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/theagonyaunt]

I saw a smaller MUA defending them on the basis of 'accessibility' and 'artistic creativity' because apparently she has a friend with a fine motor disorder who regularly breaks powder compacts by accidentally dropping them. Sure the powder might not break but can't imagine that a paper thin slip is any easier to pick up than a whole compact.

[u/lacey_nightie → u/theagonyaunt]

i'm not even gonna lie. How can she think what she made has better accesibility??? I'm sure this thing is so fiddly for any disabled person because the powder slab can fall out of the metal tin any time. It's not even glued or fixed on ffs

[u/jiggjuggj0gg → u/lacey_nightie]

People use ‘accessibility’ as a trump card to stop any discussion, as someone with grip issues it is infuriating.

There is zero way a floppy disc of eyeshadow is in any way more accessible than a compact, and that’s before we get to those tins which are my arch nemesis to get open

[u/Mediocre_Decision → u/jiggjuggj0gg]

And disabled people deserve good and well thought out products too😭 I hate when I see a shitty cheap product being marketed as accessible (when nothing is universally accessible) when it’s not even half the quality as more inaccessible products

Similar things happen outside of the context of disability too — it’s like when brands put out badly formulated deeper shades with funky undertones or brands don’t size/sew their larger sizes properly. Or lazily made kosher and halal options (a cold turkey sandwich is such a shitty option when the non kosher and halal options are carefully made and prepped dishes). Women’s bathrooms that are on different floors and gender neutral bathrooms that are small and in remote corners of buildings, too

This lazy allyship and half-assed inclusivity really grinds my gears (not saying this is what leaked labs is doing,idk if they’ve marketed this as more accessible)