ELF Review: Eyes Lips Face (ELF) Sucks
A girlfriend of mine (C.A.) circulated around an email citing that this make-up business called E.L.F. (Eyes Lips Face) was being bought by Nordstrom and that they were selling everything off for $1 as they needed to repackage their product line.
Here's the email:
My first of two shipments arrived today. I excitably opened the box and everything was packaged nicely. No red flags. Eager to try out my new products, I tore the wrappers off of each item.
Being a lipgloss nut, I tried that first. I put it on and immediately noticed that it smelled of harsh chemicals. Something I've smelled in the organic chemistry lab. Something gross. Okay. So it's supposed to be a plumbing lipgloss, but it has a clear and a colored side. I'd put on the colored side without the plumping chemicals. So it just stunk, and it wasn't because I'd used the plumper. Can't imagine kissing ANYONE with THAT crap on my mouth. *tosses lipgloss into trash*
Maybe it was just one of their products.
I moved onto the eyeliners. Black? Check. Brown? Check. Hmm...caps don't stay on. Color flakes and clumps. Ewwww....
Skin concealer. Weird color. Powder? Weird too. Sort of reminds me of the color of a barbie doll.
Okay, so the brushes I ordered have to be OK. Right? Who could screw up brushes? I pulled them out of their sleeves and took a sniff. They stunk too. Barf.
I noticed that one of the items was made in China. Oy. Make up made in China where they have no industry controls. I turned a few more products over. "Made in China"..."Made in China"..."Made in China"...yikes! Every single thing was made in China. I make a point of never buying things made in China, if I can help it, and here I was sitting with an entire of body products from the land of toxic waste.
Their website doesn't allow returns and, oddly, a site search fails to turn up a single reference to their products being made in China.
Never again will I buy something from an email touting claims such as this.
Ugh.
Here's the email:
DOLLAR DEALS for DIVAS
The make-up line E.L.F. has been bought out by Nordstrom and will be re-packaged with the Nordstrom name on it. They are liquidating all the make-up in ELF packaging and are selling everything for $1. YES ONE DOLLAR. This includes brushes, nail polish and more.
Use the coupon code: CAROLINA and get $7.50 off your first $15 of your purchase (which should cover shipping costs). Enjoy!
Sounds like a deal too good to be true, eh? Well check out the tidbit I just found on the Nordstrom page:
09/04/2007
Customer Alert!
We have learned that some of our customers received e-mails from an unauthorized and unknown source regarding the website eyeslipsface.com. We want you to know that Nordstrom and Nordstrom.com are not affiliated with eyeslipsface.com or the e.l.f. product line, nor with any e-mail regarding that website or product line. Nordstrom does not sell e.l.f. products.
My first of two shipments arrived today. I excitably opened the box and everything was packaged nicely. No red flags. Eager to try out my new products, I tore the wrappers off of each item.
Being a lipgloss nut, I tried that first. I put it on and immediately noticed that it smelled of harsh chemicals. Something I've smelled in the organic chemistry lab. Something gross. Okay. So it's supposed to be a plumbing lipgloss, but it has a clear and a colored side. I'd put on the colored side without the plumping chemicals. So it just stunk, and it wasn't because I'd used the plumper. Can't imagine kissing ANYONE with THAT crap on my mouth. *tosses lipgloss into trash*
Maybe it was just one of their products.
I moved onto the eyeliners. Black? Check. Brown? Check. Hmm...caps don't stay on. Color flakes and clumps. Ewwww....
Skin concealer. Weird color. Powder? Weird too. Sort of reminds me of the color of a barbie doll.
Okay, so the brushes I ordered have to be OK. Right? Who could screw up brushes? I pulled them out of their sleeves and took a sniff. They stunk too. Barf.
I noticed that one of the items was made in China. Oy. Make up made in China where they have no industry controls. I turned a few more products over. "Made in China"..."Made in China"..."Made in China"...yikes! Every single thing was made in China. I make a point of never buying things made in China, if I can help it, and here I was sitting with an entire of body products from the land of toxic waste.
Their website doesn't allow returns and, oddly, a site search fails to turn up a single reference to their products being made in China.
Never again will I buy something from an email touting claims such as this.
Ugh.
Labels: elf, eyes lips face, fraud, nordstrom
posted by linda at 6:57 PM
Comments on "ELF Review: Eyes Lips Face (ELF) Sucks"
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Kristy said ... (February 22, 2009 8:45 AM) :
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Tasha Who? said ... (April 16, 2009 2:00 PM) :
post a commentI wanted to share that I've had a very positive experience with E.L.F. I ordered many of the things Linda ordered and yes, they were packaged in China as with much of the things we purchase in America, however, when I smelled the lip gloss, I smelled cherry and only cherry!
I wouldn't think that Linda would lie about these things so I smelled everything I bought. I purchased the powder shadow and smelled nothing unusual. I used brushes from Bare Essentials and the E.L.F. bruches smelled slightly. I don't know if this was from being packed up for some time before shipment. I had already used the Bare Essential brushes so I can't comment on whether or not they smell different than the E.L.F. brushes new. Now, before I smelled the brushes from E.L.F., I brushed them against my hand to loosen the hairs up which could have lessened the smell. I don't know who Linda is or who she represents but I found everything she said about the quality of her products received from E.L.F. to be totally different from the products I received from E.L.F. I just ordered kubuki brushes from elf. I'll get back with you in their smell when they arrive.
I love to buy American but when I walk into Walmart and Target, which is where I, and most Americans are shopping these days to save money, all I see is 'made in China'. I'm also going to check with the FDA which might prove useless considering the recent news however, if anything pops up, I'll post it. More to come . . .
Here's a comment from Amazon website.
By Ashton02 "meandmyfam" (ohio) - See all my reviews
I LOVE the price...$1! So cheap. I bought this yesterday at my local grocery store. Never heard of such a thing till then. Quality is just as good as a 4$ lip balm. Most of their other makeup is good too. Just don't order from their website. I've heard a million aweful stories about that!
I didn't find anything on the FDA website but there's NOTHING but good information on E.L.F. on the website from credible sources.
Here's more:
Beauty News: e.l.f. wins PETA award
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:09 AM | posted by Beauty News
Noteworthy News: e.l.f. received PETA's Best Cruelty-Free Cosmetics award.
What's going on: A cute name, super low prices, a wide variety of products and animal friendly! e.l.f. has master all the beauty must-haves. That's why PETA chose e.l.f cosmetics to receive one of their yearly cruelty-free Proggy awards.
Why it's interesting: With prices ranging from $1 to $30, e.l.f. cosmetics are proof that we don't need to break our piggy bank to get products that protect our furry friends and look good doing it.
Where to find out more about it: You can find animal and wallet friendly beauty goods on e.l.f.'s site. For more info about PETA'S work check out their website.
I'm convinced so this this is my last post on this subject.
Kristy
My guess is this Kristy is either a bot or a representative to be that hell-bent on posting THAT much stuff about the "positive" of this e.l.f. company.
I personally heard warning bells in my head when I saw that a friend had posted it on my Facebook page, and it didn't sound like anything she'd personally write. Out of curiosity, I Googled, and I found this. I'm really not surprised.
Bottom line, things that are too good to be true online, usually are. I'm happy to see you posting the reality of it.