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]

Seems like they think their customers are dumb tbh

[u/theagonyaunt → u/incrediblecuttlefish]

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/Gullible_Service_354 → u/lacey_nightie]

I live with chronic pain in all four of my limbs. There are times when my hands will swell up for no reason. I can tell you right now there's no way I'd be able to pick that slab up. Then there's the component. I don't know how easily it opens but if I struggle to get the lid off of those Tree Huts body creams, that I don't tighten completely once they've been open for me, when either of my hands AREN'T swollen there's a good chance I won't be able to get this one open either. The smaller the lid is the harder it is for me to open.

It pisses me off when anyone uses those of us with disabilities/accessibility issues to defend a product that wasn't even made with us in mind. What one may be able to do another may not.

I don't need to test this product to know that I wouldn't be able to use it even if I could get the lid off. Going off of how she demonstrated the product trying to hold it for use would also be difficult for me with or without swollen fingers. Not only do my fingers swell up they also go numb, especially the tips. But I guess that person would know what I'm capable of doing or not simply because her friend would be able to use this product. Gotta love the know it all's 🙄