Melanie Martinez's PORTALS Perfume is A Mess...

[@mykenahbyrnes2402]

The original crybaby perfume was an actual art piece. You could see the love that went into the packaging and perfume itself. It smelled exactly what I thought crybaby would smell like. This on the other hand looks like a cash grab with no thought put into it

[@Dontannoyme34894]

@@vintegeeand I hate the hair style on it! I wish it was just her usual green or blue wig instead of pink and brown 😢

[@vxdoll]

Thisss

[@str4ng3_4nd_unu5u4l]

​@@vintegeeI have bad news for you

[@vermigliio]

the thought there's in it, for each parfume she realeased a short video and wrote a story behind each one

[@WandaBuns]

u cant just hate on something until u get it

[@HelloKelsey09]

the crybaby perfume was not only cheaper but smelled SO much better , and the bottle was a baby bottle. the bottle was SUPER cute and vintage. the portals one seriously does look like those juices with the little plastic head cartoons on 😭

[@tuesdaytrothwell]

HELP I CANT UNSEE IT 😂

[@LuxuriousLenay]

LMFAOOOO😂😂😂

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

Those were fucking awesome

[@gemmagemma-wx2bs]

BELLY WASHERS!!! 😂😂 I used to love those drinks. I always got the Powerpuff Girl ones ❤ I mourn that I missed the Crybaby release. Maybe she can make this right by re-releasing Crybaby

[@Shesthegirlnextdoor]

THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS UNTIL PEOPLE SAID IT WAS A PERFUME 😭

[@icanbreathe9161]

The price isn’t the issue for me. My problem is with the tiny product amount and the quality.

[@crystor3]

Its not ment to be sprayed a lot it’s a parfume (idk how to spell it ) not a perfume idk why every is forgetting parfumes are more expensive to make Also people payed to the statue mostly not the parfume she’s gonna sell them separately later on which will be cheaper like around 50 or 60

[@crystor3]

Also bc they payed for all 4 so that would at to like a hundred something depending on how much they will be sold separately

[@melzlov3ly_]

@@crystor3 you did spell parfume right btw at least i think

[@Lleafyll]

No it's parfum.

[@conehead.skz.]

Perfume*

[@princesaplantano]

A little mushroom or butterfly perfume bottle would have looked so cute and fit with the theme of the Portals Album! But, what we got, really does look like those juice bottles 💀.

[@Bamsaegi1269]

That's what I was going to say!

[@MothsInThe_Moonlight]

1k likes rehehe

[@wannaseeamagictrick410]

I love em tbh

[@thekawaiiaccount]

They have mushrooms I saw one being seller on aliexpress

[@KodokunaSenshi]

​@thekawaiiaccount that's most likely a bootleg

[@Littleloser101]

I’m a hardcore Melanie fan and cannot defend that price

[@alllittlethingzz]

Same

[@TogasNumber1Simp]

Same (also love your pfp and username lmao)

[@Littleloser101]

@@TogasNumber1Simp tysm

[@snailcat_X3]

Same the crybaby was way better in price and amount imo

[@Miaalikes_cats]

Exactly

[@cloudysunsets]

I have worked in a beauty company and making perfume is insanely cheap

[@Mistery-c3p]

It's not perfume, it's parfums.

[@JustAHorrorShow]

Not all perfumes are insanely cheap to make but these ones most likely are.

[@L1terally_d1rt]

@@Mistery-c3p Parfums and perfumes are the same. Look it up. EU de Parfum has less scent tho The parfums are not eu de parfums, tho. They're just being French to be fancy.

[@MrLnmolnar]

@@Mistery-c3pfr people need to stop callin it’s perfume

[@JustAHorrorShow]

@@jav7899 Not all perfumes are made by big brands. Not all things are created the same way. Some perfumes are made by independent perfumers who splurge on high quality ingredients. I would be shocked if Melanie's perfumes were actually worth the price. I just don't like "perfumes are cheap to make" as a blanket statement. It's true that many perfumes are relatively cheap to make and that a lot of what we pay for is the brand and marketing but this is not true across the board. This kind of blanket statement hurts independent perfumers.

[@ZP-xyza]

I don’t even think Britney’s perfume costed that much.

[@rubyrusso9678]

It wasn't 😭😭 if it was I would have never gotten it for Christmas... times have changed 😭

[@kaylee_is_the_sigma_of_all]

AND SHE HAS A BIGGER FANBASE IT'S SO IRONIC

[@DungNguyen-ti9dk]

I usually see deals on Britney’s ones. About $40 and to me that’s decent. Nowadays 30ml designer ones cost around 50-60€ 😂 which is insane. I purchased D&G light blue intense for 40€/50ml (on sale ofc) and libre for 85€/90ml. Those days are obviously gone 😢

[@lauren3755]

Nope, I had all of the Britney perfumes, and a huge bottle in the 2000s was maybe $25?

[@Alieortwo]

​@@lauren3755 In europe 10 euro in low budget stores 😂😂😂

[@itsdramallama_]

I get that she needs the money, but putting a price of 250-300 bucks for a plastic statue that looks like it was 3d printed with 4 tiny perfume bottles doesn’t seem worth it to me. Plus, the way the Melanie fans are desperately defending her, saying you’re paying more for the statue, so it’s reasonable. The thing is, we didn’t ask for a 1 foot plastic statue that looks like a happy meal toy. We just wanted another perfume

[@littlebodybigbuttoch]

Well, you could just buy the perfume separate. Didnt you see that she is soon gonna sell them separate? And btw some people (unlike you) do like the 1 foot statue and i think its really pretty.

[@ThatOneDoomerNeco]

​@@littlebodybigbuttoch the main problem is that it's ugly, and has unreasonable price for such small quantity, no reasonings can fix this liquid bottle.

[@littlebodybigbuttoch]

@@ThatOneDoomerNeco IT IS NOT UGLY

[@Omnihilo]

@@littlebodybigbuttoch You’re right. It’s hideous.

[@littlebodybigbuttoch]

@@Omnihilo Thanks for saying im right, but the second part is not true

[@ilovetogami]

this is ridiculous. SEEING THE GIRL HERSELF IN PERSON IS CHEAPER THAN 4 INFANT HAND SIZED PERFUMES.

[@esthergarcesThetaHealing]

i went to see olivia rodrigo for so much cheaper what-

[@gonzalezchild0482]

Since she’s now selling the scents separately I feel like it would’ve been cooler if the packaging represented the element and the object that represents it, for example: for water to could be the cup with glowing liquid, you get the idea. It could’ve also been the egg we see Melanie hatch out of when she revealed her new form yk.

[@tabitharust304]

Yes! Love your pfp by the way 🔥

[@gonzalezchild0482]

@@tabitharust304 thank you! I like yours too✨

[@commentsforthealgorithm]

Just gonna say this as a MASSIVE crybaby, as much as I love the idea I just can’t trust it. I have the original perfume from the first tour and I still have some perfume. The formula just isn’t strong so it doesn’t last long. I double checked recently with my roommate and he said he couldn’t tell I had perfume on unless his nose was against me. So at those prices it’s just simply not worth it even if I felt I NEEDED that art piece. Edit: problem isn’t that it is subtle but that it dissipates very quickly compared to most perfumes in my experiences. Almost non existent, might just be my batch though. That said at 40$ I am not mad, I would be at those prices though

[@brendan.mcdermott]

These new releases are Parfums, not perfumes, so they have a greater percentage of concentrate and are therefore stronger

[@camp.cretaceous.enthusiast]

@@brendan.mcdermott exactly, im pretty sure thats why they’re small-cause you need less

[@Icyeecat]

@@brendan.mcdermottyeah and to be fair she needs the money to fund for her portals project mvs and film. So I can understand the price. Im sad the quality is off and I wished it was better, but if people want a free film again, they’re gonna have to understand it’s for funding. 😢

[@Kitty-d6k]

​@@Icyeecateven watched k19 I'd still buy it for future watch or for fundraising purposes, what are she and the team thinking with that design and quality and price, nothing were right! It's crazy 😮

[@sandra501]

@@brendan.mcdermott maybe I’m uneducated but from what I know Parfum is the French word for perfume. So they’re still perfumes. What you’re describing is eau de toilette, which is a weakened fragrance

[@Brooklyn99142]

It looks like something you would get at McDonald’s with your happy meal

[@leighmew]

So true lol 💀

[@jjxuann]

Would keep though

[@Brooklyn99142]

@@leighmew for $600 it better come with some ladies of the night and a pound of the stuff snoop Dogg loves

[@Lady-T3A]

I just thought of Unhappy Meal reading this now. I'm wondering if Unhappy Meal aged well.

[@lovestumacher]

It kinda reminded me of one of those "Good 2 Grow" juice bottles 😐

[@L1terally_d1rt]

UPDATE: MEL RELEASED THE PERFUMES INDIVIDUALLY! Mel released the individual perfumes, or rather, parfums, and, as someone who hasn't bought them, they seem to be the exact same. I see no difference in the packaging accept for the statue being gone, and- get this- THEY ARE 50$ EACH 50$ FOR 15 ML FOR 0.5 OZ THAT IS A DOLLOR FOR EVERY O.3 ML OF LIQUID Mel, I love you, but jesus. 50 dollars? For reference, Ariana Grande's thank u next perfume was 45$ for 1 ounce. That is 5$ less for DOUBLE THE PARFUME. (before anyone says anything, I looked it up and parfums and perfumes have no difference. Eu de parfum has less scent than a perfume, but in general, parfums and perfumes are the same)

[@L0rdOfThePies]

My then 12 year old cousin had all the ariana grande perfumes for some reason and im concerned at how much that shit costed now 😨

[@voidmatic]

also, in regards to the comparison with the ariana grande perfume (I don't listen to either of them, used to listen to Melanie but can't support her with nfts cuz bruh really) it was in stores, whereas the amount she prices it at does not include shipping, which is expensive as well.

[@arigdw_]

you can find 1 oz ariana perfumes for less than $30 at some places, and even sets with body lotion and other gifts for less! i really like the glass packaging that they come in especially. i find her products to be on the more affordable side of celebrity perfumes.

[@CatcatKittycatcar]

You are right in everything except one thing. What Melanie is selling is the edp not perfume😀the lower concentration one, it says that at the bottom of the statue😳

[@d3fnotcheyenne]

And at my Walmart the Ariana grande cloud body mist is 8oz for $10 like what

[@melanies.3713]

300$ (minimum) for not even 60ml of a celebrity perfume?! That´s insane!! You could get 200 ml of Chanel No.5, one of the most famous perfumes ever for that price!! (or Dior, or probably any other luxury brand). And with a way ´prettier´ and higher quality bottle!

[@voidmatic]

(not even factoring in how most perfumes you can buy in a store whereas this you'd have to pay shipping)

[@futileelegy]

it doesn't just look cheap. you would be an absolute fool to not realize that it just straight up IS cheap crap.

[@nameless953]

I bought my mom a Gucci perfume last year and it was way way cheaper (and also I guess more into it) Why is it so expensive 😅

[@Mimpetel]

I adore the new ones that Miley advertises. At first I thought uhh the price but I would happily get them because of how soft and lovely the scent is

[@saturnthemirrorball]

fr. I love the miss dior fragrance & I could get so much miss Dior for the same price as the Portals Parfum. I’ve also heard the scents in PP aren’t that nice. I wish she would just bring back something like crybaby. Nobody was even asking for a perfume set, we were really just wanting something that smelly earthy & sea-like, like what portals would smell like.

[@UwUKITTYTHERIAN]

Their so expensive right now because she’s only selling all of them at the same time and not separately, she’s probably going to sell them separately later

[@eddv6090]

@@UwUKITTYTHERIAN still not worthy at all

[@UwUKITTYTHERIAN]

@@eddv6090 yes they are???? She also has to BUY the stuff she uses for perfumes, she’s also making Music Videos and Going on Tour. She’s busy

[@L0V3_C0R3.0]

Tbh i asked my dad for it since he knows alot about perfumes/ colognes and he said « 300 dollars for 60ml is too expensive normally for that price there is at least 2-3 litres in the bottle »

[@melzlov3ly_]

even with the head it should atleast be as much perfume as the crybaby one

[@L0V3_C0R3.0]

@@melzlov3ly_ exacltyyy

[@Bagelswithcreamfilling]

My friend said it looks like skibbidy toilet 😭😭😭💀😔

[@CH4R0N_TH3_SP1D3R]

I'm gonna go insane if I hear the words skibidi toilet again please

[@iilyace]

BRO IT DOES

[@Theratsintrenchcoat]

I'm an old and new Melanie fan, and this is spot on.

[@Issawholeholelottamoon]

Grow up 💀💀

[@iilyace]

I'm thirteen and I'd like to be a kid so no. How abt yu don't go sticking yo nose in other ppls buisness Emoglitterprincess. We all know Taii is better. 😂😂🤭🤭 kzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f602.png

[@bruna7534]

If they wanted to make the head so badly, making the skull of that head would look so much better. They would even make it look more functional since a skull has much more "detattachable" parts to make it work like a container, and also, would have way stronger fantasy vibe to it instead of a wonky multi eyed Mrs Pink Potatohead toy thingy

[@tiredteen8906]

Ngl the perfume fiolas look like something straight out of a naughty shop and would supposed to be stuck up... The design is just weird imo, not even talking about the cheap dollar store production. Considering the container, why not go for a mystical forest print with the four eyed character in 3d with some texture? Maybe that idea on one side and than it transitions to an equal print of just Melanie in a pastel room, in combo with some nice lace-swirls comming down from the opener, where you could reach in for the fiolas... could have been such a good marketing idea but oh no we got a design that looks like an upscale PEZ head...smh

[@samanthafairweather9186]

Just say it. They look like butt plugs! 🤣🤣🤣

[@cricketandgraham8644]

I agree, I thought of something weird when I saw the bottles :/

[@mahdireza5695]

I think it would've been cool if it was just the head of the creature as frosted pink glass, no defined details (looks quite tacky) so just like a little statue pretty much.

[@Renko_day]

I’m a fan but I could agree..

[@botoxbabyy]

its a vial, just cuz ur a horny internet freak doesnt mean her art should be treated like this. it fits the mystical fantasy theme just fine, its supposed to look like potion vials. im picturing ur concept and doesnt sound flattering or achievable. In this economy, thats just how things are priced, especially for celebrity merch. go rant about other celebrities ovepricing their merch

[@Spinelsofficalwife]

This era is supposed to be magical and I wish the quality would have more love put into it, I have the vinyl and it’s beautiful and I was planning to get the new perfume even though it looked weird but people are reselling it for 2,000 bucks already and it’s already almost 300 bucks, just wish there was just more because she obviously made it expensive because she knew it’d sell out quickly but just MAKE MORE! Like I love you Melanie but you’re a celeb you could totally just have thousands of them in stock, when the portals perfume comes back in I’ll try to get it for myself because even if it looks wonky and overpriced I personally would like to see it for myself because I love the portals era so much and I’ll be so damn upset if I see it go to waste, I’d like the cry baby perfume too because who dosent, but the portals one looks kind of cute, I just wish the details were more put in or stuff added on the bottle for the price but I’ll come back to this comment If and when I get it and review it

[@STANSTRAYKIDS4419]

she cant just make more cause its parfum, not perfume. parfum is very expensive to make and is very strong

[@babyxblue]

​@@STANSTRAYKIDS4419 why not just make perfume and make the price cheaper so it's more accessible to the public tho?

[@STANSTRAYKIDS4419]

@@babyxblue cause she needs money to make the portals movie

[@babyxblue]

@@STANSTRAYKIDS4419 Please note that there were people who wanted to buy it but gave up bc it was too expensive. People would buy more if the prices were lower.

[@STANSTRAYKIDS4419]

@@babyxblue yes, but there are people that will buy it and a movie costs like millions. she has a lot of fans that would buy it n also shes putting the parfums on sale seperately and they will be way cheaper so just wait for that

[@madyluvv]

dude this is insane. 4 bottles of Victoria’s Secret perfume is sooo much cheaper and much better quality! this is beyond over expensive

[@mitiskixx]

this is what i’m saying, people are just buying it because it’s “rare merch”

[@KatieKangaroo26]

I like her music but she charged way too much for that cheap looking perfume. Also chatging loads of money for VIP and not even meeting fans just using a CGI version of herself is terrible. That perfume and meet and greet were such cash grabs and scams for real.

[@Mistery-c3p]

Dude, why are you stressed about this? Whoever wants to take the photo with CGI, do it, it's the people's money. Melanie is trying to do everything to please us, she is going to all four corners of the planet just to sing for us, we didn't see them there for almost 4 years, and you complain on top of that just because anyone with a VIP takes a CGI photo??? Just don't take it off. You don't know how difficult it must be to wear different clothes, hairstyles, masks, makeup, almost suddenly. Melanie is a normal person, people have to stop comparing her to great famous artists, Especially those artists who only know how to shake their butts and talk about sex, never compare her to anything about them, because Melanie wants to deliver art. Melanie has just launched the perfumes separately with their prices, you make a show without knowing that that box with the 4 perfumes was especially for collectors and anyone who wants to have all 4 perfume.

[@DonkeyMcconkey]

⁠@@Mistery-c3pstop being a clown Melanie has been doing this for 10 years now, she’s become greedy and jaded like she used to criticize others for. I love the album, but this whole era doesn’t have their heart in it. Everything is so rushed and sloppy, people have a right to be upset they paid a massive ticket price and Melanie can’t even be bothered. It’s shitty of her and you need to stop mindlessly adoring celebrities. Edit: comparing her to more sexual/adult acts not only reveals you’re too damn childish for Melanie’s music (as she has a lot of sexual themes in her music too and does do sexual dancing on stage) but Melanie themselves would call you a misogynist.

[@LyntzbartzkyPerez]

@@Mistery-c3p ok, nobody was comparing Melanie to anyone, actually you might as well be doing all the comparing. if she didn't want to do a meet in greet irl she shouldn't have done anything because paying extra money for a single shitty green screen picture is absolutely ridiculous and just makes her look greedy. and the quality and price of her perfume was dog shit, you can't deny that

[@Mariyah.]

@@Mistery-c3pno cuz I’m single paying money for some cgi ur acting as if they wanted that which no one would’ve wanted bro ur basically just defending Melanie for not knowing how to treat her fans right

[@babyxblue]

And there was the NFT situation too, although people are desperately trying to forget it

[@Battleofthenymph]

Im actually scared and sad about this controversy, I hope it all ends ok

[@Mel_faye]

Same 😖

[@XoxoJules888]

Ikr

[@s4cfr1fice]

There's even more controversy about her now 💀

[@sst4rscr34m]

reminds me how she did nfts and all the fans defended her because "well she's actually doing it carefully and it doesn't damage the environment in the process" 💀

[@starboycesar]

Frrrrr, i love her music but i don't know how to feel about her anymore😭

[@mintysanssrealgfandwifeunlikte]

SHE DID NFTS WHAT 😨😨😨 why have i never heard of this

[@Hysteriette]

mhm. and I always wondered WHY she did that

[@adelastella.5676]

The majority of her fans were actually pretty against that?? I remember when this happened, her instagram comments were literally flooded with her fans trashing her for that decision.

[@voidmatic]

yeah when I heard about that I hadn't been listening to much Melanie in a while and as an artist myself, that was absolutely the nail in the coffin for my support towards her because I can't support someone doing nfts like c'mon man

[@LaLaLoopsyCutie]

she says she put work into the sculpture but it’s literally just the creature’s head. no thought put into it, more like a “look at me look at me look at meee” and it looks like a POP figure. those things are so ugly

[@Mason_Core]

She needs a new design team 😭

[@Hysteriette]

any cottagecore girl in this internet can make a better design!

[@usagiisslayamine]

No she doesn’t

[@calesportalsparfum]

FR 😭😭

[@mhost8147]

Does she knows that she's not as popular as before now?? Like if a famous luxury brand charge that price the product would be expected to be extraordinary, beautiful and high quality, a product or she herself cannot build up a luxury brand just by charging fans an unbelievable price like that, it's not how it works

[@voidmatic]

also if this wasn't a singer making a product, the pricing would be even more insane, as the quality simply wouldn't pass the standards in place to sell it at that high of a price.

[@Omnihilo]

Where have y’all been at? She’s been doing this for literal years now. Chick was selling gravel on strings as $200< “fairy necklaces” lmfao. Using “angel numbers” as an excuse for the prices or some other such nonsense.

[@madisonevans7950]

I sadly have a fairly unpopular opinion... Melanie sold out. Its apparent. Her entire vibe is different and honestly feels kinda fake and forced. Like, girly took shrooms once and now thinks she is the ultimate miss thang. I liked it all at first, but as the promotion went on for portals it all just felt like a big cash grab.

[@Calucja]

Frr i love her old music and the new one is also fine but i just don’t get how she could change this much

[@okiseenow]

Fr 😂

[@nostalgiataxi]

i just want the cry baby perfume to be back :( it smelt soooo good...

[@xxpinkswitchblade]

i never even got it i rly want itt

[@spikedhoney1126]

I really wanted it, just wanna smell it 🥹 I’m accepting the fact I’ll never experience it lol

[@tiyutsu]

I became a Melanie fan shortly after The Voice and I stayed all up until K-12. I eventually left (a bit after After School) because my music taste changed but the way she and her team treat her fans nowadays makes me happy that I did. So disrespectful. Gorgeous voice still, but I cannot get behind all of this lol.

[@alllittlethingzz]

Tbh I kinda dipped after portals but still listen to portals but honestly I feel like it’s a scam

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@alllittlethingzzthat’s cause it is lmao

[@fatliward9815]

SHES NOT IN CONTROL what do you numbnuts not understand. Her management and record label literally makes her do it 😂

[@Gleamorous]

I just feel like the golden base looks so out of place! She should have somehow made the head of the fairy open to reveal the quad of perfumes.

[@eeza]

That's a much better and prob more tasteful alternative if she really wants to make that head part of the collection! the lid could have been the part of the head with the upper set of eyes then they could have just made the quality better. the glossiness of the hair and the printing of the eyes made it look cheaper 😓

[@-Bluest_Everest-]

That Melanie head be looking straight out of “Lazy Town”

[@sersemnomekk]

OMG W COMENT KAKAKAKAKAKKAKA HELP

[@laylapiccola]

LOLLLLLL💀💀💀💀

[@Bunijoon]

6:57 look I absolutely love alt fashion and people expressing themselves but WHAT ON EARTH ARE THOSE NAILSSSSS HOW DO YOU DO ANYTHING WITH THOSE

[@Snow_Bunny]

Fr like how do you use the bathroom with those nails

[@LowYummy]

i’m a guy and i’ve always wondered how people even function with those long/sharp nails💀

[@mahdireza5695]

Makes sense for a photoshoot. Everyday life? How on earth- 😂

[@sugarplum2467]

Um, what? Those are actually rather short, they don't have any decorations on them, they're rounded...those would not affect your daily life in any way

[@mahdireza5695]

@@sugarplum2467 we're not all superhumans 😂 face it, most human ladies wouldn't be comfortable in a day with nails like that because it's not the most common fake nails length.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That perfume bottle is literally terrifying...

[@Kissviktor1]

Yeah 😅

[@localreviewer3871]

fr it’s u-g-l-y it ain’t got no alibi

[@melz4766]

fr that shit is freaky omfggg

[@Hysteriette]

like.... and the "cottage" fairy shi IT'S ONE OF THE EASIEST THINGS TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL

[@mahdireza5695]

It's trying to be iconic like the Pink Friday perfume, but it doesn't seem to be working....

[@Smurfloof]

I bought the water and the earthy one bc I love to collect things from my favorite artist and Someone told me only the colored part is filled with the perfume. Which actually shocked me bc I thought it was the whole bottle not just a small bit. I really tried to be positive about this but now I’m just sad.

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

I've always thought Melanie's fandom is among the most toxic, over-reactive ones. But I'm glad people are able to call her out in her bs this time.

[@he4rtlez]

What bs

[@Lara-vo6rp]

the quality control and the pricing if youre gonna price it atleast make sure the product doesn;t have any defects or mistakes@@he4rtlez

[@King_of_sirens]

​@@he4rtlez Bs means bullshit

[@hantyss]

I think the overreacting one is you, in every fandom has a toxic part, and, is stupid that you're mad at her bc of the fandom💀

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

@@hantyss Grisgris.

[@niloufarmoezzi9139]

Fame has gotten into her head imo. These, her recent ticket prices, the whole debacle with the hologram thing...

[@Illy-es2cg]

She’s not the one who controls the price!

[@Mel_faye]

Ticket prices depend on the venue, venues get bigger as your fan base grows. Melanie doesn’t control that smh

[@marleesheppard1935]

Like it really does just look like a toy you’d get when you were 9 that you begged for and then eventually got it and played we it for like a week max and then it just sat in the closet collecting dust

[@iztfihko]

I get they need more funding, and i'm all for that because i'm so excited to see what melanie will do in the future, but why did she have to make it so low quality? goodness

[@iluvyves]

I really love Melanie, and this new album is amazing and the whole aesthetic is beautiful, but the merch is just so... weird

[@Katstxr]

That’s the point

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@KatstxrI don’t think it really should be tho the whole point of the album is that it is slightly unsettling sure but the whole point of it is it’s supposed to magical. Not cheap lookinh

[@Hysteriette]

​@@Katstxr being mediocre is the point? being ugly and expensive is the point of this album?

[@AMKmusic96]

She was always weird but this is era is the kinda weird that is like your family member joined a cult and you feel sad for them

[@Glitched_]

In my opinion, the merch items along with the tour itself is a bit disappointing.. there has been SO many problems with not only the portals merch but also the whole tour in general. There was the shirt that they had changed on the website after it was sold out, people not getting the merch promised with their VIP portals tour tickets, the vinals that came bent, or with a completely different album on it, the whole show apparently being less than an hour, the ai meet and greet mentioned in the video and how expensive all the merch is in general. For example the 5 piece sticker pack was 20 dollars (USD im pretty sure) and compared to the crybaby and k-12 merch you could get a shirt for the same price (~$20 USD). Now if you want an offical shirt off the website it is $50 USD (sometimes $40 or $35 depending on what desgin you get) and of course it costs much more in most counties. I understand that it costs much more to make merch now than it was back then but the quality of it is so sad. With the crybaby and k-12 merch you werent buying it just because it was melanie martinez but also because it felt like it was good quality too. With the portals merch youre not paying for any of the quality, only her name. I love the album so much but the merch and tour has been a big bummer tbh :(

[@Mistery-c3p]

Bro, she spent more than 3 years without touring practically, just the fact that she is touring the four corners of the earth is already a good thing, later she does more detailed tours and such.

[@iz_u_ru]

@@Mistery-c3poh look the boot licker melanie fan who’s mentally is “my fav artist can NEVER do wrong even if they rob someone they’re INNOCENT” Girl be so fucking fr rn

[@avelynn5976]

​@@Mistery-c3p cry about it, her tours suck now and no amount of defending her will change that

[@tabbykat8564]

why are you yelling at us 😭😭

[@annaraty4925]

fr

[@lilurchinjenny5282]

Ah you must be new here

[@sin_cerelycamille]

it says in her about me that she talks loud lol

[@Alastorsbigshinyforehead]

Oh so you want her to whisper?

[@Sanatizer_1009]

Cuz it's comfortable and more enjoyable

[@Preppyweppyclubpenguino]

I’m sad that k-12 didn’t get a perfume. I would have loved like an orange juice themed one!

[@theonlymellll]

That’s such a good idea!! Omgg!!

[@M31s_Sp1der_W3b]

Or a strawberry shortcake one!

[@MR.RANDOMFilms]

Like she even needs that f***king money. Is just me, or are these celebrities and everyone involved in their product and ticket prices just way out of hand now??

[@CelleSleuths]

Welcome to Biden's America. Vote republican if you want inflation to normalize. Prices are gouged everywhere because that's what it costs now. It amazes me that young people today don't realize this.

[@00st307-m]

Yup. They think of their fans as minions and they don’t respect you. I am a fan of no one anymore.

[@aliaaaafr]

Melanie actually said that she was saving up all the money from this perfume and from her tour to make the movie she had planned. I don't think she's making the movie anymore because the budget wasn't reached, and it's too much money for her to film both music videos and a whole movie.

[@LegalizeNuclearBomb666]

Well she does need it for her mv

[@MR.RANDOMFilms]

@@aliaaaafr We really don’t need a freaking singer making a movie. Sorry not sorry, but no. She can get out of here with that idea 😂 I hope it is canceled.

[@00st307-m]

When will people wake up and realize most celebrities are NOT good people. She’s laughing all the way to the bank.

[@gem9535]

This.

[@MayarAljedawi]

I’m a fan of Melanie and I didn’t even know she had a perfumes. But that price is OUTRAGEOUS.

[@voidmatic]

I remember the crybaby perfume coming out back when I used to listen to her. this is next level insane but unfortunately since I heard about her whole nft thing and the meet and greet, I'm not surprised she's done this as well.

[@Strawberrizzz]

Im here in 2024 after going to the trilogy tour THEY WAY SHES CHARGING 275 BUCKS FOR A FULL POLYESTER DRESS and it literally RIPS when you put it on is fucking insane

[@mono7252]

I went the MSG show and I was shocked when I saw the price of the dress because I was planning to get it, but I ended up not. Online I saw at other venues it was $175 - I guess MSG charged more for what reason idk because all the other merch prices stayed the same.

[@MT13.]

I hope the perfumes don't smell as bad as everything looks, especially at that price...

[@voidmatic]

idk why I didn't even think of this yet, but yeah, imagine buying something AT THAT PRICE (not even including shipping) and then turns out u don't like the scent.. damn 🫥 (I don't listen to her much these days so didn't know bout the perfume anyways till now but ye that would b insane)

[@Akeem-ve7jb]

I luv you Melanie but WTF is going on? Why is this perfume soooooo pricey and why does it look like a children's toy? Cry baby perfume was $50, it's like you just spitting in our faces. I love you Haylo keep blessing us with ur videos. Melanie please for God sakes just stop!!!!!

[@diesehnswurdigkeit9019]

Everything she does looks like a toy for tots

[@boocam8816]

It’s Melanie’s team not Melanie directly lmao

[@ebonydarknessdementiaraven4610]

@@boocam8816 melanie is in control of her team and she oversees everything they put out. it is her

[@00st307-m]

@@boocam8816who hired her team? I’ve been side eyeing Melanie since the abuse allegations and the way she sexualized babies. She’s a scammer.

[@he4rtlez]

@@00st307-m she doesn’t sexualize baby wtf. She has a song abt how she’s disgusted and hates it. She has a vintage childish aesthetic. The allegations were confirmed fake ever since she was on tour when it “happened” just say your a no life who takes your anger out on people on the internet whenever you can

[@aintseenothingyet]

I feel like if she is getting bad advice from the team. I liked the fans mock up of what it should have looked like. Way better

[@squishydiamond2342]

I can’t be the only person who isn’t into this new portals era. Crybaby’s new design is probably one of the ugliest things I have ever seen, and that is not an exaggeration

[@jackass4904]

EXACTLY 😭

[@totitelevisionshow]

i don’t like her new look but i do like some of her new music

[@Nora.204]

Im sorry, but ima. bit confused. Are you saying shes ugly?..Because Melanie legit has a recorded video that is saying she is going to evole as a being. And thats what she is now, so idk what your talking about. Because she is beautiful,

[@totitelevisionshow]

@@Nora.204 respectfully how are you confused.

[@XoxoJules888]

You should respect her as a human being tho-

[@Amonrat-un7qi]

Girl why are you screaming the entire time 😭😭

[@rip_crybaby1]

Fr 🥲

[@cutstring]

Leave lmao

[@XXXDRAMAQUEENZ]

read her bio.

[@xoxokimmy9680]

I'd love to have the set but the shipping is also €75 and I'd also have to pay around €60 for customs... I'm just not that terrible with my money. Also, €75 shipping is insane when most brands would do €30 at most for more. Also, it's so stupid that it's only gonna be available on the official site, she would sell so much more if she brought it to Douglas and made it accessible to everyone.

[@SEMc0v3rz]

You guys HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT MELANIE'S FAULT!! SHE DOESN'T CONTROL THE PRICING, HER TEAM DOES.

[@star_productionss]

EXACTLY..

[@Thehistorygeographyandflagnerd]

YES! FINALLY

[@jetlikethat5754]

she doesn’t have at least a little control when it comes to her merch?

[@foreien]

Nah so she doenst have AT LEAST control on the merch to price them? Its so funny to see fans defend her. Idk if you have no brain but, do you really think that she doenst have all the fckin control?

[@SEMc0v3rz]

@@jetlikethat5754 Most likely the design, type of clothing/materials etc. Not the price. Her team does that

[@The_Reckoning617]

That double eye thing legit made me dizzy looking at it 😂

[@maryalicefike4704]

literally could have made the statue a detailed stone/clay piece that looks luxury, holding a normal sized perfume bottle and it would’ve been fine

[@kawaiigirl1482]

2:31 I’m a 2010s kid and got the poopsy pop surprise makeup kit for my birthday one year, the perfume literally reminded me so hard of it

[@ImInUrCloset0w0]

Im 2012

[@LonelyAlchemistRui]

3:02 OH MY GOODNESS ITS MAFUYU ASAHINA FROM HIT GAME HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE

[@Quinqyincy]

I’m so basic, my fav character are Len and Rin 😭

[@Liv.Lav.Luv.]

PJSK FAN SPOTTED OMG!!

[@Liv.Lav.Luv.]

@@Quinqyincystop I love them too tho 😭 not as much as ichika / ichikana but Yh RIN AND LEN R SUCH A SILLY DUO

[@zozozozozzz]

OMG I NOTICED THAT TOO

[@THErealS0R4akaSora]

OMG SAME!1!1!1

[@bunny5728]

She should have sold slime with it, guaranteed that would rescue the whole mess. 💅

[@Kim-Unearthed]

I'll continue to buy my Jimmy Choo L'eau for $35 off fragrancenet 😂

[@AlreadyUsed]

@YesisaidUWUDid we care?

[@luna_elvenstar]

6:07 the perfume colours… heather heather heather and veronica…

[@Liv.Lav.Luv.]

Heathers >>>>

[@mels.glued.nymph_222]

The Portals Parfum is a piece of mystical art. It’s beautiful it’s gorgeous. It smells like exactly what I thought the creature would smell like I love this Parfum sm. And it’s only 275 bucks for mind you, FOUR. but it’s an amazing piece. And she fixed the eyes. And the piercings. The head of the statue is a goddess it’s beautiful. It looks otherworldly I have no idea what y’all are talking abt. Her love went into this perfume. It’s a perfect piece for Melanie collectors. It’s so worth it.

[@darsdr8822]

It basically costs as much as some PREMIUM LUXURY perfumes, like i'd rather get something like that for the price, it's literally insane since she is an artist not a perfumer + the packaging looks horrible

[@asianbestiOFFICIAL]

4:47 not the my little pony juice 😭😭

[@rjmiixz]

I’m not trying to start a war, but Melanie is trying to make a movie, music videos, merch, and performances. She’s trying to make money for her movie, music videos, costumes and masks for performances and more. There isn’t any need to insult her, it’s optional to buy it, you don’t NEED to buy it. You’re just supporting her for future creations she were to make.

[@okiseenow]

She’s tarnishing her brand though, at the end of the day. It doesn’t bring me joy to say that :/

[@m0thanimates]

as someone who has been a fan since like 2015/2016. my whole middle school and highschool years was listening to her. it hurts to see on her just become another money hungry singer. it really hurts.

[@Evelyn-te1nk]

I love her. Adore her. I love her songs. Loved her movie she made and all of her songs... But the pricing and size of the actual perfumes, how much litters there are... Insane. Its too expensive.

[@dinosaurclawz]

the crybaby parfume is beautiful,it was made of clay,it had a lot of parfume in it,it was affordable,it has a light drawing of Crybaby on it so you know it’s from mel and the portals perfume is extremely expensive,its cheaply made, its bulky and overall a total down grade.

[@darkovinster2754]

I don’t know why KZbin recommended this video because i don’t know anything about this artist and this perfume… however, people complain about everything those days! Just don’t buy that stuff if it is too expensive… and if you buy something like that before seeing any reviews, well your clearly gambling on something that is probably just a cash grab… people most stop this Fear Of Missing Out sensation and keep their money!

[@Illy-es2cg]

Exactly! And Melanie Martinez is an actual good person who donates money a lot and no one has ever reported her being rude to her fans, she’s a sweetie. I get being upset you can’t buy it but just don’t buy it!

[@rebornnymph222]

exactly!! I don’t get why people who don’t like it are buying it, either way they should wait for a review first then a restock or just not buy it at all.

[@FrEaKyCheez-It]

0:10 my birthday!

[@Agent_Sparkle]

Happy EXTREMELY late bday! :)

[@FrEaKyCheez-It]

@@Agent_Sparkle thank you

[@ThatBananaHatCat]

Cool! Also I'm scene too! XD

[@FrEaKyCheez-It]

@@ThatBananaHatCat yippee! X3

[@natalieomeara0220mdfan]

I feel like a ton of people are gonna wait till the second of November just to say happy birthday to you. Like, I forgot I posted a comment about my birthday somewhere and people whisked me happy birthday and it made me really happy

[@Ppwiwi]

People need to understand that Melanie has spent so much money for her new album that she’s not going to be able to make it all special, the prices are expensive so she can do more tours to see her fans and make new albums FOR HER FANS

[@LPSmeow1989]

I’m a Melanie Martinez fan but the price is insane 😭😭😭

[@HLLKTTY-zk2oz]

IT LOOKS LIKE A ROYALE HIGH ITEM.. but seriously though, this is a cash grab.

[@multistanland]

OMFG FRR IT DOES LOOK LIKE A RH THING 😭😭😭

[@vikkiann7797]

To be fair, the creature mask IRL looks a little wonky sometimes. I just noticed in some pics for the perfume that the eye is def off center and the structure of her cheekbones seems more thin the advertising. Like, the eyes also had more detail in the ad but the listing on her website should have listed it was rubber, rubber and statue don’t go together well. Like, it could have looked nicer and been more high quality with a different material. I personally don’t think it needed to be 12 foot either. I just think if she wanted to go all out with four different scents, the debut could have been the four bottles sold separately with unique designs (bc I do think the creature looked cute in the promo ad it just did no translate well into 12 feet). I think if she was really interested in making a figurine she could have added that as a merch option on her site separate from the perfumes bc it does seem more like one of those figures you collect like plastic anime ones or something.

[@MariaaXue]

went to her Portals show and she had very little interaction to her fans. I am so used to artist finishing a song and talk to their fans for a little bit, joke around and have a laugh, what they think of the country they are performing at or if it's their first time coming. You know what I mean? Mel sang through her set list and before the encore she said "thank you. you're the best crowd. I hope to come back. I love you." that's it. I appreciate it, I do. But I didn't know what to feel at that time. The show felt rushed and I know she's in character but it would have been nice to see her face since it was her first time in Asia.

[@kaciejames5632]

I worked one of her concerts. Her fans are the craziest i have ever seen. Standing in the rain for 2hrs for merch alone!

[@that_lazy_girly]

6:33 she said the perfume was only in the colored part *w h a t* so much money for so little product

[@Lilbodybig._heart]

Same I thought that it was also in the bottom gold part

[@psycopotatoPsy]

Melanie has gone off their rocker lately.

[@Ruby_Enchants]

FR!! I hope she gets it together

[@zerolovesslipknot]

im sorry??? the lack of actual art that went into it is wilddd. it looks 3d printed and there wasn't even any airbrushing or ANYTHING on it??? LMFAOO wtf happened to her quality

[@starrynight597]

y’all friendly reminder that Melanie isn’t the person who makes the prices it’s her greedy label.

[@amazingspiderlad]

The statue thing looks like fuckin skibidi toilet

[@mrrandom3064]

I feel so blessed from Hayley this week already 😌

[@ChyyM]

My friend is a Melanie fan sorry if I spell anything wrong but I like to see stuff about this fandom and when I saw that my jaw dropped and now they do have each separate but still $40 each is crazy! And a video came my FPY and it said the head was so bad pieces would fall off but yet they still loved it.

[@Arachnophobia.111]

The portals era has been so contrasting. The music and shows have been great but the merch and goodies have been absolutely terrible

[@x.mad.hatter.x]

I just think it’s a bit rude that people say they look like ______ bc she spent time on making that but I do agree that the price is very high for 4 perfumes I think maybe 110$ would be better let me know ur opinion

[@Levi_lexi]

I am a HUGE Melanie fan, I'm just warming up to the new era now but COME ON!! IT LOOKS POOP!

[@I-like-lemons]

It was confirmed that they are going to be released separatlely in early 2024.

[@sabrewinchester]

That "statue" is creepy af who wants that thing staring at them? I know Melanie has always had a creepy vibe but that's a nope from me

[@Getyourspitoffmynuts]

Me tf

[@he4rtlez]

I do

[@hantyss]

I do

[@sabrewinchester]

@@hantyss bot

[@hantyss]

@@sabrewinchester "Bot" but you're using ai 🤢

[@ebonydarknessdementiaraven4610]

I used to be a crybaby but after all the weird things that happened this year with portals, the meet and greet and now this.. its left a really bad taste in my mouth. It feels like as soon as portals became huge she kinda stopped caring as much?? idk if thats the best way to put it but still. Also all the mindless melanie defenders on tiktok are driving me insane

[@thisissomething1388]

I get where you’re coming from on this, the only difference is I don’t like her music at all and I think it’s disgusting to be a fan of her in general, but I see the time and effort that she put into it, and I give her that. I mean with the economy right now I get why it’d be so much so idk why everybody tweaking out about it all. If you don’t like it then don’t get it, easy as that lmao tf 🤦‍♀️

[@ebonydarknessdementiaraven4610]

@@thisissomething1388 quick question: why do u think its disgusting to be a fan of her in general??

[@ProudTherian125]

@@thisissomething1388 why is it disgusting to be a fan? Yk as a Melanie fan It’s not disgusting Plz keep your opinion to yourself

[@hobihobi409]

@@thisissomething1388girl shut up😭

[@lianyla]

I agree, it makes me sad because I used to love Melanie, but now I see her as a corporate mess.

[@Lin_is_an_atrist]

Just a quick update. The Parfums are being sold separately now for 50 each.

[@voidmatic]

oh god that's so expensive

[@Chimochi-v5y]

That statue looks like it's seen some things-

[@Marshmallows_lover]

Frfr

[@M31s_Sp1der_W3b]

They fixed it!

[@snowpawzvideos]

They should’ve just made an exclusive full body or bust size statue of the thing separate to the 4 perfumes 🤷🏻

[@batabids]

begging melanie martinez fans to raise their expectations and stop worshipping her .....

[@S0LAR1STH3SUN]

7:42 - Adjustment for inflation. $79.90 today is around $104.56 $249.90 today is around $327.01

[@R41N3._.R3B0RN]

It is not a perfume it is a parfum. She is not the one who makes the prices. Its not just plastic, and shes in debt, and maybe you guys dont understand it but yeah. Famous people can be in debt.

[@raisedbybats.]

Tho I do agree the quality control and management is very concerning, the four perfumes are currently being sold separately at 50 dollars, imo, Portals has been a mixed batch. I love the look and the songs but, considering how one, the green screen photo thing was confused with meet and greet, the fact Melanie was making NFTs, the allegations that the fans muddied up, the quality of merch, it’s just a hot mess. I love Melanie’s music and art but there are some major red flags, especially coming from someone who’s built there career on such intimate things like mental health, and feminist beliefs

[@voidmatic]

yeah I used to listen to her during the crybaby era / start of k-12 but too many things made me lose any sort of support for her. esp the nfts, as an artist myself I'm so against them. it does suck because she definitely built up a very curated aesthetic and merch and now it just seems very corporate/scammy in comparison

[@Popgurliess]

​@@voidmaticPlus, i don't like how some of the fans have like, shelves dedicated to Melanie martinez merch. Large ones. Just seems like wasting money

[@Guys.IlikeTWD]

It's A Parfum not a perfume. Parfums are more stronger so you only have to spray it a couple times and a perfume isn't as strong

[@greyisshort]

Ya I 100% get that but I think the reason ppl are are upset is u still get such a small amount of product for the price

[@fireinthefreezer]

I love Melanie Martinez but I think this perfume should've been like $7 😭😭😭