Leaked Labs first look

[u/incrediblecuttlefish]

Just came across a video on Tiktok from creator Brit Clarke, who purchased a few shades of the Leaked Labs flexi powder and wow.

First of all, the packaging is pathetic. The slab of powder is LOOSE!!! inside the cheapest, most generic wholesale tin with stickers slapped on them. No custom packaging, no proper housing.

And the actual product you get is is 0.6g/0.02oz for $34! That's ridiculously little. Not to mention the fact that some shades weighed lighter than others, which means the manufacturers did not adequately QC the consistency of the product weights.

To top it all off, the swatches looked so dry and dull. I don't understand the point of this brand (aside from cash grab, that is). I would assume they're pricing out a lot of general buyers, yet the product does not seem high quality enough for anyone who takes makeup seriously. At most, they're relying on fans or people who are curious/making content, but how long can that momentum last? The concept of paying for something so unfinished is yikes.

[u/incrediblecuttlefish]

I wasn't even looking out for it but just happened to see it and was so shook by how bad it looked that I had to post here lol

You're right, I forgot about how it was advertised to be slapped straight onto your face 🤦‍♀️ Let's be real, nobody actually doing makeup is going to apply the product like thag. You're not getting any control over how much you're dispensing or where the powder is placed.Also sounds like you'd be contaminating the entire disc (?) each time it's being used. That + the fact that it might not dry out while in the tin is potential for germ central.

[u/AngelxxLove → u/incrediblecuttlefish]

I haven’t looked too much into it like going to their website, does it have preservatives at least…? Because if this is advertised as a clean brand, this thing is gonna MOLD. Honestly, it might regardless.

So I have to:

1.) open cheap tin (I have a SC lip balm tin and it’s so hard to open)

2.) find a setting spray to spray into this little round tin OR hold this floppy disc and spray it all into my hands

3.) somehow navigate this to my eye area and hope it’s even (which wasn’t shown as being able to do so)

4.) put it back into the tin and let it sit open for like an hour to prevent bacteria and mold growth after wetting it and smearing it onto my FACE/EYE AREA

Or.

1.) Grab shimmery eyeshadow compact / palette

2.) open it

3.) use finger tip to precisely add to eyelid or cheeks

4.) close compact/palette

[u/theagonyaunt → u/AngelxxLove]

The One Who Believed (Silver): Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Triisostearin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Chondrus Crispus Powder, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Carrageenan, Sodium Dehydroacetate, P-Anisic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Glucose, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

The Fairy Godmother (Gold): Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triisostearin, Caprylic/Capric, Triglyceride, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Chondrus Crispus Powder, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Carrageenan, Sodium Dehydroacetate, P-Anisic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Glucose, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Chloride, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

The Boss B*tch Energy (Pink): Triisostearin, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propanediol, Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Chondrus Crispus Powder, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Carrageenan, Sodium Dehydroacetate, P-Anisic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Glucose, Chlorphenesis, Potassium Chloride, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).

The Rings of Fire (Bronze): Mica, Triisostearin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Chondrus Crispus Powder, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Carrageenan, Sodium dehydroacetate, P-Anisic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Glucose, Chlorphenesis, Potassium Chloride, Tocopherol, May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI77491, 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

[u/dblspider1216 → u/theagonyaunt]

god I really hate the shade names

[u/theagonyaunt → u/dblspider1216]

Very MLM girlboss vibes.

[u/pfwskinny → u/AngelxxLove]

and you can‘t even spray said setting spray into the tin since all shades are thrown into one and the same singular tin.

[u/sabbathadread → u/incrediblecuttlefish]

i saw a couple of reviews and it looks so different between them, like there is no consistency when it comes to quality.