tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post5655537334663714497..comments2024-03-01T03:32:11.359-05:00Comments on Jessica Allison - beauty practices, products and philosophy: Mineral Makeup Mutiny:A Letter to Doe DeereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108209313329136795noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-33653535638610715362010-09-04T16:29:39.878-04:002010-09-04T16:29:39.878-04:00Interesting Anon- I hadn't realized those vide...Interesting Anon- I hadn't realized those videos had been taken down until you mentioned it. As I recall, she basically made a statement that the allegations regarding her repackaging were viciously false. <br /><br />I'm not sure why the videos were removed from her site, but I do know that the product itself, Lime Crime Magic Dusts, have been completely reformulated. Perhaps she thinks the question isn't pertinent any more. <br /><br />To answer you question, No, I never received a direct response from Doe (or any representative of her company) after writing her the letter contained in this post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108209313329136795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-13609038505418030122010-09-02T11:33:58.320-04:002010-09-02T11:33:58.320-04:00Did she ever respond to you personally? I tried th...Did she ever respond to you personally? I tried the links for the video and her response on her website, and neither of those worked...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-81744021018845774072010-07-02T14:22:28.886-04:002010-07-02T14:22:28.886-04:00lollolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-57832674735824661852010-01-11T02:03:50.150-05:002010-01-11T02:03:50.150-05:00DON'T ORDER FROM CALYPSO MINERALS! I ordered b...DON'T ORDER FROM CALYPSO MINERALS! I ordered back in August after watching Cora's (Vintageortacky) video and was so excited. After getting the confirmation email, I never got anything else. I reported her to Etsy, which is why she's not on there anymore. Here we are in January 2010 and still no Rainbow Stacker or my $100. I am furious with this woman, whom I've sent numerous emails and messaged on Facebook before she deleted me. Don't let your other fans get scammed out of their money! JEN CROCKER kept my money and I got nothing but the run-around!Amy Lynn Schuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597163714381847791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-76982167221465018942009-11-07T01:41:11.176-05:002009-11-07T01:41:11.176-05:00I just think that if I personally don't have a...I just think that if I personally don't have any actual valid reason to doubt Limecrime over any other company why should I? Like you say we have no proof either way and I'm not a trusting person but I just get a really good vibe from Xenia! I'm not saying I don't think she's possibly made mistakes in the past because she may have but It's just a gut thing that this is just childish bullshit. There are just so many people out there who would make up horrible lies and spread them for fun.<br /><br /> I'm not in any way judging you for questioning her in your E-mail and just in general. You have every right and sombody's got to check the facts. I once wrote to her about a youtube rumor and she responded promptly, kindly and logically. I think she feels the video was enough of a response to your e-mail since she always writes me back. <br /><br />I have to admit though that this is all a bit depressing. There are so many things in life to worry about that this never even occured to me.Suzanne Chttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=668441928&ref=profilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-26885710247333834432009-11-05T15:12:20.333-05:002009-11-05T15:12:20.333-05:00Tally, if I were you I would only buy one colour f...Tally, if I were you I would only buy one colour from lime crime, and then purchase a $1.50 sample that is the exact match and test it out for yourself (theres many lists about what colours shes duping, they are easy to find). Thats what happened to me...I bought twilight because I thought it was unique, and then purchased "coastal scents blue-red chrome mica"<br />They were exact matches, and I was kind of upset about this because I'm a broke student, and I can't just be throwing my money around for products that I could get cheaper elsewhere. I thought that they would be unique products, and they turned out to be identicle. <br /><br /><br /><br />I guess it boils down to if you love her image, then buy into it...but do some testing before you invest too much money.Ashley!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09817087226134085136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-45711762849357109842009-11-05T12:20:47.067-05:002009-11-05T12:20:47.067-05:00Thank you for posting this. You are the only blogg...Thank you for posting this. You are the only blogger I have run across to stand up and post a objective review of the situation. I saw the swatches on her video and her products and the alleged wholesale products equals do not seem alike. I understand that she has not posted a response earlier because a response is not warrented to blatently false accusations by "haters" as she says. But once her custumers are affected, I see why she has to post a response. I applaud her for remaining mute for most of the bashing. That takes a lot of restraint and courage. I am glad she made this video now, though, since the bashing has come to such a high point a response is needed. I am going to purchase some of her products and see for myself. I don't understand how so much hate could be directed against one comapany. They only post that sticks out in my mind and would turn me off of her company is that comment she made about someone being stupid enough to buy a dress hemmed with duck-tape. Is that comment true? If it is, she needs to issue a youtube apology asap or clear things up.Tally7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07579730245266470510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-55278954594212800332009-11-05T05:48:39.986-05:002009-11-05T05:48:39.986-05:00This is a very interesting post. I read some messa...This is a very interesting post. I read some messages that Xena supposedly wrote and that would totally be a business suicide, so it makes sense when she says in this vid that false declarations have been spread. Her tone in the vid is not really spontaneous but it sounds like something a business person would have prepared to adress criticism, which makes sense as well.<br /><br />Now when it comes to doing research or not being ripped off, let me give you a marketer's point of you if I may. A Porshe Cayenne and a VW Touran are basically the same car, but one is twice the price of the other. And still they both sell. Why? Because Porshe buyers believe in the story behind Porshe, love the brand, love what it says about them, and hence feel it's worth the price. It's all about what we believe. <br /><br />If people believe that Lime Crime is a brand that says something about themselves, and that is worth loving, wether or not it's repackaged stuff doesn't matter. And someone who proudly wears Lime Crime because of the brand image, would not be as thrilled wearing TKB mica's even if they're identical. Now if you're solely interested in what the product looks like on your lid and spending as little as you can on it, of course this is not a brand for you and you should go to wholesalers right away or you'll feel ripped off.<br /><br />The example of bottled water has been mentioned. Well bottled water is a perfect example of marketing success: you pay 10 times the price for something you can have at home, because you believe in the concept (portability, convenience etc...) and trust the brands (Evian etc). But water is always just water. See what I mean?Musing on Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594192030035675016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269769402504502110.post-77653003086120210442009-11-05T03:57:43.168-05:002009-11-05T03:57:43.168-05:00thank you for your post. i love that you've co...thank you for your post. i love that you've copied the email that you've sent xenia and agree that she had to come clean about her products. i think one of the reasons why people were so annoyed about her in particular was the ratio of cost for product volume and the possibility or probability that it was repackaged. had it been cheaper, well no one would've cared too much. plus, a new brand will always have to face critics esp when they have those sort of prices. that's why no one cared when NARS and MAC had identical products. they already are established and no one seems to care that they all just do the same.<br /><br />but i have to disagree on one part - i dont think it's the buyer's responsibilty to do research regarding products. i'm a make-up newbie and i still find it difficult to understand the differences and would LOVE companies to state if its pure mica repackaged or not. you'd wanna know if the water in your bottle was lust repackaged from a different water bottle company, right? and esp in the current climate, everyone is keen on buyin cheaply, so obv selling a repackaged product for rip-off price is unfair and spiteful and esp for newbies a high risk. of course of repackaging companies, they could lose profit, if they stated that some of their items are just repackaged.Miss drifted Snow Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904527089941665146noreply@blogger.com