Back on October 15, 2010
Jean-Paul Guerlain, the namesake of the beauty company had an interview where he talks about the process of creating a scent for a customer "And for once I started working like a nigger. I don't know if nigger ever worked that hard,". How adorable. The company went into PR overdrive after protests called for a boycott of the company claiming the then 73 year old no longer had ties to the company. After two years in courts (even though the comments were made on national television) he was finally fined $15,800 USD to be dispersed between three antiracism organizations. $15,800 isn't the cost of this mans gas bill in his smallest home. You can read the full story here. Companies such as these are able to be racist and not pay because they know the risk i.e. fine will be minimal and customers will keep buying.
Based on Youtube, beauty blogs and retailer site reviews their meteorites are their most popular product. The item itself is pure marketing magic in cute packaging (Which I do have a weakness for admittedly)
It's essentially a highlight in the shape of individual balls in a tin. They retail from $63 for the powder balls seen above to $73 for the light diffusing primer. Luckily for us Physicians Formula makes better (cheaper) dupe called Mineral Glow Pearls.
From strictly a sanitary standpoint these are a superior product to Guerlain. You know when your using brushes in a powder compact and if the brushes being used are cleaned often enough it hardens the surface? The oils from your face combined with the dirt from the brushes does this. It is gross, BUT when dealing with a singular surface you can scrape off the top layer and begin to use a clean brush. That's not possible with individual balls. The best part is you can get the Glow Pearls for under $13! you can get them
here for $11.99 or
here for $12.42.
The struggle continues,
Happy Shopping :-)
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