tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post7693396204772471872..comments2023-09-02T17:38:27.523+02:00Comments on Beauty and the Bullshit: Pencil Pornication: The SequelRowenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-52684531502324323852012-07-10T18:16:23.852+02:002012-07-10T18:16:23.852+02:00i was just checking my Lakme (an Indian brand) twi...i was just checking my Lakme (an Indian brand) twist up pencil. Voila! Made in Germany. :) No wonder its fabulous... thanks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-89161056527959319732011-11-22T06:01:33.192+01:002011-11-22T06:01:33.192+01:00Hi Rowena,
Can you list the names of those major ...Hi Rowena,<br /><br />Can you list the names of those major manufacturers, or have resources where I can find out who they are?Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135142198902034092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-65600364919519735622011-09-09T16:30:10.211+02:002011-09-09T16:30:10.211+02:00Hello The Beautiful Blog!
Why, thank you! Happy t...Hello The Beautiful Blog!<br />Why, thank you! Happy to be of service to womankind one pencil at a time:-)Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-12537126386888357562011-09-04T15:44:33.002+02:002011-09-04T15:44:33.002+02:00i love this. i heard rumors from professional arti...i love this. i heard rumors from professional artists here that a local brand's supplier is same as MAC :D i will not be surprised if it were proven true... if it can ever be proven true hahakumiko maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906778740767771153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-42882638550734318142011-07-18T20:35:10.229+02:002011-07-18T20:35:10.229+02:00Great post! I always look at the eyeliners a my lo...Great post! I always look at the eyeliners a my local indoor market and just think no they will be shit, now I am going to give them a chance xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248073278361648148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-8466197985174077192011-05-26T15:23:38.748+02:002011-05-26T15:23:38.748+02:00A warning? heehee! That is too transparent for t...A warning? heehee! That is too transparent for the beauty biz!Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-14508264451274008822011-05-08T16:37:06.989+02:002011-05-08T16:37:06.989+02:00Thanx. I still have a dull pencil tip, but now at ...Thanx. I still have a dull pencil tip, but now at least I don't feel quite as doltish as before your answer. The package should carry a warning or something.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736735056238043891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-48876379386549544452011-05-08T12:42:44.897+02:002011-05-08T12:42:44.897+02:00Anne- haha! i feel the same way about my brothers!...Anne- haha! i feel the same way about my brothers!<br /><br />Sharpening plastic pencils is a bitch. You need those cosmetic pencil sharpeners- nothing else works! I know as I had the most difficult time trying everything when i had a Sunday product photoshoot in Madrid, forgot my cosmetic pencil sharpeners and cosmetic shops are closed.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-13667606394393686212011-05-08T00:50:39.635+02:002011-05-08T00:50:39.635+02:00Hey, Rowena; I have a logistics question. How the ...Hey, Rowena; I have a logistics question. How the heck do you sharpen the pencils that are plastic but made to look like wood? Thanks.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736735056238043891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-38124451965110888322011-05-08T00:38:48.027+02:002011-05-08T00:38:48.027+02:00I have two of them, single brothers, that is. But ...I have two of them, single brothers, that is. But as I like you, I will not foist either of them on you.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736735056238043891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-82679059640858821512011-05-06T03:28:06.345+02:002011-05-06T03:28:06.345+02:00Dear Anne- thank you for the very nice comment! I...Dear Anne- thank you for the very nice comment! I am so flattered!<br />Though i am tempted to marry you back, i know my mum will freak out if i turned lesbo, so what a bout a single brother of yours? Heehee!Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-35821885333925651852011-05-04T00:36:58.571+02:002011-05-04T00:36:58.571+02:00G'day, Rowena: I just found your blog and I th...G'day, Rowena: I just found your blog and I think I want to marry you, you're just that refreshing...I am a journalist by trade and thus a fact freak; your blogs meet and indeed exceed my need for the truth. Hooray! There's so much crap floating around the blogosphere, and Youtube, that sometimes I feel like like I'm choking. Literally. I look forward to reading more of your writing in the future, and will now content myself by reading your previous posts.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736735056238043891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-46901631358496131902011-04-16T02:16:24.266+02:002011-04-16T02:16:24.266+02:00Hello new readers, eighteighteight, euforilla, ho...Hello new readers, eighteighteight, euforilla, honeyjr, lingtung, new outlook fitness and dear regular tina!<br />Thank you for the comments of appreciation.<br />Euforilla- changed it, thanks for the mention as well!<br />By May 15, i will be posting like a madwoman (not that my posts aren't mad at the moment).Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-78524258430860450412011-04-12T16:23:26.146+02:002011-04-12T16:23:26.146+02:00Great post as always. I went and looked at my penc...Great post as always. I went and looked at my pencils, sure enough most were from the 3 countries you mentioned. I always suspected this was the case anyway.<br /><br />PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us the dirt on nail polish! Although I think I can predict what you will say after reading about the pencils lol.honeyjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671560850062491302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-32543688934080390732011-04-12T07:58:23.483+02:002011-04-12T07:58:23.483+02:00Oh noes!
I recently purchased a retractable eyelin...Oh noes!<br />I recently purchased a retractable eyeliner (my gel one was becoming way too old).<br /><br />Anyway, thanx for the great post, I should translate this to my mom, she still thinks that "higher brand, higher quality"...<br /><br />I didn't know manifacturers are from Italy also! I'll have to check next time for something made in "home" :P<br /><br />(PS thank you so much for linking to my blog too... may I ask you to correct it to Euforilla? It's something along euphoria lines, nothing with Europe XD)Euforillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140616518167321405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-67189342951952900322011-04-01T10:07:48.856+02:002011-04-01T10:07:48.856+02:00loved the post, keep on blogging won't cha?loved the post, keep on blogging won't cha?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362159223646385401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-18377675873578015192011-04-01T01:57:59.212+02:002011-04-01T01:57:59.212+02:00Sheeeeeeeeesh! Should have read this before I wen...Sheeeeeeeeesh! Should have read this before I went and got myself 3 eye pencils yesterday DOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!<br /><br />Thanks for all the useful blog posts. Dayum! I wish I worked in your industry - because there seems to be so much BS!!!!<br /><br />Love yaLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614788215145141297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-10516370388219633972011-03-28T23:27:36.996+02:002011-03-28T23:27:36.996+02:00Oh, another great post, you're so informative ...Oh, another great post, you're so informative as always!!!<br />I had never heard of oval or trangular shaped liners before, who would have thought?!<br /><br />xTina A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08114907058931604230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-9223406706844197232011-03-23T23:44:35.179+01:002011-03-23T23:44:35.179+01:00Wow, this should be essential reading for everyone...Wow, this should be essential reading for everyone who buys pencil eyeliner! I have a great pencil by Smashbox (came in a set I received as a gift, actually has a sharpener attached to its lid), so now I'm going to try to find cheaper versions of it. <br /><br />This blog is great. You are great!! :Dbeauty ∞ infinitumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374230303879641874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-64998573639454887652011-03-22T19:09:26.701+01:002011-03-22T19:09:26.701+01:00Dear all,
WOW! I am overwhelmed! Thank you! Thank...Dear all,<br />WOW! I am overwhelmed! Thank you! Thank you!<br />I normally answer each and every comment but i hope that this time you forgive me if i do a general response and answer your questions as in one big post-<br />@yvonne- yes anyone can order pencils straight from the supplier. MOQ (minimum order quantity) is normally 5000pcs and leadtime is at least 16weeks<br />@cathy lee- airtight caps in pencils do not have a "click". they either are just simple caps that fit snugly on a plastic pencil or those caps as above that go with wooden pencils. in any case, wood or plastic, they would have a cap at the bottom<br />@gidget- for pencils, i buy the cheap and based on criteria IF i will buy. But as an insider, i get free samples from suppliers which are usually 1-2 years advanced before they hit the market. Working for the industry has its perks. And though, some images of some brands appeal to me, since i know that all products are from the same sources, i do not buy so much into their BS<br />@R & Ulmiel -as you suspected, nail polish goes by the same bullshit- just a handful of suppliers out there What some cheaper/bigger brands do is set up their own filling plant- but formula is not their own. I will do a post on this if i can get through this blog.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541773055568488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-34463630166062324292011-03-22T13:12:50.372+01:002011-03-22T13:12:50.372+01:00I love this post... now I know what to look for wh...I love this post... now I know what to look for when shopping for pencils.<br />I'd really appreciate more posts like this. Good job!! :)Susana B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17197129672769770314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-88436714859139922022011-03-22T07:36:28.868+01:002011-03-22T07:36:28.868+01:00I love reading your posts! I hope you don't go...I love reading your posts! I hope you don't go back to the beauty industry so you can keep on dishing out the bullshits to use mere mortals. I would buy your book if you ever decided to write one, perhaps something like in the style of Hotel Babylon (a book revealing what happens in various hotels).Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316034040040305525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-41625786296080284282011-03-20T04:09:30.474+01:002011-03-20T04:09:30.474+01:00I truly appreciate how you present the reality of ...I truly appreciate how you present the reality of the beauty world, it's marketing strategies and ploys used to keep us intrigued enough to keep buying new products that most of us don't need or will probably never use to their capacity.<br /><br />It confirms a lot of the sneaky suspicions a lot of us have had all along, but did not want to buck the trend or run the risk of missing out on "the next big thing". <br /><br />Thank you so much for your honesty & lack of bullshit. I always look forward to your posts and their refreshing presentation that usually makes me either laugh out loud or nod my head in agreement. I never leave your blog feeling gypped of the truth. <br /><br />Please keep up the good work of keeping us all informed :) <br /><br />Kim,<br />A big fan of yours in Canada.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739200235800423151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-54474496111909965412011-03-20T02:34:06.714+01:002011-03-20T02:34:06.714+01:00the nerd in me loved all the volatile details :-) ...the nerd in me loved all the volatile details :-) ... nerdy chic!WWJnD?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08692231249622553320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654186745942783056.post-15389631532064452512011-03-20T02:03:46.620+01:002011-03-20T02:03:46.620+01:00Late to the party but I found this post extremely ...Late to the party but I found this post extremely informative!!! Can you tell me a good price range that you would pay for a pencil as a consumer???jbrobeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225296143560439376noreply@blogger.com