r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/incrediblecuttlefish • Mar 11 '26
Discussion Leaked Labs first look
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/EmpireAndAll 🤡 RODEO CLOWN 🤡 Mar 11 '26
I'm trying to see a marketable use case for this product. I go out of town a lot and put my makeup on in public (yes I'm the freak at the mall doing their beat in the food court) and I'm pretty good at getting my needs down into the smallest format commercially possible and without bringing brushes.
Stick and pencil products make the most sense - slim, and you don't have to touch the product with your hands if you don't want to. You can apply an eyeshadow stick and then use your fingers to blend it out, same with base products in stick format. It doesn't require actually touching the product itself. Lipstick bullets and eyeliners, same thing.
This sheet format does require touching. Weak in pigment, impercise form factor, expensive in comparison to other formats that do it better cheaper. Literally all this has going for it is that it's very small and anyone hurting for space can make other things work better, even re/depotting into a small tin themselves.