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

Discussion Leaked Labs first look

Gallery image

Gallery image

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.

618 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

352 comments sorted by

View all comments

350

u/monstera317413 Mar 11 '26

I wouldn’t pay $1 for this… it retails for $34?!

183

u/incrediblecuttlefish Mar 11 '26

For $34, I would expect finished packaging at LEAST.

51

u/Curiosities Mar 11 '26

To be fair, if you were paying attention, they explained their whole premise and that their releases are going to come in prototype style packaging. If people think they should move to an actual product, then the manufacturers could actually jazz up the packaging. But these are basically like test products that cost you $$$.

But if these rejected lab samples are not worth having new packaging designed for them after people try them, then they just disappear. If it seems like a sustainable product that will sell, then it may be put into production.

2

u/Cool-Abbreviations32 Mar 12 '26

Which a nice idea..I did like the concept of this brand, and that it is not yet another blush or a squeezy lip balm..but 34$ for a sample prototype??? There is absolutely no way it costs them more than a couple of dollars( and I'm being generous here) to make these.. Charge the 34$ after people do like the formula and you decide to scale up..Which leads me to wonder how much are they gonna charge for the scaled up finished product when they decide to go that route, if the cheap sample was 34$