These MLM’s are insane. I know a girl who spoke up about how bad Younique was and the person that recruited her put a brick through her window. Luckily she had cctv in the upstairs window. Absolutely evil.
So I was roped into a very popular MLM to support my mum. I really didn't want to but I love my mom and wanted to support her. My mom was trying to get her car and we were getting close to the deadline and her upline was coming down hard on me. The final straw for me was when she said I "must not love my mom enough" because I wasn't trying hard enough???? I was fully enraged and told her she could shove her makeup up her you know what. Luckily my mom got really upset by that too and dropped out of the business. But damn, these people will do or say ANYTHING to keep you hooked on.
That's horrible, they prey on emotions ect like they encourage you to sell friends and loved ones or make them your downlines, I saw that they actually coach their 'staff' on what exactly to say to people to 'encourage' sales, really emotional blackmailing stuff. I saw that YoungLiving the MLM pushing aromatherapy oils make claims that their oils are cure alls, like they have an oil to help with depression, insomnia ect even going as far as recommendations for oils good for people with cancer, not claiming to cure it but their products help with side effects such as sickness, anxiety ect basically they'll say ANYTHING to make a buck. It's so incidious the way they target people smh. I'm so glad you and your mother don't have to deal with that kind of awful company any more. It sounded like they tried to manipulate you by trying to exploit the fact you only wanted to help out your mum and they were told to get lost and rightly so. Good for you
My own aunt tried to get me signed onto her team on an MLM where you sold friends and family vacation packages. It was right as I was heading off to college and she pitched it as "you'll be meeting so many new people in your dorms and you can show them all the videos and do the presentation and since they're college kids they'll all sign up for spring break vacations!" And then she told me she'd pay my entry fee to get all the material and stuff which that made me feel weird that there were fees. So I told my mom (yeah she approached me behind my mom's back. told her she wanted to take me out for an auntie/niece lunch date). My mom was like "That's a pyramid scheme. You're not doing that." and she called my aunt and that was that on that.
I had an old friend reconnect with me after not speaking for a few years. I had missed her and she had always been sweet. She asked me to come stay with her for a girl's night and to set up a Mary Kay party. I said that was fine and helped her go through her things and we made a lovely girl's night out of it. The next day she asked if I would stay for her party and be her demonstration guinea pig pretty much. Her Mary Kay overlord was there leading the demo's and pressuring people into buying the products. I helped her put away things from the party, then she and her MK sponsor cornered me and were trying to get me to be a seller as well. I politely declined and the friend did not speak to me after. So I was baited by an old friend so she could make money off of me.
@Kewliope Jones This exact thing happened to me and another friend. We were so ticked off! We thought we could slip out unnoticed but we weren't able to. Ended up ordering products that we were guilted into buying from the mutual friend that got us to go. Then she left both of our bags of products on my friend's porch inside her grill. By the time we figured out the stuff was in there we'd had a blizzard and everything had frozen and was no good. Interestingly enough the mutual friend who got us to go to the stupid spa day and got us to buy products never returned any calls from us. She disappeared like the wretched person that she was. Grrrr!!!
This happened to me also!! I thought it would be great to reconnect and then ended up almost in tears as the supposed friend, her consultant and the person above her all were badgering me to be a consultant. I was on a very strict budget and had a child with a medical condition we were trying to figure out. Insurance doesn't cover everything so sticking to my budget was important. They were hideous awful people and I'll never forget them.
Even worse, those vulnerable people often then try to recruit other vulnerable people as they realise that the money comes from recruitment not reselling the products. Then they get others into the same misery.
I had 2 friends in MLM schemes, and I tried to tell them the issues with the companies. They took it as if I was trying to personally ruin their success. 🤦♀️
My mom keeps joining MLMs and when I try to tell her it's a predatory business model and she can easily get something similar for less without wasting time on being a rep and the MLM thing won't bring her any real income anyways she says I'm just being a snotty condescending know it all 🤷♀️ so I know your struggle.
Someone I knew from high school joined Younique. Her husband was in the military and she had just graduated community college. She was encouraged to join Younique when she became pregnant as a way to earn a second income. When she asked me to become an affiliate, I warned her about MLM companies. She did not listen to me, telling me that her company earned a high grade from the Better Business Bureau. After her child was born, she left the company.
Most MLMs seem to go for products that expire. Food, makeup, these things go bad, so you can’t forever stuff your closet because that crap is going to turn. It’s all so shady.
My aunt sells that cheap 5 dollar paparazzi jewelry. She's actually made some decent money but it's because she buys huge amounts of stock for cheap from consultants that go out of business. She's recently started trying to sell some expensive mlm skin products but I don't see that going well at all. We live in a smallish town so she's been able to sell the cheap jewelry but no one is gonna pay $40 for a bottle of face cream. Atleast not enough people for her to make any money off of it
My mom was scammed into selling Younique by a "friend" who essentially used my mom to promote her own business. Like my mom spent so much money to sell, got into the parties, and all that and her friend would swoop in behind her back and make the sells. My mom had cancer during it and it made me so mad.
My old neighbor was an illegal immigrant and didnt have papers, her family was struggling and she got involved with a company called Nuskin. She didnt speak english well and tried so hard to make money , but in the end she had a lot of products with nobody to buy them. It was incredibly sad. We helped her family the most we could, but my mom was a single mom and struggling as well. Thankfully this was years ago and she isn’t apart of this anymore.
A girl I used to go to school with was in this while in medical school. But she got kicked out when she got to be a student midwife for trying to sell the products to her patients.
When I was 19, and an active MUA in my city I got contacted for a booking and they told me we would have a meeting before the promised photoshoot. I arrive at the address they gave me, it was a huge building. I go in, and it turns out it was a MLM meeting to recruit new people. Now back then I was pretty shy, so I sat through the 3 hour meeting (with no breaks) and when it was over I BOOKED IT right out the door! Absolutely INSANE.
Yessss. They tried to recruit me in my second year of uni. It was so awkward turning them down. I'd love it if you could talk more about the bs that is nutriceuticals and the MLMs for that in the future because they are countless.
My aunt has been in many mlm's when I was little and still maybe is? But the scary part is that she is doing well, she actually was one of those who succeeded.. and every time we had family gatherings my dad would buy coffee, etc from her. My parents are divorced and the only time my aunt (dad's side) was in contact with my mom was to sell something. It's so weird to look back to these things now that I know what mlm is.
My parents were a part of Amway when I was a kid. I knew that it was a scam even when I was a kid because they were buying products to sell to other people and that didn't make sense to me.
I worked with Mary Kay for a few months in college. It was a massive mistake. I did all the things, went to the spa days, brought in people and all that. Luckily I realized pretty quickly that there was no way I was going to make money doing this and just stopped. I could have sold them back the kit but at that point my sister wanted to try it out so I gave it to her and told her not to do it.
I remember my mum worked for two similar companies in Australia when I was a toddler, I don't know how it ended but my mother did fit demographic well being a single mother of three children. To this day we still have unsold cosmetics, fashion, homewares and knick knacks from these companies
My friend joined Mary Kay for a few months and in her words she was going crazy from the pressure. She didnt want to harass people into buying her stock. Same goes for my mom. She was a Avon lady for a time. She left after her supervisor or whatever yelled at her for not trying hard enough and not offering her stock to her friends and family. She was heartbroken because she thought that they were friends.
I know a few Avon sellers. From my perspective the problem is the customers. They order stuff, then when the order comes in they don’t return your call, or say they didn’t order this or that. So the rep is stuck with all sorts of random stuff. Or some of the “promotional” stuff is on auto order and you have to remember to manually turn off that setting when you order. And let’s not talk about the factories not sending the right items in the order... And then the odd rep is trying to sell just a few more bucks of stuff to get free shipping or get into the next level, and they order stuff nobody will ever buy...I’m working through some hand creams from a rep who did that. Skin so soft is a wonderful product though, no matter what you think of the company.
I’m so grateful you addressed this crap on your platform. I have said no many times, but it’s incredibly hard watching friends get sucked in despite me having told them. I can’t live life for them but it hurts to see this ruthless crap going on. Thank you so much.
Omg thank god someone is talking about this. I was a Younique representative for one week...and dear lord....never again. The makeup especially that mascara is not okay. Everything else was expensive and had weird ingredients.
When I was a teen I called a bunch of local ads for work. I went to one and was called in the parking lot by the "interviewer". They explained I would be selling kitchen knives. Well, "investing in" knives to sell. I was 17, but knew enough to put my car in reverse and leave. Can you imagine a socially awkward 17 year old showing up at your door with a case full of knives? Then again, maybe that would convince them to buy 😂
A family friend who is vary sweet and sensitive was working in the makeup company Mary Kay for several years and at one time tried to get me to work for them. I'm so glad that I listened to my instincts and said no.
I watch a lot of anti mlm videos but I LOVE the way you broke down the whole system in this video! How you explained how the whole system is the problem and not necessarily the presenters! Such a queen of explaining and not attacking ❤️
I almost ended up in one of these! When I was 16 I got a call from someone from Cutco (they sell knives... even worse if you ask me, you usually buy knives once, at least makeup you could repurchase) saying they got my name from my friend /name redacted/ who thinks I'd be a great addition to the team. I talked to them for a bit and almost got roped in, but my mom, ever sensible, was like "ok first you don't have a car... you're going to be ON THE BUS carting knives around to strangers houses?! I don't think so."
My Mom got sucked into MaryKay, when she's never worn makeup ONE single day of her life. She was good with selling the lotions, but the foundations and everything were just so low quality. I felt so bad she got suckered in. Her "rep" or whoever was her superior screamed at her and literally freaked out on her about selling more. My Mom has never yelled or been nasty to anyone and it was heart breaking. I think that lady apologized and said she was under pressure, but my Mom realized it wasn't a friendship, and also it too much for her. She was stuck with the products..
Omg I'm from Australia and when it was newish, a few of my friends got sucked in, they became rude when i told them it was a pyramid scheme and that I wouldn't buy it or believe them. They kept begging and i remember them advertising posts after posts on it.
I'm not gonna lie wet n wild is cheap and not that bad! I've definitely got a few things in my makeup drawer along side my higher end makeup. It was my go to when I first started wearing makeup and I still use some of it. :)
The thing I can’t really wrap my mind around, is knowing that at least a few of these poor women who fall for this scam will get this weird complex where they’re like “I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS I’M A BOSS BITCH” and I’m like ??????? I’m sorry did you formulate this product yourself? Did you see those leggings? Did you found the company?? Did you patent the products???? NO. You BOUGHT STOCK and you were told to SELL IT. You don’t own a business, sis.
Hit the nail on the head with this. Reminds me of half the girls I went to school (most of which were “too good to hang out with me” then) with them constantly messaging me on Facebook to “be part of the winning team!” Yeah, no. They can fuck right tf off! Side note: You’re so damn gorgeous! 😍 I wish you lived in the states bc you seem so fun to hang out with. If you ever want to visit you have a safe place to stay 💯
my friend worked with Avon for like 3 months. luckily she chose to mainly work catalogue- she bought only a couple hundred bucks of sample items and then you ordered off a catalogue. she would get a 'bonus' for every order over 80$, it was at xmas so a few of her friends and family placed orders- well half the items werent in stock, so our orders came to less than 80$. No bonus for her and they sent her a bill for not meeting her selling goals.... Yah- she never paid and cut ties
my mom used to be a herbalife seller...yeah xD she didn't make much money i believe but it didn't matter because she and my dad had jobs and were well off. worst part in the end i think was how unhealthy the products were that she was also consuming herself, i believe it was a lawsuit in india where people claimed it caused liver failure. an overall big yikes, i'm glad she didn't end up losing a bunch of money and was able to quit.
My sisters friend got stuck in one of these MLM’s and every time I see one of her posts on Instagram/Facebook I legitimately just feel sorry for her. . . I facepalm at the thought of her (and her family- who are intelligent people) falling for it. . . Not to mention she also works a 9-5. . . MLM’s should be banned.
When I was younger, I was silly enough to join The Body Shop at Home, that was a bloody painful time, that one might be worth looking into as well Lux!
Could you please continue making videos on beauty MLMs?! I’d love for you to talk about Arbonne and MONAT, because they’re the absolute worse!! 😂 Before I started working for MAC Cosmetics someone tried to get me to join both, I almost did, but so glad I did my research and said no thank you bitch!😂 Love you Luxx❤️
my mom also fell into this trap 20 years ago with evora, tupperware and some weird jewelry stuff. I didn't know how these companies worked behind the scenes back then but I remember feeling awful for my mom, desperately trying to sell these things among her friends and our family. thinking of it still breaks my heart because I know she was just struggling and trying to survive.
i joined It works! and the person that recruited me told me she would help me every step of the way and would coach me. once I signed on she mad a post congratulating/welcoming me to the team. Then she droped off the faced of the earth. when i would ask her for advice she would just keep telling me i had to work on selling to my friends and family and that she was to busy to help me. then when i told her it wasnt for me and i wanted to quit she laughed at me and made me feel like i was a failure.
I almost actually fell into the trap! It wasn't this one but it was for organic foods and more healthy choices for thing.. but I ended up watching her story and obviously she was using the brands I noticed every. Single. Thing. Was POWDER!!? I was like what is happening?? Her protein coffee could also be used as a face mask? I was shook.
They always try to sell you on the idea of being your own boss. Ask anyone who was left high and dry by Avon when they left Australia if they were their "own boss", or if they were totally dependent on the company! This happened to a friend of mine. She had already suffered enough, constantly having to tell customers that products were out of stock, paying for piles of brochures, and all for little reward!
Every waking hour, I put effort into my small online shop, where I sell my crafts It's so so so hard to keep afloat, so these MLMs making it look "oh so easy" to be your own boss is shitting all over us people who have spent alot of hard earnt time and money to make our businesses work
I haven't even finished the video yet and I can already tell where it's going. When I was down on my luck and couldn't get a job, I gave it a go. Not only do you not make money but holy shit the people are toxic. The makeup is ~fine~ but the majority of sellers couldn't make it work (or they were very bad with makeup), so they're trying to sell overpriced sort of okay makeup to other people who are also in the same position as they are. Then when you say you're leaving the people you thought were friends totally turn their back on you and start talking shit about you. 10/10 should be avoided.
@@persephonekore7738 right?! I was a uni student and they expected me to spend more time doing IG lives and posts about the makeup than my actual uni work!!
@@hollycockerham5851 ooft the time the actually want you to spend is stupid...don’t get me wrong a met a few nice people I still speak to but I had a full blown argument with someone who was determined that an mlm wasn’t a pyramid scheme 😂🤦♀️
@@persephonekore7738 getting people to see it is damn near impossible. There are still girls that I used to know from it that try and pull me back in, insisting that I'd make more money bc of lockdown... 🤦🏻♀️ I can't make it clear enough for them that it'll never work because it's a whole ass scam 🤷🏻♀️
I tried the foundation many many years ago before I knew anything about make up. I knew the rep who was a friend and therefore trusted the brand. It was basically like water I’ve never used such a awful foundation. It was useless zero coverage and the wrong shade. Never bought a thing from them since. Absolute waste of time.
I got sucked into one of these a few years back, but I couldn't afford the "demo" products, and got told I wasn't working hard enough for sales and that I HAD to buy everything I could to show people. Also if I didn't post about it every. single. day. They would start PMing me, telling me to work harder. Glad I didn't spend any money haha
this brand is disgusting. i feel so bad for anyone that gets tricked into being apart of it 😔 on the brightside, your fillers are looking great and i love your hair, makeup and outfit, great video thanks for educating us all again lux ❤️❤️
Listening to everything your saying reminds me of a company i "worked for", 6 months of stress and worry, i needed out They are exactly the same, and the stuff i learnt, well people really don't wanna know. Im so glad you did this video.
I had a few friends who sold Younique. I bought a couple products to support my friends because I’m a product junkie. I never joined their teams and I wasn’t that impressed with the products.
I have a story that actually turned out well in the end. It’s about the company Forever that sell Aloe infused product. A friends mom was a distributer of their products but she played it so smart. Before she got into the business she established a group of friends, co-workers and family members that would be interested in the products and then she started. She actually made quite some money from it in the end and as far as I know she’s still selling their products. The thing about Forever is that the products are actually good.. I always get their Aloe heat lotion for my mom, she swears by it for her stiff muscles, and the Aloe jelly is crazy good for healing tattoos and sunburns. (And yes, I did consult my artist and had him look at the ingredients before I used it on my healing tattoo) I wouldn’t say it’s a good business practice and I would never jump into it myself, however. If you play it smart, do your research on the brand and the product then yes, you can make a profit. Do I support it? No. Can it work out? Yes.
My cousin has been through many different MLMs and has now started with "Passive Income" and I can see she's just digging deeper and deeper , it's awful
I had a friend that worked for one, can’t remember which and I had to block her because I was sick of the constant harassing to buy or join her. She no longer spoke to me as a friend, just as a potential buyer. The final straw was when she put up a status asking for advice on the best foundation, thinking she was genuinely wanting advice I replied with a long detailed list of my favourites (WITH RATINGS) just for her to respond “Ohhhh but have you tried *insert brand name here*” I was furious and just cut her off
Back when I was trying to find a job, I put my app in many places, even the online ones. Plus, I searched the paper. I found one n the paper, got an interview, and when I get there it's above business casual but not quite fully business professional. However, most wore suits. Me? I had on a nice blouse, black jeans that look like slacks, and black steel-toed boots that when the pants hand over the entire boots except for the tongue up to the toes and it looks like a professional office shoe. I carried a laptop-type bag with folders, extra resumes, etc. I sit through the whole thing and after they show us this stupid video we start chatting to the people around us. I and a smallish group of about 6-8 people (we happened to be randomly placed together) started talking. It starts with a guy asking me my thoughts on this and if I was getting involved? I told him fck no, this is a pyramid scheme and I am just waiting to get the hell out of here. He asks why I say that and I explained it very similar to yours. A couple of people behind us heard overheard and got involved. Did we think it was safe? I instantly said no, looked at the guy next to me and he said; I thought it would have been but after hearing this? I don't know. From there another two people joined till there was a group of us and they are all asking my opinion and I tell them when they say that you're free to go? RUN! This is a scam and you will lose thousands of dollars and be in serious debt. As soon as they said you are free to go I was up and already on my out when I got snagged and asked if I was joining, I said nope! He got pushy, tried ti give me his card, then put on this fake smile and charm, telling me that you're not like the idiots here. We can actually use you as a real employee. Blah, blah. Whenever a guy starts that BS, I know what he's trying to do and it isn't gonna work. I snatched the card out of his hand and walked off. I stepped outside and off to the side of the doors, to take a moment and to light a cig. I stood there for like a min smoking and 4 of the 8 people I spoke with left. Another add 4 months later, get an interview, go in and I see it's the exact same thing. So, I walk out. They had changed their number. I reported them too. They didn't sell makeup but "health" products.
Oh dear all of the gods on this company, I know a few who have fallen into this trap and tried the “hi hun...” messages with me. I never minded them using my face to try and help them sell the products to people and having “make overs” it was so painful to see how they get their presenters to keep upping their purchases to “improve” their kit. And do not get me started on that bloody mascara with fibres in. The companies so called idea of beauty training is shocking.
@@Luxeria I currently have one trying to get to buy Airborne products and another with a herbal cure for Fibromyalgia, Me, and other illnesses From herpes to cancer 😳
My mum owns her own business making cakes, her premises are on a small industrial estate open to the public and she gets MLM sales people coming up regularly, she bought me a Younique mascara and it was probably on par with cheap drugstore makeup. She only bought it cos the poor woman seemed so desperate and £20 or whatever it cost made her leave 😔
Omg of course the sellers are not making money, nobody wants to pay that much for mediocre mascara! How awful of the company to make these poor employees sell stuff that clearly won't succeed, and force them to buy it first.
@@aquabluerose7734 yeah, it definitely is not worth £20.00. Those mlms don't care as soon as some poor person buys their junk it's out of their hands, so long as they've sold it. I remember being like 13 and thinking doing the Avon was a great idea, it'd have been awful seeing as I have a tiny social circle and for other reasons. I'm 29 now and I didn't hear much about mlms back as a young teen. Honestly, the place my mum's business is located gets all sorts of people coming in, I've lost count of the mlms but also religious people trying to attract new members to their religion. 😂
My best friend joined younique in her second year of uni to try to make some money and she left verrrry quickly after she realized what she had gotten herself into. They really are such vultures!
I was actually talked into joining a MLM. It was such a terrible decision. I had a mentor, and she just all of a sudden stopped helping me. I had ask my friends and family to throw parties. It was just incredibly awkward. I was 18 when I joined and I was working at a grocery store. All I wanted to do was makeup. It was an escape from the life that I was living. My friend had a party at her house that I went to for the brand. The friend kept pushing me to become a seller. They had promises of making over 50k per year and getting a free Mercedes, but you had to sell so much and had to buy every product you used for these “parties”. The brand wasn’t even good. Also you had to go to monthly meetings with other sellers in your area. Over half these girls were pregnant or had children.
Loved this video, it’s so important! Would love a video or a segment in a video saying some common/popular MLMs in the uk so I know which to avoid! I feel like some aren’t as obvious as others
I remember plenty of other moms trying to pull my mom into this stuff. She never bought but I'm not gonna lie... That Pampered Chef stuff is bomb and lasts forever.
I'm so glad your a putting light on this bs!!! My cousin that I was so close with started working with THIS MLM BRAND and everything was good while she had no kid or no where else for her money to go to but THIS MLM BRAND! THIS BRAND put her in a house and "gave" her a car she was doing great but was one them ppl you can't stand EVER LIVE WAS ABOUT THIS BRAND!.. HER FACE BROKE OUT AS HELL BUT SHE STILL STOOD BEHIND THEM SHE HAD LOST TO MUCH WEIGHT TRYING KEEP UP ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!!! But she did find her husband work with others IN THIS BRAND! But soon as she got pregnant the house went and the car it was took! Soon as her money had to go to the baby HER JOB WAS OVER! She didn't sue but she did expose all their lies and products for what they really are & the ppl who believe her and her proof help get her a car and now she talks back with me alot but I CANT STAND SHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE WORKED SO HARD FOR TO SHOW THE REAL COLORS OF THEM
I tried doing the Avon thing around 2009, think I managed to sell to one friend and one neighbour, after buying a bunch of samples, a carry case and so on it didn't even make a dent. What's worse is they offered credit to help you get started, and I ended up something like £200 in debt. I thought it was something I could do at home because I'd just lost my mum and I couldn't cope with going back to work properly yet (spoiler, I never managed to work again) it was silly to think I could do much of anything at the time but actually, I'd always thought I'd failed through my own shortcomings and hearing you put things in this context makes me realise I was set up to fail from the get-go. I still have a lot of unopened samples... I couldn't bear to throw them away after spending so much, but I think I managed to beat the inner hoarder a little while ago and throw away all the out of date skincare and makeup, only the perfume samples remain.
My cousins wife was in younique, she'd occasionally put me into groups meant to sell makeup. I Don't fully remember it but I think the person above her that she was buying makeup from created the groups to try to get her friends and family to buy product from her so the higher up would in turn get money as well. It didn't work out, only like 4 people stayed in the group for a length of time & no one interacted or got excited over the makeup quality. They'd live stream putting it on and some.. shoddy before & after pictures to try and hype people, 'nows your chance to buy ---- do it while the parties still live'. After that she had contacted me privately via FB DM to ask me to join under her wing, I don't wear makeup, I've never worn make up & I also knew what younique was before hand so I was like, yeah, no. I have no clue how much she sold if any at all, I never really saw anyone interested in her posts & I am pretty sure they roped her in because she had 3 toddlers & was a stay at home mother. She often preached the empowerment and the strength of being a stay at home mom who could still make money/work from home. Sometimes wonder if I should have humored her or tried to talk her out of it, I barely knew her..
Girl let me add, in order to become an ambassador I had to BUY the products to show them on my channel. Not it sis. So right about the trying to trick the vulnerable
In a college class a girl I thought wanted to be friends invited me to hang out and when I got there she had set up a bunch of Mary Kay stuff and I was too awkward to tell her no when she offered to show me it, and I was forced to spend like $50 on makeup I didn’t want because she had put it in me and was like “well I used it on you so now you have to buy it” I didn’t talk to her again lmao Great video you stunning woman
My cousin, a married full-time teacher with one child in college and one in high school, is currently deep into the NuSkin MLM and god the cringe. The fake before-and-after photos. The arbitrary polls about things you like. The toxic positivity. The traveling to conferences during a pandemic. I can’t handle it.
I only discovered your channel last week, and just came across this video which rather cements how much I enjoy your content! I do find sometimes I have to rewatch parts as I stop listening as I stare in wonder at your amazing makeup!
I worked in an office for awhile and every woman I worked with was involved in some sort of pyramid scheme and it was so awkward being invited to all of these parties!
An acquaintance got me to sign up to younique as a presenter. Bought the starter kit for £69. Tried out the makeup. Saw the prices of said makeup. Decided it was absolutely not worth it. For the price of the starter kit I don’t feel like I got ripped off but I couldn’t in good conscience promote it or encourage other people to buy it so I kept the kit but didn’t continue as a presenter.
So glad you made this video! When my daughter was in high school she was approached by a modeling 'agency.' We were to pay for classes, pictures, and she had to be available whenever they needed her...even though she was leaving for college in 4 months. No thank you!
Always glad to see you❤️ scheduled my second hip surgery today and I needed to have some ‘normal’. 22 and EDS kicking me in the fan but you genuinely help.
My Mum used to sell for an MLM that sold popular products, when I was a baby. It was one of those major ones people don't think about as being an MLM because the products actually sell. She was good at it but she said she gave it up because it didn't feel right to be pushing people into buying things *she* knew they couldn't afford.
So glad you did this video, I lost a few so called 'friends' because of this horrendous company, they took a nasty turn when I told them to stop posting on my Facebook wall getting me to buy Younique products and weeks down the line they would casually send DM after DM after money for the products, so I ended up just blocking them, I use to cringe so hard with these people uploading videos of them using this make-up, not having a clue what they are doing, then cutting to an overly filtered photo. Can't believe these types of schemes are still going, it's so upsetting, especially when it gets the younger people involved
you look like your husband just died under mysterious circumstances leaving you with a suspicious amount of money and i’m living for it
Perfect, that's exactly it
This comment!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Aqua Tofanaaaa......
All she needs is one of those flowy robes
These MLM’s are insane. I know a girl who spoke up about how bad Younique was and the person that recruited her put a brick through her window. Luckily she had cctv in the upstairs window. Absolutely evil.
Awful! It’s like a cult!
@@Luxeria it’s exactly like a cult. A few other areas are cult like too, slimming world is one other example.
How awful, unfortunately it doesn't surprise me. Most MLMs rank highly on the BITE model.
Wait what
@@cheekythrillz slimming world?
Girl... Your Corporate Goth look is life goals. A+ for style.
So I was roped into a very popular MLM to support my mum. I really didn't want to but I love my mom and wanted to support her. My mom was trying to get her car and we were getting close to the deadline and her upline was coming down hard on me. The final straw for me was when she said I "must not love my mom enough" because I wasn't trying hard enough???? I was fully enraged and told her she could shove her makeup up her you know what. Luckily my mom got really upset by that too and dropped out of the business. But damn, these people will do or say ANYTHING to keep you hooked on.
That's horrible, they prey on emotions ect like they encourage you to sell friends and loved ones or make them your downlines, I saw that they actually coach their 'staff' on what exactly to say to people to 'encourage' sales, really emotional blackmailing stuff. I saw that YoungLiving the MLM pushing aromatherapy oils make claims that their oils are cure alls, like they have an oil to help with depression, insomnia ect even going as far as recommendations for oils good for people with cancer, not claiming to cure it but their products help with side effects such as sickness, anxiety ect basically they'll say ANYTHING to make a buck. It's so incidious the way they target people smh. I'm so glad you and your mother don't have to deal with that kind of awful company any more. It sounded like they tried to manipulate you by trying to exploit the fact you only wanted to help out your mum and they were told to get lost and rightly so. Good for you
Dresses like CEO of rewiewing shady beauty brands 👌
Business is as business does! 💅
i can't wait for when/if luxeria starts a makeup brand. i'd be the first to buy her makeup
Me either love! It’s definitely a journey so far 😂😂
Yes! Same! I would 100% support Luxeria when she comes out with her own line.
So pumped for that!
Yes!!
Yes!!❤❤❤
My own aunt tried to get me signed onto her team on an MLM where you sold friends and family vacation packages. It was right as I was heading off to college and she pitched it as "you'll be meeting so many new people in your dorms and you can show them all the videos and do the presentation and since they're college kids they'll all sign up for spring break vacations!" And then she told me she'd pay my entry fee to get all the material and stuff which that made me feel weird that there were fees. So I told my mom (yeah she approached me behind my mom's back. told her she wanted to take me out for an auntie/niece lunch date). My mom was like "That's a pyramid scheme. You're not doing that." and she called my aunt and that was that on that.
YESSS. FINALLY getting into some MLMs! You should go over Tyra Banks' failed MLM!
Oh believe me it’s in the list! 😂🖤
SHE HAD ONE???? LMAOOO PLS-
I just watched a video about how she had a failed music career i totally forgot she attempted it lol. She herself even said her voice wasnt that good
Yay I was going to ask if it can get covered seemed so dodgy in the illuminaughty video.
@@konoyumekara bye that’s so embarrassing
I had an old friend reconnect with me after not speaking for a few years. I had missed her and she had always been sweet. She asked me to come stay with her for a girl's night and to set up a Mary Kay party. I said that was fine and helped her go through her things and we made a lovely girl's night out of it. The next day she asked if I would stay for her party and be her demonstration guinea pig pretty much. Her Mary Kay overlord was there leading the demo's and pressuring people into buying the products. I helped her put away things from the party, then she and her MK sponsor cornered me and were trying to get me to be a seller as well. I politely declined and the friend did not speak to me after. So I was baited by an old friend so she could make money off of me.
@Kewliope Jones This exact thing happened to me and another friend. We were so ticked off! We thought we could slip out unnoticed but we weren't able to. Ended up ordering products that we were guilted into buying from the mutual friend that got us to go. Then she left both of our bags of products on my friend's porch inside her grill. By the time we figured out the stuff was in there we'd had a blizzard and everything had frozen and was no good. Interestingly enough the mutual friend who got us to go to the stupid spa day and got us to buy products never returned any calls from us. She disappeared like the wretched person that she was. Grrrr!!!
This happened to me also!! I thought it would be great to reconnect and then ended up almost in tears as the supposed friend, her consultant and the person above her all were badgering me to be a consultant. I was on a very strict budget and had a child with a medical condition we were trying to figure out. Insurance doesn't cover everything so sticking to my budget was important. They were hideous awful people and I'll never forget them.
Its so sad that they go after people who need money, and then often leave them in a worse state than when they started.
Even worse, those vulnerable people often then try to recruit other vulnerable people as they realise that the money comes from recruitment not reselling the products. Then they get others into the same misery.
I had 2 friends in MLM schemes, and I tried to tell them the issues with the companies. They took it as if I was trying to personally ruin their success. 🤦♀️
My mom keeps joining MLMs and when I try to tell her it's a predatory business model and she can easily get something similar for less without wasting time on being a rep and the MLM thing won't bring her any real income anyways she says I'm just being a snotty condescending know it all 🤷♀️ so I know your struggle.
Someone I knew from high school joined Younique. Her husband was in the military and she had just graduated community college. She was encouraged to join Younique when she became pregnant as a way to earn a second income. When she asked me to become an affiliate, I warned her about MLM companies. She did not listen to me, telling me that her company earned a high grade from the Better Business Bureau. After her child was born, she left the company.
Do we know the same person?
Some Brave Apollo possibly lol
Most MLMs seem to go for products that expire. Food, makeup, these things go bad, so you can’t forever stuff your closet because that crap is going to turn. It’s all so shady.
and then there's lula roe....
@@TehMomo_ I mean their leggings are already rotting and mildewed, so it’s the same idea, except that it comes pre-busted anyway.
And if causes a reaction/smells they can say it's expired and not cause it's a trouble product
And tupperware.
My aunt sells that cheap 5 dollar paparazzi jewelry. She's actually made some decent money but it's because she buys huge amounts of stock for cheap from consultants that go out of business. She's recently started trying to sell some expensive mlm skin products but I don't see that going well at all. We live in a smallish town so she's been able to sell the cheap jewelry but no one is gonna pay $40 for a bottle of face cream. Atleast not enough people for her to make any money off of it
My mom was scammed into selling Younique by a "friend" who essentially used my mom to promote her own business. Like my mom spent so much money to sell, got into the parties, and all that and her friend would swoop in behind her back and make the sells.
My mom had cancer during it and it made me so mad.
My old neighbor was an illegal immigrant and didnt have papers, her family was struggling and she got involved with a company called Nuskin. She didnt speak english well and tried so hard to make money , but in the end she had a lot of products with nobody to buy them. It was incredibly sad. We helped her family the most we could, but my mom was a single mom and struggling as well. Thankfully this was years ago and she isn’t apart of this anymore.
A girl I used to go to school with was in this while in medical school. But she got kicked out when she got to be a student midwife for trying to sell the products to her patients.
When I was 19, and an active MUA in my city I got contacted for a booking and they told me we would have a meeting before the promised photoshoot. I arrive at the address they gave me, it was a huge building. I go in, and it turns out it was a MLM meeting to recruit new people. Now back then I was pretty shy, so I sat through the 3 hour meeting (with no breaks) and when it was over I BOOKED IT right out the door! Absolutely INSANE.
I once went to a 2 days convention of an MLM.
It was like being in a cult.
And luckily I decided against it.
It still gives me goosebumps xxx
Yessss. They tried to recruit me in my second year of uni. It was so awkward turning them down. I'd love it if you could talk more about the bs that is nutriceuticals and the MLMs for that in the future because they are countless.
Oh god they are particularly rife! People need more critical thinking education to avoid this predatory activity! 🖤
My aunt has been in many mlm's when I was little and still maybe is? But the scary part is that she is doing well, she actually was one of those who succeeded.. and every time we had family gatherings my dad would buy coffee, etc from her. My parents are divorced and the only time my aunt (dad's side) was in contact with my mom was to sell something. It's so weird to look back to these things now that I know what mlm is.
My parents were a part of Amway when I was a kid. I knew that it was a scam even when I was a kid because they were buying products to sell to other people and that didn't make sense to me.
Smart girl :)
I worked with Mary Kay for a few months in college. It was a massive mistake. I did all the things, went to the spa days, brought in people and all that. Luckily I realized pretty quickly that there was no way I was going to make money doing this and just stopped. I could have sold them back the kit but at that point my sister wanted to try it out so I gave it to her and told her not to do it.
I remember my mum worked for two similar companies in Australia when I was a toddler, I don't know how it ended but my mother did fit demographic well being a single mother of three children. To this day we still have unsold cosmetics, fashion, homewares and knick knacks from these companies
My friend joined Mary Kay for a few months and in her words she was going crazy from the pressure. She didnt want to harass people into buying her stock. Same goes for my mom. She was a Avon lady for a time. She left after her supervisor or whatever yelled at her for not trying hard enough and not offering her stock to her friends and family. She was heartbroken because she thought that they were friends.
I know a few Avon sellers. From my perspective the problem is the customers. They order stuff, then when the order comes in they don’t return your call, or say they didn’t order this or that. So the rep is stuck with all sorts of random stuff.
Or some of the “promotional” stuff is on auto order and you have to remember to manually turn off that setting when you order. And let’s not talk about the factories not sending the right items in the order...
And then the odd rep is trying to sell just a few more bucks of stuff to get free shipping or get into the next level, and they order stuff nobody will ever buy...I’m working through some hand creams from a rep who did that.
Skin so soft is a wonderful product though, no matter what you think of the company.
I’m so grateful you addressed this crap on your platform. I have said no many times, but it’s incredibly hard watching friends get sucked in despite me having told them. I can’t live life for them but it hurts to see this ruthless crap going on. Thank you so much.
Omg thank god someone is talking about this. I was a Younique representative for one week...and dear lord....never again. The makeup especially that mascara is not okay. Everything else was expensive and had weird ingredients.
When I was a teen I called a bunch of local ads for work. I went to one and was called in the parking lot by the "interviewer". They explained I would be selling kitchen knives. Well, "investing in" knives to sell. I was 17, but knew enough to put my car in reverse and leave. Can you imagine a socially awkward 17 year old showing up at your door with a case full of knives? Then again, maybe that would convince them to buy 😂
My brother quit a good job, that I helped him get, to sell those knives. Needless to say, it didn’t last.
This happened to me as a teen but it was vacuums lol
Did you choose this ceo look for any particular reason? 😂😂 #bossbabe
The beauty community's scandals are all coming up recently. Its so disgraceful-
Riddled! Riddled with gout!
And that David Dobrik ish....giiiiirl WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?
scandals or SCANDAL GIRLS!
A family friend who is vary sweet and sensitive was working in the makeup company Mary Kay for several years and at one time tried to get me to work for them. I'm so glad that I listened to my instincts and said no.
I watch a lot of anti mlm videos but I LOVE the way you broke down the whole system in this video! How you explained how the whole system is the problem and not necessarily the presenters! Such a queen of explaining and not attacking ❤️
I almost ended up in one of these! When I was 16 I got a call from someone from Cutco (they sell knives... even worse if you ask me, you usually buy knives once, at least makeup you could repurchase) saying they got my name from my friend /name redacted/ who thinks I'd be a great addition to the team. I talked to them for a bit and almost got roped in, but my mom, ever sensible, was like "ok first you don't have a car... you're going to be ON THE BUS carting knives around to strangers houses?! I don't think so."
My Mom got sucked into MaryKay, when she's never worn makeup ONE single day of her life. She was good with selling the lotions, but the foundations and everything were just so low quality. I felt so bad she got suckered in.
Her "rep" or whoever was her superior screamed at her and literally freaked out on her about selling more.
My Mom has never yelled or been nasty to anyone and it was heart breaking.
I think that lady apologized and said she was under pressure, but my Mom realized it wasn't a friendship, and also it too much for her. She was stuck with the products..
Omg I'm from Australia and when it was newish, a few of my friends got sucked in, they became rude when i told them it was a pyramid scheme and that I wouldn't buy it or believe them. They kept begging and i remember them advertising posts after posts on it.
Got sucked into Avon at one point. My "rep" wasn't happy that I was my only and best client. I've since been banned from selling Avon 😂
Can I just say...your make-up makes your eyes pop. Absolutely stunning!
One day my friend trashed my wet n wild foundation and was so proud of her mlm makeup. Looking back I see how vulnerable she was. :,(
Did you beat her up?
I'm not gonna lie wet n wild is cheap and not that bad! I've definitely got a few things in my makeup drawer along side my higher end makeup. It was my go to when I first started wearing makeup and I still use some of it. :)
The thing I can’t really wrap my mind around, is knowing that at least a few of these poor women who fall for this scam will get this weird complex where they’re like “I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS I’M A BOSS BITCH” and I’m like ??????? I’m sorry did you formulate this product yourself? Did you see those leggings? Did you found the company?? Did you patent the products???? NO. You BOUGHT STOCK and you were told to SELL IT. You don’t own a business, sis.
Hit the nail on the head with this. Reminds me of half the girls I went to school (most of which were “too good to hang out with me” then) with them constantly messaging me on Facebook to “be part of the winning team!” Yeah, no. They can fuck right tf off!
Side note: You’re so damn gorgeous! 😍 I wish you lived in the states bc you seem so fun to hang out with. If you ever want to visit you have a safe place to stay 💯
Thankyou lovey! It’s exactly that I’ve been approached by some of those vile beings too! Awful!
I swear the meaner they were to you in school, the more likely they are to try recruiting you.
@@nomousecat * HONESTLY!
my friend worked with Avon for like 3 months. luckily she chose to mainly work catalogue- she bought only a couple hundred bucks of sample items and then you ordered off a catalogue. she would get a 'bonus' for every order over 80$, it was at xmas so a few of her friends and family placed orders- well half the items werent in stock, so our orders came to less than 80$. No bonus for her and they sent her a bill for not meeting her selling goals....
Yah- she never paid and cut ties
my mom used to be a herbalife seller...yeah xD she didn't make much money i believe but it didn't matter because she and my dad had jobs and were well off. worst part in the end i think was how unhealthy the products were that she was also consuming herself, i believe it was a lawsuit in india where people claimed it caused liver failure. an overall big yikes, i'm glad she didn't end up losing a bunch of money and was able to quit.
Oh man, my old boss, sold Herbalife on the side, I haven't heard that one in years.. she was always talking about that stuff
It cannot be just me who sees the difference in her lucious lips, she is a stunning women on the go! 💗
When I was in 6th or 7th grade, Mary Kay stormed through the town and it seemed like every mom was working for them!
My sisters friend got stuck in one of these MLM’s and every time I see one of her posts on Instagram/Facebook I legitimately just feel sorry for her. . . I facepalm at the thought of her (and her family- who are intelligent people) falling for it. . . Not to mention she also works a 9-5. . . MLM’s should be banned.
When I was younger, I was silly enough to join The Body Shop at Home, that was a bloody painful time, that one might be worth looking into as well Lux!
Could you please continue making videos on beauty MLMs?! I’d love for you to talk about Arbonne and MONAT, because they’re the absolute worse!! 😂 Before I started working for MAC Cosmetics someone tried to get me to join both, I almost did, but so glad I did my research and said no thank you bitch!😂 Love you Luxx❤️
Ma'am, this sounds like Scientology.
Very that!!
at the core of every MLM is a cult....
they use a lot of the same tactics for recruitment and retention
my mom also fell into this trap 20 years ago with evora, tupperware and some weird jewelry stuff. I didn't know how these companies worked behind the scenes back then but I remember feeling awful for my mom, desperately trying to sell these things among her friends and our family. thinking of it still breaks my heart because I know she was just struggling and trying to survive.
i joined It works! and the person that recruited me told me she would help me every step of the way and would coach me. once I signed on she mad a post congratulating/welcoming me to the team. Then she droped off the faced of the earth. when i would ask her for advice she would just keep telling me i had to work on selling to my friends and family and that she was to busy to help me. then when i told her it wasnt for me and i wanted to quit she laughed at me and made me feel like i was a failure.
I almost actually fell into the trap! It wasn't this one but it was for organic foods and more healthy choices for thing.. but I ended up watching her story and obviously she was using the brands I noticed every. Single. Thing. Was POWDER!!? I was like what is happening?? Her protein coffee could also be used as a face mask? I was shook.
It reminds me a different company that was operating here. These type of scemes are very notorious, almost fell for one.
It’s sometimes difficult to tell a good opportunity from one of these because they’re so scammy!
Recovering from my tonsilectomy surgery and watching your uploads literally makes healing alot better and more fun. Thank you darling! X
YOUR LIPS GIRL!! YOUR EYESHADOW!!! SO PRETTY!! AN ABSOLUTE QUEEN
They always try to sell you on the idea of being your own boss. Ask anyone who was left high and dry by Avon when they left Australia if they were their "own boss", or if they were totally dependent on the company! This happened to a friend of mine. She had already suffered enough, constantly having to tell customers that products were out of stock, paying for piles of brochures, and all for little reward!
Every waking hour, I put effort into my small online shop, where I sell my crafts
It's so so so hard to keep afloat, so these MLMs making it look "oh so easy" to be your own boss is shitting all over us people who have spent alot of hard earnt time and money to make our businesses work
Luxeria is so pretty in this video, this look is everything.
I haven't even finished the video yet and I can already tell where it's going. When I was down on my luck and couldn't get a job, I gave it a go. Not only do you not make money but holy shit the people are toxic. The makeup is ~fine~ but the majority of sellers couldn't make it work (or they were very bad with makeup), so they're trying to sell overpriced sort of okay makeup to other people who are also in the same position as they are.
Then when you say you're leaving the people you thought were friends totally turn their back on you and start talking shit about you.
10/10 should be avoided.
Absolutely all of this!!
I tried them as well Sidney....I couldn’t bring myself to harass people to buy it cause your told to message 10+ people a day it’s horrendous
@@persephonekore7738 right?! I was a uni student and they expected me to spend more time doing IG lives and posts about the makeup than my actual uni work!!
@@hollycockerham5851 ooft the time the actually want you to spend is stupid...don’t get me wrong a met a few nice people I still speak to but I had a full blown argument with someone who was determined that an mlm wasn’t a pyramid scheme 😂🤦♀️
@@persephonekore7738 getting people to see it is damn near impossible. There are still girls that I used to know from it that try and pull me back in, insisting that I'd make more money bc of lockdown... 🤦🏻♀️ I can't make it clear enough for them that it'll never work because it's a whole ass scam 🤷🏻♀️
My friend tried to do this. I tried one of the liquid lipsticks, it was SO dry and BURNED my mouth. Also you look gorgeous Lux!
Awful awful! 🖤
If I had to pay to work at my place of work, I'd expect my OWN biscuits and tea bags!!... ✌🏽😎
I tried the foundation many many years ago before I knew anything about make up. I knew the rep who was a friend and therefore trusted the brand. It was basically like water I’ve never used such a awful foundation. It was useless zero coverage and the wrong shade. Never bought a thing from them since. Absolute waste of time.
My mom used to do avon. It got to the point where she was constantly losing money and we ended up with a basement full of it.
I'm so so glad to hear you're anti-mlm, thank you so much for speaking out against these predatory companies!
I got sucked into one of these a few years back, but I couldn't afford the "demo" products, and got told I wasn't working hard enough for sales and that I HAD to buy everything I could to show people. Also if I didn't post about it every. single. day. They would start PMing me, telling me to work harder. Glad I didn't spend any money haha
this brand is disgusting. i feel so bad for anyone that gets tricked into being apart of it 😔 on the brightside, your fillers are looking great and i love your hair, makeup and outfit, great video thanks for educating us all again lux ❤️❤️
Listening to everything your saying reminds me of a company i "worked for", 6 months of stress and worry, i needed out
They are exactly the same, and the stuff i learnt, well people really don't wanna know.
Im so glad you did this video.
I had a few friends who sold Younique. I bought a couple products to support my friends because I’m a product junkie. I never joined their teams and I wasn’t that impressed with the products.
I have a story that actually turned out well in the end. It’s about the company Forever that sell Aloe infused product. A friends mom was a distributer of their products but she played it so smart. Before she got into the business she established a group of friends, co-workers and family members that would be interested in the products and then she started. She actually made quite some money from it in the end and as far as I know she’s still selling their products. The thing about Forever is that the products are actually good.. I always get their Aloe heat lotion for my mom, she swears by it for her stiff muscles, and the Aloe jelly is crazy good for healing tattoos and sunburns. (And yes, I did consult my artist and had him look at the ingredients before I used it on my healing tattoo)
I wouldn’t say it’s a good business practice and I would never jump into it myself, however. If you play it smart, do your research on the brand and the product then yes, you can make a profit. Do I support it? No. Can it work out? Yes.
My Facebook literally says please do not talk to me about MLM and people still try this s*** with me
My cousin has been through many different MLMs and has now started with "Passive Income" and I can see she's just digging deeper and deeper , it's awful
I had a friend that worked for one, can’t remember which and I had to block her because I was sick of the constant harassing to buy or join her. She no longer spoke to me as a friend, just as a potential buyer. The final straw was when she put up a status asking for advice on the best foundation, thinking she was genuinely wanting advice I replied with a long detailed list of my favourites (WITH RATINGS) just for her to respond “Ohhhh but have you tried *insert brand name here*” I was furious and just cut her off
Back when I was trying to find a job, I put my app in many places, even the online ones.
Plus, I searched the paper.
I found one n the paper, got an interview, and when I get there it's above business casual but not quite fully business professional.
However, most wore suits.
Me? I had on a nice blouse, black jeans that look like slacks, and black steel-toed boots that when the pants hand over the entire boots except for the tongue up to the toes and it looks like a professional office shoe.
I carried a laptop-type bag with folders, extra resumes, etc.
I sit through the whole thing and after they show us this stupid video we start chatting to the people around us.
I and a smallish group of about 6-8 people (we happened to be randomly placed together) started talking. It starts with a guy asking me my thoughts on this and if I was getting involved?
I told him fck no, this is a pyramid scheme and I am just waiting to get the hell out of here.
He asks why I say that and I explained it very similar to yours. A couple of people behind us heard overheard and got involved. Did we think it was safe?
I instantly said no, looked at the guy next to me and he said; I thought it would have been but after hearing this? I don't know.
From there another two people joined till there was a group of us and they are all asking my opinion and I tell them when they say that you're free to go? RUN!
This is a scam and you will lose thousands of dollars and be in serious debt.
As soon as they said you are free to go I was up and already on my out when I got snagged and asked if I was joining, I said nope!
He got pushy, tried ti give me his card, then put on this fake smile and charm, telling me that you're not like the idiots here. We can actually use you as a real employee. Blah, blah.
Whenever a guy starts that BS, I know what he's trying to do and it isn't gonna work.
I snatched the card out of his hand and walked off.
I stepped outside and off to the side of the doors, to take a moment and to light a cig.
I stood there for like a min smoking and 4 of the 8 people I spoke with left.
Another add 4 months later, get an interview, go in and I see it's the exact same thing.
So, I walk out.
They had changed their number.
I reported them too.
They didn't sell makeup but "health" products.
Oh dear all of the gods on this company, I know a few who have fallen into this trap and tried the “hi hun...” messages with me. I never minded them using my face to try and help them sell the products to people and having “make overs” it was so painful to see how they get their presenters to keep upping their purchases to “improve” their kit. And do not get me started on that bloody mascara with fibres in. The companies so called idea of beauty training is shocking.
I think the market in our town is now completely saturated
I also get a lot of messages and replies over on Instagram every time I use certain hashtags such as disabled and chronically ill.
It’s just so sad, it’s very predatory and problematic 🖤
@@Luxeria I currently have one trying to get to buy Airborne products and another with a herbal cure for Fibromyalgia, Me, and other illnesses From herpes to cancer 😳
My mum owns her own business making cakes, her premises are on a small industrial estate open to the public and she gets MLM sales people coming up regularly, she bought me a Younique mascara and it was probably on par with cheap drugstore makeup. She only bought it cos the poor woman seemed so desperate and £20 or whatever it cost made her leave 😔
Omg of course the sellers are not making money, nobody wants to pay that much for mediocre mascara! How awful of the company to make these poor employees sell stuff that clearly won't succeed, and force them to buy it first.
@@aquabluerose7734 yeah, it definitely is not worth £20.00. Those mlms don't care as soon as some poor person buys their junk it's out of their hands, so long as they've sold it. I remember being like 13 and thinking doing the Avon was a great idea, it'd have been awful seeing as I have a tiny social circle and for other reasons. I'm 29 now and I didn't hear much about mlms back as a young teen. Honestly, the place my mum's business is located gets all sorts of people coming in, I've lost count of the mlms but also religious people trying to attract new members to their religion. 😂
My best friend joined younique in her second year of uni to try to make some money and she left verrrry quickly after she realized what she had gotten herself into. They really are such vultures!
I was actually talked into joining a MLM. It was such a terrible decision. I had a mentor, and she just all of a sudden stopped helping me. I had ask my friends and family to throw parties. It was just incredibly awkward. I was 18 when I joined and I was working at a grocery store. All I wanted to do was makeup. It was an escape from the life that I was living. My friend had a party at her house that I went to for the brand. The friend kept pushing me to become a seller. They had promises of making over 50k per year and getting a free Mercedes, but you had to sell so much and had to buy every product you used for these “parties”. The brand wasn’t even good. Also you had to go to monthly meetings with other sellers in your area. Over half these girls were pregnant or had children.
My mom got sucked into Mary Kay, twice!! Ugh. The second time I was like, I love you but I can’t support an MLM.
Loved this video, it’s so important! Would love a video or a segment in a video saying some common/popular MLMs in the uk so I know which to avoid! I feel like some aren’t as obvious as others
I remember plenty of other moms trying to pull my mom into this stuff. She never bought but I'm not gonna lie... That Pampered Chef stuff is bomb and lasts forever.
I'm so glad your a putting light on this bs!!! My cousin that I was so close with started working with THIS MLM BRAND and everything was good while she had no kid or no where else for her money to go to but THIS MLM BRAND! THIS BRAND put her in a house and "gave" her a car she was doing great but was one them ppl you can't stand EVER LIVE WAS ABOUT THIS BRAND!.. HER FACE BROKE OUT AS HELL BUT SHE STILL STOOD BEHIND THEM SHE HAD LOST TO MUCH WEIGHT TRYING KEEP UP ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!!! But she did find her husband work with others IN THIS BRAND! But soon as she got pregnant the house went and the car it was took! Soon as her money had to go to the baby HER JOB WAS OVER! She didn't sue but she did expose all their lies and products for what they really are & the ppl who believe her and her proof help get her a car and now she talks back with me alot but I CANT STAND SHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE WORKED SO HARD FOR TO SHOW THE REAL COLORS OF THEM
I tried doing the Avon thing around 2009, think I managed to sell to one friend and one neighbour, after buying a bunch of samples, a carry case and so on it didn't even make a dent. What's worse is they offered credit to help you get started, and I ended up something like £200 in debt.
I thought it was something I could do at home because I'd just lost my mum and I couldn't cope with going back to work properly yet (spoiler, I never managed to work again) it was silly to think I could do much of anything at the time but actually, I'd always thought I'd failed through my own shortcomings and hearing you put things in this context makes me realise I was set up to fail from the get-go.
I still have a lot of unopened samples... I couldn't bear to throw them away after spending so much, but I think I managed to beat the inner hoarder a little while ago and throw away all the out of date skincare and makeup, only the perfume samples remain.
looking stunning babes! love the whole look queen you look absolutely amazing! i’ve heard about this company can’t wait for you to eviscerate them 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks so much!! 😂😂😂
Lol every time I see your pfp Judge Judy's voice echoes throughout my brain
@@daniellel230 period! 🥰
My cousins wife was in younique, she'd occasionally put me into groups meant to sell makeup. I Don't fully remember it but I think the person above her that she was buying makeup from created the groups to try to get her friends and family to buy product from her so the higher up would in turn get money as well. It didn't work out, only like 4 people stayed in the group for a length of time & no one interacted or got excited over the makeup quality. They'd live stream putting it on and some.. shoddy before & after pictures to try and hype people, 'nows your chance to buy ---- do it while the parties still live'. After that she had contacted me privately via FB DM to ask me to join under her wing, I don't wear makeup, I've never worn make up & I also knew what younique was before hand so I was like, yeah, no. I have no clue how much she sold if any at all, I never really saw anyone interested in her posts & I am pretty sure they roped her in because she had 3 toddlers & was a stay at home mother. She often preached the empowerment and the strength of being a stay at home mom who could still make money/work from home. Sometimes wonder if I should have humored her or tried to talk her out of it, I barely knew her..
This is some TEA. I got recruited to be an “ambassador” for a new brand this week and they’re vibe is the EXACT same
Girl let me add, in order to become an ambassador I had to BUY the products to show them on my channel. Not it sis. So right about the trying to trick the vulnerable
thank you so much for making me smile and getting me through ruff time you and roly both
You’re welcome my love!
Gurl the stuff I could tell you about what happened to me with Avon was just as horrible 😔
You are the most beautiful human being ever! Your eye makeup is always to die for! I’m obsessed with the colors 😍😍
In a college class a girl I thought wanted to be friends invited me to hang out and when I got there she had set up a bunch of Mary Kay stuff and I was too awkward to tell her no when she offered to show me it, and I was forced to spend like $50 on makeup I didn’t want because she had put it in me and was like “well I used it on you so now you have to buy it”
I didn’t talk to her again lmao
Great video you stunning woman
They try to be our « friends » but just want to scam us, it’s disgusting. We’ve all been there.
I would've pick pocketed $50 from the bish
Your makeup is everything. 💗
Thanks gorgeous!
My cousin, a married full-time teacher with one child in college and one in high school, is currently deep into the NuSkin MLM and god the cringe. The fake before-and-after photos. The arbitrary polls about things you like. The toxic positivity. The traveling to conferences during a pandemic. I can’t handle it.
I only discovered your channel last week, and just came across this video which rather cements how much I enjoy your content! I do find sometimes I have to rewatch parts as I stop listening as I stare in wonder at your amazing makeup!
I worked in an office for awhile and every woman I worked with was involved in some sort of pyramid scheme and it was so awkward being invited to all of these parties!
We need deets and maybe a tutorial on your lips! They look fabulous.
An acquaintance got me to sign up to younique as a presenter. Bought the starter kit for £69. Tried out the makeup. Saw the prices of said makeup. Decided it was absolutely not worth it. For the price of the starter kit I don’t feel like I got ripped off but I couldn’t in good conscience promote it or encourage other people to buy it so I kept the kit but didn’t continue as a presenter.
So glad you made this video! When my daughter was in high school she was approached by a modeling 'agency.' We were to pay for classes, pictures, and she had to be available whenever they needed her...even though she was leaving for college in 4 months. No thank you!
Always glad to see you❤️ scheduled my second hip surgery today and I needed to have some ‘normal’. 22 and EDS kicking me in the fan but you genuinely help.
Wish we could get a tutorial on this eye look 😍
My Mum used to sell for an MLM that sold popular products, when I was a baby. It was one of those major ones people don't think about as being an MLM because the products actually sell. She was good at it but she said she gave it up because it didn't feel right to be pushing people into buying things *she* knew they couldn't afford.
So glad you did this video, I lost a few so called 'friends' because of this horrendous company, they took a nasty turn when I told them to stop posting on my Facebook wall getting me to buy Younique products and weeks down the line they would casually send DM after DM after money for the products, so I ended up just blocking them, I use to cringe so hard with these people uploading videos of them using this make-up, not having a clue what they are doing, then cutting to an overly filtered photo. Can't believe these types of schemes are still going, it's so upsetting, especially when it gets the younger people involved
MLMs are RAMPANT where I live. I’ve had people try to rope me into about 10-12 of them joined one (quit) and almost joined 2 more
I’ve had a friend who’s tried at least 4 (none really went far unfortunately)
I agree I went through the same with Kleeneze, FM and Oriflame...oh and Viva MK for a very short time.