i could imagine it’s kinda like clothes - they’re all manufactured in the same warehouses and shipped to different stores. for example: ross dress for less sells american eagle jeans for way less than american eagle does. idk much about skincare and i could be wrong this is just a feeling i have but maybe they’re produced in the same warehouses and then shipped out to different stores?
tiktok makes sense since some sellers do sell official products and tiktok gives the shops discount codes, i’ve ordered from a seller called twenties beauty who sells authentic k beauty, and tick took had a 40% off promo so i got my items for cheaper.
I refuse to shop temu, wish, etc. This dupe culture has eroded my trust. Even in Amazon. And thats sad. Because it ruins it for possible good indie brands. Horrible to loose trust. Sadly, it exploits people with limited means. Good video!
True I realised most things on Amazon come from there. I’m sick of seeing Temu when I Google anything it’s always in the results it’s annoying. I bought something off Amazon got £13 then seen it was on there for £3.
While it’s important that you’re highlighting these fake products, it pisses me off to no end that there’s no accountability for these companies and no liability for Amazon, Temu, etc. This is extremely problematic for the legit companies, but in the end, it’s the consumer who pays the price.
@monas, I completely agree. There is no decent recourse for us, the consumers. We waste (very hard earned) money during this horrid cost of living crisis. I know I don't have the time to drill down on products and companies - too many misdirecting layers to zero information. This is just one reason I follow James - he's knowlegeable and honest, and to this older American lady, quite easy on the eyes.
My best guess for Amazon [can't speak for the already sketchy websites like TEMU and Wish] I think it's that they use that argument that online platforms use to avoid responsibility for people posting racist/sexist/etc content. "Well that's not US though, THEY did that, not US. Punish THEM." kind of dealies ... but also probably that that Market of fakes has gotten so big Amazon only sees the $$$$$$$ rolling in. Like how a certain website still lets places like 5Minute Crafts exist with their literally fake and dangerous content because their massive viewership farms make too much money for this certain website to enforce it's own rules. Like if you got on Amazon and sold these dupes you'd probably be gone by the 1st report - but these other "retailers" are probably just too big.
First product: lube 😂 Second product: dupe? Third product: red-headed step cousin Fourth product: 90s Avon perfume/perfume cream Fifth product: Sean Connery on the label Sixty product: bengay deep heat Seventh Product: doppelganger Eighth product: same scent as a prior product Ninth product: cigarettes and bubble bath Tenth product: genetic perfume Eleven product: no comment Twelfth product: candy floss dupe? Thirteenth product: perfume sunscreen/moisturizer? James I love your descriptions 😂😂😂
The description of “1990’s Avon” says so much with just two words. I immediately knew exactly what we were dealing with and exactly how much I didn’t want it 💀
would love to see a 'when beauty turns ugly' video potentially showing the damage some of these products can cause to the skin when used! a few months back i used a fake beauty of joseon serum and got a light chemical burn on my face, so i'm sure there could be some stories out there of some people having it much worse.
Just FYI for americans (idk if the UK sephora do this or not) all Sephora stores now take empties! You have to take the pumps out, but theyll take any empties it doesnt have to be bought from them or anything. So i save up all my empties and bring them into a Sephora once a month. I live in WA so i cant recycle glass, but they take glass so i love recycling through Sephora🙌
We only have one Sephora store in the UK, it’s a tragedy! But our council recycling programs are pretty good, so we can recycle glass and hard plastic from home. If there’s anything hard to recycle, Boots will take it *and* give you reward points!
@kitm141 we don't have boots over here, but atleast yall have another option. I wish we could recycle more, so much goes into landfills that could be recycled
@@AKbaby89 it’s crazy to me that some states don’t offer recycling. Like… it’s in all of our interests. But that’s just one aspect of American life that baffle me :)
Very little of the plastic you "recycle" actually gets recyled, less than 10%, if that. It makes you feel good is all. I wish there was a way to bring that number up. Personally I think we should get rid of plastic all together for as many products as we can.
James, yours is the only skin care channel I watch. I truly appreciate the research you do on these products and your willingness to say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure", as well as your considered endorsement when you do know and like something. Also: You have the most beautiful hands! Love from Arizona 😊
I enjoyed this video a lot! My Mom always tells me “it’s better to pay a little more, but get good products” and that’s so true. James your hair looks so nice 😊
UK friends, if you recycle a certain number of beauty empties at your local John Lewis, they will give you a voucher towards your next beauty purchase! They also have a similar scheme for clothes 🎉
I've got to take a couple weeks off from makeup & most skincare. It's so hard not to try out an eye look or a mask, so it helps to watch James's videos about all the shenigans in the darker corners of the industry.
some brands like Cosrx or Glow recipe have such iconic design that when I got this ad for Temu with all of those, it really took me a minute to realize what I'm looking at. cause when I see those labels/shapes, I recognize them immediately, and only in a bit my brain actually turns on to read what the labels say and register that the pricing is off :D anyway, thank you for this video!
i was so confused when i saw your instagram story a few weeks ago! they looked like the product itself but something was not quite right about them 🤭 i guess this video explains why
For the items that you don't want to test on your own skin, it would be very interesting if you had a bit of ph paper to test if it's even close to the real product.
Would love to see Robert do this with makeup! Ngl I’ve bought fake makeup from Temu and it was actually really good! It was a fake rare beauty liquid blush and I loved it!
I bought a lipstick from Temu and it was surprisingly good! But then I watched something on all the terrible things that could possibly be put in the formulas and I threw it away. Things like Arsenic, Lead and cat urine just to name a few 😮
Yeah please don't put it on your face no matter how good it might perform. I highly doubt that these random Chinese manufacturers follow any safety regulations. You have no idea what they put into this (can't even trust the label) and since they aren't regulated they could potentially put some dangerous things in there... (Also no regulations = no hygienic production = lots of eww)
@@karynfosse3972I've got a primer /sunscreen that has purple orange and pink balls in it..... it goes on skin nice bit I defo wouldnt trust the sunscreen claim
Robert always says that cheap makeup isn't a problem, but fake makeup is. There is no way of knowing what's in those products, if they've been tested for safety, etc. If big brands like Claire's can get caught with toxic contamination, imagine these brands that are not regulated at all.
Well you finally got me. Cosrx snail mucin serum was on sale for prime day last week so I got it. Used it for the first time today and WOWOWOWOW. The absolute most hydrating thing I've ever used. Like an angel cried directly onto my face. I keep a pretty simple skincare routine, and this is 100% a new staple. ❤
Hey James to answer you question no i do not buy my skincare off of any of those sites as i simply dont trust them... there are a few bits i buy from Amazon but they are from trusted sellers and i know them to be the real thing... but please people even on Amazon do you research before you buy skincare off there. Loved the video and would love a part 2 to it although I understand the research that goes into these uploads and just want you to know how very appreciative i am.... Take care have a good one n il see ya soon xxx ❤❤❤❤
I tend to purchase directly from the brand, which I think is best (Brand site always has coupons, specials, etc.). Otherwise, I only purchase via a trusted retailer, I.e., Sephora, Ulta, Credo… Why take a chance on crappy products that may use questionable, or dangerous, ingredients when you can buy the real thing? Much like fast fashion, I think people lose sight when they see a low dollar value. I do understand that the ability to purchase quality products is a privilege; however, there are great products available at a very low price point, especially if you buy directly from the brand.
I am always SO curious about why ppl fake skincare that is cheap skincare. Like I can understand doing the expensive ones but like Biore sunscreen fakes? I don’t get it. PS: loving the hair James!
I think because honestly some of these cheaper ones are so viral and generally the people looking for these crazy deals are only looking for these deals cuz the couldn’t afford the 20$ serum in the first place. So I think it’s just cuz they can sell more of the cheaper items cuz more ppl will want them. I could be wrong just a guess. Kinda like cera ve sells like crazy at the store but at the same store the $80 la roche serum barely sells
@@rachelsnow127I mean… Is a 6USD 70ml sunscreen expensive? Bc that’s the price of 3W Clinic sunscreen! If someone struggles to even afford it, trust me this person probably cares about way more things than just skincare, like eating and being able to afford living costs (maybe doesn’t even care about skincare)!
@@rachelsnow127 I get that but some of the stuff they fake dupe is 10 dollars and under. But like someone said, if they can’t afford like a few dollars for skincare then they most likely have bigger issues to handle.
Thank you for all of your great content! You make me laugh so hard I stg. Sorry, I know this is off topic but I have some video topic ideas that I don't see anyone doing, but I'd love to see: rating sunscreens based on how fast and how much they dry down (for those of us that wear glasses - you know what I'm talking about!), using one mineral sunscreen to start the day but then reapplying with a different mineral sunscreen later (say if you have one you like to start the day with and one to keep in your bag), trying different setting sprays over mineral sunscreens, and definitely more videos about tinted sunscreen and foundation pairings.
temu skincares suprisingly good, but one cleanser from there gave me a rash and burnt my skin but every other cleanser,toner,serum,essence,eye cream, moisturiser has been so nice for my skin . suprisingly helped my skin barrier
would love to see the sunscreens under that UV light you've used before! And also, have labs test the products out to see if the ingredient lists are real or not. Which would be totally suuuper expensive
I used to trust Amazon skincare with my life because I thought it was coming straight from the brand. Tried the snail mucin ONCE and had the worst breakout of my life, crazy thing is I’ve never had more than 3 pimples on my face at a time and this gave me SEVERAL along with borderline fungal acne.
Something else that people might not consider when buying dups/Temu/TikTok Shop/Wish/AliExpress etc is that the original may be cruelty free/PETA approved however certain cosmetics in China are required to be tested on animals before they can be released to the public. So where people might think they are buying cruelty free products they are actually purchasing things that have been tested on animals.
2:07 "I don't like the smell but I have to keep going back to smell it" I really felt that, mann I've never found the word for these kind of situations, but bro just went and said it 😂😂😂
I stopped getting any skincare from Amazon after a legit looking toner turned out to be some fake denatured alcohol with scent. I bought it from the brand “store” on Amazon too, but any seller can still show up in there.
Wait, really?? I've bought several CosRX products from Amazon, but the only reason I trusted it was because CosRX's official site linked to an Amazon page, and I checked that the seller said CosRX and not someone else. Is it still possible I got fakes??
@@pentabulous5018 For the beauty department stock is automatically not mixed. No special labels are needed. They've done it for years now. It's why so many brands have opened up their own stores and sell there now. This is even listed in the seller info on Amazon. You're spreading old and outdated info that's been gone for years at this point.
There is a YT channel that shows someone making counterfeit makeup. She puts Vaseline, crayon, used lipstick back in expensive brand cases. You would never know what is in it. James is so right, these need to go in the trash.
It’s so scary how good the fakes can be! It’s like shopping for designer brands, how there is a whole black market industry producing copies without regulations. It can be really hard to tell if something is authentic when buying from a 3rd party vendor. I stick to retailers and websites I trust and even go directly to the actual brand’s website when they’re not carried by Sephora, Ulta, or another legitimate supplier. I do not want my money supporting shady business.
im a little late but im glad you made a video on this bc i was abt to waste money on cheap skin care, but then again my skin deserves better skincare products an im scared to test fake products... my absoulute fave skin products are pacifica glow baby edetion
This is both interesting and horrifying at the same time haha. Anyway, I already stopped using anything besides Sun screen and simple moisturizer. I have tried almost EVERYTHING to look younger + delay aging as much as possible, anything from face exercises, vitamin C serum, Fraxel, collagen supplements and of course Retin A (7 years straight), home devices and what not. However, nothing made any real difference compared to the high-quality derma pen I purchased for under 100 bucks. Within 3 months of use, my skin has improved DRAMATICALLY. I don't look like I'm 18 again, but definitely not 41 either. My fine lines have disappeared completely, and my nasolabial folds are way less are nonexist. People often underestimate the power of wounding and the revolutionary effects it can have on the skin
Shhhh...don't tell everyone! (Joking) Ive been microneedling for almost 10 years - most guess I'm @ 15 YEARS younger than my birth certificate says. I DO it myself at home, quote aggressively in places, and lightly in others,,maybe 1x month. I am 63
+1 for kora beauticaIs. I've been doing microneedling since it started 12 or so years ago. Nobody believe I am 55. They all say I am in my 30's or early 40's. As you know, as we get old, our skin gets thinner therefore creating wrinkles. But the wounding kept my skin still thick and youthful. Your comment will help so many women to restore their skin..
I mean, you mentioned Lidl. My Mam used to work for a Belgian company well known for it's frozen vegetables (perfected the technique to keep their nutrients when frozen). They made ready meals for Lidl but also for M&S and Waitrose. Lidl always wanted the best ingredients for a low as possible price. It's well known that often, Lidl products are made in the same factory as the brand ones. So the dupes could as well be just that.
Fr worked as a health inspector in ireland. Most aldi and lidl products and made near by in local factories. Basically all butter in lidl an aldi in ireland is shit like kerrygold
I had a horrible experience with Amazon, bought what I thought was the Wishful serum. Turned up unboxed and unsealed. I complained and asked for a refund and they wanted it back to resell. 😬 I threw it in the bin to save someone else getting it. Could have been tried out and sent back 10 times before I got it. Disgusting 🤢
Them wanting it back doesn't mean it'll be resold though. It's just to prevent people from making claims to get free stuff. It's pretty simple business logic.
I'd love to see you do a deep dive into the comparison of the ingredients label. There are many companies that sell knock off fragrances that come pretty close. They never seem to last as long, but worth it for daily wear & save the real stuff for better occasions. But skin care is something else. I expect to see results after a length of continued use. Some may be trying to copy ingredients, where others are just packaging fragranced lube. I did try buying several mascaras that were obvious dupes from Temu. They were ALL not worth the money. Just like only adding a tint to your lashes. Don't waste your money.
Thank you for making this video! I was thinking of trying them ( don’t ask me why) couldn’t find any videos of the products are good, but since watching your video you made me realise how risky and stupid it would’ve been if bought the fake ones! im gonna buy the original ones… thanks ❤
I use that exact Snail Mucin and I got it from Temu. It does moisturize and gives a nice sheen to my skin. I like it. Quick question though, how do we know that brand names aren't using the 'fake' stuff and branding it as their own?
I tried a foundation from Temu and was impressed but I don't feel their skin care would be any good at all. I'm glad you didn't get them on your gorgeous face James. One never knows where these faulty products are truly coming from. Cheap isn't necessarily worth it ❤
Thank you James for all this information. I personally would rather save up to get the original products provided it's something that I can really use and is safe. Blessings
Not sure how well known this is, but at least in the U.S. you can (if licensed) work with a lab for your skin care products and label them with your name. This usually works fine for most estheticians because it's not terribly likely you are using the same line as someone else in your town when you are white labeling (using your name on the product). However, there are also national brands that do this, and Paula's Choice is one. She did not formulate it but she did choose it, and hence the clever name. There's a correlation to make-up people are probably more familiar with - BH Cosmetics and Coastal Scents were exactly the same source - even the same palettes sometimes (color, packaging). The problem is that if you know the lab you can order and repot products into containers that look very similar to a well known brand without the lab being fully aware. Of course, the efficacy is then affected because it was repotted, and also the safety because it's not original packaging. Honestly, that is what I would be more terrified of - even if repotted in a clean way, that product will start to degrade the moment it is opened. If you buy from Paula's Choice, you know the first time it was opened was when you received it - anyplace else, and that could have been repotted a year ago.
Am glad you spoke about the misconception about Chinese made products. The reality is most Chinese people don't use these products. They have their own brands, which are amazing. They don't shop on Temu, Wish or Aliexpress.
I disagree. The consumer has the choice of what to buy or not to buy. There are tons of affordable skin care brands and products at the drugstore. There is no need for anybody to purchase fake products from shady websites (they aren't even trying to hide how bad they are) just because they look like a more expensive item. If we as consumers stopped supporting this crap by buying these products, the companies would cease to exist
I bought a Sadoer vitamin C lip balm from Temu and it's lovely for a basic lip balm. It was about 50p. I pretty much get most of my skincare from Yes Style. I would love for you to do a review of Wildmint though as I love their stuff. It's really helped my skin approach normal again after chemotherapy wrecked it.
please don't put these cheap temu items on your face no matter how good it might perform. I highly doubt that these random Chinese manufacturers follow any safety regulations. You have no idea what they put into this (can't even trust the label) and since they aren't regulated they could potentially put some dangerous things in there, stuff like lead and arsenic just to stretch out the product... (Also no regulations = no hygienic production = lots of eww) a basic lip balm will also only cost you like 1$ at a normal, regulated drug store where you won't risk your health.
I get a company wanting to make a dupe of a popular product that has the same star ingredient and/or does the same thing for the skin. But just blatantly copying the intellectual property and hard work of chemists, designers, etc. that created the product and packaging designs to basically trick people into buying your product instead of the original is so shitty.
It is but on the other hand it is also kinda hilarious, like for example urrently a lot of people are criticizing jujutsu kaisen for copying naruto and gintama so much but unless you care no one really cares 😅
I don't have the global product knowledge necessary to spot dupes, so I never ordered any skincare from temu-like websites. Is it a lesser known brand that sells out of temu officially and genuinely uses their own well made products? or is it a dupe from a brand that i've never heard of any contains who knows what as ingredients?
I got a gel wash from burts bees that was so SO strongly fragranced. The only reason I was able to finish it was because it was so liquidy it just shot right out of the bottle every time I opened it. I usually hate fragrance in my skincare because I can't test them out beforehand to know if I like it or not. I can't imagine how the room smelled for this video D:
If people don’t think that the manufacturers will sell their product under different price points with different packaging to access every customer, they are mistaken. I used to work for a major skin care/makeup brand and they rebranded their luxury products with the lower level being the exact same products in a drugstore. They get the consumer’s money, on every level. It’s the same with Banana Republic, Gap and Joe Fresh.
As someone who got drilled about legality and the unethical aspect of plagiarim, this is certainly an issue. But on the other hand, it's kind of hilarious too because no matter how you try this kind of issues will exists forever and sometimes if you can manage to successfully argue that sometime is just heavily inspired by something you can get away with plagiarim.
I'm glad you mentioned that bit at the beginning about the misconception that all chinese manufactured goods are shit or even dangerous. Granted, its understandable as China was one of the first countries in the modern era to have been exploited/contracted by companies globally for their cheap labor (nowadays India, Pakistan, Vietnam are in similar boats) and coupled with mass production there will be a risk of lack of quality control. But yes, it is irritating to see people knock any product they see as made in china to be inferior or made unsustainably, as there are millions of factories and chains of production and many that are not slave factories or whatever. China lately has actually made a lot of changes to their production esp in the realm of fashion and beauty goods, domestic shares of items like perfume, make up and skincare, and luxury clothing are on the rise as it is a very profitable market with lots of young people in china choosing to spend in these areas other than say real estate or something. And any domestic product (made in china and then sold in china) are now cruelty free as well, but foreign products that sell in china still might have to do animal testing. So chances are that chinese serum uve never heard about is cruelty free while "reputable" korean products sold in china (which is a LOT) aren't cruelty free. Makes you think!
OMG ❤ I'm so happy I found this channel. Ty 🙏🏽 so much for this. I got duped off..LoL 🤣 Temu with the derivative form of vitamin C. I noticed the PKG was different but still looked like the original Tru C, however, when I 😢 opened it and compared with the real brand the consistency was completely different. Ironically the fake one gave great results, but 😂hell .I don't know what's in it. This is insane. I went to write a review, but they immediately discontinued it. Probably, because of the over flow of complaints. What would be the better suggestion? To cut out 3rd party?, and order ONLY from the actual company that makes it. I got the Sean 😂Connery of vitamin C😂. Sooo wild!!!!
I have bought some creams off of TEMU...the ones for face are not good, I end up using face creams on my feet, or for hand cream...most of them have ingredients that clog my pores and give me little white face bumps. They work pretty good as body or foot moisturizers...
I just can’t imagine why anyone would think some of those name brands would suddenly be selling their products for 25% of the price on tik tok or temu
i could imagine it’s kinda like clothes - they’re all manufactured in the same warehouses and shipped to different stores. for example: ross dress for less sells american eagle jeans for way less than american eagle does. idk much about skincare and i could be wrong this is just a feeling i have but maybe they’re produced in the same warehouses and then shipped out to different stores?
tiktok makes sense since some sellers do sell official products and tiktok gives the shops discount codes, i’ve ordered from a seller called twenties beauty who sells authentic k beauty, and tick took had a 40% off promo so i got my items for cheaper.
tik tok* stupid autocorrect
I mean.... I saw a pair of sweatpants where the logo was replaced with "Just".... that's it 😂 you're not fooling anyone into believing that's Nike 😂
Some k beauty retailers and sellers advertise genuine products on TikTok but there’s a bunch of fakes out there as well.
I refuse to shop temu, wish, etc. This dupe culture has eroded my trust. Even in Amazon. And thats sad. Because it ruins it for possible good indie brands. Horrible to loose trust. Sadly, it exploits people with limited means. Good video!
Im on the same boat as you!
True I realised most things on Amazon come from there. I’m sick of seeing Temu when I Google anything it’s always in the results it’s annoying. I bought something off Amazon got £13 then seen it was on there for £3.
Amazon is safe if you are buying it directly from the company
@@Jayden_geminiu still got to look at the ingredients so really it's not safe either
While it’s important that you’re highlighting these fake products, it pisses me off to no end that there’s no accountability for these companies and no liability for Amazon, Temu, etc. This is extremely problematic for the legit companies, but in the end, it’s the consumer who pays the price.
Yeah It’s made me want to do a real deep dive into whatever the fuck is going on!
@monas, I completely agree. There is no decent recourse for us, the consumers. We waste (very hard earned) money during this horrid cost of living crisis. I know I don't have the time to drill down on products and companies - too many misdirecting layers to zero information. This is just one reason I follow James - he's knowlegeable and honest, and to this older American lady, quite easy on the eyes.
@@JamesWelshplease do 🙏🏻
My best guess for Amazon [can't speak for the already sketchy websites like TEMU and Wish] I think it's that they use that argument that online platforms use to avoid responsibility for people posting racist/sexist/etc content. "Well that's not US though, THEY did that, not US. Punish THEM." kind of dealies ... but also probably that that Market of fakes has gotten so big Amazon only sees the $$$$$$$ rolling in. Like how a certain website still lets places like 5Minute Crafts exist with their literally fake and dangerous content because their massive viewership farms make too much money for this certain website to enforce it's own rules.
Like if you got on Amazon and sold these dupes you'd probably be gone by the 1st report - but these other "retailers" are probably just too big.
amazon will refund you if you're sent fake product, though
First product: lube 😂
Second product: dupe?
Third product: red-headed step cousin
Fourth product: 90s Avon perfume/perfume cream
Fifth product: Sean Connery on the label
Sixty product: bengay deep heat
Seventh Product: doppelganger
Eighth product: same scent as a prior product
Ninth product: cigarettes and bubble bath
Tenth product: genetic perfume
Eleven product: no comment
Twelfth product: candy floss dupe?
Thirteenth product: perfume sunscreen/moisturizer?
James I love your descriptions 😂😂😂
Omg 😂😂😂
Sean Connery 😂😂😂
Fifth product is Double-0 suspicious.
There can be only one...
*hides*
You forgot “smells like sex toy” 😂
@@shortcake66 I did 🤣 but I was rolling with laughter while typing out my comment 🤣
The description of “1990’s Avon” says so much with just two words. I immediately knew exactly what we were dealing with and exactly how much I didn’t want it 💀
would love to see a 'when beauty turns ugly' video potentially showing the damage some of these products can cause to the skin when used! a few months back i used a fake beauty of joseon serum and got a light chemical burn on my face, so i'm sure there could be some stories out there of some people having it much worse.
Just FYI for americans (idk if the UK sephora do this or not) all Sephora stores now take empties! You have to take the pumps out, but theyll take any empties it doesnt have to be bought from them or anything. So i save up all my empties and bring them into a Sephora once a month. I live in WA so i cant recycle glass, but they take glass so i love recycling through Sephora🙌
We only have one Sephora store in the UK, it’s a tragedy! But our council recycling programs are pretty good, so we can recycle glass and hard plastic from home.
If there’s anything hard to recycle, Boots will take it *and* give you reward points!
@kitm141 we don't have boots over here, but atleast yall have another option. I wish we could recycle more, so much goes into landfills that could be recycled
@@AKbaby89 it’s crazy to me that some states don’t offer recycling. Like… it’s in all of our interests. But that’s just one aspect of American life that baffle me :)
@kitm141 yeah I'm originally from Alaska, and we never had any recycling, only trash.
Very little of the plastic you "recycle" actually gets recyled, less than 10%, if that. It makes you feel good is all. I wish there was a way to bring that number up. Personally I think we should get rid of plastic all together for as many products as we can.
James, yours is the only skin care channel I watch. I truly appreciate the research you do on these products and your willingness to say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure", as well as your considered endorsement when you do know and like something. Also: You have the most beautiful hands! Love from Arizona 😊
Eelhoe sounds like a brand name James and Robert would make up in a twin video
Omg it does 😭😭😭
Respect James for getting within a mile of those dupes ❤
😂😂😂
I enjoyed this video a lot! My Mom always tells me “it’s better to pay a little more, but get good products” and that’s so true. James your hair looks so nice 😊
UK friends, if you recycle a certain number of beauty empties at your local John Lewis, they will give you a voucher towards your next beauty purchase! They also have a similar scheme for clothes 🎉
James, you are our bravest soldier. We thank you (and your skin) for your sacrifice 💙💙
The heavy fragrance is used to cover the chemical smell of the cheaper product.
I've got to take a couple weeks off from makeup & most skincare. It's so hard not to try out an eye look or a mask, so it helps to watch James's videos about all the shenigans in the darker corners of the industry.
some brands like Cosrx or Glow recipe have such iconic design that when I got this ad for Temu with all of those, it really took me a minute to realize what I'm looking at. cause when I see those labels/shapes, I recognize them immediately, and only in a bit my brain actually turns on to read what the labels say and register that the pricing is off :D anyway, thank you for this video!
lube, toys, muscle relaxants... quite the installment in the James Welsh video franchise
i was so confused when i saw your instagram story a few weeks ago! they looked like the product itself but something was not quite right about them 🤭 i guess this video explains why
lol same
beautiful and bothered did a podcast on this. Kevin's and Johnny's Sephora stories were WILD
You’re so brave for testing these Temu products 💀
Nah, real bravery would be putting it on his face.
@@Lulu-xl5cmidk… Who knows what you can’t get just by touching something with your fingers?
@@Tttt28882 It's Temu xD It's not the dark web
For the items that you don't want to test on your own skin, it would be very interesting if you had a bit of ph paper to test if it's even close to the real product.
Yes! A video on dupes would be so interesting! I'm sure you would be able to add a good perspective on it with your experience and connections.
Would love to see Robert do this with makeup! Ngl I’ve bought fake makeup from Temu and it was actually really good! It was a fake rare beauty liquid blush and I loved it!
I bought a lipstick from Temu and it was surprisingly good! But then I watched something on all the terrible things that could possibly be put in the formulas and I threw it away. Things like Arsenic, Lead and cat urine just to name a few 😮
Yeah please don't put it on your face no matter how good it might perform. I highly doubt that these random Chinese manufacturers follow any safety regulations. You have no idea what they put into this (can't even trust the label) and since they aren't regulated they could potentially put some dangerous things in there... (Also no regulations = no hygienic production = lots of eww)
I tried a foundation and it is gorgeous
@@karynfosse3972I've got a primer /sunscreen that has purple orange and pink balls in it..... it goes on skin nice bit I defo wouldnt trust the sunscreen claim
Robert always says that cheap makeup isn't a problem, but fake makeup is. There is no way of knowing what's in those products, if they've been tested for safety, etc. If big brands like Claire's can get caught with toxic contamination, imagine these brands that are not regulated at all.
James living dangerously
Well you finally got me. Cosrx snail mucin serum was on sale for prime day last week so I got it. Used it for the first time today and WOWOWOWOW. The absolute most hydrating thing I've ever used. Like an angel cried directly onto my face.
I keep a pretty simple skincare routine, and this is 100% a new staple. ❤
I can’t believe these companies are allowed to basically totally knock off another brand with the same packaging and they have no consequences!
Hey James to answer you question no i do not buy my skincare off of any of those sites as i simply dont trust them... there are a few bits i buy from Amazon but they are from trusted sellers and i know them to be the real thing... but please people even on Amazon do you research before you buy skincare off there.
Loved the video and would love a part 2 to it although I understand the research that goes into these uploads and just want you to know how very appreciative i am....
Take care have a good one n il see ya soon xxx
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Don't throw them out yet!! I would really love to see what research you find about dupe skincare manufacturers !
I tend to purchase directly from the brand, which I think is best (Brand site always has coupons, specials, etc.). Otherwise, I only purchase via a trusted retailer, I.e., Sephora, Ulta, Credo… Why take a chance on crappy products that may use questionable, or dangerous, ingredients when you can buy the real thing? Much like fast fashion, I think people lose sight when they see a low dollar value. I do understand that the ability to purchase quality products is a privilege; however, there are great products available at a very low price point, especially if you buy directly from the brand.
I am always SO curious about why ppl fake skincare that is cheap skincare. Like I can understand doing the expensive ones but like Biore sunscreen fakes? I don’t get it.
PS: loving the hair James!
I think it’s just to get in on the market share
I think because honestly some of these cheaper ones are so viral and generally the people looking for these crazy deals are only looking for these deals cuz the couldn’t afford the 20$ serum in the first place. So I think it’s just cuz they can sell more of the cheaper items cuz more ppl will want them. I could be wrong just a guess. Kinda like cera ve sells like crazy at the store but at the same store the $80 la roche serum barely sells
What's cheap to you may be out of reach for someone else.
@@rachelsnow127I mean… Is a 6USD 70ml sunscreen expensive? Bc that’s the price of 3W Clinic sunscreen! If someone struggles to even afford it, trust me this person probably cares about way more things than just skincare, like eating and being able to afford living costs (maybe doesn’t even care about skincare)!
@@rachelsnow127 I get that but some of the stuff they fake dupe is 10 dollars and under. But like someone said, if they can’t afford like a few dollars for skincare then they most likely have bigger issues to handle.
Thank you for all of your great content! You make me laugh so hard I stg. Sorry, I know this is off topic but I have some video topic ideas that I don't see anyone doing, but I'd love to see: rating sunscreens based on how fast and how much they dry down (for those of us that wear glasses - you know what I'm talking about!), using one mineral sunscreen to start the day but then reapplying with a different mineral sunscreen later (say if you have one you like to start the day with and one to keep in your bag), trying different setting sprays over mineral sunscreens, and definitely more videos about tinted sunscreen and foundation pairings.
temu skincares suprisingly good, but one cleanser from there gave me a rash and burnt my skin but every other cleanser,toner,serum,essence,eye cream, moisturiser has been so nice for my skin . suprisingly helped my skin barrier
The “No” as gollum had me dying 🤣 but you can’t pay me to use that stuff. To shady
would love to see the sunscreens under that UV light you've used before! And also, have labs test the products out to see if the ingredient lists are real or not. Which would be totally suuuper expensive
I used to trust Amazon skincare with my life because I thought it was coming straight from the brand. Tried the snail mucin ONCE and had the worst breakout of my life, crazy thing is I’ve never had more than 3 pimples on my face at a time and this gave me SEVERAL along with borderline fungal acne.
Cosrx has an official Amazon store! The snail essence broke me out too 🤷♀
And what about Temu it's save or not.
Something else that people might not consider when buying dups/Temu/TikTok Shop/Wish/AliExpress etc is that the original may be cruelty free/PETA approved however certain cosmetics in China are required to be tested on animals before they can be released to the public. So where people might think they are buying cruelty free products they are actually purchasing things that have been tested on animals.
This is both interesting and horrifying at the same time
The dupe for the pixie blush stick is actually very good and very pigmented. I've seen it on other UA-cam influencer channels .
You're gag sound during the fake Sol de janiro sounded like Smegol from The Lord of the Rings 😂😂😊
Love temu ❤ Nice lotions and good makeup. . Never been dissipointed.
2:07
"I don't like the smell but I have to keep going back to smell it"
I really felt that, mann I've never found the word for these kind of situations, but bro just went and said it 😂😂😂
My prior experiences with oud perfumes in a nutshell.😆
Anyone else just love his intro❤
I stopped getting any skincare from Amazon after a legit looking toner turned out to be some fake denatured alcohol with scent. I bought it from the brand “store” on Amazon too, but any seller can still show up in there.
Wait, really?? I've bought several CosRX products from Amazon, but the only reason I trusted it was because CosRX's official site linked to an Amazon page, and I checked that the seller said CosRX and not someone else. Is it still possible I got fakes??
@@pentabulous5018totally agree with you. I don't trust anything from Amazon. I never buy from them. They even ruined Whole Foods for me!
You need to check the seller by the price. Not the generic storefront. That's how you get it from the real brands.
@@pentabulous5018 For the beauty department stock is automatically not mixed. No special labels are needed. They've done it for years now. It's why so many brands have opened up their own stores and sell there now. This is even listed in the seller info on Amazon. You're spreading old and outdated info that's been gone for years at this point.
I got some Temu creams and they were amazing. Much better than more expensive brands I’ve purchased
There is a YT channel that shows someone making counterfeit makeup. She puts Vaseline, crayon, used lipstick back in expensive brand cases. You would never know what is in it. James is so right, these need to go in the trash.
It would be interesting if you tested the dupes for dangerous chemicals in another video ❤
It’s so scary how good the fakes can be! It’s like shopping for designer brands, how there is a whole black market industry producing copies without regulations. It can be really hard to tell if something is authentic when buying from a 3rd party vendor. I stick to retailers and websites I trust and even go directly to the actual brand’s website when they’re not carried by Sephora, Ulta, or another legitimate supplier. I do not want my money supporting shady business.
This entire video has me cracking up 😂😂 Your gagging sounds when you smell each one 😂😂😂
6:17 WAIT THIS IS KILLING MEEE HAHAHAHA A PICTURE OF THE LABEL ON THE BOTTLE
you're so stinking fun to watch! thank you!
Hello . Good Afternoon James 💜 Happy Sunday 💞
Omggg I've been waiting on this one!!!'❤❤❤❤
“it smells like cigarettes and bubble bath eEUGh”
Did anybody tell you that your hair looks great lately 👌
I love these reactions. Informative and funny 😄
omg, the Sean Connery toner 😂
im a little late but im glad you made a video on this bc i was abt to waste money on cheap skin care, but then again my skin deserves better skincare products an im scared to test fake products... my absoulute fave skin products are pacifica glow baby edetion
I LOVE these Kinds of Videos!!! More Pleeez 🙌🏽🌟💕🌸
Yess I’ve been waiting for this since I saw your IG story
Not James knowing right away exactly what lube smells like 😂.
This is both interesting and horrifying at the same time haha. Anyway, I already stopped using anything besides Sun screen and simple moisturizer. I have tried almost EVERYTHING to look younger + delay aging as much as possible, anything from face exercises, vitamin C serum, Fraxel, collagen supplements and of course Retin A (7 years straight), home devices and what not. However, nothing made any real difference compared to the high-quality derma pen I purchased for under 100 bucks. Within 3 months of use, my skin has improved DRAMATICALLY. I don't look like I'm 18 again, but definitely not 41 either. My fine lines have disappeared completely, and my nasolabial folds are way less are nonexist. People often underestimate the power of wounding and the revolutionary effects it can have on the skin
Could you tell us which derma pen brand please ? Thanks for the comment by the way!
Korabeauticals V2
Shhhh...don't tell everyone! (Joking)
Ive been microneedling for almost 10 years - most guess I'm @ 15 YEARS younger than my birth certificate says.
I DO it myself at home, quote aggressively in places, and lightly in others,,maybe 1x month. I am 63
+1 for kora beauticaIs. I've been doing microneedling since it started 12 or so years ago. Nobody believe I am 55. They all say I am in my 30's or early 40's. As you know, as we get old, our skin gets thinner therefore creating wrinkles. But the wounding kept my skin still thick and youthful. Your comment will help so many women to restore their skin..
How often do you do it?
Doing the lords work💜💜
I mean, you mentioned Lidl. My Mam used to work for a Belgian company well known for it's frozen vegetables (perfected the technique to keep their nutrients when frozen). They made ready meals for Lidl but also for M&S and Waitrose. Lidl always wanted the best ingredients for a low as possible price.
It's well known that often, Lidl products are made in the same factory as the brand ones. So the dupes could as well be just that.
Fr worked as a health inspector in ireland. Most aldi and lidl products and made near by in local factories. Basically all butter in lidl an aldi in ireland is shit like kerrygold
I had a horrible experience with Amazon, bought what I thought was the Wishful serum. Turned up unboxed and unsealed. I complained and asked for a refund and they wanted it back to resell. 😬 I threw it in the bin to save someone else getting it. Could have been tried out and sent back 10 times before I got it. Disgusting 🤢
Them wanting it back doesn't mean it'll be resold though. It's just to prevent people from making claims to get free stuff. It's pretty simple business logic.
@@nataliekillian5760 They actually stated in one of their messages to me that they wanted it back to resell. 🤢x
This is seriously the video everyone needed just didn’t want to ask about lol
I'd love to see you do a deep dive into the comparison of the ingredients label. There are many companies that sell knock off fragrances that come pretty close. They never seem to last as long, but worth it for daily wear & save the real stuff for better occasions. But skin care is something else. I expect to see results after a length of continued use. Some may be trying to copy ingredients, where others are just packaging fragranced lube. I did try buying several mascaras that were obvious dupes from Temu. They were ALL not worth the money. Just like only adding a tint to your lashes. Don't waste your money.
Thank you for making this video! I was thinking of trying them ( don’t ask me why) couldn’t find any videos of the products are good, but since watching your video you made me realise how risky and stupid it would’ve been if bought the fake ones! im gonna buy the original ones… thanks ❤
The reactions you have when it's not a good smell. Crack me up. I huff out my nose to like "get rid of" the stink 😂
I use that exact Snail Mucin and I got it from Temu. It does moisturize and gives a nice sheen to my skin. I like it.
Quick question though, how do we know that brand names aren't using the 'fake' stuff and branding it as their own?
I tried a foundation from Temu and was impressed but I don't feel their skin care would be any good at all. I'm glad you didn't get them on your gorgeous face James. One never knows where these faulty products are truly coming from. Cheap isn't necessarily worth it ❤
Thank you James for all this information. I personally would rather save up to get the original products provided it's something that I can really use and is safe. Blessings
Not sure how well known this is, but at least in the U.S. you can (if licensed) work with a lab for your skin care products and label them with your name. This usually works fine for most estheticians because it's not terribly likely you are using the same line as someone else in your town when you are white labeling (using your name on the product). However, there are also national brands that do this, and Paula's Choice is one. She did not formulate it but she did choose it, and hence the clever name. There's a correlation to make-up people are probably more familiar with - BH Cosmetics and Coastal Scents were exactly the same source - even the same palettes sometimes (color, packaging). The problem is that if you know the lab you can order and repot products into containers that look very similar to a well known brand without the lab being fully aware. Of course, the efficacy is then affected because it was repotted, and also the safety because it's not original packaging. Honestly, that is what I would be more terrified of - even if repotted in a clean way, that product will start to degrade the moment it is opened. If you buy from Paula's Choice, you know the first time it was opened was when you received it - anyplace else, and that could have been repotted a year ago.
Am glad you spoke about the misconception about Chinese made products. The reality is most Chinese people don't use these products. They have their own brands, which are amazing. They don't shop on Temu, Wish or Aliexpress.
Ooohhh! Interesting 💜
I was cracking up and your reactions to the smells of things. I do the same thing when I smell suuuuper fragranced things 😂😂
Glad I watched this, thank you 🙏 💚
You are brave for doing this!!! You are a hero
Ohh thank you for posting this!
My partner has bought stuff from Wish that literally never showed up😂
It's sad some people have no choice but to buy these dupes because they can't afford the original. I hate that companies can even do this
I disagree. The consumer has the choice of what to buy or not to buy. There are tons of affordable skin care brands and products at the drugstore. There is no need for anybody to purchase fake products from shady websites (they aren't even trying to hide how bad they are) just because they look like a more expensive item. If we as consumers stopped supporting this crap by buying these products, the companies would cease to exist
"Someome will be suing them soon." (Dastardly glance at camera) 💀💀💀
I bought a Sadoer vitamin C lip balm from Temu and it's lovely for a basic lip balm. It was about 50p. I pretty much get most of my skincare from Yes Style. I would love for you to do a review of Wildmint though as I love their stuff. It's really helped my skin approach normal again after chemotherapy wrecked it.
please don't put these cheap temu items on your face no matter how good it might perform. I highly doubt that these random Chinese manufacturers follow any safety regulations. You have no idea what they put into this (can't even trust the label) and since they aren't regulated they could potentially put some dangerous things in there, stuff like lead and arsenic just to stretch out the product... (Also no regulations = no hygienic production = lots of eww) a basic lip balm will also only cost you like 1$ at a normal, regulated drug store where you won't risk your health.
I get a company wanting to make a dupe of a popular product that has the same star ingredient and/or does the same thing for the skin. But just blatantly copying the intellectual property and hard work of chemists, designers, etc. that created the product and packaging designs to basically trick people into buying your product instead of the original is so shitty.
It is but on the other hand it is also kinda hilarious, like for example urrently a lot of people are criticizing jujutsu kaisen for copying naruto and gintama so much but unless you care no one really cares 😅
“It smells like sex toy” oh James you make me crease 😂😂😂
Omg yes idk why but I love these videos 😹😻
So happy you did this video. Thank you 🙏
Thanks, James!!!
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This video made me even more laugh then some other of yours but I must say..it was interesting since we kinda exposed to these products quite often 😅
I don't have the global product knowledge necessary to spot dupes, so I never ordered any skincare from temu-like websites.
Is it a lesser known brand that sells out of temu officially and genuinely uses their own well made products? or is it a dupe from a brand that i've never heard of any contains who knows what as ingredients?
I got a gel wash from burts bees that was so SO strongly fragranced. The only reason I was able to finish it was because it was so liquidy it just shot right out of the bottle every time I opened it. I usually hate fragrance in my skincare because I can't test them out beforehand to know if I like it or not. I can't imagine how the room smelled for this video D:
If people don’t think that the manufacturers will sell their product under different price points with different packaging to access every customer, they are mistaken. I used to work for a major skin care/makeup brand and they rebranded their luxury products with the lower level being the exact same products in a drugstore. They get the consumer’s money, on every level. It’s the same with Banana Republic, Gap and Joe Fresh.
Super useful and informative video!
As someone who got drilled about legality and the unethical aspect of plagiarim, this is certainly an issue. But on the other hand, it's kind of hilarious too because no matter how you try this kind of issues will exists forever and sometimes if you can manage to successfully argue that sometime is just heavily inspired by something you can get away with plagiarim.
“Someone will be suing” lol 😂
I'm glad you mentioned that bit at the beginning about the misconception that all chinese manufactured goods are shit or even dangerous. Granted, its understandable as China was one of the first countries in the modern era to have been exploited/contracted by companies globally for their cheap labor (nowadays India, Pakistan, Vietnam are in similar boats) and coupled with mass production there will be a risk of lack of quality control. But yes, it is irritating to see people knock any product they see as made in china to be inferior or made unsustainably, as there are millions of factories and chains of production and many that are not slave factories or whatever. China lately has actually made a lot of changes to their production esp in the realm of fashion and beauty goods, domestic shares of items like perfume, make up and skincare, and luxury clothing are on the rise as it is a very profitable market with lots of young people in china choosing to spend in these areas other than say real estate or something. And any domestic product (made in china and then sold in china) are now cruelty free as well, but foreign products that sell in china still might have to do animal testing. So chances are that chinese serum uve never heard about is cruelty free while "reputable" korean products sold in china (which is a LOT) aren't cruelty free. Makes you think!
OMG ❤ I'm so happy I found this channel. Ty 🙏🏽 so much for this. I got duped off..LoL 🤣 Temu with the derivative form of vitamin C. I noticed the PKG was different but still looked like the original Tru C, however, when I 😢 opened it and compared with the real brand the consistency was completely different. Ironically the fake one gave great results, but 😂hell .I don't know what's in it. This is insane. I went to write a review, but they immediately discontinued it. Probably, because of the over flow of complaints. What would be the better suggestion? To cut out 3rd party?, and order ONLY from the actual company that makes it. I got the Sean 😂Connery of vitamin C😂. Sooo wild!!!!
I have bought some creams off of TEMU...the ones for face are not good, I end up using face creams on my feet, or for hand cream...most of them have ingredients that clog my pores and give me little white face bumps. They work pretty good as body or foot moisturizers...
Yes please do more research, I'm very interested!
Question: when i click on "visit the -store" is it the REAL store on Amazon? Representing the brand? like Anua,Torriden,someby,cosrx etc?
I find this interesting. Looking forward to your next video.