Influencers are being BOUGHT by brands...(this is bad)

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Today we're talking about influencers receiving luxury gifts from brands and why some people feel as though these gifts will end up causing issues when it comes to their reviews...
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  • @carlipetrie7479
    @carlipetrie7479 4 місяці тому +4811

    If Mikayla reviews it, I don’t trust it.

    • @lindseythull1003
      @lindseythull1003 4 місяці тому +40

      Same😂

    • @dumbbitchenergy3942
      @dumbbitchenergy3942 4 місяці тому

      Tirtir is actually a good foundation tho

    • @lisaivy3678
      @lisaivy3678 4 місяці тому +93

      I thought it was just me. Hell, at this point what is her real face????

    • @andrealein157
      @andrealein157 4 місяці тому +26

      Do you trust the other influencer? Who do you trust? I’m curious cause i don’t believe nobody no more at this point …

    • @carlipetrie7479
      @carlipetrie7479 4 місяці тому +109

      @@andrealein157 I think I am at a point that if any influencer “reviews” anything, I don’t trust it. I trust Amazon reviews more than influencers 😂

  • @TheUniquePOTe
    @TheUniquePOTe 4 місяці тому +1199

    This is bribery, that is why it feels odd for influencers to speak against brands who gave them expensive gifts. At my workplace, receiving gifts over a certain value is considered bribery/corruption. There should be rules against this for influencers and the companies that send them PR imo

    • @thebeastfromwithin3024
      @thebeastfromwithin3024 4 місяці тому +33

      I'm glad someone said it

    • @meganclow6959
      @meganclow6959 4 місяці тому +42

      I feel like this is the same in almost any industry, I work at a fast food restaurant and we can't even give health inspectors a drink or it's considered bribery 😅

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 4 місяці тому

      No seriously we need laws to set this kind of precedent for social media content

    • @sallyb.7717
      @sallyb.7717 4 місяці тому

      Exactly this! This is bribery pure and simple.

    • @anathemagrim3145
      @anathemagrim3145 4 місяці тому +7

      I have the same feeling. Giving expensive gifts to someone whose review can impact your business is just plain bribery and I don't know how people are so okay with it

  • @Reignebow619
    @Reignebow619 4 місяці тому +850

    Believing Makaylas reviews is like believing random scammers who dm you. lol.

    • @JesterquestYT
      @JesterquestYT 4 місяці тому +4

      Or believing those AI Facebook photos

    • @UmuPadoru
      @UmuPadoru 4 місяці тому +1

      That is such an amazing way to put it

  • @itiswhatitis5309
    @itiswhatitis5309 4 місяці тому +1667

    Influencers are slowly turning their content to just a bunch of advertisements

    • @Allah_Akbar_
      @Allah_Akbar_ 4 місяці тому +80

      Aren’t they just a bunch of advertisements already?

    • @dancinginthemoon5826
      @dancinginthemoon5826 4 місяці тому +45

      Slowly? Lol

    • @lug358
      @lug358 4 місяці тому +32

      They are literally advertisers? I mean what else do they influence you on if not what to buy or not to buy?

    • @Habxxn04
      @Habxxn04 4 місяці тому

      @@lug358they use to be a good reference for buyers so they know if a product would work on them as they use to give more information (eg. Jackie, Tati, even evil Jeffree gave good info). Now I find that cosmetic chemists have become the source for this information despite most of them not wearing makeup at all. *honourable mention: professional artists like kevikodra & hung Vanngo*

    • @rebeccamarilyn3935
      @rebeccamarilyn3935 4 місяці тому +1

      And they can’t even act

  • @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349
    @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 4 місяці тому +2751

    Not glamzilla pretending to be a saint😂

    • @Dominique129
      @Dominique129 4 місяці тому +278

      I was just about to say that as she sits on a lifetime supply of beauty blenders lmao

    • @thecryingcryptid
      @thecryingcryptid 4 місяці тому +183

      tbh i'm questioning if her story is even true or if she's just making it up to seem relatable to the situation and make herself out to be the good person lol

    • @P4Stalot
      @P4Stalot 4 місяці тому +89

      Every damn time. I feels like she's trying to gaslight everyone all at once 😂

    • @gracieval43
      @gracieval43 4 місяці тому +19

      Right??!!!! You read my mind 😅

    • @kludriel2157
      @kludriel2157 4 місяці тому +65

      She wishes she got that Birkin bag lmao

  • @molly9083
    @molly9083 4 місяці тому +1774

    watching manny and laura finally figure it out after all these years “are they buying my affection?” like this is the first critical thought they’ve ever had in their lives, which is probably is

    • @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349
      @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 4 місяці тому +114

      They’re just so dumb lol

    • @someusername4129
      @someusername4129 4 місяці тому +141

      Ok but laura also being like "i don't think ppl should come for the influencers"
      Of course you dont 💅

    • @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349
      @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 4 місяці тому +77

      @@someusername4129 it's like the royals fearing for their head lmao

    • @CupcakeFairy777
      @CupcakeFairy777 4 місяці тому +1

      Duhh!!!!!

    • @JessicaJmoney
      @JessicaJmoney 4 місяці тому +30

      Omg I wanted to leave this same comment…like girl duh?! We been done came to this conclusion 🫨

  • @NadjaNatasha
    @NadjaNatasha 4 місяці тому +1439

    Mikayla‘s a sellout. She‘s been for a long time

    • @Art_thecl0wn
      @Art_thecl0wn 4 місяці тому +64

      Her weird fake accent alone screams liar 😂

    • @janicekao5383
      @janicekao5383 4 місяці тому +25

      @@Art_thecl0wnsounds like JOJO SIWA

    • @rozsailo6115
      @rozsailo6115 4 місяці тому +24

      Kim kardaSHiannnn still haunts me😂😂

    • @BlueGreenOnna
      @BlueGreenOnna 4 місяці тому +2

      And how she is still relevant boggles my mind. People are blind 🙄

    • @Victoria-_
      @Victoria-_ 4 місяці тому +1

      Exactly!

  • @audreywilson1166
    @audreywilson1166 4 місяці тому +677

    Mikayla blocked me for calling her out ONCE in her comments so she is very aware of what she is doing

    • @coast2coast8306
      @coast2coast8306 4 місяці тому +49

      She should put a for sale tattoo on her forehead

    • @christinamccormack4064
      @christinamccormack4064 4 місяці тому

      @@coast2coast8306more like “sold”

    • @anittas224
      @anittas224 4 місяці тому

      ​@coast2coast8306 😂😂😂

    • @miajohnson8554
      @miajohnson8554 4 місяці тому +10

      girl same 🤣 after a year of supportive comments too

    • @UmuPadoru
      @UmuPadoru 4 місяці тому +5

      She 100% is

  • @PlatonicPurplePanda
    @PlatonicPurplePanda 4 місяці тому +2690

    Materialism has truly ruined society.

    • @h4tsuk0i
      @h4tsuk0i 4 місяці тому +57

      And speed of these micro trends have only worsened it.

    • @lotsoflovetoyou
      @lotsoflovetoyou 4 місяці тому +18

      My sister and I were literally having a conversation about if your going to be materialistic it's best to just be looking for money, better than having a whole bunch of random junk

    • @skylarmichellex
      @skylarmichellex 4 місяці тому +29

      Seriously, burkin has to be the absolute waste of money.

    • @giupinkfairy
      @giupinkfairy 4 місяці тому +8

      All things aside, why isn't Laura Lee still cancelled? She's THE BIGGEST hypocrite ever

    • @Alexardelean89
      @Alexardelean89 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes it has.

  • @oliverhobi
    @oliverhobi 4 місяці тому +2344

    I'm sorry but birkin bags aren't even that pretty :')

    • @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349
      @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 4 місяці тому +112

      Right!! So overrated

    • @Areniapixie
      @Areniapixie 4 місяці тому +168

      The cruelty of that company is disgusting too. You couldn’t pay me to carry one

    • @KxmpleteKxllapse
      @KxmpleteKxllapse 4 місяці тому +80

      some probably only like it cuz of the brand where its from and not the style

    • @dancinginthemoon5826
      @dancinginthemoon5826 4 місяці тому +61

      They were never pretty . Most cute bags I see ate quite affordable

    • @dannielleburrus6117
      @dannielleburrus6117 4 місяці тому +75

      It is entirely about status. The aesthetic is secondary.

  • @KCHIJuarez
    @KCHIJuarez 4 місяці тому +468

    Im genuinely sick of influencers shoving products in our faces. I'm just sticking to the stuff i know works 😂

  • @Khaleesi_Of_Kittens
    @Khaleesi_Of_Kittens 4 місяці тому +408

    Gifting a Birkin to someone who reviews product should be illegal. It should IMMEDIATELY disqualify them from reviewing that brands products.
    Sickening display. 🤬

    • @Wannayeet
      @Wannayeet 4 місяці тому +2

      Ironic cause the First Lady in Korea got cancelled for accepting a Dior bag

  • @findingwig1211
    @findingwig1211 4 місяці тому +241

    Not the audacity of Glamzilla... 💀

    • @bataineh
      @bataineh 4 місяці тому

      context?!?

    • @ellegrey13
      @ellegrey13 4 місяці тому +7

      She is mikaela's long lost sister copycat​@@bataineh

  • @Megabot_6000
    @Megabot_6000 4 місяці тому +282

    glamzilla...and integrity HAHAHAH that's why i'm never consuming beauty content anymore.

    • @silentmuse6660
      @silentmuse6660 4 місяці тому +16

      Really, the only like 'beauty content creators' I watch anymore are the Welsh twins channels.

    • @Megabot_6000
      @Megabot_6000 4 місяці тому +3

      @@silentmuse6660 oh yes that's true I do watch them lol

  • @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349
    @thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 4 місяці тому +647

    But Laura Lee isn’t going “oh well I shouldn’t accept it”, she is just saying she shouldn’t display it

    • @limitlessbianca
      @limitlessbianca 4 місяці тому +66

      Of course. I would do the same. Obviously i cant say for laura lee or all influencers (i’m not even an influencer), but if the brand is upset that i dont post a gratitude video about the bag and took me off their PR list, then that says everything about the brand. I’d still review it as usual whether negative or positive. But a gift is a gift and i’m keeping the gift, especially an expensive one and the one i know i had been wishing for 😂

    • @melissamariea
      @melissamariea 4 місяці тому +13

      And if it were happening to you, you wouldn’t turn it away.

    • @Julianaao2601
      @Julianaao2601 4 місяці тому +28

      @@limitlessbiancayeah same! You wanna give me a luxury gift? I’ll take it, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be honest if your product sucks 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @asc5003
      @asc5003 4 місяці тому +10

      Lol nobody is turning down a free luxury gift

    • @misseskimo1
      @misseskimo1 4 місяці тому +3

      If it was a thank you gift then that's fine! Keep the thank you gift just don't advertise it, they won't be getting another though - and these influencers know that now.

  • @char2115
    @char2115 4 місяці тому +422

    There will be no truthful reviews

  • @resilientbodies
    @resilientbodies 4 місяці тому +164

    I feel like Mikayla has completely lost touch or is losing touch with her fanbase. She is showing off these expensive gifts as if a lot of her following are probably trying to figure out how to get the cash together for a bill that is due tomorrow. That massive house she sits in wouldn't have even been possible without her following; they pretty much bought her that house. The same with brand trips, they were tacky before the pandemic and they're tacky now.

    • @raca001
      @raca001 4 місяці тому +6

      I think she lost touch with real world and forgot where she came from.

    • @joannab.6282
      @joannab.6282 4 місяці тому +8

      and the trying to be relatable with the crocodile tears and fake emotional displays. her and glamzilla are fighting for the top spot for fake crier constantly. its honestly so eye roll inducing...you aint meryl streep, sit down.

  • @jostlejirl
    @jostlejirl 4 місяці тому +177

    This situation is just as comparable to drug companies gifting physicians luxury items for prescribing their drug to many patients. (That practice is no longer accepted.) Now it’s time for the FTC to crack down on influencers receiving exorbitant gifts.

    • @forevercandace714
      @forevercandace714 4 місяці тому +7

      Absolutely! 🚨🚨

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 4 місяці тому

      Literally exactly what I’ve been thinking. Another commenter talked about how they can’t even offer a drink on the house to a health inspector at a restaurant out of politeness, because it can be interpreted as a bribe. There are laws and regulations against bribery in every industry including our supreme court. We need the government to crack down on internet advertising content.

    • @Fragrances_n_Fur
      @Fragrances_n_Fur 4 місяці тому +6

      According to the FTC Mikayla would have to pay taxes on that lil Birkenstock bag. 😉

    • @forevercandace714
      @forevercandace714 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Fragrances_n_Fur she can't even follow FTC guidelines for proper disclosure.

  • @Saphirekittykat
    @Saphirekittykat 4 місяці тому +694

    Super happy for MissDarcie. I think her gift is deserved; her encouragement for new shades expanded this brand’s audience.

    • @missybuchanan9631
      @missybuchanan9631 4 місяці тому +68

      It actually looked beautiful on her, not so much on Mikayla. That was her shade.

    • @darkwebgirl
      @darkwebgirl 4 місяці тому +23

      Nobody deserves it try again.

    • @asmamalik3032
      @asmamalik3032 4 місяці тому +43

      These people are already super rich darcie said in a video that she grew up in a million dollar house so instead of giving expensive gifts to already privileged people it's way better to donate it

    • @Amila-ym7ny
      @Amila-ym7ny 4 місяці тому +33

      Its funny how u can pick and choose who u think deserves it lol none of these influencers deserve it get real hello wake up wee oo wee ooo 🚨

    • @ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed
      @ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@asmamalik3032 wow! I didnt know that 😮 that's annoying to know tbh 😅

  • @ciarajones4970
    @ciarajones4970 4 місяці тому +106

    I find it so funny that a bag holds so much value to people.

    • @DeadKraken
      @DeadKraken 4 місяці тому +3

      An ugly bag that costed 50 dollars max to produce btw. In Italy you can get beautiful and sturdy handmade bags of real high quality leather for 100-200 euros lmao

  • @BionicBoobie
    @BionicBoobie 4 місяці тому +323

    Take me back to 2009 beauty influencers

  • @mellie67
    @mellie67 4 місяці тому +120

    Materialism and consumerism is killing us…we need to stop

  • @gardenofnightmares
    @gardenofnightmares 4 місяці тому +122

    As someone who knows and has worked Darcie for a few years, here’s a few things;
    1. She loves her Chanel so TirTir did their research.
    2. She’s a super real person. What she is like on camera is who she is off it is the same. She’s super genuine and has been since the day I met her. She wouldn’t have said a thing about the bag if she didn’t feel like the brand put in the work to earn it.

    • @lilyfield2450
      @lilyfield2450 4 місяці тому +25

      for some reason i had a thought that she may have loved chanel in particular with how she was talking about in the video. i’m glad she’s happy and has her shade and purse

  • @marcmellow5573
    @marcmellow5573 4 місяці тому +56

    Professionally and ethically, in many occupations, accepting expensive gifts will get you in trouble, fired, and/or stripped of your license, possibly even criminal offense, depending on your position. So yes the same should apply IMO

  • @Pinklovewitch
    @Pinklovewitch 4 місяці тому +103

    Im so over it. Im trying to figure out which paycheck i will be able to buy a nice sunscreen to go with my makeup. 🙄

    • @jazmineavila6578
      @jazmineavila6578 4 місяці тому +9

      Right? They don’t care about the ones that live paycheck to paycheck on what they should endorse 🙄 not everyone can afford expensive things if anything the Marjory of people can’t

    • @NoName-dx1no
      @NoName-dx1no 4 місяці тому +1

      Elf has a sunscreen that’s also a primer so maybe try that? I don’t think it feels oily but I put aloe Vera gel before so idk it it affected the feel of it, I think I look more glowy with it, and they also have options to not leave a white cast, I don’t think it’s tinted but maybe I’m blind

    • @zakeernalir2871
      @zakeernalir2871 3 місяці тому

      Buy a skin 1004 Centella sunscreen

  • @ineedacoffeee
    @ineedacoffeee 4 місяці тому +347

    imagine if that brand donated the cost of that birkin to an animal shelter. imagine what that money would do.

    • @jazmineavila6578
      @jazmineavila6578 4 місяці тому +21

      Right? But everyone just wants to materialistic these days

    • @itsmeji
      @itsmeji 4 місяці тому

      the fact that Hermes was exposed by PETA for having factories where they're k!lling hundreds of alligators and crocodiles to make these so called birkins and people stilll fight over waiting lists to get these bags just to feel like they're special.

    • @shanel4294
      @shanel4294 4 місяці тому +36

      Or if they wanted to keep it in theme of make up donate to a beauty school in an underprivileged area or something and have mikayla come there and do some charity for press instead

    • @liyannah
      @liyannah 4 місяці тому +9

      EXACTLY! our society is doomed 🤮

    • @dr.princess832
      @dr.princess832 4 місяці тому +1

      This birkin doesnt cost shit on its own. So that money will probably be just enough to feed a cat once

  • @minceline
    @minceline 4 місяці тому +105

    Darcei literally deserves so so much… I’m watching her for literally a lifetime now. She’s the cutest soul ever

    • @alexifae
      @alexifae 4 місяці тому +3

      yessssss shes so amazing! I love watching her call out shade ranges

    • @joannab.6282
      @joannab.6282 4 місяці тому

      yeah but its still bribery to send her purses. its the same as mikayla getting one and ensures that even once trustworthy influencers are corrupted by bribes. but then again, none of them are truly trustworthy anymore because everyone just wants free shit and sponsorships. its a mess.

  • @BaybeeWaddles
    @BaybeeWaddles 4 місяці тому +148

    Honestly at this point,
    I don't trust beauty gurus and I don't really value their recommendations or opinions

    • @ninadottir488
      @ninadottir488 4 місяці тому +16

      Right! What happened to tutorials? I don't care about seventeen different lipsticks or some pallets, just teach me how to do a smoky eye, preferable with less than 10 products and keep it under 1000 dollars please

    • @itsme-le8sr
      @itsme-le8sr 4 місяці тому

      ​@@ninadottir488SAY IT LOUDER!!!!!

    • @alicemcfry
      @alicemcfry 4 місяці тому +3

      Follow actual working makeup artists! We buy/use so many products to use in our professional kits that work and worth your money

  • @MadameChouette800
    @MadameChouette800 4 місяці тому +65

    The way some influencers can easily buy those expensive bags anyway.

    • @BattyBoo24amc
      @BattyBoo24amc 4 місяці тому +7

      Right, yet they are gifted them for free.

  • @cheepcheri
    @cheepcheri 4 місяці тому +118

    I wonder if the money they're using on these grand gifts could be distributed to the actually employees who work for these companies. I'm sure they'd love a raffle for a bag like this.

    • @areswalker5647
      @areswalker5647 4 місяці тому

      While it would be great if they could do both we have to remember that these """gifts""" are publicitary deals the company does with the influencers. Having a good rep about the company's relationship with its employees does not bring in a third of the money a viral video does. And in this economy where the market is extremely full of products and competition is so high, every expense HAS to be justified by how much it makes the company earn back, otherwise the company goes goodnight real quick.
      We could argue that because this is the norm, a company doing the opposite and giving the gifts to the employees would go viral too but how do you get the news out there? You would have to pay both the gifts for the employees and the advertisment to push the news. So these companies are actually doing what's cheaper: they're maximizing the number of people who would get to know about their products while minimizing the costs.

  • @rebeccasteinke4357
    @rebeccasteinke4357 4 місяці тому +26

    I *hate* when Mikayla says "👁️👄👁️what is happening"...her fake freak outs grate on my nerves so bad 🤮🤮🤮 every time I hear a clip of her losing her mind over something she's not actually surprised at all about i want to sew my ears closed...I refuse to watch her at all

  • @Hoppy_is_a_bunny
    @Hoppy_is_a_bunny 4 місяці тому +25

    Did anyone else notice what Mikalaya is actually doing with those unboxing the Cartier and the Birkin. Listen carefully to what she is actually saying in the Birkin video. Remember this is Mikalaya we’re talking about and one thing we all know is sis is the queen of manipulating. Notice how she praise the brand and says things like “I’ve never received such an incredible gift” “I’ll never forget this beautiful gift that BRAND NAME gave me. Y’all she manipulating the brands! Like another one of her brands she reviews will see her Birkin video and think we need to do better. Watch I bet you I’m right about this. She is work the beauty brand system in her favor by making money, receiving free PR gifts along with luxury thank you gifts. I see what’s she’s doing

    • @yosoyiamGato
      @yosoyiamGato 4 місяці тому +7

      Next brand brand will send her a check to pay off her mortgage plus a Ferrari and a yacht!

  • @valerierodriguez8561
    @valerierodriguez8561 4 місяці тому +82

    Yeah, it's all bribery. And for the life of me, I can't stand Mikayla!! Never have been able to. The obviously fake facade she puts on grinds my gears. And she still had followers 😭

    • @amycornette8779
      @amycornette8779 4 місяці тому

      Not even attractive...Beauty influencer?...For Monkeys...

  • @GrimGrenadine
    @GrimGrenadine 4 місяці тому +15

    There's been a recent crackdown in Australia requiring influencers to have to report these received gifts as part of their taxed income.
    I wonder if there's anything similar in the US.

  • @BMissCherry
    @BMissCherry 4 місяці тому +33

    Those influencers know they’re going to be eventually replaced so they’re trying to make as much money as possible, while they’re still somewhat relevant

  • @victoriahayden2961
    @victoriahayden2961 4 місяці тому +34

    I trust very few influencers for this very reason. I find it quite vulgar how much stuff these people get.

  • @Samlovest.
    @Samlovest. 4 місяці тому +51

    Ergh. Mikayla... just goes to show if you lie for a long enough time you get rewarded.. I'm embarrassed she is a fellow gem. Most of us do not lie and have full integrity. Very few influencers I trust these days. Shame as they used to be our guides.😢😢

    • @jennaelise1193
      @jennaelise1193 4 місяці тому +2

      Right? When I saw "Gemini Icon" on the balloon, my eyes couldn't have rolled harder. We don't claim her.

  • @adriennezarate
    @adriennezarate 4 місяці тому +67

    those brands should be donating that money to people and communities in need

    • @shanel4294
      @shanel4294 4 місяці тому +5

      This, even if they donated to make up schools or art programmes, somethinggg

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 4 місяці тому

      Or to their own employees. A Birkin could cover at least one holiday bonus for an employee.

    • @coast2coast8306
      @coast2coast8306 4 місяці тому +2

      Nobody cares about the “Everyman” everything is transactional. We’re just supposed to buy their products full price (or save some money with these influencers discount codes 😉) oh, capitalism.

  • @DomeChiriboga
    @DomeChiriboga 4 місяці тому +89

    I love Darcei and how she calls folks out without being afraid of getting kicked out of a PR list

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 4 місяці тому

      She and Monica are the only ones I’m willing to trust

  • @doeeyes2
    @doeeyes2 4 місяці тому +32

    I remember when "showing off" or being a "show off" was a bad thing. Like if you did it, people really wouldnt like it and would call you out. We knew how to walk the line between being excited about something and being obnioxious. And this was in grade school. Its amazing to me that theres now and entire industry about shoeing off what you have, how privilleged you are, how pretty you are etc. Nowadays being an "influencer" (aka a show off) is an actual job.
    To be clear im an older millenial.

  • @mitchikita8
    @mitchikita8 4 місяці тому +17

    Seriously? Glamzilla talking about having integrity? Somebody's jealous not receiving a Birkin

    • @Iquey
      @Iquey 4 місяці тому +1

      This was my first thought too😂 ain't no way she suddenly grew a moral compass so quickly😂😂😂

  • @LotsofLisa
    @LotsofLisa 4 місяці тому +21

    I believe the TIRTIR stories. I’m a black woman and was stationed/lived in Seoul for a few years, years ago. K-beauty has come a long way. Their foundations were always only light. Asians are as obsessed with whiteness as everybody else. When my friends and I went to get facials etc. we would always be heavily discounted or given free merch and products to try because they wanted to know how their products (face creams, makeup, tools, etc.) held up on melanated skin (long before influencers,) but these were spa/ salon high end products already on shelves. They just never get a chance to use their products on black and brown skin. Whoo, Dr Franz, Laniege, Crème Shop, Banila, Sulwhasoo… I grew to love K-beauty (A-Beauty) long before it was trendy in the States.

  • @lunabunnii
    @lunabunnii 4 місяці тому +51

    I'm happy for Darci because she's a sweetheart!!❤ BUT this wasn't the first time Mikayla was gifted a luxury item from a brand, and wasn't she just flown out to Korea by a brand that she kept pushing? I'm still in a camp of watching multiple reviews of products you're interested in before buying. Don't just take one influencers word for it. Mikayla seems very fake with her reviews from the small clips I've seen. Everything is either life changing or a must-have, and that fake "omg" expression. But, I also watch beauty influencers in my age range, and she's not in that bracket

  • @nadia_vivace
    @nadia_vivace 4 місяці тому +27

    These brands won't send their actual clients stuff, free gifts or discounts and do all this for these influencers.

  • @stupidladdirtdude8933
    @stupidladdirtdude8933 4 місяці тому +29

    TIR TIR gifting Darcy is valid. She was able to influence the company to extend their shade range. Mikayla...? Dont get me started...

    • @jillbunny90
      @jillbunny90 4 місяці тому +7

      I agree. I found myself smiling, watching Darcy opening up her bag and seeing her reaction. Mikayla ALWAYS makes me roll my eyes. I only see her content on YT clip channels. I would never follow her or go search her content.

    • @stupidladdirtdude8933
      @stupidladdirtdude8933 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jillbunny90 same here i would swipe fast whenever i see her face :-)

  • @katilyn3
    @katilyn3 4 місяці тому +25

    Giving influencers THIS much attention probably isn't healthy

  • @thebeastfromwithin3024
    @thebeastfromwithin3024 4 місяці тому +13

    It's bribery at this point. If they're so confident in their products they shouldn't have to buy reviews.

  • @leviacats
    @leviacats 4 місяці тому +8

    Pharmecutical companies used to give luxury goods, trips, cars to doctors and now that's illegal for a reason 😂

  • @laurieokon9627
    @laurieokon9627 4 місяці тому +4

    I'm done with TikTok. Sick of watching these fake, nobody's telling me what I should buy and then having all of their gift and good fortune being rubbed in my face. I cannot get groceries most weeks because I cannot afford it. Have no use for any of them. I do enjoy all of these informative videos! Thank you for the upload!!

  • @NevaX333
    @NevaX333 4 місяці тому +13

    Glamzilla is so full of IT!!! She's also one of the cringiest creators I've ever seen 💀

  • @ZeldaAndIkeLove
    @ZeldaAndIkeLove 4 місяці тому +4

    I buy products from companies, where is my brand trip or designer luxury bag?? I've always hated seeing influencers and even celebrities being gifted and given things they don't even need when the normal everyday person cannot afford.

  • @Suridlr
    @Suridlr 4 місяці тому +11

    Whenever Mikayla’s videos pop up all I hear is “look at how this company is keeping me in their pocket so I can milk my fans of their money on products I lie about so I can get these free perks”

  • @Zoralovesmora
    @Zoralovesmora 4 місяці тому +7

    It makes me so mad that people who don’t deserve any of these opportunities are getting them without any effort and by just lying to the faces of people who support them, while the people who genuinely work their hardest are getting nowhere near the recognition. I can think of so many deserving people but it’s just so annoyingly unfair.

  • @sherryelle225
    @sherryelle225 4 місяці тому +15

    Makayla loves any brand that writes her a check or sends her to Korea. Idk how anyone can watch her videos period.

  • @hadeelaloraier8749
    @hadeelaloraier8749 4 місяці тому +85

    I miss betheny mota era of youtube 💔

  • @jazmynewang4503
    @jazmynewang4503 4 місяці тому +9

    People need to recognize that tirtir is a korean brand. It's super super common in Korean culture to give gifts to business partners like that.

  • @Dominique129
    @Dominique129 4 місяці тому +18

    The idea that favorable reviews of makeup products mean a select few influencers get costly designer goods in exchange, which most of their followers don't have access to, is so bizarre. I am not a fan of the brand trips. I can even understand free PR because creators can review, test/try, or use it for giveaways, etc. But what does a Birkin do? lol That money should be put back into product development or perks for long-time customers.

  • @meganclow6959
    @meganclow6959 4 місяці тому +12

    Hopefully Mikayla is saving a lot of this money cause her career cannot last long with how much she is lying

  • @trollerbridge
    @trollerbridge 4 місяці тому +25

    If mikayla loves it, I don't buy it 😂

  • @hannahwilborn2755
    @hannahwilborn2755 4 місяці тому +23

    The Gilmore Girls scene 🥹💗

  • @DeMediciCath
    @DeMediciCath 4 місяці тому +4

    You know, I’m a corporate girly, always had worked inside big companies. And all of them prohibited with very hard rules about gifts to partners/clients that could be used to “buy” the person or change someone’s opinion about the company. In the corporate world it’s a conflict of interests…. I don’t know how it could work with beauty and brands, but it made me think.

  • @cookiecomments846
    @cookiecomments846 4 місяці тому +70

    Is this really that different from paid partnerships?

    • @brittneybabeee4031
      @brittneybabeee4031 4 місяці тому +29

      Yes & no.
      It’s still sponsored, obviously, but it’s more insidious because the influencer can still claim to be “honestly reviewing this item, unpaid” when the reality is that they will lie their asses off no matter what because that’s what brings in the lavish gifts.
      So, no different than not disclosing sponsored posts, but still more insidious.

    • @Louise-ls4jv
      @Louise-ls4jv 4 місяці тому

      ​@@brittneybabeee4031im not familiar with US law, but do you know if it is still illegal to not disclose their relationship with the brand even if they don't get paid directly for that review?

    • @gracesull78756
      @gracesull78756 4 місяці тому +8

      seconding the other comment, i think it all comes down to the honesty, and "insidious" is the perfect word to describe it- legally, paid partnerships have to be disclosed, therefore the audience (should) know about the incentive behind the review, but gifts are a bit of a grey area. a reward for good reviews while claiming they haven't been paid, making it appear more "legit" for being unsponsored even though they have reason to be positive and keep receiving things. way more manipulative imo than a disclosed partnership

  • @rawrimreptar08
    @rawrimreptar08 4 місяці тому +3

    as some who works in retail, this is called a "sweetheart" deal. they get what they want(good reviews, exposure to millions of people), and the sweetheart gets something nice.
    it's a weird phenomenon where sometimes people don't even see the trend. they only see nice things.

  • @nailicious_4_u
    @nailicious_4_u 4 місяці тому +9

    Mikayla so excited about a bag she could literally buy herself 😂😂😂😂

  • @djmaxipad6238
    @djmaxipad6238 4 місяці тому +14

    The flexing is truly unrelatable & gross to boot

  • @retro.raider
    @retro.raider 4 місяці тому +12

    I don’t get how Mikayla is so popular. She edits the shit outta her photos. She has a new face every photo.

  • @Sassholepro
    @Sassholepro 4 місяці тому +145

    Mikayla needs her platform taken away. Influencers like her are making it such a mess

  • @beasttitanofficial3768
    @beasttitanofficial3768 4 місяці тому +3

    Those Basma blushes packaging reminds me of those Nokia phones that were all the rage when I was in like middle school lol

  • @rumblexstrips
    @rumblexstrips 4 місяці тому +9

    Working with Mikayla is a sure fire way to make sure I won’t buy a product

  • @skylarmichellex
    @skylarmichellex 4 місяці тому +12

    So happy I don’t have tik tok and I don’t worry about all this materialistic lifestyle. In the end none of these things make us truly happy.

    • @gabrielleslabaugh619
      @gabrielleslabaugh619 4 місяці тому +1

      So true

    • @drmimis4942
      @drmimis4942 Місяць тому

      ever since i’ve deleted tiktok and stopped caring about ridiculously rich people i’ve never felt better.

  • @Gagging4Lit
    @Gagging4Lit 4 місяці тому +8

    That Birkin bag Mikayla was sent is so ugly lol. I'd pawn it if I got that haha.

  • @artemis_liz7096
    @artemis_liz7096 4 місяці тому +6

    That‘s not a Birkin, that is a Kelly. It is smaller.

  • @kitebarbie
    @kitebarbie 4 місяці тому +4

    the excess is revolting, but even worse is the brands are just using these influencers like tools, and they don’t even know it… or seem oblivious, thinking that buying a 10K bag is anything close to what the cosmetic company makes… just all driven by greed. Gross. 🤮

  • @paulakaye2108
    @paulakaye2108 4 місяці тому +3

    It’s called “payola”, and it’s gone on since the fifties when record labels would hopefully influence their audiences to buy the product.

    • @BluMacron
      @BluMacron 21 день тому

      Gone on way longer than that

  • @ira1144
    @ira1144 4 місяці тому +37

    Brands arent "being grateful" they are just doing their job and doing great marketing and social connections.

  • @Alexardelean89
    @Alexardelean89 4 місяці тому +5

    Her accent sounds like Peter Griffin.
    Also I eye roll when anyone gushes about a luxury purse or item. Gtfo. People are suffering and we’re complaining about make up shades and what not. First world problems make me sick.

  • @kassidyr.robidoux6961
    @kassidyr.robidoux6961 4 місяці тому +2

    There are soooo many other way to show how thankful you are as a brand to a content creator that popularizes a product/the brand as a whole. Honestly, a sweet thank you note from the heart is enough. Maybe the brand sponsoring a giveaway to the creator’s audience of said product and some other goodies would be another fantastic alternative. You know what would be nice? Brands forking over $4k-$30k to those who are in debt because they currently are/have continued their education. That would mean the world to so many people!!!

  • @Cheesewizzzzkers
    @Cheesewizzzzkers 4 місяці тому +8

    Maybe I’m just cynical but it also seems like Mikayla is setting her self up to get more gifts from brands just by the way she said how happy she was. She said it was the BEST thing a brand has done for her and she’ll remember it for the REST of her LIFE-she’s so dramatic but also this might incentivize other brands to give her more so that she can say the same about them and post a ton of videos for them.

  • @lookitsgrandma
    @lookitsgrandma 4 місяці тому +8

    I'm disappointed in Rael. Love their sanitary products and pimple patches but this latest brand trip was just excessive, to the point of gross. Makes me not want to give them my money.

  • @lopylop88
    @lopylop88 4 місяці тому +3

    Is it only me i cant STAND hearing all of Glamzillas BREATHESSSSS

  • @tinatali3333
    @tinatali3333 4 місяці тому +16

    What is also funny to me is that the gifts they receive are meant to be shown, they just could keep them and say nothing but no, everything is for everyone to see

  • @johnene
    @johnene 4 місяці тому +5

    They all act the exact same as they open FREE stuff that is sooo amazing.
    I was done when Mikayla when she was moaning over a Hermes shopping bag. (I didn't stay long enough to listen to what it was.).

  • @jennacurran687
    @jennacurran687 4 місяці тому +8

    I’ve never once watched a Mikayla video but she seems so disingenuous and greedy from an outsider perspective. Not to mention I’m on the side that can’t stand her voice. But hey live your life girl.

  • @AngieIvylove
    @AngieIvylove 4 місяці тому +8

    I never rely on a influencers review that’s fake advertisement

  • @Seldoona
    @Seldoona 4 місяці тому +20

    MissDarcei is such a real one, she's the only beauty influencer I really trust

  • @veralim5326
    @veralim5326 2 місяці тому +2

    LOL I CANT WITH MIKAYLA’S FACE IN THE COVER OF THE VIDEO 😭😭😭😭 (the one with her holding up the tir tir foundation)

  • @kathianaeugene
    @kathianaeugene 4 місяці тому +30

    THE ONLY PERSON I TRUST WITH REVIEWS WAS JEFFREY STAR LOL he kept it real always regardless of how problematic he is

    • @liyannah
      @liyannah 4 місяці тому +2

      Sad, but true 😂

  • @jacquelinecutshall6889
    @jacquelinecutshall6889 4 місяці тому +15

    Solution, don’t watch them. Easy.

  • @iorogutu
    @iorogutu 4 місяці тому +6

    Mikayla is shady with or without the gifts. A leopard cannot change her spots

  • @PopsiclePeople
    @PopsiclePeople 4 місяці тому +7

    @TeaSpill you forgot Anastasia Beverly Hills sending Mikayla a Bottega Venetta bag a few months ago. She did a video on that too.

    • @TeaSpill
      @TeaSpill  4 місяці тому +1

      Wait really? Do you have a link??

    • @PopsiclePeople
      @PopsiclePeople 4 місяці тому

      @@TeaSpill i’ll find it hang on

    • @PopsiclePeople
      @PopsiclePeople 4 місяці тому

      @@TeaSpill I keep posting it and it keeps getting deleted but you can google search mikayla nogueira bottega venetta to find it

  • @SS-op9wt
    @SS-op9wt 4 місяці тому +14

    I really wouldn't know. But the one girl who supposedly convinced a brand to expand their skin tone range for their foundations...how do we know she wasn't collaborating with the company behind the scenes all along so people would get hyped up once more shades finally released? I don't think this is what happened tbh but it makes me wonder

  • @renatelapa9316
    @renatelapa9316 4 місяці тому +2

    Why would I want to buy something from a brand knowing that the money goes towards some cartier earrings?

  • @satiricgames2129
    @satiricgames2129 4 місяці тому +8

    I'm a pro mua and tbh i called this 10 years ago, i said they will be full payed for eventlly .

  • @PosaPunto
    @PosaPunto 4 місяці тому +3

    Sending an influencer extra gifts because they gave a positive review is an open message. That's called bribing. "Keep giving us good reviews and there will be more where this came from" and to the people who gave honest reviews "No gifts for you". If an influencer accepted gifts, spa days, travels and all that I'm not trusting them. You got bribed sis why would I?

  • @rsteatime5547
    @rsteatime5547 4 місяці тому +4

    TBH, Mikayla is the Jojo Siwa of make up. 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @melon06h
    @melon06h 4 місяці тому +2

    Darcei getting a Channel bag makes so much sense. Mikayla? Not so much

  • @cee8ch
    @cee8ch 4 місяці тому +5

    you know it’s bad when GLAMZILLA is the voice of reason.

  • @virginmary7187
    @virginmary7187 4 місяці тому +1

    At this point I think brands are deliberately launching with limited shade ranges so that they can have their viral moment and moment of redemption when they expand the range

  • @cxrrine22
    @cxrrine22 4 місяці тому +4

    I really wanted to buy the tir tir cushion foundation because I think it would work really well with my skin type. Now seeing all this with Mikayla I don’t think I will :(

  • @Sasha-mb3rv
    @Sasha-mb3rv 4 місяці тому +2

    Glamzilla pretending to be a better person when she's like every other influencer