I hate what wolves have been formed out of this.

Those that are against Lime Crime constantly call on LC and LC fans as bullies. They say they get pushed around, they say there are calls to attack bloggers who give negative reviews (before you comment, I’ve seen it all with my own eyes. Would I consider what happened with Temptalia a “call to attack”? absolutely not). What the truth is now? They are now the bullies and attackers. God forbid anyone (especially a blogger) say anything good about Lime Crime.

If you’re a blogger and you post about Lime Crime? It could be the most dry, objective review that offers multiple disclaimers stating it is solely a product review and not of the company and instantly the blog gets numerous hateful comments and people unfollowing like they are avoiding leprosy. God forbid you like one of the products- that must a)make you a bad person b)a bad person who doesn’t have any ethics or morals c)in cahoots with the owner d)benefiting/profiting in some way e)a sheeple.

I have tried the products- I have never experienced any problems. I love them and would recommend them. They are fantastic, amazing products. The company is also allowed to price them at whatever the hell they damn please, regardless of what the cost was to them.

As far as the repackaging claim? You know what, I believe it. And you know what else? Who gives a good damn. My response is a story about a ring I purchased at Neiman Marcus.

I stumbled upon this grotesquely huge flower and pearl ring priced for $110. I thought about it for a good week and finally decided to go back to buy it. Exactly one month later the exact same ring was being sold at Target for $10. No, not one similar to it, not a dupe, not anything but literally the exact same ring from the exact same manufacturer and company. Did I get pissed at Neiman Marcus? Or at Target? Did I feel like I was scammed? Hell no. It was my choice as a consumer; not an entitlement! I can’t tell you how often I see brand names repackaging other products from other companies. Why? For the most part there are only a handful of parent companies. You think Loreal and Maybelline are different companies? Think again. How about MAC and clinique? Nope, they’re the same company. Olay, Max Factor, Cover Girl? The same. This list goes on and on…

We are conditioned to look at them as separate entities because that is how they are able to capitalize on multiple avenues and from multiple target audiences. There’s a reason dupes look the same so often, and it is because they are the same product.

With LC, what did they do? TKB isn’t a make-up company it is a company that sells pigments and ingredients used to make makeup. They are a company whose purpose is to sell ingredients to makeup companies to use, repackage, and sell. The pigments sold from TKB were then added to different ingredients and additives (that did not alter the colors) by LC and then packaged and sold. AS THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE. This is how makeup works, or do people not know this?

To everyone who hates LC, I say this:
I respect your opinion and while I disagree I understand your side. Stop bullying and harassing those who support the brand. It is said that the human species always needs an antagonist, an enemy. That is exactly what I am seeing in this situation. Just because some does or does not like the product, does not make them your antagonist.

Especially since I bought one of her lipsticks before I knew anything about the company, and it’s literally the best lipstick I own. Opaque, superbright, and moisturizing, and just stays on all night, rain or shine, even after meals and drinks and sweat and dancing, etc. You wake up in the morning and it still looks perfect. (It’s Retrofuturist, if anyone’s wondering). I liked it so much, I bought several more colors.

People go on and on about how her makeup’s repackaged, but it her lipsticks are then how come you can’t find half those colors any place else?

It seems like there’s really only one way to get the brightest blue, there is only so much you can do to improve a formula. Building a brand is an actually extremely time consuming task and a lot more difficult than just setting up a twitter account. What is wrong with her time and effort building a brand being compensated?