yeah i agree. it’s one thing when you do a 23andMe since that can tell you ancestry, potential illnesses to be wary about etc, but to give my dna for skincare is a lot. and unnecessary 😭
@@MekareP …do you know what an invasive surgery is? “invasive” isnt being used here to mean like disrespectfully purposely violating someone’s boundaries, its being used to mean a pretty intense, involved thing that uses a lot of your very literally personal information for something. a company using your DNA to provide a service is pretty much the most invasive thing possible for them to do, save for like actually performing a medical invasive surgery on you. Not worth it for skincare
Omg I was an exotic dancer back in the 2000s and that damn Jessica Simpson perfume…..men loved that sticky body spray so much. They all swore that the butterscotch toffee smelled like ihop pancakes 😂 it made me so much money but god it was uncomfortable to wear
@@dragonmami4037oh hell nah! I cannot STAND stickiness at all like it makes me soooo uncomfortable. I don’t even let my kids touch me with sticky hands they gotta wash them first 😂 I couldn’t handle that all over my body
Jessica Simpson had me (aka my parent’s wallet) in a chokehold when I was young! I even bought her tacky faux extension collab she did with Ken Paves. I had her edible body spray when I was younger, but neither myself nor my parents understood the implications behind why it was created lol. I guess she truly was the original influencer!
Same! I thought her stuff was edible so it would be more natural to actual cake or something (11 year old logic) the sexy stuff went right over my head. I loved the cupcake spray so much I bought it 3 times. It was so sticky but I felt like a queen wearing it.
Haha I was just wondering the other whatever happened to her edible line 🍓 My friend told me about it as she would use it before dates 😉😜 lol. But truly her shoes, clothes and purses 🔥 I still use some of her bags 👜👛
Today at yoga, our instructor said 'today is about progression, not perfection' and I almost yelled 'because perfection DOESN'T EXIST ' 😂 especially love these kinds of vids 😊💕💕 Happy Friday!
Jessica Simpson as a sex symbol was always so interesting to me because at the same time she also made a very big deal about how she had waited until marriage. Yet even before she got married I remember her being pushed as a sex pot. the 2000s were wild
I was with a friend back in the day at a Victorias Secret when they first launched their “whipped frosting” lotion. My friend was so used to using the Jessica Simpson’s products and showing people they’re edible. She snatched the Victoria Secret location and proceeded to “taste it” and then gagged. 😅 I was like….I don’t think that one is edible girl
James you’re right about how ‘sexy’ was the epitome of the early 2000s. I remember only being 6 in 2001 & overheard my mom’s friend telling her that a child in the same grade as me was swinging her jersey around above her head telling everyone that ‘all the boys want me cause I’m sexy’. I remember how shocked she was saying this. I did butt into that conversation & asked what ‘sexy’ meant 😂 She did explain to me what it meant & how it wasn’t something that us kids should be using. From similar experiences I can promise you that the over-sexualisation of young girls & women was a huge problem for many parents in my community that they felt a little hopeless at mitigating as it was coming from these huge corporations & media machines.
No one wants customisable skincare because we want brands to tell us what to use and why. Why would we mess with formulations when brands spend years perfecting their formulated products? Brands like The Ordinary stepped in and provided countless single active products that can be layered as you wish. You are so correct, Customisable skin care will never take over. We want to be told what to do for a good price.
My mom had boxes and boxes of the Jessica Simpson stuff that she would scour the internet for. Probably hundreds of dollars spent. She would make gift bags with them to give to customers and coworkers. It was like her personal theme because she wanted to start her own bakery. Twenty years later, she has it now. I LOVED the toffee lip balm and the sugar scrub that made my skin feel like I had been sitting in olive oil 😅
Customizable skincare won't happen because there's already too many choices out there--no one needs or wants it. (I suddenly heard this in my head: 'STOP TRYING TO MAKE CUSTOMIZABLE SKINCARE HAPPEN, GRETCHEN')
I was in middle school and bought the Jessica Simpson stuff not even realizing the sexual nature of it 😂😂 My friends and I just liked to put on the chocolate flavored mouse lotion and lick our own arms 😭😂
I would buy it again too! I seriously wore it all the time and never had an issue with bees! It seems like a silly lawsuit as any sweet perfume can attract bees!
@@nojuanuknowthat stuff was amazing and I didn't use any other of these popular products but I was in love with stuff and the smell was yumny it looked so nice on my pale skin 😊
I remember the Jessica Simpson dessert treats spin-off line being at Claire’s when I was a teen and the packaging was always super sticky from being opened, used, and put back, and the stickiness would spread even to things that hadn’t been opened. The 2000s were kinda gross, looking back!
I got the fenty skin milky toner when it launched, and ive gone through 2-3 bottles of it now, I freaking love it. I have craaaazy dry skin (like if I don't do my skincare right after the shower, my skin will get so tight it physically hurts) and my skin just loooves that toner. 🙌
Back in the 80’s I couldn’t get enough of the brand, Prescriptives! When they discontinued their lipstick shade, Fado, I bought three and rationed them like crazy. It was the perfect color red……
I remember years ago how badly I wanted the edible body lotions from Jessica Simpson I’m talking 2005-ish I always used to browse ebay to get it but never did in the end. What a throwback!!
I have a few different kinds of bees and wasps on my property, and the bees REALLY like my shampoo (function of Beauty) idk what it is, but whenever I go outside bees will circle me and they'll land on my head n stuff😂 it doesn't bug me though I used to be scared of bees but after I learned more about them, I love them now😂🤷♀️ plus I eat lots of honey so I feel like I have to be nice to them. My dad kills them and I always yell at him about it, but he won't ever listen to me. Edit: i love the function of beauty hair products! I get mine from Target, and i get the scalp detox and deep condition boosters. Its the only shampoo ive ever used where my hair will dry curly& smooth and not just be super frizzy and wavy. I honestly love how it cleans my scalp (i have eczema on my scalp) but keeps my hair super smooth and moisturized.
They’ve just started selling their shampoo in stores in the UK so I’m 100% going to check them out! See how different they are to the customisable ones 👀
@@JamesWelsh yeah I feel like if you buy the boosters, it would probably be similar to what they offer online. From what I have heard, they use a base formula for each hair type (straight, wavy, curly, coily) like they do in the stores, then the "personalized" part would be the 2 boosters they offer (scalp detox, deep condition, curl definition, etc) in stores. They recommend up to 2 boosters, that's why I say 2 boosters, but they have like 6-8 different options. So I think if you figured out what boosters they would've done in the online formula, it would be pretty easy to duplicate. Other than not being able to choose color and scent, I think that's the only thing thats really different than the online formula.
@@wendyg.2664 ofcourse! I believe they also have a defrizz booster, but I could be wrong about that. The deep condition one really helps me though, I hope even if FOB doesn't work for you, that you find something that does!
As a beekeeper, I can tell you the bees will be highly confused by shampoo because they can smell the fragrances and chemicals although they hate vapes a lot more! I have had so many people call me because bees are attacking them because they are vaping. Its sweet fragrances and smoke confuse the bees even more.
I love that you called the elf lip balm "the purple flavor" because honestly, nothing that says it tastes like 'grape' actually tastes like a grape...LOL
I always wondered if the Jessica Simpson thing was a fever dream. I remember really wanting it when i was a teen and then poof it was gone and no one knew what i was talking about when i brought it up
9:13 I totally feel this about customisable skincare. I’ve always struggled with acne, so these quizzes always give me harsh products and ingredients. However what I’ve found from trying different things is actually I need very sensitive, hydrating/moisturising, and non-perfumed products. I’ve spent so much money on acne skincare 🤣
I loved Dainty doll by Nicola Roberts. As a fair skin girl I always found it hard to get my foundation right (before Fenty came along) with big brand the lightest shade was always a bit dark on my face. I miss the foundation powder, blushes and their wonder balm which was like Egyptian magic can use it for face and lips.
Dainty Doll (and Nicola Roberts music) was ahead of its time! She had such good taste when it came to beauty and fashion. Glad you’ve found a brand that works for you!
@@JamesWelsh Cinderella's Eyes was a great album, it was my personal ost of the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012. Oh definitely a head of her time with beauty as a redhead myself I admire her vision that it is ok to be pale, it's ok to be a redhead and not caked up like Katie Price wannabe, which was a standard look my peers looked up to when it came to beauty.
I was invited to the opening of the first Sephora in Canada back in 2004, i think it was, and a Toffee lip gloss from Dessert Beauty was included in our gift bags. BEYOND sweet.
I've done some work on bumblebees (hence the username). Was anyone really surprised that an edible perfume attracted bees? Come on! Another product that attract bees is the soap Honey I Washed The Kids from LUSH, I brought it with me to the Amazon and it was always covered in bees every time I went to take a shower.
Okay but I LOVED that Jessica Simpson line so much! I had all the lip glosses and powders and perfumes. You better believe my fool child self tried to eat all of them. All of them were absolutely disgusting from what I remember. I wish they still sold it because you already know Jackie would live for it. Making 3 course meals, a wig and a cocktail dress out of this line 😂
I'm so happy that you've tried one of my favourite Japanese products! I love the Naturie skin conditioner. You should give their hatomugi skin conditioning gel a try as well.
Omg I remember edible & weirdly scented things being all the rage back then. Fruit scented highlighters! Those were huge. I was only 10 in 2004 so wasn’t quite interested in makeup etc. until 2007/8 but I do remember all these celebrity perfume adds everywhere & seeing Paris or JLo or Britney I can’t remember saying they always dreamed about coming out with their own ‘scent’. Even as a child/tween I thought it was weird how all these celebs could a) have the same dream to launch a perfume & b) they always referred to it as a ‘scent’ never just perfume or fragrance 🤨 Wow what a trip down memory lane that started 😂 I still love Britney’s Fantasy but hated JLo’s. And all the chapstick collections! So many sticky oil-lip glosses with fake flowers in them that in no way lasted or moisturised your lips 👄 😝 My school banned them because kids weren’t allowed any joy I guess 😒
I looooved this red pen I used a lot as a kid because it smelled exactly like cinnamon. A few months ago I bought the same pen but was sad that they ditched the nice smell :(
I was just in Target today and saw the function of beauty skin care, and i thought "oh wow, i didnt know they had skincare, it must be new" 😂 I had no idea it had been around for a couple of years.
Medications and chronic illness and autoimmune disorders can vastly affect our skin health as I’ve been finding out over the past couple decades and don’t get me started about the salty sweat that comes with menopausal hot 🥵 flashes, talk about fighting a losing battle, salty sweat on the face I’ve found has made my dehydration lines and dry skin worse
I often think of that scene from Newlyweds where Jessica Simpson runs off set to be sick and I remember not much else from that show, so happy to know I'm not the only one 😂
@JamesWelsh the chicken clip is hilarious I can still vividly see it in my head😂😂 her just sitting there quiet, then out of nowhere, "is tuna made of chicken?!" 😂😂😂
I remember when Kardashian Beauty opened up a tiny tiny shop in Liverpool (UK). The opening week was busy with long queues then after that business dwindled until there were more tumbleweeds passing through the store than customers it was hilarious because I don't think there were enough people in Liverpool that cared about them 😂
Great vid as always! I remember trying an extremely strange flavoured powder product from Dessert Beauty.. like who would look at a grainy loose shimmer powder and think, ‘I really want to eat that!’ 😂 ??
Don't come after me, but Jessic Simpson's sweet kisses vanilla cupcake, butterscotch, and vanilla ice cream perfumes/body sprays are my favorite scents. I still have them cause I keep hoping to find the scents again or getting the scents re-made at a perfumery.
Found was one of my favorite plant-based beauty brands but I've had trouble getting ahold of it the past few years and I haven't seen any posts from their social media since 2020. They did makeup, skincare, and haircare. My favorites of theirs were the apple cider vinegar rinse-off hair mask, white tea cleansing water, and their eyeshadow palettes. Never got to try all their stuff and they kinda just disappeared. I don't think their website has been updated in a while.
I 💜ed the Function of Beauty hair products, but I didn’t get to see & sample their skincare. When a brand communicates “customization” I am immediately curious. Maybe they will make a comeback. I guessed “copyright infringement” 💗 that you don’t know their names. 😂
The Jessica Simpson lickable fragrance line , Dessert, that was out around 2002 smelled incredible! It was a fun line! One of the scents smelled just like cake batter and I absolutely loved it! Some of the products had shimmer too! It was very fun and yes, it was delicious! I wish it would come back because it was seriously amazing!
@@JamesWelsh KVD had their own fragrance, which they have discontinued. 😢. I found JHAG last year, and love them. This year, I came across Alien Goddess, which is becoming my new favorite. It's my curse for liking scents that are more earthy and spicy.
@@JamesWelshSaint and Sinner were the frags I've encountered years ago. Those were benchwarming a lot of damaged box shops in Jeddah before the pandemic, not my type bit the bottles were interesting at least.Saint was a white bottle with lace embossing while Sinner was the same design only in a black bottle.
@@JamesWelsh haha yeah ive been a vegetarian my whole life, and im from Alaska so I've always been confused about that. Where I'm from, halibut and Salmon are the most desired fishes, and I also don't know anyone who eats tuna. So I've never really understood why they call it that🤷♀️ even after watching that show and her getting made fun of for that for years it seemed like, I still don't know why the heck they call it that🤣
Omg I remember seeing an ad for Jessica Simpson’s edible beauty line! I completely forgot it even existed…I literally never actually saw it for sale anywhere, or even heard about it again after seeing a couple ads in magazines lol
I spent so much money as a newly 18 year old working at McDonald's on the Jessica Simpson candy flavored lotion it was sticky as hell... But I definitely knew the nature of the product. 😂 And I've tried Function of Beauty for my hair. Didn't like it. 🤷♀️
thanks to you I feel in love with the OT21 crystal Nova cleanser, which to this day is still my all time favorite cleanser. I loved it so much that I bought every product they had. The rest of there products from the clay mask to aha serum were absolutely awful. I stocked up on the cleansers once they went out of business. I deeply miss the cleanser and have been looking for a dupe ever since 😢
Hahaha-Function of Beauty over saturated the market with ads to the point of annoyance. The only reason I did NOT buy anything from them was specifically bc I was SoOo sick of hearing them sponsor any and every single content creator and podcast under the sun. Once I started hearing FoB ads in one of my favorite improv-based science fiction serial podcast, that was the last straw- working that ad into that kind of content was a STRETCH and it made me cringe so hard that I vowed never to purchase from them. I know I’m not alone in this. Surely.
I’m kind of intrigued about Brad Pitt’s Grape skincare line now- I had no idea what it was called until watching this video, but I assume it’s made from the grapes from his vineyard in France.. ot probably has grape resviratrol (however it’s spelled) and other good antioxidants that grapes are known to have. His vineyard is one of the biggest ever in Europe now to produce an excellent Rosé. That’s the only reason I’m interested in it now.. maybe there’ll be some good products to come out of it.. Great video!!♥️
I must say that I was VERY disappointed in the lack of promotion of Item Beauty. I’d never heard a single word about it until various products from the brand popped up on Ipsy. Every one of these products (that were available on Ipsy, that is) were absolutely stellar. I haven’t said that about any beauty brand in a very, very long time. And now Item is gone. 😢
😩 I loved Jessica Simpsons edible perfumes and body shimmers! I regret never buying them 😞 but hey I was a kid when they came out lol I didn’t ever need edible body products if you know what I mean lol. But they all smelled amazing! I use to go into Walgreens as a kid just to test them
Oh my god, the Jessica Simpson chocolate flavoured (and scented) body bronzer/shimmer - I LIVED for that when I was 15, so did my GROSS short-lived year 10 boyfriend haha. I still miss that stuff to be honest, it smelled sooo good, and I do like to smell edible. Kayali Vanilla 28 combined with Sol de Janeiro number 40 is everything.
What happened to Tanya Burr Cosmetics? Just disappeared one day back in 2018 I was obsessed with Mary Kate and Ashley makeup back in the 2000s, their lip glosses had me in a chokehold 😂
@JamesWelsh I’ve seen Saltair at target here in the states but only the body wash and shampoo/conditioner. Hopefully they start carrying the body creams 🤞
@@siobhanmairii Yes ! Same ! I can’t find it anywhere here in the state I live in. I’m wondering if I could order on line with actually ordering from the maker. I checked Amazon but I couldn’t find it there either.
Function of beauty was such a flop for me when it came to the ones that were being “mixed especially for you”. I first used them end of 2019. Caused me insane breakouts on my back and arms where the conditioner and shampoo would run down. I do wash my body AFTER washing the conditioner out my hair but it still managed to beak me out. The ones you can get from boots don’t seem to do that though 🤔
I was so sick of hearing about function of beauty lol. They're just hanging out in target now. I tried it, loved the fragrance and all that. But I noticed so much hair loss when using it. I saw a bunch of complaints from other buyers about that too. Not sure if anyone else heard about it !
So the bum bum cream attracts bees also: and so does a few of my colognes/ I have dolce and gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and a few others a few of them attract bees
Hey James have you heard of numbuzin? It’s really weird I keep seeing sponsors/ad videos where they all have like perfect skin and the people say it’s thanks to the numbuzin products but I’m not sure if it’s like an actual thing or what
Heyyyyy. I have yes! They have quite the cult following and have won a few Korean beauty awards. I’ve tried a few of their serums and they’re nice! They sent me a few bits to try and I’m really enjoying it all so far
I’ve been using Function of Beauty shampoo/conditioner for years and I love love love them but the skin and body care aren’t as appealing to me. I didn’t feel that the body care in particular went in depth enough relative to the needs I know I have.
For prime days I got the cosrx snail 🐌 all in one cream cuz I needed a moisturizer. Do you think that’s a good choice?? The face shop rice cleanser I’m hoping is similar to tatcha && my forever love Paula’s BHA toner. Curious your opinion as 2/3 are brand new!!
I love the COSRX snail all in one cream! I recommend applying it to slightly damp skin and it runs in so much better! The face shop rice cleanser I have used but it was a looong time ago I can’t really remember it tbh! PC BHA toner is amazing
@@JamesWelsh wow, thank you SO much for responding!! I was rly curious about the cream. Super psyched to get it all Monday. Interested to try the rice cleanser too. Being Amazon, WORST case- I return some stuff. Thxxxx
Unrelated... I'm very interested about your botox use. Where you get it how often and how you like it. I'm considering doing it and look up to your advice! ❤
The customized skincare/ haircare idea has never resonated with me because I just want what I want. I might want to buy what’s trendy, what’s new, what has cute packaging, whatever. I don’t want to be told what products are “for me.” It’s boring.
Valyrae’s skincare range (RFLCT) never even got released. There was backlash about the gimmick that it would protect your skin from blue light from screens (she’s a streamer)
Jessica Simpson’s Dessert Treats Candy Perfume was my favorite perfume as a child. I’m still searching for the fragrance with a similar scent until now, but I can’t find any. 😆 P.s. I remember how sticky that perfume was.
The DNA thing seems extremely invasive to me, for skincare...
I would never go through that much effort and give that much of myself just for a good moisturiser lol
@@JamesWelshToo much trouble just to stay hydrated properly 😂❤
yeah i agree. it’s one thing when you do a 23andMe since that can tell you ancestry, potential illnesses to be wary about etc, but to give my dna for skincare is a lot. and unnecessary 😭
I mean it's only invasive if it wasn't voluntary and completely unnecessary lol
@@MekareP …do you know what an invasive surgery is? “invasive” isnt being used here to mean like disrespectfully purposely violating someone’s boundaries, its being used to mean a pretty intense, involved thing that uses a lot of your very literally personal information for something. a company using your DNA to provide a service is pretty much the most invasive thing possible for them to do, save for like actually performing a medical invasive surgery on you. Not worth it for skincare
Omg I was an exotic dancer back in the 2000s and that damn Jessica Simpson perfume…..men loved that sticky body spray so much. They all swore that the butterscotch toffee smelled like ihop pancakes 😂 it made me so much money but god it was uncomfortable to wear
Omg haha I can just imagine it feeling so gross? Like…old food on your skin?!
@@JamesWelsh yes it’s like the stickiness of when you were a kid and you would eat a lollipop or popsicle and your face would be sticky lol
@@dragonmami4037omg. That's exactly what I imagine edible/food themed body spray to feel like. No thanks! Lol
I was reading on twitter the other day how apparently men are obsessed with vanilla and other food smelling perfumes too 😅
@@dragonmami4037oh hell nah! I cannot STAND stickiness at all like it makes me soooo uncomfortable. I don’t even let my kids touch me with sticky hands they gotta wash them first 😂 I couldn’t handle that all over my body
Jessica Simpson had me (aka my parent’s wallet) in a chokehold when I was young! I even bought her tacky faux extension collab she did with Ken Paves. I had her edible body spray when I was younger, but neither myself nor my parents understood the implications behind why it was created lol. I guess she truly was the original influencer!
She really was! Omg I loved her music so much. I was convinced she was the next Brittney spears 😂
I used to love the Ken Paves haircare line
I had the body sprays too as a tween 😅
Same! I thought her stuff was edible so it would be more natural to actual cake or something (11 year old logic) the sexy stuff went right over my head. I loved the cupcake spray so much I bought it 3 times. It was so sticky but I felt like a queen wearing it.
Haha I was just wondering the other whatever happened to her edible line 🍓 My friend told me about it as she would use it before dates 😉😜 lol. But truly her shoes, clothes and purses 🔥 I still use some of her bags 👜👛
Today at yoga, our instructor said 'today is about progression, not perfection' and I almost yelled 'because perfection DOESN'T EXIST ' 😂 especially love these kinds of vids 😊💕💕 Happy Friday!
LMAO🤣🤣🤣 Love it!!
Jessica Simpson as a sex symbol was always so interesting to me because at the same time she also made a very big deal about how she had waited until marriage. Yet even before she got married I remember her being pushed as a sex pot. the 2000s were wild
Same with Britney. People were obsessed with prying about her virginity.
@@feelthejoy it was so wild
Granted, I was born in 96 but the fact I had NO idea about this is telling about what successfully made it to the mainstream
@@feelthejoyBarbara Walters did her so dirty. it wasn't anyone's business.😢 Thry just wouldn't stop until they got a picture of her hoohoo.
@@feelthejoy tbh seeing the way Billy Eillish was treated when she was close to turning 18 I don't think that was ever gone 😬
I was with a friend back in the day at a Victorias Secret when they first launched their “whipped frosting” lotion.
My friend was so used to using the Jessica Simpson’s products and showing people they’re edible. She snatched the Victoria Secret location and proceeded to “taste it” and then gagged. 😅 I was like….I don’t think that one is edible girl
That’s hilarious! 😂
This just made me laugh so hard omfg thank u needed that 😂
James you’re right about how ‘sexy’ was the epitome of the early 2000s. I remember only being 6 in 2001 & overheard my mom’s friend telling her that a child in the same grade as me was swinging her jersey around above her head telling everyone that ‘all the boys want me cause I’m sexy’. I remember how shocked she was saying this. I did butt into that conversation & asked what ‘sexy’ meant 😂 She did explain to me what it meant & how it wasn’t something that us kids should be using. From similar experiences I can promise you that the over-sexualisation of young girls & women was a huge problem for many parents in my community that they felt a little hopeless at mitigating as it was coming from these huge corporations & media machines.
The function of beauty packaging for the skincare though was soooo pretty though, never tried it but the packaging
Sooooo pretty! The purple ones especially
No one wants customisable skincare because we want brands to tell us what to use and why. Why would we mess with formulations when brands spend years perfecting their formulated products? Brands like The Ordinary stepped in and provided countless single active products that can be layered as you wish. You are so correct, Customisable skin care will never take over. We want to be told what to do for a good price.
My mom had boxes and boxes of the Jessica Simpson stuff that she would scour the internet for. Probably hundreds of dollars spent. She would make gift bags with them to give to customers and coworkers. It was like her personal theme because she wanted to start her own bakery. Twenty years later, she has it now.
I LOVED the toffee lip balm and the sugar scrub that made my skin feel like I had been sitting in olive oil 😅
Awwwww I love that! You are not the first to mention that toffee lip balm 😂
That’s really cool:) Good for your mama!🥰💕
noooo I love stories like this, though.
I remember Sephora had the stuff on clearance for y e a r s on their website.
Customizable skincare won't happen because there's already too many choices out there--no one needs or wants it. (I suddenly heard this in my head: 'STOP TRYING TO MAKE CUSTOMIZABLE SKINCARE HAPPEN, GRETCHEN')
James ,you were particularly funny in this video.😂 "another clay mask...how exciting..." lol
Looool I couldn’t help it 🥲
I was in middle school and bought the Jessica Simpson stuff not even realizing the sexual nature of it 😂😂 My friends and I just liked to put on the chocolate flavored mouse lotion and lick our own arms 😭😂
Hahaha I came here looking for this comment!!! Me too.
I was so excited by Jessica Simpson’s edible line…still am. I would buy it again and just chill out with bees all over me.
😅😅😅🧁🧁🧁🐝🐝🐝
I would buy it again too! I seriously wore it all the time and never had an issue with bees! It seems like a silly lawsuit as any sweet perfume can attract bees!
@@kam0406 I feel like back then you got more fun cosmetic lines…things aren’t like this as much anymore.
My older sister had the sparkly edible body powder that I'm pretty sure was from Jessica Simpson. It was marshmallow scented I think.
That sounds very much like something from her dessert treats brand!
Yesss!!! My mom had a friend who worked in Sephora and any time we went to the mall she’d put some of the edible glitter on me 😭😭😭
Urban Decay also made a marshmallow scented (and flavored) edible dusting powder....man early 2000s were the best years 😊
@@nojuanuknowthat stuff was amazing and I didn't use any other of these popular products but I was in love with stuff and the smell was yumny it looked so nice on my pale skin 😊
I remember the Jessica Simpson dessert treats spin-off line being at Claire’s when I was a teen and the packaging was always super sticky from being opened, used, and put back, and the stickiness would spread even to things that hadn’t been opened. The 2000s were kinda gross, looking back!
I got the fenty skin milky toner when it launched, and ive gone through 2-3 bottles of it now, I freaking love it. I have craaaazy dry skin (like if I don't do my skincare right after the shower, my skin will get so tight it physically hurts) and my skin just loooves that toner. 🙌
I need to give that product a second chance!
Fenty skin made me breakout
@@ReginaBerg90 the milky toner? That sucks! I really like some of their products
@@ReginaBerg90well everything isn’t for everyone so 🤷🏾♀️ that sucks though hopefully you find a brand or product for you
Back in the 80’s I couldn’t get enough of the brand, Prescriptives! When they discontinued their lipstick shade, Fado, I bought three and rationed them like crazy. It was the perfect color red……
I remember years ago how badly I wanted the edible body lotions from Jessica Simpson I’m talking 2005-ish I always used to browse ebay to get it but never did in the end. What a throwback!!
I remember wanting to taste it after seeing the photo shoot episode but I don’t think it was ever sold in the UK 🥲
I have a few different kinds of bees and wasps on my property, and the bees REALLY like my shampoo (function of Beauty) idk what it is, but whenever I go outside bees will circle me and they'll land on my head n stuff😂 it doesn't bug me though I used to be scared of bees but after I learned more about them, I love them now😂🤷♀️ plus I eat lots of honey so I feel like I have to be nice to them. My dad kills them and I always yell at him about it, but he won't ever listen to me.
Edit: i love the function of beauty hair products! I get mine from Target, and i get the scalp detox and deep condition boosters. Its the only shampoo ive ever used where my hair will dry curly& smooth and not just be super frizzy and wavy. I honestly love how it cleans my scalp (i have eczema on my scalp) but keeps my hair super smooth and moisturized.
They’ve just started selling their shampoo in stores in the UK so I’m 100% going to check them out! See how different they are to the customisable ones 👀
Thanks for the info! I have trouble keeping my wavy hair from getting frizzy, so I may try this brand to see if it will help.
@@JamesWelsh yeah I feel like if you buy the boosters, it would probably be similar to what they offer online. From what I have heard, they use a base formula for each hair type (straight, wavy, curly, coily) like they do in the stores, then the "personalized" part would be the 2 boosters they offer (scalp detox, deep condition, curl definition, etc) in stores. They recommend up to 2 boosters, that's why I say 2 boosters, but they have like 6-8 different options. So I think if you figured out what boosters they would've done in the online formula, it would be pretty easy to duplicate. Other than not being able to choose color and scent, I think that's the only thing thats really different than the online formula.
@@wendyg.2664 ofcourse! I believe they also have a defrizz booster, but I could be wrong about that. The deep condition one really helps me though, I hope even if FOB doesn't work for you, that you find something that does!
As a beekeeper, I can tell you the bees will be highly confused by shampoo because they can smell the fragrances and chemicals although they hate vapes a lot more! I have had so many people call me because bees are attacking them because they are vaping. Its sweet fragrances and smoke confuse the bees even more.
Did I buy and try to eat every single Jessica Simpson item? Yes, I did. Haha
😂😂😂 I missed out
@@JamesWelsh Did you, though?! Hehe Luckily I got no infections. Haha
James: "The kissable belly button perfume attracted bees." Me: THE F*CKING WHAT DID WHAT?!
You made me laugh and getting me to laugh at text is hard. Thank you.
@@vivianwells2032same. I just laughed so hard I choked a little bit.
@@roachqueen1973 lmao
I love that you called the elf lip balm "the purple flavor" because honestly, nothing that says it tastes like 'grape' actually tastes like a grape...LOL
I always wondered if the Jessica Simpson thing was a fever dream. I remember really wanting it when i was a teen and then poof it was gone and no one knew what i was talking about when i brought it up
9:13 I totally feel this about customisable skincare. I’ve always struggled with acne, so these quizzes always give me harsh products and ingredients. However what I’ve found from trying different things is actually I need very sensitive, hydrating/moisturising, and non-perfumed products. I’ve spent so much money on acne skincare 🤣
I used to love the Jessica Simpson perfumes 😆
And yes… that includes Dessert Beauty
A lot of them were best sellers!
@@JamesWelsh I still think Fancy Nights is beautiful. Definitely not your average celeb scent
I loved Dainty doll by Nicola Roberts. As a fair skin girl I always found it hard to get my foundation right (before Fenty came along) with big brand the lightest shade was always a bit dark on my face.
I miss the foundation powder, blushes and their wonder balm which was like Egyptian magic can use it for face and lips.
Dainty Doll (and Nicola Roberts music) was ahead of its time! She had such good taste when it came to beauty and fashion. Glad you’ve found a brand that works for you!
@@JamesWelsh Cinderella's Eyes was a great album, it was my personal ost of the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012. Oh definitely a head of her time with beauty as a redhead myself I admire her vision that it is ok to be pale, it's ok to be a redhead and not caked up like Katie Price wannabe, which was a standard look my peers looked up to when it came to beauty.
I was invited to the opening of the first Sephora in Canada back in 2004, i think it was, and a Toffee lip gloss from Dessert Beauty was included in our gift bags. BEYOND sweet.
I've done some work on bumblebees (hence the username). Was anyone really surprised that an edible perfume attracted bees? Come on! Another product that attract bees is the soap Honey I Washed The Kids from LUSH, I brought it with me to the Amazon and it was always covered in bees every time I went to take a shower.
Okay but I LOVED that Jessica Simpson line so much! I had all the lip glosses and powders and perfumes. You better believe my fool child self tried to eat all of them. All of them were absolutely disgusting from what I remember. I wish they still sold it because you already know Jackie would live for it. Making 3 course meals, a wig and a cocktail dress out of this line 😂
Immediately I just need to say how much I love your background!
Thanks so much!! 💜💜
I'm so happy that you've tried one of my favourite Japanese products! I love the Naturie skin conditioner. You should give their hatomugi skin conditioning gel a try as well.
I LOVE that gel too!!
Omg I remember edible & weirdly scented things being all the rage back then. Fruit scented highlighters! Those were huge. I was only 10 in 2004 so wasn’t quite interested in makeup etc. until 2007/8 but I do remember all these celebrity perfume adds everywhere & seeing Paris or JLo or Britney I can’t remember saying they always dreamed about coming out with their own ‘scent’. Even as a child/tween I thought it was weird how all these celebs could a) have the same dream to launch a perfume & b) they always referred to it as a ‘scent’ never just perfume or fragrance 🤨 Wow what a trip down memory lane that started 😂 I still love Britney’s Fantasy but hated JLo’s.
And all the chapstick collections! So many sticky oil-lip glosses with fake flowers in them that in no way lasted or moisturised your lips 👄 😝 My school banned them because kids weren’t allowed any joy I guess 😒
The highlighters?!? They had me in a chokehold 😩
I looooved this red pen I used a lot as a kid because it smelled exactly like cinnamon. A few months ago I bought the same pen but was sad that they ditched the nice smell :(
I was just in Target today and saw the function of beauty skin care, and i thought "oh wow, i didnt know they had skincare, it must be new" 😂 I had no idea it had been around for a couple of years.
Medications and chronic illness and autoimmune disorders can vastly affect our skin health as I’ve been finding out over the past couple decades and don’t get me started about the salty sweat that comes with menopausal hot 🥵 flashes, talk about fighting a losing battle, salty sweat on the face I’ve found has made my dehydration lines and dry skin worse
I'd never heard of the perfume one and I'm so sad. I love when bees land on me and stuff 😭 that's my ideal beauty product
Haha I’m pretty sure it was all just sugar water disguised as perfume 😂
just mix some water with strawberry jam and use it as a body spray, I'm sure you'll get loads of buzzy visitors!
I often think of that scene from Newlyweds where Jessica Simpson runs off set to be sick and I remember not much else from that show, so happy to know I'm not the only one 😂
That’s the ONLY scene (and the chicken of the sea) that I remember from Newlyweds
@JamesWelsh the chicken clip is hilarious I can still vividly see it in my head😂😂 her just sitting there quiet, then out of nowhere, "is tuna made of chicken?!" 😂😂😂
I remember when Kardashian Beauty opened up a tiny tiny shop in Liverpool (UK). The opening week was busy with long queues then after that business dwindled until there were more tumbleweeds passing through the store than customers it was hilarious because I don't think there were enough people in Liverpool that cared about them 😂
Great vid as always! I remember trying an extremely strange flavoured powder product from Dessert Beauty.. like who would look at a grainy loose shimmer powder and think, ‘I really want to eat that!’ 😂 ??
So intetesting. Loved the history! Going to go look through your playlist for " When beauty turns ugly."
Don't come after me, but Jessic Simpson's sweet kisses vanilla cupcake, butterscotch, and vanilla ice cream perfumes/body sprays are my favorite scents. I still have them cause I keep hoping to find the scents again or getting the scents re-made at a perfumery.
Found was one of my favorite plant-based beauty brands but I've had trouble getting ahold of it the past few years and I haven't seen any posts from their social media since 2020. They did makeup, skincare, and haircare. My favorites of theirs were the apple cider vinegar rinse-off hair mask, white tea cleansing water, and their eyeshadow palettes. Never got to try all their stuff and they kinda just disappeared. I don't think their website has been updated in a while.
I 💜ed the Function of Beauty hair products, but I didn’t get to see & sample their skincare. When a brand communicates “customization” I am immediately curious. Maybe they will make a comeback.
I guessed “copyright infringement”
💗 that you don’t know their names. 😂
Still, to this day, I use the Function of Beauty hair care range. It really works! I wasn’t keen on the skincare products they did though.
Not heard any of this even Kroma how interesting tho, thanks James xxx
This was fun. Please do a part 2!
The Jessica Simpson lickable fragrance line , Dessert, that was out around 2002 smelled incredible! It was a fun line! One of the scents smelled just like cake batter and I absolutely loved it! Some of the products had shimmer too! It was very fun and yes, it was delicious! I wish it would come back because it was seriously amazing!
Love Juliette Has A Gun! I started using that fragrance line when KVD stopped making their fragrances.
WAIT WHAAAAT?! KVD made their fragrances?! I had no idea!
@@JamesWelsh KVD had their own fragrance, which they have discontinued. 😢. I found JHAG last year, and love them. This year, I came across Alien Goddess, which is becoming my new favorite. It's my curse for liking scents that are more earthy and spicy.
@@JamesWelshSaint and Sinner were the frags I've encountered years ago. Those were benchwarming a lot of damaged box shops in Jeddah before the pandemic, not my type bit the bottles were interesting at least.Saint was a white bottle with lace embossing while Sinner was the same design only in a black bottle.
I'll never forget "is tuna made of chicken??" 😂😂😂😂 that show was funny
Loooool! I’ll be honest. ‘Chicken of the sea’ confused me too 😂
@@JamesWelsh haha yeah ive been a vegetarian my whole life, and im from Alaska so I've always been confused about that. Where I'm from, halibut and Salmon are the most desired fishes, and I also don't know anyone who eats tuna. So I've never really understood why they call it that🤷♀️ even after watching that show and her getting made fun of for that for years it seemed like, I still don't know why the heck they call it that🤣
didn't care for the body stuff but my sis and I bought her flats and shoes which were really pretty and lasted a long time
Someone else mention her shoes! I had no idea she had shoes too! A real entrepreneur
Omg I remember seeing an ad for Jessica Simpson’s edible beauty line! I completely forgot it even existed…I literally never actually saw it for sale anywhere, or even heard about it again after seeing a couple ads in magazines lol
Yeah beyond the photoshoot I never really saw it again!
Same but I was In a small town and we only had a Walmart....like a regular Walmart 😂not even supercenter
3:29 the giggle and smirk lmaooo james!
I really do miss Dessert Beauty’s hot pink sparkly lip gloss. To this day I haven’t been able to find a similar color. It was the perfect bright pink.
I had the khroma eye shadow palette in brown, I bought it in a weird discount store in the netherlands years ago, and honestly I really enjoyed it
I'm still dreaming about the Jessica Simpson caramel lipgloss and I didn't even know her at that time !!!
😂😂😂
This brings me back Jessica also had edible shimmer body powder I use to want so badly when I was in middle school.
I spent so much money as a newly 18 year old working at McDonald's on the Jessica Simpson candy flavored lotion it was sticky as hell... But I definitely knew the nature of the product. 😂 And I've tried Function of Beauty for my hair. Didn't like it. 🤷♀️
Yay!! Love your videos so much and just in time to watch while I eat lunch 🎉🫶🏽💕
🥹💜💜💜
thanks to you I feel in love with the OT21 crystal Nova cleanser, which to this day is still my all time favorite cleanser. I loved it so much that I bought every product they had. The rest of there products from the clay mask to aha serum were absolutely awful. I stocked up on the cleansers once they went out of business. I deeply miss the cleanser and have been looking for a dupe ever since 😢
I loved the Jessica Simpson lipglosses.
I was WAY too young for it but I miss it so much
Hahaha-Function of Beauty over saturated the market with ads to the point of annoyance. The only reason I did NOT buy anything from them was specifically bc I was SoOo sick of hearing them sponsor any and every single content creator and podcast under the sun. Once I started hearing FoB ads in one of my favorite improv-based science fiction serial podcast, that was the last straw- working that ad into that kind of content was a STRETCH and it made me cringe so hard that I vowed never to purchase from them. I know I’m not alone in this. Surely.
I’m kind of intrigued about Brad Pitt’s Grape skincare line now- I had no idea what it was called until watching this video, but I assume it’s made from the grapes from his vineyard in France.. ot probably has grape resviratrol (however it’s spelled) and other good antioxidants that grapes are known to have. His vineyard is one of the biggest ever in Europe now to produce an excellent Rosé. That’s the only reason I’m interested in it now.. maybe there’ll be some good products to come out of it.. Great video!!♥️
I remembered "Dessert" I loved it. I was crushed when my vanilla perfume broke 😢. It smelled absolutely amazing.
“The kissable belly button perfume attracted bees”-that is just the oddest sentence I’ve heard in a long time, on so many levels.
I must say that I was VERY disappointed in the lack of promotion of Item Beauty. I’d never heard a single word about it until various products from the brand popped up on Ipsy. Every one of these products (that were available on Ipsy, that is) were absolutely stellar. I haven’t said that about any beauty brand in a very, very long time. And now Item is gone. 😢
Funny thing, Jessica Simpson's later perfume line is AMAZING. The Fancy perfume is so good I'd marry it.
😩 I loved Jessica Simpsons edible perfumes and body shimmers! I regret never buying them 😞 but hey I was a kid when they came out lol I didn’t ever need edible body products if you know what I mean lol. But they all smelled amazing! I use to go into Walgreens as a kid just to test them
I remember a lip gloss that I had from the Jessica Simpson line that I absolutely loved! Totally forgot about that brand.
Highly recommend you to try Dans tea bras (Editions de parfums Frederic Malle) as really comforting night time perfume!
Ohhhh thanks for the recommendation! I love portrait of a lady!
James, your hair looks so smooth and soft! 😍 What hair products do you use?
Oh my god, the Jessica Simpson chocolate flavoured (and scented) body bronzer/shimmer - I LIVED for that when I was 15, so did my GROSS short-lived year 10 boyfriend haha. I still miss that stuff to be honest, it smelled sooo good, and I do like to smell edible. Kayali Vanilla 28 combined with Sol de Janeiro number 40 is everything.
What happened to Tanya Burr Cosmetics? Just disappeared one day back in 2018
I was obsessed with Mary Kate and Ashley makeup back in the 2000s, their lip glosses had me in a chokehold 😂
Dessert Beauty’s strawberry lip gloss was my faaaaaaave. I loved it. 😂
Yay !!! Im having a hard time finding a moisturizer for my skin that I really like, I want something hydrating for my body.
Saltair do amazing body creams! Apply it into wet skin and you’ll feel super hydrated and moisturised!
@@JamesWelsh ooohhhhh! I’ll give it a try ! Thank you !!! 😃😃😃
@JamesWelsh I’ve seen Saltair at target here in the states but only the body wash and shampoo/conditioner. Hopefully they start carrying the body creams 🤞
@@siobhanmairii Yes ! Same ! I can’t find it anywhere here in the state I live in. I’m wondering if I could order on line with actually ordering from the maker. I checked Amazon but I couldn’t find it there either.
Function of beauty was such a flop for me when it came to the ones that were being “mixed especially for you”. I first used them end of 2019. Caused me insane breakouts on my back and arms where the conditioner and shampoo would run down. I do wash my body AFTER washing the conditioner out my hair but it still managed to beak me out.
The ones you can get from boots don’t seem to do that though 🤔
I was so sick of hearing about function of beauty lol. They're just hanging out in target now. I tried it, loved the fragrance and all that. But I noticed so much hair loss when using it. I saw a bunch of complaints from other buyers about that too. Not sure if anyone else heard about it !
'Ahead of the time, but that time never came' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 💀 ☠️ 💀 ☠️ 💀
I had the perfume, the lotion, the lip gloss, the extensions...and i couldn't even stand Jessica Simpson 😂
😂😂😂 and I had every single and album 🥲
😂😂😂 love it!
So the bum bum cream attracts bees also: and so does a few of my colognes/ I have dolce and gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and a few others a few of them attract bees
That Desert line made me rolf and miss school the next day.
Hey great video! Please can you share where you got the Experiment super saturated serum from? I'm in the UK and would love to try it!
I remember having the Jessica Simpson powder puff. I blame her for my adult gourmand scent obsession.
Was just wondering what video I will watch while eating lunch and this piped up as just uploaded. I prefer my salad over perfume 😂
😂😂😂 your salad probably has more flavour!
One that I never hear talked about is Christina Aguileras brand. I believe it was called Fetish. I can't find anything online about it.
I encounter her scents once in a while at discount shops but not anything else.
@@lipstickzombie4981 she had make up as well.
My bottle of Kissable body spray lasted me years of wearing it every day, and I was so disappointed when I went to buy another bottle and couldn't
I adore Jessica Simpson! Never bought that spray but I have a closet full of her shoes 😅❤
She had shoes too?!
Her shoes were EVERYTHING! I wore a pair today.
@@JamesWelsh yes!! 💞
I did NOT like Function of Beauty shampoo/conditioner. My scalp and hair felt terrible 😂 And I REALLY WANTED to love it. It was a miss for me.
Omg I’m so early! Love your new haircut!
Thanks so much!!! 💜
Oh, man, I had forgotten some of these too!
Does James put on like a gallon of moisturizer every day?
Hey James have you heard of numbuzin? It’s really weird I keep seeing sponsors/ad videos where they all have like perfect skin and the people say it’s thanks to the numbuzin products but I’m not sure if it’s like an actual thing or what
Heyyyyy. I have yes! They have quite the cult following and have won a few Korean beauty awards. I’ve tried a few of their serums and they’re nice! They sent me a few bits to try and I’m really enjoying it all so far
@@JamesWelshoh okay thank youuu some of their products seem really good so now I’m interested in trying some
I’ve been using Function of Beauty shampoo/conditioner for years and I love love love them but the skin and body care aren’t as appealing to me. I didn’t feel that the body care in particular went in depth enough relative to the needs I know I have.
For prime days I got the cosrx snail 🐌 all in one cream cuz I needed a moisturizer. Do you think that’s a good choice?? The face shop rice cleanser I’m hoping is similar to tatcha && my forever love Paula’s BHA toner. Curious your opinion as 2/3 are brand new!!
I love the COSRX snail all in one cream! I recommend applying it to slightly damp skin and it runs in so much better! The face shop rice cleanser I have used but it was a looong time ago I can’t really remember it tbh! PC BHA toner is amazing
@@JamesWelsh wow, thank you SO much for responding!! I was rly curious about the cream. Super psyched to get it all Monday. Interested to try the rice cleanser too. Being Amazon, WORST case- I return some stuff. Thxxxx
Me too! Anxious to try the all in one cream myself - just debating whether I want to use it in PM or AM 🤔
Unrelated... I'm very interested about your botox use. Where you get it how often and how you like it. I'm considering doing it and look up to your advice! ❤
The video & voice are not in sync from 8:04 on. Did anyone else have this issue?
Yes, I was confused after looking away and then watching.
I know sorry. I did a little edit on RUclips studio and it’s made it go out of sync. It’s just processing so should be back to normal soon
Dessert Beauty needs to come back!!! I still have a few products (for nostalgia). BRING IT BACK!!!!!!
I still use Function of Beauty shampoo and conditioner. I didn’t k or they had skin care! Interesting!
The customized skincare/ haircare idea has never resonated with me because I just want what I want. I might want to buy what’s trendy, what’s new, what has cute packaging, whatever. I don’t want to be told what products are “for me.” It’s boring.
Valyrae’s skincare range (RFLCT) never even got released. There was backlash about the gimmick that it would protect your skin from blue light from screens (she’s a streamer)
It’s was released for a few days! I managed to get my hands on it and did a whole video of you want to hear my thought on it 🫢 I felt bad for her tbh
@@JamesWelsh did it actually release?! Omg I feel even worse for her. I think people were way too hard on her. Will check out your vid 👀
They really were. The company who created the brand used her badly
Jessica Simpson’s Dessert Treats Candy Perfume was my favorite perfume as a child. I’m still searching for the fragrance with a similar scent until now, but I can’t find any. 😆
P.s. I remember how sticky that perfume was.