Right? Even if I like a celebrity, I generally assume a brand is gonna be trash until proven otherwise. There have been some good ones, but they feel like the exception rather than the rule.
Same. And I trust the celebrities less as well. They never mention the in-office treatments they get for all the things skincare product can't fix. And if their products are affordable for me, I know they aren't actually using them. It's just a manipulative, pathetic cash grab. And miss me with this "age positive" nonsense! Most people hate aging, and I don't need preachy celebrities making me feel bad for not being happy about getting older. I just do not believe Ellen has never had fillers or anything done to combat nature, so much like "be kind", "age positivity" is just another philosophy Ellen doesn't actually represent.
@@esotericoctopusI think the rare exceptions are the result of a celebrity actually having a genuine interest in skincare/makeup. Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez come to mind. They seem like they really have fun with it and they actually know what is in their products and why. Stark contrast to Brad Pitt who couldn't have looked less interested in what he was talking about. *YAWN*..."What was I saying? Something about grape skin? I'm Brad Pitt, just buy this crap. Look, we used a whole tree trunk for the cap. It's luxury."
The way Tyra sells products are so intense and scary like why’re you yelling at me over some mascara 😭 like she’s definitely the kiosk girl at the mall aggressively selling you stuff
I hate when celebs just assume they should charge high-end prices simply because of their name. Sophia Vergara has a clothing line at Walmart and her stuff is adorable! Just being famous doesn't mean your brand is worth more money.
As someone who has trouble finding that PERFECT pair of pants, I love her jeans. Once I tried one pair, I was hooked. And having them be affordable and accessible is just so amazing.
The only celeb line I genuinely loved was Salma Hayek's Nuance, which sold at CVS. Incredible, budget-friendly products she co-created in the lab using many of her late Mexican grandmother's beauty formulas. She was also refreshingly transparent when asked if she used her own products, the answer being yes AND the higher end stuff. Was really sad when Nuance was discontinued.
My Mom used to wait until Black Friday every year to get herself a pair of jeans, and Sofia’s line was her go-to the past few years! Super affordable, sturdy, and perfect shape! Other celebs need to take notes
"That (skincare set) is £500. That is half of someone's monthly wage." Robert being so down to earth is the reason I keep watching his content. THANK YOU for being in touch with the experiences of your viewers. ♥
I feel bad for anyone who gets sucked into an MLM but my sympathy kind of withers when I get saccharine "hey hon" messages from people I haven't talked to since high school telling me how they just want to "bless" me with a life changing business opportunity... 💀
I miss the time when celebrities used to release fragrances instead of skincare or makeup. The celebrity fragrances were most often affordable and smelled really nice.
I'm tired of celebs who don't have a passion towards cosmetics and some who don't even do their own makeup pushing their own makeup brands.. It just feels like a money grab at this point.
I haven’t seen an answer to your question but Yes Robert. The Tyra commercial was a challenge for the final contestants on that season of ANTM (cycle 21). So in essence she got free advertising out of the end of that season via the contestants
skin kind probably meant safe for sensitive skin, like not filled with actives that can cause irritation? but those are the very same actives that bring about actual results
It seems like a lazy attempt at fear mongering about other brands. "skin kind" seems like it's trying to suggest that every other brand is dangerous for your skin. Like, they learned that fear mongering sells product, but they forgot to learn how to actually fear monger.
I was so mad when I realized how mean Tyra was with the models, especially with POC (that meme We were rooting for you!!! is part of one of those hateful tirades) and when she made a literal MLM... uuugh! I'm so glad you are talking about MLMs and how dangerous they are!
Tyra’s thing was a whole episode. Multiple commercials, music video with that current cast. “smack my fat lash” was a play on her talk show where she was trying show the paparazzi that took bad photos of her that she didn’t care and she declared that they could “smack my fat ass”. She must’ve felt it was iconic.
The thing that bugs me is every celebrity tries to sell a product that has “never been done before” and the formulations do things that no one else can. I just have a hard time believing that they found something that years of actual scientists and testing have never been able to find before.
Has anyone here seen Thelma and Louise? Brad Pitt has had TONS of stuff done to even out his skin. He had cystic acne and it scarred him pretty good. So, yea, age gracefully after decades of chemical peels and such....
Wait. I never heard about this. I need to investigate because... what? Edit: I haven't made it past the Hello Fresh part before I saw this comment. I didn't realize Robert would explain it 🤦🏻♀️
I bought my first rare beauty blush yesterday because they donated 100% of the purchase to charity for world mental health day and it’s so beautiful and you are so right about how amazing rare beauty is. In my opinion the only thing that having a celebrity be the owner of a company does is give them more promotion and people who are diehard fans of that person will buy it, but I think it doesn’t work out long-term that’s why only companies that are actually good stay long-term like Fenty beauty, rare beauty, and haus labs. If a company is actually not good, and there is no passion behind it. then it will eventually die
Totally. That “aging well” thing that some celebs have going on isn’t skincare, it’s really good Botox. Maybe also some well placed filler. People like to say that you can always tell when someone’s had Botox, but really you can only tell if they’ve had bad Botox.
Tyra’s brand being an MLM is ridiculous. Like you said in the video, it was completely unnecessary from her, and predatory. I cannot stand MLMs, the only people that can make decent money from it are people who are already popular or influential in some way. Those at the bottom are getting sucked into a cycle of making a minute ‘profit’ and having to spend that on their own stock. I went to my colleagues ‘launch party’ for BodyShop At Home years ago and the lady who recruited her was telling her to spend her profits on buying party game prizes and stuff like that. It was ridiculous and very eye opening. ‘Reinvest in your business’ is what she said. My colleague was a single mum looking to make extra income. It was beyond predatory.
Tyra used ANTM contestants in her actual ad! It's so bad! I'm sorry for those models. I remember watching those episodes and I never thought she would try and market them to sell a product.
I have to agree with you some brand owners are clearly in it for the cash grab but some are actually super invested. Rare beauty as an example Selena you can tell really cares about the brand and is fully invested in it which makes me feel like I want to invest. The Kardashian/Jenner family as an example are just in it to make a few extra quid… again my opinion!!
Totally agreed. It really insults the intelligence of the consumer, these celebrities who will play-act that they’re involved in “their” brand for advertising purposes. When you can see that they’re psyched about the thing they’ve developed, it doesn’t come across like they’re phoning it in.
I’m usually less trustful of a celebrity brand, unless that celebrity has legit expertise or lived experience to bring to the brand. For example, I love Fenty because RiRi basically shamed every other brand into getting their shit together on inclusion in foundation, both in shade and undertones. I love Rare because all of the packaging can be opened with one hand, or with hands that shake, both issues I have dealt with as part of my disability. (Selena Gomez has lupus, and often has weakness in her hands as a result, hence the accessible design.) Both of these women weren’t only famous and beautiful like essentially every other beauty like spokesperson - they took the issues they had IRL with existing makeup on the market and filled those gaps. That’s the opposite of just slapping their name and face on it and raking in the cash.
Exactly. Vs just "I just wanted to" they had actual reasons to get involved. I know kvd is controversial... But it started out as a way to help people cover tattoos if they want or need. So you can be yourself but cover if you have some need. Like there were pencils to color correct as a base and then the foundation REALLY did cover. When it first came out I covered my sleeve just for fun to see if it was legit and it worked. It blew my mind. And I know someone might question why a tattoo artist of all people would want people to help cover them up but I can't imagine a better person than someone who really gets it... Anyway... Just another example lol
I love the support you show James by being like “I don’t even know what a face cleanser is” and likewise with James and his “foundation…? Like for houses?” 😂😂
Omg, they keep doing that and I was sooooo confused when I first encountered their videos (through UA-cam's recommendations) because I didn't know they were 2 different people! I had watched maybe like 2 of Robert's videos when I encountered a video from James and in the video James says: "I don't know anything about makeup" and I was like what? What do you mean? But I saw a video of this guy doing makeup reviews!
Omg this Brad Pitt skincare partnership is WILD. There's nothing in there worth $500 for a serum and moisturizer. What the heck are those wooden lids? Why is someone paying extra for the bottles to be harder to put away?! I'm gobsmacked
Tyra is a really cringe person in general. Even growing up watching ANTM she made me cringe at least once per episode 😅 she just takes herself sooo seriously.
A celebrity doesn’t make it more luxury, but can cheapen it especially if it doesn’t make sense. Like Kim K for example Skims makes sense to me and the products are good quality, but her skincare products don’t make sense to me bc she admits to sleeping in her makeup.. if that makes sense 😅
There were tabloids and magazines taking unflattering photos and calling Tyra fat years ago. She went onto her show and said “kiss my fat ass” under the guise of body positivity and it became a huge phenomenon at the time. Which is likely where the inspiration came from for the mascara.
I remember back in the early 90s my mom buying Victoria Principal's (actress known for Dallas) skincare line. Back when it could only be purchased from tvl. I guess celebrity beauty brands will always be around, but I tend to side eye the ones that don't have much of an identity apart from the celebrity. Like Rare Beauty and Haus Labs are very well done in a way that I can forget they're celebrity founded brands.
The smack my fat lash mascara is referencing to years ago when Tyra was featured on a tabloid in her swimsuit and people were making mean comments about her figure. Tyra came out and said that those people can “kiss her fat a**.” So that name is playing off that quote, but still sounds weird and doesn’t make sense lol.
Yes she made a whole episode about that picture and kept saying that quote to prove how much it didn't bother her 😅 okay Tyra... u sure? Also on that episode she came out about 15 to 20 pounds lighter and swore she was the same weight when the pic was taken in the same suit, basically saying "see I'm not fat!" 😅 it bothered the hell out of her
Celebs attaching themselves to various beauty brands cheapens it for me because most times the products aren't as good. The Tyra Banks deal sounds a lot like MaryKay...I got suckered in and lost $100 bucks to that just as the world went to hell back in 2020...it wasn't until I actually sat down and read through everything that I realized exactly what they were expecting me to do. I sold off my kits, kept the bags, and chalked my lost $100 as a bought lesson
I don’t mind a celebrity coming out with a makeup line if they’re really invested in it. You can tell if they actually use their products and if they had a hand in helping formulate their products. If they care about consistency and quality and the customer’s experience. THAT makes it feel more luxury and special to me. When a celebrity just slaps their name on a product but can hardly describe it, what ingredients it contains or why it is beneficial to use, then it cheapens it for me. The quote that always comes to mind is Kylie Jenner “I use and like this primer bc it’s a really good primer” saying this about HER OWN primer 🤔 what??! So the answer to whether it feels a bit more luxury or cheaper with a celeb attached depends 🤷♀️ love your makeup look! Congrats on the Hello Fresh sponsorship 🎉 well deserved 👏 👏
Celebrity brands, to me, come across as tacky. Only a few escape this feeling due to decent products, packaging and name.. like Fenty Beauty, Rare etc... 😎✌🏼
agreed! i feel like halsey's brand (about-face) is really cool too and suits her. but sadly it's not the case for everyone. they think that just because they can, that they should, and that is so not the right mentality for any brand at all.
Honestly I have to agree. My theory on why these brands are less tacky is because the brands don’t have the celebrity as the focal point of the brand, instead the brand just happens to be owned by a celebrity that has a passion /or are known for their makeup / skincare, which makes it feel like less of a money grab and more of a passion project
@@oliviaaarose_7916yes! If the product is actually good it will speak for itself (with a celebrity NUDGE) if the marketing is an unrelated celebrity it just tells me they have literally nothing else to offer than a face 🥱
Brad Pitt is the one that baffled me the most!! We all know he NEVER sat at home borrowing Angelina's products. Secretly sneaking off at night lounging in a bubble bath with a sheet mask on😂😂 This feels like a MAJOR cash grab!!
IMO, most celeb collabs fall flat. Not just makeup either, other beauty products, food/beverages, clothing lines, etc. Markets are becoming over saturated & it’s sad. Thank you, Robert. I love hearing your take on this too. Rather than buying into the hype, you tell it like it is. Thank you for being your authentic self. ❤
When you haven't watched Robert's videos in months because of, you know, life! And then binge watch every night in bed for the past 3 weeks. It's pure bliss!
First of all, the eyeshadow look is popping! I don’t mind celebrities creating brands when they have a lot to do with the product such as Trixie Mattel with Trixie Cosmetics. But when it seems like the celebrity isn’t involved and has just put their name on something, I’m much less likely to buy it.
I am so glad you are letting us know about these brands! I don't tend to buy any brand just because it is celebrity related - unless its environmental related: like Nikki Reed for example. Her company is reusing gold from computers and such and turns it into jewellery. That's just one example of course :) also big congrats on hello fresh, they only support the big ones :) 💜
Why don't they just have celebrities just be brand ambassadors? Like, Zendaya with Lancome. Nobody is pretending she's the CEO or chemist. But the recognition is there.
I use to feel safer to spend my money on celebrity skin care. Now I feel scammed. After being ripped off for the last time on a JLO company. I came here. Looking for the real review. That is why I found you.. I picked someone real. I also follow your brother for skin care. Your channel is the only one ever I have been a paid subscriber. Thank you.
That’s the first time I’ve ever actually watched a sponsored section of a video and enjoyed it. Now I so badly need another cooking video from you and James 😩
I had to pause the video just to tell you that while I completely accept the sponsored video and am happy that my fav influencers have sponsors, MOST of the time I fast forward thru the ad part bcz I'm just impatient. But not with this video! I loved hearing you talk about hello fresh, how you actually used it, showing you cooking and telling that sweet story about why you were cooking and now I'm joining hello fresh. 😅. WELL DONE! I love love love ALL your videos. Your style, your honesty, your sense of humor are all reasons I watch every single video ❤️. Lots of love to you!
My daughter and sun-in-law have a subscription to Hello Fresh. I think they get 3 yo 4 meals a week. While I’ve only had a couple different ones when invited there on occasion, they were really, really good.
I love this series Robert. There are so many cash grabs now within (Every) Industry. In my opinion The Beauty Industry is such a go to , because everyone wants to feel and look their best. Quality over Quantity should always be a standard! Especially if the product is being applied to our SKIN. It's really hard nowadays to separate genuine love for "Skin care & Makeup" versus releasing brands or products, because of a "Celebrity Name."
The Brad Pitt/winery collab would have made more sense if they had cork lids and went into how they were anti oxidant from grape skins or something. Perthe price, you can ask for whatever you want, see if the market will bear it. If it's good, (think Rare beauty), people will pay it.
Oh my GOD the mermaid blue eye look is divine! When I do blue eyeshadow, I just look like I’m off to an 80s party 😭 Edit: regarding Brad P talking about his brand, have you heard the clip of him talking about his morning and evening skincare routine using the products? It’s hilarious, he so clearly does NOT use the products (I think he even calls one by the wrong name). Chris Evans (the English variety) uses the clip often on his Virgin radio breakfast show. It’s burned into my brain!
I bought a pair of JLo heels because I saw them on someone and loved them. The box has a big close up picture of her face on it. I have to turn it upside down in my closet! She's gorgeous, but I dont want to see that big face photo staring at me!
The only time I really take into consideration “celebrity” lines is if I do not like the celebrity. No matter how good the product is I will not buy from them if I do not like them. The same goes for if I like them, I wont buy bad or mediocre products just because I like a celebrity.
Always tune in as soon as I can. Thanks for keeping everything real! I’ve tend to stay clear from ‘celeb’ collabs they mostly turn out to be money grabbing rubbish!
Omg I’m embarrassed for Tyra after watching that advertisement she was in…so cringe 😬 I have never bought celebrity brands, but I received Alice Keys Keys Soulcare Muti-benefit peptide serum in PR to review for free for my honest review & I loved it and it’s a decent price imo. I just ran out and I’m definitely re-buying 💜
Thank you to Hello Fresh for helping Robert make a meal that isn't toast! We love you for that - and your delicious meals. Robert, I'm so happy for you. that meal looked great.
If there is a celebrity attached to it, I automatically think it’s garbage until I’m proven wrong! I know that’s ridiculous, but that’s just my personal bias.
Brad launching skin care had me hollering. No amount of him waving his artsy glasses can convince me of this brand. And looking good is part of his job, I can’t say it would strike me as particular achievement but part of the basic job description. Ellen de Generes no different. In general I am deeply suspicious of celebrity brands and expect a rip off per se. Sorry that was really naughty and I enjoy this video tremendously
I've been waiting for Hello Fresh to come to my country forever and a day 😂😂 I really love cooking and am good at it, but the process of thinking about a menu, going for shopping tires me to no end 😅 anyhow, love your sponsor time with HelloFresh, it's so real and sincere, not rushed just to get through it fast 💜
For me it depends on how many brands that celebrity has attached to them. It’s the same thing for influencers. The more selective that celebrity/influencer is, the more I’m willing to trust them. For companies themselves, it really says a lot about them by who they are willing to work with and how many notable people they want to work with. It comes across as they don’t know who their target audience is. So they’d rather just go for anyone.
Caudalie has been around for ages and doing the wine thing. It’s expensive, but not stupid expensive! And it has resveratrol as an alternative to retinol and that.
I think it would only entice me if they were in that industry so I trust what they recommend- like Brad Mondo making hair care or Lisa Eldridge making make up. Not here for the cash grab celeb associations to brands
I just got a Kylie lipgloss in the Selfridges advent calendar. Feels off brand for Selfridges and people were pissed it was included in there! It’s a nice lipgloss, but I apply it in secret so nobody knows what I’m using 😂 brands are definitely cheapened by celebrities. Even great products are cheapened by the celebrities who are associated with them. Grown ass adults who have the money to buy premium makeup are not buying celeb products.
10:08 Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want them to do you so much you could do anything?
The packaging is also accessible! Essentially every product can be opened using only one hand, or with shaking hands. Big win for people with specific disabilities like lupus (which Selena has).
Omg so proud Robert got a hello fresh sponsor! The only ad for them that I watched all the way through to see how you did 😂. Must be James letting the side down with twin cooking 😂😅. Xx
I just think the second you put a celebrity name onto a product it's a signal to jack up the price. I like affordable brands from the drug stores like elf and wet n wild. I'm just a simple gal
YES IT WAS A CHALLENGE! I remember they had to make a commercial and then you could tell the ones that “did well” did those more individual ones. And they said they used it for the shoot and all the contestants were like “wow this is great” if you look it up it should be on UA-cam
I am always more skeptical of the brand that is put out by a celebrity. I always fear I will pay a premium price for dollar store quality products, or something like the huge holiday sets you can buy for young children that like to play with makeup.
They do know that Brad Pitt is an actor, right? Like…he’s actually very good at memorising lines and delivering them in a convincing way on camera? They didn’t have to go with that terrible clip of whatever it was he was talking about 😂
I absolutely think attatching a celebrity makes me think the product won't be very good, and also immediatly tells me i'm going to be priced out in most cases. I think the only exceptions to this are Lady Gaga and Rihanna's lines, because you can immediatly tell they were personally invested.
Tyra’s mascara name is based off of the viral video of her telling her critics to “smack her fat ass” about her weight gain. The name also makes more sense with an American accent.
I do buy & enjoy Rare Beauty, Haus Labs, and some Fenty. Otherwise, celeb brands are a huge PASS, especially with cosmetics & skincare because they rarely do their own - it's a sham!
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Can I just share how happy I am to have a hello fresh sponsor!! 😂 I really do love them!
As for Ellen Degeneres. I would not buy anything from her.
The way she treated her staff…no way.
Robert cooking?!? 😲 😂 I love HelloFresh, I've been using them for years. Does the code only work for new customers?
Celebrity does nothing for me regarding products, etc. Neither do website reviews. I will read reviews on non brand or celebrity related sites.
I’ve been using hello fresh for a while now, and I’m loving it ☺️
I want to be an influencer ONLY because I want a HelloFresh Sponsorship!
I trust makeup/skincare brands LESS when it have a celebrity's name attached.
Right? Even if I like a celebrity, I generally assume a brand is gonna be trash until proven otherwise. There have been some good ones, but they feel like the exception rather than the rule.
Same. And I trust the celebrities less as well. They never mention the in-office treatments they get for all the things skincare product can't fix. And if their products are affordable for me, I know they aren't actually using them. It's just a manipulative, pathetic cash grab. And miss me with this "age positive" nonsense! Most people hate aging, and I don't need preachy celebrities making me feel bad for not being happy about getting older. I just do not believe Ellen has never had fillers or anything done to combat nature, so much like "be kind", "age positivity" is just another philosophy Ellen doesn't actually represent.
@@esotericoctopusI think the rare exceptions are the result of a celebrity actually having a genuine interest in skincare/makeup. Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez come to mind. They seem like they really have fun with it and they actually know what is in their products and why.
Stark contrast to Brad Pitt who couldn't have looked less interested in what he was talking about. *YAWN*..."What was I saying? Something about grape skin? I'm Brad Pitt, just buy this crap. Look, we used a whole tree trunk for the cap. It's luxury."
Same
SAME!
The way Tyra sells products are so intense and scary like why’re you yelling at me over some mascara 😭 like she’s definitely the kiosk girl at the mall aggressively selling you stuff
You should read her Young Adult novel. It feels like a 13 year old wrote it.
It was like some kind of super cringey infomercial that might come on at 3am 😬
@@miccahmorse7053whaaaaat? She wrote a novel too? Lmao
@@ihanakaunotar2741 Yes! I believe it's called Model land
@@heatherduke7703it feels exactly like the infomercials from the 2000s
If Brad Pitt as an actor can't even convincingly act like he uses the skin care, he clearly isn't invested in it
This comment deserves more recognition 💀😂 you said it perfectly- it was downright AWKWARD. Like dude practice your lines at the very least
It was painful to watch 😫
You hit it on the nose. The whole time it looked like he was looking for a life-saver or hoping he was deflecting well enough.
OOF, nail on the head 😂😂😂
Hahaha! I agree! He didn't even know what he was sellin'...
I hate when celebs just assume they should charge high-end prices simply because of their name. Sophia Vergara has a clothing line at Walmart and her stuff is adorable! Just being famous doesn't mean your brand is worth more money.
yes, thank you! i think she also has a makeup brand now, too.
And I love her bras :)
As someone who has trouble finding that PERFECT pair of pants, I love her jeans. Once I tried one pair, I was hooked. And having them be affordable and accessible is just so amazing.
The only celeb line I genuinely loved was Salma Hayek's Nuance, which sold at CVS. Incredible, budget-friendly products she co-created in the lab using many of her late Mexican grandmother's beauty formulas. She was also refreshingly transparent when asked if she used her own products, the answer being yes AND the higher end stuff. Was really sad when Nuance was discontinued.
My Mom used to wait until Black Friday every year to get herself a pair of jeans, and Sofia’s line was her go-to the past few years! Super affordable, sturdy, and perfect shape! Other celebs need to take notes
"That (skincare set) is £500. That is half of someone's monthly wage."
Robert being so down to earth is the reason I keep watching his content. THANK YOU for being in touch with the experiences of your viewers. ♥
Thank you! I was thinking about all my past minimum wage jobs … £500…. Is insane
That's 2 car payments in the US. Crazy.
and rent in rural spain where i live! it's not even good skincare omg@@ewokallie
Converted into Australian dollars, it's more than my monthly income!
@@RobertWelsh my monthly wage is just over £500! I couldn't justify that even on a bout of mania induced shopping!
My mom was a part of Tyra Beauty. I have so many stories about just how awful it was, it's insane.
You should tell us some! The eye graphics Tyra used were so low budget I was cracking up. With the music. Lol.
you should submit that story to someone who does MLM horror stories!
please tell!
I'd love to hear more about it if you're comfortable sharing
spill the tea sis!!!!
Tyra's Smack My Fat Lash looks like something SNL would use as a makeup brand parody... feeling real bad for whoever bought her products 💀
😂😂😂😂
I thought the same thing! It totally felt like a parody
I feel bad for anyone who gets sucked into an MLM but my sympathy kind of withers when I get saccharine "hey hon" messages from people I haven't talked to since high school telling me how they just want to "bless" me with a life changing business opportunity... 💀
There's literally a Reddit community for it... I hate when they call you fat and try to sell you laxatives 🥴@@LunarEleven
LOOOOOL accurate
I miss the time when celebrities used to release fragrances instead of skincare or makeup. The celebrity fragrances were most often affordable and smelled really nice.
They still release fragrances and most are still pretty affordable. I love a lot of them 💙
@kookootrix1978 some do.. But it's not in the same frequency and not as affordable anymore :/
I'm tired of celebs who don't have a passion towards cosmetics and some who don't even do their own makeup pushing their own makeup brands.. It just feels like a money grab at this point.
And it’s always obvious when the passion isn’t there!
Agreed 1,000%
So what wrong in it?!?
Exactly like JLo with her olive oil. I mean who is she bullsh****ng.
same..especially REM/Ariana
I haven’t seen an answer to your question but Yes Robert. The Tyra commercial was a challenge for the final contestants on that season of ANTM (cycle 21). So in essence she got free advertising out of the end of that season via the contestants
Elen's spokesperson being like "we knew it had to be skin-kind" throws me for a loop. Like, it's skin care? I'D HOPE IT'S SKIN-KIND
Exactly! What does "skin kind" even mean? Isn't ALL skincare kind to skin? It's not a new concept.
That whole thing was a train wreck! Very obvious it was all a cash grab
I liked "we knew it had to work" well um...yeah...that is the bare minimum right there.
skin kind probably meant safe for sensitive skin, like not filled with actives that can cause irritation? but those are the very same actives that bring about actual results
It seems like a lazy attempt at fear mongering about other brands. "skin kind" seems like it's trying to suggest that every other brand is dangerous for your skin. Like, they learned that fear mongering sells product, but they forgot to learn how to actually fear monger.
I was so mad when I realized how mean Tyra was with the models, especially with POC (that meme We were rooting for you!!! is part of one of those hateful tirades) and when she made a literal MLM... uuugh! I'm so glad you are talking about MLMs and how dangerous they are!
The smack my fat lash commercial was a top model challenge, so no, the models in it weren’t paid.
gross!
😬 NOT a good look
Tyra is so fucking evil.
She was so obnoxious in that ad.. I wanted to smack her lol
Tyra’s thing was a whole episode. Multiple commercials, music video with that current cast. “smack my fat lash” was a play on her talk show where she was trying show the paparazzi that took bad photos of her that she didn’t care and she declared that they could “smack my fat ass”. She must’ve felt it was iconic.
I was hoping someone would explain the reference. I remember when that whole thing happened.
The thing that bugs me is every celebrity tries to sell a product that has “never been done before” and the formulations do things that no one else can. I just have a hard time believing that they found something that years of actual scientists and testing have never been able to find before.
Brad Pitt having a beauty brand was the point where we "jumped the shark" with celeb brands.
Yea for sure
Has anyone here seen Thelma and Louise? Brad Pitt has had TONS of stuff done to even out his skin. He had cystic acne and it scarred him pretty good. So, yea, age gracefully after decades of chemical peels and such....
I didn't know what 'jump the shark' meant and that is so absurdly funny
Wait. I never heard about this. I need to investigate because... what?
Edit: I haven't made it past the Hello Fresh part before I saw this comment. I didn't realize Robert would explain it 🤦🏻♀️
Well, he aged well
I bought my first rare beauty blush yesterday because they donated 100% of the purchase to charity for world mental health day and it’s so beautiful and you are so right about how amazing rare beauty is. In my opinion the only thing that having a celebrity be the owner of a company does is give them more promotion and people who are diehard fans of that person will buy it, but I think it doesn’t work out long-term that’s why only companies that are actually good stay long-term like Fenty beauty, rare beauty, and haus labs. If a company is actually not good, and there is no passion behind it. then it will eventually die
You can tell that Brad Pitt has not worn sunscreen a day in his life lol 😆
ikr
Totally. That “aging well” thing that some celebs have going on isn’t skincare, it’s really good Botox. Maybe also some well placed filler. People like to say that you can always tell when someone’s had Botox, but really you can only tell if they’ve had bad Botox.
But didn’t he use to have huge acne scars?
He has the type of pretty-boy looks that don't age well. Plus his acting is overrated. Give me Leonardo DiCaprio any day.
@@beanboy5963pretty sure it's more their adrenochrome use
Tyra’s brand being an MLM is ridiculous. Like you said in the video, it was completely unnecessary from her, and predatory. I cannot stand MLMs, the only people that can make decent money from it are people who are already popular or influential in some way. Those at the bottom are getting sucked into a cycle of making a minute ‘profit’ and having to spend that on their own stock. I went to my colleagues ‘launch party’ for BodyShop At Home years ago and the lady who recruited her was telling her to spend her profits on buying party game prizes and stuff like that. It was ridiculous and very eye opening. ‘Reinvest in your business’ is what she said. My colleague was a single mum looking to make extra income. It was beyond predatory.
I love it when companies mention "renowned" scientists to advertise their product .. but then don't name a single one. Trustworthy, for sure.
Tyra used ANTM contestants in her actual ad! It's so bad! I'm sorry for those models. I remember watching those episodes and I never thought she would try and market them to sell a product.
My 1st reaction to celebrity brands is almost always negative, but if I look into it and they seem to be actively involved, then I don't mind it.
Why?
What's wrong in it?
The products should be good.. of course. How and why does it matter if someone's passionate or not.
@aadtie5633 He asked for an opinion. That's mine, and I'm entitled to it.
I have to agree with you some brand owners are clearly in it for the cash grab but some are actually super invested. Rare beauty as an example Selena you can tell really cares about the brand and is fully invested in it which makes me feel like I want to invest.
The Kardashian/Jenner family as an example are just in it to make a few extra quid… again my opinion!!
Totally agreed. It really insults the intelligence of the consumer, these celebrities who will play-act that they’re involved in “their” brand for advertising purposes. When you can see that they’re psyched about the thing they’ve developed, it doesn’t come across like they’re phoning it in.
@@aadtie5633because so often they aren't, cough cough Brad. It's an easy cash grab for celebrities
I’m usually less trustful of a celebrity brand, unless that celebrity has legit expertise or lived experience to bring to the brand. For example, I love Fenty because RiRi basically shamed every other brand into getting their shit together on inclusion in foundation, both in shade and undertones. I love Rare because all of the packaging can be opened with one hand, or with hands that shake, both issues I have dealt with as part of my disability. (Selena Gomez has lupus, and often has weakness in her hands as a result, hence the accessible design.) Both of these women weren’t only famous and beautiful like essentially every other beauty like spokesperson - they took the issues they had IRL with existing makeup on the market and filled those gaps. That’s the opposite of just slapping their name and face on it and raking in the cash.
Exactly. Vs just "I just wanted to" they had actual reasons to get involved. I know kvd is controversial... But it started out as a way to help people cover tattoos if they want or need. So you can be yourself but cover if you have some need. Like there were pencils to color correct as a base and then the foundation REALLY did cover. When it first came out I covered my sleeve just for fun to see if it was legit and it worked. It blew my mind. And I know someone might question why a tattoo artist of all people would want people to help cover them up but I can't imagine a better person than someone who really gets it... Anyway... Just another example lol
I love the support you show James by being like “I don’t even know what a face cleanser is” and likewise with James and his “foundation…? Like for houses?” 😂😂
That is hilarious and heartwarming
when did James day that?
Omg, they keep doing that and I was sooooo confused when I first encountered their videos (through UA-cam's recommendations) because I didn't know they were 2 different people! I had watched maybe like 2 of Robert's videos when I encountered a video from James and in the video James says: "I don't know anything about makeup" and I was like what? What do you mean? But I saw a video of this guy doing makeup reviews!
@@JadeCaroomg! Thats hillarious 😂 Your comment is so underrated, I had to pause video because I couldn't stop laughing for 10 mins!😂😂
@@Khardi_Bombardi glad you had a good laugh lol
Omg this Brad Pitt skincare partnership is WILD. There's nothing in there worth $500 for a serum and moisturizer. What the heck are those wooden lids? Why is someone paying extra for the bottles to be harder to put away?! I'm gobsmacked
600 US dollars!🤯
I have never cringed so hard at an ad more than I just did at Tyra's 😂
SMACK MY FAT LASH 🫠 and those two guys like… twitching on the floor 😂
Tyra is a really cringe person in general. Even growing up watching ANTM she made me cringe at least once per episode 😅 she just takes herself sooo seriously.
It was awful 😮 😅
As someone who read portions of Modelland...it gets worse.
SMACK MY FAT SAGGY JUICY FLAT LASH
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SMACK MY FAT LASH
That picture of Brad holding up that bottle all far away like that: it's captures his distance from skincare so perfectly 😂
A celebrity doesn’t make it more luxury, but can cheapen it especially if it doesn’t make sense. Like Kim K for example Skims makes sense to me and the products are good quality, but her skincare products don’t make sense to me bc she admits to sleeping in her makeup.. if that makes sense 😅
I completely agree with you there!
Not only that but the Kardashians have had so much work done to their faces, it's not the makeup that gets then results
There were tabloids and magazines taking unflattering photos and calling Tyra fat years ago. She went onto her show and said “kiss my fat ass” under the guise of body positivity and it became a huge phenomenon at the time. Which is likely where the inspiration came from for the mascara.
I tend to cringe during celebrity ads, but the Tyra one is uniquely cursed.
I remember back in the early 90s my mom buying Victoria Principal's (actress known for Dallas) skincare line. Back when it could only be purchased from tvl. I guess celebrity beauty brands will always be around, but I tend to side eye the ones that don't have much of an identity apart from the celebrity. Like Rare Beauty and Haus Labs are very well done in a way that I can forget they're celebrity founded brands.
I remember using Principal Secret back in the 90s- and it’s actually still around!
The smack my fat lash mascara is referencing to years ago when Tyra was featured on a tabloid in her swimsuit and people were making mean comments about her figure. Tyra came out and said that those people can “kiss her fat a**.” So that name is playing off that quote, but still sounds weird and doesn’t make sense lol.
Oh yes! I remember that!! Honestly the things magazines used to get away with back in the day is so gross!
Yes she made a whole episode about that picture and kept saying that quote to prove how much it didn't bother her 😅 okay Tyra... u sure? Also on that episode she came out about 15 to 20 pounds lighter and swore she was the same weight when the pic was taken in the same suit, basically saying "see I'm not fat!" 😅 it bothered the hell out of her
Celebs attaching themselves to various beauty brands cheapens it for me because most times the products aren't as good.
The Tyra Banks deal sounds a lot like MaryKay...I got suckered in and lost $100 bucks to that just as the world went to hell back in 2020...it wasn't until I actually sat down and read through everything that I realized exactly what they were expecting me to do. I sold off my kits, kept the bags, and chalked my lost $100 as a bought lesson
I never knew Brad Pitt had a skincare line. At that price, I'm not surprised more ppl aren't talking about it. 😒
I don’t mind a celebrity coming out with a makeup line if they’re really invested in it. You can tell if they actually use their products and if they had a hand in helping formulate their products. If they care about consistency and quality and the customer’s experience. THAT makes it feel more luxury and special to me. When a celebrity just slaps their name on a product but can hardly describe it, what ingredients it contains or why it is beneficial to use, then it cheapens it for me. The quote that always comes to mind is Kylie Jenner “I use and like this primer bc it’s a really good primer” saying this about HER OWN primer 🤔 what??! So the answer to whether it feels a bit more luxury or cheaper with a celeb attached depends 🤷♀️ love your makeup look! Congrats on the Hello Fresh sponsorship 🎉 well deserved 👏 👏
Celebrity brands, to me, come across as tacky. Only a few escape this feeling due to decent products, packaging and name.. like Fenty Beauty, Rare etc... 😎✌🏼
I’ll add Haus Labs to that list!
@@lesliehatch-herman9325Yes! 😊
agreed! i feel like halsey's brand (about-face) is really cool too and suits her. but sadly it's not the case for everyone. they think that just because they can, that they should, and that is so not the right mentality for any brand at all.
Honestly I have to agree. My theory on why these brands are less tacky is because the brands don’t have the celebrity as the focal point of the brand, instead the brand just happens to be owned by a celebrity that has a passion /or are known for their makeup / skincare, which makes it feel like less of a money grab and more of a passion project
@@oliviaaarose_7916yes! If the product is actually good it will speak for itself (with a celebrity NUDGE)
if the marketing is an unrelated celebrity it just tells me they have literally nothing else to offer than a face 🥱
Brad Pitt is the one that baffled me the most!! We all know he NEVER sat at home borrowing Angelina's products. Secretly sneaking off at night lounging in a bubble bath with a sheet mask on😂😂 This feels like a MAJOR cash grab!!
I wouldn't mind watching you cook on a whole video. Sounds like it would be real fun. And the chicken breast looks so appetizing!
I want to cook that again! That sauce would be amazing in everything 😩
IMO, most celeb collabs fall flat. Not just makeup either, other beauty products, food/beverages, clothing lines, etc. Markets are becoming over saturated & it’s sad.
Thank you, Robert. I love hearing your take on this too. Rather than buying into the hype, you tell it like it is. Thank you for being your authentic self. ❤
When you haven't watched Robert's videos in months because of, you know, life! And then binge watch every night in bed for the past 3 weeks. It's pure bliss!
Thank you! I appreciate you! 🖤🖤🖤
First of all, the eyeshadow look is popping!
I don’t mind celebrities creating brands when they have a lot to do with the product such as Trixie Mattel with Trixie Cosmetics.
But when it seems like the celebrity isn’t involved and has just put their name on something, I’m much less likely to buy it.
Depends on the celeb. Anything a Kardashian is on automatic NO!
Agreed!
You nailed it on its head. Yes they had a challenge on ANTM where they shot the MLM commercial. So unpaid, forced endorsements from the contestants
I am so glad you are letting us know about these brands! I don't tend to buy any brand just because it is celebrity related - unless its environmental related: like Nikki Reed for example. Her company is reusing gold from computers and such and turns it into jewellery. That's just one example of course :) also big congrats on hello fresh, they only support the big ones :) 💜
Thank you!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Hey! I had no idea about Nikki Reed doing that! That sounds awesome and very cool and I'll be checking it out, thank you!!!
Why don't they just have celebrities just be brand ambassadors? Like, Zendaya with Lancome. Nobody is pretending she's the CEO or chemist. But the recognition is there.
I use to feel safer to spend my money on celebrity skin care. Now I feel scammed. After being ripped off for the last time on a JLO company. I came here. Looking for the real review. That is why I found you.. I picked someone real. I also follow your brother for skin care. Your channel is the only one ever I have been a paid subscriber. Thank you.
When Brad Pitt came out with the ‘for millionaires’ skin care stuff by eyes rolled so much I could see behind me
Get her Robert.
😂😂😂
The Hello Fresh sponsorship makes perfect sense because you’re a delightful little dish!! Love you both! 💜
That’s the first time I’ve ever actually watched a sponsored section of a video and enjoyed it. Now I so badly need another cooking video from you and James 😩
I had to pause the video just to tell you that while I completely accept the sponsored video and am happy that my fav influencers have sponsors, MOST of the time I fast forward thru the ad part bcz I'm just impatient. But not with this video! I loved hearing you talk about hello fresh, how you actually used it, showing you cooking and telling that sweet story about why you were cooking and now I'm joining hello fresh. 😅. WELL DONE! I love love love ALL your videos. Your style, your honesty, your sense of humor are all reasons I watch every single video ❤️. Lots of love to you!
My daughter and sun-in-law have a subscription to Hello Fresh. I think they get 3 yo 4 meals a week.
While I’ve only had a couple different ones when invited there on occasion, they were really, really good.
IMO, celebrities usually cheapen a brand. There are a few exceptions
Totally
Watching that brad pitt promo gives me so much confidence in my own presentation skills.
You know Robert’s making it when he gets a HF sponsor ❤️ congrats much love!
I love it! Having watched the twin channel I know he’s not exaggerating when he says he doesn’t cook at all 😂
I love this series Robert. There are so many cash grabs now within (Every) Industry. In my opinion The Beauty Industry is such a go to , because everyone wants to feel and look their best. Quality over Quantity should always be a standard! Especially if the product is being applied to our SKIN. It's really hard nowadays to separate genuine love for "Skin care & Makeup" versus releasing brands or products, because of a "Celebrity Name."
Ahh… those of us who watched the sponsored section to support Robert were rewarded with a cute doggie moment! 💜💙🖤
OMG I'd never heard of Tyra Banks' MLM line! That blew my mind.
Listen, just to see Robert succeed at cooking is worth everything. Well done love!
Yours is the 1st hello fresh ad I've ever watched!
The Brad Pitt/winery collab would have made more sense if they had cork lids and went into how they were anti oxidant from grape skins or something. Perthe price, you can ask for whatever you want, see if the market will bear it. If it's good, (think Rare beauty), people will pay it.
Oh my GOD the mermaid blue eye look is divine! When I do blue eyeshadow, I just look like I’m off to an 80s party 😭
Edit: regarding Brad P talking about his brand, have you heard the clip of him talking about his morning and evening skincare routine using the products? It’s hilarious, he so clearly does NOT use the products (I think he even calls one by the wrong name). Chris Evans (the English variety) uses the clip often on his Virgin radio breakfast show. It’s burned into my brain!
Omg 😂😂😂😂 I have to see this!
I bought a pair of JLo heels because I saw them on someone and loved them. The box has a big close up picture of her face on it. I have to turn it upside down in my closet! She's gorgeous, but I dont want to see that big face photo staring at me!
The only time I really take into consideration “celebrity” lines is if I do not like the celebrity. No matter how good the product is I will not buy from them if I do not like them. The same goes for if I like them, I wont buy bad or mediocre products just because I like a celebrity.
Please why is no one talking about that “snow mushroom is a plant” line?? That had me flabbergasted 😫
omg i remember smack my fat lash, it was a challenge to make an ad for it in one of the later seasons
Always tune in as soon as I can. Thanks for keeping everything real!
I’ve tend to stay clear from ‘celeb’ collabs they mostly turn out to be money grabbing rubbish!
Thank you so much I greatly appreciate it! 🖤🖤🖤
Omg I’m embarrassed for Tyra after watching that advertisement she was in…so cringe 😬 I have never bought celebrity brands, but I received Alice Keys Keys Soulcare Muti-benefit peptide serum in PR to review for free for my honest review & I loved it and it’s a decent price imo. I just ran out and I’m definitely re-buying 💜
Thank you to Hello Fresh for helping Robert make a meal that isn't toast! We love you for that - and your delicious meals. Robert, I'm so happy for you. that meal looked great.
This eyeshadow look is absolutely friggin STUNNINGGGGGGG 🥰
If there is a celebrity attached to it, I automatically think it’s garbage until I’m proven wrong! I know that’s ridiculous, but that’s just my personal bias.
You know who SHOULD make a skin care brand? James. I'd try everything! ❤
Brad launching skin care had me hollering. No amount of him waving his artsy glasses can convince me of this brand. And looking good is part of his job, I can’t say it would strike me as particular achievement but part of the basic job description. Ellen de Generes no different. In general I am deeply suspicious of celebrity brands and expect a rip off per se. Sorry that was really naughty and I enjoy this video tremendously
"waving his artsy glasses" got me 😂
😂 He’s really good looking and aged like well. But i wouldn’t say his great skin is his selling point.
@@roxita7097 I totally agree but after all it is also part of his job? 🧐 but to me he would have been more credible with wine than moisturizers 😇
@@fushigifrenchie I watched it and thought decent act, wrong scene 🤭
I've been waiting for Hello Fresh to come to my country forever and a day 😂😂 I really love cooking and am good at it, but the process of thinking about a menu, going for shopping tires me to no end 😅 anyhow, love your sponsor time with HelloFresh, it's so real and sincere, not rushed just to get through it fast 💜
For me it depends on how many brands that celebrity has attached to them. It’s the same thing for influencers. The more selective that celebrity/influencer is, the more I’m willing to trust them.
For companies themselves, it really says a lot about them by who they are willing to work with and how many notable people they want to work with. It comes across as they don’t know who their target audience is. So they’d rather just go for anyone.
Caudalie has been around for ages and doing the wine thing. It’s expensive, but not stupid expensive! And it has resveratrol as an alternative to retinol and that.
Aww I always say that if you can read directions, you can cook. You did a great job, that looked so good!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you Sheila! 🖤
Celebrity products are like drop-shipping but for rich people that already have a ton of influence. I tend to steer clear.
I think it would only entice me if they were in that industry so I trust what they recommend- like Brad Mondo making hair care or Lisa Eldridge making make up. Not here for the cash grab celeb associations to brands
yep! i don't remember what season but that was an america's next top model challenge
“They’re all equally wtf.” 😂
😂😂😂😂
Robert your fade is absolutely perfect ❤
I just got a Kylie lipgloss in the Selfridges advent calendar. Feels off brand for Selfridges and people were pissed it was included in there! It’s a nice lipgloss, but I apply it in secret so nobody knows what I’m using 😂 brands are definitely cheapened by celebrities. Even great products are cheapened by the celebrities who are associated with them. Grown ass adults who have the money to buy premium makeup are not buying celeb products.
10:08 Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want them to do you so much you could do anything?
Haven’t watched you in awhile due to remodeling my house, but excited to sit down and binge watch your videos! ❤
Thank you! I hope the remodelling is going well!! How exciting!!
11:37 I really love your low laugh, it tell me more than anything else ❤😂
Rare beauty is the only celeb brand I trust because A. The make up is lush, and B. Selena seems really passionate about it.
Agreed
The packaging is also accessible! Essentially every product can be opened using only one hand, or with shaking hands. Big win for people with specific disabilities like lupus (which Selena has).
Agreed.
agree.
And she’s one of the few who uses her own line. Her and Lady Gaga.
The SHADE handed to BRAD here ..🤭🤭🤭 I never thought he was ALL THAT and I'm happy I'm not alone
I’m always excited for these longer videos from you! I could listen to you talk about literally nothing, FOREVER 😩
Thank you so so much! 🖤
Omg so proud Robert got a hello fresh sponsor! The only ad for them that I watched all the way through to see how you did 😂. Must be James letting the side down with twin cooking 😂😅. Xx
I just think the second you put a celebrity name onto a product it's a signal to jack up the price. I like affordable brands from the drug stores like elf and wet n wild. I'm just a simple gal
YES IT WAS A CHALLENGE! I remember they had to make a commercial and then you could tell the ones that “did well” did those more individual ones. And they said they used it for the shoot and all the contestants were like “wow this is great” if you look it up it should be on UA-cam
I am always more skeptical of the brand that is put out by a celebrity. I always fear I will pay a premium price for dollar store quality products, or something like the huge holiday sets you can buy for young children that like to play with makeup.
They do know that Brad Pitt is an actor, right? Like…he’s actually very good at memorising lines and delivering them in a convincing way on camera? They didn’t have to go with that terrible clip of whatever it was he was talking about 😂
Im not sure brad pitt even knows hes an actor after watching that effort hahahaha
I absolutely think attatching a celebrity makes me think the product won't be very good, and also immediatly tells me i'm going to be priced out in most cases. I think the only exceptions to this are Lady Gaga and Rihanna's lines, because you can immediatly tell they were personally invested.
Tyra’s mascara name is based off of the viral video of her telling her critics to “smack her fat ass” about her weight gain. The name also makes more sense with an American accent.
I do buy & enjoy Rare Beauty, Haus Labs, and some Fenty. Otherwise, celeb brands are a huge PASS, especially with cosmetics & skincare because they rarely do their own - it's a sham!
A celebrity using an MLM model to make money off people is disgusting.
Ironic that Ellen's brand has the word "kind" in it....
"... triangular almost" I live for the shade 👏👏👏