Anyone use this line of cosmetics? I went to a demo last night and liked some of them and of course made a purchase. I never think that anything is the absolute best of anything and I fully acknowledge that it was just a fun way to try some new products and my friend had used a few items she liked.
Now I am reading some things on line and I can’t really find a whole lot of praise for beautycounter. I’m accustomed to finding reviews that go both ways when I research different products but there is just not a whole lot out there for this line (which is pretty new, I’ll admit) Hoping some of you have had some experience with it.
No- it’s multi-level marketing. The claim is that it is non-toxic and all natural and safer- especially for kids. Key products are the shampoo, body wash, skin care. I think it is decent and the shampoo is good. Haven’t used the makeup. My young neighbor (4 little kids) sells it and I’ve bought things from her. I’m not convinced it’s all that much “safer” than anything else out there, though.
Yes, they claim to have none of the toxins that traditional make up has. Of course I don’t know how many of those “toxins” are truly harmful, although it is true that there isn real good oversight of cosmetics in the USA.
Beautycounter is a wonderful line of cosmetics and skin care. I’m not a consultant so I gain nothing by telling you this. I’m just a happy user. It is not a multi-level marketing either like Mary Kay or Rodan+Fields, Amway, etc etc… They are direct to retail which is totally different. You do not have to buy their product from a consultant but you can if you would like to support them but otherwise you order direct from Beautycounter just like you would Stila, Estee Lauder, MAC, etc. It’s no different than going into Macy’s and buying from the counter and that sales person getting a commission off that sale. They do way more stringent testing on products that goes way beyond what our government tells them too. There are over 1500 ingredients that the rest of the modern world bans due to toxicity but USA only bans like 11. Beautycounter follows the rest of the worlds guidelines and then some. I have personally found that I like about 90% of what I’ve tried. The cosmetics are pigmented and the lip gloss is the best one I’ve found. My skin has radically changed in the year I’ve been using it. Healthy products. I’m happy to go more into it if you would like and give you some reviews of the products I like and don’t like. I’ll give 100% honesty as I don’t like all of it but most of it. But I do love the fact that I don’t have to worry about what is in their products. They are very transparent. You can’t get that everywhere because beauty and skincare companies aren’t required to. That is important to me and for that I love them.
DeltaC- interesting that you found this thread and this is your first post on CollegeConfidential. I suspect you are connected to the company, which is fine, but don’t pretend that you are independent.
^^ I agree with @MomofWildChild Much of what Delta is saying is exactly what the company and rep says. Nothing wrong with that, but I was looking for “real user” feedback from folks on CC
Oh please. No cosmetic can do that (unless perhaps one’s prior skin regimen involved boar fat and sandpaper). Delta C’s whole post should be taken with a grain of salt. A very small grain. Clearly Delta C is either working for the company or sells the products herself–the intense defensiveness about whether the company is engaged in multilevel marketing is a huge giveaway. Interesting that shills for companies so often fail to realize that wildly enthusiastic posts are just not credible, and a more measured comment (e.g., “so far I’ve tried some of their products and like them”) .would be far more effective.
@MomofWildChild, it’s my 1st post because my student just told me about the site. Everybody on here was a newbie at one time too and had to make a first comment. I’m not connected to the company other than an informed customer. I’ve never even met who I buy it from as she is a blogger, bestselling author, and podcast speaker that I read and trust about my various health issues. I have no reason to be dishonest but you are welcome to continue to be cynical about my comment. @surfcity , I am a real user and am happy to give you honest feedback about products. I have nothing to gain from this and it’s not different than me giving you a book review about a book I loved and then you going to buy the book and you love it too or hate it. @MommaJ I’m sorry if you don’t believe me but it’s true. Was I using crappy products that I’m probably sensitive/allergic too and didn’t know it? Maybe. Am I better informed now about my health and skin? Yes. Would the same thing have happened if I used another brand? Maybe. But I’ve tried many brands. And maybe it was too many brands all at once that made the problem. But sticking to a few products, instead of many, and all from the same company has truly made a difference and it’s visible. I’m a minimalist and have cut back on skincare and cosmetics. And yes, I’m defensive about products and brands I like. And I’ll happily tell you about other brands I like too. But we aren’t talking about that. I’m also happy about a dang granola bar I like too. And I’ll write “wildly enthusiastic” as you say about it too but it doesn’t mean I work them. Heck, I love Kraft mac and cheese and will go on forever about it but Kraft doesn’t make my paycheck. I was honest that I don’t like all their products. I don’t like anybodys everything. Their body lotion sucks for me. And several others products could use improvement. But, when you’ve been a skincare and cosmetic junkie or many years and former makeup artist you tend to have opinions about what works for you. I dare say you love certain things too and tell people about them but don’t make money off of it.
@DeltaC thanks for your reply, but I was really thinking about users whose opinions I trust from “conversing” with them over time here on CC. Hope you can see how that would differ from the opinion of someone who has never posted one thing about college and about whom I know nothing except she is recommending Beautycounter.
Here is a pretty comprehensive summary that I found. As I said, I have enjoyed some of the products but I am not convinced my life is at risk if I “eat” some of my regular lipstick or wash my hair with a less “safe” shampoo.
BeautyCounter is a real company that sells beauty-related products
The company operates a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) business model
To become a consultant of the company, you need to pay $85 for an enrolment kit
After every 12 months, you will have to pay a $50 renewal fee to remain a consultant
In order to remain an active consultant, you must achieve at least 1200 QV every six months, 250 of which must be new volume
If you fail to meet this quota, they will “demote” you from consultant to a regular member
Consultants can earn up to 35% commissions on product sales
Consultants do not have to purchase inventory
The company’s preferred method of making sales and/or recruiting is by organizing socials
Based on the extent of training they offer, this is not a work-from-home opportunity.
@surfcity I completely understand. I hope that over the next 4 years my student is at school that I too can be a valued poster. Everyone has to start somewhere. @MomofWildChild, I don’t have a problem with anything you posted about them being a MLM. I’m concerned about the products and what they do for me. I have many health issues. So, finding products that work for me is my concern. I have no urge to be a consultant so I’m not concerned with their business model. If someone wants to be a consultant to earn extra $$ and that works for them that is their story and they can choose to do as they wish. From the little I know of the woman I buy Beautycounter from she hasn’t had a “social” in her entire career with Beautycounter. It’s not a requirement and she completely works from home with Beautycounter as he full-time job. Mary Kay does the same thing and look at what they have done. I personally know women who have sold enough Mary Kay to put their kids through college and do other amazing things. If Beautycounter does those things too then more power to them but I could honestly care less. I like their products and therefore I buy products I like. My face doesn’t break out in hives and get swollen with their lipstick like it does when I use my beloved MAC Ruby. And by me supporting it if that helps someone put their kids thru school or pay their bills then great. I’m sure I did the same thing when I stood at a counter at Macy’s and the sales person made $2 off my $30 eye cream purchase. I’d rather give my $$ to a person and business that is trying to support healthy/better regulation than one that isn’t. Same as purchasing organic food. It can be healthier and maybe I helped support an organic farmer. My life isn’t at risk either if eat a non-organic banana or use my MAC Ruby I just know what I like. It doesn’t make me a bad person or a bad poster just because I commented that I like their stuff.
If you read your first post you specifically claim that it is NOT MLM. You say it is NOT like Mary Kay. I am simply correcting the mid-information in your post. I’m glad you like the product but please realize that your post screamed “I’m paid to google this product name and give a great canned review.’
Again, I am aware that my acquaintance was “selling” it and she got a commission and my friend probably got free product etc. All I am asking is if the products are any good
I am guessing there are not a lot of CCers who have used this line. I could not find reference to it when I did a search, and we have had a couple of good discussions about cosmetics in the time I have been posting here.
I also don’t care if it’s MLM. I buy plenty of things at parties and through friends or acquaintances who are MLM sellers. I have tried a bunch of BeautyCounter and like the hair care, skin care (the body and face oil is great) but the makeup is just so-so, in my opinion. I hear what they are saying about the ingredients being safer, but I’m just not convinced it’s that big of a deal. I think it appeals to young Moms who want to protect their kids from a lot of added chemicals, which is why it might not get much play on CC. I had never heard of it (and I’m a pretty big consumer… ) until my young neighbor started selling it.
@MomofWildChild There is no mis-information in my post. I simply meant, and was not clear enough obviously, it is like Mary Kay in that women can work with Beautycounter to sell makeup and work from home. I didn’t meant to contradict myself. Mary Kay is an MLM and Beautycounter isn’t as it also sold in their own stores, yes they have them, in Target, yes, they did that too, or direct from Beautycounter. You can’t do that with an MLM like Mary Kay. Is there something i’m missing in that MLM’s are bad that people have a problem with? I understand that there has been bad MLM’s but there are also bad retail companies. It seems from previous posts here on this thread that the underlying issue is a negative thought about MLM. I just simply wanted to comment to the very first post that I like the product and I was happy to tell her why. That’s it. I never should have gotten into the petty arguments about the business model as that wasn’t what the original poster wanted to know.
