So when toys r us closed. The cashier saw that i was gonna buy a bunch of toys and gave me 75%off. I bought about $350 with of toys and paid around $37 because the stuff was already lightly discounted. Her response was "what are they gonna do? Fire me!". She was doing it with everyone.
@@KVG822 I remember I worked a whole shift and got fired right before it was over, then they had the audacity to call to ask me to come back the next day. I said I'm good, then hung up.
Morphe isn't the first company to screw over their workers. In college I worked for a restaurant as a server. Other restaurants in the chain started closing, and we begged our manager to please let us know if we were gonna close. That asshat lied to our faces, and 2 weeks later, I came to work and the store was getting packed up. They closed, and lied.
It’s disgusting that Morphie would do this to their employees. They clearly knew for months that they were going to do this and not give people more than a days notice, especially around the holidays, is truly despicable.
Are we surprised tho.. they did not hesitate to scam their consumers (back then I think their demographic was mostly high schoolers who had to save money for trash brushes/ palettes to try supporting their favorite creators) & get influencers to put their names on the line
This is typical business practice. If they need to file a bankruptcy, they can’t have it out months in advance. People can’t beep things quiet, this is why. This is not just the make up industry. It’s all industry.
@@DavidKen878 did you watch the video? They closed some of the stores on 23rd December. And didn’t tell people until the day of. Also, it’s January 14th today and I made this comment a week ago when it was January 7th. Not almost February. Get out of here troll.
I think it's more than that. I see it more as a mixture of multiple controversies, expanding into completely unrelated categories (I see Revolution heading in this direction in the near future), multiple bad launches from Morphe and related brands, and just overall novelty aspect wearing off. Morphe was a novelty and they had support from one fo the biggest beauty RUclipsrs when they launched at the time. Because she expanded into her own brand, that fan base migrated with her. So did others who launched their own brands. It's a crap storm of multiple things.
@@EnchantingWings1 no! Not revolution 😭 I like their lace blush and have a few of their eye pallets but they’re either too creamy (the glitter/metallic) or too powdery(the matte)
@@Sthenic02 there's been so many controversies with poor quality and copying smaller brands at this point. They've also had some shady stuff going on with reporting their finances, leading to one of the top dogs stepping down permanently. I liked their collab palettes but I've not used them much. I now prefer BPerfect palettes as the quality is much better.
The reason that international stored remain open is that many countries, especially in Europe, require 1-3 months notice before firing employees, so they have to close those stores carefully
Yeah, mass-firings in the UK require business to consult with administrators and unions, as well as the government. It’s a much longer process that takes months to complete
@@horriblekitty13 We have it. It’s the WARN act. Any company with over 100 employees who is laying off a certain number is bound to this. They have to give them 60 day notice. I see some litigation in Forma’s future over this.
After working years in retail "lease agreement issues" = they can't afford it anymore. I've only heard it twice. The first time I was blindsided but the second time we were in a team meeting and they said this phrase I knew to start dusting off my resume and started looking for a new job. Weeks later, we got the closing notice but I had already had my staff prepared. We had everyone with a new job or at least with an interview. We worked hard to make sure they had the best paychecks possible while still getting our required 40 hrs. As they slowly left to start new jobs we picked up the slack so by closing it was only a myself, the store manager and one other part time associate closing the store.
@Shinobuwu aww thank you. It was a team effort. I hate how some companies treat employees who bust their butts for them and don't have the decency to just be honest. It's never just the employee that is affected but the people, families, or dreams they could be supporting with that job.
Wow awesome!! I applaude you for being able to help everyone ahead of time. Having little to no notice is one of the worst things and made even worse by the pandemic. Great to have managers like you
I work for Morphe, today was my last day. They literally gave us 2 days notice before closing. Not just that but a lot of us girls faced harassment on a daily basis from our manager and the company did nothing! We never even got a response from HR! Horrible company!
You can't run a shady business like Morphe and not have it catch up to you eventually. I'm honestly surprised they lasted this long. I think Jaclyn's days are limited too. Even her most die hard fans will pull the plug if she keeps her shit up.
@@ohchip there was a whole incident where she tried to like trademark an already existing brands name to the point where the already established (and somewhat popular) brand had to close
It is not just morphe. The beauty industry is not the same as it was before. The beauty trend has already run its course. Now, it's about just being an "influencer"
@bookwrm xoxo facts. I think that's why Ulta is still doing really well. I've noticed that most of their marketing has been leaning towards Skincare & hair products rather than makeup, bc they're really good at recognizing & marketing towards trends
My mom just recently went in to work (she’s been there 20+ years) and found out THAT MORNING that her position was eliminated. I’ve been furious with them for days for not giving any notice whatsoever, I can 100% understand how these employees feel. It’s disgusting behaviour. People have lives and can’t just have their income gone without any warning. It’s inhumane.
something similar happened to my mother; she prioritized the company over the family, sacrificing time for them, and they dissolved her position she had when she had worked there for 36 years. it’s infuriating. my heart goes out to your mother and the morphe employees.
Well, it should be common knowledge that companies don’t care about you. Like, who really thinks these big multi billion or million companies care about them? You’re just a tool to them they’ll use to make money. They will pay you bare minimum for maximum work. Why would anyone be dumb enough to think capitalistic companies care about their wellbeing?! This is why I laugh when I hear people putting some useless job (all jobs are useless) ahead of the most important thing: family, friends, pets, health.
I am SO disgusted at how Morphe is treating their employees with these store closings. It makes me so happy that I have only bought one lipstick and one palette from them, ever. It's horrendous to treat people that way. Especially in this economy.
I worked for Victoria's Secret from 2002 til 2004. We were supposed to remodel the store to make room for Pink. We found out with a 3 day warning that our store was closing. We also had to close our store and pack it up. They gave us infinite payroll hours so we would clock in, get drunk at a steakhouse in the mall and then go back. We all had like 40 hours in 3 days lol.
As a former Morphe employee who helped open one of the stores… we knew early on it wouldn’t last. Only after 2 months the foot traffic dropped like crazy. I left only after a year….
Opening stores, especially the amount they did, was the worst idea. These people have no business savvy at all. They should have just kept their little Ulta stands and kept quiet lol. Outside of MAC, which is insanely popular and beloved, how many makeup brands are out there with their own brick and mortar stores?
@@potato-whiz also, a lot of MAC only stores have also closed as they also moved into Ulta. It however does great, I work at Ulta and we have a vendor exclusively for MAC and they sell like 10k weekly just at my tiny store
I found drugstore products to be sooooo much better in terms of quality and price than Morphe. To me Morphe was the Aliexpress of the makeup world, but they were charging Amazon reseller prices.
Kinda makes me happy I never succumbed to the morphe craze. I’ve always been a drugstore makeup kinda girl and anything name brand comes from my beauty subscriptions (at one time I had 5 beauty subs and they were all full size😮) - the only morphe I’ve ever owned was a contour palette I got from ipsy. Now I’m in my 30s I’d rather pay more for better quality and cleaner product then skimp on those aspects.
@@girlwithalaptop5690 exactly. People would like to see some type of justice, but there's usually not any with these types of things. At-will employment also means the employee can walk out at any moment, provided there is no signed contract that states otherwise. It works both ways, and I only mention it because some people don't understand employment laws (which also makes it more likely they will be & are preyed on and taken advantage of.) Furthermore, Morphe has never really shown they care about anything but maximizing profits; as such they've always looked to outsiders to help generate that income- zero regard to quality, value, or integrity. It was always doomed to implode because the standards are so low. They are only interested in making quick, easy cash. They've been successful at convincing some consumers they are of good quality & value, but that doesn't work to have a long-term, successful business. To be sure they ran through the legalities of this before they carried their decisions out.
I worked in HR before… this is totally a class-action lawsuit and they all need to come together. You can’t just cut off payroll like that in some states, like California. You have to give a notice.Especially when half the stores are still being open. I pray they win and get a huge check.
Closing of Morphe stores really came during the time that people are focusing on skin care and keeping only a few makeup items on the daily. During the pandemic, everyone had the maximalist mindset because we was stuck at home with nothing to do but shop and spend online. Now, many people have switched the narrative to buying less and less things.
So true. I use make up but I truly don’t use a lot. I refuse to use contour or foundation, or even setting powder. I mostly just use concealer; powder (whatever that stuff is called); blush; some super minimal eyeshadow and mascara. It’s more a I can’t be assed spending loads of time doing this and also I don’t have the money to do so.
thats a great deduction even I think its due to the korean or minimalist trend thats shooting right now. I do think like fashion eras, all makeup eras will do comeback so heavy set makeup will comeback again!
What made me stop buying Morphe beside the problematic beauty gurus was just the fact that I could get better quality from other brands whether they were cheap or expensive. Drugstore brands have been stepping up their game with complexion products and there are absolutely FANTASTIC eyeshadow palettes from indie brands.
@@hannahluca9649 i’m obsessed with elf, i’m getting more and more compliments on my makeup since using 90% elf and i’m legit saving so much money 😂 the brow lift being a dupe for ABH was the tipping point for me
I swear by Elf and NYX when it comes to the concealer, foundation and primers. The quality is really good and NYX also has a variety of foundation that works for different skin types and was the first drug store brand I have seen with a wide skin tone range and diverse models for their advertisement. Why spend 45$ on a bottle of foundation when they sell ones just as good for 12-20$? ( CAD currency, idk how much it is in US)
It’s well known that morphe used crown brushes as their manufacturer. You can get the old jacklyn hill palette it’s their 35 shadow OMG palette. The reason she didn’t have control over the formula is because morphe never has done their own manufacturing. The “jacklyn hill palette” is 39, but the SAME palette is $22 from the manufacturer.
@@teijaflink2226 there is no way this woman is not savvy enough to keep such things in a contract. I’m sure morphe talked a good game but by the time these palettes came out she had already done one other collab. And she has to have a lawyer to ensure that this special formula would be kept and she would have control over the formula, as she said at the time.
The makeup burble just burst. Too much production, too many brands, too many influencers, too many colections, too many colabs and not enough consumers. When makeupgeek ended, i knew everything else was gonna fall as well.
@@Deenique16 their shadows were super high quality for the price point, and it was cool you could buy pans individually. I never understood why so many customers preferred flashy gimmicks over solid products tbh
I remember Jacklyn Hill being the most sellout in the whole community of morphe influencers. She used to compare them to MAC and Sigma all the damn time. As the glorious Nappyheadedjojoba would say "'never trust anybody with a morphe code" Also they tried launching a whole damn "morphe II" brand with the Di Amelio sisters as the face of the brand to target younger audiences as the whole beauty influencer market was drying out. And it just didn't work plus was a horrible timing.
It's always the low level employees who suffer the most. I feel bad for them. They deserved earlier notice so they could've at least started applying for new jobs a few weeks ahead of closing.
I worked for Francesca’s and a LOT of companies were like this. When a store closed down, they would keep the employees and in some cases the store manager in the dark leaving the employees to scramble and try and see if they can get employed elsewhere either within the company (if they’re deemed an asset) or elsewhere in the retail sphere in general. It’s so hurtful. I’m so happy I got out, but I feel for those who are still stuck.
The Morphe Stores Closing and the downfall of the cosmetic company is no big surprise they have been involved in several scandals with certain beauty RUclipsrs who worked for them and are having serious legal issues and lawsuits.
Why does it feel so weird to watch this? It’s giving nostalgia. I didn’t realise that the pandemic has changed sooooo many things for everyone. Remember when blockbuster closed? I mean nothing can be as iconic as blockbuster but what I’m trying to say is, trends are changing sooooo fast omg
As someone who had worked so hard for a company, only to come to work one day and the locks had been changed and everyone had lost their jobs with no explanation. This was back in 2019 and I’m STILL fighting to get my wages and superannuation. I feel so terrible for these employees because coming to work and only seeing empty shelves with no explanation or support is BEYOND TRAUMATIC
Girl. You don’t know? Any job you work at, they don’t care about you! You’re just a good little slave for them. They pay you as little as they can and try to squeeze as much work out of you as possible. They do not care about you. They will just replace you if you got sick and couldn’t work anymore. You can go ahead and give up your entire life to them..but all that’ll do is prove you’re just a good little slave willing to work your life away and live a shorter life.
the worst part isn't the fact that they gave them only a day's notice. it's the fact that they used them to get past the holiday season and THEN giving them the notice 🤦🏽♂️
The worst part is the people at the top are going to cash in their check and continue living their cushy lives while the employees were left to pick up the pieces. It's disgusting and unfair. Half these products could be found on aliexpress or shein for a quarter of the price. What a scam.
The hard truth is that there is so much make up anyone can use in a lifetime. Make up expires, life changes and people move on. Nobody has time for elaborate looks everyday. Less glamorous brands know than, that's why they don't make a lot of eyeshadows. They put their efforts on mascara and foundation because those are the things everyone needs to buy over and over again. Same for M.A.C and make-up forever. Also MAC brushes are unmatched. They are expensive for a reason! I'm seriously considering to change all of my brushes to mac brushes.
So true,I bought so much makeup in those years and it hardly got used. It was a waste and expired. Now I only buy what I need,and do stick to the OG MAC.
Mac Brushes and Lipsticks are my favorites! I also noticed that high end brands like Estee Lauder, Clinique, Nars, Tom Ford, YSL, Chanel among other high end brands dont offer several different eye shadow pallettes. They stick to what has worked for them as well as their customers!
Mac and makeup for ever are professional brands. They do have stores and makeup for all but they were created and still are available to serve the professionals so it's normal that the priorities are different.
So funny that MAC was never mentioned by the beauty gurus because they did not make any money from them. MAC and other OG brands are already established and don’t need influencers to sell a lipstick, that’s why you never see them on RUclips but in reality, when sales hit in my store everything sells out! These are classics, tried and true products not Morphe crap!
I love how morphe is suppose to be “cheap” but in Australia (where I live) it really isn’t. And there’s so many other options that we can turn to, like online stores and Mecca(which has both affordable and more expensive lines to suit everyone’s needs). And also Morphe really doesn’t stock much (in Australia) so going to Mecca or Sephora and buying everything at once is so much more convenient.
I don't think "cheap" is what Morphe was trying to go for. I think it's more of "getting more than what you'd pay for", at least in my eyes. But the products were cheap, they were on par with drugstore products. Also your right about products being hella expensive in other countries.
I didn’t know Morphe was considered a “cheaper” option. But then again with all the big beauty gurus working with Morphe I figured it was some top notch stuff. I feel bad for the employees though, what went down was NOT ok at all. I wonder if a lawsuit can be a thing or something
1 day notice? That alone should be a crime. My heart aches for the employees. Nappy Headed Jojoba always says at the end of her videos never trust anyone with a morphe code and boy was she right! I never bought 1 thing from this brand. Oversaturation coupled with the fact that E.L.F., Maybelline, Flower Beauty and other drugstore brands are better. I was a fam and supporter of Makeup Geek. That was crushing to see them go away. That was a massive sign that this industry was rapidly changing.
I believe for mass layoffs specifically it is illegal and companies who violate it can face massive fines in civil court! That’s what happened with Twitter. I hope these employees are able to take this to an attorney!
I know I’m California they are fucked ! California is a pro-employee state and they broke many labor laws . But … will they file for bankruptcy? Although lawsuits aren’t pardon in lawsuits . I hope the employees get justice !
You know in the US some state if you don’t give a 2 week notice a company can withhold your Unused vacation time and sick time. Should be the other way around. They should pay these employees their base pay for at least 3 mo
So, I'm a bankruptcy paralegal, and I've just checked, neither forma nor morphe have filed in CA Northern District where they are based. Unless they've filed in some other jurisdiction, I believe they have started a private restructuring.
This is genuinely disgusting. You can't close down places with one days notice. It's impossible to find jobs (In NZ where I live) I imagine it's harder in the US. I'm sorry Morphe workers. This isn't fair on you. Hope you find a job soon 💕
The US is insane with stuff like this. Happens all the time especially during the Pandemic and even now. Workers literally going to work to find chains on the doors and a printed out note saying the establishment is closed. Just read an article this week of a business texting all the employers that everyone was “fired” cause they had to close due to cuts or whatever.
@@thstarbucksdrinker13 That's horrible. That's one of the main reasons I don't want to move out of NZ. I'm safe at my job and just the thought of coming into work for a shift and to find that is terrifying. Clearly this system that anyone currently has doesn't work.
Several years ago I found out my work was closing the day that we didn't open. They had 6 locations in the state of Illinois and closed them all on the same day. No notice.
I haven't owned a single product from them. I always knew they were sketchy. I find it INSANE how brainwashed a lot of the younger audience was, just look at the james charles palette release!
dude seeing that in real time when it happened was like witnessing a cult. i've only ever bought drugstore and now i don't wear makeup at all and i genuinely feel like i've escaped a cult lol. the beauty industry becomes toxic so often because the premise it's built on is toxic. they like to pretend it's about self expression, but i know we all remember a time pre-pandemic when we wouldn't even leave the house without makeup and that's just sad.
As someone who was poor growing up. I’ve only bought cheap makeup from Walmart, received hand-me downs, (I know gross but I wanted it regardless) and only got small indie brands. I think they have a lot more to offer than people would think. I’ve gotten a lot of nice affordable things from small stores or cheap stores makeup wise. Yeah they’re not Fenty Beauty level. But I think they work really well and some have a really nice quality to them!
Same! I've NEVER had an issue with any of their brushes (and I have like over 50 of them), and I have like 10 of their palettes. No complaints from me.
They are really not good quality at all when compared to a lot of other brands. They are not the worst but not good. Their brushes are ok but now a days there are so many brands that are better with similar prices
I think their products weren't bad but they weren't as awesome as the influencers made them out to be. I still have some eyeshadows from them and a brush set although that could've been after they upped the quality because of complaints.
Agreed!. As someone who loves makeup but is on an extreme budget ( I literally have to plan and save up to purchase ELF makeup!) I think there are quite a few hidden gems in drug store and less popular makeup brands. A lot of it comes down to personal skill and practicing to understand the product you are using and then make it work.
I saw one of their palletes in a TJ Maxx and it was just a bittersweet moment because they fell HARD, the only people I feel bad for are those poor employees.
@@Cupidssatan I was considering buying it for a Christmas gift to myself, but I have too much makeup as it is lol. If I see another, I'll take it as a sign to get it. It's crazy how far they've fallen.
Ulta in general is not a good place to work. Their Reddit is full of horror stories, and as a former employee, overall working for them is terrible. The unrealistic standards they hold us to, and how underpaid we are, it's laughable. And I have heard Sephora isn't much better.
I was hired at Sephora until they told me they would check my bag and all my pockets every time I walk into a shift and when I’m done working. Complete invasion of privacy. I ignored their calls after they told me this.
@@Icykrissy Ulta did this until this was brought up and a few customers said it made them feel like they were hiring criminals, lol. But all they changed was we only got our bags checked when we left for the day. And yeah they still check our pockets. Because that one employee lifting a lipstick is more money lost then the constant fragrance hits we got daily. Like they came in with gym bags and just cleaned house. But we're the problem.
Morphe didn’t ship in my country and I’ve been PISSED for years because I wasn’t able to buy anything from them, and this is the first time I’ve heard they were actually a bad brand omg
I only ever owned one morphe product and it was an eye shadow pallet. It was one of the best eyeshadows I have ever used. This was also years ago that I owned so it’s been years since I have used any of their products. Sad to see it go. They had good colours
@@yea0000 I've tried alot of brands from morphe to jouer to urbandecay and ABH, to indie brands. Morphe eyeshadow is fine. It blends really well. There's no need to be snobby about it.
@@Ac2091-x1f I don't use garbage, I'm extremely picky about the products I use more than once, but I got a good one from them a while back. Idk if the quality changed over time or something but the pallette I have is a great formula. 🤷
Same, I'm embarrassed to say I didn't see this coming and that I really liked morphe products... I never had issues with the eyeshadow being patchy or not blending like others have said. Used to think it was just because of what eye primer ppl used but now, idk... And I feel bad, because almost all of my eyeshadow is morphe. When I saw the first tiktok she showed about how some stores were closing, I still didn't think it would be the end of morphe, or that they would close so many of them... And then they treated their employees so dirty...
If you have ever worked retail or restaurant, you know this isn't uncommon. I have shown up for my shift and found out the store was closed for good because the door was locked, the lights were off, and the manager wasn't answering their phone. This is why every company can kiss my ass when they want a two week notice. Hell no. For all I know this store is closing tomorrow and you're not gonna tell anyone so they can prepare.
Yes, in addition to this and for those of you who are not aware, the 2 week notice is not a requirement but a courtesy to the workplace... IF you want a nice reference, lol. If you don't care about a reference from them or a friend can do it for you, just leave. Businesses don't care about you as a human being or as an employee (you are infinitely replaceable, the building won't crumble if you leave, etc.) so its pointless to go the extra mile unless you're paid for it.
Yup never be loyal or faithful to your job . People have lost families and even their health declines for jobs who do not care for them . One complain and they’ll give you the boot . Go where the money and progress call you . Companies will fire you no matter if you really need the Job they’ll fire you to hire someone who can do it cheaper .
Literally the owner of the restaurant I used to work for decided to close the restaurant one day… they sent a message at 10:30 pm on Jan 1st saying the store is permanently closed effective immediately. They offered some of us positions at a different location w the same owner but like why would I trust that man again?
Don’t even I left my last company due to mental health and just general harassment from my manager, and in the contract I was to give a months notice. I was meant to return after sick leave and hell did I not, I wrote a letter basically saying I’m leaving immediately due to mental health and you can’t make me give you notice. I didn’t owe them anything, especially didn’t owe anything to the manager.
A few yrs back I purchased some Morphe brushes ... I was absolutely disappointed. Within a week one of them broke while the others began shedding bristles... at that moment I knew to never spend another red cent on thier products. Sad how they treated thier employees.
I went through the makeup obsessed phase back in the day with Dulce Candy & Xsparkage days. I’m so over the beauty community. It’ll never be as good as it was back then.
I think it was better because they actually showed shit they used... Before the super guru hype and every video had to be sponsored. I LOVED xsparkage... There was another one.. Panacea??? I miss them
I hear ya... I started in 2006 with Makeup Geek, TiffanyD, Michelle Phan, Xsparkage, Dulce Candy, just to name a few. That era was great!! Just teaching you "how to"...
@@ambergerhelper7852 agreed, ofc you don’t have to support the “beauty community” but there are genuinely some really good brands and companies out there that make good products
I was obsessed with buying makeup (cheap and expensive), though I couldn't bring myself to buy Morphe. They were too annoying with so many influencer collabs, and the products themselves were bad quality. I'm sure you can still buy their white label products off of wholesale sites.
Employers are required to give between 1 and 4 weeks notice in Australia depending on how long you have been with the company. Its amazing to hear about the differences in other countries!
Honestly, I think people caught on that they dont want cheap products anymore. On top of influencers and the pandemic, i think people started to realize that maybe, I could just do E.L.F and get better quality drug store makeup.
After seeing this im wondering now if my store in nottingham, UK will close. I noticed they had massive sales on over christmas and they were on for a really really long time. Its no where near as busy in there as it was when it first opened. I feel awful for all of the staff, its so cruel of them as a company to literally screw them over. I hope they get justice.
Jaclyns Vault collection was HORRIBLE. And do you remember when Laura Lee tried to claim she went in and spent hundreds on Morphe brushes to give away, and when she showed the receipt it read 0$ and people flipped out lol. Ir when Manny would talk about which Morphe pallete was his FAVORITE at the time BUT it wasnt even used, not one color was touched 😂😂 All these influencers became such scammers!
I don't know if a lot of people know this, but Nyx also had retail stores (though not as many as morphe) I worked at one in a mall. Actually really loved the job. They closed a lot of stores at the beginning of 2020 closed all of them during covid. They made us sign a NDA that made us tell our customers that we would still be open, even though we were having 70% off sales for the whole store.
This is a great summation of all the mess that went down with Morphe. Really embarrassing... especially how poorly they treated their employees! Shameful.
I received Morphe brushes in an Allure box and was so confused as to why they were so hyped, and one broke immediately. I never spent my own money on the brand after that. The elf brushes at target are better.
It all started when they dropped Jeffree and Kept James Charles! i walked past one yesterday and 3/4 of the store was COMPLETELY empty and i decided to buy 2 of everything for my sister and my niece. the total was like $130 but it was literally 2 of everything they had left 😅
They came in, made their money fast during the peak influencer period and got out. How do you know this wasn’t their business plan from the jump? Not all businesses are built to be long term- it is very common.
I worked at the Morphe in Atlanta and this literally happened in summer 2021,mind you they hired me and like 4 other associates just to close the store less than 4 weeks later! Luckily I had another job so I was good, but my heart goes out to the employees because I know how sudden and abrupt this is.
That would be the worst! It’s already hard to find a job and go through the process of getting hired and then just to be fired a month later. I couldn’t imagine 😢
Say what yall want about Morphes product quality, but I've always thought they were great for the price. Sephora and Mac brushes will run at least $30+ for almost near quality brushes. I have had Mac brushes that went loose on me while I still have brushes from Morphe from back in 2015 from HauteLook (kudos if you know what that is lol) that work great! Morphe def served its purpose in my life for when I was working hard to become a makeup artist. Im now a pro makeup artist and still purchase Morphe shadows from time to time. Makeup expires and even if I have the cash to dish out $500+ on eyeshadows every year, it is not practical. They are great for the price, and even if its made in China for less, there is not a lot of brands out there that are affordable with decent quality. Wet & Wild and Elf eyeshadows are NOT it and if youre an MUA, you know this 😅 I wish they would give answers to the workers , they dont deserve to be treated like this.
I think they were decent for the price 5-6 years ago. Their palettes are now $27 you can pay $10-$20 more and get a eyeshadow from a high end brand that is way better. Their palettes are not worth $27
My heart goes out to those workers who have lost their jobs and only been given a day or few days notice over Christmas/New Years time. I hope they are all able to get jobs quickly 😢
I hope now people will start to realize what is MARKETING AND HOW FAR IT CAN GO JUST FOR MONEY!!! This is the only ice top of the whole thing and I hope that people will be more aware ❤️
I'm not surprised by this. I was a massive Morphe stan back then when they opened physical stores out here where I lived and I went crazy everytime I went, but I had dropped them officially after an associate was rude to my friend and I for no reason along with them discontinuing a line of brushes that were ACTUALLY decent quality 😂😂 and what's crazy is that I only have one morphe pallete left in my collection lmao (it's Jaclyn's original palette)
the morphe in my city was doing 80% off at the register when they were advertising 70% off and that's when I realized how crazy this was. i got $100 worth of stuff for about $30.
I remember walking into a morphe when they had everything 50% off and I asked an employee “what’s going on are you guys closing “ that was around October, and the employee said no, the holidays are coming so they are bringing new things.
It is illegal to close all their stores with no notice. There are laws about laying off a % number of your employees without notice. You can only close so many stores/locations or lay off a certain amount of people under your business with less than 2 month's notice and no severance. Best Buy and Game Stop both are in the middle of multi million dollar lawsuits for doing something similar, I'm sure there will be lawyers reaching out to these people sooner rather than later about a class action lawsuit against Morphe.
this was a LONG time coming. they had their biggest sales from jeffree star and shane dawson but then morphe dropped them not even a whole year after that. it was after that, influencers decided not to trust morphe if they’re gonna drop them like that. not only that, but it was around the time skin care was becoming very popular and people weren’t wearing makeup out that much cause everyone was stuck inside. morphe had also made a huge mistake by keeping james as a partner even after if it was revealed he’s a groomer. they waited wayyy too long to say anything or even do anything about it. that turned a lot of people away from morphe even more. morphe was already failing cause their prices were astronomical and people were struggling to even pay for their rent at the time. morphe honestly deserves it. this goes to show the age of influencer products/merch is really coming to an end. i’m interested to see who or what goes next. 2023, let’s see
You are so right with the shift in what’s trendy , skincare and the ‘clean that girl’ makeup is what’s trendy right now and instead of rebranding they made a whole new brand ? Morphe2 personally I don’t think they should of done this
The Vanity situation came to light in June the year after the JSCxSD collab. I'd rather not describe it in details bc it was very gross and I don't remember all the details of it. You can look it up if you want. Lots of people were pushing for retailers to drop JSC after that and Morphe was weirdly reluctant to do it, for weeks if not months. Afaik plenty of ppl stopped buying from Morphe as a result of that weird delay and then Morphe had some weird asf phrasing regarding droppping his stuff. Some thought JS was possibly an investor in the brand (I don't remember how things went down exactly, if I did I'd share it here) and didn't want to support them if that was the case. Then on top of that you've got the changes in makeup trends you mentioned. Underneath all of this was the change of ownership which (I've heard) changed the dynamics bts. Apparenly lots of influencers slowly stopped promoting Morphe bc the new owners didn't keup up with the relationship maintenance like the previous owners had. No one seems to know why all the influencers were dropped though.
I remember trying the shadows and thinking "Coastal Scents (RIP) and Colourpop and a lot of other brands are better" and then trying the brushes and thinking they were really scratchy! It's shady when people promote such low-quality products
@@KVG822 in a BS way it's probably the truth. Can't afford to keep the store open, can't afford to pay the rent yet still screw over employees in an unethical way. I'm sure those at the top can still afford their high end life while those laid off are in a frenzy to get another job to pay bills or just live
That happened at Target Canada! The employees just left the stores as is and I don't blame them! I went into the one in Winnipeg and it looked like a bomb went off.
Seriously, a year ago I had to freshen up my makeup. I went to woodfield mall in Schaumburg Illinois and headed to mac and sephora and saw morphe and gave it a look. I loved all the colors and brushes and the employees were insanely talented, kind and fun to be around. The thing I couldn't believe was the prices. They were almost all 40% off and I thought maybe I caught a good sale. Well I guess I got my reason. This breaks my heart. My niece is getting into make up and I was going to take her there, now I saw this video. I looked online and yup they're closed. Thanks for the warning. I feel so bad for those employees. They were the kind of workers that made you want to come back 😥😥😥
If you happen to know someone who does art and makes paint you can probably give it to them. I know people who make watercolor out of eyeshadow palettes affiliated with problematic influencers. 🤷🏽
I bought one too we didn’t know it’s not our fault you can give it away if it’s not overused or just never use it again. I wouldn’t recommended to throw it away cause you still spend money on it but just don’t use it.
I own both the original JH and the small JC palette. I bought them when I had absolutely NO CLUE who either of those people were (I wasn’t on YT before 2020) - I just knew the palettes were highly-regarded and cheap. No real way for me to get the money back from Morphe or anyone, so *shrug* on that part. However, seeing what the store employees had to deal with is just enraging.
james won't even care that u r feeling certain type of way so, just use that pallet u bought with ur hard earn money and people won't even know ur using james pallette.
What’s crazy is that most of this could’ve been avoided if both the problematic influencers and the company took responsibility when controversies happened and thought of the affects it would have on the company and their employees.
I recently got into makeup, so I've been watching a lot of makeup tutorials and stuff. Somehow, I've gone down the RUclips rabbit hole of finding out all this past beauty influencer drama and controversies LOL
I just have to say, I really enjoyed this longer format video from you! It was so well done, and informative yet as entertaining as always. Thanks for your hard work Tea Spill :)
This also speaks volumes about the beauty community and how it fell and crashed into oblivion. Everybody got very tired of following up with the drama while we just wanted good quality makeup. They forgot about the f*ing makeup. Everything was push push push new makeup and more often than not everything became trash. My biggest empathy with the Morphee employees.
So when toys r us closed. The cashier saw that i was gonna buy a bunch of toys and gave me 75%off. I bought about $350 with of toys and paid around $37 because the stuff was already lightly discounted. Her response was "what are they gonna do? Fire me!". She was doing it with everyone.
Wow. You lucked up!
Love me some malicious compliance.
Haha she seemed to have a quick witt
Good for her
Lol love it I would TOTALLY do that 😂
HOW can they not give them more time to find another job???? HEARTLESS. They knew they were closing, and just used those employees.
This is why you never give two weeks notice at jobs in 2023. They won't afford you the same courtesy. Just leave.
I recently got let off from my job and they gave me one day notice 😐
Once a place made me work all day, at 3 pm they let me go
@@KVG822 I would have lost my shit…
@@KVG822 I remember I worked a whole shift and got fired right before it was over, then they had the audacity to call to ask me to come back the next day. I said I'm good, then hung up.
Justice for the Morphe employees. This was so unfair and to do it during the holiday season is so cruel.
They didn’t treat the employees that well either. Neither does Sephora or Ulta. There are better beauty retail places to go to and they will find em.
@@Jayxroberts yep. I worked for Ulta and it was bullshit
Morphe isn't the first company to screw over their workers. In college I worked for a restaurant as a server. Other restaurants in the chain started closing, and we begged our manager to please let us know if we were gonna close. That asshat lied to our faces, and 2 weeks later, I came to work and the store was getting packed up. They closed, and lied.
@@lilbee4240 by that logic, death of children is no biggie either, "you can just have another". Nah, it's about THIS incident
@@lilbee4240 but now they’re rushed to find a new job asap when it can take months for some people.
Seeing all those people screaming for Jeffree Star and James Charles is hilarious. Things really went south in a hurry.
James Charles is just gross. Communicating with a minor. Disgusting.
i believe jeffree has die hard fans to this day
personally I still don't underswhy these two have THAT many fans
I've been a fan of them before and I did not expect the beauty community to be this toxic af, esp these two influencers 💀 so disappointed
@🖤Arrogant Goddess🖤 I knew the controversy around James,,, but Jeffree sounds disgusting too!
It’s disgusting that Morphie would do this to their employees. They clearly knew for months that they were going to do this and not give people more than a days notice, especially around the holidays, is truly despicable.
Are we surprised tho.. they did not hesitate to scam their consumers (back then I think their demographic was mostly high schoolers who had to save money for trash brushes/ palettes to try supporting their favorite creators) & get influencers to put their names on the line
This is typical business practice. If they need to file a bankruptcy, they can’t have it out months in advance. People can’t beep things quiet, this is why. This is not just the make up industry. It’s all industry.
Around the holidays? It's almost Feb. 😕
@@DavidKen878 did you watch the video? They closed some of the stores on 23rd December. And didn’t tell people until the day of. Also, it’s January 14th today and I made this comment a week ago when it was January 7th. Not almost February. Get out of here troll.
@@Hiiiiiiiiieeee Troll? You seriously need to get out of your feelings you queer. What I said did warrant that kind of response. Smh
This can easily be blamed on influencer controversies but they haven’t been collabing with them lately. Hope the employees of the stores do well
I think it's more than that. I see it more as a mixture of multiple controversies, expanding into completely unrelated categories (I see Revolution heading in this direction in the near future), multiple bad launches from Morphe and related brands, and just overall novelty aspect wearing off.
Morphe was a novelty and they had support from one fo the biggest beauty RUclipsrs when they launched at the time. Because she expanded into her own brand, that fan base migrated with her. So did others who launched their own brands. It's a crap storm of multiple things.
@@EnchantingWings1 no! Not revolution 😭 I like their lace blush and have a few of their eye pallets but they’re either too creamy (the glitter/metallic) or too powdery(the matte)
@@Sthenic02 there's been so many controversies with poor quality and copying smaller brands at this point. They've also had some shady stuff going on with reporting their finances, leading to one of the top dogs stepping down permanently.
I liked their collab palettes but I've not used them much. I now prefer BPerfect palettes as the quality is much better.
@@EnchantingWings1 as long as they don’t take away colourpop I think I’ll be okay 😭
@@Sthenic02 of course. While I've never had Colourpop palettes, they look awesome. Especially the recently announced Winx Club collab 💜
The reason that international stored remain open is that many countries, especially in Europe, require 1-3 months notice before firing employees, so they have to close those stores carefully
Yeah, mass-firings in the UK require business to consult with administrators and unions, as well as the government. It’s a much longer process that takes months to complete
@@noplace3571 Fortunately the collective redundancy laws we have in the UK are from the EU's 1998 Directive.
We need that notice law in the US.
@@horriblekitty13it’s really nice to have at least 3 months notice. In Denmark 3 months are minimum in many cases. Some have up to a year.
@@horriblekitty13 We have it. It’s the WARN act. Any company with over 100 employees who is laying off a certain number is bound to this. They have to give them 60 day notice. I see some litigation in Forma’s future over this.
It's crazy to see how much the RUclips beauty community has changed from what it once was in the very beginning.
They all got rich quick and integrity went out the window.
So glad I left that community back in 2016 😂
Right? I feel like a dinosaur 🦕
@@isaura-22 oh this makes me want to try honest beauty. I always thought about buying this brand.
I just liked to watch makeup tutorials...not an infomercial
I never realized influencers were basically morphe's only bread and butter. The shein of the makeup world it seems...
Def
SHEIN sells makeup now though.
shein lowkey has good products tho 😂 and affordable at that.
Shein has bomb stuff though
The shein of the makeup world is by far the bet description of what morphe is
After working years in retail "lease agreement issues" = they can't afford it anymore. I've only heard it twice. The first time I was blindsided but the second time we were in a team meeting and they said this phrase I knew to start dusting off my resume and started looking for a new job. Weeks later, we got the closing notice but I had already had my staff prepared. We had everyone with a new job or at least with an interview. We worked hard to make sure they had the best paychecks possible while still getting our required 40 hrs. As they slowly left to start new jobs we picked up the slack so by closing it was only a myself, the store manager and one other part time associate closing the store.
What an amazing higher up you are! Id be so thankful for you had this happened to me.
@Shinobuwu aww thank you. It was a team effort. I hate how some companies treat employees who bust their butts for them and don't have the decency to just be honest. It's never just the employee that is affected but the people, families, or dreams they could be supporting with that job.
Wow awesome!! I applaude you for being able to help everyone ahead of time. Having little to no notice is one of the worst things and made even worse by the pandemic. Great to have managers like you
@@LottyDotty05 If only more people like You were around,world would be a much better,kinder place. ❤️
I work for Morphe, today was my last day. They literally gave us 2 days notice before closing. Not just that but a lot of us girls faced harassment on a daily basis from our manager and the company did nothing! We never even got a response from HR! Horrible company!
I hate that for you :( hopefully your next opportunity will be blessed !
I hope you and your team find something better soon!
@@kamichan127 thank you 💚
@@user-ng9pn9lg2p Thank you 💚💚💚
Best of luck damn
You can't run a shady business like Morphe and not have it catch up to you eventually. I'm honestly surprised they lasted this long. I think Jaclyn's days are limited too. Even her most die hard fans will pull the plug if she keeps her shit up.
She never should have been ‘uncaneled’ She sux!!
what has she done recently? i dont keep up with her at alll
I'm surprised people are even still supporting her. I heard about the somewhat recent Koze incident and it's infuriating.
@@ohchip there was a whole incident where she tried to like trademark an already existing brands name to the point where the already established (and somewhat popular) brand had to close
her face is so big
It is not just morphe. The beauty industry is not the same as it was before. The beauty trend has already run its course. Now, it's about just being an "influencer"
It’s more about skin care now
@@bookwrmxoxo5105 yes it is indeed
Yep. I think Sephora is also being affected
It's a cycle
@bookwrm xoxo facts. I think that's why Ulta is still doing really well. I've noticed that most of their marketing has been leaning towards Skincare & hair products rather than makeup, bc they're really good at recognizing & marketing towards trends
My mom just recently went in to work (she’s been there 20+ years) and found out THAT MORNING that her position was eliminated. I’ve been furious with them for days for not giving any notice whatsoever, I can 100% understand how these employees feel. It’s disgusting behaviour. People have lives and can’t just have their income gone without any warning. It’s inhumane.
something similar happened to my mother; she prioritized the company over the family, sacrificing time for them, and they dissolved her position she had when she had worked there for 36 years. it’s infuriating. my heart goes out to your mother and the morphe employees.
@@softcoffeewhispersWelp keep being loyal yo companies and not your wallets and they'll surely reward ya for it...
Well, it should be common knowledge that companies don’t care about you. Like, who really thinks these big multi billion or million companies care about them? You’re just a tool to them they’ll use to make money. They will pay you bare minimum for maximum work. Why would anyone be dumb enough to think capitalistic companies care about their wellbeing?! This is why I laugh when I hear people putting some useless job (all jobs are useless) ahead of the most important thing: family, friends, pets, health.
I am SO disgusted at how Morphe is treating their employees with these store closings. It makes me so happy that I have only bought one lipstick and one palette from them, ever.
It's horrendous to treat people that way. Especially in this economy.
Literally! And all they say is “thanks for helping us over the years,” which is a big f u after firing everyone with no notice.
@@sp1cyn0va35 Exactly!
I've never bought anything from them and I'm not going to now 🎉
@@SouthernBelleReviews I completely agree with you. 💜🩵💙💚
I worked for Victoria's Secret from 2002 til 2004. We were supposed to remodel the store to make room for Pink. We found out with a 3 day warning that our store was closing. We also had to close our store and pack it up. They gave us infinite payroll hours so we would clock in, get drunk at a steakhouse in the mall and then go back. We all had like 40 hours in 3 days lol.
i’m jealous
WILD
Good, that's the least they could do
Annnnnd this is why men make more money.
@@briannemarie9214 maybe it’s also because more men can spell ‘and’ correctly
Man, it really sucks about all the staff being messed around. I can't imagine how stressful it was for them.
As a former Morphe employee who helped open one of the stores… we knew early on it wouldn’t last. Only after 2 months the foot traffic dropped like crazy. I left only after a year….
Opening stores, especially the amount they did, was the worst idea. These people have no business savvy at all. They should have just kept their little Ulta stands and kept quiet lol. Outside of MAC, which is insanely popular and beloved, how many makeup brands are out there with their own brick and mortar stores?
@@potato-whiz Not many but a few. NYX had their own stores
@@MeghanOfficialMusic and where are those stores now?
That’s because the brand, and everyone they partnered with, really relied on launches of new pallets for traffic.
@@potato-whiz also, a lot of MAC only stores have also closed as they also moved into Ulta. It however does great, I work at Ulta and we have a vendor exclusively for MAC and they sell like 10k weekly just at my tiny store
I found drugstore products to be sooooo much better in terms of quality and price than Morphe. To me Morphe was the Aliexpress of the makeup world, but they were charging Amazon reseller prices.
Kinda makes me happy I never succumbed to the morphe craze. I’ve always been a drugstore makeup kinda girl and anything name brand comes from my beauty subscriptions (at one time I had 5 beauty subs and they were all full size😮) - the only morphe I’ve ever owned was a contour palette I got from ipsy. Now I’m in my 30s I’d rather pay more for better quality and cleaner product then skimp on those aspects.
I'll be waiting for TeaSpills video when Morphe gets hit with a class-action lawsuit. This is super messed up.
They'll file for bankruptcy long before anyone will see a dime…
@@girlwithalaptop5690 exactly. People would like to see some type of justice, but there's usually not any with these types of things. At-will employment also means the employee can walk out at any moment, provided there is no signed contract that states otherwise. It works both ways, and I only mention it because some people don't understand employment laws (which also makes it more likely they will be & are preyed on and taken advantage of.) Furthermore, Morphe has never really shown they care about anything but maximizing profits; as such they've always looked to outsiders to help generate that income- zero regard to quality, value, or integrity. It was always doomed to implode because the standards are so low. They are only interested in making quick, easy cash. They've been successful at convincing some consumers they are of good quality & value, but that doesn't work to have a long-term, successful business. To be sure they ran through the legalities of this before they carried their decisions out.
@@EMILY4DAYS well said
I worked in HR before… this is totally a class-action lawsuit and they all need to come together. You can’t just cut off payroll like that in some states, like California. You have to give a notice.Especially when half the stores are still being open. I pray they win and get a huge check.
For what?? This is how the real world works.
Closing of Morphe stores really came during the time that people are focusing on skin care and keeping only a few makeup items on the daily. During the pandemic, everyone had the maximalist mindset because we was stuck at home with nothing to do but shop and spend online. Now, many people have switched the narrative to buying less and less things.
So true. I use make up but I truly don’t use a lot. I refuse to use contour or foundation, or even setting powder. I mostly just use concealer; powder (whatever that stuff is called); blush; some super minimal eyeshadow and mascara. It’s more a I can’t be assed spending loads of time doing this and also I don’t have the money to do so.
Absolutely! People are not using tons of makeup anymore. Also, in this economy, luxury purchases are being reduced.
Same, I went through this change myself!
i honestly gave away all my makeup and just have basics.. i had like a room full of makeup with a vanity.. no joke
thats a great deduction even I think its due to the korean or minimalist trend thats shooting right now. I do think like fashion eras, all makeup eras will do comeback so heavy set makeup will comeback again!
What made me stop buying Morphe beside the problematic beauty gurus was just the fact that I could get better quality from other brands whether they were cheap or expensive. Drugstore brands have been stepping up their game with complexion products and there are absolutely FANTASTIC eyeshadow palettes from indie brands.
literally not using any concealer or foundation that isn’t by ELF at this point
@@hannahluca9649 I love their camo concealer but their new foundation kind needs work on shade range.
@@hannahluca9649 i’m obsessed with elf, i’m getting more and more compliments on my makeup since using 90% elf and i’m legit saving so much money 😂 the brow lift being a dupe for ABH was the tipping point for me
I swear by Elf and NYX when it comes to the concealer, foundation and primers. The quality is really good and NYX also has a variety of foundation that works for different skin types and was the first drug store brand I have seen with a wide skin tone range and diverse models for their advertisement. Why spend 45$ on a bottle of foundation when they sell ones just as good for 12-20$? ( CAD currency, idk how much it is in US)
@@hannahluca9649 How about Nyx and ELF?
It’s well known that morphe used crown brushes as their manufacturer. You can get the old jacklyn hill palette it’s their 35 shadow OMG palette. The reason she didn’t have control over the formula is because morphe never has done their own manufacturing. The “jacklyn hill palette” is 39, but the SAME palette is $22 from the manufacturer.
It really sounds like they lied to her that they would keep her firmula on her pallette.
Period
Thanks babe, that was the only thing I was worried about lol off to the site I go!
@@teijaflink2226 there is no way this woman is not savvy enough to keep such things in a contract. I’m sure morphe talked a good game but by the time these palettes came out she had already done one other collab. And she has to have a lawyer to ensure that this special formula would be kept and she would have control over the formula, as she said at the time.
I think there actually aren't a ton of makeup manufacturing plants. Brands just slap their name on the generics the plant makes.
The way makeup influencers pushed morphe back then is exactly how fashion influencers are pushing REVOLVE now
The makeup burble just burst. Too much production, too many brands, too many influencers, too many colections, too many colabs and not enough consumers. When makeupgeek ended, i knew everything else was gonna fall as well.
Wait makeup geek ended?! When was that
@@murchie4 They closed April 2022 according to their website. Although, it looks like they are still selling through their remaining product.
I knew makeup geek was going to end. It was never that appealing
@@Deenique16 their shadows were super high quality for the price point, and it was cool you could buy pans individually. I never understood why so many customers preferred flashy gimmicks over solid products tbh
Sooner or later, the makeup bubble was about to burst, the controversies from beauty Influencers and the pandemic were huge factors.
I remember Jacklyn Hill being the most sellout in the whole community of morphe influencers. She used to compare them to MAC and Sigma all the damn time.
As the glorious Nappyheadedjojoba would say "'never trust anybody with a morphe code"
Also they tried launching a whole damn "morphe II" brand with the Di Amelio sisters as the face of the brand to target younger audiences as the whole beauty influencer market was drying out. And it just didn't work plus was a horrible timing.
When they came out with Morphe II I knew they were
desperate
And she was right!
Ok but the brushes are actually good for the price
@@EduardoValenti my shein brush sets are literally the same quality as my morphe brushes, saves your cash babes.
@@EduardoValenti Try Jessup brushes, they are way cheaper for similar quality.
It's always the low level employees who suffer the most. I feel bad for them. They deserved earlier notice so they could've at least started applying for new jobs a few weeks ahead of closing.
That rarely never happens 😢
I worked for Francesca’s and a LOT of companies were like this. When a store closed down, they would keep the employees and in some cases the store manager in the dark leaving the employees to scramble and try and see if they can get employed elsewhere either within the company (if they’re deemed an asset) or elsewhere in the retail sphere in general. It’s so hurtful. I’m so happy I got out, but I feel for those who are still stuck.
As Jeffree Star Famously said ‘Tj Maxx is the beauty graveyard’ and I was able to find multiple morphe brushes from Winners (great deal)
I also got morphe brushes from tj Maxx 🤣🤣
tons of morphe palettes too at TJ !! even the basics AND the collabs they had w certain influencers
not my old tongue ring 💀💀💀
Yes 🙌 ❤
It’s okay king❤️
The Morphe Stores Closing and the downfall of the cosmetic company is no big surprise they have been involved in several scandals with certain beauty RUclipsrs who worked for them and are having serious legal issues and lawsuits.
Why does it feel so weird to watch this? It’s giving nostalgia. I didn’t realise that the pandemic has changed sooooo many things for everyone.
Remember when blockbuster closed?
I mean nothing can be as iconic as blockbuster but what I’m trying to say is, trends are changing sooooo fast omg
As someone who had worked so hard for a company, only to come to work one day and the locks had been changed and everyone had lost their jobs with no explanation.
This was back in 2019 and I’m STILL fighting to get my wages and superannuation.
I feel so terrible for these employees because coming to work and only seeing empty shelves with no explanation or support is BEYOND TRAUMATIC
Girl. You don’t know? Any job you work at, they don’t care about you! You’re just a good little slave for them. They pay you as little as they can and try to squeeze as much work out of you as possible. They do not care about you. They will just replace you if you got sick and couldn’t work anymore. You can go ahead and give up your entire life to them..but all that’ll do is prove you’re just a good little slave willing to work your life away and live a shorter life.
the worst part isn't the fact that they gave them only a day's notice. it's the fact that they used them to get past the holiday season and THEN giving them the notice 🤦🏽♂️
The worst part is the people at the top are going to cash in their check and continue living their cushy lives while the employees were left to pick up the pieces. It's disgusting and unfair. Half these products could be found on aliexpress or shein for a quarter of the price. What a scam.
The hard truth is that there is so much make up anyone can use in a lifetime. Make up expires, life changes and people move on. Nobody has time for elaborate looks everyday. Less glamorous brands know than, that's why they don't make a lot of eyeshadows. They put their efforts on mascara and foundation because those are the things everyone needs to buy over and over again. Same for M.A.C and make-up forever. Also MAC brushes are unmatched. They are expensive for a reason! I'm seriously considering to change all of my brushes to mac brushes.
So true,I bought so much makeup in those years and it hardly got used. It was a waste and expired. Now I only buy what I need,and do stick to the OG MAC.
@@Ac2091-x1f exactly the same thing. But I learned a lot during those years.
Mac Brushes and Lipsticks are my favorites! I also noticed that high end brands like Estee Lauder, Clinique, Nars, Tom Ford, YSL, Chanel among other high end brands dont offer several different eye shadow pallettes. They stick to what has worked for them as well as their customers!
Mac and makeup for ever are professional brands. They do have stores and makeup for all but they were created and still are available to serve the professionals so it's normal that the priorities are different.
So funny that MAC was never mentioned by the beauty gurus because they did not make any money from them. MAC and other OG brands are already established and don’t need influencers to sell a lipstick, that’s why you never see them on RUclips but in reality, when sales hit in my store everything sells out! These are classics, tried and true products not Morphe crap!
I love how morphe is suppose to be “cheap” but in Australia (where I live) it really isn’t. And there’s so many other options that we can turn to, like online stores and Mecca(which has both affordable and more expensive lines to suit everyone’s needs). And also Morphe really doesn’t stock much (in Australia) so going to Mecca or Sephora and buying everything at once is so much more convenient.
I don't think "cheap" is what Morphe was trying to go for. I think it's more of "getting more than what you'd pay for", at least in my eyes. But the products were cheap, they were on par with drugstore products. Also your right about products being hella expensive in other countries.
@@kinginci357 yea I don’t know if it’s import fees + tax or like conversion rates. But at least in Australia, Morphe feels pretty expensive as well.
Morphe was always really expensive in Canada as well. Which is why I never got around to purchasing any.
@@ningen6392 their regular full palettes are the same price as smaller ones which is...1000+ 💀
It's staying open in Canada and Australia. Well for now...who knows what will happen next!
I didn’t know Morphe was considered a “cheaper” option. But then again with all the big beauty gurus working with Morphe I figured it was some top notch stuff. I feel bad for the employees though, what went down was NOT ok at all. I wonder if a lawsuit can be a thing or something
I thought so too. I never brought a morphie
I thought it was up there with chanel or something. I've never had anything from them.
Went through the same thing with Charming Charlie. It’s disgusting how companies treat their employees and customers.
1 day notice? That alone should be a crime. My heart aches for the employees. Nappy Headed Jojoba always says at the end of her videos never trust anyone with a morphe code and boy was she right! I never bought 1 thing from this brand. Oversaturation coupled with the fact that E.L.F., Maybelline, Flower Beauty and other drugstore brands are better. I was a fam and supporter of Makeup Geek. That was crushing to see them go away. That was a massive sign that this industry was rapidly changing.
I believe for mass layoffs specifically it is illegal and companies who violate it can face massive fines in civil court! That’s what happened with Twitter. I hope these employees are able to take this to an attorney!
I know I’m California they are fucked ! California is a pro-employee state and they broke many labor laws . But … will they file for bankruptcy? Although lawsuits aren’t pardon in lawsuits . I hope the employees get justice !
I INSTANTLY thought of Nappy Headed Jojoba and thought to myself that I bet she laughing her asss off LOUD & NONSTOP 🤣
I love nappy headed jojoba
You know in the US some state if you don’t give a 2 week notice a company can withhold your Unused vacation time and sick time. Should be the other way around. They should pay these employees their base pay for at least 3 mo
So, I'm a bankruptcy paralegal, and I've just checked, neither forma nor morphe have filed in CA Northern District where they are based. Unless they've filed in some other jurisdiction, I believe they have started a private restructuring.
This is genuinely disgusting. You can't close down places with one days notice. It's impossible to find jobs (In NZ where I live) I imagine it's harder in the US. I'm sorry Morphe workers. This isn't fair on you. Hope you find a job soon 💕
The US is insane with stuff like this. Happens all the time especially during the Pandemic and even now. Workers literally going to work to find chains on the doors and a printed out note saying the establishment is closed. Just read an article this week of a business texting all the employers that everyone was “fired” cause they had to close due to cuts or whatever.
@@thstarbucksdrinker13 That's horrible. That's one of the main reasons I don't want to move out of NZ. I'm safe at my job and just the thought of coming into work for a shift and to find that is terrifying. Clearly this system that anyone currently has doesn't work.
@@thstarbucksdrinker13 it's like employees are not protected by the law in the US. "Land of the dreams" they call it 🙄
Several years ago I found out my work was closing the day that we didn't open. They had 6 locations in the state of Illinois and closed them all on the same day. No notice.
@@leannschaffnit7376 I'm so sorry. That sucks. 💛
I haven't owned a single product from them. I always knew they were sketchy. I find it INSANE how brainwashed a lot of the younger audience was, just look at the james charles palette release!
dude seeing that in real time when it happened was like witnessing a cult. i've only ever bought drugstore and now i don't wear makeup at all and i genuinely feel like i've escaped a cult lol. the beauty industry becomes toxic so often because the premise it's built on is toxic. they like to pretend it's about self expression, but i know we all remember a time pre-pandemic when we wouldn't even leave the house without makeup and that's just sad.
As someone who was poor growing up. I’ve only bought cheap makeup from Walmart, received hand-me downs, (I know gross but I wanted it regardless) and only got small indie brands.
I think they have a lot more to offer than people would think.
I’ve gotten a lot of nice affordable things from small stores or cheap stores makeup wise. Yeah they’re not Fenty Beauty level. But I think they work really well and some have a really nice quality to them!
Same! I've NEVER had an issue with any of their brushes (and I have like over 50 of them), and I have like 10 of their palettes. No complaints from me.
They are really not good quality at all when compared to a lot of other brands. They are not the worst but not good. Their brushes are ok but now a days there are so many brands that are better with similar prices
@@SamanthaD89 true. I have a lot of affordable brushes and makeup that are good quality. But Morphe was my first ever makeup brand I tried.
I think their products weren't bad but they weren't as awesome as the influencers made them out to be. I still have some eyeshadows from them and a brush set although that could've been after they upped the quality because of complaints.
Agreed!. As someone who loves makeup but is on an extreme budget ( I literally have to plan and save up to purchase ELF makeup!) I think there are quite a few hidden gems in drug store and less popular makeup brands. A lot of it comes down to personal skill and practicing to understand the product you are using and then make it work.
Disappointed? No. Surprised? No. Waiting for TeaSpill to talk about this? Yes.
I saw one of their palletes in a TJ Maxx and it was just a bittersweet moment because they fell HARD, the only people I feel bad for are those poor employees.
Ah literally I got 2 of their palettes in TK Maxx (uk version of TJ Maxx) and that’s the only time I’ve bought from them
@@Cupidssatan I was considering buying it for a Christmas gift to myself, but I have too much makeup as it is lol. If I see another, I'll take it as a sign to get it. It's crazy how far they've fallen.
Ulta in general is not a good place to work. Their Reddit is full of horror stories, and as a former employee, overall working for them is terrible. The unrealistic standards they hold us to, and how underpaid we are, it's laughable. And I have heard Sephora isn't much better.
I second this!
I was hired at Sephora until they told me they would check my bag and all my pockets every time I walk into a shift and when I’m done working. Complete invasion of privacy.
I ignored their calls after they told me this.
I worked there for a summer in college and it was SO BAD! Not even working at Sally Beauty was as bad as Ulta
Actually sephora in New York is glorious its really dependent on the manager
@@Icykrissy Ulta did this until this was brought up and a few customers said it made them feel like they were hiring criminals, lol. But all they changed was we only got our bags checked when we left for the day. And yeah they still check our pockets. Because that one employee lifting a lipstick is more money lost then the constant fragrance hits we got daily.
Like they came in with gym bags and just cleaned house. But we're the problem.
Morphe didn’t ship in my country and I’ve been PISSED for years because I wasn’t able to buy anything from them, and this is the first time I’ve heard they were actually a bad brand omg
I only ever owned one morphe product and it was an eye shadow pallet. It was one of the best eyeshadows I have ever used. This was also years ago that I owned so it’s been years since I have used any of their products. Sad to see it go. They had good colours
Best?you must’ve been using garbage before that. 😂
i’m assuming u haven’t rly tried that many different eyeshadow pallets
@@yea0000 I've tried alot of brands from morphe to jouer to urbandecay and ABH, to indie brands. Morphe eyeshadow is fine. It blends really well. There's no need to be snobby about it.
@@Ac2091-x1f I don't use garbage, I'm extremely picky about the products I use more than once, but I got a good one from them a while back. Idk if the quality changed over time or something but the pallette I have is a great formula. 🤷
Same, I'm embarrassed to say I didn't see this coming and that I really liked morphe products... I never had issues with the eyeshadow being patchy or not blending like others have said. Used to think it was just because of what eye primer ppl used but now, idk... And I feel bad, because almost all of my eyeshadow is morphe.
When I saw the first tiktok she showed about how some stores were closing, I still didn't think it would be the end of morphe, or that they would close so many of them... And then they treated their employees so dirty...
"i was gonna say scandal, but it goes way beyond that" thank you for saying this because people love to forget about all of that stuff that went down
I don't know why, but the line, "James found himself in the middle of...... actual crimes." Made me laugh.
If you have ever worked retail or restaurant, you know this isn't uncommon. I have shown up for my shift and found out the store was closed for good because the door was locked, the lights were off, and the manager wasn't answering their phone. This is why every company can kiss my ass when they want a two week notice. Hell no. For all I know this store is closing tomorrow and you're not gonna tell anyone so they can prepare.
Yes, in addition to this and for those of you who are not aware, the 2 week notice is not a requirement but a courtesy to the workplace... IF you want a nice reference, lol. If you don't care about a reference from them or a friend can do it for you, just leave. Businesses don't care about you as a human being or as an employee (you are infinitely replaceable, the building won't crumble if you leave, etc.) so its pointless to go the extra mile unless you're paid for it.
Yup never be loyal or faithful to your job . People have lost families and even their health declines for jobs who do not care for them . One complain and they’ll give you the boot . Go where the money and progress call you . Companies will fire you no matter if you really need the Job they’ll fire you to hire someone who can do it cheaper .
Literally the owner of the restaurant I used to work for decided to close the restaurant one day… they sent a message at 10:30 pm on Jan 1st saying the store is permanently closed effective immediately. They offered some of us positions at a different location w the same owner but like why would I trust that man again?
Don’t even I left my last company due to mental health and just general harassment from my manager, and in the contract I was to give a months notice. I was meant to return after sick leave and hell did I not, I wrote a letter basically saying I’m leaving immediately due to mental health and you can’t make me give you notice. I didn’t owe them anything, especially didn’t owe anything to the manager.
A few yrs back I purchased some Morphe brushes ... I was absolutely disappointed. Within a week one of them broke while the others began shedding bristles... at that moment I knew to never spend another red cent on thier products. Sad how they treated thier employees.
I went through the makeup obsessed phase back in the day with Dulce Candy & Xsparkage days. I’m so over the beauty community. It’ll never be as good as it was back then.
I think it was better because they actually showed shit they used... Before the super guru hype and every video had to be sponsored. I LOVED xsparkage... There was another one.. Panacea??? I miss them
I hear ya... I started in 2006 with Makeup Geek, TiffanyD, Michelle Phan, Xsparkage, Dulce Candy, just to name a few. That era was great!! Just teaching you "how to"...
If you follow genuine creators, it’s still great. 👍🏻
@@ambergerhelper7852 agreed, ofc you don’t have to support the “beauty community” but there are genuinely some really good brands and companies out there that make good products
I was obsessed with buying makeup (cheap and expensive), though I couldn't bring myself to buy Morphe. They were too annoying with so many influencer collabs, and the products themselves were bad quality. I'm sure you can still buy their white label products off of wholesale sites.
Employers are required to give between 1 and 4 weeks notice in Australia depending on how long you have been with the company. Its amazing to hear about the differences in other countries!
Honestly, I think people caught on that they dont want cheap products anymore. On top of influencers and the pandemic, i think people started to realize that maybe, I could just do E.L.F and get better quality drug store makeup.
This is just your opinion. The rest of us love Morphe.
@@niccolomachiavell you must work for Morphe
After seeing this im wondering now if my store in nottingham, UK will close. I noticed they had massive sales on over christmas and they were on for a really really long time. Its no where near as busy in there as it was when it first opened. I feel awful for all of the staff, its so cruel of them as a company to literally screw them over. I hope they get justice.
I'm so sorry you have to go through this. Thank you for sharing yourself, just know you are not alone.
Jaclyns Vault collection was HORRIBLE. And do you remember when Laura Lee tried to claim she went in and spent hundreds on Morphe brushes to give away, and when she showed the receipt it read 0$ and people flipped out lol. Ir when Manny would talk about which Morphe pallete was his FAVORITE at the time BUT it wasnt even used, not one color was touched 😂😂 All these influencers became such scammers!
I don't know if a lot of people know this, but Nyx also had retail stores (though not as many as morphe) I worked at one in a mall. Actually really loved the job. They closed a lot of stores at the beginning of 2020 closed all of them during covid. They made us sign a NDA that made us tell our customers that we would still be open, even though we were having 70% off sales for the whole store.
Omg they had a store in the mall in Arcadia,CA and I went like 2yrs ago and it was gone!
Same thing happened to Rideau centre, Ottawa Canada
They closed NYX in sq one mall in Mississauga
They closed NYX in Eaton Centre too. I miss walking into NYX cause now it’s so hard to find NYX at the drugstore
Wow...
Morphe has been a prime example of “you are the company you keep”
Bingo
This is a great summation of all the mess that went down with Morphe. Really embarrassing... especially how poorly they treated their employees! Shameful.
I received Morphe brushes in an Allure box and was so confused as to why they were so hyped, and one broke immediately. I never spent my own money on the brand after that. The elf brushes at target are better.
It all started when they dropped Jeffree and Kept James Charles!
i walked past one yesterday and 3/4 of the store was COMPLETELY empty and i decided to buy 2 of everything for my sister and my niece. the total was like $130 but it was literally 2 of everything they had left 😅
Wow, that's kind of a flex 😂
Yeah both problematic influencers
Glad to see Morphe finally got what was coming to them
I highly doubt the owners behind the brand was affected much. The real affected ones are the people running the stores and likely working minimum wage
They came in, made their money fast during the peak influencer period and got out. How do you know this wasn’t their business plan from the jump? Not all businesses are built to be long term- it is very common.
I worked at the Morphe in Atlanta and this literally happened in summer 2021,mind you they hired me and like 4 other associates just to close the store less than 4 weeks later! Luckily I had another job so I was good, but my heart goes out to the employees because I know how sudden and abrupt this is.
I wondered what happened to the Lenox location omg
That would be the worst! It’s already hard to find a job and go through the process of getting hired and then just to be fired a month later. I couldn’t imagine 😢
Say what yall want about Morphes product quality, but I've always thought they were great for the price. Sephora and Mac brushes will run at least $30+ for almost near quality brushes. I have had Mac brushes that went loose on me while I still have brushes from Morphe from back in 2015 from HauteLook (kudos if you know what that is lol) that work great!
Morphe def served its purpose in my life for when I was working hard to become a makeup artist. Im now a pro makeup artist and still purchase Morphe shadows from time to time. Makeup expires and even if I have the cash to dish out $500+ on eyeshadows every year, it is not practical. They are great for the price, and even if its made in China for less, there is not a lot of brands out there that are affordable with decent quality. Wet & Wild and Elf eyeshadows are NOT it and if youre an MUA, you know this 😅 I wish they would give answers to the workers , they dont deserve to be treated like this.
I think they were decent for the price 5-6 years ago. Their palettes are now $27 you can pay $10-$20 more and get a eyeshadow from a high end brand that is way better. Their palettes are not worth $27
i actually liked morphe. their eyeshadow was pigmented asf, n the brushes i had were nice. the jeffree star pink palette was amazing
My heart goes out to those workers who have lost their jobs and only been given a day or few days notice over Christmas/New Years time. I hope they are all able to get jobs quickly 😢
im literally so sad for the employees 💜
That intro was INCREDIBLE! It was _extraordinarily_ captivating. I felt like I was watching a documentary. You did an amazing job. ❤️
Wow, thank you!
I hope now people will start to realize what is MARKETING AND HOW FAR IT CAN GO JUST FOR MONEY!!! This is the only ice top of the whole thing and I hope that people will be more aware ❤️
I'm not surprised by this. I was a massive Morphe stan back then when they opened physical stores out here where I lived and I went crazy everytime I went, but I had dropped them officially after an associate was rude to my friend and I for no reason along with them discontinuing a line of brushes that were ACTUALLY decent quality 😂😂 and what's crazy is that I only have one morphe pallete left in my collection lmao (it's Jaclyn's original palette)
the morphe in my city was doing 80% off at the register when they were advertising 70% off and that's when I realized how crazy this was. i got $100 worth of stuff for about $30.
Except it was prob worth $30 😬
Well, that’s what happens when you build your business on influencers and not creating a good product.
I remember walking into a morphe when they had everything 50% off and I asked an employee “what’s going on are you guys closing “ that was around October, and the employee said no, the holidays are coming so they are bringing new things.
its a recession guys.. businesses are struggling.. nothing to see here.
It is illegal to close all their stores with no notice. There are laws about laying off a % number of your employees without notice. You can only close so many stores/locations or lay off a certain amount of people under your business with less than 2 month's notice and no severance. Best Buy and Game Stop both are in the middle of multi million dollar lawsuits for doing something similar, I'm sure there will be lawyers reaching out to these people sooner rather than later about a class action lawsuit against Morphe.
this was a LONG time coming. they had their biggest sales from jeffree star and shane dawson but then morphe dropped them not even a whole year after that. it was after that, influencers decided not to trust morphe if they’re gonna drop them like that. not only that, but it was around the time skin care was becoming very popular and people weren’t wearing makeup out that much cause everyone was stuck inside. morphe had also made a huge mistake by keeping james as a partner even after if it was revealed he’s a groomer. they waited wayyy too long to say anything or even do anything about it. that turned a lot of people away from morphe even more. morphe was already failing cause their prices were astronomical and people were struggling to even pay for their rent at the time. morphe honestly deserves it. this goes to show the age of influencer products/merch is really coming to an end. i’m interested to see who or what goes next. 2023, let’s see
You are so right with the shift in what’s trendy , skincare and the ‘clean that girl’ makeup is what’s trendy right now and instead of rebranding they made a whole new brand ? Morphe2 personally I don’t think they should of done this
The Vanity situation came to light in June the year after the JSCxSD collab. I'd rather not describe it in details bc it was very gross and I don't remember all the details of it. You can look it up if you want. Lots of people were pushing for retailers to drop JSC after that and Morphe was weirdly reluctant to do it, for weeks if not months. Afaik plenty of ppl stopped buying from Morphe as a result of that weird delay and then Morphe had some weird asf phrasing regarding droppping his stuff. Some thought JS was possibly an investor in the brand (I don't remember how things went down exactly, if I did I'd share it here) and didn't want to support them if that was the case.
Then on top of that you've got the changes in makeup trends you mentioned.
Underneath all of this was the change of ownership which (I've heard) changed the dynamics bts. Apparenly lots of influencers slowly stopped promoting Morphe bc the new owners didn't keup up with the relationship maintenance like the previous owners had. No one seems to know why all the influencers were dropped though.
I miss 2017/2018 so much those were the days all the girlies and boyies were happy and together on RUclips ):
Same
What they did to the employees, was absolutely horrible and disgusting.
But then again, did we actually expect anything else from them??
I remember trying the shadows and thinking "Coastal Scents (RIP) and Colourpop and a lot of other brands are better" and then trying the brushes and thinking they were really scratchy! It's shady when people promote such low-quality products
RIP indeed. 🥺
this is retail. this can happen to retail stores. this is why it’s so important to get a good employer who invests into their employees.
I legit went to sq one and saw no morphe store and I was like HUH? CLOSED BEFORE XMAS? Thanks for this video, this makes so much sense
My friend worked there, they told them it was the rent.
@@KVG822 in a BS way it's probably the truth. Can't afford to keep the store open, can't afford to pay the rent yet still screw over employees in an unethical way.
I'm sure those at the top can still afford their high end life while those laid off are in a frenzy to get another job to pay bills or just live
If I got fired like that I damn sure wouldn’t show up to pack up for them
Exactly!wtf.
That happened at Target Canada! The employees just left the stores as is and I don't blame them! I went into the one in Winnipeg and it looked like a bomb went off.
If i want cheap makeup that has decent quality, I'll stick with colourpop.
Elf , L'Oréal, Maybelline also♥️
omggg that's me at 0:58 😭 5 secs of fame lolol LOVE UR CHANNEL
Seriously, a year ago I had to freshen up my makeup. I went to woodfield mall in Schaumburg Illinois and headed to mac and sephora and saw morphe and gave it a look. I loved all the colors and brushes and the employees were insanely talented, kind and fun to be around. The thing I couldn't believe was the prices. They were almost all 40% off and I thought maybe I caught a good sale.
Well I guess I got my reason. This breaks my heart. My niece is getting into make up and I was going to take her there, now I saw this video. I looked online and yup they're closed. Thanks for the warning.
I feel so bad for those employees. They were the kind of workers that made you want to come back 😥😥😥
I will always throw up over the fact I bought a James Charles pallet I mean it was before ANYTHING problematic that he did but I still feel gross 😭
If you happen to know someone who does art and makes paint you can probably give it to them. I know people who make watercolor out of eyeshadow palettes affiliated with problematic influencers. 🤷🏽
I bought one too we didn’t know it’s not our fault you can give it away if it’s not overused or just never use it again. I wouldn’t recommended to throw it away cause you still spend money on it but just don’t use it.
I own both the original JH and the small JC palette. I bought them when I had absolutely NO CLUE who either of those people were (I wasn’t on YT before 2020) - I just knew the palettes were highly-regarded and cheap. No real way for me to get the money back from Morphe or anyone, so *shrug* on that part. However, seeing what the store employees had to deal with is just enraging.
@@kaja8763 since I’m still into makeup I think I’ll just use it till it’s gone so I don’t waste my money it just sucks knowing all he’s done 😭😭
james won't even care that u r feeling certain type of way so, just use that pallet u bought with ur hard earn money and people won't even know ur using james pallette.
What’s crazy is that most of this could’ve been avoided if both the problematic influencers and the company took responsibility when controversies happened and thought of the affects it would have on the company and their employees.
I don’t think so.
Not really - I think the issues Morphe is facing are much deeper
Wild... I walked by the West Edmonton mall store yesterday and had no idea that drama was going on. Now I wish I had peeked into the store! 😄
The laugh when she said jackattack scared me so fucking bad I almost cried
I recently got into makeup, so I've been watching a lot of makeup tutorials and stuff. Somehow, I've gone down the RUclips rabbit hole of finding out all this past beauty influencer drama and controversies LOL
everyone saying their happy but i feel TERRIBLE for the employees:(
25 minutes of Tea Spill!!!
I’m ecstatic 🤩
I just have to say, I really enjoyed this longer format video from you! It was so well done, and informative yet as entertaining as always. Thanks for your hard work Tea Spill :)
This also speaks volumes about the beauty community and how it fell and crashed into oblivion. Everybody got very tired of following up with the drama while we just wanted good quality makeup. They forgot about the f*ing makeup. Everything was push push push new makeup and more often than not everything became trash. My biggest empathy with the Morphee employees.
Before this video, I'd never even heard of Morphe. I hope all of the workers find better jobs.