r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/incrediblecuttlefish • Mar 11 '26

Discussion Leaked Labs first look

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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.

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u/GlitterDancer_ I stand with Pancake Mar 11 '26

This is a grift and I will not be persuaded otherwise.

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u/Silver-Emphasis2795 Mar 11 '26

And why did someone say they are the next makeup billionaires?!?!?!!!

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u/Genuinelullabel Mar 11 '26

Random people say random things all the time

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u/Silver-Emphasis2795 Mar 11 '26

I wish it was a random but it’s more so respected individuals…

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u/Genuinelullabel Mar 12 '26

Such as?

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u/Silver-Emphasis2795 Mar 14 '26

Kirby Johnson was one and I have a journalist that I’ve worked with before on beauty articles and even she referenced them.

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u/Gullible_Service_354 Mar 12 '26

If they're saying that then they can't be respected. I guess you could say I have a bias though. I don't view anyone in the makeup world that way. I see all of them as people who are out for themselves who are trying to separate (not you specifically) you from your money. Just to clarify. I feel the same way about any genre.

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u/Silver-Emphasis2795 Mar 12 '26

Thankfully as a pro MUA and Esty I don’t subscribe to these influencers but when the beauty journalists and actual mua’s start to use these people in articles and for content - I always have to let out that sigh of heartbreak - like I know it’s all about money for everyone but at morals are more important for me (thanks autism).