which was also voluntarily recalled) and now their wipes for my little one.  I've lost confidence in them too & when that happens with customers, that usually is the beginning of the end for companies.

[Adriadne]

Wow. Thank you for posting this as I have some of their baby wipes too. It sounds like they really need to get their quality issues worked out.