Matilda Djerf's Employees Were TERRIFIED! + Laura Lee Closes Her Brand! | What's Up in Makeup

[@megansmakeupmusings]

Honestly Laura Lee’s brand closing feels overdue

[@AFFTFOMSICHTS]

I literally came here to say this after seeing the title. I’m SHOCKED it lasted this long. Also, I remember Jaclyn going on fool coverage and Laura telling her she’s jealous of her that she’s closing her brands and thinking to myself, it’s just a matter of a time girl before you will to. That video was uploaded only 5 mons ago 😬

[@PerkiPerkins]

Wasn’t to shocked either, I happen to get her video in my feed and noticed how low the views where. I was shocked only because she has nearly 5mil in subscribers and yet not even 5% of viewership. Beauty space very different on YT now but if someone’s core followers no longer interested it’s only a matter of time.

[@jordanbraidwood]

I honestly thought it was already closed.

[@ratedrachel3670]

Outside of her brands relevance I do wonder how much money they were making. I dont think she would go into the red for vanity. She seems smart I'd love to know more about that stuff

[@steff162]

​@@PerkiPerkins to be fair, a lot of beauty youtubers are down because of tiktok. But her views are decent considering this time. I still watch her especially her vlog channel.

[@Lee_Rins]

As a person living in Sweden, this whole story with Djerf avenue is wild. Like, here you're constantly hear about workplace environment, about workers rights, about conflicts resolving to the point that you're sometimes getting tired of that, and generally sweds are not really openly confrontational, so either Matilda is lying or she grew up in so spoiled environment that she generally don't know about how to interact with normal people. UPD. In the earlier interview she was telling that she herself went through bullying, when she studied at school in the USA, so her words about not knowing better now sound even more dishonest Second, I read couple of articles in Swedish newspapers and it's seems like that even modell agencies DA worked with are not happy with her. According to SVT models were underpaid and DA were trying to contact models behind agencies backs to pay them even less.

[@emyf9197]

Im from sweden too n this is first time Im hearing this brutal of workplace environment. We always talk about improving nrights etc then something like this happens where the owner of a brand is this level of self centered

[@spoonlessvalkyrie7514]

Unfortunately her exposure to the culture here could be attributed to her behavior. We obviously aren’t all like that but we have a culture of entitlement.

[@noora7773]

It sounds as if Djerf thinks she's a royalty (from the old days) or something for forbidding others to use the same toilet as her. And bullying your workers otherwise too sounds like she was accidentally born in the wrong century. I haven't followed Djerf in socials because I'm a bit older and haven't found her to be interesting or likable. Greetings from your neighboring country in the east side👋

[@AMFibers]

Tbh I think it would be stupid to for Hermes to sue Walmart. Even if customers were confused, which seems impossible, no one who buys the Walmart bag would buy a Berkin. There's no customer overlap. This isn't like someone would would buy a $40 eye shadow pallette, but instead sees a $10 dupe and buys that. There's just no way someone who buys that Walmart bag would have bought a Berkin had the Walmart bag not existed.

[@potato5602]

People buy Hermes bags because they expect to be the only ones carrying one in the streets. So Walmart kills the prestige of having if regular people are carrying a bag that has a striking resemblance to a birkin.

[@katydidknits]

The other side of that is that if Hermes doesn’t protect that trademark in this instance, they risk their ability to protect it in the future. If they don’t go after Walmart, that opens the door to, say, Prada making a bag in that shape and Hermes not being able to stop them.

[@AMFibers]

@@katydidknits fair point. So long as they send a cease and desist, they're probably good on that front. Especially since I'm sure Walmart will remove the listing if they get a cease and desist. (I have a feeling this is a third party seller who is selling the bag and not Walmart itself.)

[@kathrose336]

the only point of confusion i can think of is if someone finds the walmart bag at a thrift shop and thinks it is a legit Hermes birkin bag. but people shopping at thrift stores for the most part are not going to be able to afford the real deal in the first place.

[@cynthiafisher3392]

In regard to Rhode fashion going out of business, I would think that the expense of all the lawyer fees didn’t help either.

[@thecatlimitdoesnotexist]

This was exactly my thought. Must have been some expensive litigation.

[@jenniferbailey2169]

Who never stopped putting on colored cosmetics? This girl! I am back in style 😂

[@karacoconutag]

Same! Eyeshadow is the most fun part of makeup so when people were like "eyeshadow is OUT" it was a no for me

[@eustacia03]

Seriously, they declare visible makeup out and natural beauty in every 2 years and then it reverses 2 years after that. Honestly I hate "no makeup makeup". It perpetuates the idea that a woman's face should have no texture or color variation on the skin and if there is any, you have to cover yourself in makeup to look "natural". If I want a no makeup look, I have a face. If I'm gonna spend money on makeup I wanna look like a cosmic unicorn.

[@Mmmtruk]

Thank yewwwww!!

[@mus1quenonst0p]

same here!

[@khills]

Yep. I tell people I’m just a fashion trendsetter… 😂

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

Matilda is not sorry, just sorry she got called out.

[@StarBelle23]

As an online seller myself, i cannot understand for the life of me why brands take orders they have no plans of fulfilling. If you are possibly shutting down, or will be shipping orders late or not at all, you at least owe your customers prompt communication & refunds! I don’t care if there is no staff left & the owner has to take care of this task themself, there is NO excuse to take people’s money & run. re: Matilda - you are right on. Not buying her BS excuse that she doesn’t understand how to be a baseline decent human being 🙄 what a cop out. Some people are so underserving of their platform, influence, & wealth that they need to lose it ALL to gain a modicum of humility-and I truly hope that she does

[@slisha4940]

For the money

[@1015SaturdayNight]

If anyone saw my broke ass with a “birkin,” they’d know it was some cheap fake shite 🤣

[@misshell2223]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amykiswriting]

Same. I’m a teacher… 😂 they’d be like… what bank did you rob?? 😂 not to mention those bags ..$500k for a PURSE!! 😮

[@db-gb5xi]

It'd be great if the FDA would get on the train with some new sunscreen filters.

[@SussexSandra]

Ciate London i’m not surprised is going bust. I’ve noticed as an Ipsy subscriber for several years, that brands suddenly influx Ipsy bags and boxes when they are their way out

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

lol yep, when they made me take another vitamin primer for free, I suspected things were bad. That primer is fine but overpriced - I do not need an antioxidant primer either, that’s the beauty equivalent of “plain.”

[@elisa-beary]

Jen your eyeshadow is STUNNING today!! The lavender colors look SO good on you. 💜🩷💙

[@emeralddiamante]

You have that perfect newscaster voice that makes me like listening to you talk! Especially about informative matters you make it not boring 😊

[@RadBadJodster]

Yes! She needs to be on a national news program or GMA…..something!!!!!

[@christinamoller4342]

I’m not surprised visible makeup is coming back in. I’ve been noticing more sparkly highlighters being released and palettes arhat are neutral, but visible neutrals. And I’m ready for it!

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

lol I’m so weird, I love visible eye makeup & lippy, but blush and complexion must be invisible! Unless it’s subzero temps, then it’s tinted lanolin all over lol!

[@christinamoller4342]

@ Totally agree! Sheer coverage, a tint of a blush and bling everywhere else. I still love a bling highlighter I have to admit 😁

[@jillymac0613]

Loving the opening edits! Looks great!

[@WhatTheKink]

Walmart's website is a marketplace. Those "WIRKIN" bags aren't being sold by Walmart but by venders who sell on the marketplace. These same vendors have moved to Amazon and TikTok shop if you're really trying to get one.

[@abhimac27]

This keeps happening with the brands ghosting their customers, like wtf happened to integrity? Brands that were loved decide to just turn heel on the way out.

[@theelletrain4775]

It’s really disappointing and disgusting behavior.

[@AlizMari23]

I KNEW that Laura Lee was going out of business. For the last 2 years, I haven't been able to find anything I wanted on her website. I was holding out hope that she was working on a rebrand 😭😭 Her stuff was quality, IMO.

[@LottieLaRats]

Uploaded 2 minutes ago? Well this is great listening for my morning and getting ready for work!

[@suzannebernert]

And for me taking off make up and going to sleep 😊

[@LottieLaRats]

@suzannebernert have a good rest!

[@suzannebernert]

@LottieLaRats thanks ❤️💖

[@thecryingcryptid]

to be fair just because articles and certain celebrities/influencers were all about "no makeup makeup" (which still involved quite a bit of makeup) i saw plenty of tutorials and posts of elaborate colorful and sparkly makeup. people are much more into doing whatever looks make them happy which i'm really glad is the new norm (compared to when i grew up in the 90s/00s it felt much more pressuring to be on trend).

[@saharvarona]

LOLLL I got those jeopardy questions right too hahaha i felt so good 😂😂😂

[@cscreative5460]

Laura Lee should’ve never started. Not enough demand. And she was clearly unhappy for a whole. Especially after hearing her speak during the Jaclyn interview

[@glitterroach]

Matilda is well aware that what she did is wrong, and that is not the way you treat your employees. But business is hurting, so she is sorry and she will magicly change. Whi would tell that yelling is not acceptable or shaming employees is not acceptable. 🤮🤮🤮

[@irairod5160]

"CLEAN" labels work like this: You bring a cake to your friend. Your friend says, "Nice! Sally made me a cake, too!" And then you say, "Yeah, well, my cake is CLEAN." You didn't SAY Sally and her cake are dirty. You didn't explain what makes your cake cleaner than others. But I bet your friend is going to think twice before she takes a bite of the cake that Sally gave her. She probably wanted it, maybe even more than yours...but she will have the cake YOU gave her, because you made her feel the other one might not be safe.

[@pepperpaige203]

This is such an excellent pared down analogy.

[@erikamolano3359]

Matilda who???? Ugh. She needs a serious reality check, you definitely weren’t too hard on her! 😡

[@Evilmermaid1]

Sweet peach was soooo hyped!

[@angier_love3]

I don't remember Laura lee being part of the peach collection.🤷🏻‍♀️ I loved the foundation

[@BistrosHouse]

I didn’t remember that at all! 🤣🤣

[@3s_muycar0]

The birkins are yes typically seen sported by celebrities, but it technically is possible for anyone to buy them. Basically you need to have a purchasing history of sort with Hermes themselves. So for anyone wanting to buy a birkin from jump, it’s very unlikely you’ll get to walk out with one. You’d have to be coming back trynna establish a relationship with their sales associates and get them intrigued enough to actually show you a birkin. I’d recommend following Charles Gross on this topic, he is luxury item collector and is very intune to how these high end brands function

[@Elena-di5hr]

Swedish labour laws are quite strict- so much more strict than US-laws. Behaviour like Mathildas is not well known in Sweden as far as I know (I'm from Denmark an we have similar labour laws all though Sweden in generel have much more rules that protect employees than just about anywhere in the western world). The employees are younger girls it looks like glamoured by an influencer and my guess is that they did not have the experience in their worklife to know that this way of beeing treated is unacceptable. I am often surprised by how little protection employees have in the USA - in general we good conditions as employees.

[@angelikamay9404]

@@Elena-di5hr managers with Mathilda’s behaviour are pretty not unusual in sweden unfortunately. But it’s true that we have a strong labour regulations system so there a cases that the managers get fired or as they say “got bought out”.

[@heathermellard3847]

Happy New Year Jen!

[@TheTexanYeti]

All of the influencers shutting down their businesses does not surprise me.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I was shocked to learn that Laura Geller was sold long ago; the brand must have a great relationship with Laura because she’s been the face the whole time. I looked her up because I was wondering how young she was when she started specializing in mature skin (30s lol), was shocked to see that she “took the money & stayed” long ago. I’m guessing she either has minimal ego or just appreciates the ability to not work 80 hrs/week, usually founders have to be run out of businesses to level up or stabilize after a trend cycle.

[@skruttfia]

Swede here, about Matilda, it is not cultural 😂 I had never heard of her before our national news mentioned these happenings. Believe me, every other adult I heard mention it offline absolutely scoff at her answer and think she 'behave like one of those rude foreign influencers' :p

[@Venya9]

I think Matilda Djerf is again what happens when people get hugely popular too young (she got famous before she turned 20), she is basically a mean girl turned influencer and then brand owner not unlike James Charles. I'm Nordic and she has been a huge deal here, I bought her clothing and I love them but I never bought into the influencer, I found her brand randomly and then checked out who she was. Honestly doesn't surprise me this has come out and her non-apology doesn't surprise me either.

[@SharonRaeRyan]

I think we're going to see a lot of people closing down their businesses. The market is so saturated right now, and the threat of tariffs mean a lot of people won't be willing to take the risks unless they are big enough.

[@coffeebeforemascara]

Just here to say that shade of purple blouse is fantastic with your skin tone and your hair color

[@giamariex3]

Can’t even tell you how badly I needed this video!! 😅

[@katiegarrison9414]

Chargebacks have timeframes, depending on whether it’s debit or credit, Visa or Discover, etc. please don’t waste months going back and forth with merchants. Some merchants know the timeframes and will string you along until they’re timed out. Once you exceed timeframes there is no recourse to recover the money. Save EVERYTHING associated with that transaction (receipts, emails, etc) and call the number on the back of your card to dispute if you are getting nowhere on your own.

[@tulleandpens]

Well, we're not getting orders from Fenty either. I have no idea if this is because I'm living in Europe but I ordered on Black Friday, too, and until today have not even shipping information. I reached out twice - no response. I first thought that is a me-problem and that I'm the exclution but no, when you look at trustpilot I'm not. Do Americans have the same problem?

[@mariahfoose9501]

Ugh, sorry that happened. I live in the USA and I got my 2 orders quickly.

[@tulleandpens]

@mariahfoose9501 But good to know! Thank you for the information!

[@angiemoko9798]

@@tulleandpens i got my order within 10 days and im in the netherlands. But i have no idea what CS is like with fenty 😭

[@tulleandpens]

@@angiemoko9798 Thank you anyway!

[@blablablabla3692]

If you live in the EU, this may (or may not, I am not sure at this point) have to do with the new GPSR regulations of the EU that came into force on Dec 13th last year. The reason why I am not sure is that cosmetics may already be subject to specific regulations, but generally speaking the new GPSR (product safety regulations) apply to all comsumer goods with only a few being exempt. Still, they should reach out to you and give you a refund, if for whatever reason they cannot deliver.

[@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486]

What in the Chat GPT is that Aura Beauty Pinterest article?!

[@christinagoddard4744]

Wow!! Thanks for the Laura Lee info. I wish her the best of luck😊 I just spent 50 bucks. I just ordered a very nice brush set, 3 lip glosses, and the Fool Fantasy palette. 70% off discount shows in the cart.

[@mariad.6618]

I'm not on TikTok and have never been interested in their shop or most of the influencers that pushed their products there.

[@vhuhwavhomaumela8925]

You have fast become my favourite content creator Jen

[@MariaSyrngani]

Jen I’m so happy I discovered you ! Keep up the good work , love your content ❤

[@cinthiacm1221]

At this point, just go to the store and pick up the things that you want. Websites are not trust worthy lol

[@myaalexander354]

You’ll never see me shedding tears for Laura Lee. She showed us who she was years ago. Why does everyone act like she wasn’t horribly racist?

[@tdsollog]

“I’m so sorry that the way I treated you affected my business.” Exactly. PS: Project 2025 wants to eliminate/ reduce the FDA.

[@epif1]

and the EPA

[@b_hug]

Just checked the Ciate website from here in the UK and everything’s in stock… interesting!

[@chopchop123]

Hidden cosmetics ghosted me like that too. i had ordered in June 2024 and even in November I still didn't hear anything. DM's, comments, emails EVERYTHING went unanswered.. they continued to post on instagram and never hear anything. positive comments were being replied too but my comments NEVER. i eventually got my money back from my bank but it was a fight! still frustrated to see that they are posting like nothing is wrong.

[@intern_dana]

honestly, i could even understand being snippy or impatient with employees because of stress. but what matilda did is straight up bullying, to be frank

[@raynisecharles2002]

The Ciate coconut setting powder is my absolute favorite powder ever

[@Victoria-u6c1u]

The TikTok thing is wild because they DON'T care about all the American apps doing the exact same thing.

[@melissaporter2261]

Hi! In real life I work for a tech company that is all data privacy specific to the ad-tech world. To answer your question there are many many laws and regulations around how data can be used, stored and managed and every country has their own data privacy compliance laws. Cookies that you see on websites are a ways of grabbing your personal data and when you agree to cookies you are giving permission for your data to be stored by those sites. In a nutshell there is a big mismatch in US data privacy laws and China.

[@rosemarybelore6622]

Awesome video Jen ❤

[@jennypettersson]

Seeing the Matilda story here is crazy cause it’s been such a big deal here in Scandinavia. And hearing Swedish ! People are so angry and pissed off because she has so many followers still. And I’m over here like….well look at JS and JC 🙈. I was actually dying to try her hair mist cause it’s apparently amazing for thin hair but I’m not going to now. And I only think she made a statement because she got caught.

[@amnoirgg8563]

Good for those employees for speaking out about their awful boss. Power to the workers! Don’t be a dick to people ffs 😹

[@carolinerambles3885]

Loved the intro! Fab video as always ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AngieBurgs]

Most likely with the talc testing manufacturers are going to test it themselves for all incoming lots of the materials. That way if they find evidence of asbestos they can ensure the material is clean before manufacturing of the final product

[@Evilmermaid1]

That’s really sad. A business had to close because of celebrities

[@laur83]

love the new editing ❤

[@CrystalFier]

25:03 The dupes are also from a 3rd party seller, since Wal-Mart's website is more of a marketplace now. Wal-Mart probably removed the listing but it'd be a neat trick for Hermès to sue the actual company that listed it, given they're in China.

[@Babygirl24-c7x]

I actually knew all the questions because of you Jen❤

[@DuskyJewel]

Yea 🎉! A great upload to start my birthday 🎂🥳.

[@jenluv]

Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a fabulous day!!!

[@deidref96]

Yay Capricorns happy birthday!

[@ironicallyfit518]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@DuskyJewel]

@@deidref96 Thank you 🐐!!

[@DuskyJewel]

@@ironicallyfit518 Thank you 🥰

[@Dragonflyathena]

“I feel like this may just be a $ thing…” YUP- and unfortunately American people are just going to keep being victim to greed by billionaires. 💔

[@kareng.435]

I think it’s only the Ciate London US site that’s having the issue. I am one of the people who has been waiting on an order since before thanksgiving. But they are still going to have products in the Allure January boxes. I keep telling myself they are just waiting for a shipment of products from the warehouse in the UK and had a bigger response to the Black Friday sales than they were expecting. I guess we’ll see.

[@leopardontheprowl]

Excellent episode, thanks very much

[@lexiepsy]

The Matilda story kinda reminds me of Ellen Degenres

[@hellomrsjackson6762]

LOVE the new intro !! ❤

[@bunnyblue9311]

Honestly I’m not surprised Laura Lee is shutting down her makeup company simply put there is too much competition now for makeup that their now starting to cannibalize each other. You’ve got influencer, celebrities, indie, drugstore, conglomerate brands and etc. It’s just too much for the over saturated market. On top of that skincare has completely taken over. Not to say makeup is over, it’s still popular but not the juggernaut that it was before.

[@manctallulah29]

I live in the UK and so far the ciate website is still open and fully stocked. It'll be interesting to see what's going on here.

[@aprilrich807]

This is the very first time I’ve found Laura Lee semi-normal, even bordering on likable. Why can’t she always be like this...

[@Stacey7742]

I remember a video she made telling about one of those laser hair removal devices. She actually acted like a normal person and I thought why can’t she act this way all the time?

[@laurac86]

Companies will reply on social media to make it look like they’re doing something about it but then behind the scenes they never actually DM you. I’ve had a company do this to me before and just straight ignored me after saying that they would take care of the issue in their comments

[@plainegrace5712]

The idea that people would know they are buying a fake would pretty much shut down Canal St. In Manhatten.

[@brandymiracle2165]

I ordered a lot on Black Friday I got mine fast as hell… I will be bummed if they close

[@yahainHotPink]

Thank you Jen

[@ominouscherub]

I don’t get the appeal of Hailey. I think she’s one of the most regular “celebrities” i’ve had to see become famous. She doesn’t even have a personality that is enticing or anything like that.

[@popartjunkie]

I have a couple of Rhode clothing pieces and they are fantastic. It makes me sad that the brand had to go out of business this way.

[@007TinkPurple]

Heyy that's my comment at 11:20!! It sucks that is highly unlikely that I will ever get my products!! And what's even worse is that Ciate won't say anything or post something regarding their customers' orders, and they continue to post on IG as if nothing is wrong! It's also weird that this is only happening to people from the U.S., because if you look at the UK website, it looks like you can shop from there, but I'm not sure. Thank you for at least trying t get the word out! :)

[@eimearinez]

Aura makeup sounds like the SciFi makeup I thought as I child we would be wearing in the 2020’s if you get me as a child of the 80’s

[@Beautydemos]

The talc regulation would be so amazing! I can’t believe it took this long when the consequences of contaminated talc is fatal

[@midlifemom5829]

Im 57 yo and enjoy your channel, but im too old to care about the young influencer brands, drama, etc. I stick to the OG brands that have lasted 30+ years

[@cjinpa5713]

Yep, I’m 53 and I took a huge beauty hiatus and I can’t keep up with everyone that’s supposed to be ‘someone’ after being back.

[@midlifemom5829]

@ i think they need a bit of "humble pie" and have people say "you're who? Never heard of you"😂

[@sasukeissocoollike]

Okay but respectfully not everything is about you. Jen also has younger viewers who DO care about that stuff, so maybe it’s for them and you can tune in when what she’s talking about piqued your interest.

[@SussexSandra]

@@sasukeissocoollikeHi I’m 56 and I find all beauty news interesting, some more so than others. I find the activities & shenanigans of the younger influencers amusing because I know their “time” is coming. I think you may have misunderstood the meaning of my fellow older beauty enthusiasts. Please don’t put all of us older beauty enthusiasts in the same bracket. We are all interested in beauty whatever our age. And as you said Jen provides info for all of us. With love from a rainy cold UK💕

[@cjinpa5713]

@@sasukeissocoollike there’s lots of beauty channels that don’t know about many other beauty channels so I won’t feel shamed for not knowing who a lot of them are either especially after sitting through the video giving my time in views, liking and commenting because I understood another person not knowing about influencers brands or drama. Just like we have the ability to not watch you also have the ability to scroll past comments that don’t apply to you. Respectfully, neither of us said she should only make videos on stuff or people we know about referring to your comment that ‘not everything is about you’ again after watching the entire video.

[@lalacarroll431]

Jen, this was a very interesting episode (they always are) but I’m happy you brought up Matilda Djerf! In my opinion She has been so purposefully mean, an asshole, very entitled and very cruel to her employees for a very long time. It’s about time more people like you Jen are bringing this information onto KZbin and into the forefront! She has always given the “Miranda Priestly from Devil wears Prada and Anna Wintour attitude” but worse! I typically hear all super trendy things through my niece. She’s 17 years old and is very into IG and TT. I did watch the video with the employees and I felt incredibly sad and angry! The toilet sent me over the edge, the people who would feel constantly stressed being in the same room as her, having panic attacks is so disgusting to hear! You were not hard on Matilda at all in my opinion! Her “apology” wasn’t a sincere apology, she’s scrambling because this affects her money! I know she said she has hired professionals and will be implementing anonymous feedback forms on how the workplace is…..come on. You really think anyone who works under her would be honest? I wouldn’t be. I would be too scared that she would dig through things to find handwriting styles, looking through computers and their history. I would like for her to step down, have her platforms taken away and really do the work to grow and become a decent human being! Then come back to the company and let’s see what the employees have to say! I really wasn’t surprised to hear that Laura Lee was closing her cosmetic line and clothing line. I adore my products and clothing that I have. I feel like she’s been hinting that she was going to be closing her businesses and moving into a different direction. I applaud her for creating and maintaining these businesses with no inventors and doing it herself, with her husband Ty, her employees. That’s a huge accomplishment! I remember when she was the face of the Too Faced Peach Collection! I agree that the peach collection is absolutely the best selling collection we’ve seen to date at least in the top 3 of all time. I hope that she continues creating what she wants and is so happy ❤ with her decision and I wish her all the happiness and success moving forward! I’ve always loved Jeopardy! I will get some questions right but my recall memory is awful but I did get the questions all correct and yes it does feel so good to get Jeopardy questions correct, truly lol! Everyone have a wonderful day or night wherever you may be in the world ☺️

[@omegasobsessions]

The issue with Chinese owned brands is that it is literally Chinese law that they have to hand over any and all requested info if government asks. Any USA laws on info would have same effect as banning app, it wouldn’t be available in USA as app would not be able to comply.

[@courtneywelch4413]

Mrs. Ma’am… WHERE is your top from?! I love the color and flowyness of it!

[@taylorgalloway5986]

I knew I should have bought that bag the other day 🥴

[@kelley8363]

Temu has Birkin looking bags for $30-40. They are listed as "luxury Handbag". No mention of birkin.

[@andrewsandelovich1991]

OK I just went on the MIMIM LA site and grabbed some stuff…. The sweaters and beanies are slashed peices! 🤤

[@usernamejuliaisalreadytaken]

I once followed Mathilda just for her hair... It's insane. She suddenly showed up in my feed yeeears ago, and her hair was/is absolutely iconic. Just for that she has an insane following. However, her kindness was so over the top that it didn't seem genuine to me and I thought my pessimism was at fault. So I was a passive follower and then saw this... Was I surprised? Yeah maybe at first, but then I remembered all that seemed off...

[@PerkiPerkins]

Wow, I’m more shocked with Ciate situation. It would be extremely concerning as they are apart of Iconic London, and Lottie London. They are all under the same family. Kinda of a bummer I like several products and they sent me PR in early September. Hopefully just a weird restructure/ acquisition and fixed soon.

[@Dolsie-tv6mh]

Wow, Matilda Djerk, treated people like that. 😮 Did any of her employees took videos of her mistreating them?

[@thatcaligirl]

The sweet peach brushes and smoothing powder are missed.

[@juliemoses1909]

I think the secret to fast fashion is that designs are poorly protected and Zara can literally copy the runway instantly. There’s probably nothing Hermes can do about the copycat Birkins. . 60 Minutes had a segment recently on Hermes and the prices are related to the scarcity of the product. Of course, I bet it’s great quality compared to the Walmart Birkin. Chinese manufacturers don’t recognize the rest of the world’s intellectual property laws unfortunately. So, what can Hermes do?

[@irairod5160]

Jen! TikTok does not have to STEAL our data! We're providing it willingly!

[@annealbaugh919]

That’s just mind boggling I just don’t understand how people can be so cruel to other’s so sorry !

[@bunniesisland]

Let's be real: T*ump isn't concerned about protecting anyone. Whoever he agrees is an "acceptable buyer" for TikTok is someone we should absolutely be terrified of.

[@dodge10P1N]

The problem (and good thing) about companies these days is that they all think the shit that happens behind the scenes will stay behind the scenes. Thats how it had been for corporate companies for so long. But now people can prove things with cell phone pics/vids, theres more regulation, people are not afraid to speak out about extreme conditions. They are now more susceptible to being caught, it blows me away that they still try to get away with this stuff. Any company is one bad story away from being cancelled. Maybe its just me, but im so over all these “celebrities” having their own brands. I want to support the people who work hard to earn their money and who actually need it. For examplemoms who start to support their family and put all there blood, sweat, and tears in. Or a POC who used to be overlooked. A lgbtq entrepreneur who creates for the love and education and support their community deserves. Stuff like that.

[@kaseygoss]

Happy WUIM day! Sending love to all!❤

[@txsgreen714]

Thanks for covering the Ciate chaos. I've filed for a charge back with my bank. It's been pending a few days now

[@lifechaotic]

Laura Lee said something of the same like Rhodes. Big celebs with deep pockets taking out the smaller Indy brands. It's so sad!

[@elizatopolosky7505]

Ha! You mentioned me in your Ciate piece. Update, yes they told me to DM them but then the DM literally said they weren’t taking messages! Other email bounced back. I ended up filing a claim with my bank and they refunded me. I’ve heard nothing since from Ciate.

[@Noxhydria]

Happy New Year!! 🥂